Easy Digital Scrapbooking

Making 12×12 Pages

I had so much fun trying my hand at 12×12 pages rather than doing an entire book and rushing to get them done before Christmas. I made 3 pages each for my granddaughters Olivia and Carly. I am especially excited after hearing that Michael’s Craft stores sells 12×12 frames and I will be able to frame the pages. They will make great stocking stuffers; I know Olivia and Carly will love seeing them hung on their bedroom walls. You can click on each page and see all three pages. When I have time I will be able to add more pages and then publish them for the girls. If you would like to make beautiful projects with Heritage Makers, please contact me! I would love to show you how easy it is…

Olivia Jane asleep – I always feel there is something almost sacred watching a little child asleep. It is such a perfect, precious moment, one that unfortunately is almost fleeting.

Carly is growing up so fast – she just had her hair cut in a little bob – I can’t wait to see the photos. Her mom says she is looking so grown up with her new hair cut.

Tim Russert – Big Russ and Me: Father and Son – lessons of life

Tim Russert wrote an important book that opened up a flood of feelings for sons who have fathers who have played an important role in their lives.

His follow up book Wisdom of Our Fathers was evidence of the nationwide connection between his experience with his father and so many sons who cherish their relationship with their father.

I am not a fan of his TV show and I believe that his two books are a greater contribution to society than his show (also known as Meet The Depressed!).

I hope that more sons (and even daughters) will take advantage of digital storybooks that, for as little as $50, memories and experiences can be captured and shared as a tribute for the father in their lives.

To those fathers who have honored their stewardship as a father – well done… and thank you!

To sons who have been the beneficiary of such a father – live a life that will honor him and find a way to acknowledge that to him……… while you can!

 Nev and Barbie

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A Journey of Courage and Adventure

I am working on a storybook to record my father’s journey from London to Africa in 1949. He was born in England and served with the British Royal Airforce during World War II. After the war he decided to immigrate to Southern Africa where had meet my mother during the war. To get there he hitched a ride in a single engine Auster 5 with a woman pilot who had bought the plane in England and needed a navigator to accompany her on her flight to Nairobi.

I wish I had known the details of this story when he was alive. Unfortunaly the details of this story only became available after his death.

This story is such a wonderful story that I want my children and grandchildren to know of his sense of adventure and courage. This is part of their heritage and something they can treasure.

Thank you Dad for being the source of whatever courage and adventure I have in my nature! I miss you.

 I will drop a few details of his adventure in future posts. 

 Nev

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Heritage Makers 2.0

I have returned home from a long weekend away at Heritage Makers Leaders Roundtable meetings. It has been a very exciting time for all of us as we anxiously wait for the release of Studio 2.0 I am counting the minutes until Wednesday for it to be released to all of Heritage Makers Directors. It is just as well it was not released today as I would have had a hard time getting any work done. I would have spent the day on my computer playing with the system and trying out all of the fantastic new features that come with 2.0. Coming home after a trip is difficult enough without having a huge distraction. I can’t wait to share 2.0 with all of my clients and my consultant team, and see their reactions. It takes a lot to impress my husband Nev where technology is concerned, but it was so amusing to see his jaw drop when he watched the demo of 2.0 on the weekend, that when I really became excited. Studio 2.0 is going to take Digital Scrapbooking to anyone who wants to do it without needing expensive software and finding many hours to learn it before you can even begin a project. For people who are not confident in designing a page (I fall into this category) we can use our growing collection of Easy Books to make a book that looks fantastic because it has been designed by one of our very talented consultants. These templates are very flexible and you can change things you don’t like or want to have in your book.

View my Easy Book page and click on the links to see the amazing templates on many different themes. Contact me if you would like to have these books in your publishing account to personalize with your own Digital Photos.

