10 Apps for Scrapbookers

On the 10th of each month I am participating in Shimelle Laine’s 10 Things Blog Hop.

I recently purchased an iPad and I have owned an iPod Touch since Christmas. I love the potential of these toys/tools. They already do many exciting things, but I think there is still so much more these things can do that we have not yet seen. I know that apps are a popular pick on Paperclipping Roundtable, but I thought I would share with you some of my favorite apps that I use as a scrapbooker.

1. Instagram
   
   Instagram was one of the first apps I downloaded (in December). I only started using it this summer. I love it. It is easy to use and fun. It has become my go-to camera on my iPod Touch (I used to primarily use Hipstamatic).
2. 23,000 Great Quotes
   
   One of my early purchases as a scrapbooker was a Quotation Dictionary. Quotations used to be a fairly popular addition to layouts. You could buy stickers of quotes and visually appealing quotation books. Today, it is easy to just type in your subject along with the word quote and pull up ideas from the internet. The thing is that I am not always near my computer when I am scrapbooking and if I fire up my laptop, I’ll get distracted by facebook or email or something else. Enter 23,000 Great Quotes. It does cost $0.99, but is worth it. I downloaded a couple of free quote apps first along with this one and it is worth the money.
3. Momento
   
   I’ve heard a lot about Momento but didn’t want to spend the money on yet another app. I like that it pulls together all of your feeds into one space for your personal use. I’ve only begun exploring all the ways to use Momento, but think it has a lot of potential.
4. Gratitude Journal Your Positive Thoughts
   
   This is also a new app to me. This is an easy way to start a gratitude journal. I like that I can type my thoughts and include pictures. I don’t think this is something I would attempt if I could not also include pictures very easily.
5. Pinterest
   
   I love browsing around on Pinterest. My old method (ok, I still do this) is to rip out pages from magazines and eventually file them away into an idea binder. I like this much better. There are a lot of folks out there finding really cool things to share. My favorite new sites I learned about from folks on pinterest are Polyvore, Make It & Love It, and Kevin & Amanda.
6. Pocketbooth
   
   I have owned Pocketbooth for a few months but rarely used it due to an uncooperative toddler. Finally she will stay in front of the camera’s lens long enough to take all four photos. I have yet to get anything printed from this app, but that is on my to-do list.
7. Descrambler
   
   I searched for this type of app because I run into the sticker-shortage problem on my layouts. I think of the perfect title and find the perfect stickers and find I do not have enough e’s or p’s or whatever to complete the title. I can use this app to enter the letter stickers I have to find words that might work. Problem somewhat solved.
8. ColorSnap
   
   I haven’t used this app very much yet, but really like how it suggests colors for you. The idea is that you could use it to find paint for your walls, but why not use it to select colors for your layouts?
9. Dictionary & Thesaurus
   
   I recently wrote about how I struggle finding alternative words for my layouts to limit repetitiveness. Well, it is much more convenient to find the perfect word with a dictionary and thesaurus on my iPod.
10. Eye-Fi
    
    You will get the most use out of this app if you have an Eye-Fi SD card. I love that now all my photos will auto-upload to my computer and then Lightroom finds them and imports them. I don’t have to do anything to get all of my photos (even hipstamatic, instagram, and pocketbooth photos) to my laptop. Hooray for simplicity and organization!

Well, these are ten of my favorite apps that I use for scrapbooking purposes. Are there any apps that you use as a scrapbooker? Comment below or join the conversation on facebook or twitter.

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