Shutterfly Digi Scrap Blog

Kellie Hann Mize : Recipe Template

Kellie Hann Mize from TheDigiChick created a freebie template some time back that continues to be requested year round from Shutterfly users. It is an adorable recipe template that will assist you in making an incredible recipe book in no time flat. (Maybe a family keepsake recipe book, a class recipe book for the teacher, or even a book of recipes for the bride to be) Whatever you choose, it is sure to turn out beautiful with this template.

Please feel free to download the template file below.

Download KHM-FreeRecipeTemplate

 

You can also visit a page of inspiration talking about a Shutterfly customer named Susie Roberts that found great joy in using the recipe template in her beautiful Christmas recipe book. Here is a link to the inspirational page from Shutterfly. 

You can view Susie's Shutterfly book here!

My Little Ghoul : By:Kim Gehring

Kim Gehring from PixelGypsyDesigns has a solution for all of those cute Halloween photos that you now have developed and want to scrapbook. She has provided us with the a darling mini kit called "My Little Ghoul."  You can download the files and create layouts in Photoshop or other similar software programs. We would love to see what you end up creating! Please remember that all downloads are for personal use only!

Download KimGehring_MyLittleGhoul

Savannah Brentnall :Her Creative Resolution!

Savannah Brentnall, owner of savannahscrapbooks shares a New Year's resolution:

"My resolution for 2008 is to scrap more of my own photos. As a scrapper-for-hire, I spend most of my time scrapping other people's memories. While I'm glad my hobby-turned-business has taken off and people like my work, I'm finding that I'm getting more and more behind on my own scrapping. Somehow, time spent on my own layouts seems hard to justify when it means less billable time to spend on client projects. In 2008, I resolve to assign as much importance to my own memories as I do to those of my clients. After all, that's what made me start scrapping in the first place. 2008: The year of balance!"

A New Year's Resolution : From Kate Teague

Kate Teague, Two Peas Garden Girl, shares a New Year's resolution:

"This year as I had all of my layouts printed into books for gifts I realized that I am not present in near enough of my pages. I am writing down my daughter’s life story but am often forgetting to write my family story. For this next year, one of my goals is to get in front of the camera more and to make more pages that include me. I am in some of my pages, but I know that I would have loved to have some of my Mom’s thoughts in a book about being a new mother and the trials and tribulations of motherhood."

Here is a calendar for the new year. It is 8X10 in size so it can be printed and will fit a standard 8X10 frame. Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only! Download Calendar Here.jpg  You can purchase Kate's complete kit here!

Here is a link to all the twopeas calendar kits and yearly templates as well! Enjoy!

Kate shares further inspiration! She created a layout with a template from the Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbook Blog that shows all the Shutterfly books she gave as gifts this Holiday Season! She calls it "Photo Book Christmas!" Very clever Kate!

Happy New Year!

2007 is coming to a close and I have been watching family , friends , media, and myself all take a considerable amount of time to REFLECT upon the past year. Reflecting is an amazing tool for memorializing, documenting, and remembering good times, trials, events, and other activities that have taken place in your life for the year.

It is an absolutely perfect time to create a 2007 photo book for yourself, your family, and your friends. It is also the perfect time to resolve to kick off 2008 with taking the time to document life and to photo book events on a more regular basis. Whether that means digitally scrapping each layout with great detail or creating a photo book with a template set, it all compiles into a very comprehensive reflection of your life.

Our Holiday Blog has been a great way to share inspiration and fun with all of you. It has been a wonderful 3 months and we are excited to say that our blog is not going away.  Over the next few weeks we will be making some exciting changes. The blog will continue to have inspiration, information, freebies, and fun. We encourage you to please check back often for continued unique, fun,and inspirational information and to watch the transition take place.

I hope each and every one of you can find a special way to reflect with your family and friends this New Year's and I wish you all a very happy 2008. We look forward to many more exciting Shutterfly creations in 2008!!!!

Until next post.................Alicia

Katie Pertiet : Shares Her Holiday Plans and Wishes!

Katie Pertiet, owner of designerdigitals shares her holiday plans and wishes with us!

"To make everything go smoother this year, we are going to be with both of our daughters, son-in-law and granddaughter and plan to spoil everyone this Christmas--lots of goodness to share this year! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Health & Happiness in 2008!"

