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Halloween has come and gone but that doesn’t mean that you still can’t be enjoying some of the fun! If you took a lot of pictures of your children trick-or-treating, or if you spent some time at a costume party or two, there are plenty of photos for you to sort through, scrapbook and enjoy. So we want to know – how’d they turn out?

If you have any fantastic Halloween or fall photos that you took last month, we’d love to see them! From bobbing for apples to fall festivals, costume contests to Halloween parades, we’re sure that there’s a ton of great great events you’ve captured on film this season. So tell us about your experience, the photo, and how you’re making the most of those memories. Remember, each and every photo tells a story. So share yours with us today at StorePhotos.com!

Each and every year, you take photos of your friends, family, and loved ones during Halloween. But chances are, if you’re like most people, those photos get pushed aside and stored in a shoebox or messy envelope until you find them years later when you’re cleaning out your photo collection. Don’t let those memories fade away! Instead, keep them fun and vibrant – just like this year’s Halloween costumes – by choosing to store your photos in one of the beautiful photo albums or scrapbooks from StorePhotos.com.

Made by Pioneer, one of the leading brands in photo storage, these photo albums and scrapbooks offer archival quality so you can ensure that your photos stay looking great for years to come. Plus, if you choose a scrapbook, you can feel free to create tons of great themed pages that can really make your photos pop.

This Halloween, don’t forget about your photos. Save them for years to come with a little help from StorePhotos.com.

For those tempted to dive into the fun world of scrapbooking, there are endless reasons why you should start. It’s rewarding to be able to look at a finished project that you can enjoy yourself and share with others. Below are five reasons why you should start scrap booking today!

1. Scrapbooking allows you to connect with others. Whether it be attending classes or getting together with friends to scrapbook together, it offers interaction with others that have similar interests.
2. It brings smiles across family and friends faces as you look back at pictures from the past and reminisce. Enjoy looking through your scrapbooks when someone is feeling down to brighten the day.
3. Scrapbooking allows you to reflect that your life is art. You remember past moments and feelings in old snapshots.  These photos are just another one of the beautiful, artistic creations you’ve made to capture those feelings.
4. Time spent scrapbooking honors the experiences of people who make up your life. You find yourself enjoying the present moment to the fullest and time spent in reflection.
5. Any scrapbook is a treasured gift. Whether you hang on to your own work, or give one of your works as a gift, you know it’s filled with pieces of emotions and memories that can be cherished by any.

These are just a few reasons why you should start scrapbooking – so get out all your old photos and go for it, but most importantly, have fun!

Q – I recently bought a scrapbook to start scrapbooking, but I can not seem to get my embellishments to stick to my pages. Whenever I make a page and put it in my book, the embellishments always seem to be at the bottom of the page whenever I open it back up to show anyone. I am using regular white scrapbooking paper and a glue stick to stick my embellishments. Could this be the glue or paper causing the embellishments to fall off the page? – Sue, TX

A – Hi Sue, thanks for contacting StorePhotos.com. It does not sound like it is the paper causing your embellishments to come off. It actually may be the glue. Make sure you are using a higher bond glue. Regular glue sticks are fine for photos and light weight embellishments but if you are gluing heavier decorations on your pages, the glue stick may not hold the weight. StorePhotos.com carries an embellishment glue stick specifically for this problem. This glue stick can hold the weight of a penny. It is also meant for wood, fabric, felt, light metals and cardboard. This will definitely fix the problem you are having. Hope this helps!

At StorePhotos.com, we want to make sure that you have plenty of time to get your scrapbook together before the holiday hits and luckily, just in time for Halloween, we’re stocked with all of the scrapbooks, scrapbooking supplies, and photo albums you need to capture all of the spooks, the scares, and the great costumes. So what are you waiting for? Start building your Halloween Scrapbook today with some of these great tips!

1.First off, make sure that you take plenty of pictures of your friends and family in their awesome costumes. Trust us, you’ll want to remember these outfits for many years to come.

2.Add something fun to your pages by including scary details like fake spider embellishments, artificial cobwebs, spooky stickers, or even dried fallen leaves.

3.Cover your scrapbook or album cover with Halloween themed fabric. It’ll give your book a fresh look.

4.Finally, pull everything together by adding great captions to your scrapbook pages. Include Halloween jokes and phrases to add personality.

Venture outdoors to explore and capture the gorgeous fall colors the season has to offer. The vibrant shades of red, orange, and yellow can create amazing photographs. This fall, maximize your photography skills with these tips to make your snapshots shine!

-The best time of the day to photograph in the fall is early morning or late afternoon. The shadows and light during these times of the day provide depth to your photos.

