Rhonda Batson displays Design u’r Memories’ new high-end imaging and printing system that allows customers to have their large format
Rhonda Batson displays Design u'r Memories' new high-end imaging and printing system that allows customers to have their large format scrapbooks scanned and printed on site. (Special to the Daily Record)
Design u'r Memories, "that scrapbooking store" at 518 Main St., and owned by Rhonda and Fay Batson, offers supplies for card making, scrapbooking and many other paper crafts.

But now Design u'r Memories also offers a high-end imaging and printing system that allows customers to have their large format scrapbooks scanned and printed on site and also have photographic slides, old photos and large transparencies scanned or printed. The scanning and printing can be up to 12 ½ inches by 17 ½ inches and includes specialty papers and canvas.

Rhonda said the system fills a need as her customers complained about having to send their precious books to Florida or leave them for weeks in Colorado Springs. This caused people to worry the whole time about their heirloom scrapbooks and sometimes the results were less than what was expected.
"Having a system in Cañon City allows the owner to leave their books or slides with the store, where they will be safe," she said.

In addition, when slides are being scanned, the client can view them and decide which they want to have saved, if time allows. After the scanning process, the digital information can be saved on a flash drive or DVD. Other people have asked to have multiple copies made of family or vacation scrapbooks and others only want their books scanned to DVD's to store in a safe place in case of a natural disaster. This is all part of the service.

"When working with our first projects, we found the system allows us to remove dust or other imperfections from slides and do minor restoration of photographs," Rhonda advised.

The system seems to be working well and a countywide following has developed, as the first customers have been from Pueblo West, Penrose and Cotopaxi, in addition to Cañon City and Florence.

Rhonda reminds people that she expects a holiday rush as more people become aware of the capabilities, and she doesn't want any of her customers to be left out at this busy time of year.

For more information, call 275-2526.