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Do you love your job? by Cynthia Coulon, Mar-Com Manager Do You Love Your Job?
We’ve all heard the advice—choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life! For thousands of Personal Publishing Consultants like me, Heritage Makers is a job they absolutely love! You too can turn your meaningful hobby into a rewarding home-based business, and I’ll help you every step of the way! Chances are, you’re already a personal publishing enthusiast. You enjoy creating custom keepsakes, you realize the importance of preserving photos and stories, and you love to share them. If you’ve hosted a workshop, you know just how easy it is to share Heritage Makers with friends and loved-ones. People like you, who publish with Heritage Makers and believe in its mission, are the kind of people who become successful Personal Publishing Consultants. If you’re looking for a business opportunity that fills both your wallet and your heart, consider joining the Heritage Makers family! There are lots of benefits to becoming a Consultant, and you may have heard many of them. Here are some specific reasons several Consultants decided to change their lives with Heritage Makers: "I wanted the extra discount!" –Lisa Branch "I was telling everyone about it anyway; I thought I may as well get a check too." –Kim Klassen "Being a new grandmother, I wanted a company with products where my heart was." –Linda McCormick "I really liked the women in the company. I thought if these are the types of women who do this business, then I'm in!" –Candy May "I joined for the discount, started doing the occasional workshop to share the products, and began working the business when I realized I could do both and really make some money too!" –Brenda Henderson "I love the product! It’s the best quality out there for digital products. Then it turned into a fabulous business after baby #2 arrived and I wanted to be home!" –Stephanie Mestas "I wanted to work from home while raising a family, and got more excited about this product than any other idea I had heard of!" –Lisa Nelson "My Consultant at the time kept calling me once a month and saying, “I know you’re going to become a Consultant, so will it be this month?” Then finally, after a year of sending my friends to her to get started with Heritage Makers, I decided to give it a try. Now I’m kicking myself for not becoming a Consultant the first time she called!" –Tami Vega "I was so impressed with the incredible women of Heritage makers and the power of storybooking. I decided this was a business I really wanted to represent." –Kymberly Stoddard "After hearing about a company with a mission to help people document their heritage through personal publishing, we didn’t care how we got involved; we just wanted to be involved." –Kristi and Darren Mazutinec The "Overview Effect" by Don Lehnhof, Director of Marketing As we work to meet the challenges of everyday living, it’s often easy to lose perspective on where we’ve been and what we’ve accomplished. Sometimes it pays to pull yourself out of your current situation so that you can get a “global view” of your life experience. Have you ever been up in a hot air balloon or flown over your home city? Same thing. You see things in a new light – you gain perspective. Interestingly, you achieve a similar result when you create a “year in review” storybook for your family. Your life might not seem that interesting on any given day, but when you take the time to remember and preserve the highlights of 365 days, your perspective widens – you see small, “ordinary” days combine to create a wonderful view of a rich and meaningful life! Here’s an experience shared by HM Consultant Amy Chandler that illustrates this concept: I had a customer stop by unexpectedly yesterday. With tears in her eyes, she said, “I just wanted to say thank you for introducing me to Heritage Makers. I got my 2012 family yearbook back today and I can't stop the tears. I've been pretty hard on myself lately thinking I wasn't giving my kids enough, or doing enough activities, or providing things they thought were important. But here I am today, going through this book that is nearly 100 pages of smiles, activities, gifts and accomplishments, and I think I'm doing a pretty good job as a mom! Thank you for changing my perspective. Thank you for giving me a way to record and remember. I can't ever let this project slip!” I had a similar experience with my 8-year-old who proclaimed a few weeks ago "all we ever do is chores!” I walked over, picked up the 2012 family yearbook, handed it to her, and asked her to find one picture in that 100-page book of her doing chores. She couldn't but she was reminded that we do a lot of really cool things in between the chores. What we have is powerful! At Heritage Makers, our mission is to help everyone understand that their stories are meaningful and worth sharing! From day to day activities to significant milestones, our lives are rich and beautiful – sometimes we just need to step back and see the larger picture!
