April Specials!

Sentimental Journey...

Here's an 8x20 canvas I made as a tribute to my Mom and Dad.  Sentimental Journey was their "special" song.  I LOVE our new canvases!!

Take a peek -

March Host Rewards

 We LOVE to spoil our hosts!! Host a workshop in March (in person or online) and receive FREE product plus a FREE Keepsake Bracelet! Our average hosts earn about $100 in FREE product plus half price items!  

Contact me to book your workshop at     terry@celebrationstorybooks.com

The Benefits of Digital Scrapbooking

and using Heritage Makers for content, creation and completion

1) No Mess – All of your supplies are available from any computer anywhere after you upload your photos. No need to spend tons of time getting supplies out just to have to put them away again! And if you have to leave in the middle of a project, just hit save and walk away!
2) The Undo Button – Anything you do can be undone. Be bold – try something new! No ruined photos or products.
3) No Waste – All digital items are reusable and easily recolored. You’re not buying a pack of stickers and only using 1.
4) Photo Manipulation – You can enlarge and crop your photos, change the colors, turn them black and white, tint them. There are so many things you can do to your photos to help make them stand out in your layouts. No need to go to the photo lab to get a photo enlarged and no more cropping mistakes!
5) Multiple Copies – You can create multiple copies of SCRAPBOOK PAGES, STORYBOOKS, CARDS, CALENDARS, PLAYING CARDS, ETC. ETC. for friends and family without having to make the same page over and over again.
6) Preservation – All photos are preserved on the Heritage Makers website in full resolution with unlimited storage for a Premier Account. All your completed projects are also archived so you can always reprint when needed.
7) Time – Digital scrapbooking can take less time by using our premade templates in the template gallery. These are great for Professionals, Busy Moms or anyone without a lot of time or creative juices. Just “swap” your pictures into these premade projects and voila you’re done!
Different Styles and Projects – Paper scrapbooking encompasses many different shapes and styles, and so does digital scrapbooking! There are even techniques and projects within our website that cannot be recreated on paper, such as the photo posters and gallery wrapped canvases.
Check out all the different styles in the Template Gallery
There are more ways to share your projects than in just one paper scrapbook. Digital scrapbooking makes it easier to share your projects with friends and family through blog posts, email, facebook with a flip preview or sending them a copy of their own.
Let me help you get started with digital scrapbooking with Heritage Makers.  Its easy, its fun, and you’ll finally be doing something with your photos and their stories.  Ready to get started? Click here for the how-to or contact me!

Terry Kempfert
Personal Publishing Consultant
320.583.9100
terry@celebrationstorybooks.com

February Host Rewards

We love our hosts!

At this time of year when we celebrate love, check out our host rewards program. You’ll earn plenty with one of the most rewarding plans anywhere. In February, hosts earn a FREE swatch book! Or, hosts can choose from our list of amazing gifts.

February Pick of the Month

Share the love this month with Heritage Makers All New Canvas Sizes!! We now have 8x20 and 8x8 gallery wrapped canvases! They are perfect for all of your home decor needs!

Club Premier - Order by January 31st

ONE WEEK LEFT TO PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR CLUB PREMIER!
You will LOVE being a HM Premier member because of all these benefits you get:
o unlimited photo storage
o unlimited project creation and storage
o new art collections added to your account every month
o free online master classes
o 40,000+ pieces of digital art
o 1,500+ templates to choose from
o project upgrades, like black end sheets and matte cover option
...and so much more!



These are samples of some of the recently added art collections only available to Premier members. You get a large selection of specialty alphabets, backgrounds and embellishments to truly make your projects uniquely yours.



Video - What is Premier?

Club Premier is the best digital scrapbooking tool around. Imagine, 40,000 pieces of art and unlimited photo storage for only $9 a month! Check out the video above to learn more about Club Premier.

We invite you to join in the fun of our huge Club Premier savings before the month ends. You can enjoy all the great perks of Premier membership for our lowest price ever! Take advantage of this opportunity while it still lasts. Offer ends January 31, 2010.

Valentine's Special

Your sweetheart deserves to know just how much he/she is loved! I will make your book for you!  Simply send me 10 photos and a list of 10 things you love about your sweetie, and I will help you give the best gift your love has ever gotten!  Forget the chocolates and roses - this says it all!

Contact me by January 31st and I can help you give your sweetheart the BEST GIFT ever!

Club Premier is Back!

