Heritage Makers Overview

I just got back from celebrating the 5year anniversary of Heritage Makers.  Most of you have heard of my passion for amazing company but just in case you wandered here from another blog I thought Id post a quick overview of what Heritage Makers is.

I hope you will check out this video (about 3 minutes) and that maybe I can help you or someone you know in preserving the important moments in your life. 

We continue to lead the way in advancements for Digital Storybooking and yet we are still a ground floor opportunity.  Consultants who come in now have the best of both worlds.  We've been around long enough to get past growing pains and yet its still young enough that its not saturated.

Contact me if you or someone you know is interested in helping us with our mission.

Melissa

Another great feature we've added to Heritage Makers Studio is the advanced options for managing pages.  While this can be done on most any project it is most obvious when making our decks of playing cards.

We used to be able to add or delete only one page at a time...  This feature is used to copy pages or delete unwanted pages in bulk.  YEAH!!!

Heres a quick tutorial about the Manage Pages Update:

Hope this helps you complete some of your projects more quickly.

Melissa

THE MAGIC BUTTON!!! How to change the size of ANY project.

We just added the most amazing feature to our Heritage Maker Studio.  I cant even imagine the programming that had to go into it but I am SO thankful.

You can now Import Pages from Different Projects with Heritage Makers.  Basically this means if you see a project you love but its in a different size you can make it into any size you want.  Change a 12x12 book into an 8x8.  Turn a Canvas print into a greeting card.  The possibilities are endless.

I am working on a post bound yearbook.  Each month I make 2-6 pages celebrating events that month.  Now I can take random pages out of books that are the theme I want and then add them to my yearbook.  Example a Trip to Disney- well i can import a few pages from a Disney Album to commemorate our trip.  How awesome is that.

Just remember to check the print quality.  When going from large projects to smaller ones the quality should be ok but when going from small to large you need to be sure that everything has a green outline or it may print grainy.

THANKS SO MUCH HERITAGE MAKERS!!!  You really are leading the way.  love it.

WOW- the Best Gift Ever

Wow its Wednesday.  Time to reflect and share things that wow or inspire me.  This week i want to highlight my friend Heidi Arave's Blog.  specifically a gift she made her husband for their anniversary.

Let me start by saying Marriage is HARD.  If you aren't married you wont understand until you are.

BUT for those of us who found our Prince Charming soon realized that the fairy tales and even the view we had of our parents often skewed what married life would really be like.  My husband and I have struggled through our own hardships like many married couples i know.  You each bring in your own baggage, you think you understand it all but one day you realize the life you wanted for your family and the one you are living are not the same.  For us I am happy we realized what was happening and began to change it before it drove us apart.

This is why I feel like highlighting Heidis blog today.  A lot of marriages end in divorce after just a few years.  Making it to any milestone like 10 years is just not as common as it used to be and I think its important to celebrate these milestone.

For their anniversary she just made a gift for her husband that i think every guy would like.  Now not every guy would like a scrapbook (thats way too girly).  But doesnt every guy read tons of magazines?  I know my husband does.  How cool to make a magazine about thier marriage, family and all the memories they have.  I am WOWed by this and just cant wait to make my own.  How special he must have felt to receive this.

Check it out here.  Best Gift Ever

What an awesome idea for fathers day too.  I am inspired to make a magazine called "Father of the Year".   If you want to make a magazine like this set up a free account on my website www.DigitalStorybooks.com and you can get started today.  Contact me and i can help guide you or even find a simple template to make your project go smoother and faster.

I know mothers day just ended but have you started to think about him.  What ideas do you have?  Please share what you plan to do to show him hes appreciated.

WOW- the Best Gift Ever

Wow its Wednesday.  Time to reflect and share things that wow or inspire me.  This week i want to highlight my friend Heidi Arave's Blog.  specifically a gift she made her husband for their anniversary.

Let me start by saying Marriage is HARD.  If you aren't married you wont understand until you are.

BUT for those of us who found our Prince Charming soon realized that the fairy tales and even the view we had of our parents often skewed what married life would really be like.  My husband and I have struggled through our own hardships like many married couples i know.  You each bring in your own baggage, you think you understand it all but one day you realize the life you wanted for your family and the one you are living are not the same.  For us I am happy we realized what was happening and began to change it before it drove us apart.

This is why I feel like highlighting Heidis blog today.  A lot of marriages end in divorce after just a few years.  Making it to any milestone like 10 years is just not as common as it used to be and I think its important to celebrate these milestone.

