Let’s talk scrapbooking… I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy it. Always have. I remember the summer before my littlest sister was born… My mom was on bed rest pretty much the ENTIRE pregnancy. It was a LONG nine months, for everyone! Especially since my sister was born in September. That meant a whole summer of my siblings and I being stuck inside our house. It’s a nice-sized house, but definitely not big enough for a three month confinement without going a little stir-crazy! None of us were old enough to drive yet (I was only a freshman in high school) and we pretty much had to fend for ourselves, as my mom couldn’t get out of bed and my dad was at work all day. The point of this story? I scrapbooked my little brains out, at the time, for lack of anything better to do. The more I did, the more I realized I liked it. 
Unfortunately, physical scrapbooking isn’t in my budget these days. All those supply costs seriously add up, and fast. So, I took to the digital version of my hobby. And it’s perfect. Most of our photos are digital anyway; and, it’s allowed me to not just scrapbook our lives, but learn some web design and things like that too. All the digital elements on While He Was Napping are all things I’ve done myself, with the help of some awesome digital kits and Google. I’ve begun creating my own digital elements. It’s exciting to learn something new.
The digital software available is numerous, from the crazy expensive Photoshop (which is my preferred program, but it is CRAZY expensive, think multiple hundreds of dollars) to some of the more basic stuff. And you know what, for the most part, the far less expensive software is just as fantastic as Photoshop and it’s so much more user-friendly! Who doesn’t like user-friendly? Ease of use is a major upside, right? Which brings me to… My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software.
Image courtesy of My Memories
When Liz at My Memories contacted me with the opportunity to try and giveaway a copy of My Memories Suite, I couldn’t turn her down. This program is pretty darn awesome! It’s easy to use, even if you’ve never done any kind of digital scrapbooking. But wait, you can do so much more than just scrapbook layouts. You can make photo cards, add music and video to your pages, share them digitally or have them printed into a photo book. All of which is super easy to do. You can use pre-designed templates where you drag and drop your photos into place, add your background and any embellishments you want and save.
The software comes pre-loaded with some great embellishments, papers and other goodies. On their site you can download digital kits and elements. They are reasonably priced and also offer some great free downloads, as well. You can upload your creations and share them with the My Memories community, too. Get ideas and be inspired by other My Memories users.
Image courtesy of My Memories
The My Memories Suite retails for $39.97. That’s an awful lot of digital power at your fingertips for an affordable price tag. However, one While He Was Napping follower will win a copy of the software for FREE!
Would you like the chance to get your hands on a copy of My Memories Suite? Here’s the how:
Image courtesy of My Memories
MANDATORY ENTRY:
1) You must be a public follower of While He Was Napping blog via GFC. Just hit the blue follow button. If it isn’t showing up, refresh the page and try again. You must also visit My Memories website. Come back and tell me which of their digital kits is your favorite in the comments section.
Optional Entries:
1) Follow My Memories on Facebook.
2) Follow My Memories on Twitter.
3) Follow While He Was Napping on Facebook.
4) Tell me, what is your favorite thing about Autumn?
That’s a chance for five entries. Please leave SEPARATE comments for each entry or you won’t get the correct number of entries. Also, if you would like to be contacted if you win, leave an email address. This giveaway will close Monday, September 19, 2011 at 9am PDT. I will announce a winner later that day.
If you would like to go ahead and get your own copy of My Memories Suite, you can get $10 off the software, as well as $10 to the MyMemories.com store. Simply use the code STMMMS52335. Copy and paste the code into the “Coupon/Promo Code” box on the “My Cart” screen. This code never expires. It is good for $10 off the My Memories Suite v2 (the current version of the software) and your software will come with a $10 coupon code to use in the My Memories store.
Good Luck!
Krista
