You may not know that I love scrapbooking. Over the years I've made quite a few but when Big Sister and Baby Genius came along, all scrapbooking ceased. What's sad is this is the time when I really wish I could do more of it to put the HUNDREDS of pictures we take to good use AND compliment my journaling with beautiful photo books.
{Insert a shout-out to my mom, who has made several scrapbooks for me and my kids! But there's just something about doing it yourself... you know?}
Enter: MyMemories Suite Software. I am flattered that they found my blog and approached me to try it out and tell people about it. It is the coolest thing! Look what I made in less than 10 minutes. It was super easy, fun and fast. I would not lie to you. And the coolest part is I can print it, download it, email it, make a book, a JPG, share it on Facebook or whatever! There are lots of pre-set pages or you can design your own; there's a nice selection of embellishments, paper choices, and so much more!
The price is pretty decent too - $39.97 for the software (or $29.97- keep reading!). I once tried one of those online upload-your-photos and make a memory book. I had a Groupon and still paid something like $30 for the small, basic book. For almost $40 you can make unlimited pages - a much better deal - AND you can make books, calendars, movies.... lots of cool things! This would be a GREAT tool to make home-made Christmas cards and gifts! (Think... calendars for the grandparents...) Truly if this is your 'thing' you should check out the website:
My Memories Suite.
Here's the best part: For my readers, enter the following code to receive a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value! STMMMS40533!
But Wait! There's More! I also have a FREE giveaway for a lucky reader! Simply visit the My Memories Suite webpage, choose your favorite design, and comment below telling me how you'd use the design and the software and you could win a free copy of the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software! SWEET! (Drawing will be held Sept. 30!) *BONUS entry if you also become a follower of my blog or LIKE the MyMemories Facebook page!
Tell your friends and family to do this too! I LOVE giving free stuff away! Trust me - this is worth it if you love scrapbooking or doing creative projects with photos!
It's baaacccckkk! 
If you haven't checked out MyMemories lately, you should. They have just released Version 3 of the software and the new features are so much more user-friendly.... which is great because they were pretty user-friendly before! It flows with how you would naturally make a paper scrapbook page. 
SPOILER ALERT: I made a calendar for a family member for Christmas using the new My Memories Version 3 software. Yep - they've upgraded and the software has some very cool new features! One of my favorites so far is the ability to easily make a calendar using either pre-designed scrapbook templates (you get a very nice selection with high-quality looking papers and designs) or templates you design yourself! You can choose either the standard 12x12 scrapbook page size OR a normal sized 8-1/2 by 11 paper size. This is SO much easier with Version 3 than the previous version. 
An example of what I did for my calendar is posted to the left. In total, for a 1-year calendar you will need 26 pages: You create a cover, each of the designed/ photo pages (which you can actually pre-load with pictures you select into a separate file), each of the calendar pages, and a back cover. You'll need to 'map it out' to make sure you have the order right, and the number of pages depending on the months you want. For a 2012 calendar, it cost me $17.99 plug shipping. 