Looking forward to Valentine’s Day already? Pickleberrypop’s “Happy in Love” collection will fill the Template Gallery with loads of fun projects to make your next Valentine’s Day project a winner. Shown here with separate paper and element previews, so you can see the offering more clearly; the art you’ll see in Studio is just one collection.
Club HM art access is such a bargain. Where else could you go for an additional 2 GB of art in a single month? Who else but Heritage Makers provides off-site storage and backup of both your art and the projects you create with it? Who else but Heritage Makers tags your art to make it searchable and has designers from across the country making beautiful templates with your art, just for you? Art is just one of the benefits you enjoy with your Club HM membership, but it is an extensive and significant one! August-September 2013 by Lynda Angelastro, Studio Product Manager Are you excited about the especially large number of new art collections released at Reunion, our annual consultant conference? We are too! This wide range of art and super-sized offering adds significant value to Heritage Makers digital library! These collections will remain “featured” until the end of September, with our next art added at the beginning of October. Let’s take a look! Record the evenings your family spends playing together with Peppermint Creative’s “Game Night” collection. Full of game and puzzle pieces, dominoes, dice, and word art; use this collection to document the relationship-building time you spend with your family. Also from Peppermint Creative, “Congrats Grad” is a rich and timeless collection with graduation gear in many colors and word art that spans 2009 to 2015. “Rule the School” is a bright and cheerful back-to-school collection by Sweet Shoppe Designs that was just released as BASIC art! Now anyone can record school memories with just a Basic account! Premier art, “It’s FANGtastic,” is the centerpiece of a series of fall fun collections by Pickleberrypop. Ghoulish ghosts, bats and pumpkins loom large in this collection designed especially for Halloween haunting. Accompanying “It’s FANGtastic” are “It’s FANGtastic the Extras” and “It’s FANGtastic Scatters.” Each collection was color and theme matched to add extra ease to designing with the “It’s FANGtastic” art. Everyone needs to design for a baby or two in their circle of loved ones, so “Pinkie Pie” and “Bluechie Coo” are two collections from Peppermint Creative that will be a welcome addition to our art offering. Color palettes are coordinated, so the embellishments can be used interchangeably. Possibly the largest collection we’ve ever released, “Little Steam Engine” from Sweet Shoppe Designs contains three complete Thomas-the-Tank-Engine style alphabets along with trains and railway gear of every kind. Use it to preserve Day-Out-with-Thomas memories or to make train-themed party pieces for your little engineer. If it’s all pretty ponies at your house, check out our “Happy Gallop Birthday” collection, also from Sweet Shoppe Designs. Any horse or pony lover will be delighted if you use this collection to help them celebrate. And for grownup milestone birthdays, we’ve add the “Older than Dirt” collection from Pickleberrypop. When life happens way too fast, use this collection to have a little fun with it. One of the advantages of being a Club HM member is that sometimes we offer art that cannot be purchased at any price. Custom made for Heritage Makers, “A Gnome’s Life” by Anna Gehmlich Bates is just such a collection. Full of woodland creatures like foxes, owls, and hedgehogs; you’ll find a million uses for this bright and cheerful collection. Also exclusive to Heritage Makers is this holiday duo from Cynthia Coulon. “Holiday Party Pack Embellishments” and “Holiday Party Pack Papers” were specifically designed to bring the contemporary to Christmas. Full of modern colors and styling, many of the papers can also do double duty on your other updated designs. Two new collections from Pickleberrypop’s Lindsay Jane were especially purchased to coordinate with existing Studio border art. “Christmas Day Scatterz” and “Christmas Day Clustered Frames” are perfect for pages or greeting cards, so check these collections out today. Another collection set purchased to coordinate with existing art is the “Snow Princess” series from Pickleberrypop. Layered frames, papers, scatterz, and a mini add-on collection all coordinate with our popular layered “Snow Princess Borders” for the ultimate in frosty pages and projects. “Gingerbread Frames” is another holiday collection that blends well with existing art. “Santa’s Bake Shoppe” and “Happy Hanukkah” are two collections that contain gingerbread alphas, gingerbread men and women, or other gingerbread art. “Gingerbread Frames” extends the usefulness of these collections for perfect holiday pages. “Toy Box Borders” is another set of layered borders already designed for you. Add “Toy Box Pattern Papers” and Toy Box Scatterz” (shown below) and you have the perfect pieces to use on your next toddler or baby book. Looking forward to Valentine’s Day already? Pickleberrypop’s “Happy in Love” collection will fill the Template Gallery with loads of fun projects to make your next Valentine’s Day project a winner. Shown here with separate paper and element previews, so you can see the offering more clearly; the art you’ll see in Studio is just one collection.
