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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Shutter Love Winners | OVERLAYS

| OVERLAYS | was a fun theme. It really inspired me to search for more overlays and textures. I purchase a few and I even found some freebies too. You can find links to the freebies I found on my facebook page. On to our winners.... we had some pretty great entries this week. Thanks.

This weeks Top 10 Winners are...

#1 goes to | Ramble Road Ramblings
#2 | Ashley Sisk

#3 | Clara @ Monkey Business

#4 | McDougall Photography

#5 | Life-n-Reflection

#6 | Artistically Amy

#7 | These Days
#8 | Bird's Eye View
#9 | Made to Worship Photography
#10 | LEM

Viewer's Favorite | Ramble Road Ramblings

Some of Tara & Jamie's Favorites | In No Particular Order

Thank you to everyone who entered into this past weeks "OVERLAYS" theme.

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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Super Bowl Party Games Review

It's getting close to time for the annual Super Bowl Party! I started having Super Bowl parties when I was a youth director in St. Louis! Lots of good memories. Like the year with the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction...well, we never saw it. I know how "raunchy" those half-time shows can be so instead of watching half-time with the youth group we made up our own commercials and acted them out during half-time. That was WAY better than any half-time show.

Not sure what I love about having Super Bowl Parties, probably just being able to have a party in February (unless I'm throwing Greg a surprise birthday party...sorry babe, no surprise party this year) and getting together with friends to eat good food and ignore the TV is always fun.

This year since my husband has been much more involved with the youth from church we decided to invite them over....and I'm SUPER excited! Not only do I get to go crazy with crafts and decorating (even though I never really get everything done that I plan in my head to do) but I also get to hang out with the awesome youth from our church. And my kids are SUPER excited about that too!

I didn't make a ticket invitation this year (see last year's here) since it's open to all the youth, but I do plan on busting out the traditional Super Bowl quiz that I get from The Source for Youth Ministry. In addition to that quiz, this year I've been given these great Super Bowl Party Games from Python Printable Games.

My plan is to have some fun games around for those who aren't SUPER interested in actually watching the game. This way they can still be involved in some aspects of the fun football atmosphere. You've gotta check out these great Super Bowl Party Games though. The download includes 15 printable games, and once you purchase these games you can print as many as you'd like. You can also purchase the games individually. These games look like lots of fun and will save me time from having to create my own games. Some of the games included may not work so well with our youth group but they'd work great with a group of adults (ex:"Super Bowl Widows Newlywed Game"). And some of the games will be perfect for our party (ex: "Super Stupid Bowl mad libs"). You can check out some of their Free Printables too.

You can see some of the details from the party we had last year and get some ideas for your own party. I'm hoping to get more of the decorations done early next week so if they're ready and I have time I'll post my ideas....otherwise you'll just have to wait till after the BIG GAME to see how it all turned out.

Do you have any SUPER BOWL Sunday traditions?

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Friday, January 28, 2011

Photoworks | Review

At PhotoWorks, it’s easy and fun to share your digital photos online, order high quality prints, and create unique photo books, cards, calendars, mouse pads, mugs, and more. With our American Greetings creativity and your digital photos, it’s easy to make your moments into a masterpiece.

I received an online coupon from Photoworks. I was able to go check out all their fun products and services. I was so excited to order my Photo Woven Throw Blanket. I am big on sentimental things and of course photos. I have a camera on me all the time. So this was perfect. YEAH! I got my throw in the mail and I was so excited. I chose the collage of pictures. So mine came with 4 photos. We had just taken family photos too, so I knew which ones to pick. The quality of this throw is wonderful. The images look just like us. WOW! This is definitely a great photo gift that I would recommend giving someone. Not only do they have great gift items, such as, mouse pads, home decor, jewelry, mugs, cutting boards and magnets. They also offer to print your photos online. You can even order photo books, invitations, thank you cards, announcements and even brag books. Great for “Mothers Day” Hint! Hint! You just have to go see all they have to get the full experience. I love this site and will visit often. Thanks Photoworks!

See what you can get….

Photo Collage Cards… These would be great for Birthdays, Thank You Cards, Christmas Cards or just adorable note cards. I think family would love to get these because not only are they adorable, but you can even frame them. What a nice way to send a photo.

Photo Jewelry… Bracelets, Charms and Necklaces. These are the perfect gift for any Mom, Grandma, Auntie or Friend. I know I have a charm bracelet that needs some pictures, so I will be ordering some. They are beautiful.

Photo Books…. Get a personalized photo book for your next event. These would be great for Birthday Parties, Engagement, Wedding and Birthday Photos too! Photographers, this is a must find for your clients and there are so many great selections to choose from.

Things that I Love...

One Stop Shop for Photo printing and gifts
Great gift giving products
Large selection of personalized photo products
Excellent quality printing
Priced just right
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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Cafe Press | Review

CafePress, is all about you and your passions. In a nutshell, it’s the world’s best destination for expressing yourself through merchandise. From your favorite T-shirt and hoodie, to the tote bag over your shoulder and bumper sticker on your car, CafePress here to let you express your interests.

I received a great personalize mug from CafePress just in time for Valentines day. I was really excited because my parents love their coffee and I had just taken a really great photo of them. So this was a perfect gift. It was really easy to make. All I had to do was pick the mug, upload the picture, add text and order. Couldn’t have been any easier. I love that! And when I got it it was such great print quality. I was so excited, I gave it to my parents that night at dinner. A little early, but they need time to use it before the holiday. LOL They loved it and said it was their first mug ever with their picture. How cute! My mom has already washed it several times and it still looks brand new. I was really happy with the whole CafePress experience. This definitely will make anyone a great Personalized Valentines Gift.

Things that I Love...

Quick and Easy to make
You get to add your own Picture
Adding the text makes it personalized
Choose from 2 different sized mugs ~ Large & Small
Make it with just a picture ~ Choose the Blank Style
18 Designs to choose from in all
Great Gift for anyone
CafePress has many more personalized gifts available

These Personalize Mugs will make a great Valentines Gift this year!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Creative Share Blog Hop & Features too!

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I always look forward to this day of the week. It's fun to go through all the fabulous link ups.

I decided to start featuring some of my favorite link ups again. There are just so many that inspire me and I wanted to help them get seen a bit more.

So if you see that you have been featured, go by and grab a "Featured Button"

{Here are a few of my favorites that linked up last week}
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