Otterpop's DISign thread - Autograph Cards and Epcot Passports

[otterpop]

Good question!

The problem arises because of the spine of the photobook.

This is for the new 4x4 deluxe passport front and back cover only...

Here's how to do it:
1. Download the revised front/back cover image from my photobucket page.
2. Add the front/back cover image to the "Front Cover" location of the photobook (right side).
3. Select "make image span pages option".
4. Make it bigger or smaller so it fits how you would like it (using zoom in and zoom out options).
5. Select the right side and center the cover; don't worry about the back/left side.
6. Select the left side and delete the back cover image (hit the X button).
7. Add the front/back cover image now to the "Back Cover" location of the photo book (left side) and move/size accordingly. Do NOT select span again.

* Make sure you review your project before purchasing it as it looks like when you preview the back and front covers, they are not centered. I trust the preview option more than the client designer pages. So what I did was, go back to the designer and although the front and back appeared centered, I moved the front page 3 clicks to the right and the back page 3 clicks to the left. They now look approx. centered when I look at the preview pages. But, no guarantees as it seems artscow makes changes to their products so often!

This should work...

Evan

I love your passports! I'm trying to make some for our trip next year. I have never used Artscow before.

First I tried the 4 x 4 style and had trouble getting the front and back cover to line up correctly. So I switched to try the 4 x 6 and 5 x7. I'm having the same problem. I can load the pages with no problem, but can't get the covers the right size. Am I missing something?

 

[minniefamily13]

Thanks for the help with the cover, I got it to work !

Now I'm working on the pages. I'm getting a message that says "DPI= 182 (not good for printing) pages may appear blurry. DPI should be more than 300"

Is this ok, or did I save them incorrectly?

Thanks so much for your help, I really appreciate it!

 

[otterpop]

You did nothing wrong and they should be fine!

Please post pics when you get the final product!

Evan

Thanks for the help with the cover, I got it to work !

Now I'm working on the pages. I'm getting a message that says "DPI= 182 (not good for printing) pages may appear blurry. DPI should be more than 300"

Is this ok, or did I save them incorrectly?

Thanks so much for your help, I really appreciate it!

 

[MusicMouse]

I'm just popping in to tell you what an awesome job you are doing with your passports! I finally got a chance to browse through your photobucket and they look great! Is there any chance of a 5x7 Drinking Around the World Passport in the future?

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

WOW!! That's all I can say after looking at your 10x10 autograph cards! We want to make a couple of books for our DD's. Just a couple of changes if it's at all possible..
1. The Rapunzel page, can you do one with just a Rapunzel box? Sadly we aren't attending any parties this time to get Flynn's auto..
2. Can you make Toy Story pages, one with just Jessie and Woody and the other with just The Green Army Men and Buzz Lightyear?
3. Can you design one with Pirate Goofy?
4. And most importantly Can you make one for Mary Poppins either alone or with Bert?
Again...I bow down to you and your amazing creations!!
We are making these books with Artscow and I understand that they take a couple of weeks to ship. We are leaving Jan 5th so I hope that you will have enough time...if you feel that this is too rushed for you...especially this time of year..we understand and will go ahead and order the books with your existing pages, just let us know what you think!
Thanks again,
Kara

 

[otterpop]

I don't trust the expediency of artscow...so here you go!

WOW!! That's all I can say after looking at your 10x10 autograph cards! We want to make a couple of books for our DD's. Just a couple of changes if it's at all possible..
1. The Rapunzel page, can you do one with just a Rapunzel box? Sadly we aren't attending any parties this time to get Flynn's auto..
2. Can you make Toy Story pages, one with just Jessie and Woody and the other with just The Green Army Men and Buzz Lightyear?
3. Can you design one with Pirate Goofy?
4. And most importantly Can you make one for Mary Poppins either alone or with Bert?
Again...I bow down to you and your amazing creations!!
We are making these books with Artscow and I understand that they take a couple of weeks to ship. We are leaving Jan 5th so I hope that you will have enough time...if you feel that this is too rushed for you...especially this time of year..we understand and will go ahead and order the books with your existing pages, just let us know what you think!
Thanks again,
Kara

 

[SusieStone]

These are awesome. Need to remember this for the Easter trip.

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
They are amazing!! Can't wait to see our DD's faces when they see these books!!

 

[otterpop]

Thanks to MusicMouse, I am going to put together a Drinking Around The World passport. I hope to have this one completed by the end of Dec.

If I were Canadian, I would say let's all raise a Moosehead and say CHEERS!

I'm just popping in to tell you what an awesome job you are doing with your passports! I finally got a chance to browse through your photobucket and they look great! Is there any chance of a 5x7 Drinking Around the World Passport in the future?

 

[kzugay]

You're work is really amazing. I'll be PMing you soon with info for 3 Passport ID's . I'm not sure what style Passport I'm going ot make yet, though.

 

[disdadIL]

Otterpop- I cannot PM you for some reason. I want to get an Epcot passport for my daughter for my May 2012 trip.

 

[otterpop]

Just sent you a PM with info....

Otterpop- I cannot PM you for some reason. I want to get an Epcot passport for my daughter for my May 2012 trip.

