I've recently become obsessed with taking photos on my phone and there are a few things that have contributed to this:
1. The fact that I have a new baby and I am wanting to take photos of her every second.
2. The fact that I always have my phone with me so it always ready and accessible.
3. The fact that it makes my twitter and facebook posts so much more fun when there is a photo.
4. The fact that I can easily edit them and make them look super cool using Instagram.
5. And the fact that I am loving all of the fun moments I am capturing of my kids and us as a family that I wouldn't normally capture.
A while back I talked about how I loaded a bunch of my phone pictures into Iphoto on my computer and printed them here at home. I have scrapbooked a lot of them and still have more and I have been loving that they are right here and ready to go. Well, I just found an even easier way to print the pictures from my phone and that's what I wanted to share with you today! It's an app called postalpix! You don't have to load your photos onto your computer or anything. You just go into the app, select your pictures, complete your order and within a couple of days they are delivered in your mailbox!!! So fun right?
My favorite part is that they have prints that are 4"x4" which is the perfect size for printing all of your photos from instagram since they are already cropped to a square. The paper that they are printed on is a little different than what I am used to getting from Costco or Mpix, but considering the fact that most of the pictures I take are your typical "phone quality" photos (not perfect, a little blurry, etc), it works for me!
I love the fact that now I have all of these printed out and ready to scrapbook and I can keep sending in orders whenever I have a new batch of photos to print. In fact I am expecting another set of pictures tomorrow! So excited!
Try them out! If you love taking photos on your phone but don't ever get around to loading and printing them, this is perfect for you and I think you will love it as much as I do! You will be seeing lots of these prints on my scrapbook pages from now on. In fact I used them on all of my layouts for the August gallery!!
Thanks for checking out my "insider tip"! I hope you love it as much as I do!! Have a great day!
Thank you for sharing this great idea Maggie!
Posted by: Gracie | 07/28/2011 at 01:33 PM
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! So excited I am doing this today!!
Posted by: Ashley Harris | 07/28/2011 at 02:08 PM
Maggie, your kids are beautiful, and you have just officially sold me an iPhone. I knew I wanted one, but this pushed me right over to commited!! LOVE!
Posted by: Jennifer Pebbles | 07/28/2011 at 02:11 PM
Thank you SO much! What a fantastic find. Can't wait to place my 1st order.
Posted by: Jen B. | 07/28/2011 at 02:20 PM
oHMy....THANK YOU!!! I'm really going to love this APP!!!! I've been ordering at scrapbookpictures.com for the 3x3 and 4x4 and I REALLY like how they turned out...but this makes it seriously easier!!!!
Posted by: Karen Imes | 07/28/2011 at 02:33 PM
Thanks for sharing this Maggie! I can't wait to try it out!
Posted by: Jenny A | 07/28/2011 at 03:15 PM
Anyone who has seen my layouts over the last year or so know that I'm a phone-photographer too. My poor D200 is almost never used anymore, except to photograph layouts.
I love the layout you show here - gorgeous!
Posted by: Margrethe | 07/28/2011 at 04:04 PM
Awesome thank you. I have a question...I am using my ipad and when I chose a 4x4 to order it is placing in my cart a 4x4 and a 4x6 for .99?? Any ideas?
Posted by: Jamie Harper | 07/29/2011 at 01:31 AM
Brilliant Maggie! I wonder if they deliver to the UK... A question: when I print off my instagrams at home, they're teeny tiny. Yours look quite big in comparison. Am I doing something wrong...?
Posted by: Lara | 07/29/2011 at 10:35 AM
These are awesome! Need to go place an order right now!
Posted by: cheiron | 07/29/2011 at 11:07 AM
Maggie ... I jumped feet first when I saw your tweet about PostalPix. So fun. And so easy. It's totally a win win! Looking forward to more of your layouts ... They are always some of my favorites. :)
Posted by: Alex Hardy | 07/29/2011 at 11:22 AM
I was excited to find a better way to print the instagram photos from my phone. Thanks for reminding me, I have the app but haven't used it yet!
Hugs,
PattiM
{Pattie's passion}
I Scrap So All Moments Are Remembered!
Posted by: Patti Martin | 07/29/2011 at 11:48 AM
I have that app on my phone but haven't used it yet! I used my phone to take most of my photos on vacation...like you said so easy and accessible. I'm definitely going to give this a try.
Posted by: Diane Payne | 07/29/2011 at 06:00 PM
Maggie...you are the best! I'm so excited about this! I already put in my first order! I'm addicted to instagram and now it's even better! Can't wait to scrap these pics! Thanks again!!!!!
Posted by: Donna | 07/29/2011 at 09:56 PM
thanks for the tip! don't have an i-phone yet but am considering it just for the insta-gram photos, lol!!
Posted by: kim smart | 07/30/2011 at 12:28 AM
This is seriously one of the most beautiful pages I've ever seen!! and thanks for the info on postalpix
Posted by: MeghanB. | 07/30/2011 at 09:42 AM
i wish i knew the answers to your questions, but i'm new to this app, too! Isn't Maggie amazing for finding something so cool?
anyway, if you have technical questions about that app, you might want to ask the company directly. Maggie is awesome, but she probably can't provide technical support for everyone.
Posted by: april foster | 07/30/2011 at 12:34 PM
thanks everyone!!
Not sure about the technical questions... I would just email postalpix. They have been great to work with so far and I am sure they will have some answers for you!
Posted by: Maggie Holmes | 07/30/2011 at 02:00 PM
Ooh, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: young c-m | 07/31/2011 at 12:20 AM
Your layouts are beautiful! Thanks for the info on the postalpix. I can't wait to give them a try.
Posted by: DeeDee | 07/31/2011 at 05:37 PM
Thanks for the write up Maggie and thank you to everyone for the great comments! Not sure how to respond to individual comments, but here are answers to questions we saw above:
Jamie - Sorry, the layout of the cart is a little confusing right now and we'll have it fixed soon. The first (3) 4x4s, 4x6s, or combination of the two are $0.99 total. They appear as a sum on the "4x4 + 4x6" line item in the cart.
Lara - We're hoping to be in the UK soon and will keep you posted. What's the best way to let you know (email would be easiest for us)?
Posted by: PostalPix | 08/01/2011 at 12:14 AM
Wonderful idea and thanks for sharing the app!! I'm going to download it asap. So fun!
Posted by: Rosa Mia Nissenbaum | 08/01/2011 at 08:17 AM
thank you SO much for posting this tip, maggie! as soon as i saw your post, i downloaded the postalpix app and uploaded my first two orders!! i can NOT wait for them to arrive! :)
thank you, again!!
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Posted by: lauren | 08/01/2011 at 09:01 AM
Arhhh this isn't available in the UK....gutted!
Posted by: AndieB | 08/17/2011 at 02:42 PM
thank you !!!
Posted by: Noisette251 | 08/18/2011 at 05:48 PM