Stories By Everyone-Scrapbooks, etc Cards

Valentine's Day is coming up soon! I was trying to find some cute Valentine's Day cards that were also adult enough for my friends and family. I came across this cute website. They don't only sell photo books, but they also sell personalized cards. You pick the card you want, add your own picture, edit your name in the "From" space, and voila! They have many different designs to choose from. They not only sell Valentine's Day cards, but they've got birthday, baby, wedding, anniversary, etc. They are all really cute in their own way!

There's no need to edit each one separately. Once you have done one, that's how they are all done. Want to see pictures of the cards I ordered? Well, you get to see the front and the back, but not all of them. The first one is the front. The next one is the back. These pictures really don't do it any justice!

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(names blacked out to protect identity of dorks!)

As always, we start with what I like about Stories by Everyone.

It's really easy to order. Once you've edited your card, there's no problem going from choose to order. It's really a simple process!

The quality is exquisite. Like I said, the pictures don't do it justice! The cards are printed from high-quality card stock. These cards are beautiful! You will keep going back! They ever come with their own envelopes! No need to run to the store! Can I get a "YEAH!!!!"??

Now, there is only one (Yep, one! Uno for you Spanish speakers) thing that can get a little irritating- but only slightly. How often does that happen??

When picking your picture, it needs to be a certain size. You may have to go through the picture-picking process (tongue twister!) a few times. However, it's not a major problem and can be quite fun once you get the hang of it.

So go ahead! Visit http://stories.scrapbooksetc.com/ and go order yours now ! You won't be disappointed!

All in all, Stories By Everyone gets 10 out of 10 bubbles!! A perfect 10!

Kodak 8.2MP Digital Camera, EasyShare M863

On January 2nd (yes, of this year!), I won a much needed $500 e-gift card to Sears thanks to IZEA! Some of that $500 went towards a new digital camera. My family and I definitely needed to upgrade from our other bulky Kodak camera- although we still have it.

Now that I've had it for a few weeks, I have found out that there are some things I love about it, and, and there are some things that could definitely use some improvement. Although, there are more things that I cannot talk about enough than the bad things. That's the type of product you want all of the time. I'd also like to say that I do love Kodak cameras. They last for a very long time in my opinion. They can get kind of pricey, but that's life nowadays.

The first thing that I definitely like about is how thin it is. It's about one inch wide- which makes it easier to carry around with you. There's no bulkiness that takes up a lot of room in your purse/pocket. Also, it is lightweight so you won't feel that it is weighing you or anything you carry around it in down. Way to go, Kodak!

The LCD screen is big enough ( 2-7/10 in.)to view a picture without having to squint to see details! There's no need the magnifying glass for your pictures! That is one thing I was definitely looking for when I was buying a camera. If I can't see who's flipping the bird in the picture, then that would be kind of useless.

This next item I love? One word: Panoramic! You can take 3 separate pictures of a mountain view and it pieces them together. You can only use it in bright light, though. The picture here is of our local park. See how clean the picture is- no seams!
This camera doesn't run on batteries. You don't need to worry, though! It runs on a Lithium-ion battery. However, there's no need to buy another one. It comes with an AC adapter, so just plug it into the wall to charge it. It saves you money! I definitely know how much money you can put into batteries just to make sure your camera is picture-ready!

Now, the only thing I really don't like is one of the settings on the dial on top- High ISO. That setting is for taking pictures with low lighting. For me, when I took a picture, there was a lot of noise in the picture. The picture wasn't worth keeping on the camera. So make sure there is more like than just a candle for the picture.

By the way, this camera has settings for almost any surroundings. Going to the beach? They have that! Is it snowing? Grab the camera! Are you at a football game and you don't want a blurry picture with what LOOKS like a football? TOUCHDOWN! The manual that comes with the camera explains it all!

All in all, this camera gets a 91/2 out of 10 bubbles!