Katie has also created an adorable "Journaler Frame" for us as a freebie! Enjoy and please remember that all freebies are for personal use only!

Happy Holidays! : From Carol Abram

Carol Abram ,owner of Scraphead shares a holiday wish for everyone.

"When I see the holiday deadlines closing in on me, I tend to drop my perfectionist attitude a bit. Instead of wrapping each gift perfectly (which is SO time-consuming), I splurge on some beautiful gift bags. With contrasting tissue paper and a ribbon tying the handles together, the gift bags cut my prep time in half. For parties and entertaining at home I always have grand plans for baking everything from scratch. But as my time disappears as fast as the tasks pile up, again, I drop my expectations there too. Instead of the hand-dipped chocolate peanut butter balls I like to make for Christmas or New Year's, I opt instead to bake brownies from a mix adding in a special touch like crushed candy canes. People are just as happy to eat them and I have cut my work time by half again. So, relax and try to remember that this is the time to take in all the happiness and not worry about the tiny details that probably matter only to you. Enjoy!

All the best Holiday Wishes to Shutterfly's blog readers. Savor the moments with family and friends and be sure snap plenty of photos so that you can look back on these wonderful memories for years to come.

Please enjoy my holiday gift to all of you (below). Included are two 12" x 12" textured papers with elegant sparkling swirls ringing the edges. One is a rich crimson with silver edging and the other is a classic ivory with glistening swirls of gold. Also included is the holiday bow/label in golds and kiwi. Enjoy, and be sure to stop in at Scraphead to see some of what we have in store for you."

You can download the file here: Download C_AbramIvory.jpg.zip

Santa Tracker! : Amy Edwards Shares A Great Link!

It is Christmas Eve and Amy Edwards, owner of scrapbook-bytes has some holiday joy she would like to share!

"Fun for the Kids: One of the activities that keeps my youngest busy, remarkably for hours, is tracking Santa’s arrival!!!  It’s a tradition we seemed to have picked up over the years. While this year my oldest refers to “Santa” just that way with “air quotes”; but my youngest is anticipating the tracking of Santa to our house via this website…. Actually now that I’m thinking of it – I will need to take pictures of her watching it on the computer to scrap!  And when would we ever hear the day that “your list was emailed to Santa”!  All the more reason to scrap the memories – who knows where technology will be another 10 years from now!"

Sharing a Story! : Heather Ann's Holiday Gift!

Heather Ann Melzer , owner of heatheranndesigns responded to this week's question of  "What is one of your favorite all time gifts that you have ever received ?"  by saying:

" The most memorable xmas gift I've ever received was from my husband almost 10 years ago.  We had agreed not to exchange gifts since we were saving for a new house, but he ended up getting me a gift anyway.  He wrapped it in a video game box, then in another box with some Barbie lip gloss and other goofy things, so when I opened up the final box with a diamond bracelet inside, I was completely taken by surprise.  (He's horrible at keeping secrets, too, so that made it even more special ;)"

Heather Ann has provided a great Freebie Doodle for us! You can download it here! Enjoy and please remember that all freebies are for personal use only!

 

Holiday Inspiration : Kate Teague Shares a Memory!

Kate Teague, Two Peas Garden Girl, responded to this week's question of  "What is one of your favorite all time gifts that you have ever received ?"  by saying:

"My best present story is of a gift that I gave. My husband and I had found out about 3 weeks earlier that we were pregnant with our first child and my parent’s first grandchild. I had lost a baby earlier that year so it was exciting news. I decided to make ornaments for my parents. I took regular glass ornaments and then placed scrapbook letter stickers on them that said Grandma and Grandpa. I then sprayed them with frosted glass spray and removed the stickers. I tied bows on the top and wrapped them. About 10 days before Christmas my father became very ill and had to placed in the hospital. We later found out he had a chronic illness. At the time it was very scary. With the family around we opened some presents at my parent’s home and then headed to the hospital to open the rest. I gave my Dad his present. He was so weak at the time. He opened it and was confused at first. Grandpa?? Then tears came to his eyes and he cried. The whole room was awash with tears in a matter of minutes. It was a moment I’ll never forget. He told me later it gave him strength to fight his illness as well and for that I am eternally thankful."

Kate has provided an adorable snowman doodle for each of us as a FREEBIE. You can download it here: Download kteague_holidaydoodle902e5.png  (Please remember that all freebies are for personal use!)