New Kit: Charmed

My new kit is now available. Here is a preview of it. Since I do not have a shopping cart available yet, please email me to purchase it. The cost is $1 payable via PayPal or cash. I’ll give you details when you contact me.

kits@memoriesthatliveon.com (didn’t actually work, sorry)

Teresa@memoriesthatliveon.com

The experiment

I was talking to a fellow scrapbooker while at a crop on Friday. I was complaining about how hard it was for me to write on a tag when I am so used to typing directly on my scrapbook pages. I just had to finish my 4-year-old daughter’s little 6×6 album I started in March this year. It was an experiment of sorts. I have become a digital scrapbooker and so all of my scrapbooking gear is sitting unused on the shelf. My husband asked me one day just how much money one costs versus the other. So I did an experiment.

As part of the experiment, I bought a small 6×6 album ($5) printed my pics at Costco ($7) and got to work. My mom gave me some of her paper (she’s quite a scrapbooker herself) that all coordinated, and I started making a book about Lucy’s birthday. Right away, I ran into peeves. For example, I’m used to being able to move something if I place it down crooked. As I was placing paper onto the album pages, I placed one down crooked and it would have ripped my paper if I removed it. Arrrgh! Then there were a few pics that would have fit better if I were able to shrink them as I cropped them. Then, when I got to the adding text….typing is so much easier!

So that project I started in March, I am just finishing in November! I don’t think I saved any money doing it that way either. My costs went way over the $5 for the album. I couldn’t resist buying sticker sheets to decorate it. ($4) The album didn’t come with page protectors and so I bought a roll of laminate to put on the pages when I finish($7). (probably will go to waste…) I bought a roll of adhesive to stick down the pictures ($4). I also used about $8 in 12×12 papers that my mom gave me. So that album cost approx. $35 to make! (and it’s not protected from damage or guaranteed like my hardbound books are.)

So the cost of one of my 7×5 hardbound books (hostess special) was only $10 at the time. That’s great! Of course regular price is a bunch more, but I always find a way to get my books on a special.

Experiments aside, I just need to mention that Lucy loves her new book. She carries it with her everywhere and shows everyone! That’s the same response that I got from my 9-year-old when I made her a hardbound book of her own. I guess the difference worth mentioning is the ease of completing one over the other! With digital scrapbooking there’s no MESS! I can work on it more often and I don’t feel so disorganized when I’m finished scrapping!

Post me a comment about what you think about digital vs. paper scrapping!

Carpe Diem!

Check out this blog post from Heritage Makers!

I just read this blog post from Heritage Makers.  I, like the author of the post, have an important story to tell.  My father is aging.  He had a stroke in February and he is getting less able to do things.  His short-term memory has been affected.  He is more emotional.  He doesn’t see well anymore.  He falls easily.

Lately, I’ve been inspired to tell his story.  I’ve been interviewing him and have some real treasures of information about his childhood.  I have many more questions to still ask him. Many in my situation would feel helpless at this challenge.  I, on the other hand, have a tool.  I have Heritage Makers.  With Heritage Makers, I can create a book about his life story, and have the resources to do it.  There are Story Maps, that give you questions to ask and help you tell the story.  Then there are templates.  Ahhhhh.  I was able to swap in photos and copy and paste in text into the book for my dad.  In an hour or so, I had 12 pages done!  (In my old paper scrapbooking days, I would spend 2 hours on one page!!)

I can’t emphasize the importance of doing this right now.  Is this convenient?  NO. I’m pregnant with baby #5 and I have TONS of other irons in the fire.  I have to prioritize.  There’s no way to do everything, but things seem to fall into place when I put Dad’s story first.  I know I’m doing a great thing and I don’t want my children to not know his story.

Want to know more?  Go to http://www.memoriesthatliveon.com.  Click “Login Here” and sign up for a free account.  Now is the time to tell their story.  Carpe Diem!

Stories in Hand

This is a FREE class and it addresses the issue I’ve been struggling with:  How do I scrapbook stories that I don’t have pictures for?  I know they need to be told, but where do I start.  If you have felt like this, then this class is for YOU!

Let me know if you are going to join in!

Get your custom 5×7 glossy Christmas Cards this week only!

Customize your card online at www.memoriesthatliveon.com

Click here to view our card prices.

Prices this good come around only once a year!  Order enough for this year and next year and all the birthdays and weddings you have coming up.  Credits are good for one year from date of purchase.  Make some now and save some for next year!  Don’t let this special price pass you by!

Offer Ends September 24th, 2008

To order, please email me at:  Teresa@Memoriesthatliveon.com

How to send a book preview to a friend

Watch this video:

I explain how to send a preview of your book in progress to a friend via email.

Flip through my book!

As a new feature of Heritage Makers website, I can now browse each of my projects in 3D!! Let me know how you like this!

Click here to view it!

Photos by Alesha Russo

These photos were taken by my friend Alesha Russo. She did a great job and we had a ton of fun. Visit her blog for more info: http://www.alesharusso.blogspot.com/

Sepia Tone color match technique for Studio 2.0

This Heritage Studio 2.0 tip is from a fellow Consultant, Penny Hughes: Thanks Penny!

“I had several heritage photos with all different sepia tints – some
were more brown, some were more green, some were black and white.
When I put them on the page, they didn’t look good together.

You can make them all the same shade by following these steps:

1. Make one photo black and white using the filter

2. Select a fill color. I used 996633 – a shade of brown.

3. Set the fill color to 20, or whatever number you like.

Then hit copy and right click on your next photo to use the paste-
format feature. All of your photos will have the same color tone!”

Penny Hughes

Founding Consultant & Director

To try Studio 2.0 please go HERE.

Heritage Makers Promotions February 2008

These promotions are not available on the Heritage Makers website. You must buy the pre-paid credits available on these fliers directly through me. My favorite kit is the Storybooking Starter kit. You get an 8×8 book, 5×5 book, 12×18 poster, and 1 accordion fold card–all for $99.95. All of our packages come with a free month of Studio Premier–your access to 300+ digital scrapbooking kits to use exclusively on your HM projects. Also, you will save 20-40% off regular price!! Please email me at Teresa@MemoriesThatLiveOn.com to order.

Packages:

Starter Packages

Family Album Packages
One-for-everyone-in-the-family Quantity Packages

Shamrock kit on the way

I love seasonal themes and so this month’s kit will have lots of shamrocks in it! I’ve almost finished it. So here’s a teaser: a paper you can download straight from here:

Shamrock patterned paper for personal use only–copyright 2008 MemoriesThatLiveOn.com

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