Blog 2 Print

I could hardly wait to open the box our mailman delivered yesterday!  Inside held one of my new prized possessions! 

I have wanted to print our blog book for some time now, not wanting to get too far behind.  To be honest, I kind of dreaded it.  I was thinking it would take me forever to edit, put it together, and I would have to spend a fortune to get it done.  Wrong, Wrong, and Wrong!  I had gotten a Groupon for Blog2Print book back in October ($12.00 for a $25.00 book) and it expired December 31st.  Guess what, I was ordering it at midnight on New Years Eve! 

 

I started with our announcement of our pregnancy…

And ended with Hayden’s first birthday party.

 

I have pretty much spent my free time looking at the book. I think my favorite part might be reading everyone’s comments after each post.  So, if you comment on the blog!  Thank you!!  Really, I LOVE comments!  I try to be a good commenter for other bloggers, but I have to admit, I am not always the best.  I need to work on it!  I know how much I love hearing back from our readers! 

So here is the scoop on Blog2Print.  I really think it is the simplest way to print your blog.  You simply put in the dates you want to print and they put the book together for you.  I made sure that everything I wanted to print had a “Hayden” label so I was able to sort by label as well.  It does kind of maximize the space in the book, so everything is not laid out perfectly like it is on your blog.  Some of your comments by your pictures may be out of order, but it is all there!  I know on Blurb you can spend a lot of time editing and making your book look more professional and scrapbookish, but I am very happy with my Blog2Print book!  The book was about 200  pages and I spent about $55.00 plus my $12.00 Groupon to get it printed. I am so in love with it and I think it was totally worth it! 

All this to say, if your blog is your scrapbook like it is for us, save your money and get you a blog book printed!  Blurb or Blog2Print.  You will be SO glad you did!  And, don’t skip the comments…make sure they are included!  I almost kept them out to save money, but I am so glad I didn’t! 

Free Christmas Cards for BLOGGERS!

Ok, so I am so pumped!  Jen just called me to tell me about this awesome deal that Shutterfly is doing right now.  Shutterfly is giving away 50 free Christmas Cards to bloggers.  If you haven’t ever ordered from Shutterfly, you are missing out!  They have great deals all the time such as free prints, 30% off photo books, etc.  Their photobooks are my new favorite way of scrapbooking!  They are fast, easy, and look FABULOUS too!

So, get you a blog post up about how great  Shutterfly is and sign up here to get 50 free prints!  Who wouldn’t love fabulous looking photo Christmas cards for FREE!!

Shutterfly really has stepped up this year with some great new designs!  I am loving all the ones with several pictures on them!  Here are a few of my favorite cards.  So, don’t be surprised if you get one similar from The Smith’s at Christmas!  :-)

Check out what else I am loving…these super cute gift tags!!

And…these party invitations too!  There are so many cute ones to choose from! 

Now seriously, go sign up here and get ready to design your FREE cards!

Delurker Day

My friend Jen put this on her blog and thought it was such a fun idea! So, if you are a reader (even if you don't have a blog) and don't usually leave a comment, will you today? I would love to know who you are and stop by your blog if you have one!

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My original post (Mom Update 1-14-10) from today is below.