FREE Stuff!!!!!

Really!

Can you believe it?

The folks over at My Memories contacted me to try their scrap booking software for FREE!  And hey, if it's FREE, it's for me.  Mkay, moving on.  I have been known to have made a scrap book or 13 two in my lifetime.  And while I love doing them, they are incredibly labor intensive and the embellishments alone can almost cost as much as the trip itself by the time I am done.  I will spend hours going back and forth to the craft store, pawing over every teeny tiny sticker, ribbon, or jeweled encrusted trinket that would be the perfect memento to complete my page.  And while Tony has supported my endeavors when it comes to say, memorializing our wedding day or our various family trips, creating such lavish books for the everyday excitement that is our lives, undoubtedly would make me us all insane.  And poor.  Very poor.


My solution to this was to download everyday photos into sites and have them bound into hardcover photo books.  They were nice, but offered little in the way of editing, embellishments, and decorative backgrounds.  So, when I checked out My Memories, I was excited to see the editing possibilities.

The download took about 30 minutes.  I'm sure those of you with a higher speed connection could complete the download faster, but hey, I'm a simple girl with DSL.

Upon opening the site, there are several prompts that ask you what you'd like to do.

The first time I was on the site, I will admit I was a bit lost.  I had to download additional papers and embellishments before I could get started.  I started with some of the free features, and then quite honestly, got frustrated and went to bed.  I don't do well with new technical processes, at all. I know, shocking.

The next day, I tried again and had a much better experience.  Not only can I edit photos, I can remove red eye, frame, highlight, shadow box, and overlay each picture exactly the way I'd like. I can add text, choose from tons of fonts and colors, and even curve the shape of it.  Tonight I decided to get a little creative and do a "before" page of the Boy Cave...

Now here's a great part.  I can print it on my computer or download it to their print shop and have the entire album sent to me in a book.  So, if I was the type of girl who actually paid attention to the amount of ink in her printer cartridge, and stocked good paper within it, I could print my own pages and just pop them in a book. I am not that kind of girl. So I just saved it to my hard drive.

(Yes, I know I can do better.
I've only been playing with it for a few hours.)

Now, upon further investigation, this software also has the capabilities of playing music, creating multi-media DVDs and even send it directly to an iPod for scrap booking on the go. I have yet to delve into this feature, but I suspect I will not be disappointed.

And here's the best part.... they gave me a coupon code to pass along.  It gives you a $10 discount on software and and additional $10 to spend on establishments! Simply use this coupon code....  STMMMS59533  at checkout.

Want a better deal?


ONE of my Pen Pals can get a copy of the entire software for FREE!  

Just visit My Memories, pick your favorite layout or paper pack, and  leave your choice in a comment below. On February 14th I'll randomly pick one of you to share the love with!

Of course, you can still comment, even if you're not up for the giveaway.

Mama loves her comment love.




PS... Please check here to see if you have the system requirements necessary to support the software.  I'd hate to blow up your computer, on Valentine's Day no less.