The 8th photo book designed by celebrity scrapbookers from Creating Keepsakes has arrived. Lisa Bearnson’s “A Year in Review” will make a great gift for the holidays or a project for any day.

Eugene C., Shutterfly’s Lead User Experience Designer, is an avid photo book maker and fan of capturing life’s small moments. In this article, Eugene takes us through his techniques for putting together a comprehensive year in review photo book. His secret? More is more.

I’ve seen many year in review photo books in Gallery, but none with just 10 photos. Mplusmequalsl’s “2007 Favorites” is a must see for anyone who wants to tackle this effort.

She tells her family’s year in review story in just 10 photos (not counting the collaged cover) and relies heavily on journaling a caption for each photo that explains the memory and significance of the selected pictures. I was so impressed, I MOLT’d her book for my story of a 4th of July weekend camping trip.

I can’t believe it’s almost June! The first half of the year and it’s many highlights have flown by. Seeing kristajean’s “2007 Year in Review” reminded me to get started on my 2008 year in review now.

As we continue to see so many interesting and creative stories being posted on Shutterfly Gallery, we decided that we wanted to spotlight the creators of these wonderful pieces – our first is scrapbooker and storyteller, Katie Pertiet. Katie’s book, 2006 Memories, has been a favorite in Shutterfly Gallery since it was posted (and has generated a lot of feedback). Other books posted in the gallery by KatiePertiet include Random Memories of 2007 for Kelly and

The passage of time is an obvious part of any story. These two books use photography to represent the passage of time:

Ivwhy took a picture of her son Brandon in front of a large stuffed monkey – one picture a week for the first 52 weeks of his life. The 52 pictures are an amazing addition to the “1st 52 Weeks” photo book that includes other milestones in his first year of life.