Club HM art access is such a bargain. Where else could you go for an additional 2 GB of art in a single month? Who else but Heritage Makers provides off-site storage and backup of both your art and the projects you create with it? Who else but Heritage Makers tags your art to make it searchable and has designers from across the country making beautiful templates with your art, just for you? Art is just one of the benefits you enjoy with your Club HM membership, but it is an extensive and significant one! School Name-tags and Notes by Cynthia Coulon, Mar-Com Manager We love our playing card decks because there are just so many creative ways to use them! This month I’d like to show you a quick and fun way to use our cards for some back-to-school name-tags and notes for a child in grade school. A playing card deck includes 54 cards. The front, or face, of each card can be made to be completely unique. The back of all the cards features the same customized design. This template, 111523, has a cute design for the back of the cards. You’ll want to customize the grade number, but otherwise, it’s ready to go! Two cards are intended to be name-tags for a child’s backpack and lunchbox. You’ll need to customize them with your child’s name. And you can add other information if you’d like. Playing cards fit very nicely into clear, vinyl luggage tags. Tags can be found in the stationary and office supply sections of most stores. Slip these cute cards into a tag and attach to your child’s backpack and lunch box. The remainder of the deck provides clever note cards for you to use throughout the school year. Slip a reminder, joke, or note of encouragement into your child’s lunchbox. Or, use the cards to correspond with your child’s teachers or the office staff.
by Roxanne Buchholz, Studio Creative Team Manager To start our “Back to School” season off, we gave all the Studio Creative Team members the same 12 x 12 gray-scale scrap page design map “Back to School Design Map,” template 109993 and asked them to infuse their own personality into the project, while maintaining the same text, photos, and embellishment placements. Some designers chose fresh colors and bright geometric patterns while others went a more traditional route. If you were to use this design map, what would you do? “Back to School Design Map,” template 109993; “Back to School by Kari,” by Kari Pieratt; “Back to School by Michelle,” by Michelle Bell; “Back to School by Roxanne,” by Roxanne Buchholz; “Back to School by Shanna,” by Shanna Vineyard; “Back to School by Sandra," by Sandra Dovre. This month, we’re offering YOU a challenge. We’d love to have you show us “Your Style, Your Way” using the same design map as our Studio Creative Team. All you need to do is get template 109993 from our Template Gallery and begin working on your own design—keeping the same text, photo, and embellishment placements just as our designers did above. But with this challenge, we’re letting you use your own photos, so go ahead and drop in your favorites. http://www.myheritagemakers.com/uploads/fckeditor/heritagemakers/File/Marketing/Newsletters/Club%20Connections%20Newsletter/2013.08/YSYW/ShowAndTell_School%20Design%20Map%20Challenge.jpg
At the Heritage Makers home office, the staff has been spending the lazy days of summer as busy as bees! They’ve been gathering new art collections, preparing new products and implementing amazing new Studio and template gallery features. All of these wonderful new offerings were unveiled at our annual HM Reunion, and I am excited to share them with you in this issue of our newsletter! Along with sizzling new art, templates and products, the month of August brings us an additional 10% discount on 12 x 12 storybooks and post-bound albums. And if you want to make a little money once the kids are back in school, contact me about joining my Heritage Makers team. I’d love to show you how this meaningful and rewarding business opportunity can become a source of income that provides your family with options you haven’t had before! I hope you are enjoying my monthly preferred customer newsletter. I encourage you to click on the social media links to share with your friends and family. The best time to host or attend a workshop is now. Why not get a few friends together and take advantage of the great specials - call me; schedule your own workshop today.