That's right! Everyone LOVED saving so much money last year, that the powers that be have let us offer a FULL YEAR of PREMIER for ONLY $99.95!  But wait!  There's more!!  Want a 12x12 storybook too?  OK!  You can get a Full Year of Premier PLUS a 12x12 Storybook for only $159.95!

Let's start 2010 right in January by purchasing your full year of Premier so you have 12 months to create all of the greeting cards, storybooks, canvases and other projects!! 

Oh!  You want more of an incentive?  Ok!  :)  I can do that!  Purchase one year of Premier plus the 12x12 Storybook and I'll let you choose either a free Family Fold 3 pack, OR a free Greeting Card 3 pack, OR a free 12x12 scrapbook page 3 pack!  PLUS... get a free 18x24 poster or swatch book or a single Heritage Keepsake Pendant as my gift and THANK YOU to you!

Take a look at all of the benefits you receive for being a part of Club Premier!

• unlimited photo storage
• unlimited project creation and storage
• new art monthly
• free online master classes
• and much more

How great is that?!  You have until January 31 to purchase this incredible deal, but don't delay as it will slip away in February!

Become a host in January and get all these rewards PLUS credit for what all your guests purchase - up to 50% more in host credits this month!

Local workshops are starting on Monday, January 4th at my home in Hutchinson, MN.  Not local?  Contact me for a FREE online demo - let me help you get your projects done!

Make Heritage Maker's Photo Jewelry - on sale now!

Week 4: Jewelry and History Heroes DVDs

Get your family keepsakes now! You’ll love your family’s expression come Christmas morning. Hurry, sale ends Monday, December 11 at noon!

Call me  - I will MAKE your jewelry for you!  Just send me your photos - what a great, personal gift!

Terry

Heritage Makers Christmas Gift and Decor Ideas with Scrapbook pages!

Christmas gifts and decor ideas with scrapbook pages!

Don't have a lot of money this holiday season but still want to give a gift from your heart?

Have I got the answer for you! Heritage Makers scrapbook pages, a little time and a trip to the craft and or lumber store. In no time flat you will have a gift that will become priceless!

The 12x12 scrapbook pages are only $4 when you buy in a pack of 10, but if you get it through me they are $3.50 each. (Retail pack of 10 is $39.95, through me it is $34.95.) And you can get four gifts out of ONE PAGE!!! How's that for pinchin' pennies!

The links here go to templates found in the Heritage Makers template gallery. Remember that you don't have to have them come out just like that. The templates are for you to use, tear apart, add your own personal touches to (I hope you do) or destroy completely. I love using them as they help me get my creative juices flowing and I need all the help I can get! Some of the templates require Premier Membership which you can get a free month with your first ever order, or you can look for those that use Basic membership. I'll try to highlight those that use Basic for those who want it even less expensive.

These are great gifts for teachers--think coasters for their cup of coffee. Great gifts for grandma and grandpa. Great neighbor gifts, great coaches gifts (it is fall sport season). You can even make a smaller tile and make Christmas ornaments. If I get to it, I'll post a picture later of that creation.

Blocks:

These wood blocks are easy to make. You can do just about any size wood block you want. I've included the instructions for the block, just simply cut out the wood blocks to fit the size of your images.

Items needed:

• Your peronalized 12x12 scrapbook page
• Wood block (2x4 scraps are fine)
• Paint to match your scrapbook pages (use your creative talents here)
• Modge Podge (sold at crafts stores--I like the Matte finish)
• Sponge paint brush
• A hard edge (ruler, credit card, scraper, etc.)
• Newspapers
• Time & Love!

Instructions:

1. 
   
   Cut the wood blocks out to size.
   
   
   
2. 
   
   Sand and paint with a matching color.
   
   
   
3. 
   
   While the paint is drying carefully cut apart the 12x12 scarpbook page into the pieces needed to finish the product. You may need to take a matching sharpie marker to color the cut edges.
   
   
   
4. 
   
   Spread the newspaper out to cover your work surface.
   
   
   
5. 
   
   Following the direction on the modge podge spread a think layer on the front side of the wood.
   
   
   
6. 
   
   Carefully place the cut out scrapbook image on the wood as you desire.
   
   
   
7. 
   
   Follow the direction on thd Modge Podge bottle to adhear your image to your blocks by spreading a thin layer of modge podge on the wood blocks. Place your images where you want them on the blocks. Add another thin layer over the images.
   
   
   
8. 
   
   Using the credit card (or another hard edged utensle) smooth out any bubbles in your design.
   