For their anniversary she just made a gift for her husband that i think every guy would like.  Now not every guy would like a scrapbook (thats way too girly).  But doesnt every guy read tons of magazines?  I know my husband does.  How cool to make a magazine about thier marriage, family and all the memories they have.  I am WOWed by this and just cant wait to make my own.  How special he must have felt to receive this.

Check it out here.  Best Gift Ever 

What an awesome idea for fathers day too.  I am inspired to make a magazine called "Father of the Year".   If you want to make a magazine like this set up a free account on t my website www.DigitalStorybooks.com and you can get started today.  Contact me and i can help guide you or even find a simple template to make your project go smoother and faster.

I know mothers day just ended but have you started to think about him.  What ideas do you have?  Please share what you plan to do to show him hes appreciated.

WOW... TROPICANA ... Awesome rewards program sign up now

Tropicana is jumping on the "customer reward" band wagon. I give it TWO THUMBS UP (and toes, feet, actually I am jumping up and down about what I saw so far)!!!  This really is a JUICY reward program. so much so I chose this to be my WOW its Wednesday feature this week.

It seems every time we turn around another company is trying to create a program to "reward" us for using their product.  I checked out the rewards and am quite impressed.  They have discounts to use at parks, fairs, the circus, sporting events, bowling... the rewards seem to promote healthy family fun activities!!!  I love it.  and they didnt seem to need as many purchases to achieve as most reward programs do.

One thing I saw was a B1G1 admission to use at Cocokeys indoor waterpark in Fitchburg, MA!!!  I noticed this because we have been talking about going there.  I already have 4 pts and this reward only needed 1pt!  1 pt to save me $30wow!!!  So join in and see what activities it might save you money on.

Heres 3 codes to help get you started.
LA73E CL9W4
SAVVY-AUNTI
YAHOO-34765


Take the survey at sign up and you'll earn a 4th pt too.  Reports have it if you sign up your grocery card it gives you another one but I put bigy as my grocery store and it never asked for my store id#.  Try Stop and shop or another store card and see if it works for you.

I am glad I can share things like this with you. Have you seen a great deal that needs sharing?  contact me.  

Heres where I heard about it this reward program...  http://www.southernsavers.com/2010/02/tropicana-juicy-rewards/#disqus_thread

Pop Chips- YUMMY and great customer service.

a few weeks ago I found a link on some blog (sorry I dont remember who) to try a new type of chip; called "Popchips".  They aren't fried or baked instead they apply heat and pressure and the potatoes "POP" into a chip.

I signed up for a free trial but later got an email saying the link was a mistake and instead got a coupon that expired within 3 days.  They are sold in target and several grocery stores in the west.  I was disappointed since the chances of me making it to Target in 3 days was slim. but instead of just complaining to everyone else I wrote back to them and explained how I felt and that I was very interested in their product.

They emailed me back an apology and sent me a care package!!!  It arrived yesterday and my daughter and I could hardly wait to dig in and try them.  Inside the box was not just one sample but SIX different flavors!!!  We were excited. which to try first?

Sour cream and onion.  and those of you who know me I checked the ingredients first...no bat poop (guano) YEAH!!!

I have to say they were AMAZING.  I love them.  they were light and fluffy and kind of reminded me of munchos (which i used to love) but these are even tastier.  I could have eaten all of the bags in one sitting but had to restrain myself.  I cant wait to devour I mean try the other flavors.  Unfortunately I now find out that no store around me sells them.  ARGG.  but they can be ordered online.

If you find these in a store near you they are definitely worth trying.  I just want to thank the people over at "popchips" for their great product and great customer service.  Even my daughter gives them a thumbs up...

Now I will have to put a request in to Big Y and stop and shop to start carrying these.  I cant wait until these are available locally.

WOW its Wednesday

Each Wednesday I hope to bring you something that inspired me this week.  Check back each week for stories of inspiration, amazing ideas, and things that just wow me.

WOW Today I want to highlight Heritage Makers.  For those who dont know I love my what I do.  I thank God everyday for finding such an amazing company and for my first WOW Wednesday I feel the need to highlight the amazing opportunity that has given so many women the opportunity to stay at home, have thier own business, and to help improve the world by helping others celebrate the heroe in thier lives.



Thank you Jennifer Knight and Hallie Redd for traveling a long way to MA 3 years ago to promote this amazing company and THANK YOU to Wendy McGee for helping to pave the way for everyone. 

If you need extra income for the holidays, need to be inspired, want to be a part of something amazing helping to change the world, or just want to have fun... Check out this Business.  You wont regret it.

:)  Melissa