{review & giveaway} mymemories suite scrapbook software

I'm so excited to be able to offer my readers a giveaway for the first time! I was lucky enough to be contacted by MyMemories.com with the offer to review their MyMemories Suite software and give a copy to one of my readers.

The software does take a minute to get used to but once you get the hang of it, you can do so much with this program! It comes with several "digital paper packs" that make it easy to customize your layouts with coordinating paper and embellishments. Or you can start from scratch, which is what I did, and use elements from different templates. I made a couple pages and exported them so you could see what I did with the program.

I really liked the textured backgrounds and adding shadows to my embellishments to make them look like they are really on paper. You have so many special touches that you can add including music, narration, videos, and links to the internet. The book can be shared in so many ways. You can print out individual pages or whole albums at home. You can also export them to be printed professionally. They can also be turned into a slideshow or put onto a DVD. 

There a lot of opportunities that this software gives you to display your photos. You could print out individual pages to create art to be framed. The software has the ability to make calendar pages that you can fully customize. It would also make for interesting blog posts by displaying photos in a totally unique way. If you run out of ideas with the paper packs provided with the software, you can also download other packs from MyMemories.com. Some you have to pay for but some are completely free! 

The good folks at MyMemories have also given my readers their own special coupon code: STMMMS73213

Use this code to get $10 off MyMemories Suite Scrapbooking Software and a $10 coupon to use at the MyMemories.com store.

Want to win your own copy of My Memories Suite?

To enter this giveaway, visit MyMemories.com and leave a comment here telling me which digital scrapbooking kit you would choose and your e-mail address.

For extra entries, please leave a comment with your e-mail address for each additional entry:

1. Follow knit purl baby via Google Friend Connect (located on the far right sidebar under my picture).

2. "Like" MyMemories on Facebook.

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4. Follow MyMemories on Twitter.

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6. Tweet, blog or facebook about the giveaway (one entry for each).

Entry will be chosen at 12:00 am PST on Tuesday, September 13, 2011.