My Storybooking/Digital Scrapbooking Journey

Wow! Where has the time gone!

2009-10-01T13:41:00.004-07:00

Wow... Where has the time gone! So if you are one of my readers and have wondered if I fell off the face of the earth, I'm still here! My son has been very sick since the beginning of February and we are still working with Dr.'s trying to figure things out. So, I'm so excited though to be getting back into the groove of things and work this business again. I know that storybooking is so important and it help bridge the gap between generations. Not only that, but there are now SO many cool new things besides storybooking that you can now create on Heritage Makers from games, to clocks, family trees, decoupage tiles, etc the list goes on and on. Just ask if you want to know more! And you can now make custom jewelry on the HM website! Fun! I'll post more about those soon and the other great HM products!

First Time Users

2009-10-01T13:38:00.002-07:00

First Time User Overview

It is so easy to preserve your heritage with our system, but we want to make sure that you know step-by-step how it is done so you have the best experience. We also want to help you write your story the way you want to and also make sure you know how to use your account.

How to make a project

There are a variety of ways to get started, but here are the basic steps you'll take to make your project:

* Upload photos to your account
* Start a new project
* Publish your project when you're done
* Receive your project in the mail

For more information on how to sign up for a webinar class that shows you step by step how to create your project.

Guide to Storybooking™

Now that you know the basic mechanics of finishing a project, how do you write your story? We have wonderful online guides that can help you capture your memories in writing. Story Maps and Story Steps are available on the My Studio page under Story Center.

My Heritage Studio

Your Heritage Studio is where it all happens. You can continue or start a new project, browse the Template Gallery, update your account information, look at your order history and more.

* My Projects - This is where you start a new project, continue with your unfinished projects and view your completed projects.
* My Albums - You can add photos to your account and view existing albums and photos.
* Template Gallery - Choose from hundreds of beautiful pre-designed templates to help you get started.
* My Account - You can place a new publishing order or view your order history, change your password, update your personal information and view your publishing points.
* My Business - For Heritage Consultants, you can go to your Virtual Office, edit your consultant website, and view your customers' credits and memberships.
* You can also manage your membership from your Studio Account.

Help & FAQ

To help you with your storybooking, I am your personal Heritage Consultant who will help answer questions and help you create the projects you want to make. Along with your personal consultant, you also have their upline leader to support you. And remember, you can always visit the Help & FAQ site to find answers to your questions.

Cookbook Contest Winners

2009-04-17T15:24:00.004-07:00

If you want to see the winner's of the Heritage Makers Cook book Contest click below.
The books turned out amazing!
Cookbook Winners

April's Pick of the Month... 8x8 Storybook Credits!

2009-04-17T15:22:00.002-07:00

Save $$ in April with the Pick of the Month!

Don’t let April pass by without checking out the new Pick of the Month sale. For the entire month of April you can get an 8x8 storybook for only $39.95. That’s our lowest price ever! It’s time to publish that story about your grandmother, about your son’s soccer games, about your husband’s childhood.

Save $$ in April with the Pick of the Month!

Studio Premier $8.34/month for Life!

2009-03-22T19:57:00.001-07:00

Until May 31st, if you purchase Club Premier which give you a year or Studio Premier or 6 months of Studio Premier and a 8x8 storybook credit for $99.95. You will be locked into the $8.34/month price for life as long as you are on Auto Renewal! That's unbelievable! For all of you photo storage people, you can have unlimited Photo Storage for $8.34/month... you won't find that price anywhere else! Call for more details!

New Promotions!!!

2009-03-02T10:21:00.002-07:00

During the winter you have some exciting new specials to offer your clients.
Check the Heritage Makers link to the right to see the flyers!

Cookbook (Expires March 31, 2009) – Heritage Makers new Cookbook product is perfect for preserving your kitchen stories. Plus, this soft, wrap-around cover is a great low-price opportunity for all of your recipes, family stories, and so much more.

Mother’s and Father’s Day (Expires June 21, 2009) – This Mother’s and Father’s Day, express your appreciation with a Heritage Makers gift package. Celebrate the ones who gave you life with your unique story.

Club Premier (Expires May 31, 2009) – Back by popular demand…Club Premier! From March until May, get in on the incredible deal of Premier memberships. It’s less than $8.00 a month!

1234 Client Flyer – A simple, powerful way to close sales at workshops and other events. Walks clients through purchasing a package of credits, scanning service, hosting and the consultant opportunity. This flyer is available for purchase as a supply in packs of 25.

Product Price List – lists each product that we sell. This is a great resource for consultants to offer single and multiple credit packages.

Cookbooks are Here!!!

2009-02-23T23:16:00.001-07:00

A new product, that’s what’s cooking! Introducing, the all-new, incredible Heritage Makers cookbook. So many memories are made around the kitchen table…and now, there’s a home for all of those delicious recipes and stories.
For four days only (Feb. 23–26), you can get in on a “sneak peek” of the new cookbook. The cookbook won’t be available to the general public until March 3, 2009*—but you can get yours now—and save BIG!

Buy 4 cookbooks for only $59.95. That’s only $15/cookbook.
• 6”x8.75” wire bound, soft wrap
around cover
• 21 pages (expandable to 50)

*Purchasing during this sale is for credits only. You can begin creating the cookbook product in Studio on March 3, 2009.

Heritage Makers In the News Again!

2009-01-12T18:34:00.005-07:00

MOVE OVER BABY BOOKS!

If you live in AZ, you might have noticed that Heritage Makers was featured on News Channel 12 the other day. Going digital is the way to go, we can help get those photos turned into a story that will last a lifetime. Plus, with our High Speed Kodak Photo Scanners, we can even restore photos that have faded or discolored!

New and Improved Template Gallery

2009-01-09T12:47:00.004-07:00

New Template Header and Template Categories

A beautiful new header has been placed on the template gallery page. And, to make Template Gallery easy to use and understand, there is a link attached to the header that pops up a simple list of instructions.

Also, along with the search options there is now a category box in which you can choose from a variety of categories to make your search for the perfect template easier. Simply scroll to and click on the category you would like to view and the templates rearrange. You can view such categories as Family, Baby, Pet, Sports, Vacation, and much more.

Go check out the Template Gallery for FREE!

Valentine's Day Speicals

2009-01-09T08:51:00.006-07:00

This Valentine’s Day give the gift that will last a lifetime.

Valentine’s Day Package

We’ve got a package perfect for all of the loves in your life. Create beautiful storybooks for your spouse, fun playing cards for your kids, and send fabulous cards to everyone on your list.
• 7x5 Storybook credit
• 18x24 Poster credit
• Deck of cards credit
• 5x7 Greeting card credit
• 1 month Studio Premier (renewing)

Valentine’s Day package Item #7176
$69.95 You save $42

Get started with a template. Choose from a selection of brand new templates from our Template Gallery.
Write your love story today!

These are just some of the Templates Available!

9 Day Sale... NEW ITEM EACH DAY! You don't want to miss this one!

2009-01-09T08:24:00.004-07:00

HOME ALONE WHEN THE BOSS IS AWAY... we are having a HUGE sale!!!

The Top Achievers Club and even some of the home office staff (including Chris and Doug) are on a cruise. And while they’re away, we are running a special sale!

For the entire week of January 9-18, 2009 the consultants are taking over! That means a HUGE sale and a really big incentive.

What’s on sale?
Each day, for nine days, a different item will be on sale. You can only get the item that is on sale on the designated day. Consultants, be sure to contact all of your clients to make sure they can take advantage of these great deals!

Friday, Jan. 9
2 5x5 storybook credits (#7164) $49.95

2-day special Saturday, Jan. 10-11
2 8x8 storybook credits (#7165) $79.95

Monday, Jan. 12
2 playing card deck credits (#7166) $29.95

Tuesday, Jan. 13
2 11.5x8.5 storybook credits (#7167) $111.95

Wednesday, Jan. 14
2 7.5x10 storybook credits (#7168) $95.95

Thursday, Jan. 15
2 7x5 storybook credits (#7169) $63.95

Friday, Jan. 16
2 16x20 canvas poster credits (#7174) $159.95

2-day special Saturday, Jan. 17-18
2 12x12 storybook credits (#7175) $119.95

REMEMBER, THESE DEALS WILL ONLY LAST 9 DAYS!

Contact me to order your credits today!!! 623-703-6767 cell

Secret Sale January 9 - 18th!!!

2009-01-08T16:51:00.003-07:00

The Top Achievers Club and even some of the home office staff (including Chris and Doug) are on a cruise. And while they’re away, we are running a special sale!

For the entire week of January 9-18, 2009 we’re having a HUGE sale! You can save on storybooks, playing cards, and even canvas posters. We’re talking savings of more than $100! With prices this low, we can only have a sale of these proportions when the leaders are away. Don’t worry, we won’t tell Chris and Doug.

CHECK BACK FRIDAY MORNING TO SEE THE SALE!!!

NEW February Studio Premier Artwork

2009-01-08T16:41:00.004-07:00

This is the new Scrap Girls' art work Heritage Maker added for February! These are the sets just added...
Brush Set: Nature
Grateful Collection
Impressionistica Collection Mini
Journaling 2 Paper Biggie
Movie Mania Collection Mini
Restore Collection Mini
Up at the Villa Collection Biggie

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ENTIRE STUDIO PREMIER ART CATALOG

January 2009 NEW Studio Premier Art

2009-01-01T19:46:00.002-07:00

Studio Premier is fabulous! If you have a Premier Member to Heritage Makers you can access all the amazing ScrapGirls artwork. There is currently 35,000 different papers/backgrounds, alphabets, and embellishments you have access to daily. Every month 6-10 new collections are added to the current artwork! So as part of your membership you get all the NEW stuff for FREE! Now Joann's and Michael's never give you all their new stuff for free monthly! Also, as a premier member you have unlimited photo storage on your account.
Join Club Premier during January and you can get 12 months of Studio Premier for only $99. That's amazing! Contact me ASAP to join Club Premier!
**Plus... when you scan or purchase credits you also receive FREE studio premier!

Click Here to View the Full Premier Art Catalog

Hosting a Workshop Just Got Even Better!

2009-01-01T19:41:00.002-07:00

EVEN MORE HOST REWARDS
Your hosts get even more in January! For the entire month, hosts receive double half-price items plus 30% more host credit. January is definitely the moth to become a Heritage Maker!

Half-Price Publishing Special

2009-01-01T19:36:00.001-07:00

Are you a new client or consultant? To help you build your heritage library, we will give you an additional copy of your first book at half the price! This offer is only available on your first publishing order. To take advantage of this special offer, you will need to pre-purchase a book credit or credit package at a celebration and create your project within your first 30 days of becoming a client or consultant.

When ordering your book, order a quantity of one more beyond the number of credits that you are using. For example, if you have one credit, change the quantity of your book order to two. If you are using two credits, increase your order to three copies of your book, etc. Keep an eye on the number of credits you are using in your order. The system will automatically use the amount of credits available in your account, so you may need to manually change the number of credits being used in this, your very first order.

This special offer can only be used on book credits you personally have purchased. It cannot be used on a credit that as been transferred to you. This offer is valid for first-time publishers on their first project only. If you have placed a prior publishing order within the 30 days limit and did not utilize this offer at that time, you can no longer take advantage of this special.

No expiration has been announced on this incentive yet.

JOIN THE CLUB!!

2009-01-01T19:20:00.006-07:00

Maybe you won’t lose 25 pounds, and you might not kick that bad habit, but this new year you can resolve to make or save more money…by becoming a heritage maker. Make sure joining the Heritage Makers Club is at the top of your resolution list. Join today!

Our Little Princess

2008-12-10T18:29:00.004-07:00

I just created a book for my little girl Hailee in less than 30 minutes! I used the Once Upon A Princess template in the template gallery. It was so quick and easy. Click here to view the storybook!

USPS to Canada Discontinued

2008-12-06T21:22:00.001-07:00

HM News & Announcements
We’ve recently encounter a lot of concern and problems with our Canadian consultants and clients when shipping products through USPS. With the USPS option, Canadians are having to pay Canada post brokerage fees, that ultimately make the shipment more expensive than sending the product through UPS. In addition, USPS has proved to be unreliable and expensive for our Canadian customers. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused to our Canadian friends. As of November 18, 2008 we will no longer offer the USPS shipping option to Canada. We are hopeful that you will now have a much better shipping experience.

Winter Specials

2008-12-05T12:09:00.006-07:00

Heritage Makers has tons of Specials out right now for the Holiday's!!!
Click the links to see the individual flyers. Call me with questions.
1234 Client Flyer
December Specials
Fall Holiday Specials
Oprah Specials
Product Price List and 10% - 25% Discounts

Good Morning America Highlights Heritage Makers

2008-12-05T11:50:00.005-07:00

Heritage Makers Studio 2.0 Tutorial

2008-12-05T11:45:00.001-07:00

We are in Better Home & Garden Magazine

2008-11-26T15:03:00.003-07:00

Have you noticed how Heritage Makers is starting to be noticed everywhere you turn? Are you part of this amazing company yet? Heritage Makers is helping build lasting memories for your family through digital storybooking, cards, calendar, posters, etc.

We were listed first on a list in Better Homes and Gardens 2nd Edition of the Ultimate Guide to Digital Scrapbookin' as the best options for digital printing!

UPDATE: New Gallery Wrapping on Canvas Posters ans Size

2008-11-26T14:42:00.004-07:00

Excellent news! Your canvas posters will now be gallery wrapped as a free upgrade*! Gallery wrapping gives your canvas posters a classy feel that will look amazing on any wall.

Plus, we’ve introduced a new size. You can now get your canvas poster in a bigger 20x24 size. Canvas posters, with free gallery wrapping, make perfect holiday gifts. Order yours today for only $139.95! 16x20 canvas posters are still only $99.95.

*NOTE: Gallery wrapping on all 16x20 canvas posters will begin December 1, 2008. Gallery wrapping on the new size, 20x24, begins immediately. If you have a 16x20 credit and do not wish to have free gallery wrapping, be sure to order by the end of November.
(These are some of the canvas poster templates in the gallery)

NEW Address Book in your HM studio

2008-11-26T14:27:00.004-07:00

Ship your greeting cards directly to friends and family!
NO MORE WAITING IN LONG LINES AT THE POST OFFICE! Just Click and Ship from the comfort of your home!

Introducing, Address Book…the quickest, easiest way to ship all of your greeting cards. No more standing in long lines at the post office or scrambling to find addresses in a folder. We’ve got you covered!

With address book, you can:

* Ship holiday cards directly to multiple recipients
* Keep track of your contacts
* Make updates to your contacts and groups
* Ship other HM projects to single recipients

Get Your old Slides & Negative out of those boxes and DIGITIZE them!

2008-11-26T14:13:00.004-07:00

Do you have boxes of old Slides and don't know what to do with them? I NOW have a solution for you!!! I can now scan your slides and negative strips!

Preserve Your Old Memories!
Now you can take all those stacks of 35mm film and convert them into digital images to preserve them forever. Wolverine has created a very simple to use device to convert all your 35mm film negatives and slides into a 5 mega pixel digital images in seconds.

Features
*Converts 35mm film negatives and slides to a 5 Mega Pixel digital images with a push of a button
*Fast conversion – requires only five seconds to convert an image
*Built-in 1.5-inch color LCD screen to view and edit images
*Saves images directly on SD memory cards, we even can then upload the pictures to your Heritage Makers website!

Price $.29 per slide or negative scan Earn FREE studio premier too! *Ask for more details.

Heritage Makers made the O List!

2008-11-26T13:53:00.005-07:00

If you love Oprah you know she has good taste! Heritage Makers made her All Time Favorite Things Under $100!

You can make history with Heritage Makers, creating storybooks the bridge the gap between generations in a family. I created a storybook for my grandpa about his life. I've always know who my grandfather was, but I didn't KNOW him. Doing this life story (see book below)I learned SO much about him and appreciate him so much more. I called him and apologized to him and told him how much his life has fascinated me and I really appreciate all he did serving in the Navy.
Contact me to start your own Cornerstone Storybook today!!!

New A3 Kodak Scanner

2008-11-26T13:35:00.004-07:00

I just got a new Kodak A3 Scanner! This scanner can scan photos up to 12"x18". I'm one of the only ones in AZ that has this scanner. With this scanner I can still do color enhancements on your photos and bring them back to life. The cost for large photo scanning is $1.50 per scan. You can also earn FREE studio premier, ask me how!

My WHY...

