Father's Day Shopping in a SNAP!

Step Right Up, Step Right Up!  We've got ourselves a winner! 

I PROMISE TO GOODNESS THIS IS NOT RIGGED, but Mr. Random Integer Generator selected commenter #6, a fellow Quad Mama, Sanda Cochran!

Check your email and contact me as soon as possible for your $50 Snapfish Gift Card!

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This is a compensated review from BlogHer and Snapfish.

BlogHer and Snapfish recently offered me the opportunity to review their website and products for Father's Day. I was thrilled to do so for a couple of reasons:

1. I LOVE photography, so a site specializing in gifts that showcase photos - PERFECT!

2. I'm such a procrastinator when it comes to holidays such as Father's Day. It sneaks up on me EVERY SINGLE YEAR. Head's up Father's Day is June 21st, so now's the time to start planning! One stop shopping - all the better!

When I'm picking out a gift for the one I love, I want that gift to hold significance. I'm not satisfied with a traditional Father's Day tie, grill tools, or a pointless (in my feminine opinion) gadget. Regardless of the price, I want my gift to be valued.

Snapfish offers a wide assortment of these memorable gifts; Over 100 unique, customizable gifts, in fact! Take a look at a few of my favorite personalized creations, perfect for DAD:

> Desk Organizer

> Photo Key Chain

> Golf Towel

> Frosted Stein

> Photo Books

These gifts are a "snap" to make, most in a 3 step process, that make the even non-tech savvy smile. I was honestly shocked at how quickly my pictures uploaded to their site. You can create gifts in a matter of minutes, and Snapfish offers easy cropping and editing tools to make your creations even more top notch! It's no wonder they are "the number one online photo service, with more than 60 million members in 20 countries and 2 billion unique photos stored online".

The honest to goodness hardest part of placing my order was the decision making! After clicking through a jillion choices, I opted for these 3 selections: a photo panel, a photo greeting card, and a journal lined notebook.

Here's an even better look at each of my lovely selections:

It's pretty rare to have any pictures of "just me" anymore, so I created a 5x7 photo greeting card for Brad to frame for his office.  You can even personalize the inscription on the back...but I'll spare you the gushy gushy!

I CAN however share with you the message inside this journal-lined notebook. (That's Henry and Clark holding each other's sweet hands, by the way.) The inscription inside reads:

Daddy, Thank you for Holding our Hands AND our Hearts.

 

Father's Day 2009

 

My final and FAVORITE selection is this 8x10 wood photo panel. This is one of the best products Snapfish offers! It exceeded my expectations for both quality and price at only $14.99. Have you seen 4 finer looking gentlemen? We're not waiting until June to put this on display!

 

In fact, I couldn't contain myself from revealing the gifts I designed for my favorite guy on the planet a tad early. His reactions were just what I was hoping for! He too was impressed with the overall caliber of these gifts, which is a true compliment coming from a graphics major!

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I know you must be chompin' at the bit to create your own one-of-kind masterpieces, so how does a $50 gift card sound to get you started?

Believe me, there's lots of goodies in this price range to choose from! Listen up for multiple ways you can enter this fabulous giveaway!

To enter, leave me a comment below or leave a link to your own blog post and share:

"What's your favorite photographed memory of

your dad?"

Perhaps it's your wedding, graduation, learning to ride your bike, a vacation....I can't wait to hear all your great entries!!!!

The contest will begin at 9:00am (PST) May 11, 2009 and ends 5:00pm (PST) June 13, 2009.

***Make sure that the e-mail address you leave is correct.***

Rules:

• No duplicate comments.
• You may receive an additional entry by linking on twitter and leaving a link in the comments.
• You may receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.
• This giveaway is open to US Residents only, age 18 or older.
• Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
• You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

(HERE'S where you'll find the Official Rules.)

There are a total of 57 ways to win...Check out the BlogHer Round-up Page for all the details!

 

To Read More About Jen and Her Quad Boys Check Out: www.murraycrew.blogspot.com

 

Freedom to Live Wirelessly

Congratulations to Lindsey. Comment #74 out of 595 entries! Lindsey just became a mama for the 2nd time, so I think she'll put this fabulous printer to work soon! Thanks for your wonderful entries.

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I couldn't hide my giddiness from the delivery man who showed up at my door with one of these:

It's HP's latest and greatest: The Wireless HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One that I'm reviewing for the fine people over at BlogHer. Never have I owned such a lovely piece of machinery! I could hardly wait to open the box and start to play! Neither could the boys...

Opening and setting up became a family event.

Set-up went off without a hitch and without a wire. It's a toss up on what I love most about this printer - it's wireless feature or it's amazing photo printing quality.

On one hand, the wireless capability is life-changing. I don't know about you, but if printing means transporting my labtop to the printer, hooking up the cords from the printer to the labtop, waiting on it to print, and then disconnecting the messy cords, it's hardly worth the energy. Well, that and the fact that my printer was from 1992 and pretty much lacks any sort of functionality other than dust collecting. Now I can hit "Print" from anywhere in our house, and pick it up at my convieniece. If only groceries could magically appear out the tray, we'd be SET!

As for the photo quality, it's unbelievable. It far exceeded my expectations with it's streak-free, crisp, vivid prints. For those of you who follow my blog at 4tunate, you know how much I adore photography. In the past getting my photos from my computer to printed form was a rare event. I think many of us find this as digital's biggest drawback. However, in a matter of minutes I had a stack of pictures printed and ready for display (while still in my pajamas, I might add). Talk about making life easier!

The Wireless HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer, also features a scanner. Bonus! Plus, it has it's own photo tray and letter tray, so you don't even have to get up from your comfy spot to switch out the paper. If you need more proof of its convienient features, need I mention that you can edit and print directly from your camera's memory card? Freedom without strings wires!

Check out more specific details over at HP.

HP also has a Creative Studio, where you can make cards, calendars, crafts, scrapbook pages, stationary and even Valentine's Day goodies. I made this calendar for our fridge in 5 minutes tops!

The creative possibilities are endless!

The BEST part of this review is that I get to share this lovely piece of machinery! That's right, HP is generously giving one of these away to a lucky commenter! Here's how you can make your life easier too: (Read carefully 'cuz I want you to WIN!!!)

To enter, leave me a comment w/ your email address and answer the question:

How would the HP Photosmart give you Freedom Without Wires?

You can also leave a link to your post on your own blog in the comments below.

The contest will begin at 12:00 a.m. (PST) on Monday, February 9th, and will end Sunday, February 16th at 11:59 p.m (PST). Make sure that the e-mail address you leave is correct.

Rules:
~No duplicate comments.
~This giveaway is open to U.S. residents.
~Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
~You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected

Check out the BlogHer Round-up page for an additional chances at winning. There 8 giveaways in all!