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Shutterfly Giveaway--updated

Remember last year when I was lamenting about Andrew's end in elementary school and how I couldn't believe my baby was starting junior high???  Well, although I haven't finally completed his yearbook that I'm creating for him, I'm so glad that I have one for him that is personalized for his life.  As I said before, the school really dropped the ball with the 6th grade yearbook and I was really disappointed with the product.

Thank God for Shutterfly!  My favorite and go to place for cards and all photo gifts!

So 7th grade has brought me a new opportunity to create a personalized yearbook for him once again. I've been putting pictures in a folder to work along the way so come summer I'll be able to have it completed along with the 6th grade one.  I'm excited for him to have these to look back on when he's older! He enjoys looking at old pictures from his life and always has. Shuttefly just makes it easy to have them organized in a yearbook form.

Shutterfly makes it easy to make a year to remember whether you're doing an individual book like I am or your suggesting to your child's teacher or PTA for groups.  Shutterfly does both.  Check it out and preserve your child's school memories!

Helpful links:

~Direct link to the order page

~Download Yearbook Tips & Tricks .PDF

~Yearbook Shortcuts & Ideas -

~Yearbook Photo List -

~Yearbook Schedule & Timeline -

I'm lucky enough to be able to giveaway an 8x8 – 20 page hardcover photobook plus US standard shipping promo code !(expires 4/31/2013)

I love these photobooks and I'm super excited to share with you!

Mandatory:
~Follow me via bloglovin'!

~Leave me a comment telling me what kind of book you'd make {an annual, a birthday, Christmas, a child's year etc.}

Extra entries:
~Tweet about this giveaway and include @littlepunkypie and @Shutterfly in your tweet. {tweeting can be done daily ~separate comment each day}
~Like Shutterfly on Facebook and tell them "My Not So Little Guy & My Little PunkyPie" sent you


The deets:
Contest ends: My 40th birthday whoop whoop!! Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 11:59pm. EST. {open to U.S. and Canada}
Winner will be chosen via random.org and notified via email and updated on this post.


Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Shutterfly. All opinions are 100% my own

****WINNER:  

Congratulations MrsGregWillis!!!!

Shutterfly Christmas Card Giveaway

I'm a big fan of Christmas cards--looking at all the different designs, creating the "perfect" one for our family and my newest goal is to send them out before Christmas.  This year I've fallen in love with too many different cards and have thus decided to create a few different ones this year.  I've actually already created, ordered and received my first group! I know?! Can you believe that I'm that ahead of the game this year? Me neither.

Shutterfly has such an incredible group of Photo Christmas Cards this year that it was hard to choose just one design, thus my decision to send out several different styles. :)

Some of my favorites this year include:

As the mother of 2 year old? Yes, definitely.

 

 

I always love the multi photos.

 

 

I love the banner{ish}ness of this card!

 

 

And I simply adore the uniqueness of this sweet card!

 

Shutterfly has so many different cards to offer...with photos, no photos, Christmas or Holiday. Truly something for everyone.

 

 

I can't wait to finish my next group of cards and share them all here with you! The colors and quality of my first group far exceeded my expectations...they're gorgeous!

 

Be sure to check out Shutterfly's special offers for cards and gifts too!
http://www.shutterfly.com/special-offers

Giveaway!!

One of my readers will win:  $50 off order of $50 or more (excluding tax and shipping & cannot be combined with any other promos (expires 12/14/2012 – no extensions)


To Enter:

*Mandatory:
Visit Shutterfly and leave a comment telling me what your favorite card is!

For additional entries:

*Follow my blog via GFC, RSS or email and leave a comment telling me that you do.
*Follow me on twitter and tweet about the giveaway and leave a comment here.
*Like My Not So Little Guy & My Little Punky Pie on Facebook and leave a comment here telling me that you do.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry and be sure to include an email address if it isn't linked to your profile. Giveaway will end on Sunday, December 2nd, at 11:59 PM EST. Winner will be chosen by random.org and the winner will be notified via email and announced on this post.

Good luck!


Be sure to check out my friend Stef at Lexie Loo, Lily Boo and Dylan Too! to double your chances...she's having the same giveaway going on right now!! Wouldn't it be awesome if you won both?!?!  And yes, she's a Stef with a Lily too. ;)

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• Google +:     https://plus.google.com/+shutterfly

• Blog:           http://blog.shutterfly.com/

***Winner:

 

 

* This is a sponsored post by Shutterfly. I was given credit to Shutterfly in exchange for this post. All opinions are 100% my own! I really do love Shutterfly!

Shutterfly Photo Book Giveaway

Last Spring, as Andrew's elementary education was coming to a close, I found myself reminiscing and comparing his kindergarten year and his 6th grade year. 

As the school year wrapped up, summer began and we still didn't have the class yearbooks purchased through school.  I actually spoke with the gentleman putting them together over the summer and was informed that the yearbook committee dropped the ball. 

There were minimal pictures. Zero photos of 6th grade end of year activities and graduation.

In addition, since they were delivered after the kids started junior high, there was no signing of yearbooks to be had of their elementary classmates. 

Disappointing, for certain.

Lucky for my son, he has a sentimental mama who is putting together his own photo yearbook from his final year in elementary school to accurately capture the year. I mean, come on, who doesn't want a picture of the best Halloween costume captured for life as part of his final parade!

Here we are nearly a month in to 7th grade. New school. New responsibilities. New memories.

Rest assured, I have decided that I will make his own personal photo yearbook in addition to the school offered yearbooks to ensure he has his own lasting memories. His wife will thank me some day. :)

I think Shutterfly photo yearbooks are a great idea for a class gift! You can order them in bulk at a discount just for your child's classroom. Such a special gift for example, for a kinder class or 6th grade class to commemorate starting and ending elementary school.  I still have 3 more years before Lily starts kindergarten, but I have this idea filed away in my memory for when she does for her whole class!