 

[otterpop]

This will be a 5x7 passport. Hope to have the passport completed by end of Dec, but might be sooner; might be later!

 

[kzugay]

HI! I have a few questions. We are headed to Disney for Christmas week. It's a surprise for our three boys and it will be there second visit. Though I've been planning this for awhile, I never really thought about custom autograph books/passports. I just discovered your page a few days ago while I was trying to figure out how he were going to surprise the kids. I would love to make a passport book, but I've read that Artscow is slow. Should I trust that the Dec 2 deadline they have posted on their website for christmas orders? Would you be able to personalize 3 passport ids for me so that I could make that deadline? I don't have 10 posts yet, so you would have to pm you're email so that I can forward the info.

My next question is this. I like the idea of the 4x4 passport book. Has anyone added blank pages to this for autographs of the characters? Do you think this it would be too thick? Would you suggest using a larger passport design if i wanted to do this? I love your autograph pages, but hate the idea of making a book and having a bunch of unsigned pages. How do people know they are going to get certain autographs? Though my kids like the characters and we are going to a few character meals, they don't beg to wait in long lines to meet them. The last time we went we just took a 5x5 card stock notebook that the kids decorated on the outside and filled the pages as we met characters.

Even if you think I won't make the art cow deadline, I'd still like to have the passport pages. I'll just print them out for the kids and add them to the digital photo book I make after the trip.

 

[CourtneykidOT]

Hi Evan, I have been lurking in your photo bucket and love the passport ID's. My kids are young so I thought these would be great for safety ID's. I have a question though, would you be open to making one with anything star wars? It would be for my son. Just let me know.

Thank you so much!

 

[kzugay]

I'm having trouble making my pictures span the pages. I dropped the photo onto the first page, but do not know where to find the "make image span pages" option. I looked around on art cows support and forum, but couldn't find a clear answer. sorry to be a pain and thanks for the help!

Kristi

Good question!

The problem arises because of the spine of the photobook.

This is for the new 4x4 deluxe passport front and back cover only...



Here's how to do it:
1. Download the revised front/back cover image from my photobucket page.
2. Add the front/back cover image to the "Front Cover" location of the photobook (right side).
3. Select "make image span pages option".
4. Make it bigger or smaller so it fits how you would like it (using zoom in and zoom out options).
5. Select the right side and center the cover; don't worry about the back/left side.
6. Select the left side and delete the back cover image (hit the X button).
7. Add the front/back cover image now to the "Back Cover" location of the photo book (left side) and move/size accordingly. Do NOT select span again.

* Make sure you review your project before purchasing it as it looks like when you preview the back and front covers, they are not centered. I trust the preview option more than the client designer pages. So what I did was, go back to the designer and although the front and back appeared centered, I moved the front page 3 clicks to the right and the back page 3 clicks to the left. They now look approx. centered when I look at the preview pages. But, no guarantees as it seems artscow makes changes to their products so often!

This should work...

Evan

 

[otterpop]

Should I trust that the Dec 2 deadline they have posted on their website for christmas orders?

I wouldn't! But, I can get your passports done within 24h of you sending me the info...

I like the idea of the 4x4 passport book. Has anyone added blank pages to this for autographs of the characters? Do you think this it would be too thick? Would you suggest using a larger passport design if i wanted to do this?

You will not be able to add any pages to the 4x4 using artscow (I think they have a 32 page max for their deluxe photo books). I think it would work to add blank pages (or autograph cards) to a larger sized regular passport book; it won't be too big depending on how many you add. But, I would suggest doing two separate books.

I love your autograph pages, but hate the idea of making a book and having a bunch of unsigned pages. How do people know they are going to get certain autographs?

Check out the autograph thread here; MusicMouse does a great job at keeping everything up-to-date as well as awesome DISigns. What I have done in the past is put together one photo book with all of the current characters who sign autographs with some "blank" pages for surprise characters. The other one that I do (for every trip) is print up on photo paper all the new characters that are signing as well as the ones that we didn't get to sign from the previous trip. I keep a "rolling" photo album with all of the autograph cards that I can keep adding to upon each new trip.

 

[otterpop]

If you click on the picture that you added to a page, a little row of icons should appear; one of those icons allows you to span the two pages. Also, make sure you are making a deluxe photo book and not one of their regular ones.

I'm having trouble making my pictures span the pages. I dropped the photo onto the first page, but do not know where to find the "make image span pages" option. I looked around on art cows support and forum, but couldn't find a clear answer. sorry to be a pain and thanks for the help!

Kristi

 

[otterpop]

I don't have anything specific for star wars ID's, but I can add any star wars character to one of my ID DISigns listed in my first post.

Evan

Hi Evan, I have been lurking in your photo bucket and love the passport ID's. My kids are young so I thought these would be great for safety ID's. I have a question though, would you be open to making one with anything star wars? It would be for my son. Just let me know.

Thank you so much!

 

[MusicMouse]

This will be a 5x7 passport. Hope to have the passport completed by end of Dec, but might be sooner; might be later!

I knew you would come up with something awesome!!