Review & Giveaway: MyMemories Digital Scrapbooking Suite v2.0!

I was recently contacted by the people at My Memories regarding a review of their latest Digital Scrapbooking Software, My Memories Suite v 2.0. Being the avid scrapbooker that I am, I was eager to try it out!

You may or may not know this about me- I LOVE scrapbooking! Being the crafty sort, I tend to go a bit crazy in the craft store, buying all of the super fun little embellishments and pretty papers. I have multiple scrapbooks- one for my Postcrossing postcards, one for my movie ticket stubs, one for my European travels, and one for my U.S. travels. Lately, I've been toying with the idea of converting to digital scrapbooks because as much as I love the tangible nature of my scrapbooks, they don't really fit anywhere. I have those big 12" x 12" scrapbooks, and they don't fit on any of my book shelves, so they sit in a pile in the corner of my bedroom. It drives me crazy!

I was super excited to have the opportunity to try digital scrapbooking software! After downloading the program (plus points for not requiring a CD!), I created a random page to get a feel for the software. My first impression was of how incredibly intuitive the program is- You can select a basic photo layout and then you have various tabs such as paper type, embellishments, text, etc to select from. In under 10 minutes, I threw this together (click to see larger):

The program comes with loads of freebie presets, so while I was experimenting with the pages I've shown here, I didn't need to spend any additional cash. That said, embellishment packs and such are very affordable on their website (more-so than paying for various embellishments at the craft store!). They run between $1 and $6 from what I've seen, and there are kits for all manner of events and memories! There are even some freebie kits and sale items!

If you're interested, you also have the option of joining the MyMemories Design Club. The $5.99 per month membership includes 5 new kits every month (exclusive to club members for 30 days), plus an additional 5% discount off all the designs in the store and the discount gets bigger the longer you are a member! The kits come with fun papers and embellishments. It's a fantastic deal (where else can you get 5 kits worth of papers and embellishments for $6?)!

The website also offers tutorials and links to videos on YouTube where you can learn some neat tricks (I'll have to watch them all... as you can see, I'm no pro at scrapbooking).

When you complete your scrapbook, you can view it in a slideshow, video, export it as an image, or print it! So you're eliminating the cost of printing photos and buying tons of paper and embellishments, and saving space! Awesome!

I definitely love this software! It's incredibly easy to use- everything is drag & drop and you can rearrange and rotate to your heart's content. It seems much cheaper than traditional scrapbooking, and because you can add and delete things as much as you want, the sky is the limit as to how you want it to look! When everything is finished, you're not stuck with a huge, cumbersome album, and you can share it with everyone near and far! If you're into scrapbooking, I'd recommend trying it!

If you're already doing the digital scrapbooking thing, you can get $10 off the MyMemories Suite v2.0 and $10 off scrapbooking supplies in the My Memories store by entering the code STMMMS7910 during checkout ($20 value)!

Win it!

One lucky individual is going to win a digital download of the MyMemories Suite v 2.0, compliments of My Memories! Contest ends Oct 2nd at 11:59 PM EST and is open to everyone (hooray for digital downloads!)! The winner will be chosen with Random.org and will be contacted. If I hear nothing back within 48 hours, I'll pick the next winner on the list!

Mandatory Entry:  Visit the My Memories Website and leave a comment here stating which scrapbooking kit is your favorite!

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