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(EXTENDED 12/19/16) Photo Book Girl’s 5 Days of Mixbook Deals & Holiday $200.00 GIVEAWAY!

Only 13 11 10 9 8 days until Christmas! How are your holiday projects going? Well, how about FIVE DAYS of FLASH DEALS from the folks at Mixbook to help get those gifts to the finish line?!

MIXBOOK FLASH DEAL #5

Starts: Friday, December 16, 2016 (sale ends same day EXTENDED 12/19/16 at 11:59pm PT)

Up to 55% sitewide – click on link for more details on the sale!

Coupon Code: PBGXMAS

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MIXBOOK FLASH DEAL #4

Starts: Thursday, December 15, 2016 (sale ends same day at 11:59pm PT)

45% off all photo books!

Coupon Code: PBGBK45

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MIXBOOK FLASH DEAL #3

Starts: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 (sale ends same day at 11:59pm PT)

40% off all wall decor + $15 for an 8 x 10″ curved metal print!

Coupon Code: PBGCHEER

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MIXBOOK FLASH DEAL #2

Starts: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 (sale ends same day at 11:59pm PT)

Buy One Calendar Get One FREE!

Coupon Code: PBGBOGO16

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MIXBOOK FLASH DEAL #1 

Starts: Monday, December 12, 2016 (sale ends same day at 11:59pm PT)

40% off all photo books + 55% off premium cards!

Coupon Code: PBGJOY

Be sure to check back every day this week (Monday through Friday) as all 5 deals are revealed. Note that each code is only good for one day, so go ahead and get those projects ready now and be sure to jump on it when you see a good deal!

ENTER MY HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!

And if five days of deals are not exciting enough, we’re also having our LAST GIVEAWAY of the year! Two lucky winners will each receive a $100.00 credit to spend on anything at Mixbook – photo books, calendars, cards, canvas prints, metal prints etc. etc.! More details on how to enter that below.

Mixbook is one of my favorite companies. They have one of the best design programs out there.

What I like:

  • Put anything just about anywhere. You can design across the center spread which gives you a lot more design options. Mixbook calendars in particular are the most customizable I’ve come across.

  • The software is very user friendly and intuitive. You don’t have to click in and out of different editing modes to customize the page unlike some other companies’ software;
  • The clip art is well-designed. I can always find something unique and fun to add to my layouts and if I can’t, I can easily load my own. This is a great feature for digital scrappers who have plenty of their own stickers and embellishments;
  • The software is online. Once I load my photos, I can work on it from my laptop, desktop etc. I’m not chained to my desk and I can work on it anywhere I have an internet connection;
  • Their pre-made themes are well designed and I’ve often picked one as a starting point for my books. I can always delete, move, resize anything in the design. It’s the best of both worlds – I don’t have to start a book from scratch and I have the ultimate flexibility to change it up;
  • Fun options like drop shadows, borders, transparency adjustments are all available;
  • Collaboration is a built-in feature. You can invite friends to upload photos and make edits to a joint project. I did a cookbook project with my friends and we had a great time doing it! I’ve been hoping to do another group project soon!
  • The flexibility in design is available in Mixbook’s cards and calendars as well. I like being able to take one of Mixbook’s fully-designed cards and then change anything to fit my needs.

  • Books come in square, landscape and portrait orientation. Portrait books are not as common but are one of my favorites to make.
  • Lay flat option is also available.

  • Print quality is very good. Colors are true to the original.

If you want to check out all of my Mixbook projects throughout the years, see my Mixbook Reviews page!

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HOW TO ENTER THE PHOTO BOOK GIRL HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY SPONSORED BY MIXBOOK!

There are two (2) prizes. Each one is valued at $100.00! 

You have 5 possible ways to enter, but you must do the REQUIRED ENTRY for the others to count. For EACH entry, you have to COMMENT ON THIS POST below with a separate comment for EACH entry, telling me what type of entry you did.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

OPTIONAL ENTRIES:

  • Subscribe to my newsletter (look for light blue box at top right) AND tell me in the comment below that you subscribed and the name you subscribed under (first name is fine). If you already subscribe to my newsletter, tell me in your comment and give me your name. (Please remember for it to count, you must confirm the subscription. Sorry RSS reader subscriptions don’t count);
  • Give your review of any photo book/canvas company you’ve tried on the company’s main reviews page. (Click here to give a canvas print review). Click on the “Read Review” button. You’ll see a place to add your review at the bottom of each company’s page. Let me know which company you commented on by telling me in a comment in this post below. (Limit to two (2) entries using this method. Reviews given prior to the start of this Giveaway don’t count – they must be new ones please!)

