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Welcome : Kirsty Wiseman

Welcome Kirsty Wiseman! We are excited to introduce you to the wonderful Kirsty!

Tell us about yourself.

"My name is kirsty and I am married to Mark. We have a lovely little girl called Ellie and together, with our dog Eddy - we are invincible.

I have been scrapbooking 5 years now and coupled with that I make cards for the UK magazine industry. When I'm fed up of paper scrapping, I love to make digital layouts while watching TV with the family."

Well, Christmas is right around the corner and Kirsty has created several goodies for us to scrap our holiday photos. We are sharing her first freebie with you today and have several more to come! The "Joy" card below can easily be printed at Shutterfly! Enjoy and please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.

We hope you find inspiration in the celebrations that are taking place around you!

Download Card_merry_kissmas_kirsty_wiseman

Decision Time! : By Alicia Bull

Well, It is early December and I already received the first card  of the holiday season from a dear friend this week. It makes me shutter to think that someone else is already done with cards and I have the task in front of me.

Luckily, I have a great database of names and addresses already on my computer and I of course have Shutterfly for the card creating process. My biggest challenge is always choosing just one card. So, for the third year in a row I will print 3 cards. Some may think I am a little crazy to do that, but honestly it makes the process less stressful for me. (sometimes around the holiday we need to do a few things to reduce stress!)

I thought it would be fun to share my selections for the 2009 holiday season. I am pleased with the way they turned out and feel relieved that they will be stamped and in the mail next week!

Happy December!

Alicia Bull

 

Welcome : Rhonna Farrer

We are excited to welcome Rhonna Farrer to the Shutterfly Celebrations Blog. We can't wait to share more about Rhonna and her design work. So, without further ado, lets find out a bit about her.

I'm Rhonna Farrer,  a mother of 3 & wife to my best friend. I earned a BFA in Art Education & have been designing in the greeting card/gift wrap/paper product industry for 12 years.

I design under Rhonna DESIGNS for all of my freelance design work, but as far as scrapbooking goes: I've teamed up with Heidi Swapp & Janet Hopkins to bring you House of 3.  We  have digital design kits, House Adornmnents, Blog Couture & Design House kits. We aim to offer inspiration in home decor, scrapbooking & hybrid arts.

Rhonna has an exciting handful of freebies that she is going to be sharing with us over the next week or so. The downloads are themed around Blessings and being Thankful. (Perfect for all of those Thanksgiving photos we need to document!) Below you can download a greeting card  created by Rhonna. You just add your own photo and print it. The card is, of course, perfectly sized for printing at Shutterfly if you choose!  Have fun downloading this fun freebie and please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.

 Download RF_HarvestGreetingCardTemplate

Holiday Wrap Up Idea : From Alicia Bull

It has been a wild and crazy last few months. Wrapping the holiday season up properly never really happens the way I had intended. This year I am proud to say that I used Shutterfly to help me show that last little gesture of thanks to our family and friends. The card below was made within minutes at Shutterfly and  is truly something I know our family and friends will hold onto throughout the new year. I had 25 cards printed and will be sending them out this week. It was a personal and affordable thank you!(the card below shows off my 3 little boys with their brand new holiday labradoodle!--a moment our family won't be forgetting soon!)

Enjoy!

 

Katie Pertiet Inspires : Easter is Coming!

Can you believe it’s almost Spring? In two weeks we’ll be on Spring Break and a week after that is Easter! So it’s time to put the children in their Sunday’s best and take some pictures to send out to family and friends and to help with that I’ve made an Easter card for you to download. It’s completely Shutterfly ready to drop in your picture and upload! And if you’re looking for more cards be sure to check out the assortment at DesignerDigitals.com !

Enjoy and please remember that all freebies are for personal use only!

Download KPertiet_Easter Card.zip

Heather Ann Melzer Inspires: Holiday Calendars and Card!

Heather Ann Melzer , owner of heatheranndesigns responded to the week #11 question of "How do you document your year's events?" by saying:

"I created a product this year to document a year's worth of memories month-by-month.  It makes it easy to add photos and text and capture a monthly snapshot of what our family's been up to.  I hope to create a page for each month of the year and combine them in a 12x12 Shutterfly photo book for 2007, 2008 and beyond!"

"Still working on your holiday cards and letters?  If so, I have a new holiday letter template set that makes putting your family newsletter together quick, easy, and beautiful.  The black & white design coordinates perfectly with my free holiday card templates (available through Shutterfly here).  I just received my 4x8 cards in the mail today using one of the templates and they turned out beautifully :)  Now to address them! "

The Designer Digital "Thankful Sale!": Katie Pertiet Shares a Coupon!

designerdigitals.com is having a "Thankful Sale" in honor of Thanksgiving. You can enter coupon code #   94f301 at check out and receive 15 % off your order thru Nov. 24, 2007.

Katie Pertiet also shared a beautiful sample of a card she made for her sister for the upcoming holiday. The card will go on sale at designerdigitals the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It is a sweet and delicate card. These cards are perfect for printing at Shutterfly. Here is link to get more info on printing your own 5 x 7 custom cards at Shutterfly. Enjoy!

Shutterfly Inspiration : WendyZine Shares A Card!

I wanted to share some great inspiration that came my way this week. Wendyzine Scraps at pickleberrypop shared a link to a very special product that she has in her store. It is a gift box of Shutterfly templates, quickpages and actions. It is specifically created for you to use in Adobe PSE and PS to create images perfect for printing at Shutterfly. Here is a link to be able to purchase the Gift Box! The price is currently reduced and it looks to be a great value.

Wendy is also sharing a free card template for each of you to download from the Shutterfly Blog. (Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only!) Thanks Wendy for the holiday inspiration!

Download WendyZine_8x4Card.png

Savannah Brentnall : Holiday Card Display Inspiration

Savannah Brentnall, owner of savannahscrapbooks responded to the week # 4 question of "How do you display your holiday cards?" by saying:

"I like to see holiday cards displayed all over the living room. There's nothing better than walking through the front door and being greeted by the warm wishes of friends and family. I put them on the mantelpiece, on the coffee table and on the side tables. I also use paper clips to attach them to wide holiday ribbon which I drape over pictures and mirrors.

After the holiday, I scan the cards that have the most sentimental value, layer them in 'piles' in Photoshop and create a two-page layout to go with my holiday pages. I print the layouts and put them in my albums, and I include the original cards in pocket pages next to the layouts. Some people don't see the value in keeping old cards, but I love looking back at the cards sent by friends in years past."

Holiday Card Promotion: Create Early and Save!

Check out the valuable promotion that Shutterfly is running right now on holiday card making. If you order your holiday cards before October 23rd you can buy 50 cards and get 25 cards for free! That is a 33% discount. Here is a link to check out the details.

  SHUTTERFLY HOLIDAY CARD PROMOTION

Don't forget, the Shutterfly DSAT members have created some amazing holiday card templates for you to use when creating your cards this season! There is a beautiful selection that inspire and make the card creation process a breeze! Here is a sample.