Minted: Unique Cards and Great Prices!!!!

Minted.

It's the newest in awesomeness when it comes to making your own cards online. 

I've used several different online card companies for the holidays..... but, I'll tell you.....I'm loving the Photo Christmas Card designs they offer. I have definitely seen it all in my many visits to these types of sites, and I really do think Minted offers some unique designs that many don't. 

They have got plenty of intriguing styles; from Minimalist, Rustic, Simple, Modern, Bold.......all the bases are covered. I'm a big fan of the rustic/craft style (I'm sure you can figure out why). 

Another option that they offer that I've missed on other sites is this:

Lots of different shapes for a lot of the cards. Usually, what you see is what you get, but with Minted, there are lots of choices. 

They just recently finished a $500 giveaway for an "Inspiration Boards" contest to help inspire your creativity and show off their styles in a cool way. I loved this wedding board:

I would definitely recommend Minted. 

They have got plenty of options and very competitive prices. 

Right now, until the 5th, they are offering 15% off Baby and Kids products with the code: SUMMERFUN15

You can find them online at

www.minted.com

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Disclosure: I was given the opportunity to review Minted in return for free product. All opinions are my own and written in my own words. 

A Marvelous Mess and Fotor Photo Editing

I spent a lovely day at the Boothbay Botanical Gardens on the coast of Maine. 

They were just voted the #1 best Public Garden in the United States by tripadvisor!!! And, I'm super proud that it is in my state. If you get a chance to check out the list of the top ten, you should.....see if you have been to any of them. If not, why not make it a trip this summer?? I know I've been to one other on the list, Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina. Believe me, it is gorgeous there as well. 

When I was at Boothbay Gardens, I took lots of photos. I was recently asked to review a website called Fotor, for photo-editing, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to showcase how this site works. For instance, here is a before photo of a garden shed:

Not too bad, right. 

Here I am editing the photo on Fotor:

And, here is the finished product:

Wow, right??? 

Scroll up again and take a look at that before picture. Holey moley.

Fotor streamlines photo editing better than any other site that I've been too.... and, believe me, I've shopped around. They have got so many options from the basic to the unique. Great possibilities abound at this site, from editing to card making to collages. I can already imagine how I'm going to use the collages on my site.......

Look at how simple it is:

All those templates to choose from. 

You know what this site reminds me of.... Gmail, now that I've switched over to the new inbox with all the different tabs. I thought it would be confusing, but the truth is that it has made my email so much more streamlined than ever. I like the simplicity of the page. Other photo editors get bogged down with all kinds of icons (and I find I have to hover over them to find out what they mean because they aren't very intuitive). Fotor has all the same options and more.... and it is organized very easily.
I truly suggest you check out Fotor for your next photo editing project!!

You can find Fotor on these Social sites as well:
FACEBOOK
TWITTER

Now, on to business. 

Party business, that is!!!

My favorite post from last week is.....

Free Mobile Phone Cozy Pattern by Crochet Dreamz.

Thanks to all of you for linking up!

Now, on to the party!!!

Disclaimer: I was reimbursed monetarily by Fotor for this post. All opinions are my own. 

A Marvelous Mess (Literally) Party!!!

Well, I've a had a time of it with my computer recently.

Someone got into my gmail account and spammed *everyone*.

Then, they did something with my blog as well.....and blogger deleted it while they could review it. 

Luckily, I just got the blog back in time to get my party out.....

Here's what I've been up to this week:

Mason Jar Glass Gem Craft

Now, my favorite from last weeks party.....

Best Bubble Solution from One Little Project

This is such a fun thing to have in the summer time!!!!

Congrats! Don't forget to grab a button (on my sidebar) if you were featured.

Now on to the party: