Stephanie Makes

3/4/13

photo apps perfect for project life...

today i thought i would share some of my favorite iPhone photo apps that are absolutely perfect for project life.

i take the majority of my photos with my iPhone mostly because i always have it close by.... it's easy to tote around when we're out and about and the photo quality is actually really good. i also find myself using a lot of the iPhone apps to make my flow of project life easier.

here are my top 4 apps...which i think are perfect for project life!!

my #1...

pic.tap.go

$1.99

this app is just. plain. awesome. it is an amazing photo editing program developed my the designers of rad lab (which is a great plug in for photoshop and photoshop elements). i use rad lab all the time in photoshop so i was stoked to find this little gem in the app store. it is so super easy to use and is definitely worth the $1.99 price tag.

this app offers many different "recipes" to lighten photos, improve contrast, change to black & white, add filters, etc....

totally worth having!

here's an example of the "lights on" option

and here's an example of "lights on" and "simple b&w"

my #2....

over

$1.99

this app is awesome and is perfect for adding text to your photos prior to printing out. it's so user friendly and has some pretty awesome fonts.

after you add your text, you can change the color, resize and move it around to fit your picture. so perfect for project life (and instagram)!!

below are two examples.....

my #3...

afterglow

$0.99

i definitely recommend the previous two first, but his one is a fun one if you like to play around with photos. it has a variety of uses......filters, enhancing photos, black & white, etc... but i really love it because it allows you to place your pictures into shapes. and the pictures look great in a project life album.

here are two examples of the shapes...

my #4...

collect

free

this is a great app for keeping track of photos and events. it's basically a calendar that lets you upload a photo to each day of the month. i have my app set to send me a daily reminder to upload my photo and it's perfect for trying to "remember" what happened on monday that sunday when i'm putting my album together.

here's what my january calendar looked like....

there you have it. my favorites.

i love my iPhone and i love project life. and i love how the iPhone has made project life that much easier for me.

hope these help you!! let me know if you have any questions!!

xoxo

2/28/13

good times...

another layout for project 52 up today.

i wanted the colors of the kids yellow halloween costumes to be the focus of this pictures so i used a light background and neutral colors to help the yellows pop.

such cuties, these two.

i'm pretty sure i'm well over 52 layouts so far this year. that's pretty crazy for someone who had only made two prior to the beginning of the year.

how are you coming with your crafty goals?

2/26/13

project life: week 8

another week checked off.

more memories recorded.

more funny "drew-isms" documented.

more toys photographed.

more moments remembered.

and that's why i love this little project so much.

here's a look at week 8...

pretty simple, as usual.

and the left side....

and the right side...

scott and i celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary with a little trip to wilmington, nc over the weekend. he actually got sick and we ended up cutting the trip short, but i still wanted to document our time together. i created (another) insert....and....i think that i love making them more than the week's spread...shhhh.

i figured it had been a few weeks since i included some confetti so i added a confetti pocket at the top of the insert with a silhouette cut "together" sewed into place.

it's a little difficult to see in just the insert alone so i added to the spread so you could see the whole look....

and here is the front and back of the insert.

don't ya just love some confetti???

thanks so much for hanging out with me this morning!!

as always, i'm linking up over at the mom creative today. stop over if you get a chance!

xoxoxo

2/25/13

meet the 2013 color combos galore DT...

i am truly honored to be a part of the 2013 color combos galore design team. there are so many talented ladies on the team and i can't wait to get started on this journey.
click here to be taken to the color combos galore website and learn more! hope you will join in the fun!!

and here is the 2013 DT...

Welcome Color Combos Galore 2013 Design Team! (click on their names below to know more about them)

We are truly honored to of had some of the best creative artists in the industry throughout the years. As a new family joins the long list of talented designers, we look forward to their inspiring creations, biggest hearts and warmest smiles!