My 2019 Photo Book

(The book featured in this post was provided free of charge by MPix for me to review. Thoughts and opinions are my own.)

I finally got my 2019 Photo Book printed! This is the fifth year I've completed a pocket style album and seeing the collection grow on my shelf definitely keeps me motivated.

The biggest issue I have is that I love creating these giant collages for the cover, but the only software I can find that will do this is Picasa, which is a defunct program and will someday not work for me anymore. If you know of a program that will create a collage from hundreds of photos, let me know!

MPix.com has been printing my photo books since I started making these pocket albums and I always love the result. The colors are beautiful, the pages lie flat and feel lovely to flip through. I've got a tip that the premium panoramic books are going on sale on June 12th through the 14th. So if you have a book you've been thinking about printing, now is a good time to get organized!

Thanks for taking a look today. If you have any questions about my digital pocket pages, let me know in the comments below. I'm working on a FAQ post.

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Recent Comments

Marisa Lerin Mon, 01/03/2022 - 15:55

@Sharin: Thanks! It's really hard to find somewhere that will make such a big collage.

Sharin Johnson 🌵 Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:55

Wow, that collage on the cover is amazing. You sent me looking and I found that Pic Monkey allows you to do collages in a template that you choose.

Marisa Lerin Mon, 06/29/2020 - 08:55

@Jemima: Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely check that out.

Jemima Skye Mon, 06/29/2020 - 07:10

@Marisa - I did my last mosaic book cover using Photoshop Contact sheets. It took a bit of playing around with the settings, but I ended up changing the height and width options to get an even grid with no spaces, then added a stroke to all the photos to add the grid lines.

Marisa Lerin Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:16

@Chloe: I just made two square collages, so you just need to decide how many photos you want in a row. I did 15, which makes for 225 photos. But you could easily do fewer rows and require less photos.

@Terri: My mom made me make my own scrapbooks ;)

Chloé Beaulne Fri, 06/12/2020 - 08:21

I just love, love, your 2018 and 2019 covers. How did you determine how many pictures (mosaic) it would take to cover your albums. Thank you in advance for your help.

Terri Swift Thu, 06/11/2020 - 13:10

this is such a good idea. I don't know why, but I always poo pooed Scrapbooks when my kids were growing up. Now I wish I had made them. I still have old snap shots, maybe I still can.

Marisa Lerin Thu, 06/11/2020 - 09:09

@Linda: It's 10x10, which I prefer to 12x12 since it fits shelves and laps more easily.

Melanie Nutile Wed, 06/10/2020 - 21:16

Very Cool!

Bourico Casper Wed, 06/10/2020 - 09:03

wow! wonderful book !

Sara Paschal Wed, 06/10/2020 - 07:55

This book looks lovely I am going to have to check out Mpix.

Linda2 Dlr Tue, 06/09/2020 - 23:01

What a great collection! Is that 12x12? Thanks for the tip on the printer.

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Hi There! I’m Marisa Lerin and you’ll see me around at DigitalScrapbook.com a lot. I started this site in 2010 soon after I discovered a new love in digital scrapbooking. DigitalScrapbook.com has gone through some significant changes since that time and it’s grown into this lovely community site you are seeing now. I am daily surprised by the turn of life’s events that has led me down this path. If you're new to the site, welcome! Here are a few tidbits about me that I hope will help you get to know me better!

I’m originally from Minnesota, USA, but spent a good chunk of my childhood living abroad (in Bolivia and Hong Kong). I returned to Minnesota to attend university, got married and then moved overseas again (Korea, then Jordan and 1 year of traveling). My designs are heavily influenced by these many nomadic years. I am currently back in the USA, now living in the great state of Oregon!

I have no official training for what I’m doing, since I decided very wisely (haha) to study physics in university. I am always learning new things about digital scrapbooking, and this community has been immensely helpful for that!

If I manage to stop digital scrapbooking you will probably find me watching TV, reading or baking. I also enjoy writing for the blog here at DigitalScrapbook.com where I talk about whatever happens to be catching my fancy at the moment.