Who ever thought a camera would be our third hand? I use mine all the time for things I never would have thought of years ago. Also, I bought a mini disk for my cell phone camera so I can take photos of ideas I see and put them in the computer. Many times I have photographed ideas and made notes in a little book I keep in my purse for future projects.
If you want to make prints keep you eyes on Walgreen's and when they have a sale of 75 prints for $10 upload your photos then you can place the photo right near your cutting table or machine while you work. It's much more cost effective to use their ink and paper than printing your own. And you can have them in an hour!