2008-09-12T13:43:00.006-07:00

I used to ask myself Why? Why did I want so badly to start another business. Do you want to know Why... because I believe in this company and the values and integrity of Heritage Makers. We strive on helping others preserve their heritage through storybooks.

Soon after I was married, my sister had been in town from Ohio and I brought ALL my wedding photos over to my mom's house so my sister could look through my wedding album. She left and not thinking twice about it, I just left my album there sitting on the coffee table in my mom's family room. July 14, 2004, at 2:13 AM, my mom's house was hit by lightning. It was the very first monsoon storm of the season. And within 7 minutes the house was completely destroyed and had burned down to the ground with ALL my Wedding Pictures still sitting on the coffee table in the family room.
When I got to the house I tried running inside and the firefighters held me back. I wanted so badly to rescue all my mom's things. (I had taken her to the airport that morning). When the salvage company walked out of that house with my album, I was so sick to my stomach. I cried about the fire, but kept my composure. When I saw my album, I lost it. A house fire was my biggest fear as a little child and now I was facing that harsh reality. Alone, my family was all out of town. I was swamped with the media who wanted interviews about how I felt about the house burning down. How did they think I felt?
I encourage all of you to get your photos scanned to preserve your memories and not let them fade away.
Four years later, I found Heritage Makers and was able to remake my wedding album. It cost me only $69 plus the $25 for Studio Premier. That was way better than the $750+ is was going to cost to remake a traditional scrapbook.

Photo Scanning

2008-09-12T13:10:00.005-07:00

Heritage Makers has partnered with Kodak® to bring you the all-new, revolutionary, ScanParty. As a Heritage Makers customer, you can be on the cutting-edge of this incredible scanning service. Call me to schedule individual, in-home scanning sessions or to attend a Workshop. Help your friends and family preserve their photographs by telling them about this incredible service.

Pricing as follows:
Party Attendee (25 scans) $.20/scan
0-99 scans $.39/scan
100-499 scans $.29/scan
500+ scans $.19/scan
FAMILY GROUP SCANNING
That's right get your family to help pitch in the cost of scanning and get ALL your photos scanned and I will make everyone a copy of the CD of pictures.

FAQ's
Q: What dpi do we scan at?
A: You can select 300, 600, or 1200. We recommend 600 for very small photos that are going to be blown up on a page; 300 is plenty for most Heritage Makers situations. If you plan to use a 4x6 photo to fill a full page of a large book or poster, you should scan at 600 dpi. If you scan at 1200 dpi, the files may be too large to upload to the Heritage Makers website.

Q: What sizes of pictures can be scanned?
A: Any size from 2"x2.5" to 8.5"x34". When scanning very small pictures, place them slightly to the left, or place them on the scanner along with some larger photos. Otherwise, the paper sensor may not pick them up.

Along with the Kodak scanner, I now offer photo enhancements, red eye reduction, and photo rotation services. Ask for pricing. Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity! Call me or email me today! I rent the scanner every Tuesday and have it at my weekly workshops in Glendale. If you'd like an in-home scan party contact me to schedule that today!

My Modeling Portfolio Book

2008-09-10T15:40:00.006-07:00

I was getting into modeling back in 2003, then my life got crazy. My dad died and I got married then pregnant and modeling got pushed to the side. For so long I've wanted to display all my pictures, but there they sat in the closet in a folder. I had a credit expiring so, I figured I'd make a book all about me! I'm so excited! I only took me a few hours to put all the pictures in the book. I just did a really simple and basic book. I'm so excited to share this with everyone. Especially photographers! You can now create these for your clients and what an awesome portfolio you have to give to them.

NEW Digi-Calendar

2008-08-21T17:35:00.005-07:00

I create a new Digi-Calendar that will show where all the Digi-Crops are being held throughout the valley. A Digi-Crop is where we all gather at someone's house and work on our projects. There are lots of consultants there to help customers with their storybooks, calendars, cards, posters, etc. It's great because you can actually finish a whole project in 1 day! I'm so excited!!! This will benefit all of our customers because then you can attend a Digi-Crop near your house. (Saves on gas!)
Plus, you can bring your old photos and get them digitized with the Kodak high speed scanner for .19/photo! Or if you and your family member want to split the cost, I'm having a great special! Get 5 family members photos together and for $200 EACH, I will scan ALL your photos and then make everyone a CD with ALL the pictures on them. That's a great savings! Especially if you have TONS of photos! Call me or email me today to get your photos scanned. And to get your FREE Heritage Makers account today!

