Photo Gift Ideas: Using Your Newly Scanned Pictures

Stephen Stewart
Nov 19, 2015
3 min read

Many wonder why scanning your photos is all the rage. Aside from the benefits of preservation, simple sharing and organization, picture scanning provides the ability to easily create and distribute meaningful, keepsake photo gifts to friends and family. The following gift ideas are a culmination of what we think will clearly show why scanning heirloom photos is rising in popularity. Don’t gift that photo that has already been your Facebook profile picture three times now, choose from those old dusty photos and bring the past back to life!

Decorate your home with an Oversized Metal Family Tree Sculpture and Frames from personalcreations.com. Use your newly scanned photos to create fresh, restored copies to place on display for all to see. This photo gift idea is perfect for mom and dad, grandma and grandpa or any friend that appreciates family, photo preservation and photo restoration. Scan and reprint some of your own favorite photos without giving away treasured prints of your own!

Add style to your bedrooms and living room with Picture Perfect Personalized Keepsake Pillows from personalizationmall.com. These photo pillows are imprinted with special, memorable images of your choice. Use your newly digitized photos to easily order these personalized pillows as a special photo gift for friends and family.

Weathered Wood Frame Square Metal Ornaments by Shutterfly are perfect gifts for friends and family of all ages. Decorate your entire tree with past memories with ruining your original image. Simply have your photos professionally scanned by ScanMyPix and digitally order as many of these memorable photo gift ornaments as desired.

Tinyprints offers Patterned Posh: Black Personalized iPhone Cases which are great photo gift ideas for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles alike. Scan your old photos and choose your favorite memories to imprint onto these phone cases allowing cherished memories to be carried with you or your family while on-the-go.

With twelve months of the year you can present up to twelve treasured photos in a Personalized Calendar Photo from zazzle.com. With the picture scanning service of ScanMyPix you are not limited to current digital photos, but instead can choose from photos that have been buried away in boxes for years. These photos hold memories that should be displayed for all to see.

Gift a keepsake photo to your parents, significant other, or children on a Photo Canvas from canvaschamp.com. Canvas choices range in size from 8”x8” all the way to 30”x20”! Use your favorite scanned photos to order canvases to gift to all of your friends and family this year. Christmas shopping can be difficult, but choosing from one of these photo gift ideas is a sure way to impress anyone.

An easy but memorable office gift or gift for family coffee lovers would be a Photo Mug from discountmugs.com. Personalize each mug by choosing a specially scanned picture from that box of photos that has been left in storage for years. Any personalized photo mug will bring your old photos back to life and brighten the mornings of all those that receive one of these keepsake mugs.

Snapfish offers affordable Photo Book gift ideas that are sure to impress everyone this Christmas. These photo books range in sizes from 8”x8” to 11”x14” and can be packed with memorable old photos from the past. Bring out that stored box of photos and have them scanned so that more friends and family can enjoy all of the wonderful memories that they hold!

Gifting a Photo Collage Frame without giving away original treasured photos is now possible when you choose to have your photos scanned with ScanMyPix.com! Kohl’s offers collage frames that are sure to compliment the décor of any style of home. Choosing family or friend gifts can be intimidating, but with our photo scanning service you can easily bring old memories back to life and re-gift them in an elegant, creative way!

Don’t let your loved ones freeze this winter; gift them a Custom Photo Blanket from easycanvasprints.com! Have your old photos scanned and expand your picture options. A photo blanket is a practical way to share your love while utilizing your newly scanned photos.