My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Review and Giveaway

One of the many things I have wanted to do for Benjy is to create a scrapbook of pictures that we have taken of him.  I have a scrapbook and have bought some paper and stickers.  So far I have gotten exactly one page done. I get started on working on it and then he wakes up so scrapbooking the traditional way is just not working well for me.  My Memories contacted me about doing a review of their digital scrapbooking software.  I immediately replied back after checking out their website as this seemed like a good solution to get some scrapbooking done.


This program is available by download or hard copy disk.  As we get more and more digital, a download only copy appeals to me as I don't have to worry about where I put the CD.  As long as you are logged into your account, the ability to download the program is available which is handy if your computer crashes and you need to re-download it.

The set up of the program took a few minutes.  Once the program was set up, I had the option to start scrapbooking right away.  The program comes preloaded with quite a few papers, embellishments, templates, and books.  On their site they also have quite a large selection of free kits to download which change often.  For kits to purchase that vary from quick make pages to full out design kits, the prices range from 84 cents to $7-8.  I find this to be very reasonable as from looking at kits in scrapbooking stores, the prices seem to be quite similar and that is for a one-time use product only.

Within 5 minutes of downloading the program and the extra kits, I had already created a scrapbook page.  I choose not to use a template, but use different design elements to create it.  The background of this page is Funky Polka.

I choose to use shapes on my picture to get the nice oval.  The words I put in using both the text feature and the word art tab.  I used embellishments to get the flowers and the stitching that goes across the top of the page. It did not take me long to make this page and I think it looks pretty cool.

The program is very straightforward to use.  As shown in the picture above, adding different elements to your page is very easy to do.



One of the things I really like about this program and digital scrapbooking is that there is an undo button.  This  makes life so much easier.  If you do something and it doesn't look right, just hit undo.

This is what the full program looks like when it is open.

Since this program also has lots of templates for those that are not as crafty or do not have the time to design their own pages, I thought I would also share a few examples of those.

Why yes, that is Bacon in a Santa hat.  

This examples shows journaling.  It is a picture template that I used to create this one. I had to add the background page and all the text.

This one here is a quick page.  All the design elements are provided.  You just need to add your pictures underneath and use this as a frame.

This program is designed for both a Mac or Windows.  I am currently running Windows XP, and it is working well..  My computer is 5 years old and runs it quite easily.  It only stalled once,  and I think that is because I had too many things running at once.  

Once you are done your creation, you can easily have them printed out.  There is an option for you to print them yourself or upload it to them and have it printed that way.  They have many templates that are in book form so it is very easy to make your own digital scrapbook and have a paper copy of it as well.

Overall, I really enjoyed using this software.  For me personally, I prefer not to use templates and just use all the design features on my own to create pages.  The great thing about this software is that it offers you choice.  You are not limited to only using templates or doing it all on your own.  I made the new banner for my blog using this software.

My Memories also has a Youtube channel to demonstrate different aspects of their program http://www.youtube.com/user/MyMemoriesSuite

My Memories Suite Scrapbooking Software retails for $39.95 USD.

Would you like your own copy so you can start making digital scrapbooks?

Go to My Memories  and use this promo code STMMMS49904  . This will get you $10 off the software as well as a $10 coupon to use in the Mymemories.com Store.

OR

 You can win a copy below by entering the giveaway using Rafflecopter.