Reunion 08

2008-08-20T12:17:00.004-07:00

In September we are having our Heritage Makers Reunion in Anaheim, CA. I'm so excited to go and get pumped about my business. There is so much more that I want to learn. I'm really excited to take the kids to Disneyland afterwards, too.
This company is truly revolutionizing the digital scrapbooks era. We recently partnered with Kodak and offer scanning services. I think is awesome because on regular flat bed scanners is takes so long to scan your photos and can be VERY overwhelming to anyone. Who wants to sit at their computer scanning pictures for hours at a time. I don't have that kind of time. But now with the Kodak scanners - I can scan 20-30 photos per minute!!! I'm so excited.
I can't wait to see all the new and exciting things that are going to be released at Reunion. Hopefully NEW products and more partnering with other large companies to make everyone's HM experience the best!

Saving the Legacy: Fred Donkin Jr.

2008-07-15T14:12:00.005-07:00

My mom and I have been working on this life story book for my Grandpa. He served in the Navy in WWII. The University of Utah has been going to interview the vets to collect their life histories and to preserve the war stories. For the last 26 years, I've never really known my Grandpa. Doing this book for him has inspired me greatly! I would sit up at night reading about him and his accomplishments, I couldn't get enough of it. I had to read more and more. We had a lot of photos, but wanted more so we would google images and see what we could find. We found pictures of the ships he was on and crew members, etc. It was such an amazing experience! I can't wait to finish the one that we have started for my Grandma. I'm so excited about this book! Check it out at the bottom of my blogs!

New Workshops

2008-07-15T14:00:00.003-07:00

So, I haven't been on here forever! So much has happened in the last couple months with Heritage Makers! First of all, I went to regionals and they introduced new items! You can now make individual 12x12 scrapbook pages. Also, you can now make decks of playing cards! They are so cool! I just made a deck that has our trip to Huntington Beach on them. The website just has so many new features, you really have to check it out!

On another note, we now offer workshops instead of celebrations! Who really wants to go and sit to another person talk right. Well now, I pop in a 13 minute DVD (or through a webinar) and it walks you through the system and shows you how to use it. Then, we get to work! I take your orders and we let our imaginations take over. I just did a show and was so excited! It went so well!

Following in my Shadow

2008-02-01T19:45:00.001-07:00

My mom was hosting a Heritage Makers Celebration for me. So before the celebration, Hailee (my 3 year old) was "helping" me set up my table. It was so cute because she ran into her room at her Mamo's house and brought out a whole bunch of her books and started setting them up on the table. I asked her what she was doing and she told me she getting ready for HER Heritage Makers party. She was going to show everyone her books, but they can't buy hers, just credits so they could make their own books. It was So Cute!!!

This is My First Post!

2008-02-01T10:29:00.001-07:00

So this is my first post... I've been wanting to do this for so long. I found this new company where you can make amazing storybooks/ scrapbooks online and it's so EASY! I absolutely love it! I made my first book back in May to give to my husband as an Anniversary gift. You have to understand since we'd been married, we never did get to have a scrapbook of our wedding. The first storm of the monsoon back in 2004 burned her house to the ground with ALL our wedding photos inside. To reprint everything was going to cost around $500, so I figured I was out of luck. Then my best friend had a Heritage Makers party, I showed up just as it was ending. The second I saw the books, I fell in LOVE! Oh my gosh, they were actual storybooks, like the ones you buy for your kids, but you've totally created them yourself. Anyways that night I went home and started my book. I finished it in less than a week just working on it while my 3 year old was napping. It turned out amazing! The best part, once you upload your photos to your Heritage Makers account; they will be there forever. They will be safe if the house burns down, your computer crashed, or gets stolen. All of which have happened to me and have lost it all multiple times. And after that I was hooked. I wanted to be a part of this wonderful company. So I because an Independent Consultant for Heritage Makers. I've only been working this business since July, but it is seriously the best company I have ever worked for, I've worked for many companies.