Make sure to do the REQUIRED ENTRY or the optional entries won’t count!

This giveaway is open to anyone 18 or older. No country restrictions (so it’s international but please check if Mixbook ships to your country if you have any doubts). Void where prohibited. Void in Quebec. Entries must be received by Monday, December 19, 2016, Friday, December 16, 2016, at 11:59pm CT and any entries not in accordance with the rules will be disqualified at our sole discretion and at the discretion of the sponsor. Winning entries will be chosen using Random.org. After compiling the results, I will announce the winners thereafter and will email the winners and post the names on my site. The winners will have 24 hours to respond or I will redraw another entry. Canadian winners may be asked to answer a skill question to be eligible, to comply with Canadian laws. Winners will be issued a credit on their Mixbook account. Credit does not expire. Shipping costs varies by location – see Mixbook’s site for details. Winners may apply value towards a higher priced item, and pay for any additional charges. You may apply any applicable promo for extra savings. Winner will be solely responsible for any taxes due on the product or prize including but not limited to sales tax, tariffs, duties and fees as well as any income tax obligations if any. Disclosure: I am an affiliate of the company. The links on these pages go to the company’s site. If you click on a link to Mixbook’s site and make a purchase, I may receive a referral fee from the company. This giveaway and post is sponsored by Mixbook. Regardless of affiliation my opinions are always my own and I always give my honest opinion.

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Best of luck to everyone – be sure to get your entries in below! Also make sure to check out all of Mixbook’s current deals here!

Comments

  13. I would do a year in review photo book and keep it with our other family albums. I’m so far behind with my year in review books!

  16. If I won the giveaway I would make calendars for my family as gifts. I usually do every year but this year I am procrastinating big time!

  21. I want to make a family cookbook with pictures of the cook with each recipe. Give them as gifts to my children, grandchildren nieces and nephews.

  22. I absolutely love Mixbook calendars and would make one of those for hubby and me and another for our kids. My sisters are twins and they’ll also be getting calendars shortly when they get to their 60th birthdays. What’s great with Mixbook is I can start the calendar in their birth month so they get a whole year of use out of it even though they’ll get it a couple of months into the year.

  26. If I won, I would use the money towards one of my wedding albums. I have tons of pics from friends that I want to put in a separate album.

  27. I would probably keep it for myself 🙂
    I have been meaning to make our wedding album, so I would probably put it towards that!

  31. I would love to win the Mixbook deal because I used Mixbook for my sons school albums and my Christmas albums and this would go a long way for me!

  34. I am giving a review of mixbook because they are my go to website and refer everyone to use them because of the quality of graphics to use and the quality of books.

  35. I make photo books every year – 1 for my family, 1 for my mom and 1 for my son’s former nanny.

  36. I’d make a photobook of all the cousins and kids so they never forget the special bond they share.

  37. I would use the prize as photo books. My kids love to see the story of their lives. They relive those memories each time they read our photo books. I love putting good memories in my kid’s hearts.

  43. Ya for giveaways. I am writing this as my required entry. — if I won I would definitely use the prize money to make a wonderful photo book with Mixbook.

  44. This is a optional entry- a review of a photo book company. — Picaboo– I love this company for some of the features it offers- expand the photo over 2 pages, use a photo as a background, edit photos, make a border with one click for all the photos in your book. I especially like their deals- my favorite being the unlimited pages offer. I can get a book for over 100 pages for the price of a 20 page book!!!

  45. I made monthly books for my son’s first year; however, I can not afford to buy them at the moment! If I won I put the money towards one of those books!!!

  51. I would create a “Letters to the Bride” photo book. A dear friend’s daughter is getting married. This photo book is an opportunity for family and friends to express their well wishes and share memories. This makes a wonderful keepsake that the bride will treasure her whole life.
    I am already a PBG fan and subscribe to the newsletter.

  53. My family traveled to Disney this year and it was a trip of a lifetime. To show my parents thanks I want to make them a book so we’ll always remember it. I order calendars from MixBook every year and am a loyal customer, so I know their photo books will be awesome. Keeping my fingers crossed because of course, after Disney, I don’t have that much money to spend this Christmas and a free photo book would be a godsend!

