Happy scrapbooking day!

Hey everyone!

Today is National scrapbooking day in the U.S., so I have lots of surprises for you guys this week!!!

To start with I have cool freebies for you this week also. From now on all the freebies will be My Memories Suite Compatible, so you can download your freebies directly to your My Memories Suite software. If you don’t have the My Memories Suite software yet, you won’t be able to work with these freebies. I think that you probably already have purchased your My Memories Suite scrapbooking software by now; if you haven’t, do use my discount code STMMMS35043 for $10 off your purchase at www.mymemories.com. Software comes with a $10 coupon; so a $20 value in total!!! And Guess what? My Memories Suite was Featured on the Mother’s Day special for Lifetime Television Morning show * The Balancing Act *!!!

In conjunction with the appearance of My Memories Suite on *The Balancing Act* you can get a free 20 page Softcover 6 X 6 Photobook for FREE!!! (Free Photobook offer is only valid in the continental United States and you do need to pay $7.99 for shipping and handling).

Tip: Photobooks can be used as theme books such as a wedding, a family vacation, a special person in your life (Mother’s day is on it’s way, so maybe you could create a photobook about your mom as well) etc. You can use the templates that comes with the My Memories Software or you can choose from a template at MyMemories.com Design Shop.

Check out FREE Photobook for the details to get your free Photobook.

I think that you guys were anxiously waiting for your freebies. Didn’t get time to create samples for you guys for this week either, but I received pictures from Liz of her samples. So if you don’t have time to use these freebies yet, do save them, cause it’s Mother’s Day over a week. I’ll show you my samples hopefully next time.

Here’s the link for everyone to your flower card freebies: http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_3

1. Download template file and install it into your software
2. Using MyMemories Suite, choose Create Album From Designer Template and find your project
3. Now you can print and enjoy the provided template, or customize it with your own papers and embellishments.

Flower Card Tutorial

1.  Print your card on card stock.

2. Take your card template page and fold at all fold lines.  A bone folder helps make the creases neat and crisp to help your finished card to look nicer.

3.  There should be a total of 9 folds when you are done.

4.  Cut out your card.

5.  Turn your card over so that the printed side is down and pinch the sides of each petal together until all 6 petals are standing straight up.

6.  Gently push all the petals in one direction until they lay flat.

7.  You now have a flower card.

8.  Tie a ribbon (not included) or something equivalent around the card to hold it closed.

9. Embellish as desired.  This card was embellished with a circle cut out from a piece of background paper.

For the final surprise visit www.mymemoriesblog.com and hop on a Blog Train!!! You will find more FREEBIES out there; you can also participate in their fun challenges for fun prizes to win.

See you guys next time for more wonderful FREEBIES!!!

Sharda

Gift bag freebies

Hey creative visitors!

I have new freebies for you this week!!! I didn’t get time to create samples for you guys, but I received sample pictures from Liz from My Memories Suite, so I’m going to share her sample today. With these freebies you can create your own personalized little gift bag. Here’s the link for everyone to download these freebies: http://www.mymemories.com/store/share_the_memories_kit_1

These freebies can be used in any software!!! ;)

Here are the steps which Liz used for creating her little gift bag:

Open My Memories Suite software and choose your album size (Liz chose 8.5 x 11). Add the papers and elements that you wish to use to create your own printable project and when you’re finished, click: SHARE ALBUM  EXPORT PAGES and save as a .jpg. Print, cut, score, fold and use! Liz also added a little ribbon handle.;) Nice looking gift bag isn’t it? You can print out your gift bag layout over and over as many times as you need a gift bag and also personalize it every time the way you like.

XOXO and till next time!!!

Sharda

Extra freebies this week!

Hey everyone!
I have something very special for you today! Guess what I have for you guys today...Candy Wrapper Freebies!!! I am pampering you guys with two sets of new freebies this week! These freebies can be used in any software, but I’m recommending the MMS software. If you don’t have this software yet, you can order it using my discount code STMMMS35043 ; you will get $10 off your MMS software purchase when you use this code at http://www.mymemories.com/ ! And remember, when you purchase your software using my code before the end of this month you will be eligible to receive a one year free RAKStar Membership worth $247.35!!! Isn’t that wonderful! Just mail me your receipt at ssewdien@yahoo.com for your free mega gift!;)
Here’s the link for everyone to download these freebies:
link to these freebies has expired; check out my newer posts for new freebies.
And here’s a sample I received from Liz.

You will definitely put a smile on your friend’s face by gifting a candy with a very special wrapping to him or her.

Here are the steps for you to create this candy wrapper:
• Open you’re My Memories Suite software and choose your album size (Liz has choosen 8.5 x 11” )
• Add the papers and elements you wish to use to create your own printable project
• Click ‘SHARE ALBUM --> EXPORT PAGES and save as a .jpg! The new .jpg papers you created are now usable as stand alone printable projects to use and reuse anytime!

