Make Your Own Party Favor Box

Kids always expect party favors when they attend a party. The next time you throw a party, you can make your very own party favor fry box. Fill it with candy, chocolates, crayons or whatever you can think of.

This is very simple to make if you have the MyMemories Suite scrapbook software. Here's the digital papers, elements and quick pages that you can download to easily make it ...... FRY BOX FREEBIE

I've been using MyMemories Suite for a while now and I find it so easy to use. I've already created 2 photobooks with it. Here is a page that I did.

Don't get the wrong idea that this software is just for scrapbooking. You can do crafts too (like the party favor fry box ) and the MMS team is always coming up with new craft ideas.

Currently, thereis an offer of a FREE professionally published 20 page softcover 6x6 photo book along with full license purchase of the newest version of the MyMemories Suite v.4 Scrapbooking and more software. Go check it out. It's time to do something nice with all those photos collecting on your harddrive.

Inexpensive Christmas Gift for Friends

The last few years, my Christmas gifts have involved baking. Somehow, this year, I just didn't get bit by the baking bug. So I had to come up with something that was meaningful, personal and inexpensive. Yea, I've spent too much the last few weeks getting new clothes for the kids and splurging on a book sale.

Okay, so I finally got this idea to frame a scripture word art (since all my friends are from church). This is what I crafted on my MyMemories Suite software. By the way, it is a fantastic digital scrapbooking software BUT you can really create a lot of stuff with it, not just scrapbooks. You can do cards, CDs and a variety of crafts.

Okay, so here is my Christmas wordart.

I put that in a picture frame and whalla! ... A nice Christmas gift that didn't break my bank.

Copy and past my discount code to save money: STMMMS86598

My Photobook 2010

It is my goal to create a family photobook every year. This is better than a photo album as the photobooks I create contain journaling. This way, people who look at the pictures also know the story behind it. Makes it so much more meaningful.

Unfortunately, I only work on my photobook during my spare time. Most people think SAHM (stay-at-home-moms) would have lots of spare time. Let me tell you that is a MYTH! It took me around a year to finish this book. Thank goodness I do keep an updated journal, plus I make it a point to take pictures of my family every month. So when it comes to creating the photobook pages, I have my journal to remind me what happened during that year. Plus, looking back at my blog posts and FB updates helps too.

Okay, so here are some of the pages I created, just to give you a sneak peek.

My kids LOVE looking through the photobook. In case you are wondering, I created these scrapbook pages using MyMemories Suite scrapbooking software. MyMemories was featured on the Mother’s Day Special for Lifetime Television’s Morning show, "The Balancing Act". They are currently running a FREE PHOTOBOOK promotion. 

If you use my discount code, you can get $10 off when you buy the scrapbook software. The discount also gives you another $10 to spend at their online store.
CODE: STMMMS86598
You can get the software here —-> MY MEMORIES SUITE: SOFTWARE FOR SCRAPBOOKING

Scrapbooking and photobooks are a wonderful way to keep memories alive. If you are a new mom or have young kids, I highly recommend that you learn to scrapbook and journal the memories of your family. Your efforts will not go to waste and you'll be glad you did it. Now I have to start working on my photobook 2011. Let's see how long it is going to take me this time :p