• digital photo, digital scrapbooking

    Beginning Tutorial for MyMemories Suite

    New to MyMemories Suite? Let’s Get Started! from Lisa Jurrens on Vimeo.

    If you are new to MyMemories Suite digital scrapbooking software, check out this video tutorial! It will give you a quick little overview of how things work and takes a quick peek around the MyMemories.com Design Shop! This was for our friends on Facebook, maybe it will help you too!

    If you have any questions or need more help, please don’t hesitate to ask!

    Lisa J.
    lisaj@mymemories.com

     

    If you are new to MyMemories Suite digital scrapbooking software, check out this video tutorial! It will give you a quick little overview of how things work and takes a quick peek around the MyMemories.com Design Shop! This was for our friends on Facebook, maybe it will help you too!

    If you have any questions or need more help, please don’t hesitate to ask!

    <3 Lisa J.

    lisaj@mymemoriessuite.com

     

    Lisa has been an inspiration to many using MyMemories software.  Here is how to start using the software, earlier this week I shared a step by step tutorial, this better explains that post.  And don’t forget MyMemories Suite is a great gift for someone who enjoys scrapbooking or someone that needs an introduction to the fun world of digital scrapbooking. Don’t forget to use Discount code STMMMS36408 for your $10.00 savings on the software and $10.00 off your digi scraps.

  • Ancestry.com, family historian

    Using Tree Hints from the Barefoot Genealogist

    Here is a  recent Ancestry.com online course from the Barefoot Genealogist. I really enjoy her tutorials, they are full of helpful tips how to use your Family Tree Maker and Historical records. In this video she shares how to verify that this is the person you are really looking for, clearing up any doubt later. And you can still Get 25% Off Family Tree Maker 2012 at Ancestry.com through Ancestry.com.

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    Facebook Friday

    As a blogger, I really enjoy meeting new blogger and reconnecting with all the wonderful bloggers I have met. Many of us have Facebook fanpages that we share new things with our readers. This Friday I want to share other blogs with my readers on Facebook. If you haven’t yet started following me on Facebook, here is my link to Dawns Delights Studio. And come Join Facebook Friday

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    Daily Deals

    Featured Groupon “Goods” deals, I have really enjoyed being a customer of Groupon. I have gotten Haircuts, massages, scrapbooks, for practically next to nothing. Groupon has everything, from Electronics to Get-a-ways.

    Garmin GPS with Free Lifetime Maps and Traffic Updates – Online Deal

    $144 for a Bluetooth Garmin nuvi 1490LMT 5-inch GPS with Free Lifetime Maps and Traffic Updates

    Color touchscreen navigator with up-to-date maps & traffic information, turn-by-turn directions & Bluetooth compatibility.

    The Fine Print

     

    Customized Wooden Photo Boards or Photo Blocks – Online Deal

    $39 for Three 5″x7″ Photo Boards, Five 2″x2″ Photo Blocks, or One 8″x10″ Photo Board from PhotoBarn ($95 Value)

    Photographers Lindsay & Todd touch-up client’s favorite photos and print them on wood boards and blocks.

    The Fine Print

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    Love is in the Air, Groupon has those special treats for your special sweetheart. 

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    Cookies are dipped in Belgian chocolate & sprinkled with candy hearts before being wrapped in romantic gift box with satin ribbon.

     

    The Fine Print

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    The Fine Print

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    Taste of Home Subscription

    Taste of Home

    My Grandma would buy this magazine subscription for me every year. We’d share the recipes and trade off which one we would try that week. This is a great sale on a fantastic magazine, that is full of wonderful recipes to try this year. This offer ends on January 18, 2012.

  • digital scrapbooking, family historian, My memories

    My Memories Tutorial

    Making a digital scrapbooking page can be a lot of fun! The options are limitless when using digital scrapbooking. Here is this weeks new freebie, and a tutorial on one I made earlier today.

    MyMemories Suite is a great gift for someone who enjoys scrapbooking or someone that needs an introduction to the fun world of digital scrapbooking. Don’t forget to use Discount code STMMMS36408 for your $10.00 savings on the software and $10.00 off your digi scraps.

     

    1. Open My Memories Suite. From the New Album Options Window, click on design your own. I choose Square 12*12 inch.

    2. Enter your album title, chose the album location and choose your preferred shape, then click on ok.

     

    3. Select blank page and click on Ok. On the Right under Background Papers click Purchased, this will hold freebies and purchased papers. Quick pages will be under Elements.

    5. Choose Custom from the expanded list and browse to the welcome (or other) kit on your hard drive. I choose Christmas Lace for this page.

    6. Click on the drop down arrow next to photos in the control panel, and click on Add Photo.

    7. Browse to your first photo, select and click on Ok. The photo covered part of the elements, so I selected the Element button and found the matching ornament element.

    8. To keep your photos looking realistic on a page you can add a drop shadow by clicking on the drop shadow button. You can adjust settings according to taste. All Digital Scrapbook Place Elements however already have their own shadows.

    9.To Add Text to your layout, click on the drop down arrow next to Text in the control panel and click on Add Text. You can use the settings in the Text Control panel to adjust your fonts and font styles as required.

     

    10. Click on the Share Album button, select export pages, save and finish. You can now open your finished work in your photo file.

    Here is my finished photo page.

