Colorland Photo Books, The Perfect Gift
Memories have the ability to lighten your mood and make your heart smile. Nothing gets me reminiscing more than looking through photos from times gone by, especially during these trying times.
How many of you have hundreds, if not thousands of photos on your phone, PC, or tucked away in albums on Facebook? How often do you take a moment to actually revisit these happy memories of moments captured in time? Social media has a wonderful way of reminding us of these special times by showing us what we were up to this time last year, the year before or even longer ago, but then they are archived again until that date comes around again.
It’s been a trying year and travel is all but a distant memory for most. We all long for sandy beaches, vast ski slopes and visits to far-off places where we can lose ourselves in their rich history and stunning scenery. Sadly this is not to be at the moment. I don’t know about you, but browsing through my holiday snaps has become a welcome respite from the way the world is now.
I was so excited when COLORLAND got in touch with me and offered me the opportunity to create my very own photo book. Where to even begin though, with more than 7000 photos on my phone (eek!), not to mention vast albums on Facebook too! My longing for travel made up my mind and I decided to put together a ‘holiday memory book’ for my 12 year old son, Oliver, highlighting some of the wonderful adventures he has had in delightful locations the world over.
The hardest part was deciding which pics to include, but once I’d done that, I could really get my creative juices flowing and the best part is, it is so easy to navigate all the options. COLORLAND photo books come in three different styles, the classic, exclusive and starbook, which is basically how you want the cover of the book to look.
I went for the exclusive photo book which comes with textile or leatherette hardcover, including a picture window cutout at the front that comes in various size and shape formats. The next step is to decide on your theme/template and COLORLAND has that all sorted for you with so many options laid out under each theme, from travel, to love, Christmas, special occasions and so many more.
Each theme offers design suggestions on each page, with colour splashes, quotes and pattern detail too. You can use this as inspiration to build on the theme once you start adding your photos and can add or remove any of the designs as you go along.
The COLORLAND photos options offers you a few sources to choose from to import your chosen pics with either a drag & drop option, upload from your device, Facebook or even Instagram.
The photos appear in the sidepanel once selected and then you can drag them onto the desired page or even use the super handy autofill feature. It will also alert you if the picture quality is low and you needn’t replace the photo, you can just downsize it for more clarity. Another handy feature is the ‘hide used’ button so that you can clearly see which photos have not been added to the book yet.
Once you have uploaded all your special memories, you can start playing around with your creativity, making use of the side panel on the left, containing themed ‘backgrounds’, ‘cliparts’, ‘layouts’, ‘masks’ and ‘decorative frames’. There are also some extra options in the sidepanel on the right, which allow you too individually add photos, text, swap photos and play with shapes.
This is where the fun really starts and believe me, you will have the time of your life creating your COLORLAND photo book masterpiece!
We are into our second lockdown here in Ireland, so with a bit of spare time on my hands, I plan to create some more fabulous photo books for family and friends to send around the world as Christmas gifts.
I have some good news for you guys too…
COLORLAND have offered an incredible discount code for all the ShowbizInFullHD readers and you can save a massive €20 on your very own 30 page A4 Exclusive Photo Book, was €39,99, NOW €10,99 excl. postage.
Get your code HERE and dive into the wonderful world of Colorland!
They also have loads of other incredible products on offer, including photo calendars, home decor items, mugs and so much more, so be sure to check them all out too at COLORLAND
