Blurb - Your Photos Will Look Better Printed

And it is easy!I have been a fan of Blurb for a few years now and their new, super simple, Designer Templates are sweet.  I figured I'd take just a few minutes and show you how I recently made a book of my Costa Rica Trip Photos.   Do you have summer plans?, early summer plans?  Blurb has two deals happening right now:  Remember creating a book is as easy as connecting your Facebook or Instagram account.

•  25% off – with code ADOBEPROS at checkout by June 24, 2013*
• 15% off – with code BOOKSFORSUMMER through 6/30 **

  *Offer valid through June 24, 2013 (11:59 p.m. local time). Valid for printed books only. A 15% discount is applied to your product total with a minimum order of USD $50, a 20% discount is applied to your product total with a minimum order of USD $100, or a 25% discount is applied to your product total with a minimum order of USD $150. Maximum discount is USD $100, GBP £65, EUR €75, CAD $100 or AUD $100 off product total. This offer is good for one time use, and cannot be combined with volume discounts, other promotional codes, gift cards, or used for adjustments on previous orders.**This offer is good for 15% off your product total up to a max discount of $150 USD, CAD & AUD. Each code may only be used once per user and on books made by you. Offer expires at 11.59pm (local time) on June 30th, 2013. Offer may not be used in conjunction with any other offers, volume discounts or retroactively applied to any previous orders.

A Better Mother's Day Present

I have given my mom lots of presents over the years, as any good son would, and the only present that has brought tears to her eyes is the Blurb Photo Book I gave her a few years ago.  Filled with photos of the grand kids and my mom and dad enjoying the little people in their life.    Take a few moments, gather a handful of photos and make a photo book for your Mom this Mother's day.  A little extra incentive to get moving  - 20% off your order if purchased by May 10th. And a bonus tip - get it done now so you can select the cheaper shipping and save even more.Offer: 20% off through May 10, 2013 | Code: LOVEYOUMOM | Dates: 4/25/13-5/10/13Start your Blurb Photo Book NOWBut wait you say - Creating a photo book is complicated business!  Nope, no and wrong.  Take a few minutes to watch my recent video where I show just how easy it is to create a designer book. . .

Blurb - Your Photos Will Look Better Printed

And it is easy!I have been a fan of Blurb for a few years now and their new, super simple, Designer Templates are sweet.  I figured I'd take just a few minutes and show you how I recently made a book of my Costa Rica Trip Photos.    If you hurry you can save 20% off by using the code DESIGNMYBOOK.   Prices start at just $12.99! 20% savings ends March 31st! Get creating!  

The Best Presents?

I have given loads of presents in my days - presents to little people, big people and everyone in between and those presents almost always elicit smiles but the only presents I have ever seen elicit smiles AND tears are photo books.  There is something about holding a book of images that is so much more than one image provides. The images and words that you have chosen - maybe it tells a story, maybe it is just a collection of special images, maybe it is something useful(like a daily planner) but with images you have carefully selected - it doesn't really matter what form this takes people find it wonderful and special.I have plans for at least two photo books this year and I will be using Blurb. Their online tools range from super easy, even my technology challenged mother could do it, (and she really did) to blank pages that let you design the books the way you want without getting your way.  In the past the books I created were fairly traditional - loosely telling the story of a vacation or summer adventures with the kids but you are only limited by your imagination. My 5 year old wrote a story last year and I had a friend and local artist illustrate, as a present I took his words and combined them into an actual book - the look on his face when he realized the book he was holding was his own words was priceless.  He has asked for another one this year.  This year I plan to make him his own comic book with photos from a story we created using his Legos.  My daughter will be getting a cookbook illustrated with scenes she created of her her little dolls cooking.   So- start thinking about ways that you can give photo books and take some time to look at Blurb- as I said their tools are excellent, their prices are always cheaper than I expect and the finished products really are quite magical.Blurb is offering 15% off with the code FALLTHANKS Deal ends 11/21/12