Are you that recordkeeper extraordinaire that writes on the back of all your photos, as soon as they’re printed, creates gorgeous photo albums for each child and has family albums for every year since you’ve been married?  (I’m harboring ungracious thoughts about you, right now.  )  Or do you have envelopes and boxes of snapshots in the garage and in the attic and in the closet and under the bed and well, you get the picture — that cover multiple years in your family’s history — all mixed together — and lots of scrapbooking kits and supplies that are still in their packaging, though you had good intentions of using them?

And now that you have a digital camera, do you faithfully print out all the good photos, delete the bad ones and do all that stuff I talked about in the first sentence (Okay, now you’re making me cry.) or are all your pictures, good and bad, stored in folders on your hard drive, not being enjoyed by anyone and using up tons of space that makes your computer slow and wastes space?  Yeah…so…I have some photo issues.

My Memories Digital Photo Album software has given me new hope for our family’s photo history.  When I was approached last week, to review it, the timing couldn’t have been more perfect; since we were about to make our cross-country (well, cross-four states) trek on a family vacation to Ohio.  This could be REALLY good!  I accepted the review opportunity with renewed faith that at least one family event would be recorded for posterity and then we left on our vacation.  While we were gone, I took tons of video and I snapped hundreds of photos.  Once we returned, I resolved to get right to the project at hand and test out the My Memories software.  I absolutely love it!  THIS I can do!

The cover for our vacation album.

What’s so special about this digital photo album software?  Well, lets make a list:

1. It’s simple to learn and use.
2. It comes with hundreds of paper, embellishment and template options – something to fit every occasion, plus I can add more, if I choose.
3. I can create a photo album and print it myself in either a 12 x 12 size or and 8.5 x 11 size.
4. I can create a custom photo album and have as many hard copies professionally printed as I want, in either a 12 x 12 size or and 8.5 x 11 size.  (What great gifts!)
5. I can create a photo calendar and have it professionally printed.  (Another awesome gift idea!)
6. I can create an interactive photo album, burn it onto a DVD and share or gift it to someone.  These albums can have links, music and video in them and you “flip” through them just like turning the pages of a real photo album.  It’s so cool!
7. I can turn my digital scrapbook into a movie and burn it to DVD or share it online.
8. I can create high quality jpeg images of my album pages to use online or for other projects.
9. I can narrate my album, by adding voice recordings, as I create it.
10. I can download different templates, designs, embellishments, papers etc., straight from the My Memories website and they have an entire section of them that are totally free!
11. I can add videos and music to my albums, as I create them.
12. I can save and share my album in a movie format that is compatible with iPods and other handheld devices.

In the interest of loading time, I am including a link to the User’s Guide, which is loaded with screen shots, and can show how simple this program is to use.  You won’t believe how quickly you will be able to create your own gorgeous photo albums.

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EVERYBODY WINS!!!  Not only is My Memories sponsoring a giveaway for the Digital Photo Album Suite that I reviewed, they are also providing an exclusive Busy-at-Home promo code for ALL our readers to receive $10 off the software download, bringing the cost of the software to only $17.98, during their amazing 30% Off Sale.  Using the code with your order will also get you an additional $10 coupon code off any kits or papers you want to add to your program!  $10 off and $10 in free add-ons!  That’s like everyone winning the giveaway!  See why I’m excited?  So definitely, enter the giveaway, below; but if you’re in a hurry like me, take advantage of these great savings and order your My Memories Digital Scrapbooking software download, now.  Use the exclusive Busy-at-Home Coupon Code : STMMMS23221 and receive $10 off your software + a coupon code for $10 off your next purchase in the My Memories store!  I used my $10 coupon to download some adorable cooking and recipe add-ons.  My next project will be a Family Cookbook!  Plus, I’ll be doing lots of albums of all our holiday celebrations.  The timing of this great deal is perfect!

Giveaway Rules:

You must be 18 or older and a resident of the U.S. to enter.   Mandatory Entry must be completed before any optional entries will count.   Winner will be selected in a random drawing using random.org.  Deadline to enter is midnight, (CST), Sunday, November 6, 2011.  Winner will be notified by email and have 48 hours to respond with shipping information.  After 48 hours, a new winner will be selected.

Mandatory Entry:

Visit My Memories, and in a comment below, tell me which Digital Scrapbooking Kit is your favorite.

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I received the My Memories Digital Scrapbooking software in order to evaluate the product and conduct this review.  No monetary  compensation was received and a positive review was not required.  As always, at Busy-at-Home, the views and opinions expressed are wholly my own.  This page contains an affiliate link.