{"id":12770,"date":"2020-03-23T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.co.uk\/blog\/guest-blogger-create-your-own-story-photo-book\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T13:22:18","slug":"guest-blogger-create-your-own-story-photo-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/guest-blogger-create-your-own-story-photo-book\/","title":{"rendered":"GUEST BLOGGER: Create your own story photo book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Michelle from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatmummythinks.co.uk\/baby-accessory-reviews\/baby-and-toddler-books\/getting-creative-with-snapfish\/\">WhatMummyThinks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve always loved writing, whether I\u2019m good at it or not, I find it quite therapeutic and this year I decided to turn my hand to writing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/photo-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story photo book<\/a> for Isabella\u2019s 3<sup>rd<\/sup> birthday. I had thought about it for a long time but only got around to doing something about it recently. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapfish.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snapfish<\/a>&nbsp;helped out and printed it for me so it looks and feels like a real book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0444.jpg\" alt=\"Create your own story photo book\" class=\"wp-image-585\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hardcover Book, 8&#215;11<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to write something that was personal and that Isabella would love so I decided to write about her own toys. She has a few special toys that she\u2019s really taken to since starting pre-school and so I thought it would be good to incorporate these as well as some old favorites. It\u2019s a story about Noddy the Giraffe and some unlikely pirate friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0445.jpg\" alt=\"Create your own story photo book\" class=\"wp-image-586\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hardcover Book, 8&#215;11<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I had actually written the story, I asked a lovely friend of mine if she would draw a few pictures of the toys in question so that Isabella would be able to see the story was specifically for her. The images she created were lovely and really do add that extra special personal touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I uploaded the text to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapfish.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snapfish <\/a>to create the story, I decided to use quite bright backgrounds from the many themes that are available to choose from. But what has really made this book come to life was the use of the embellishments which is a new function in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/photo-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photo book<\/a> section. This made it even easier to create a storybook feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0446.jpg\" alt=\"Create your own story photo book\" class=\"wp-image-587\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hardcover Book, 8&#215;11<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been really impressed with the way the book turned out. We\u2019ve used Snapfish a lot for traditional photo books as well as other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photo gifts<\/a> but this has actually been my favorite project to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0447.jpg\" alt=\"Create your own story photo book\" class=\"wp-image-588\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hardcover Book, 8&#215;11<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/photo-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photo book<\/a> is really easy, you simply upload your pictures to the site and you can either allow Snapfish to auto-create your book, or you can choose each individual page layout, design and color. Being able to add text gives the photo book option more possibilities to be creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0290.jpg\" alt=\"Create your own story photo book\" class=\"wp-image-583\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hardcover Book, 8&#215;11<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0292.jpg\" alt=\"Create your own story photo book\" class=\"wp-image-584\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/hardcover-photo-book-8x11-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hardcover Book, 8&#215;11<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We love experimenting with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapfish.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snapfish<\/a>. Have you done any similar or other creative projects with photos? I\u2019d love to hear about them if you have!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love seeing what you come up with! Please tag us @SnapfishUS and #snapfish on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snapfish\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinterest<\/a>. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snapfish site<\/a> for even more custom gift ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michelle from WhatMummyThinks I\u2019ve always loved writing, whether I\u2019m good at it or not, I find it quite therapeutic and this year I decided to turn my hand to writing a story photo book for Isabella\u2019s 3rd birthday. 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