   
   
9. 
   
   Let it dry (I like to let it sit over night) and then put on a thin second coat making sure to remove any bubbles again.
   
   
   
10. 
    
    Let dry.
    
    
    
11. 
    
    You are done except for the gift card and wrapping!
    
    
    

EASY and INEXPENSIVE!

For the above template see Heritage blocks or Simple Sweet Baby Girls Blocks (there is a boys version too) or how about creating your own set of wood blocks that spell your name or a holiday or something special you want out on your mantel?

Name blocks

Family, Faith, Friends, Simplify

Cubes:

This couldn't be simpler!

First: Design your 2 pages of 12x12 (use this as a template) jsut remember to do 2 pages!. Each page makes 1 1/2 cubes--each cube takes six photos and there are nine 3x3 images per 12x12 page. Remember to use your imagination while making these! Order them and when they come cut them apart.
Second: Purchse three 3x3 acrylic photo cubes from your local craft store (I buy mine at Wal-Mart).
Third: Insert your photos into the cube.
Finally: Give to your loved one to display on their dest at work, their mantel or coffee table. Instant gift full of love.



Tiles:

I love these! Great coasters or mantel pieces.
You can take a 12x12 page for only $4 and a 16 4x4 tiles, 4 6x6 tiles or 1 12x12 tile and make a personalized gift that will be prominantly and proudly displayed in the home. It is so simple it almost feels like cheeting.

Here is what you need.

• Your peronalized 12x12 scrapbook page
• Tiles(s)
• Paint to match your scrapbook pages (use your creative talents here)
• Modge Podge (sold at crafts stores--I like the Matte finish)
• Sponge paint brush
• A hard edge (ruler, credit card, scraper, etc.)
• Newspapers
• Time & Love!!

Instructions:

1. Spread the newspaper out to cover your work surface.
2. Following the direction on the modge podge spread a think layer on the front side of the tile.
3. Carefully place the cut out scrapbook image on the tile as you desire.
4. Follow the direction on thd Modge Podge bottle to adhear your image to your tiles(s) by spreading a thin layer of modge podge on the tile. Place your images where you want them on the tile. Add another thin layer over the images.
5. Using the credit card (or another hard edged utensle) smooth out any bubbles in your design.
6. Let it dry (I like to let it sit over night) and then put on a thin second coat making sure to remove any bubbles again.
7. Let dry.
8. You are done except for the gift card and wrapping!

Remember that you get FOUR 6x6 tiles on a 12x12 page--that mean you get 4 gifts for only $4 plus a little extra for the tile--but remember you don't have to be choosey on the tile at Home Depot!


Here are some photos of great templates that are in the template gallery that might get your juices flowin'.

4- 6x6 on a 12x12 for tiles This one has directions on page two of the template!

6x6 tiles

Coasters 4x4
Christmas tiles
Holy Night (1 12x12 tile) so elegant
Dog tiles 
Greatest Blessings Grandpa & Grandma (1 12x12 tile)
Greatest Blessings Mom & Dad (1 12x12 tile)
The possiblities are ENDLESS!



and the gifts are PRICELESS!!!

Amazing Card Deals this week only - Heritage Makers!

NOT FEELING CREATIVE? That's okay...we have plenty of gorgeous templates to choose from!   Click on the card below to browse through our Template Gallery!  Pick your template, drop in your pictures, and you're DONE! DON'T WANT TO CREATE IT YOURSELF?  That's okay too! Simply choose the design you want from our template gallery, send me your photos and I will create them for you! How much easier could it get? THIS WEEK ONLY! Call me TODAY to get your greeting cards at this amazing low price!  Hurry, sale ends Monday, November 23rd at 10:00AM (PST)! I look forward to helping you with your holiday cards and gifts this week.  Happy Heritage Making!    Terry Kempfert Founding Director Heritage Makers Independent Consultant 320.583.9100 www.celebrationstorybooks.com terry@celebrationstorybooks.com  Orders MUST be placed and paid for no later that Monday, November 23, 2009 by 11:00AM in order to receive the prices listed above.  Design orders must be requested at the time of order and photos and text for cards need to be submitted within 7 days of placing the order to ensure delivery in time for the holidays. Holiday Mail for Heroes! When you purchase a 50 or 100 card package, I will donate and send a greeting card on your behalf to the Holiday Mail for Heroes program, benefiting United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad.  This program is an opportunity to share joy and thanks with our service members throughout the holiday season by way of a greeting card and I can't think of a better card to send than a Heritage Makers card. With your help I'd love to donate 50 cards this year so please share this with your family and friends. Offer Expires: Monday, November 23, 2009 by 11:00AM (PST)

