Love Shutterfly - Using My Own Artwork

I've been using Shutterfly to turn my photos into hard cover albums. It's so easy and fun to make and they always turn out great! I guess i'm such a good customer, I often get promotions for free products. Well, I decided instead of using one of my photos on their products, I'd use some of my Paige dolls images I've scanned.

I've made an assortment of items: reusable nylon bags, spiral bound notebooks and a note pad...how cool is that!

Here's some close up shots of the actual original image and the end product.

I started with these great reusable nylon bags. The retail price for each bag is $15, not cheap, but I was offered a free promo bag, so I only had to pay for shipping! I love using them too!

Then next, I was offered a promo of $20 of free merchandise, so I ordered these spiral bound notebooks.

The retail price for the larger notebook is $10 (9"x11") and the smaller version is $15 (5"x8"), but I only had to pay a few dollars for each of them.  How cool is that to have a personalized notebook with your own artwork!

Then my most recent purchase was a note pad. I scanned a page from my Roben Marie Smith journal and created this cute little notepad.

The retail price for this notepad (5" x 6.5") is $15, but I only had to pay for shipping and handling. The paper quality is great, I was very pleased.

So, next time you create a piece of art, don't forget to scan it and think about using it on another medium. Also, sign up for Shutterfly emails, their promotions are great!

Fine print: this post is not sponsored by Shutterfly. :-) If I can find a cheaper source, I'd be happy to sell some of these items, I don't think you want to pay retail plus my expense...but if you do, message me.

Have a great week!