  • digital photo, digital photos, digital scrapbooking, family historian

    Digital Scrapbook Freebie.

    The designs at MyMemories.com are always adorable and quick to put together. This week MyMemories.com had this Valentines layout for free. You can download it at their Facebook Page. I used a photo of my Grandparents together with their oldest, my Aunt Theresa. As a kid growing up, my Grandparents were not together-photos of them together were not something I knew even existed. Since going through all my Grandma’s photos we have found so many photos of them together. They were a lovely couple, and had a beautiful family.

     

    Here is the second freebie this week from Mymemories.com

     

    Each element of the page is downloadable onto your computer and you can use for any layout, card, tag you wish.

    MyMemories Suite is a great gift for someone who enjoys scrapbooking or someone that needs an introduction to the fun world of digital scrapbooking. Don’t forget to use Discount code STMMMS36408 for your $10.00 savings on the software and $10.00 off your digi scraps.

     

     

  • family historian

    Flip-Pal Webinar and January Sale

    I love my Flip-pal, knew before I owned it that this was a perfect gadget to help with everything I love doing. As a Genealogist I can’t drag my huge scanner everywhere and the flip pal is so small, compact, no cords to worry about and handy. Here is their latest January Sale for Flip-pal. These are great prices for a handy gadget that will make your research and scanning needs great.

    January Flip-pal Sale

    $15 off the purchase of a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner

    Coupon Code: 15JFP12

    $20 off the purchase of a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner
    with Creative Suite Craft Edition DVD

    Coupon Code: 20JCS12

    $25 off the purchase of a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner with Creative Suite Craft Edition DVD when you also purchase a Deluxe Carry Case

     

    Coupon Code: 25JCS12
    (both items must be in your shopping cart for this coupon to work!)
    $30 off the purchase of a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner with Creative Suite Craft Edition DVD when you also purchase a Deluxe Carry Case and an Eneloop AA 4 Pack with AC Charger

    Coupon Code: 30JCS12

    (all three items must be in your shopping cart for this coupon to work!)

     

    Coupon Code: KOFP12A 
    $15 off the purchase a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner when you also order a package of Flip-Pal Window Protector Sheets —both items must be in your customers shopping cart for this coupon to work! 

    Coupon Code: KOCS12A 
    $20 off the purchase a Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner with Creative Suite Craft Edition DVD when you also order a package of Flip-Pal Window Protector Sheets

     

     

     

  • family historian

    Vegas

    Many feel that Vegas is a place only for adults. Depends on what you are looking for in a vacation. For us and our little ones, we had a blast visiting the G rated parts of the strip. There is M&M World, where the M&M Nascar is on Display, and tons of chocolate for the kids.
    There are other things kid friendly, the Ethel M Chocolate Factory(FREE), The Hoover Dam, The Lion and Dolphin habitat, Titanic Exhibit, The Sirens of Treasure Island (FREE), the 117,000 Aquarium at the Silverton, the Fall of Atlantis(FREE), the Volcano eruption at the Mirage(FREE), MGM’s lion habitat(FREE), and Lake Mead if you love the water.
    I hope many will look pass the stereotype of Vegas, casinos are a huge part, but not the only things in Vegas. And if you are a fan of Pawn Stars, drop by their shop. They most likely wont be there, but many of the things you have seen on the show and employees are there. Worth the visit…
  • family historian, Uncategorized

    Road Trip to Las Vegas

    I  really love taking a vacation and just drive all the way there. You see so much more, and for me it is an inspiration for my crafts. Recently we drove all the way to Vegas, not for the Casino’s, but for the shows- Sirens of Treasure Island, the Volcano at the Mirage, M&M World, Hoover Dam, and the main reason we went was to see the Titanic Artifact Exhibit. There just is so much outside to enjoy that we hardly went in. And the drive between Northwestern Arizona and Nevada was breath taking, with deep windy canyons. It is the second time I have been there, and it only got better. There still is so much we didn’t even get a chance to see.

    My family enjoyed all the sites we saw. Did the tour at the Hoover Dam, visited a huge fish tank at the Silverton Casino, where the OCC Pro Base Bike is on display. They enjoyed the chocolate at the M&M World exhibit, and the chocolate from the Ethal M Chocolate Factory.

    But for me, my dream came true when I got the chance to see the Exhibit of the Titanic at the Luxor. There are so many artifacts that have been retrieved and carry a story of whom they belonged to. The perfume still has the strong fragrances that were once popular. Post Cards are still in readable condition, the Grand Stair Case built to scale, Coal from the Wreck, and the Big piece. The big Piece was brought up in 2001 after several failed attempts. It is small in size when compared to how large the ship was. It measures 25 ft by 15 ft and is 80 tons. It is scheduled to be at the Luxor til 2014.. Here is a photo of the second class dinner plate, we got 6 for our family.

    We got the opportunity to also visit the Hoover Dam, take the power plant tour. It was fun to learn about the Dam, how it was developed, and how it got its name. Hoover had been the inspiration and supporter of the Dam, it was to help 7 states keep their water rights, help keep from flooding, and offer water for farming of food. It wasn’t until 1947 that it was named the Hoover Dam, it was completed in 1935.

    I am really going to enjoy scrapping this trip, and the kids really enjoyed themselves.