by Roxanne Buchholz, Studio Creative Team Manager It's finally time to unveil the talented designers who were selected for the new 2013-2014 Heritage Makers Studio Creative Team! Our applicants this year answered our “Who is the Next Design Star?” call for entries. The competition was fierce! Many talented designers entered, making the final selections a difficult one. It's an honor to welcome each member to the team, and we know you’ll enjoy seeing their inspiration as they create custom templates for you throughout the next year. Returning as a senior team member this year is Michelle Bell from Gilbert, Arizona. We’re sure most of you are familiar with Michelle’s beautiful transitional design style. She has such a talent when it comes to family yearbooks, storybooks, and calendars. She has contributed over 300 templates to our Gallery and is truly a favorite as one of your designers. Above are Michelle's latest creations using our brand new art collections. “Love This, Love You” 20 x 16 wrapped canvas, 111404; “Merry Christmas Year in Review” 5 x7 greeting card, 111625; and “Winter Fun” 8 x 8 scrap page, 111414. We're also proud to welcome back Kari Pieratt as a senior team member. Kari, also from Gilbert, Arizona, has over 200 templates in our Gallery and offers you a clean, modern style which is always right on trend. Kari specializes in party décor, storybooks, and one-of-a-kind subway prints. Below, you'll see Kari’s beautiful design style in these new templates that she has created just for you. “Toy Box Loves” 8 x 8 softbound, 111669; “Happy Gallop Party: Invitation” 5 x 7 invitation, 109209; and “Gnome’s Life Family Calendar” 11 x 16 calendar, 111337. And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for – the introduction of our new talent! Many of you may already be familiar with their work as these designers have been frequent contributors to our Template Gallery and consistently participate in our Facebook page design challenges. Please welcome Cassie Balser from Saratoga Springs, Utah. Cassie has been an HM consultant for four years and loves creating subway art and flip books for her family and friends. She will be a great addition to the team with her very clean, transitional design style. Cassie has already been busy designing with our new art as seen above. Her latest templates include: “Love You More Today” 12 x 12 scrap page, 111504; “Who Are You?” square flip book, 111644; “Look Who’s Here - Boy” 7 x 5 invitation, 111579; and “Look Who’s Here - Girl” 7 x 5 invitation, 111630. Kelsi Kunz, from Tomball, Texas, is also joining us this year. Kelsi is a fresh, new designer who has an eye for modern styling. Kelsi is a self-taught designer who used the Heritage Makers Facebook challenges to enhance her natural design abilities and learn Studio proficiently. Kelsi’s recent projects include many great cards to get you started off right with your holiday season: “Thinking of You” 4 x 6 greeting card, 111574; “Festive Light String Christmas” 5 x 7 invitation, 111576; “Snowflake Holiday” 7 x 5 invitation, 111577; and “Christmas Ornament Birth” 7 x 5 invitation, 111575. From St. George, Ontario, Canada, we have Leanne Reist-Barr joining our team. Leanne started out as a traditional scrapbooker and has been featured in several publications including “The Joy of Scrapbooking.” After the birth of her fourth child, a friend convinced her to try “going digital” at Heritage Makers and she has been hooked ever since. Leanne is off to a great start and has many beautiful templates ready for you to get started on today. “Sweetheart” 12 x 12 scrap page, 111443; “All Aboard” 12 x 12 scrap page, 111444; and “Gnome Sweet Gnome” 20 x 8 wrapped canvas, 111442. The final new member of our team is Sara Wise from Wasilla, Alaska. Sara also has a traditional scrapbooking background, has taught design classes over the years, and been featured in many scrapbooking publications including “Creating Keepsakes” and “Memory Makers” magazines. Sara offers a more traditional to transitional look with her designs and has become an expert in family yearbooks featuring our Snapshot Story layouts. She has already been busy creating lots of new, easy to follow templates. “Sweet Baby of Mine – Boy” 20 x 16 wrapped canvas, 111540; “1st Day of School” 12 x 12 wrapped canvas, 111262; “Over the Hill” 4 x 6 greeting card, 111413; “Train Birthday Invitation” 5 x7 invitation, 111083; and “Family Game Night” 12 x 12 scrap page, 111313.
Welcome to all of our very talented returning and new design team members! We know that each of them will make amazing contributions to our Template Gallery and offer you the selection and design style that you are looking for. |
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