Creating Handouts In PowerPoint

Can I just say how much I love PowerPoint? 

How often have I tried to create 

a cute handout or list in Word 

with clip art and you have to fight where it goes 

and right click and say "In front of Text" on each image. 

 

Then I figured out why not do it in PowerPoint? 

I can import as many pictures or clip art photos 

as I want and move them around to my heart's content. 

It's saved me so much time and frustration, 

not to mention 

I love the photo editing features 

that comes with PowerPoint. 

A lot of people ask me why I don't use Publisher 

or an actual graphic program, 

and that's because I don't HAVE them, 

but I do have PowerPoint. 

I realize they can all do a lot of the same features 

but I want to use something that 

most people already have 

and not have to convince people 

to go make a purchase;

not to mention most people (or their kids) 

already know how to use PowerPoint. 

It's user friendly from the start! 

Brochures, handouts, pretty much anything can be made in a snap!

Give a Child Christmas

My cousin recently went to Romania 

http://www.greenfairyquilts.com

to give handmade quilts to orphaned children.

Some of them were living in pipes! 

It inspired us to want to help others 

so my husband and I looked to see who

needed help in our immediate area. 

We contacted the 

Sandy Boys and Girls Club 

and asked what we could do for the kids this Christmas. 

We offered Christmas stockings, stocking stuffers and outfits for the kids;

however, her answer surprised us. 

She replied she'd like pillows and pillowcases 

so the kids could have their own. 

It shocked us that something so 

simple would make an incredible Christmas gift!

We asked her to put together a list of what else

was needed and the list consisted of
sleeping bags, towels, wash cloths, handsoap.

We've set a goal to raise $500 for the 

Sandy Boys and Girls Club this Christmas; 

any amount of money to help us reach our goal 

is greatly appreciated!  

If you have any questions or suggestions, 

please email me and thank you! 

Please click on the button below to donate.

Add the "Give a Child Christmas" link to your site!

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Free Clip Art

Each month I will provide 

links to free clip art for the

season and holiday at the very bottom of my blog! 

Be sure to check it and 

get scrapbooking kits for free!

New Tip

So personally, I don't enjoy scrapbooking 

each photo multiple times 

for different people in the family, 

but I also realized that I didn't 

want to necessarily order the same scrapbook 

for each child in the family 

each year, especially when not 

every page pertains to each child. 

As I was thinking about what to do, 

an idea came to me that not only 

saved me even more money, 

but I think makes a great "traditional" gift 

for your kids each year! 

When you scrapbook in PowerPoint, 

you can export your slides as .jgps or pictures. 

I exported my entire scrapbook as photos, 

and then went to www.artscow.com and 

ordered 4x6's of the photos I liked 

for my little girl.

I then bought a cute little 4x6 photobook

from Ross and inserted all the pictures. 

Now she not only has her own "slobber proof" scrapbook, 

but I didn't have to scrapbook any additional pages 

and her entire 2010 scrapbook cost less than $10!

Getting Started!

I'm so excited to get this started 

and help people with a new and fast way 

to get pictures bound and saved forever! 

If you have questions, 

please leave a comment with your ideas and/or questions. 

Happy Scrapbooking!