Learn about Heritage Makers greeting cards!

On the first night of FREE Premier Weekend, Creative Team member Michelle Wolfley conducted a webinar highlighting holiday cards. The timing was great for this topic considering the season and the upcoming November 20% discount on greeting cards. Michelle showed off holiday card options, including available sizes, and took viewers through a demonstration of how to make a card in Studio. Finally she talked about how you can save money with Club HM.
This recording is now available here.

from blog.heritagemakers.com

Today is BLITZ day!

I'm BLITZING today! Inviting all my friends/clients to invite them to join Club HM and giving them 15 FREE publishing points ($15) when they join Club HM by the end of today. I ♥ Christmas in July! Start saving your publishing points NOW so you're ready for the holidays (3 months til Oct!) With this head start, you can be the gal or guy with the most meaningful gifts under the tree, the neighbor with the yummiest giveaways and the co-worker with the coolest office gifts--all while letting your Club HM membership pay the bill :)

Log in to your account at MyStoryBookLady.com, then click "my account" to join Club HM! Here's a link to a short video to find out more about Club HM then check out the flyer below. Let me know...Are you feeling Holly, Jolly or Holly Jolly? ~ Betty

Memorial Day Special

 

MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL! Starts today and ends Monday at midnight! Join Club HM and I'll pay for your 1st month! Sign up for Bronze Club HM, I'll put 30 points ($30 value) in your account! Over 3 months, you'll get 120 points for just $60! CAN'T BEAT THAT!

From my website www.MyStoryBookLady.com, create your FREE account. Sign up for Club HM from your account or give me a call! Need to know more about Club HM? Use this link to watch a quick video! ~ Betty

Token of Appreciation for My Club HM Members

Club HM began in January and is growing by leaps and bounds! No doubt it is the hottest club to be in! To celebrate, my founding members who have hit their 3 month mark of membership with me will receive these cute key chains. Hope they like them! :) Want to find out more about Club HM or sign up? Visit MyStoryBookLady.com today! ~ Betty

Connect with Cards

We all know how important it is to connect with people. We send birthday cards to friends and family, Mother's Day cards to mom, sympathy cards to those grieving, and thank you notes to express our gratitude. Think about how warm and fuzzy you feel when you receive a card in the mail from someone who thought enough to send it. Now think about how warm and fuzzy someone else feels when YOU send THEM a card!

Now think about how much you are spending to create those warm and fuzzy feelings. If you are like me, I suffered from "sticker shock" the last time I looked for a greeting card at my local card store! And then to have to slap the postage on top of that was ridiculous. So I found an affordable way to send custom cards to your friends, family and business contacts that they will love and I want to share with you...

I simply use my Studio account with MyStoryBookLady.com to create my cards, address them and send them all right from my computer! For example, when I know that a friend's birthday is coming up I log into my account. I look in the Template Gallery for a birthday card template that I like. I get the template and  customize or edit however I want. Then I publish the card. It will then go into my "completed projects" where I can choose to "direct ship" the card to a recipient in my address book. I check out using my Club HM discounted publishing points that I receive each month and pay .63 cents for my card to be printed, stuffed, addressed and sent First Class to my recipient! It's way cheaper than the card store and those warm and fuzzy feelings are priceless.

I invite you to send a card today! Then let me know about your experience. ~ Betty

What Are Cornerstone and Foundation Books?

Once you’ve fallen in love with making pages and projects in Studio, put cornerstone books on your to-do list. Cornerstones are books you write about your life and the lives of your parents and grandparents. Designed to preserve the photos and memories of you and your loved ones for future generations, these books also put treasured stories in the heart of your home and can be a rich and meaningful family experience. 

Start your cornerstone to-do list by documenting your grandparents’ lives. The easiest time to help grandparents write their stories is while they are living in the family home and remain in good health. Once they retire, many grandparents move into smaller, easier-to-care-for, or warmer-climate accommodations. Downsizing often means that precious records, mementos, or photos are scattered among family members or get boxed up and sent to a storage unit. Just asking for access to these family records often brings to light stories that no other family members have heard.

