Do you use an Iphone or Android apps to help you scrapbook? I have seen several lists floating around out there with suggestions for apps that help you scrapbook. Most of these lists focus on all the fun photography apps. Though I enjoy some of these apps, I already have a camera and photo-editing software. I have been thinking about apps that actually help me scrapbook, rather than just give me more stuff to scrapbook.
As I was cleaning up my scrap area a few days ago, I moved not one but two books of quotes. I rarely use these books anymore, but used to use them periodically when scrapbooking. Sometimes someone else has already said something profound that would just complete my layout. At first, I thought that maybe there is an e-book version of a quotation dictionary that I could add to my kindle or nook app on my ipod touch. I found a couple e-books, but thought I might find something cheaper. I decided to check out the Itunes app store and found 23,000 Great Quotes“>23,0000 Great Quotes for $0.99.
With this handy little app, you can add a quote to your favorites, search by keyword, browse by authors, and share the quote via twitter, facebook, or email right from the app. I was sold on the search by keyword feature. There were a couple of free quote apps where you could save and share quotes but they lacked this search function. Now I can pick up my ipod and select a theme of a quote I am looking for, like family or beach. I can easily find that perfect quote for my layout.
Now, aren’t I encouraging you to buy something when just last week I said that I was going to stop buying stuff for scrapbooking? Yes, I said that. Here’s the thing, this one app is replacing two books on my bookshelf. It takes up a lot less space and it’s much more portable. When I go to a crop, I never even take my quote books with me anymore. Now, I’ll have one with me right on my ipod. That to me is minimalist.
What apps do you use to help make scrapbooking easier or more fun? Comment below.
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
