Creating Memorable Journals and Corkboards with Fujifilm instax Camera and Share Printer

Wazzup Pilipinas!
There's only one convenient way to immortalize memories and have them safely tucked inside your wallet or proudly posted anywhere like a corkboard or even your journal....and that's with the Fujifilm instax!

The best way to keep or share memories is to be able to print them instantly and boast them on display for all your friends and families to see.

My first encounter with the Instax is when a fellow blogger was carrying a particular model of it and taking our all photos individually twice. I initially wondered why two copies, and eventually found out that he is giving one to each of us and the other one for him to keep as a memory of our time travelling together. True enough, it beats any digital or online version because you get to cherish it more by adding a signature or message either on the front or the back of the photo. It is personalized and heartfelt.

I was invited to an afternoon of coffee and crafts as I got the opportunity to use my creativity in an event organized by Fujifilm instax and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL), in partnership with Camerahaus, as master crafter Nica Cosio taught the attendees of the event how to create impressive designs for our journal covers and corkboard displays. With the use of tapes, watercolors, scissors, colored papers and other items, including our precious photos  from our smartphones printed instantly using the Instax Share printer, we tried our best to tap into and bring out our inner creativity.

With the instax SHARE SP-2, you can make instax prints by sending the images from your smartphone directly to the printer. You can now turn your memorable moments into tangible keepsakes and share them with friends and loved ones.

The instax SHARE SP-2 is a small printer that allows users to produce instax prints using images sent wirelessly from a smartphone. It is powered by a rechargeable lithium battery and comes with a USB cable that you can connect to a portable charger (power bank)—perfect for travelers or those who are always on the go.

Unlike its predecessor, the instax SHARE SP-2 prints photos faster --- 10 seconds! --- and with a more improved image quality. It has new functions to meet users’ preferences and fit their lifestyle of taking and editing photos with smartphones. It also has a new exposure system that promises a higher image resolution.

Once connected to the instax Share app, available for iOS and Android, you can edit images and choose different templates and filters before you print. The “Custom filter” lets you adjust the brightness, contrast, and saturation of the image. The “Collage template” is a fun way to combine two to four images and print it out onto a single film sheet.

It seems there are so many imaginative people out there, especially with the youth, as most who were recognized as impressive works belonged to the youth generation. But we were also surprised that a man was also included among the four that were noted as top designs for both corkboard and journal designs. Two of them got to bring home their very own instax camera.

We also have an exclusive interview with Nica herself, and the Marketing of Fujifilm instax. You may watch them posted on our Facebook fan page at http://www.Facebook.com/wazzuppilipinas or at our YouTube channel at http://www.YouTube.com/user/wazzuppilipinas

The craft making sort of brought out my childhood memories when artworks were a common activity. Now that digital or online graphics have become a popular alternative, it was like a breath of fresh air having to manually create designs using our hands, and how to become resourceful using whatever is infront of us...or even under the table, around the room, or inside our bags, to use as items to further beautify our designs.

The instax photos made the design a lot more intimate since it now included a personal touch the moment we added photos of ourselves, friends, families and other loved ones on our creations. You'll definitely enjoy printing more memories on the instax Share Printer.