About www.JennCampbell.com:

I have always enjoyed "Taking Pictures." Like many moms, the minute I had my first child I became obsessed with taking pictures. But, gosh darn it, they looked nothing like I had envisioned in my head. At first I thought, "I need a better camera, I'm going to get a DSLR." Well, that didn't do it. Turns out it takes a lot more than a pretty camera. I have learned a lot and I'm still learning. The next problem I encountered was, "What am I going to do with all of the photographs I have accumulated?" There are a lot of neat photo organizational ideas out there. I have created some innovative organizational techniques through lots of trial and error. What works for one person may not work for another. Often, it is a combination of different methods. So, jump in and join me on my journey to document my children's childhood!!!

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    First Day of School

    Monday, August 30th, 2010

    Today is the First Day of School for my little ones.  We celebrated with a big pancake breakfast.  It is so exciting to pack the clean new backpacks and lunch boxes.  Here are some pictures I took this morning to commemorate the day.  One of these will be my picture of the day for our Project 365 – Project Life by Becky Higgins.  Here are my kids off to their first day of preschool…

    Checking out the new shoes!

    Notice Baby C who does not want to be left out of the festivities.

    Baby C still trying to get in on the First Day of School.

    What do you do to commemorate the First Day of School?

    Gallery Wrap Canvas- Your questions answered

    Sunday, August 29th, 2010

    I did a post a couple weeks back about the Gallery Wrap Canvas I had printed of my son on the beach. Since that post I received a few questions I would like to address today.  I would also like to provide a closer view of the whole product plus another canvas I purchased from a different vendor.

    The first canvas is a 16×20 Gallery Wrap (1.5″) LUXE canvas from Pixel 2 Canvas.

    My canvas turned out perfect.  I love how the back is finished out, too.

    The second canvas is an 11″ x 14″ Thin (3/4″) Gallery Wrap by Canvas On Demand.

    This one I purchased with a great coupon code and my daughter was over the moon with it.

    TIP: When having a Gallery Wrap canvas printed, you have to make sure there is enough open space around your image so that don’t lose anything important on the sides.  This was pretty tricky for me.  Just make sure to choose the correct photograph.  Have fun!

    Documenting Memories Part II

    Monday, August 23rd, 2010

    Problem: I love to scrapbook, but no longer have as much time to devote to it.  However,  I want to make sure to record all of my kids’ milestones and information as they grow up.  Each of my kids has a scrapbook for the first year.  I was very “good” about recording every little Doctor appointment.  I made sure to write down the height, weight, and percentile.  Eeks, once those babies turned one ,and they graduated to a big kid photo album and scrapbook, I suddenly stopped recording this information.    Not good!

    Solution: I created a simple 4″x6″ card that I can throw into their photo album with all of the pertinent information.  It is so simple!  I printed a bunch at MPIX and threw them in my supply cabinet.  Now when I get back from a Doctor’s appointment, I fill out my card and throw it in the photo album.  I created a blue one for the boys and a pink one for my little girl.  I feel so much better knowing that I have a place to record and save this information.

    Here is what the boys’ looks like:

    What pen do I use? I use a Pigma Micron 05 Pen in black- purchased from Michaels.  This is a set of 6 different colors from Amazon-Sakura Pigma Micron Pen Set #05 0.45mm 6/Pkg

    Click on the link to download the jpeg for the Blue Dr. Visit Information Card:
    Doctor Visit Notes - Boy (197)

    Click on the link to download the jpeg file for the Pink Dr. Visit Information Card:
    Dr. Visit - Girl - pink (144)

    And because my daughter is a nut about purple right now- Click on the link to download the jpeg file for the Purple Dr. visit information card
    Dr. Visit girl - purple (136)

    Back To School

    Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

    Preschool doesn’t start around here for another 2 weeks. However, we are already preparing for the big day. Here is Baby C getting ready. As you can see, he is already hard at work.

    We will be doing our back to school photo shoot in a couple of days. I have a million ideas running through my head. What do you plan on doing this year?????

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