Why I LOVE Shutterfly - #FavouritesFriday

I used to be a scrapbooker.  Not a hardcore one.  I'd buy dollar store items and cut & glue my stuff. It looked kind of nice, but would often fall apart.  And it would take so long to get out all the supplies, not to mention getting the pictures printed and picked up.

 

Eventually I fell behind, and once you're behind in scrapbooking, it's so intimidating to catch up.

 

We needed a last minute gift for grandparents one Christmas, so I followed a link to Shutterfly.com - it was a very well-layed out site.  In a matter of hours, I had 2 hardcover photo books  prepared and on their way to our house.  Ever since then, I've loved Shutterfly, and I'll tell you a few of the reasons why!

 

 

• Easy to use! If you want, you can customize all your pages, or they can auto-fill them for you.  I usually go with the auto-fill route, then do a little editing after.
• No Clutter! I donated my closet full of supplies to the second hand store. Now I have extra space!
• Durable! These are much more solid than my giant scrapbooks.  The kids love picking these up and reading them over and over again.
• Easily replaced! Even if my kids did ruin these, I can re-order them. Or (and I love this idea) if unfortunately my house were to burn down and I lost all my pictures, I could re-order all my photo books!  They're all saved on my account!
• Great deals! They are very reasonably priced, and almost always have a sale on (40-50% off).  Once a year, usually in the spring, they offer you a free 8 x 8 book (pay taxes, S & H, and I usually pay a couple of dollars for extra pages). Free! I usually wait till the spring to do the previous year (so this week I'll be working on 2013). The free offer is usually good for about a week or so, so that gives me a deadline to get my book done - and I work best under pressure.

Look at all these books I've made over the years.  All the same size. Great quality, gorgeous pictures. I love them!!!

I also have the kids trace their hands on the inside of the book and write their name every year. (One year I thought I'd try paint - not a good idea!!).

 

The best part is that  I just got my email today from Shutterfly, announcing their free book! Head over to www.shutterfly.com and create your account.  The promo code is STORYTIME and is good for an 8x8 hardcover, and expires on Tuesday. That's why I'm sharing my #FavouritesFriday a few days early.  You have to check it out!

Note: I have not been compensated by Shutterfly. I love their product and just wanted to share it with you!