Shutterfly Review // Custom Iphone Case

// I received a product/service for this review. All opinions are my own. No other compensation was made //

While we were overseas my favourite online print company, Shutterfly, contacted me to provide an honest review for one of their products. First off, I was baffled how they stumbled across my humble little blog, but I'm so ecstatic that they did! In the past I have ordered prints, photobooks, birth announcements, Christmas cards, and a variety of other cards and have never been let down with the quality of their products.

So given a couple options, I choose to test out one of their Iphone cases. Shutterfly provides many templates to choose from and I'm not going to lie it took me a long time to pick a style. I'm picky, plain and simple, and if I had the time I would have just created my own design (which you can do!). But since my life went a bit crazy I settled for their "Bokeh Frame" template with a matte finish and the removable silicone liner. It was one the easiest options for me, just had to upload one picture (my favorite picture of the kids), plop it into the template and boom, done! And now that I have it the picture itself looks great... no pixels, blur, or discoloration from the making, so overall I'm really happy with the general look of the case.

As for quality I think if you were to buy this without any kind of promotion it's a bit overpriced, and by a bit I mean a lot. Now obviously I haven't put it through the fire testing its durability, but the plastic casing feels to me a bit flimsy. Given something personalized always costs more but if I'm going to pay $57.99 plus shipping I would be highly disappointed and expect more.  

But there is a silver lining to that disappointment, you can opt in for the silicone liner. And I would! Again it's not the greatest quality but still its something and it adds that extra protection your phone needs if you were to drop it. I think it also gives the case/phone a sleeker look. And bonus it doesn't get in the way of where the charger or headphones plug in, and its not difficult at all to push the buttons underneath.

So all in all, I wouldn't personally buy a case this expensive knowing the quality. But if I was looking to get a case personalized as a gift I would consider Shutterfly if they had a good promotion going (which happens all the time!). Regardless I still LOVE Shutterfly, and just an FYI if you sign up (which is free) you get 50 free 4x6 prints, not to mention a lot of other great promotions that change frequently! Check them out if your looking to create a keepsake of your special moments, they have so many options for any budget!

// I received a product/service for this review. All opinions are my own. No other compensation was made //

St.Patty's Day Giveaway!

We are so excited to share with you all this years St. Patty's  Day Giveaway hosted by Take It From Me and sponsored by Shutterfly and Sodastream!

St. Patricks Day is the perfect excuse to celebrate and make memories and there is no one better to help make this happen than Shutterfly and Sodastream.

Sodastream is guaranteed to make every occasion more exciting! The ability to create your own soda from scratch will have guests of all ages entertained. As long as you have running tap water you will never run out of soda and since Sodastream has over 100 different syrup flavors available there is no doubt that everyones tastebuds will be satisfied! You can read an in depth review of the Sodastream HERE.

Shutterfly is the perfect way to capture those memories you have created. It is not only for holidays like St. Patricks Day. Shutterfly helps you capture every precious moment that goes by each day through personalized photobooks, calendars, home decor and much more! You can read an in depth review of Shutterfly HERE.

You can purchase Sodastream products HERE & Shutterfly products HERE.

Win! There will be two winners of this competition, the first winner will receive $100USD gift card to Shutterfly and the second winner will receive a Fountain Jet Soda Lover's Start-Up Kit - this includes a Jet Sodastream and three syrup flavors of your choice!

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Disclaimer: A special thanks to Take It From Me for hosting this giveaway and to Shutterfly & Sodastream for sponsoring it. This giveaway is open to continental USA and Canada for the first place prize and it is open to continental USA for second place prize. Participants must be at least 18 years of age. The participating bloggers were not compensated for this post. We are not associated with any of the companies named above. No purchase is necessary to enter. Void where prohibited by law. The odds of winning are based on the number of entries received. Confirmed Winner(s) (by Random.org) will be contacted by email. Winner(s) have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. The sponsor(s) will be responsible for product shipment to winner(s) of this sweepstakes. My blog is not responsible for product shipment/delivery. This event is in no way administered, sponsored, or endorsed by, or associated with, Facebook and/or Twitter, Google, Pinterest. This disclosure is done in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 10 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. 

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Baby's Digital Footprint Infographic

This past week Shutterfly shared with me this infographic that has been made up based on a survey of parents of kids ages 0‐12 months. It provides some fun and interesting information for everyone (parent or not).

Being a family/mommy blogger I am clearly all about sharing the little and big moments our family experiences. In fact, the reason I started this blog was to document this journey through life's firsts, keeping an online journal so‐to‐speak that we and our kids can look back on. So reading through some of these stats on where other parents stand with social sharing of their kids lives, and when and how they go about it was quite interesting.

This infographic is provided to you by Shutterfly, a leader provider of photo books, cards & stationery, custom baby gifts & more!

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