PicMonkey (link here) is a free photo editing site that lets you quickly drop your digital photos into a pre-designed template. You can get super creative with this, but my tutorial below offers a quick solution!
Three things to remember:
- If you want to maximize your printable space, set the document dimensions to 1275 x 1650. These numbers are the pixel (or computer-screen) equivalent of 8.5 x 11 inches, so it'll print well to a standard-sized piece of paper.
- Choose the highest quality option when you save ("Sean" -- a silly name that PicMonkey gives to their highest quality setting). This will mean clearer pics in your print!
- Once you save your collage or go into Edit mode, you can't go back!
- Experiment with color!
- Try different layouts with more or fewer photos.
- Leave some boxes blank to add more interesting journaling spaces.
- Print your collage without adding text in the blank spaces, and hand-write your notes!
- Let your little ones color in some of the blank squares
- Add stickers and stamps, doodles, a hand-lettered header, etc.!
