Free Photo Book!

Just wanted to pass along that as I was signing up on a new site there was something that caught my eye. In the page where you login it reminds you that just for registering on this site you get a FREE book if you use the promo code : FREEPHOTOALBUM. Try it out. It did not give any specifics like- what type of book, how many pages, or how long this offer is good for, but you may as well try it out. www.hoorray.com Good luck!

Photobooks for the New Year!

What a great way to start off the new year with such a great deal. I hope that they continue to offer this special. I have done books with 4 companies in the past year, and of the ones that I have done, these are the highest quality.

I have been receiving emails from Winkflash inviting me to order a photo book. I just received another email today for a really great deal: you can make an 8x10 photo book with up to 100 pages for $19.95. This time there are several sizes of books on sale- even ones with windows. Every couple of months they have this promotion. If you are interested;

1. You need to have an account with Winkflash (set up for free) http://www.winkflash.com/

2. You need to have your photo book submitted by January 23rd.

3. You need to use the code BOOKS4LESS at checkout

I have found that they ship quite quickly. I usually have my book in a week to 10 days. If you have never done this before, they have easy templates to use. If you have wanted to try this, now is the time with such a great price! They are changing things all of the time and giving more options. This is a fun way to scrapbook. You only have 2 weeks so hurry!

http://www.winkflash.com/promos/emails/01022009/

Winkflash calendar

Here is the link for the latest deal from Winkflash. We are crossing our fingers that they continue doing the books during the coming year! http://www.winkflash.com/promos/emails/12092008/

Baby Shower Invite

I am helping to give a baby shower for one of my neighbors and I am in charge of the invitations. It has been a long time since I have given a shower, so, of course, I went a little overboard with the invitations.

I took some pictures of the project in different stages. The template for the actual diaper I found at :

http://www.freedigitalscrapbooking.com/paper_crafts/paper_crafts_baby_announcements.html.

This project took a little longer than I thought, but it was not difficult. Try it out with different patterned paper for the diaper. I had my own die cuts, but you could use real safety pins. Get creative.

Bench re-do

Lately I have been noticing all of these cute benches on people's porches and thought, "I could do that." So I looked at several stores at new benches of all sorts, but just couldn't find anything that jumped out at me. Then I started looking at used ones that I could make into whatever I wanted. I finally found this beauty for $10. She was painted with a greenish black paint, a vinyl seat and the backrest was raw wood covered with a piece of fabric from the 1970's. She was PERFECT! I took her apart and repainted her to match my front door. My husband hasn't finished making her new seat yet, so I put the vinyl back on for now. I also purchased a large cushion to put on the new seat when totally completed.
I think she looks great on the porch. Go ahead, you can do this too.

The books are back again,so don't procrastinate!!

This year I have been receiving emails from Winkflash inviting me to order a photo book. I just received another email today for a really great deal: you can make a photo book with up to 100 pages for $19.95. This time there are several sizes of books on sale- even ones with windows. Every couple of months they have this promotion. I have made 5 books so far this year and they have turned out great. If you are interested;

1. You need to have an account with Winkflash (set up for free) http://www.winkflash.com/

2. You need to have your photo book submitted by October 31st.

3. You need to use the code BOOKEM9 at checkout

I have found that they ship quite quickly. I usually have my book in a week to 10 days. If you have never done this before, they have easy templates to use. If you have wanted to try this, now is the time with such a great price! They are changing things all of the time and giving more options. This is a fun way to scrapbook. You only have 2 weeks so hurry!

http://www.winkflash.com/promos/emails/10172008/

Surprise party

We found out earlier in the year that my husband had NEVER had a birthday party, so we decided that it was about time that he did. We decided to make it a surprise. This is what we did for the invitations. I bought some heavy cardstock that looked nice and ran it through the printer to get the "top secret" logo on. Luckily a good friend loaned me her die for the folder and I placed it just right to get the logo in the correct place. I purchased some sticker sheets and printed about 20 pictures on each sheet. It was easy to adhere them to the inside cover. I made several pages to go inside the invitation.

1- Operation Surprise: told what was going to happen

2- Date, time and place

3- Statistics: gave facts about my husband ( schooling, employment, hobbies, etc.)

4- Family: had pictures of all of us

5- Map

Each page was printed on different color paper and attached to the folder with a paper clip. The party turned out great and there were many comments on the invitation.