Here’s the link to your second free gift: link to these freebies has expired; check out my newer posts for new freebies.
This is a sample I had created with these freebies. We had celebrated our granny’s 80th birthday on Saturday, so I had created an 80 with the ‘DesignsbyShelle_Cherished-BG6’ background and also had printed out ‘DesignsbyShelle_Cherished-FlowerDoodle’ freebie twice which I had cut out and stuck at the sides of the 80. I had stuck the 80 in the balcony of granny’s house, so everyone could see it.

Here are the steps for you to create your birthday cut-outs:

• Open your My Memories Suite software and choose your album size (I had choosen for an A4 format).
• Click on your ‘Embellishments’ button and then on your ‘Browse Other...’ tab and insert the flower.
• Right click on the icon of your page which you see at the bottom of your screen and choose for ‘Insert Duplicate Page Mirrored’. So now you have two pages with two flowers.
• Now insert another blank page and click on your ‘Word Art Designer’ tab, then click on the ‘Add’ tab and now you can type in your number. I had typed in 8. Click on your ‘Fill’ tab of your ‘Word Art Designer’ and choose for ‘image’. Then click on the ‘Change’ tab and use the background you like from your freebies. Click on the ‘Stroke’ tab and pick a color with your picker. I had chosen the color of my flower. You can do this by clicking on your ‘picker’ tab and then clicking on ‘previous page’ and choosing your color. As simple as that!

You guys have fun with your freebies! I’ll see you guys next time!

XOXO,

Sharda

Mega deal on purchasing your MMS software with my code!!!

Hey everyone!
I’m back with a great offer for ya’ll!!!
Everyone who buys My Memories Suite Software using my discount code STMMMS35043 during the period February 24, 2012 – March 31, 2012 is eligible to receive a One Year  RAKStar Membership for free!!! That’s a free HUGE Digital Scrapbooking kit every month – and it’s My Memories Suite compatible, so it’s like getting a free software content upgrade every month!!! Total one year value of $247.35; absolutely free with purchase of the MMS V3 software!!!

This is how it works: buy your My Memories Suite software by using my discount code and then e-mail me your receipt at ssewdien@yahoo.com .

Here’s the math for you:
$39.99 My Memories Suite Software
-$10.00 Using my promo code
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$29.99 Payment
+$10.00 in free merchandise
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+$19.95 RAKStar Membership each month
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=$29.95 Free Bonus!!!

Definitely an incredible deal for the best Digital Scrapbooking Software on this planet!

I also have freebies for everyone for this week!!! Here’s the link for everyone to download these freebies: link to these freebies has expired; check out the newer posts for new freebies.

These freebies can be used in any software. I’ve created a sample by using the embellishments of this pack and I’ve used the backgrounds for my WordArts. Great for creating your Holi postcards! The paint embellishments come with the MMS software and are from the pack ‘Building Blocks’.

Enjoy your Holi and wishing ya’ll a great day!!!

Sharda

New freebies and a new tutorial

Hey everyone!
This week, I have a new tutorial for you guys. This tutorial is showcasing My Memories Suite V3 on How to Find Purchased Content in your software. You can see how easy this software is and how your software gets upgraded with each compatible kit. Don’t forget to use the discount code STMMMS35043 if you’re interested in purchasing this software at www.mymemories.com ; you will get a $10 discount by using this code!;)
Here’s the tutorial link for you:  http://mymemories.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2db59f577e9668b002ca5c0af&id=3399e9a712&e=e016845246

I also have new freebies for everyone this week. These freebies can be used in any software! These freebies include two 4” x 6” Quick Pages, and all the papers and elements used in creating them. The Quick Pages and elements are .png files and the papers are .jpg format. My Memories Suite Templates are auto installed in the software, but these are for everyone, even if you don’t have a My Memories Suite software!!! You can do lots of wonderful things with these freebies: create smaller projects like postcards, photos for printing et cetera or add elements to a larger layout and use it as a photo mat!
Here’s the link for everyone to download these freebies: Sorry, link has expired; check out the newer posts for new freebies. 


Just layer your photos behind the open box and add some text and you’re done! I’ve created a sample for you to see. I think that the designer forgot to create two open boxes in the Quick Page I’ve used; there’s only one open box, but you can layer your picture on top and then add the ric rac on top of the picture.

Don’t forget to participate in my My Memories Suite V3 software GIVEAWAY if you still haven’t participated yet. Check out my previous post for a chance to win Amazon’s #1 digital scrapbooking software.;)


Hugs and till next time!
Sharda

Valentine's GIVEAWAY

February is a month of love and gifts, so I am also giving away a free gift filled with love to a lucky winner. I am inviting everyone to participate in my free International Valentine’s giveaway! You can win a My Memories Suite Version 3.0 software worth $39.97 which is sponsored by My Memories Suite!