  72. If I won I think I would do a year in review and a canvas, I would love a canvas in my living room of my kiddo.

  83. Photo books as I have 4 children and haven’t made any for them and feel really discouraged that I haven’t finished any yet.

  90. I subscribed to your newsletter
    If I won I would do a family calendar 2017- it’s about time to get it done!!

  92. I would make a wedding photo book. My daughter was married this year and I haven’t purchased a photo book yet:-(

  96. If I won, I would make a photobook of my wedding for my mom, my mother-in-law, and for me & my hubby!

  97. I have a new niece and her little cousins think she is their baby. So I would create “cousin” books for all of them of these first few months.

  100. We went On an epic month LONG vacation last year. I would use the prize money to make a photobook detailing the trip that was JuST AS EPIC!

  102. I subscribe to your newsletter (Rivka Deutsch). If I win, it will be a family album of a holiday.

  107. I already subscribe to your newsletter (name Mari). Still awaiting the email to reconfirm the subscription.

  112. If I won I would make travel photo books from all our family trips. I already liked both Photo Book Girl and Mixbook on Facebook–username–lighthousemistress

  117. I would do a year review book need to catch up on my son’s yearly books only three years behind

  126. I already follow you on Facebook, and also subscribe to your emails! Thank you for all the wonderful advice!

  127. I’ll try this again, lol. I would buy a scrapbook for myself! Mix book is my favorite, by far!

  128. I use mixbook to make all my greeting cards but especially thank you notes. I make sure to take a photo at every opportunity with someone whom I am sharing time. I come home, design a card and stamp and send it to that someone as a thank you note.I would love to show you.

  131. I’m new to photobooking and only this past weekend did my first, so I’m a complete rookie. Love the suggestions I’ve found here and working to assemble a childhood memories book for each of my parents (who are 80 and 83), which is my project if I win!

  134. I would make a book for each year of my grandchild’s life. You know.. year one, year two, year three. When he grows up he will have a journal in pictures of his childhood.

  137. I would make a family cookbook & collaborate with my 3 sister-in-laws. Our mother-in-law died 4 years ago & we all have memories of some of her “special” dishes. I have her recipe files & will include those as well.

  139. Required – If I win, I plan on using the money for myself. I like making books and this is just the way to go. I have not used Mixbook much, so this will be a coming back type thing.
    Thanks!

  143. I like to make family photo books for my mom and I usually make a copy for myself to remember what I created.

  145. I have enjoyed your posts for a number of years. You got me into making photobooks. If I win, I’d mak a book of the photos I’ve taken over12 years of winters in Mazatlan, Mexico!

  151. If I won I would print my Iceland photobook!! I am pressing through right now to get it done before xmas… the stress!

  153. And I like you on FB, that’s how I found out about this giveaway and all the other sales that companies offer

  155. Discovered yesterday! Liked on FB, liked Mixbook on FB. Only familiar with Shutterfly photobooks so far. Took me a while to teach myself, but simple once you get the hang of it. If I win, I would use Mixbooks to make custom gifts for my family. We would also learn together how the site works:)

  156. I went to China earlier this year, so I would do a photo book of the trip for myself and my friends.

  160. REQUIRED ENTRY: If I was the lucky winner, I would do a photobook of my travels from 2016! A calendar sounds nice too, actually 🙂

  173. I would make a portrait format (vertical) travel book. Mixbook is one of the few companies to offer vertical format books.

  177. if i won, i would love to spend the money towards finally making a lay-flat photo book from our wedding! i have made so many photo books in the past and am so excited to begin to make my wedding one

  195. I would make a wedding photo book. Super late on this one (we just celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary)

  209. i think i would use it to make a calendar and/or a year in review book! i love the calendar you showed in your examples – how you added a photo on the actual date, rather than just on the top. so customizable! i have thousands of photos and i’d love to make calendars like this for the whole family.

  225. Id give it to my boyfriend. Probably a calendar because I’ve already made a scrapbook a few years ago and we don’t really take pictures together and he didn’t appreciate it anyways.

  226. I would make us a calendar and make a nice book for my dad’s birthday. He told me last year that he didn’t use his calendar because he didn’t want to ruin the photos. This year it’ll just be photos so he can save it forever.

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