Almost everyone has social media accounts by now, aside from my husband and a handful of others I know. For most of us, we share a lot of our moments and memories on social media- which is fun, and wonderful, but if you are like me, taking them the next step and printing them just doesn’t happen. So I look at them, but only in cyberspace. I need to get better. Then we can show off our memories to family and friends not on social media (and we have many!)
HP recently sent me an HP Envy printer and some of their HP Social Media Snapshots Photo Paper to share with some friends. I’d originally wanted (and still plan to) do something really fun with my Girl Scouts or my little Sunday School class, but the timing was off and so I decided to have a little photo fun with a few girlfriends, both of whom are new to the smartphone and social media world. I invited them over with the promise of coffee, snacks, and a fun activity… and then proceeded to show them all about printing social media photos at home.
Two of my friends who came have kids in high school, who are always using Instagram to share photos – and both of them commented that this would be a REALLY fun Christmas gift for their kids- either for stockings, or for them to give one another. One mom had actually just purchased a new HP printer a few weeks ago, and had gotten a sample of this paper when she purchased…. she hadn’t realized what it was.
HP is by far one of my favorite brands. They are so user friendly- actually, I think I need to say user intuitive, that their products are just a given in our house. I’m forever having printer issues. Or, rather, was. As my friend Jenni. I have asked her at least 30 times if I can print something at her house because our printer decided to go offline and I hadn’t a clue how to make it go back online, and my husband was away/working late/ I needed that printed ASAP. Happily, once we went to an HP printer, we’ve not had that issue. Love at first power and all. But really, it is really hard to screw up when you are setting up anything (in this case a printer) from HP. Their printers come with videos to watch to make it even easier. It’s totally a Brett-proof system that I can’t screw up. Also? The printers actually say right on them what kind of ink you need to use for refills. How many times have you had to dig around for that information?
So, now you have a printer and you have all these photos on social media and you are all “Ok Brett, what’s next?”
Well, first you download the Snapshots app (Grab it free on iTunes and Google Play)
Follow the steps included in your printer instructions or your app to make sure your phone knows where to send the photos.
Start playing with your photos. You can connect Facebook, Instagram, Flickr and your phone’s camera roll… and in the app, there are tons of options to caption and personalize that photo even more.
Love Disney? There’s frames for that. Our kitty, Rosabeth, is kind of the Princess of our house, so it was fitting I use her for a Snapshots print)!
Want to add some notes? Add text- and pick a font that matches your mood or the photo.
Not a big fan of the frames? No problem.
Print it, my friend.
Our photos and memories are so personal to us, and with this new HP Social Media Snapshots paper, we can not only get those memories onto photo paper, but we can also capture (if you want to) the number of comments and likes. So for my friend who’s just finished losing 75 lbs, when she gets these photo papers, she can not just remember and celebrate that HUGE milestone, but she can also have a little record of just how many of her readers, followers, friends and family celebrated along with her. That’s something special, and not like anything I’ve seen before. If we’re sharing things on social media, why wouldn’t we want to capture how others responded to us? Or for my niece who finally graduates with her two diplomas from college in a month or so- those celebrated moments can be captured with those likes and support.
We had so much fun playing around with the HP Social Media Snapshots paper. I had intended to send everyone home with a full box, but we printed so many photos that morning, that everyone only had 5 sheets of the paper to bring home. So much fun was had- and so much laughter…
Here’s the REALLY fun part about the Snapshots papers. They have a sticky back. Think post-it notes. So you can totally have some fun with friends and family (I keep thinking of Scavenger Hunt ideas… the size and text areas are PERFECT for this!!) It’s all just a whole lot of fun and there are SO SO SO many ways you can have fun with this cool new photo paper. AND… if you have someone on your holiday list (don’t we all?) who has everything, and loves social media? Hello!! You have the perfect gift!! This is new paper and only available at Staples, so chances are, they don’t have it, or they’ve only just discovered it…so surprise them with it, and challenge them to have some fun with printing their social media memories at home. HP wants to know what you think- what we all think- so when you do print your social media moments on the Snapshots paper, take a quick pic, tag @Staples and #StickaPic wherever you want. I can almost guarantee a smile on your loved ones’ faces when they walk in and see so many memories stuck on the wall!
