photo collage

this year, picasa has been my best friend for editing pictures, creating collages & beyond. actually, all of the photos & collages in my blog were created using this software. thanks to the easy tutorial in clover lane. i also found tons of websites, like DSE, that offer a lot of free digital scrapbooking paper.

here is an 8x10 birthday collage i made for my mom.

after avery turned one, i decided to continue making photo collages. i think its a great way to chronicle her growth. i have made twelve months of collages for her already. so why stop now?

this is her photo collage from thirteen to eighteen months old.

walgreens.com occasionally offers free 8x10 photo collages. i make sure i get this freebie all the time.

these are the freebies i ordered

first birthday

philippines trip

nineteen to twenty one months old

twenty two & twenty three months old

second birthday

and another collage of her 2nd birthday that we will give to grammy for christmas.

photo collage

i love taking pictures. ever since avery was born, my camera was just working non-stop. yes, all the first 365 days after she was born, i took pictures of her everyday. and i'm glad i did. its amazing to see how she has grown in a year!

taking a lot of pictures doesn't mean ill end up printing all of it. making a photo album or scrap booking is not my thing either. then i discovered photo collage in walmart.com. all i had to do was upload photos to their website, choose the size of my collage, pick a border color and shuffle the photos until i find the best arrangement i like. yes, this is my thing! (no brainer) some months i get lucky they have free shipping at walmart but most of the time i pick up the collage in the store. also, walgreens.com has weekly specials & sometimes the collage is free.

and here is our precious little angel...all in just a year....

f i r s t  3 0  d a y s

o n e  m o n t h

t w o  m o n t h s

t h r e e  m o n t h s

f o u r  m o n t h s

f i v e  m o n t h s

s i x  m o n t h s

s e v e n  m o n t h s

e i g h t  m o n t h s

n i n e  m o n t h s

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