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Welcome to Heritage Makers!

Heritage Makers is an on-line digital storybooking company that helps people like you capture their stories and photos in a custom digital storybook that you create on-line. All of your projects are created in our user friendly publishing system without any software to install. The process is simple: upload your photos into your on-line photo album, select your project, and layout your stories and photos. All you need is your computer and Internet access. Heritage Makers storybooks are library bound and hand stitched so they last a lifetime. All of your projects are archived in your personal publishing account forever, so you may order more copies. Heritage Makers products fit any need for any occasion.

As your Independent Heritage Makers Certified Personal Publishing Consultant, I'm here to help you preserve your precious memories. Whether you want to build self-esteem in your child with a storybook about them, give your parents a fantastic custom-made calendar for Christmas, create greeting cards for all your family and friends, or make the switch from traditional scrapbooker to digital scrapbooker using our storybooks or our individual scrapbook pages that you can insert into your existing memory album, Heritage Makers has the right products for you!

Friday, November 27, 2009

Thanksgiving Swatch Book Sale!

During our 4-day Thanksgiving Day Weekend, our swatch books are on sale! Between November 27 and November 30 get a 5-pack of swatch books for only $49.95 (only $9.95 each - a savings of $40.00)! These swatch books will make great holiday gifts, and there's still time to publish your gifts. Contact me ASAP to place your order! Sale Flyer.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

HollyDays Shopping Extravaganza

Find something for everyone on your list with over 35 small business, home party plans, and talented crafters displaying and selling wonderful gifts for one-stop holiday shopping, including Heritage Makers!

Saturday, November 28th
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mentor Civic Center/Community Center
(upper level)
8600 Munson Road, Mentor, OH


Admission $2.00
(admission includes 3 Chinese Auction Tickets)

A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit face of hope, a volunteer organization offering complimentary skin-care services to cancer patients.
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10 Heritage Makers Projects in 10 Minutes or Less

Everyone's short on time especially during the holidays, so check out the 10 projects that you can make in 10 minutes in your free Heritage Makers account. Contact me to purchase your project credits. Don't miss the calendar and wire-bound book sales going on now! 10 Heritage Makers Projects in 10 Minutes or Less
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Holiday Hits Sale!

If you haven't figured out what to get Aunt Esther, Uncle Bob, your Mom, Aunt Nancy, and your best friend for Christmas, I have the answer! Wire-bound books make fantastic gifts! We’re thinking family cookbooks, day planners for the new year, notebooks, address books, journals, and more! A five pack of wire-bound books are saled priced at only $74.95*!

*Week 2 sale ends at 12:00 noon MST on Monday, November 30th. Remember to contact me to place your orders so you'll get these sale prices. Join us for incredible savings! Get the Holiday Hits flyer here.

There's no need to wait until Black Friday for a sale at Heritage Makers! Start your holiday shopping today, and stay home on Friday! Be sure to check out the over 70 Wire-bound book templates in the template gallery that will make these five gifts quick and easy to personalize. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Monday, November 16, 2009

The Holiday Hits Sale!

If you've waited to make your holiday greeting cards, it was worth the wait! This is the BIGGEST sale of the season to help make your holiday greetings merry and bright. These prices are much LOWER than greeting card store prices, and your Heritage Makers cards will say EXACTLY what you want them to say.

Week 1: Greeting Cards and Postcards/Invitations*
  • 50 pack of postcards/invitations for $49.95
  • 100 pack of postcards/invitations for $79.95
  • 50 pack of greeting cards for $99.95
  • 100 pack of greeting cards for $179.95
*Week 1 sale ends at 12:00 noon MST on Monday, November 23rd. Remember to contact me to place your orders so you'll get these sale prices. Join us for incredible savings! Get the Holiday Hits flyer here.

Want even more inspiration? We’ve got it! Check out 10 products in 10 minutes or less. Quick, easy, and totally awesome. So get inspired, let the creativity flow, and give your friends and family a gift they’ll never return. Get started today.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009

New Art Collection Features!

Heritage Makers Studio just keeps getting better and better!! Heritage Makers really listens to our suggestions, so let us know if you have a suggestion. Here's what's new:
  • There's now a "Hide Premier" option on your left menu in the art collection tab for those who have a Premier Membership. This will make searching for Basic art work a little easier.
  • New Art Collections, and any collections that Heritage Makers would like to highlight such as the holiday art collections (new and old), will be shown at the top of the Art Collections tab and highlighted in yellow.
  • The New Art Collections this month include a Canadian collection called "Canadiana", and a calendar grid collection called "Calendar Boxes". Special features of the Calendar Boxes collection include changing the size of the boxes and adding color, so be sure to experiment with them when making your 2010 calendars. Be sure to check out all of the new art collections!
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Eight New Fonts!!

Have you seen the eight new fonts in Heritage Makers Studio?! Check out: Ancient, Arrow, Barnum, Blackout, Florida, Ministry, Myriad Web, and Tamarillo.
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New Christmas Cards!!