Heritage Makers November News

PERSONALIZED CALENDARS Celebrate your memories all year round with your own keepsake calendar. Choose from the popular 11 x 8.5 size or try the new 11 x 16 calendar. 11 x 8.5 calendar ONLY $19.95originally $29.95 / limit 3 Click here to see 1 of the templates available 11 x 16 calendar  ONLY $24.95originally $29.95 / limit 3  Click here to see 1 of the templates available Add studio premier to your order! *Get a three month membership for only $44.95 ($14.98/month). Save 40%.  *Get a three month  renewing membership for only $29.95 ($9.98/month). Save 50%.  Expires November 30, 2009 Shipping and Publishing Deadlines Regular shipping time is 10-15 business days. Order your Heritage Makers gifts by the date below in order to receive items by December 24, 2009.    United States   Storybooks:                 December 2 (Ground and Priority) December 7 (Two-day) December 10 (Next day)   Other products:             December 11 (Ground and Priority) December 14 (Direct Ship Cards/Two-day) December 16 (Next day) Canada Storybooks: November 30 (First Class) December 3 (Standard) December 7 (Express)   Other products:             November 30 (First Class/Direct Ship Cards) December 3 (Standard) December 7 (Express)               It really is... "JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS" Give that joy away. Click on the link to see why. Oh wow! Heritage Makers just released today the most beautiful new holiday cards.Designer Jill Means shares 24 gorgeous cards for us. And, the best part...they can all be created in Basic, for FREE! Start creating your holiday cards today. Your cards are sure to be hung the entire holiday season.website, where readers can get more information. To see all 24, go to the Heritage Makers template galleryand search "Jill Means." Start Your own Heritage Makers Business! Watch this link  (click here) Contact me and let me know you would like more information, I will send you a"Gift for You"packet to review, we will discuss it and you will and receive a coupon for a FREE SWATCH BOOK!  Refer me to someone who might be interested  and you will also receive a FREE Swatch Book Terry Kempfert Your Personal Publishing Consultant 320.583.9100 terry@celebrationstorybooks.com FONT TIPS NEW Fonts in Studio Choosing fonts for your project can be a bit daunting. You want to make sure you pick fonts that go together, and you don't want to over burden your page by having too many fonts. So, to help you out, we're providing Fonts 101: a quick tutorial to help you pick the right fonts for your project. To get started, you'll need to know the difference between serif and sans serif fonts. Serif fonts have finishing strokes on the end of the letter, such as in this font. Examples include Garamond and Times New Roman. Sans serif fonts do not have finishing strokes on the end of the letter, such as the title of this article. Examples include Arial and Calibri. Now that you know the difference between serif and sans serif fonts, you'll understand what we mean when we talk about combining the two. There are two basic types of text you will apply fonts to. One is the title. The other is the body or copy of your story. To begin, let's talk about the title. First off, you may have many different titles to deal with depending on your project. If you are doing a poster or a canvas, you will most likely have one title. If you are doing a storybook, you will have the main title of the book and, possibly, sub titles within the book. Make your title consistent to help keep the flow from page to page. When designing your title, you will want to pick no more than two fonts. As a bit of advice, we would recommend that you do not choose two serif fonts or two sans serif fonts. Mix it up a little. You can choose a fancy font such as Broadway, then add a serif or sans serif font to the mix. Or you can replace that fancy front with a script font such as Shishoni. Or you can go elegant simple and combine a serif and a sans serif font. For the copy or main text, you will want to choose a readable font. Choose a simple serif or sans serif font, no fancy fonts or script fonts. Good fonts are Garmond, Times New Roman, Avenir, and Trajan. The goal is to help ease the work of your readers. They don't want to stare at a long piece of writing, trying to figure out what it says, which is what they will do with a script font. (Save script fonts for titles or small pieces of text). Now you have it. Go ahead and try new title designs. You'll be surprised at what great designs you can come up with.

Heritage Makers Holiday Specials!

Hi Everyone -

November is here and the countdown to Christmas has begun!  Heritage Makers has some amazing deals for your gift-giving pleasure, and I am offering some great opportunities to get those projects done.

Our Pick of the Month for November is Calendars!  Our 8.5 x 11 size is only $19.95 and our new 11x16 size is $24.95. Add your photos from the past year and you have amazing gifts for your parents, brothers and sisters, and extended family!  Make ONE and give MANY - easy.  Click here to see these beautiful calendars!

