CHRISTMAS CARDS AT SHUTTERFLY

I have been using an AMAZINGLY FUN site called "SHUTTERFLY" that helps me turn my photos into  memorable books and cards. This Christmas I'm uploading a photo we took of a family gathering this summer and turning it into a Christmas card! The BEST part of this site is that I can make MY Christmas card ONE-OF-A-KIND AND VERY PERSONAL! There are 193 designs from which to choose!  After selecting my design I can then pick from various shapes, colors, and sizes. I can even personalize my own message on the card.( How many times have you found the perfect card only to have the message not quite right?)  With THIS site, I can select ALL the "design goodies" and then write my own personal message! I LOVE being the author of my own cards. PERFECT!

I think I'll use this photo for the card unless I can take another one...really quick!

My family is very casual ( no dress-up photos for THEM ) and getting them together ( with Jon and Elissa coming from China, the other side of the globe ) and then trying to capture a photo with restless grandkids is quite a feat! So making memorable photos is something we try to do as often as we can! We LOVE making memories and then capturing them in photos. Now we can make our  OWN CARDS to go with the photo! We can also pick out ADDRESS LABELS to match the card! How cool is that?

And right now there is a SPECIAL going on at SHUTTERFLY! You can make your card and address labels and get up to 30% off! If you have stopped sending Christmas cards because it is too time consuming, you need to try this! It is quick, simple and a photo says it all! Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words! No need to write that looong Christmas letter, just send a photo! I LOVE RECEIVING THEM and that is why I SEND THEM!

Should I go with this design?

Or should I choose this one?

Hmmm, I can't decide. I love them ALL! I'll show you the FINAL results later. Also, I'm going to write a post later telling you about the amazing PHOTO BOOKS I've made but for now go check out the Christmas photo cards at SHUTTERFLY!

GRAMMA CAMP

Last week was" Gramma Camp" at our house. We have the two granddaughters spend a week with us and we plan daily activities. I'm always surprised at just how EXCITED the girls are each year in anticipation of this fun week! It seems to be one of the highlights of their summer! And I always thought I had the most fun! Each year we have a theme and this year's theme was a Girly-Girl Camp, meaning we did a lot of "girly" things. We had a great time and made many memories. Grampa is my assistant so he does some of the activities with us but this year, being Girly stuff and all, he spent some time golfing instead. Here are a few photos of our week:

A GARDEN "TEA" PARTY ON THE SUNPORCH

ASSORTED TEA CUPS THAT BELONGED TO THEIR GREAT GREAT GRAMMA

                                               ANOTHER VIEW OF THE TABLE

THE GIRLS WITH INVITED GUESTS

 

        SPA DAY WITH PEDICURES AND MANICURES AND MASSAGE CHAIR

        A LITTLE CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND SET THE MOOD

HAD TO HAVE SOME PHOTO SHOOTS FOR THE COVER OF OUR BOOK

HARD AT WORK PAINTING THEIR POTTERY

AT THE MELODRAMA

Activities included eating at a fancy restaurant, going to a Melodrama, baking and having a "Garden Party", having a spa morning, working on cross stitch projects, painting pottery at Color Me Mine, having a movie night, making vision boards and setting goals for their "Best School Year Yet" along with shopping for school clothes,  making a book of all the week's activities on Shutterfly and more fun too numerous to mention! It's really a week packed with fun, learning new things, and experiencing different activities along with lots of laughs and memories!

I highly recommend this to all grandparents!