A Simple Guide to Making an Autograph Book

[goofymania101]

subscribing! i love all the ideas!

 

[TONNIE]

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[photographymom517]

Just to clarify...the characters at Play N Dine at HS are Handy Manny, JoJo, June & Leo (from Little Einsteins).

Could someone verify this information is correct for me?

Thank you in advance!

 

[MusicMouse]

Just to clarify...the characters at Play N Dine at HS are Handy Manny, JoJo, June & Leo (from Little Einsteins).

Could someone verify this information is correct for me?

Thank you in advance!

Yes, JoJo, June, and Leo have been joined by Handy Manny as of the begining of May. The character of Goliath is no longer appearing at Play N Dine.

 

[MusicMouse]

subscribing! i love all the ideas!

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Welcome aboard!

 

[ptlycloudy]

All of these ideas are so great! I wish I had a printer capable of printing them. I might try printing out the photos I am just afraid I won't actually do anything with them. I would like to glue them to cardstock but that would be quite time consuming. I will have to come up with something.

Some enterprising Dis member should sell printed pages on ebay or etsy.

 

[goofymania101]

I have a quick question for all of you!
I have saved some of the pages from someone's photobucket (i forget who, sorry!) and i was curious how everyone brought them into the parks? did you bind them before or after (incase you didnt get certain characters)?
thanks!

 

[MusicMouse]

All of these ideas are so great! I wish I had a printer capable of printing them. I might try printing out the photos I am just afraid I won't actually do anything with them. I would like to glue them to cardstock but that would be quite time consuming. I will have to come up with something.

Some enterprising Dis member should sell printed pages on ebay or etsy.

If your printer can't handle the load, you have a couple of options. 1) Print them out as photographs (matte finish) someplace like Walmart or an online photo printing company (Snapfish currently gives you 40 free 4x6 prints when you register). These can be bound at the top at your local office supply company or FedEx/Kinkos. They will bind them with a clear plastic cover to protect them, or any cover that you design yourself. If you don't want to bind them, you can assemble them in a small-sized photo album (be sure to "Disney-fy" the covers!) to carry in the parks, and then have them bound when you get home. 2) You can have them made into a digital photo album someplace like Snapfish, Shutterfly, or Artscow. If you register at any of these sites they will send you frequent coupons for specials so that you don't have to pay full price. Whatever you choose, good luck! It's a really fun an original souvenir to have, and the characters love them!!

 

[MusicMouse]

I have a quick question for all of you!
I have saved some of the pages from someone's photobucket (i forget who, sorry!) and i was curious how everyone brought them into the parks? did you bind them before or after (incase you didnt get certain characters)?
thanks!

I had mine all spiral bound at FedEx/Kinkos before we left. When we came back, I took out the spiral coil, removed all of the cards that were not signed, and then put the coil back in. It was really easy, and I didn't have to worry about losing any cards while I was hauling them around the park. If you want to carry them loose, keep them in a ziploc and use a small clipboard to make it easier for the characters to sign. Then you can scrapbook them or bind them when you get home!

 

[2Tiggies]

I actually took a cheap ringbinder and cut it so that it is almost an inch larger than my 6x4 prints all the way around. I have punched my photos and put them into the ringbinder which I am now going to cover and decorate. There are some extra generic autograph pages that I printed, also as matt photos, so if we have left any out that we see in the parks they can be added in later.

The other option I played with was getting a 6x4 soft cover photo album with the plastic sleeves to slide the photos in and thought that would keep them and protect them, but you would need to be very sure the ink has dried after signatures before putting them back into the sleeves. Have fun.

 

[ChaMakay1923]

I just got my book I made and ordered from Artscow... LOVE IT!!! HIGHLY recommend it!!!! I also just ordered two more from them for $38.00 total!!!! They have a special going, free shipping!!! (or 30% off.. free shipping was the better deal for me.) My first book was $25.00 so watch for their specials they run... well worth it!

 

[2Tiggies]

I just got my book I made and ordered from Artscow... LOVE IT!!! HIGHLY recommend it!!!! I also just ordered two more from them for $38.00 total!!!! They have a special going, free shipping!!! (or 30% off.. free shipping was the better deal for me.) My first book was $25.00 so watch for their specials they run... well worth it!

Only trouble is that it gets totally addictive I keep looking to see what else I can turn into a photobook

 

[TONNIE]

Only trouble is that it gets totally addictive I keep looking to see what else I can turn into a photobook

I thought I was the only one I made three different disney autograph books

 

[2Tiggies]

I thought I was the only one I made three different disney autograph books

Oh good - I have company!!! I have just made a journal. Almost ready to submit my order. I already have one but I just love playing around with all the wonderful images from the designers. The thing is, when I come back, I know I will be making a whole lot more with all our latest photos added in! Oh well, if my hectic job didn't keep me out of trouble, then this certainly would!

 

[ChaMakay1923]

Yes... that it can be... BUT.. I actually made another auto book from Vistaprint... as I got it for FREE... (only 20 pages) but paid s/h (like $5.08 for it) Can't complain!

 

[FairyGodmotherJen]

All of these ideas are so great! I wish I had a printer capable of printing them. I might try printing out the photos I am just afraid I won't actually do anything with them. I would like to glue them to cardstock but that would be quite time consuming. I will have to come up with something.

Some enterprising Dis member should sell printed pages on ebay or etsy.

I agree with a previous poster - I uploaded them to a photo processing site and had them printed as photos. I ordered enough prints for four autograph books (we have four kids going) from Walgreens.com and it came to just under $20.00, which was even cheaper than Snapfish with the code (Walgreens didn't charge me shipping because my order was big enough). They look great!

My next question - how to bind them and carry them into the parks?? My DH nixed the idea of the spiral binding at Kinko's. We often put the autographs in a little photo album for the kids with their picture with the character on the opposing page (we used blank notecards for gathering autographs). I'm a little lost as to how to keep them together in the parks now! Any ideas?

 

[goingwithkids]

making these

 

[goingwithkids]

I am going to print mine at home. Here is my question. I want to use donatalie's 2008 autograph book in photobucket. Do I have to download each page seperately or can i do it all at one time?

 

[MusicMouse]

My next question - how to bind them and carry them into the parks?? My DH nixed the idea of the spiral binding at Kinko's. We often put the autographs in a little photo album for the kids with their picture with the character on the opposing page (we used blank notecards for gathering autographs). I'm a little lost as to how to keep them together in the parks now! Any ideas?

If you don't want to spiral bind them, you can either put them in a photo album, or keep them in a ziploc bag with a small clipboard for signing on (then at the end of the day you can take the signed ones out and keep them separately). Some folks have also punched a hole in the corner and put them on a ring to keep them together.

 

[MusicMouse]

I am going to print mine at home. Here is my question. I want to use donatalie's 2008 autograph book in photobucket. Do I have to download each page seperately or can i do it all at one time?

I'm afraid it's one page at a time. Be sure to expand them to their larger size before you save them - don't save the thumbnail size.