Bits from Brandy: Shutterfly Review

I love Shutterfly for my photography needs. Last year a friend of mine introduced me to Shutterfly through a free photo book promotion. I had never tried to make a photo book and I wasn't sure what I would have to do. My 2 year old's first birthday was coming up and I decided to make a photo book for her first birthday, since I haven't scrapbooked since my 4-year old was born and all of my pictures are in picture boxes, not in photo albums. I created this:

. It was a hit with my 4-year old, so I created a photo book for her. Since then I've created a photo book for my husband's birthday:

birthday invitations for my 4-year old's birthday:

and in August a photo book for my neighbor's of their backyard wedding:

. I am currently creating a photo book of my 4-year old's soccer season.
What I love best about Shutterfly is that I am able to customize my photo books, or if I want I can use a layout that has already been created. So, if I am in a hurry and want to make a quick book, I just add my pictures to the website and then I click on a button to have them automatically put into the photo book, I just add captions. It's wonderful!
I am super excited to make my Christmas cards this year. Last year was a fiasco with the family picture for our card. My 4 year old didn't want to have her picture taken, so our pictures weren't great at all. This year I have an amazing photo that I took of my girls this weekend and I can't wait to use it as my Christmas card!