{"id":55351,"date":"2020-02-14T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/?p=55351"},"modified":"2023-01-25T13:26:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:26:09","slug":"3-ways-to-add-the-year-to-a-photo-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/3-ways-to-add-the-year-to-a-photo-album\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55354\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2250\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--730x1095.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--550x825.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--156x234.jpg 156w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums--640x960.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>I wanted to share a little about my annual photo albums. I&#8217;ve noticed anytime I&#8217;ve shared about them in the past, like on our podcast or little mentions here and there, I tend to get questions and interest around them. It&#8217;s seriously the most simple thing, so maybe to some of you this will be boring. But this is a habit that brings me so much joy in my life, so why not share?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55353\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1042\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-100x69.jpg 100w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-86x60.jpg 86w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-750x521.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-730x507.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-700x486.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-550x382.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-fabric-photo-albums-156x108.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>Like I said, these are incredibly simple and straightforward. Every year I have an album that I label with that year&#8217;s date that I fill up with printed photos. I almost always print my photos at home (I have a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/315Of01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\">Canon PIXMA TS9521C printer<\/a> that I use for work and for fun), and I try to do this about once a month. I print both DSLR and iPhone pictures, but I&#8217;ll be honest\u2014it&#8217;s probably about 80% iPhone at this point. As I have time, I edit my photos with our app, <a href=\"https:\/\/acolorstory.com\/a-color-story-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Color Story<\/a>, and store them in a folder on my phone called &#8220;to print&#8221; until I have time that month to print them. Some months I have 25+ photos to print and some months I only have 5-6.<\/p>\n<p>Although I very much LOVE photography and editing my photos, I also don&#8217;t get too hung up on the look of my photos for my annual albums. My philosophy is &#8220;better than done&#8221; than putting it off forever. And I&#8217;ve found that sometimes the task of gathering, editing, and printing my photos can feel overwhelming, so I make it as simple as possible for myself so I actually get those photos off my camera\/phone and into my album.<\/p>\n<p>I also print photos that are VERY random\/not exactly picture perfect. My goal is to remember my <em>real<\/em> life and not every day is perfectly lit or pretty. Let me show you a few examples from last year&#8217;s album.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55358\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2250\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-730x1095.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-550x825.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-156x234.jpg 156w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/face-time-photo-640x960.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>At the moment, a big part of my relationship with my nieces (and my sister) includes Face Time. So I sometimes screen shot one of us calling the other, just to remember these little moments. \ud83d\ude42 This was after crazy hair day at Nova&#8217;s preschool so she was looking extra adorable.<\/p>\n<p>One of my older nieces got a cell phone for Christmas this year. So we&#8217;ve been texting emojis and pictures back and forth a lot and I will probably print a screen shot of that because I just think it&#8217;s this cute little picture into our relationship at this age and I love it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55360\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2250\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-750x1125.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-730x1095.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-550x825.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-156x234.jpg 156w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/meeting-screen-shots-640x960.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>Another big part of my life is my career, which involves a good amount of video meetings. One day Trey, Elsie, and I were meeting over Skype or something and I took a screen shot to print for my annual album (and also to troll Elsie) because it was like 10 a.m. and she was eating a popsicle. Ha! But I just want to remember my life this year and this season because it won&#8217;t always look this way, so I&#8217;m printing whatever random photos for my albums I can to capture this time.<\/p>\n<p>It probably goes without saying, but the majority of my annual photo album contains the usual, well-edited, pretty photos of vacations and holidays and all that. I just wanted to show a few random things I also include just to show how committed I am to printing my life&#8217;s memories and not being too precious about it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55357\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1820\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-1266x1536.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-768x932.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-844x1024.jpg 844w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-82x100.jpg 82w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-49x60.jpg 49w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-750x910.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-730x886.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-700x849.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-550x667.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-156x189.jpg 156w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-transfer-photo-ablum-380x460.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>I like to buy fabric albums <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+q5Z5jLXFyz_3cuLmV44ioA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\">like this<\/a>\u00a0and add the year to the spine. Here are three ways I add the year to a photo album:<\/p>\n<p>First is fabric transfers. In the above photo, you can see I bought <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+hM76dkCwzkW7kIzELaz7EA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\">a gold metallic fabric transfer sheet<\/a>, cut out the numbers, and ironed them onto the side of the album following the instructions of the transfer. Super simple and I like that you can find lots of different colors. Although cutting out the numbers is a little difficult, this isn&#8217;t pictured but I would recommend an <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+p8_FrjfP6qZ3Zqp5GNiVPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\">X-Acto knife<\/a> in addition to scissors (I love <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=*abR9RwJVyM&amp;mid=43312&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joann.com%2Ffiskars-8in-bent-scissors-glitter-gold%2F16284804.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\">this glittery pair<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55359\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1018\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-88x60.jpg 88w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-750x509.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-730x495.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-700x475.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-550x373.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/iron-on-fabric-albums-156x106.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>Another way to add the year to a photo album is to print the numbers to a fabric transfer paper and then iron those in place. I like how clean this can look, and you can use any color or font you have on your computer. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55361\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1769\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-1302x1536.jpg 1302w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-868x1024.jpg 868w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-85x100.jpg 85w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-51x60.jpg 51w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-750x885.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-730x861.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-700x826.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-550x649.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sticker-album-156x184.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>And if you don&#8217;t want to mess with fabric transfers and ironing things onto the fabric, here&#8217;s one last way to add the year to a photo album\u2014just buy <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+8XK6nwQf_Yi9UUmTf2HDlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\">sticker labels<\/a> and use any <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+f16yqfJJdxPCT6RX3yQFag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\">acid-free glue<\/a> to secure them in place. Easy!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55356\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fabric-photo-albums-156x104.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55355\" src=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2183\" data-pin-description=\"3 Ways to Add the Year to a Photo Album\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums.jpg 1374w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-1055x1536.jpg 1055w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-768x1118.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-69x100.jpg 69w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-41x60.jpg 41w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-750x1092.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-730x1063.jpg 730w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-700x1019.jpg 700w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-550x801.jpg 550w, https:\/\/abeautifulmess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Emmas-photo-albums-156x227.jpg 156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>As you can see, the look of my albums vary slightly, but they all look good together on a shelf (to me). When I make more albums, I usually make at least two, but sometimes more just so I&#8217;m already prepared for coming years before they sneak up on me. This year, I&#8217;ve already printed photos from last month and I&#8217;m excited to see what fills up my 2020 album! Thanks for letting me share. xo. Emma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to share a little about my annual photo albums. I&#8217;ve noticed anytime I&#8217;ve shared about them in the past, like on our podcast or little mentions here and there, I tend to get questions and interest around them. 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