Does size matter?

I debated over what size to make my layouts and, quite honestly, I am still not 100% sure, but I think I am there. After much internal debate, I decided to go with 8" square. The reason, you ask? Two things mainly. I did NOT want to invest in a new printer (and I have your traditional 8.5" x 11" printer) and I really like the square shape and I see a lot more ideas I can scraplift in that size.

It has come with its own challenges, but I think in the long run, I will be quite happy with the decision.

Now the issue I am toying with - should I go back and re-do all my old layouts. I know all the arguments for not making layouts again. My biggest problem is that I am super-type-A and I want all my albums to be the same size!! What I may end up doing is figuring out how to stitch pages together, scanning all my old layouts, and reprinting them in the 8" size. That seems to be the best of both worlds AND the laziest solution. It's a win-win! If only my scanner was 12" high. But it isn't, so I am in a quandry. I do NOT want to have to scan each page 4 times!

One of the cool things that I can do in this size that I would be totally intimidated to do in the larger size is that I make a lot of gift albums. I have yet to print one out, but I have 4-5 in process in my software, one of which is a favorite things album for me. I did this about 7 years ago in the old-fashioned way and my kids LOVE to look through it. I figured it was about time to do it again and it looks so great! Here is the first page...