Our “How I Became Your Grandpa” and “How I Became Your Grandma” 8 x 8 cornerstone books by Lynda Angelastro make writing family stories simple. Download the templates, look at each spread, and make a note of how many photos are needed for that topic. Only have three photos of Grandpa as a baby instead of four? No problem, find photos of the family home, scan birth certificates or fill in a photo box with patterned paper. More photos than allowed for in the design? Go to “manage pages” and duplicate a spread or two. Your book can be a few pages bigger than the template and need not be like anyone else’s.

If your grandparents are no longer living, ask parents, aunts, or uncles to help you write the stories and find the photographs. Make it a family project. You’ll be grateful you did, and so will your brothers, sisters, and cousins.

If you’re doing the math, writing a story for each grandparent is four books. Add four more if you’re helping with a spouse’s grandparents. Try to get at least one done every quarter. Put it in your day planner. Add it to your computer calendar. Plan ahead and you can make many opportunities to talk to family members about your grandparents at family gatherings.

Once Grandma and Grandpa’s lives are documented, turn your attention to the growing up stories of your mother and father. The 8 x 8 storybooks “Before I Was Your Dad” and “Before I Was Your Mom” by Wendy Bailey are perfect for the job. Documenting the lives of your parents is far easier if they live close enough to share facts and photos, but if they don’t, make it one of the priorities on your next visit.

Finally, write the stories of you and your spouse. If you have children, you can use the same “Before I Was Your Dad” and “Before I Was Your Mom” storybooks. Swap some of the cover papers around to give the books a different look from your Mom and Dad’s. Your book is every bit as important as your parents’ and grandparents’. How precious would your book be to your spouse, your siblings, your parents, or your children if tragedy ever struck?

Cornerstones do not have to be 8 x 8 storybooks. The 12 x 12 “Hats Off to You Grandpa Ben” and “Hats Off to You Aunt Alice” templates make wonderful life story books for Grandma and Grandpa or Mom and Dad.

“Through the Years: Male” and “Through the Years: Female” 11.5 x 8.5 storybooks, by Wendy Bailey again, also make good choices for cornerstone volumes.

And, if you like the 11.5 x 8.5 storybook format and want to make a snapshot of your family heritage before working on individual cornerstones, check out the template “Becoming the Goddard-Angelastro Family” by Lynda Angelastro. With a three-generation family tree as the opening spread, followed by pages about you, your spouse, your parents and grandparents; this overview of family heritage works well for both traditional and blended families.

While you’re checking cornerstones off your list, consider working on a couple of “foundation” books each year. Foundation books are a series of 12 x 12 storybooks that capture the flavor of your family across the years by providing a look at the ways various holidays and traditions are celebrated. These fun and easy-to-make books provide an over-time history of what makes your family unique and special.

Foundation books currently available include: "How the Butlers Celebrate Birthdays" by HM Signature Templates "How the Butlers Keep Christmas" by HM Signature Templates, "A Prezant’s Hanukkah" by Christine Prezant, "A Butler Thanksgiving" by Elisa Black,  "Family Weddings" by Elisa Black, and "Family Love Stories" by Lynda Angelastro. More titles will be added this year including family, baby, and vacation books.