I have been using Shutterfly for my photobooks now for at least 4 years. The ability to customize exactly how I want them to be is what drew me in. The quality and customer service has kept me loyal.

You can find and follow Shutterfly:

· Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shutterfly

· Twitter: http://twitter.com/Shutterfly

 · Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/shutterfly/

            · Instagram: Shutterfly

· Google +: http://plus.google.com/u/0/109424185572289814510/posts

· Blog: http://blog.shutterfly.com/

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I lovelovelove Shutterfly photobooks and  I am super excited to be able to offer one of you a hardcover 8x8, 20-page photobook including shipping!!


**To enter:  {leave a separate comment for each} ~ Can do

Mandatory:
~Follow me via gfc, email or rss and leave me a comment telling me what kind of book you'd   make {an annual, a birthday, Halloween, a child's year etc.}
~Like Shutterfly on Facebook and tell them "My Not So Little Guy & My Little PunkyPie" sent you

Additional:
~Like me on facebook
~Tweet about this giveaway and include @littlepunkypie and @Shutterfly in your tweet. {tweeting can be done daily ~separate comment each day}

The deets:
Contest ends: Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 11:59pm. EST. {open to U.S. and Canada}
Winner will be chosen via random.org and notified via email and updated on this post.

Share the Shutterfly love!

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Shutterfly. All opinions are 100% my own

And the winner is........

Priscilla!!!

Congratulations!!

 

 

Summer Photo Contest!

Y'all know I've been MIA a lot from here this summer, so I'm fixing it. :)

I have been taking a lot of pictures like I said, so I was super excited to find this gem!

I've been working on some photo books through Shutterfly~ Lily's first and second years!

Shutterfly is having a super photo contest this summer too! Each week there's a theme in which to submit your photo. I think the subjects they chose are perfect for summer!

What's in it for you, you ask??

The possibility of a trip for four to The Bahamas and a professional photo shoot as well as instant prizes when you submit a photo!

Get a gift from Shutterfly just for entering!

{You can enter at any point during the 5-week sweepstakes period.}

Get your photos submitted, friends! Easy peasy!

I submitted my 1st one~Americana and my instant prize was 2 free 8x10s!! Yippee! I love free prints!

The rest of the deets:  

Hit up Shutterfly's Facebook Page about the contest to submit and for further info:  http://bit.ly/sweepS

PHOTO THEMES

• Week 1(7/9): Americana

• Week 2 (7/16): Great Outdoors

• Week 3 (7/23): Water Fun

• Week 4 (7/30): Sports & Activities

• Week 5 (8/6): Parties & Celebrations

PRIZES

• Instant win prizes just for submitting a photo!

• Weekly prizes (contestants can enter one time/week)

• Weekly featured photos: up to 5 weekly entries will be selected from the gallery and featured on the Facebook fan page and awarded a $500 gift card on Shutterfly and a copy of the new Lonely Planet travel photography book.

• Grand prize: trip for 4 to Bahamas, 4 nights, family photo shoot

Free Thank You Cards from Shutterfly!

Get 3x5 folded thank you cards today only for FREE!

Y'all know how much I like free!

Use code: AFF12CARDS and all you pay is shipping!
{quantity of 12}

Birthday Bubbles Pink Thank You Card

Create modern thank you cards at Shutterfly.com.

View the entire collection of cards.

Free Father's Day Card

Shutterfly put this cute Father's Day video together! I love Father's Day! Although I miss my dad every single day, I love that there's a day that is dedicated to celebrating great dads like him and my husband! 

Shutterfly is offering a free a Father's Day card too!  Be sure to check it out! One of my favorite companies!

A Year in a Book?

 Andrew is in 6th grade this year, thus ending his elementary school education.  In his school, this is big milestone complete with a graduation and lots of specific 6th grade activities.
This mama is shocked that he's beginning junior high in just 5 short months. 

I mean seriously, didn't he just start kindergarten???  

1st day of kinder August 2005

But in the blink of an eye, he graduated from kindergarten...

May 2006

I had a little bit of a reality check recently when my husband said, "In 6 years, you'll be out of high school," when he was talking to Andrew. Wait. What?! Just 6 years ago he was  starting school. And well, I know how quickly that went.

That was a big year for us. Andrew started school and I graduated from ASU and started teaching right away.



I'm glad I have photos to look back on, but what I really wish he had that year was a yearbook from that kindergarten. His teacher was amazing, his school was my favorite, and I'm fairly certain even he would love to look back in one place...especially since we've moved across the country.

Of course, I have his class picture and pictures from his first and last days, photos of his class play, Thanksgiving feast and many other activities. I think for that first momentus year in school it would be awesome to have something for the kids like a photo yearbook.

As a former kinder teacher, this is also a fantastic idea for an end-of-the year gift from teachers! I've been using Shutterfly for my photobooks for the last several years and the quality is unmatched, so when I saw they've added yearbooks to their products, my first thought was, "Eeeeeeep! These are awesome!!" 

I'm on a 6th grade committee for a graduation dvd. As the photo contact for my son's class, I wish there had been a way to pull these yearbooks off by the end of the year. However, all of 6th grade graduation events were decided at the end of 5th grade. Bummer!  I will, however, pass along this incredible resource to the 6th grade committe head for future 6th graders and hope future classes are able to utilize these unique momentos.

If you're not familiar with Shutterfly, you can find them on twitter, facebook and pinterest too! And DO!

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Shutterfly. All opinions are 100% my own.