So what can you do with this software?
You can easily create professional looking postcards, covers for your essays, scrapbooks, photo books or DVDs with your videos and/or pictures you have lying around or which are somewhere deeply stored and hardly looked at. Think of all the wonderful pictures you will be taking soon: baby showers, birthdays, weddings, vacations, graduations etc. Wouldn’t it be nice having them printed out like a professional book? You can also e-mail your created layouts to your family and friends or place it on your facebook page. Check out my beauty and fashion blog CREATIVE D-ZINE to see some more samples of layouts I’ve created with this software. You can also read my 1st My Memories Suite giveaway post out there to know some more about this software. The rules are very simple, so do try out your luck. You do need internet connection on your PC or Mac to download and install this software. I won’t leave anyone empty handed, cause if you haven’t won the software, you will receive a free pack containing 2 Quick Pages and all the papers and embellishment used in creating them. You will be able to use these Quick Pages in any software.;) 

The rules for my My Memories Suite Version 3.0 software giveaway are:
• Follow this blog publicly via Google Friend Connect. If you already are a follower, you can skip this step.
• Go to http://www.mymemories.com/ and check out how many Page Elements the kit Luvbugs contains. (You can type in ‘Luvbugs’ in the search box to easily find this kit if you don’t see it. Click on the kit and you will find the descriptions of this kit. I’ve placed a picture of the Luvbugs pack below). Come back to my giveaway post and tell me in the comment section of this blogpost how many page elements the kit Luvbugs contains. Do leave your first name and e-mail along with your answer in the comment section so I can contact you.

Extra entries (+2) for people who have a blog and want to blog about this giveaway or want to place it on their sidebar. Do tell me in your comment if I have to count you in for extra entries.

Tips for people that have a bit of problem with the rules:
- If you don’t have a blog, you can use your Gmail account to follow my blog via Google Friend Connect. Simply sign in with your Gmail, open my blog and then click on the ‘Join this site’ tab on the side bar at the right. If you don’t have a Gmail, then you can sign up first.;)
- Simply click on ‘comments’ below (at the end of my Giveaway post), type in your comment in the blank comment box, and then click on ‘Publish comment’; as easy as that. When you are done you can sign out from Gmail if you prefer. If you don’t want your e-mail to be publicly visible, you can mail me your e-mail at ssewdien@yahoo.com , but you do need to place your first name and answer in the comment section of my blog to participate. If you have any questions at all you can send me an e-mail.

All the comments and entries will be publicly visible on my blog after the contest is closed, so there will be no cheating.;) Contest is open till the 29th of February 2012 12:00 AM EST.

Best of luck everyone!
Sharda

Valentine's freebies

Hi everyone!
I’m back with this week’s new freebies!
Here’s the link for everyone to download these freebies: the link for these freebies has expired; check the newer posts for new freebies
Barbara Eastwick has a tutorial for you on how you can create Valentine’s Cards for your child’s class with these freebies HERE's.

The My Memories Suite software is so easy that even your child can create his/her own Valentine’s Cards. And remember, you can use my discount code STMMMS35043 to purchase your software.
Here are some advantages of purchasing the My Memories Suite Version 3 software:
• The cool thing is that with the discount code you will be the owner of this software for only $29.97!!!
• You will receive a $10 coupon, which comes with the software. With this coupon you can choose a kit for free at http://www.mymemories.com/ when the kit costs $10 or less. When you purchase something that’s over $10, it’s minus $10 off your purchase!
• You can download lots of kits at http://www.mymemories.com/ for free!!! The free kits at http://www.mymemories.com/ are available for a limited time and are replaced by other new kits. So you will never get bored working with this software, cause you will always have new items to work with, which are absolutely free!!!

You can create your Valentine’s card within a minute or two with this software. I have created a Valentine’s card and I’ve used items from the MMS software, the Cherished Wedding Pack and from the free kit Loved Ones Extras which I had downloaded from http://www.mymemories.com/ .

Here are the steps for creating this card:
• Open a blank page in MMS.
• Place a background by using the Background Papers tab on your Control Panel: Background Papers --> Purchased --> Weddings --> white petals --> OK
• Place some embellishments on your background: Embellishments --> Add --> Purchased --> Love --> Loved Ones Extras --> 2HeartsShdw --> Apply --> Weddings --> Cherished Wedding Pack --> Tags -->  4ever tag --> Apply --> Love --> Side by Side --> Perfect Couple --> Apply --> Close. So you now have all the embellishments on your page. Arrange the embellishments the way you like, make them a bit bigger or smaller if you like and you’re done!

You can use another background and/or embellishments to create your own unique Valentine’s card. Print out your card or save it for sharing through mail, fb etc. If you use packs which are created by StoryRock you could even sell your created card.;) Packs/kits sold at http://www.mymemories.com/ which are not created by StoryRock have their own policies, so if you use packs created by other parties, you will have to find out yourself if you are allowed to sell your created cards.

That’s it for today’s post! Do come back next week, cuase February is a month filled with love and I have something very special for you!!!

Sharda