Chances are that one of the things that drew you to Heritage Makers was your enthusiasm for capturing just the kind of family stories we’ve been talking about. You understood the importance of making these precious memory books the heart of your home. There’s also a good chance you haven’t got to them yet. February is cornerstone month. Put cornerstone and foundation books on your to-do list and use Studio Night to work on them. Be sure to sign up for Club HM today of you haven't yet! As a member you'll save big on publishing all year long and get Premier for free! If you've already got points, but no Premier, contact me today to find out how you can get Premier for as little as $8.33 per month. ~ Betty

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Club HM Contests

Have you seen the good times we’re having on the Club HM Facebook page? If not, you’re missing out on a boatload of fun! This Monday, we’ll announce our “Firsts” winner, but right now, let’s get started with this week’s challenge. How about a “2011 HM Souper Bowl” project? We’re not looking for pictures of your family in front of the TV.  What we want are pages and projects that show off and preserve your favorite RECIPES. From onion dip, to pulled-pork sandwiches, to brownies – show us what your fans are cheering about this weekend! Visit the Club HM Facebook page for details. ~ Betty

Have You Heard About Club HM?

Have you heard about Club HM? It’s a great new option for people who love to publish because it offers fantastic savings on all your Heritage Makers projects plus it gives you free access the amazing Premier collection of digital art and templates! Watch this short video to see the benefits of Club HM. Then head on over to MyStoryBookLady.com and sign up for Club HM today. ~ Betty

A Gift For YOU on MY Birthday!

It's MY birthday, but I want to give YOU a gift! :)  In honor of my birthday...and the fact that I'm 25 and holding...I am giving away 25 publishing points ($25 value).  The first 10 clients to come clubbin' with me will get put into a drawing for 25 publishing points!  What a great way to get started!  Call me to join before 10pm Thursday January 13th to be entered into the drawing. 
~ Betty

What is Club HM and won't you join with me?  Read on below.
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Does one of your new year's resolutions include doing something with those photos of yours that are locked on your computer or stashed in a box under your bed? Then I am so excited to tell you about Club HM!  There are many reasons why you should join so I thought it would be helpful to list them here for you:

1. Celebrate your stories all year long!
2. get points monthly at wholesale (25-34% off) This is great especially to send cards every month :)
3. FREE Premier account ($20 monthly value)
4. 4000+ pre-designed templates
5. 50,000+ pieces of digital artwork (It's like having the ENTIRE scrapbook store at your fingertips, literally!)
6. unlimited photo storage space
7. FREE project upgrades
8. Sign up special of 100 additional points for $50 (so you can get started on ANY project on your list :)
9. monthly additional publishing discounts
10. online idea classes and Club community
11. free local digi crops + scanning services
12. fun contests, great prizes and much more!

Ready to get started?  Use this handy list to get ideas and inspiration. Check the projects that you want to do.

Then use the flyer below to see how many points you will need to do the projects you want to do. Choose the points plan that works best for you and call me 404.729.0388 to get set up. It's that easy!

Betty Miller
Personal Publishing Coach
MyStoryBookLady.com
Betty@MyStoryBookLady.com
404.729.0388

Why Should You Join Club HM?

Does one of your new year's resolutions include doing something with those photos of yours that are locked on your computer or stashed in a box under your bed? Then I am so excited to tell you about Club HM!  There are many reasons why you should join so I thought it would be helpful to list them here for you:

1. Celebrate your stories all year long!
2. get points monthly at wholesale (25-34% off) This is great especially to send cards every month :)
3. FREE Premier account ($20 monthly value)
4. 4000+ pre-designed templates
5. 50,000+ pieces of digital artwork (It's like having the ENTIRE scrapbook store at your fingertips, literally!)
6. unlimited photo storage space
7. FREE project upgrades
8. Sign up special of 100 additional points for $50 (so you can get started on ANY project on your list :)
9. monthly additional publishing discounts
10. online idea classes and Club community
11. free local digi crops + scanning services
12. fun contests, great prizes and much more!

Ready to get started?  Use this handy list to get ideas and inspiration. Check the projects that you want to do.

Then use the flyer below to see how many points you will need to do the projects you want to do. Choose the points plan that works best for you and call me 404.729.0388 to get set up. It's that easy!

Betty Miller
Personal Publishing Coach
MyStoryBookLady.com
Betty@MyStoryBookLady.com
404.729.0388