Christmas Decorations

I found some very cute Rudolph wrapping paper at the Dollar Store a week before Thanksgiving and couldn't pass it up. I knew it was early, but I didn't want to risk it selling out and them not getting more. I'm a little obsessed with Rudolph. :) Anyway, I got the idea to use it as the mat for a printable I found online.


I just took out the mat from my frame that I use for all my printables for each season/holiday/mood, traced it on some of the wrapping paper, cut it out, and taped it on. I love it! I'm still working on decorating my house, so I'll share more soon. What are your favorite decorations so far this Christmas?

Photo Friday

My Memories is letting me tell you about some wonderful freebies they have! They change up their freebies every couple of weeks, and there are a couple to choose from, so I'll be able to bring you free layouts for digital scrapbooking every Friday!

Here are 2 Quick Pages that come with the papers and elements used to make them! Click here to download!


These layouts are not only good for My Memories Suite, but for any digital scrapbooking program! If you are looking for a great digital scrapbooking program, though, I really do love My Memories Suite. You can buy it here and use the promo code: STMMMS78470 to get $10 and a $10 coupon for the My Memories store!

More Thanksgiving Decorations

I found a great printable for Thanksgiving over at Today's Fabulous Find! I printed it out right away and put it in the frame I always use for cute printables. :)


I got the craft kit for the tree and scarecrow at Target's Dollar Spot. We made it in October, but when paired with the little scarecrow it was perfect for after Halloween, too.

My Memories Suite Winner!

The winner of the My Memories Suite digital scrapbooking software giveaway, according to random.org, is {drumroll please}...


Comment 11, Jillian! Congratulations! I will be contacting you soon with your code for the software. :)

And even if you didn't win, remember you can still purchase My Memories Suite v2 software with the promo code STMMMS78470 to get $10 off and a $10 coupon to their online store! Thank you to everyone who entered.

Photo Friday

My Memories is letting me tell you about some wonderful freebies they have! They change up their freebies every couple of weeks, and there are a couple to choose from, so I'll be able to bring you free layouts for digital scrapbooking every Friday!

Here are 2 Quick Pages that come with the papers and elements used to make them! Click here to download!


I took one of the background pages and a couple of embellishments to make this.


These layouts are not only good for My Memories Suite, but for any digital scrapbooking program! If you are looking for a great digital scrapbooking program, though, you can enter my My Memories Suite giveaway! It ends tonight at 11:59 PM, so hurry!

You can also buy it here and use the promo code: STMMMS78470 to get $10 and a $10 coupon for the My Memories store!

My Memories Suite Review and Giveaway!

I recently had the chance to review My Memories, a digital scrapbooking program. I love scrapbooking but haven't found the time to do it for quite awhile now. I have wanted to try out digital scrapbooking for awhile, but honestly thought I wouldn't like it nearly as much as good ol' scrapbooking. So I knew this would be a perfect opportunity to try it out.

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when I downloaded My Memories Suite. It is very user-friendly and a lot of fun. At first I was just messing around, checking out all the options, and I created this page.


I picked the layout, background page, and some embellishments. I loved how cute I could make it with pictures straight from my computer in just a few minutes! There is a nice selection of layouts, backgrounds, and embellishments to choose from with some free things you can download from the My Memories website. There is also a ton of stuff you can buy to create the perfect scrapbook page!

Here is one of the ready made templates available that I thought would be great for a page about my little ballerina.


Not only can you make simple scrapbook pages like the ones above, but you can make an interactive scrapbook with audio, video, and web links! You can have them put on a CD or DVD and your family can experience your memories. How cool is that? There is so much to explore with this software and I'm just beginning to scratch the surface myself. I must say, I'm loving this digital scrapbooking thing and am really looking forward to using it to catch up on everything I've been wanting to scrapbook!

You know the best part? My Memories is letting me host a giveaway for their digital scrapbooking software ($39.97 value)! Here's what you have to do:

Mandatory entry:
1. Go to My Memories and check out their digital paper packs. Come back and leave a comment saying which one is your favorite.

Optional entries (leave a separate comment for each extra entry letting me know you did them):
2. Follow My Memories on Twitter.
3. Follow Three A's and a C on Twitter.
4. Like My Memories on Facebook.
5. Follow Three A's and a C through GFC (on the sidebar).
6. Tweet about this giveaway.


THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A SEPARATE POST. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

This giveaway will end at 11:59pm EST on November 11, 2011. Good luck! And even if you don't win, My Memories is offering a great promotion for Three A's and a C readers! Order the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software (available in both digital download or CD version) and enter the promo code STMMMS78470 to receive $10 off the software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store! That's an awesome deal.

My Memories provided me with a complimentary copy of their software for review. All opinions are honest and my own.

Happy November!

Halloween and Thanksgiving merged in our house today. I was gathering all the Halloween decorations from around the house to put away, but I also couldn't wait to put up some Fall/Thanksgiving decorations. I was inspired by some stuff I saw on Pinterest and came up with this.


I got the leaf and pumpkin doilies from the dollar store as well as the tall glass vase. I got the pinecones from around our neighborhood and the chipmunks are salt and pepper shakers that were my mom's. I put the doilies together with some double-sided tape I had just so they wouldn't have to be adjusted 1,246,973 times a day. That would totally get annoying.


It is simple, but I think I'm loving it. And for a grand total of $3 and just minutes to put together, it works for us! I would love to see pictures of your fall decorations. If you have a link to them, please leave it in the comments!