Are you making it easy for your to create with your photos? Today's tip will show you how to get prepared for your next scrapbooking session!

Photo Organizing Tip 3: Set Yourself Up for Success

Once you have your photos in one easy-to-backup location, and your software doing the heavy lifting, you are ready to create!

Even if your library is not perfectly organized, you can start telling your stories today.

Spend some time thinking about some photos you’d love to scrap.

Action Step: Create an album in your photo management software and drag the photos in, then add some journaling to the captions. Next time you feel like playing with your supplies you will have the photos ready to go!

Select your favorite photos (using start ratings, hearts or allow auto-curate to pick them depending on which system you are using).

Order some prints, print them at home, or create a digital scrapbook page.

Which of these steps is the most difficult for you? What do you wish could be easier in your current system?

PS If you would like to learn more about how Photoshop Elements Organizer can help you to manage your photos, come and join me in my class Organizing for Absolute Beginners.