Holiday Cards are on sale too - 50 cards for $119 - save $29!  AND I will make them for you - just bring me a photo or two and we can work on what words you would like to say. No family photo? I can take one for you.  We also have larger packages of cards and postcards too.  Click here to see all of our great packages!

Our newest thing this fall is our beautiful Heritage Jewelry - 6-panel bracelets, and pendants with your delightful family faces on them.  You have to see them to believe.  Click here for a little preview.

If you live near Hutchinson, Minnesota, I have have 4 hands-on workshops between now and the holidays!  All classes are in my new workshop space at my home!  615 Lakewood Dr SW - Hutchinson, MN  Here are the dates and times:

Monday, November 9 - 6 PM - bring a laptop if you have one, or use one of mine.
Tuesday, November 17 -  6 PM - CARD AND JEWELRY PARTY - bring a few photos and I will help you make your projects!
Monday, November 23 - 6 PM - workshop - get those projects finished.
Monday, December 7 - 6 PM - "finish up" workshop - get those projects submitted for holiday delivery

Please come - I will have refreshments, prizes, free products, and great conversation - please R.S.V.P. to me at this e-mail or by calling 320.583.9100 to let me know you are coming.  Bring a friend!

Happy preparations - let Heritage Makers help you with those holiday gifts!



Terry Kempfert
Personal Publishing Consultant and
Proud Leader of the Amazing
Kempfire Storytellers!
Heritage Makers Director/ID# 169433

320.583.9100

For more info:  www.celebrationstorybooks.blogspot.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irdqtq7mF6Y

Get a free swatch book for just looking at Heritage Makers!

For a limited time, I can give you one of our beautiful new SWATCH BOOKS just for taking a look at our cool little company.  We have a new "Gift for You" packet that I will send you - just look at all the beautiful projects in our amazing catalog, watch the DVD showing how to work in our studio, and info about becoming a new consultant and when you follow up with me, I will put a coupon for a $17.95 swatch book into your account!

It's a great way to check out the amazing business opportunity we offer and see if it's right for you!  I love being a Heritage Maker's consultant - I simply create beautiful projects in my own personal online studio and share them with others - that's about it!  Once people see our books, cards, calendars, posters, etc. they always want to know how to make their own projects.

Contact me today for your own "Gift for You" packet.  If you live near Minneapolis, come and hear our President Doug Cloward do an amazing presentation on Friday, November 13th at Courtyard Marriott near the Mall of America - you won't regret it!

6 Day Storybook Gift Sale! Heritage Makers.

Begin your holiday fun with a celebration. Celebrate the year. Celebrate life. Celebrate family. Celebrate getting your holiday shopping done early!

For six days only (Oct. 24 – 29) you can save big with our lowest price on three packs of storybooks. Storybooks make the best gifts to celebrate the loved ones in your life. Plus, with a huge selection of beautifully designed templates, they’re easy to create.

Celebrate with:
• A family cookbook
• A family yearbook
• A life story
• A vacation story
• A “How We Celebrate” book

Find a complete list of perfect storybook gifts by searching CELEBRATION in our online template gallery.

Heritage Makers Keepsake Jewelry - Great Gift!

Quick and Easy! This is the cutest and easiest, personalized gift available for the holidays! Make you or your loved a durable and delightful necklace or pendant using your own photos!

Simply log into your Heritage Maker's studio and upload your photos. Pop those cute little faces into the blanks, and upload the design. Your jewelry will come to you in the mail in a week or so.

You can use just photos, or design simple messages or embellishments such as LOVE, PRECIOUS, etc. to fill the frames. You can even make a DREAM bracelet with one special panel - you choose! Bracelets are $35.95 for 6 panels. Pendants are $29.95 for one pendant and chain, $49.95 for 3 pendants and chain, or $12.95 for single pendants alone. You can put a photo on both sides!

Call me and let me make one of these for you - or a bunch - GREAT, EASY HOLIDAY GIVING!

(P.S. I am allergic to nickel. I have been wearing my Keepsake Jewelry for the past month with NO reaction! It is made from heavy-duty silver-toned metal - looks like sterling!)

New Studio Art - Heritage Makers

Check out the beautiful new art! We’ve released 18 new collections today! All of the art found in the catalog can now be found in your Studio.
The art is now alphabetized, so search for these collections to see what’s there.