-Don’t be fooled by overcast days. Grey and slightly gloomy days allow for fall colors to truly pop in your photos.

-Windy day? Try out different shutter speeds and use a tripod to experiment with pictures that capture motions from the breeze or light wind. Moving leaves and blurred effects can be unique.

-Indulge in contrasts by including opposing colors. Bright fall foliage will look even brighter when photographed next to a dark landscape or building.

-Water reflection on a pond, lake or stream are best captured early morning when the light is slowing rising. It’s best to focus on a focal point to allow for a clear reflection.

Some of the most beautiful pictures are taken during the rall. Experiment with different lenses and shutter speeds to give an element of uniqueness to your photos.

If you’re like most people, you can already feel that chill in the air, that crispness in the mornings, and that cheery feeling that gets you feeling giddy about Halloween and Thanksgiving. It’s true, fall is just about here and it’s time to start preparing. At StorePhotos.com, we’re here to help you celebrate by offering you all of the essentials you need to create the perfect fall scrapbooks. Not sure where to begin? Consider some of these great ideas for fall scrapbook motifs:

1.If you love the foliage, celebrate it by creating scrapbook pages that feature landscape photos of the changing trees, pressed flowers, and even artificial leaves to add color.

2.Get into the spirit of the harvest by including stickers, illustrations, or photos of gourds, pumpkins, corn husks, and other seasonal fruits and veggies.

3.Feeling spooky? Let goblins, ghosts, and ghouls be the focal point of your Halloween scrapbook.

4.Get creative with your Turkey Day pages by adding actual feathers and including pictures of your own thanksgiving feast. As a special touch, include a family recipe or two in your pages.

5.Fall is a season for apples, so be sure to get into the spirit of things by including apple stickers, photos, and decals onto your pages.

Well the summer flew by faster than we could have imagined, and school is back in session. One way to celebrate your first week of classes is to scrapbook your summer adventures. Not only will this help you transition into the new school year, but it also gives you time to reflect on the summer you just had. StorePhotos.com has some “end of summer” scrapbooking ideas that you may want to include in your scrapbook:

1 – Make your scrapbook chronological by starting with the last week of the previous school year.

2 – Add all of your vacations including day trips by decorating the page according to the theme of the trip. For example, if you went to the beach, create a page that reflects a beach theme or if you went to Disney World, create a page with a Disney theme.

3 – Create a page for those rainy days. This will help add contrast to your “fun in the sun” pages.

4 – Remember to put a 4th of July page that has a patriotic theme!

5 – Backyard BBQ’s are always a big part of the summer so including some of those occasions will definitely spice things up.

6 – Finish the scrapbook with a page that shows the start of the current school year.

Taking photos at some of the most beautiful times of day can be challenging, especially if you’re trying to get a good landscape shot. To help you through photographing sunrise and sunset, here are a few great tips from StorePhotos.com:

-Autumn has a lot of really great sunrises. Purple and pink skies will contrast beautifully with the bold autumn leaves when you watch sunrise from start to finish. But remember, if you’re taking early morning photos, be careful about your light. To get the full impact of all of the colors, try adjusting your settings. If you use a more advanced digital camera, turn down the exposure a few notches to get more dimension.

-Once the sun is in plain sight, you have to be careful of flare. Try using your hat or hand to block out flare or take your photo from a shady spot. If you use a camera with a larger lens, there are always lens hoods that you can use to prevent flare from ruining your picture.

-When shooting either at sunrise or sunset, try putting the horizon off center. This adds a deeper look to your picture and can make the shot look more interesting.

-Pay attention to the clouds. The more clouds there are – without completely covering the sky – the more dynamic the colors will be.

-At sunset, try moving to a higher elevation to get a broader view of the landscape and colors to really capture that moment.

So you’ve finally made it: you’ve graduated! Whether it be from high school or college, it’s truly a huge accomplishment and for some, maybe there’s a feeling of relief and excitement for what endeavors are in store for the future. Think of all the years spent in school, all the memories you’ve shared with those you’ve made lasting friendships with, and all the school trips and activities you’ve done over the years. Why throw these memories into a shoe box under your bed? Gather all your treasured photographs up and create lasting memories with a Graduation Scrapbook.

Our selection of Pioneer Scrapbooking Kits, give you all the components you’ll need to create a personalized scrapbook to capture all you’ve enjoyed over the years. Our kits include everything from craft scissors, glue sticks, design templates, colored paper, and much more to give your scrapbook the personality your memories deserve!

So gather all the photographs you’ve collected over the years, especially those recent snapshots of your graduation ceremony and celebration, and create a scrapbook to hold those memories you will cherish over your lifetime!