Snapfish Photo Book and Giveaway

Last summer, my grandparents took our whole family on an extra special trip to Southern California where we spent a few days at Disneyland and then had some time at a rental house near the beach. It was one of those weeks that you talk about for months in advance and remember for the rest of your life because it was so exciting for all parties involved! Then we got home and I had an e-course to write and the rest of the summer to entertain three kids. Somehow I got all of the photos uploaded to my computer and edited but then didn't get them all posted in this space so they sat in a file somewhere waiting for some attention. 

Fast forward to this summer and the opportunity to create a photo book with Snapfish of our summer adventures. I knew right away what images I wanted to get printed out in book form for my kids to flip through and relive. 

Since my photos were already edited and in one folder, all I had to do was upload them onto the Snapfish site and arrange them accordingly. I loved that I could import photos and save my project without having to start from scratch the two times I was needed to get someone a snack or clean up a mess. I also enjoyed the freedom to create a custom template in order to create the style of book that would feel timeless and let the photos speak for themselves. 

The new site was easy to navigate with easy-to-use tools that let me place photos in the storyline that made the most sense but I also like that there is an autofill option for times when I don't want to have to make all of those decisions. If I ever do an Instagram album for a specific year, I think it would make that project feel much less overwhelming!

I also love that the new site allows you to upload photos directly from Instagram via your smartphone because removing obstacles to get photos out of the cloud and into a printed format means my kids will still get to hold their memories in their hands. Also, Christmas gifts!

I opened the package as soon as it arrived and was impressed with the quality of the prints and the feel of the pages as I flipped through it. It was really special to get to show the kids and watch them remember details about the trip they had forgotten. I loved watching Ruby linger over the pages with pictures of her in them and could see those memory wheels turning. 

I'm thinking about getting that lifeguard stand image printed into a large format poster print or a canvas print for our home. It's such an iconic SoCal image and this California girl needs a little bit of that in her Midwestern space!

Also, I vote we go back to that gorgeous Spanish-style house again!

Here's the exciting part! Snapfish is offering TWO lucky Smile and Wave readers their very own 11" x 14" Premium Layflat Hardcover Photo Book! 

To enter to win:

* Share what kind of images you'd include in your Premium Layflat Hardcover Photo Book!

A winner will be chosen and shared at the end of this post by Sep 19th. Sorry, open to US residents only.

Also, check out their Snapfish Superfans program if you want a way to earn credits by sharing with your friends and family. It's a great place to check out what other bloggers are making with Snapfish products like this super fun printed photo pillow DIY by Rachel of The Crafted Life!

EDITED: CONGRATULATIONS to Tracey Tilley and Kirsten Young! I'll be e-mailing you both shortly to connect you with Snapfish! Thanks to everyone else that entered to win! 

-Rachel  

 

P.S. This post was created in partnership with Snapfish. All opinions are my own and reflect upon my extremely positive experience with their product.

Comments

[nikki]

I would love it for the engagement pics that my fiance and i took recently! such a great idea <3

xx nikki

[Kirsta Benson Sanchez]

What a fun giveaway! I would love to create a book of our recent family vacation to Minnesota's North Shore!

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This summer we focused on keeping life slow & simple...I have so many beautiful pics of my smiling, adventurous boys from this summer just waiting to make their way off my phone and into a book 😊 this would be perfect!

[Pat]

Three years later and I still don't have an album with my wedding pictures. I'd love to win this book to document the best day of my life.

[Cam Shockler]

Daily moments. The minutiae.

[Maryam]

I would use this album to get all my favorite phone pics off my phone and onto paper!

[Kelly Nolen]

I'd love to showcase photos from our family reunion to Sunriver, Oregon!

[Natalie]

I'd make a book of my twin boys 1st year!

[Amanda]

We recently had our 3rd and final baby and I would love to document our families growth over the years. I can't believe how much has changed since it was just me and my husband!

[Kim]

I do childcare & would love to do a book of our field trips from this summer!

[Katie]

I would love to document the arrival of our twins this year and the transition to a family of seven.

[Ariel]

I would LOVE to do an Instagram book! I've been wanting to print all mine off in some format!

[christina]

I would love to get even a fraction of my pictures of my five week old off of my phone!

[Tricia Walter]

I would love to create a book of all the amazing first's that my daughter experienced this summer, like seeing the ocean, going to Disney world, kayaking, and starting school.

[Vivianna]

I would love to win a photo book! We don't get around to making these nearly as much as we should and I never know which printing service to use... I would make a book full of my sons first year photos. Time goes by way to fast and I would love to relish in all those "firsts" again with a beautiful keepsake.

[Sandi Edgar]

I've been procrastinating making a book of our Iceland pics from this past spring- this large format is PERFECT to accommodate LOTS of great pics (that way I don't have to choose just a few)!

[beetree]

Definitely need a current family album of this last year- summer at the beach, birthday trips to Disneyland with each of our kids, and tiny people getting bigger daily...thanks for the chance!

[sarah o]

our fun summer week-long camping adventure this summer :)

[Haley Rude]

This would be great! I would love to make a book of my daughter's first year (maybe 2, as she's a year and a half haha)

[gloria king]

We took a mini vacation to Idylwild. I was able to get some great pictures of my kids in nature. All four of them :)I think that would be a really special book.
Thank You G

[Sarah M]

Oh my goodness, I'd totally do all my #HikeswithKids blog posts, instagram tags (of the same) and ones that never made it off my device from the hikes we've been on into a sweet memory book!
Sarah M

[Hillary]

The first two years of my son's life... Which are currently on my phone.

[Haley]

love this! I would probably do a book of all of my hike adventures with my daughter or pictures from vacation this summer.

[Stephani]

I would make a book of all my husband's nature photography

[Callie Tate]

id use the pictures from me and my hubby's road trip and Grand Canyon adventure!

[Kirsten Young]

I just did my first birth photo session 2 weeks ago. 5th child, 1st girl. It was pretty amazing. I would gift the mom with this album as a thank you for the incredible opportunity. As the Universe would have it, I have my second birth session this week. I think I'm hooked!

[Emily]

My husband and I went to Iceland more than a year ago and the photos are still sitting on my computer...it's time to get them off!

[Johanna Miller]

I would do a yearbook documenting my first pregnancy. :)

[Felicia]

I would create a photo book of our recent elopement this summer in Canada!

[Lisa]

I would love to fill a book with random photos of my family and my extended family - my brother, 2 sisters, and all their kids and grandkids!