Gorgeous, stunning, Basic holiday cards are now in Heritage Makers template gallery. To see the new cards, type "Jill Means" in the search by key word of the template gallery at the top of the page. You're going to love what you find there! Holiday Greeting Cards are available in packages of 50 or 100. Buy your greeting cards in packages and save some money! Use some of your greeting cards now for the holidays, and use some later for birthdays and other celebrations. Greeting Card credits will expire one year from date of purchase. Contact me for package prices. Here's a link to just one of Jill Means' holiday cards: http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectId=1080234&productId=12&projectSponsor=1003
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Lake Catholic Craft Fair on Saturday, November 14th

Heritage Makers will be at the Lake Catholic Craft Fair, so be sure to stop by my table to see our newest products, and bring your friends and family members with you! Lake Catholic High School is located at 6733 Reynolds Road, Mentor, OH 44060. The Craft Fair is on Saturday, November 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and admission is only $2. This event is sponsored by the high school's Music Boosters, and features crafters of all kinds, door prizes, bake sale, and 50/50 raffle. It's a lot of fun, and why not get some holiday shopping done while you're having fun?! Heritage Makers has great gifts, including a new line of jewelry. For more information: craftfair@lakecatholic.org See you there!
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

November Pick of the Month!

Celebrate your memories all year round with your own keepsake calendars. Choose from two calendar sizes 11X8.5 for $19.95 or 11X16 for $24.95. Remember these calendars also make great holiday gifts for your family and friends, and these prices are only available in November.

Link to flier: http://hm.myvoffice.com/pdf/en/pickOfTheMonth_200911.pdf
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Heritage Makers Products

Heritage Makers has something for everyone!

Our beautiful library bound and hand stitched storybooks are available in a variety of sizes including: 5x5, 7x5, 8x8, 7.5x10, 11.5x8.5, 12x12 and 13X11. Our 8x8 board book is great for young children. Our awesome 5x7 greeting cards, invitations, and postcards are professional quality. Our 5x15 family folds, decks of cards (54 cards), 6x8.75 spiral bound books, rectangle & square swatch books, and 8.5x11 or 11x16 wire bound calendars also make great gifts for any occasion. Our posters come in two sizes including 12x18 and 18x24. Our 8x8, 8x20, 16x20, 20x20, and 20x24 premium artist quality canvas prints are gallery wrapped and ready to hang (no need to frame). Plus, we have 12x12, 8x11.5 and 8x8 scrapbook pages printed on velvet, acid-free, lignin-free paper that you can insert into your own memory albums. In addition, we have a beautiful pendant keepsake necklace and keepsake bracelet.

Create your projects from scratch or use one of our templates. Templates are a great way to get started quickly, and you have complete creative control to make any changes you want to the templates. Click the link below to see thousands of pre-designed templates check out the Heritage Makers template gallery:
http://www.heritagemakers.com/templategallery.cfm

Click the following link to my Heritage Makers website: www.makeyourscrapbook.com

Articles of Interest

10 Simple Tips To Better Digital Photo Taking by Lucas Godfrey

Often people will judge the camera by the picture it takes, failing to realize the camera operator plays a big part in this as well. Many novices feel that they just simply look and shoot. Any touch ups can be easily done with the photo editing software. While this is true, it still is not a great way to take photos. There are actually 10 simple basic steps that you can apply that will help you get a much better quality picture no matter what camera you are using.

Step #1. Do not be afraid to get close to your subject. All too often people stand back to take their shot instead of moving in. I think this is because they do not feel that they can get close up because it may blur the picture. If you cannot get close then use your zoom lens. Experiment with the macro mode as well. After a while, you will become comfortable with closer shots.

Step 2: Do not be afraid to use the white balance as well. All cameras come with a default setting and it is interesting to note that many people have not changed this since the camera came out of the box weeks ago. In fact, try the cloudy position; you will be quite pleased with the overall look you get. What happens is it increases the red and yellow tones. These are classed as warm colors so it gives more warmth to your photos without distorting it.

Step #3: No one remains perfectly still when holding the camera. We all think we have a steady hand but there is always some slight movement. This is where the tripod comes in handy. It may seem like a nuisance to drag it with you everywhere you go, but once you compare the quality of your photos with and without the use of it you will want to keep using it.

Step #4: Your flash is an important part of your camera. Experiment with the fill flash or flash on mode when taking your outdoor portraits. Make the flash work when you want it to and not when the camera thinks it should. Do not be afraid to put your subject in shaded areas and use your flash to compensate for the lack of light.

Step #5: Let nature be your guide in the sense of using their horizontal likes such as the horizon or a section of land. This means you are holding the camera level.

Step #6 Try using some polarizing filters. This is ideal for outdoor shots and they reduce glare and reflections. The overall appearance of the colors is much more distinct.

Step #7. Many people will not use the self-timer feature simply because they do not know the best way to do so. Place the camera on a stable surface. Focus the sensor on an individual that is in the group picture and not on the background.

Step #8: Everyone would love to take a picture of a waterfall, but do not give themselves enough credit to be able to do so. First, use your tripod. Adjust the camera for greater field depth and slow the shutter down. The exposure should be at least one second longer. Then use the self-timer feature to take the shot.

Step #9: One of the biggest mistakes made by a novice photographer is not having a big enough media or memory card. It does not take long to fill a card and it is disappointing when you are halfway through your photography project and run out of memory.

Step #10 Use your camera to the max, in other words shoot at the maximum resolution. This is what gives you the quality of picture you need if you decide to have it enlarged.


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