HP Social Media Snapshots is new, it’s fun, it’s modern, and it’s got SO many possibilities. It’s available now at Staples. PLUS!! Now through November 30th, HP Social Media Snapshots are Buy One Get One Free!! To get this great deal on HP Social Media Snapshots, visit this link or click the image below to head on over to Staples.com.
Have you tried the new Social Media Snapshots photo paper? Do you print your social media memories?
Thanks to HP and BSM Media for sponsoring today’s post about printing social media photos at home. Opinions are my own.
Alison says
I agree! HP and the Social Media Snapshots app are awesome! Soooo much fun. Their printers work amazing and the Instant Ink program? I’m not sure what I would do without it now that I have it!
ashleigh says
Oh I love the sounds of this! I have an HP Printer so I will have to pick some of that paper up and try it.
ricci says
This looks like something I need!! I take all my pics on my phone and would love to be able to print them out at home!
Kathy says
This is great! I love taking photos of everything. I’m going to check out this app right away. I have so many photos that I really need to print out.
Dawn says
I am a huge fan of anything HP has to offer. I would love to try out this printer. We have one of their older models.
Ann Bacciaglia says
This will be perfect for my Daughter. She is always taking a ton of photos and sharing them on social media. This would be perfect for her dorm room.
Rebecca Swenor says
HP printers I one of my favorite brands and I have one now. I will have to check this out for sure and share it with my son who loves taking pictures.
Adriana says
How awesome is this!!! I love printing my pictures especially from Instagram! HP always has the best ideas, I definitely need to try this and its a perfect idea for Christmas too! Thanks for sharing!
xo Adriana – Daily Dose of Design
Lynndee says
I haven’t tried the Social Media Snapshots photo paper yet, but I certainly would love too because I have a lot of photos on social media that I want to print.
HilLesha says
That is pretty nifty! I would definitely love to try to print some social media pictures sometime.
Bonnie @wemake7 says
That is so awesome! I have an HP printer too but haven’t made any of these yet. I’ve got to try now.
Astrid says
Wow, it’s amazing that you can now print photos at home. I am only 29, but I still vividly remember taking my parents’ polaroids to the photo developing service. Of course, I know a bit about digital photos but I never realized you’d want ot print htem (I’m blind so don’t do much with photos myself anymore).
JanetGoingCrazy says
This is so great! I have a ton of photos on social media that I wish I could put up in my office. I need this!
Jaime Nicole says
We love doing this at home. It is so much fun to have a collage of impromptu moments that remind us of friends and family. Plus they are great to include in mailed letters and notes to your friends!
Crystal Lopez says
I love this! This printer seems amazing and what simple way to print your favorite pics.I need one!
Chubskulit Rose says
My husband does not have one either. It is ni-ce when you can print photos at home.
Rosey says
I’m glad there’s a way to print your social media pictures. Some of the best ones we put up on those and never print for ourselves!
Roch says
My mom doesn’t like it when we store our photos only on our local drives or on social media because she wants to see them printed. It’s nice that HP Envy printer can print out photos in clear copy.
Ourfamilyworld says
I’m in need of a new printer and this sounds perfect. I will check this out.
Melissa says
This is so great. I need to start printing my pictures instead of forgetting about them!
rika says
This is a great idea. I love HP printer. I take so many pics but never print.
michele d says
I have the HP paper and I love it! There is so many fun ways you can print from your social media. Kids love it too!
Erin says
What!! Thats so awesome! I definitely need one of these asap!
Digna says
This look awesome. I have to say that I am not up-to-date on things like this. Thank you for sharing.
Jenn says
I need one of those. I take so many photos its unbelievable. Sadly they are all on social media!! I would to print some and showcase them around the house
lisa says
I usually send my photos to Walgreens or CVS but I would love to have this for home. I would love to print out my own photos!
Liz Mays says
Those came out looking great. I’d love to print out some photos like this. It would get me back into scrapbooking!
Jeanette says
I literally have 100’s of pictures that I need to print. It would be fun to print the ones I have on social media.
Sarh S says
This looks wonderful! I’d love to try this out with the kiddos while out and about.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
I really need this! I take so many photos. Anything I can do to use them is a plus. What good are photos if the only people who can see them have to have a computer.
Shaun says
Need to do this! I have so many photos just hanging out on Facebook, Instagram, my phone…I should fix it ASAP 🙂