Holiday Scrapbook Pages

Way back in 2007 we went to Thailand and I bought a Thai photo album with the intent to scrapbook our holiday. And yes, I kept all sorts of trinkets and bits of paper. Fast forward six years and it's all still sitting in a shoebox - well I think it is, I couldn't tell you where to find it! 

Since the original scrapbook idea isn't going to happen, I decided to use my new scrapbooking software to make a scrapbook of our holiday. This software is obviously what I needed as I have already done 5 pages from our holiday over the past two days. I used the "On the Spot" designer template included with the software. It was easy enough to change the colours to my liking as well as put in my own text. I loved that you can easily have the text curve around the circular photos. 

Originally I was just going to focus on an album for our holiday and then start one for our wedding. Now I think I might go through my photos and start scrapbooking in chronological order from when we first started dating. Then when I get around to it start a scrapbook for each of our childhoods. 

So that is yet another project I have started and now need to add to my "Finish these projects" list!

MyMemories Digital Scrapbook Software + Giveaway!

Recently, I had a look through my sister-in-laws scrapbook that she made for her wedding and realised just how nice it must be to look through and reminisce - rather than my basic photo album (which I keep taking photos out of to use in craft projects). So it got me thinking, why do I have no interest in scrapbooking? 

I love the way it all looks, how personalised it is and the visual interest and impact it creates, but I have finally figured out why I personally do not do it or have any desire to start it. I do not like that it isn't flat, all those lovely embellishments just make the pages too bulky. That and I would actually need to remember to get that "To Print" folder on my desktop printed before I could get anywhere with a scrapbook. 

Imagine the serendipity of thinking about all of this, then receiving an email about MyMemories an amazing digital scrapbooking software! 

Not only was I lucky enough to receive a copy of MyMemories Suite, but one of my lucky readers has a chance to win their very own copy! 

I have been having a lot of fun with this scrapbook software, it is really easy to create beautiful layouts without having to create a mess or purchase a never ending list of supplies! I have found this scrapbook software to be quick and easy to learn, with so many options for customizing and embellishing your pages. 

I could have created an album page by page, but the first thing I think of when it comes to photos is my coaster wall. Because all of my coasters are landscape orientation, there are so many photos I would love to include but couldn't as it would leave empty space... until now! 

With this scrapbook software I chose my background, added in two portrait photos from our wedding, added our wedding date (love that shadow effect!), added some swirly embellishments and some hearts. It was so easy, it is flat, every part of it is the perfect size and I don't have a huge mess to clean up! 

I think the longest part is going through and simply looking at all the embellishments and papers you can use, as well as trying out the paint and word effects. 

You can choose to create standard size pages or create custom size pages like I did for my wall coasters. I loved playing with these photos of Trixie as a pup and how perfect is the speech bubble for that top photo? 

There are ready made designer templates included with your MyMemories software so it is incredibly quick and easy to add in some photos and have a page finished in no time! (That's me as a baby with our dog Gloria.) 

Giveaway is now closed! 

Would you like to win your own copy of the MyMemories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software? 

Visit MyMemories and choose your favourite digital scrapbooking kit... 

Then leave a comment on this post answering the following question: 

“Which digital scrapbooking kit and memory would you choose to create first?” 

And read the following Terms and Conditions: 

1. Entry into the Krydasu “MyMemories Digital Scrapbook Software + Giveaway!” competition is open to anyone (excluding employees or their immediate families of Krydasu and MyMemories). 

2. The Promoter is Krystal Spreadborough of Krydasu, krydasu at gmail dot com in Queensland, Australia. 

3. By entering this competition you acknowladge the acceptance of these terms and conditions. 

4. Competition opens at 16:00 (AEST) on Friday 8 February 2013 and closes at 16:00 (AEST) on Friday 22 February 2013. 

5. To enter the competition , entrants must: 

· Visit www.mymemories.com and choose your favourite digital scrapbooking kit 

· Return to this post and leave a comment answering the following question: 

“Which digital scrapbooking kit and memory would you choose to create first?” 

6. The prize consists of: MyMemories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software V4 (valued at $39.97 USD) 

7. Winner will be announced on Tuesday 26 February 2013 on www.krydasu.blogspot.com. Winner will be notified by email. Winner must claim prize via return email within 7 days of email being sent. If winner cannot be contacted or does not claim prize with 7 days, a new winner will be announced. 

8. Winner will be emailed their code and instructions enabling them to download their prize. 

9. This competition is a “Game of Skill”, the winner will be chosen based on the best answer to the entry question.

Linking up here: Giveaway Directory @ Someday Crafts Friday Favs Party @ Nap Time Crafters No Rules Weekend Blog Party @ Sincerely, Paula Cowgirl Up! Link Party @ The Ivy Cottage Blog Take-A-Look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Crafts

Coaster photo wall

Back in April I had what I hoped would be a brilliant idea and started working on this never ending project... 

The idea was to use little MDF coasters I found at Bunnings to create a photo wall! Obviously this project will take a long time but the idea is that once I have a wall full of them I can just change around or switch out old for new. At 69c each it is a cheap project and being MDF I can just Blu-Tack it to the wall without the worry of hearing photo frames crashing to the floor! 

As you can see it looks great when they are all laid out together - all I need to do is pick which wall I want to use and then decide what colour to paint the wall! 

I ended up getting the idea to add a cross stitched coaster to my wall, and luckily it seems to have worked the way I saw it in my head. I'll share that bamboo pattern with you in my next blog post. It is a little fiddly mounting it onto the MDF coaster but so far it is holding well - I'll get started on another cross stitch piece so I can share with you how I mounted it. The only thing I am worried about is whether the glue will cause the aida to yellow over time. 

I hope this gives you new ideas for displaying your favourite photos (or artwork)!