Suite Saturday and Freebie Hop Success!

I am so excited at how well the Freebies on the Fourth Facebook hop went! Over 2,000 people went through the hop, liking pages and grabbing freebies! Were you able to grab them all? Was is such a blur that you are not sure you went to all of the AWESOME kindergarten and first grade pages? Well the hop is over but you do not want to miss out on what these fabulous teachers have to offer! Many of us have put up new freebies for our fans and great discussions and blog posts to share. Here is the full list of Facebook pages from the hop, including mine :) Hop through and make sure you like them all :)

                             

                                  

                          

          


You can grab my Daily 5 freebie from the hop by click the pic BELOW :)

I create most of my classroom items in My Memories Suite and I will be giving away a copy of version 4 this week to celebrate the success of the Freebie Hop!  My Memories Suite Version 4 has some AWESOME new features including export to SVG to use with electronic die cutters like the Silhouette! You can download a trial of My Memories Suite for free by clicking the words  My Memories Suite   This will take you to the  My Memories Suite  store where you can get the trial or buy the program. When you are ready to buy My Memories Suite put in my Share the Memories code for a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value! The code is STMMMS99167

Suite Saturday -My Memories Suite Winner!

We have a winner in our first My Memories Suite Giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you to everyone who entered and commented. I told you that everyone would win so here are some goodies for everyone :)
First remember that everyone can download a trial of My Memories Suite for free by clicking the words  My Memories Suite   This will take you to the  My Memories Suite  store where you can get the trial or buy the program. When you are ready to buy   My Memories Suite put in my Share the Memories code for a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value! The code is STMMMS99167

Now if you download My Memories Suite these next goodies can be installed right into the program and you can use the tips below to customize them, moving elements around or use different paper. It is soooo cool.  If you do not have My Memories Suite you can still download all of these and any My Memories Suite kits as a zip file of png images that will work with other graphic programs like PhotoShop so still cool, just not as cool :)
Each of these kits includes papers set up to make the cutest bracket books. Click on the pictures to download each kit. Everyone gets all 3 for FREE from My Memories! You need to hurry though because these will only be free until the end of this weekend.

Now that you have your kits here are some tips and a tutorial from My Memories for making your book.

Using MyMemories Software to Customize your Bracket Book 

1. Download template file and install it into your software
2. Using MyMemories Suite, choose Create Album From Designer Template and find your project
3. Now you can print and enjoy the provided template, or customize it with your own papers and embellishments. 

TIP:
You can right-click on the white guide and lock it in place to keep it from moving while you are working. Make sure this is the top layer of your project before printing.

Instead of adding the paper as a background paper, you can add it as an embellishment so that you can move the paper around.  This is especially useful when using papers with stripes or circles, so you can decide which part of the paper you want to use.

Once it is added as an embellishment, you can now select the paper and move it into the position you want it.  


Just SAVE and PRINT on cardstock!

Bracket Book Tutorial

1. Print your Bracket Book on cardstock and gather supplies.  (Recommended supplies: pen/pencil, ruler, small scissors, ribbon or jump rings)

TIP: When printing on both sides of a page, remove the white cutting guide from one side of the page before printing.  This way you don't have to worry about lainig up the 2 sides just perfectly when you print! 


2. Cut out along white cuttng uide lines on all of your pages.


3.  Using the ruler, mark where you want to punch your holes to put your ribbon or jump rings in.



4.  Punch holes where you marked.


5. Tie ribbon or use jump rings to bind your book together.

TIP:If using ribbon, make sure to leave about a fingers space in your loop, do not tie the ribbon too tight, this will make it so that it is easier to open your book

Can't you see using these for creating quick class rooms with a page for each student or an ABC book or a CVC word book? So many possibilities that will be fast and so cute. Hope you enjoy these. Please comment if you want to have more freebies and tutorials :)