My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Giveaway!

My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Software

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Now, it's no secret that I am not into scrap booking. I mean, if you haven't ignored my url, that is: "becauseidontscrapbook.blogspot.com" - Now, don't get me wrong, I can see myself becoming obsessed with it.  I spend a lot of time drooling over the pretty paper and the cool scissors and other awesome accessories whenever I'm in any kind of craft store. 

However, since all my photos are stored on my computer, and I have not printed a single photo in....oh...going on four years, I could never justify the money I would spend- no matter how glittery, chic, or otherwise pleasing to my soul those pretty papers are! 

I AM into photography.  I LOVE taking pictures. And I love editing them. 

When I was approached about a review and giveaway of My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Software, I got all giddy and excited.

And I wasn't disappointed. As a matter of fact, I was also pleasantly surprised. It was even MORE fantastic than I imagined.

First of all, this software is EASY. And that's a must for me. I'm not a COMPLETE idiot when it comes to technology, I do well enough figuring things out that I need to figure out. Or I know the right places to look- but a program that, while cool, and kind of fun, well, if it confused me, I'd quit using it.

A bit timid, at first, to do more than dabble my toes in uncharted territory, I started out with the ready-made templates. VERY easy- just select picture, which appears in a left hand column of your screen, and drag it to a designated photo area.

Personally, I was thinking of making a calendar to hang up or make my background wallpaper on the computer, so I went with that. Here are a few of the months I came up with: 

I think I spent a good 6 hours playing and messing with the software, and finally got the nerve to try something of my own. From scratch, if you will.

Little Teague will turn 1 just after the beginning of the year, so I started with that- I chose the shape, the size, and then the paper. I added pictures and embellishments, changed colors and re positioned. 

The thought of making my OWN Christmas cards this year had me just crazy with excitement! No more cheap Wal-Mart cards!  This is what I made:

I just LOVE all the snowflakes! 

This is going to be AWESOME for birthday invites- imagine what you could make!

On top of all of that, you have access to SCORES of new embellishments, backgrounds, mats, papers, frames and so on, all for low prices at their website: www.mymemories.com, PLUS, an EXCELLENT source of help answers when you need them!

All this sounds great right? Well, ENTER TO WIN A FREE downloadable copy of My Memories Suite V3! 

BUT WAIT!!! It gets better! When you use this code: STMMMS81813 for a 10.00 discount on My Memories Suite V3- you know, just in case you don't win, though, in purchasing, you can choose the download OR to have the software mailed to you.  And honestly, this is such a wonderful Christmas gift- enter to win, AND purchase a copy for that person in your life who is a scrapbooking FOOL! <3- heaven knows we all know several! 

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Friday Photos AND GIVEAWAY!!!

Friends! Please stop on over at MY FIRST GIVEAWAY and enter to win a WONDERFUL book, "Insight", Book 1 of 4 in the Beholders series by Terron James. It's really easy to enter, just use the rafflecopter!


Also: head on over for a HAND MADE CHRISTMAS PACKAGE- one of my upcycled hats is in there!
http://www.whywelovegreen.com/2011/11/welcome-to-christmas-giveaway-and.html


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Thankfulness Project, Day 23, Wordless Wednesday

Thankfulness Project, Day 23

November 23, 2011, Wednesday

I am thankful for friends I've made who I now consider family. For people, other than my biological family, who matter, who will always be there, and HAVE been there, through thick and thin, through fights and tears, late night movies that had us sobbing in each other's arms, laughing so hard we couldn't breathe, or hiding behind each other's hands. Through loss and gain and to offer support whenever it's needed. I hope I can measure up and always be as good a friend as they are to me.

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Wordless Wednesday

Don't deny it. I have GORGEOUS kids.

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Friday Photos, Thankfulness day 4

Thankfulness, day 4

November 4th, Friday.

I am thankful, today, for 20 minute cat naps that refresh me when I've stayed up too late, and for my little Scarlet who doesn't mind if I snooze while she watches The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That after lunch and while Teague sleeps.

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Wordless Wednesday (Bergan's Wedding)

Bergan's Bridals: (Well, some of them.)

Now, this Jeep is a very important little detail. It might seem a bit strange to do bridal pictures on a jeep...but it's not. It's actually quite darling.

One day, about a year and a half ago, Spencer woke up and decided he wanted a jeep. He never had before, he just decided he wanted one. So, he went looking. He looked at a few, and one of them happened to be in my mom's neighborhood. My mom's really good friend, Stephanie, was selling HER jeep. When Spencer saw it, it wasn't exactly what he wanted. It was a bit different and not what he expected...but he had the feeling that this was the jeep he needed to get. So he did. And Stephanie set him up with my sister.

Bergan and Spencer, while they are incredible together, are completely different. He's 4 years older than she is, and that scared her- she thought it was a huge difference. He thought she was 19 when they started dating, but she was still 18. And they never would have run into each other and they never would have met or gotten together had it not been for that jeep.

Now that they're married, they're selling it for something more practical. But it was an important part of their story. So, the pictures are sentimental.

On October 20th, 2011, Thursday, Bergan and Spencer were married in the Salt Lake Temple.

It was an absolutely GORGEOUS day, little crisp in the air, but warm enough for no sweaters, and the air was clear and the autumn colors were abundant.





Bergan with all the little girls.

Spencer is obviously very happy at this point- Bergan was posing for their photographer (on the right) and he was pulling faces at me.

Walking around down town to get wedding pictures in all the best places, we all got a bit starved, since the luncheon wasn't until 3pm. My dad bought us all rolls from the Lion House Pantry- they were delicious. The Lion House is where Brigham Young and his wives and children lived back in the late 1800's when Salt Lake City was just getting it's legs. Now, it's a historical building and there is a restaurant there where they bake and cook all kinds of old recipes. It's excellent. I highly recommend it.
One of the parks at which Bergan and Spencer did wedding photos.

The Reception!!!!

The wedding colors were lavender and green. On each table was a ceramic ghost pumpkin with purple leaves. They were all different shapes and sizes.

The wedding cake- I LOVE this. It was such a delicious cake, too- chocolate with mint filling! And I love the topper. It's SO them. Notice, also, the ever important Jeep! Hahahah!


These pompoms were hanging along the wall behind the "Candy Bar" or "Candy Buffet" in white, lime green and lavender and pink.
That's my sister in law, Shalynn, manning the Candy Bar. I'm not sure who the groomsmen were, because it seems I have cut off their faces. The bridesmaids wore purple asymmetrical flowy skirts and white shirts. The groomsmen wore the green vests and ties.
Just next to the Candy Bar ^^^^^ Fitting, no?

Party favors: A bag with their names and date on it- and they could choose their candies.

Dark chocolate kisses
Green apple flavored licorice.

Dutch mints in white, green and lavender.

Peanut M&M's in autumn colors

Green apple drops

Strawberry fluffy gummy things- we didn't know what they were called, but they were the yummiest things ever!

Green gummy bears.

Daddy Daughter Dance "I loved her first"

I believe this was a gift, because it wasn't there at the beginning, but it made me laugh. It was by the table where Bergan had scrap book pages for people to sign.
The Jeep- all decked out for the honeymoon!

Hope you didn't mind my super duper long Wordless (Wordy) Wednesday!!!

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