Celebrate Everyday Life with Shutterfly

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One of the big projects I have been working on over the last few months (and am really excited about)  is the creation of a Celebrate Everyday Life photo book for Shutterfly.


This hard-bound book is available in 12x12 and 8x8 formats (minimum of 20 pages but you can add up to 80) and are set up for you to simply drag and drop your photos right into the book & type your text into specified areas. The design is super clean with plenty of white space to keep the emphasis on the photos + words.



Page topics within the photo book include everyday celebrations, observations, distractions, travel, play, work, routines, family, home, beauty, little things, etc. All those parts of our life worth documenting.



In addition to creating the photo book I wrote four short articles related to putting this book together (and scrapbooking everyday life in general). Here's a link to each:


Making A Successful Everyday Life Book
Journaling Your Everyday Life
8 Techniques for Choosing or Taking Photos
List of Everyday Photos


While you are visiting Shutterfly, check out the darling photo book created by Jessica Sprague: ABC's of You.

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  1. nicki says…
    01/24/2008

    WOW! How do you do it? Your brain is a wonderous thing!!! :-) I can't wait to make my own book! How many pages are in yours?

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  2. Lauren Z says…
    01/24/2008

    SUPER cool! I love it!
    Right now I take all my "daily somthings" that I post on flickr and I print them on a color printer onto full sheet "stickers" and I then post them all in a moleskin journal- with other notes and random thoughts- but I LOVE this idea too! I will have to check it out!
    Great Idea Ali!

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  3. Raven says…
    01/24/2008

    Well, this is incredible. I have been struggling with creating my own shutterfly book and this is SO perfect for what I wanted to do. Your list of everyday photos is amazing, too. Am definitely putting that to use this weekend.
    Thank you!!

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  4. Karen says…
    01/24/2008

    Hi Ali, what a simply amazing book - it's stunning! You must be thrilled with it. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Dawn says…
    01/24/2008

    unbelievable! BRILLIANT!!!
    Can't wait to try this!

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  6. Marie T says…
    01/24/2008

    This is an awesome idea - thanks for creating this - it's a great connection to make too! Your designs along side Martha's -- pretty snazzy!

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  7. Ashley Schultz says…
    01/24/2008

    Love it Ali. You're amazing. I just love everything you do.

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  8. Ingunn says…
    01/24/2008

    I'm making mine now and it is so. Freaking. Cool!

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  9. Laura says…
    01/24/2008

    Wow!! You are one of the busiest women I know!!!!
    Laura

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  10. christa says…
    01/24/2008

    What can't you do?
    simply amazing. love it.

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  11. Amy says…
    01/24/2008

    this is just terific Ali! Way to go!

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  12. Lourdes says…
    01/24/2008

    Wow, I wish this had come out two weeks ago! I had a free gift certificate for a 8x8 book from Shutterfly. I'll definitely be trying this as well. Thanks, Ali!

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  13. annie says…
    01/24/2008

    Amazing. You have a magic touch. I can't wait to give it a try.
    I like Lauren Z's idea above, turning her daily photos into stickers for her Moleskine journal.
    Congrats!

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  14. carol says…
    01/24/2008

    do you ever sleep? i can't wait to create this...thanks ali!

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  15. Nicky Anderson says…
    01/24/2008

    Amazing - love it, will have to follow your guidelines cause I have been thinking of putting one together.
    Thanks always - what a keepsake

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  16. ElizabethW says…
    01/24/2008

    This is great, Ali - how cool!

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  17. cathy walters says…
    01/24/2008

    love this!

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  18. Carla Lynne Klimuk says…
    01/24/2008

    Simply amazing, Ali... I'm speechless and the creative juices are flowing...
    Thanks for the inspiration...
    Shalom!

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  19. Melissa says…
    01/24/2008

    OMGOODNESS!! What an awesome idea & opportunity!!! I had Shutterfly print 10 identical 5x7 photo books for the Grandparents, etc. this past Christmas (of my childrens' Santa photo sittings - which were beyond incredible). I would have LOVED to have an AE-designed book to plug those into! ROCK ON WIT' YO' BAD SELF, ALI EDWARDS!

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  20. jen says…
    01/24/2008

    WOW - I LOVE this. Super cool ... thanks for sharing this with us!!

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  21. amy says…
    01/24/2008

    I was just going to work on a shutterfly album this morning and uploaded more photos. How handy! I love the look of this album too. Hopefully it looks as good with my photos in it! :)

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  22. Jill says…
    01/24/2008

    This is so awesome, Ali!! I created a photo book for grandparents for Christmas this year and although they were fine...they could really use some help with their layout options!!

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  23. Colleen says…
    01/24/2008

    Ali this is amazing!! Such an awesome idea!!

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  24. shelley esterholt says…
    01/24/2008

    very cool! :)

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  25. marlee says…
    01/24/2008

    Ali - is there a place to view a screenshot of each of the pages in this book? Thanks.

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