Smart Solutions for Busy Moms!
Create a free online baby book to privately share photos, movies, and more with friends and family. A great way to really keep your loved ones that live far away involved in baby’s life!
Make an Online Baby Book using TotSites, and have access to 80+ Cute Designs, with loads of customization options. Super fun, and super easy to use. And FREE! Private and secure, so you know your pictures are safe. Check it out!
This is my print from Canvas People…And I love it. I get SO many compliments when people come over, wondering where I got it. So, if you’ve got some great new family photos from the holiday weekend, this is a great way to save them and share them!
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Check out the chat page on Canvas People to read more great comments, and learn more about how Canvas People works!
Trust me, you will NOT be disappointed with your purchase here. We were a little worried, thinking the quality might not be that great, but figured for less than $15, it should still be worth it. I was surprised to see that they had such great materials and workmanship… And they even touched up a couple of minor flaws in the photo, without us asking or paying extra!
I am a huge fan of any type of personalized product using photos… I love calendars customized with fun family photos, I think that creating personalized holiday cards with pic’s in so much better than buying one in a store, and I think that photo books make the most {AMAZING} keepsakes.
I’ve used Snapfish and Shutterfly for most of my photo books, and they’re both pretty similar, and I’ve been really happy with both. When Mixbook approached me and offered me a chance to try out their site to make a new photo book, I assumed it would be pretty similar. Wow, was I wrong!
Mixbook is {SUPER DUPER} cool. There are SO many more ways to customize your pages than either Snapfish or Shutterfly. You pick a Theme, and then upload your photos. But the pages and designs that they have are so creative and fun, and you can change background colors, lay-outs, and more. But the really cool part is that you can add custom stickers and embellishments to each page too! This allows you to get a really creative and unique look to each page, and I LOVE it.
The whole process of putting together a photo book is super simple. Even if you’ve never done it before. Even if you have VERY little computer knowledge. They have a quick video you can watch that’ll teach you the basics, and it’s really just point and click type of stuff. I promise, ANYONE can put together a basic photo book, and get a really great finished product with very little work. Easy peasy.
Want to try Mixbook for yourself? Well, those generous folks over there are giving all of my readers 20% off of their whole order! Use code SIPPY20 at check out to save!
If you are a more advanced user, and want to spend some extra time, then you will LOVE the extra tools and features available here. This is now seriously my favorite place to make photo books. Using the stickers to make each page my own was really fun. I’m almost done with my book, and I’m LOVIN’ it.
Sounds amazing, and you want one too? Well, it’s {possibly} you’re lucky day! One lucky Sunshine and Sippy Cups fan is going to WIN a FREE 20-page, 11×8.5 landscape, hardcover photo book with free US Ground shipping! {If the winner is from Canada, we’ll arrange for shipping costs for you too!} Super cool, right?
Mandatory Entry
You must follow Sunshine and Sippy Cups by email or GFC to be eligible to win this giveaway. You can find both in the upper right corner, then just leave a comment telling me you did this entry. Trust me, you’ll love being a subscriber… You’ll get just one email update a day, with all of the best posts, so you never miss anything good!
Bonus Entries:
Rules and all that:
This giveaway starts today and ends on July 15th at midnight. Winner will be chosen by Random.org on July 16th and notified by email. Winner will have 48 hours to confirm or an alternate will be chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. and Canada residents, 18+. Each comment = one entry, so leave a new comment for each entry task completed.
{Disclaimer: I was compensated with a free photo book from mixbook to review, but all opinions are of course totally mine. I really do love Mixbook as much as I stated in the review, it’s true :)}
If you need last minute super cute photo gifts for Father’s Day, you only have until 4 PST today to order and get them in time!
Head over to Shutterfly, and check out the great deals:
And, when you order $30 or more, save $10 off of your order using code, KKE7-0Z1W-2V5Z-HRUWGB at check out!
Love Photo Gifts?
If you’re a fan of personalized photo gifts, make sure to check out the great FREE options at Vistaprint too. You can’t get these in time for Father’s Day, but I’m sure you have tons of other fun ideas to use for this stuff.
Blog or Business Promotion:
I get most of my blog promo stuff this way… Business cards, postcards, and t-shirts that I wear around with my site info, to promote it when I’m running errands around town! {I’ve made a few for friends too, so they can help me spread the word.}
Super Fun Gifts:
I have also made TONS of great gifts with their stuff over the past couple of years too. Super cute photo mouse pads, mugs, mini-photo books, and more. All I ever have to pay is shipping!
They have a few offers right now:
If you thought Cybil had multiple personalities wait until you get a load of our latest must-have gadget–the HP Photosmart Premium e-Printer, one of the most interesting home printers we’ve seen yet. On the one hand it thinks it’s a high-quality wireless color printer that knows the difference between documents and photographs, on the other it believes it’s a computer whose touch screen interface (with apps!) allows you to order movie tickets, download recipes and print news articles without a computer in sight. It has delusions of being able to print anything emailed from anywhere and, if that weren’t enough, it claims to scan and copy too.
It’s madness. Madness we tell you. Well, watch this week’s session, uh we mean Twirl, to see if Carley can get to the root of the many personalities of this personal wireless home printer.
I’m not gonna lie. I’m in love. Is it weird to say that I’m in love with a printer? Of course not, not when it is clearly so super awesome, right?
Oh HP Photosmart Premium e-Printer, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways….
So there you have it. Another amazingly super rad product brought to your attention by the Digitwirl girls! They find the best products out there, and then show you how to use ’em. Why? Because they rock.
What do you think? Have you seen a better printer? {I haven’t!} What is your favorite feature? Leave some comments and lets chat!
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Have you used Canvas People to get a FREE canvas yet?
This is the print that I got of my daughter… The quality really impressed us, and I am SO glad that I tried them out!
The photo is printed onto the canvas, and you can add different finishes or techniques if you’d like to jazz it up a bit. Then the canvas is stretched around a frame, so that the picture wraps around the sides, which looks really cool.
It even comes with a package with everything that you need to hang it, as a FREE bonus!
Right now you choose between two different deals at Canvas People. You can get the original 8×10 canvas FREE, or upgrade to a larger size, or add other stuff like sepia tones, and get a FREE $50 credit towards your final price.
These are SO worth getting, seriously. I get compliments on my print EVERY time someone comes to visit, and I’ve gotten a couple of these to give as gifts too.
Check them out and get YOUR free print too!
I’m quite a bit behind schedule today.
My baby girl wearing her daddy's hat, looks just like him here.
Baby’s surgery:
My baby girl had surgery yesterday. It was a minor procedure; she had a blocked tear duct that needed to be opened, but it required general anesthesia which scared the heck outta me. But it went great {I’m going to share a bit about it in a post later} and she’s home and looking good. But today is catch-up day!
While going through my {totally overflowing!!} email inbox, I saw tons of great Father’s Day ideas, so I’m going to share a round up here of some favorites!
Father’s Day Ideas:
Share YOUR ideas!
I’ll be sharing new Father’s Day ideas every day, so if you have a great one, please share in the comments so I can include yours in anther post!
If you are a crafter or have a business, share a link to a great deal or product for dad. If you are a blogger with a fun dads day idea, share a link to your post!
If you’re a reader that just has a cool tradition or neat idea, I’d love to hear them!
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