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Heritage Makers on You Tube

This is a fantastic inside look at the world leaders in Storybooking and Digital Scrapbooking. Heritage Makers Studio is state of the art technology that makes preserving your Stories so much fun and it is easy too. This is digital scrapbooking for the everyday person, this is digital Scrapbooking without needing difficult to learn, expensive software. Storybooking is an exciting new concept and a really amazing way to use your digital photos.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQjdA3CtGxI

Heritage Makers Unviels Studio 2.0

Heritage Makers will release Studio 2.0 state of the art online publishing system August 7th 2007. This upgraded system will include a powerful search tool for the thousands of peices of art content in Scrapgirls  collection offered with the Premier account. Studio 2.0 will also include many different image effects like Drop Shadowing and more. The upgraded Text feature will make journaling a breeze consistent with our mission of story writing.

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Free Online Digital Scrapbooking Class

 Drag and Drop DigiCrop^TM Webinar – learn how easy it is to make beautiful Digital Scrapbooks

Thursday, July 26, 2007 1:00 – 2:00 PM MDT – 12 noon MST (Arizona Time)
Attendee: (605) 772-3434, access code 289-115-874
Please click here to register!    Space is limited so hurry and save your space in the class.

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An Amazing Adoption Storybook

One of the most touching storybooks I had the privilege of assisting with was over a year ago. I was introduced to a young girl in her early twenties who expressed an interest in making a storybook. She indicted she had an important story she needed to tell. Several weeks after I had helped her get started she called me late at night and asked if she could come over to my home and use one of our computers. She was at the local public library using their computers and the library was closing and she was anxious to complete her book.

Firstly, I was amazed that she took on the project without owning a computer and was determined enough to use the resources of the local library. It was late at night but I am always up till late so I was happy to assist. After an hour or two in front of my computer, interrupted only by the occasional reach for a Kleenex, she completed the book and asked me to review it for her. Wow what a book!

This book was written for her 1 year old daughter whom she had placed with an adoptive family just prior to birth. She had been married at the time but the marriage fell apart and she felt strongly that the baby girl deserved to be raised by a mom and a dad. The adoptive parents had emailed her several photos taken during the first year and had agreed to allow the birth mom to attend the little girls first birthday.

This wonderful book was to be a special gift from a mom who gave birth to her and loved her enough to place her in a better environment with another mom who loved her and a father. The storybook included photos of the birth mom, her parents and siblings. It contained details of the road to the conclusion that adoption was the best path and the relationship that developed with the selected new parents. The storybook was emotional but joyful as it expressed feelings of love and gratitude and a firm belief in the power of prayer and faith at work in lives.

This wonderfully simple storybook would belong to this little girl, to let her know that she wasn’t abandoned by her birth mother but rather was lovingly and prayerfully placed in a carefully chosen home with a mom and dad who would love her as their own.

With a simple book this little girl will have a place to turn, anytime she wants to know “What did my mommy look like?” and “Why did she place me with my adoptive parents?”

What a wonderful thing for this sweet little girl to grow up not having to wonder about her birth mom but rather to know how much her birth mother loved her and cared for her so much to set aside her own heart ache to allow her to have what she couldn’t provide – a home with a loving mom and dad to raise her.

I will always be grateful for knowing this storybook was made and the goodness that it brought to all involved even a spectator like me.

A very special thank you to the birth mom and author of the book for being a wonderful human being!

My wish would be that every child placed for adoption could have the blessing of a storybook like this.

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Sample from one of my books

This was a fun book for my grandaughter who felt it was time she had a “big girl” book.

The book is an 8 by 8 inch size and was a lot of fun to do. The border on each page is from one of the dozens of pre-made borders available using Heritage Makers classic publishing system. The page layouts were selected from the many layouts available. All I had to do was upload the photos and type the text. In all I finshed the book in 2 weeks working a couple of hours per week.

What a fun book for her!

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Papa and Me

 

This is one of my favorite books that I have made. I made this book as a Christmas gift for my husband. It is the story of the close relationship he shares with one of our grandsons. Since he was a small baby they have always had fun doing things together so I want it recorded so that the memories will never fade.

I called the book Papa and Me and wrote it as if my grandson was telling the story. My grandson loves to sit on my lap and have me read the story and talk about the pictures and the things that he and Papa would do together. This is a very special time for both of us. I want him to grow up knowing that he is dearly loved and that he has signifance in our lives beyond measure and as he grows he will continue to add significance to the world we live in.

Papa and Me – a story of boy and his grandpa – a story of two hearts shared!

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