7 Reasons to Storybook/Scrapbook with Heritage Makers

1. No mess! Within minutes it’s easy to cover an entire table with papers, embellishments, glue, pens, pictures, and still not have everything you need to complete the perfect page. ALL THAT STUFF! You can now sit on the couch with your laptop, while your kids watch a movie, and create all you want.
2. Did you take the time to handwrite the story of all your scrapbook albums? Probably not! Publish with HM Studio 2.0 and there’s no need to go back through the years of scrapbook pages to fill in the story gaps you left because you. Journaling is just as fun as the rest of it now!
3. No more trips to the photo store to resize, recolor, or reprint pictures. Save GAS and Time! You can do it all with the mouse. What took 3-5 pages of scrapbooking can now fit into 1 or 2 page layouts!
4. All-inclusive pricing. The cost of Premier account includes all the embellishments, alphabets, paper, etc. that I will ever need. No need to stock up on flowers, ribbon and all that "stuff" that takes up all that space! A lot less waste. And it’s cheaper in the long run!
5. You won’t get bored. It’s easy to get bored quickly with a computer program that doesn’t change, or that is one dimensional that you can’t learn anything new from. You’ll love the tutorials in Heritage Makers and the opportunities to learn new techniques and features. It keeps you hooked and learning new things all the time!
6. You can fill gaps in traditional scrapbook with your own digital pictures archived and saved in your account with Heritage Makers. Drag and drop into a template those events that perhaps didn’t warrant a little extra time to scrap. You can do a page in 8 minutes with this and it looks fab!
7. It warms your heart to make a book for a mother of her grand-daughters. And it brings satisfaction to know that your children will have a sense of history in a storybook that will last a lifetime.

How to Create a Swatchbook

Getting started -How to make a Swatch Book (Part 1)




How to make a Swatch Book (Part 2)



Go to www.YourStoryBooksOnline.com to create your free account!
Becky Christensen~ PHD-

Heritage Makers Consultant # 361212

Love these Canvases!

Being a Mother of a United States Navy Soldier (16 yrs), I can not ever express enough how proud I am of my son's choice to serve his country. I recently created an 8x8 Canvas to gift him for his wall in his home and to also put on our Blue Star Wall in the home. The one below is the one I created for the family wall. I was able to make his a bit different, you see he is now a Husband and a Father, not just a Son and a Soldier anymore.

The second example is the one that I changed up a bit for him- do you see the differences??

What is the Heartbeat of Heritage Makers?

Storybooking is the heartbeat of Heritage Makers. We Are the Storytellers. It is the storyteller in every age who are responsible..... to create the traditions of their society. Stories revisit the events of our past, recall their significance and meaning .... and create understanding for those who were not yet present. Photographs freeze moments of the present, before they slip forever into the past.... to hold their significance for future considerations and Generations. Storybooks combine the power of stories and the image of richness of ... photos, to bring maximum remembrance and understanding. The Goal --- To Share our stories, to capture, define, and transfer the legacies of out heritage. Heritage the moral compass of the individual, family, We are .... Storybooking.

Story Booking with Heritage Makers

Your Story Books Online with Heritage Makers is your very own online personal publishing company!
For anyone who loves the idea of preserving and sharing their photos, stories and family history for future generations but can't be bothered with paper scraps, scissors, glue & mess!

Just upload your photos, drag & drop into your chosen project, then click "publish"! In approximately 2 weeks your beautiful hard cover album designed by you arrives at your door!
These personalized memory keepers are finished in a fraction of the time and cost as any other method! Its as easy as that. :) Please Join me!

May the Month of Memoials

Memorial Day History

The Month of May to many means the end of winter and the start of Spring, Mothers Day, Graduation, and Memorial Day. These special holidays or events remind us to remember...... Remembering is to memorialize some event, place or someone. Be it your Mother, a son or daughter who is graduating from High School or College. Memorial Day is most importantly to remember those Men and Women who have died while in Serving in the Military or Armed Forces. Everyone of us has had or has a family member or friend who has or is in one branch of Service or another. They are our heroes, family or friends we honor and memorialize for their Service and Sacrifice to this Country. We of course often kick off Memorial Day activities by maybe going to a Memorial Day Service or Event which often includes placing decorations on the graves of Family Members or loved ones, paying special attention to those who died in while in Military Service, or Served at some point of time in their lives.......stepping back - and remembering.......silently saying a prayer of thanks to them for their service. What do you do? How do you remember those special Heroes in our lives?


Those Veterans who served or are still in service have a very special place in my heart. My Son, has been a United States Navy Sailor now for almost 16 years, he is our family Hero!! We humbly and quietly honor him, each in our own quiet way. We are all so very PROUD of his chosen career, and I must say, we know he is darn good at it too. Even tho he does not tell us much of anything. His wonderful wife, Tracy, is his confidant. I created this poster showing my son at various stages of his career. It is one of my many projects I create using Studio 3.0 at Heritage Makers, I used a template another consulant created and tweaked it to fit what I liked and the photos I have of my son. It took me less than 20 minutes to create it! I am still working on his Navy Career Storybook!

Who do you want to remember? What Soldier or Military Service member in your family, has a story you want to make sure family members will remember? Might it be a Grandfather, Uncle, or maybe your Dad, or your own son or daughter who is now serving in the Military. Everybody has a Story? What is theirs?

Go here to start your Memorial Book, I would love to help you get started.

Heritage Makers Reunion 2010

Wow what a couple of days my fellow Heritage Maker Consultants had at Reunion 2010 in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. This year they went to the Arizona Biltmore. I was not able to attend this year, due to family commitments. Last year I was able to attend Reunion in Las Vegas, NV, an experience I so much wanted to beable to do again this year!

Each year HM Consultants all get together for a few days of energizing fun, training, meeting up with old friends and making new ones. Not to mention the recognition that is available to every consultant! One of the great things ( and there are Many) about Heritage Makers and the incredible company that they are, is that Heritage Makers makes it possible for consultants to earn the Reunion Trip for FREE! Heritage Makers offers the Highest Quality Products and is on the very cutting edge of a Personal Online Publishing company. Heritage Makers is a company that recognizes the extreme value of preserving heritage, strengthening families all done thru the Power of Storybooking!

Each year HM Consultants gather at Reunion for several days of fun, recognition and training. This year we went to Phoenix and the gorgeous Arizona Biltmore. Consultants are given many opportunities to earn this trip for FREE. Check out the photos and see what an incredible company Heritage Makers is. Not only does Heritage Makers provide the highest quality products and cutting edge personal online publising, it is a company that recognizes the value of preserving heritage and strengthening families through the power of Storybooking. Heritage Makers offers an unconditional Heirloom Quality Assurance Guarantee .

One of the most anticipated ( and again there are many) presentations at Heritage Makers Reunion, is the Best of Heritage Awards, which are presented in video form. What the Best of Heritage Awards are; are very moving specific stories that have been done or told throughout the past year. I want to share the best of Heritage Awards that were given this year at Heritage Makers Reunion.

THIS IS WHY - I LOVE HERITAGE MAKERS! and became a Consultant myself. It was all because I myself had stories to tell! That of my youngest Daughter Emilee, and her premature birth, my family, my own life story, and also to tell the story of my Daughter Tabitha - whom I lost in 1988 due to premature birth. It is a book that I work on using the few photos that I had and still have. It is a book that in writing it, is a healing process. When I complete that Book - in the months to come, I too will share that book here. But in the mean time, please take time to watch these three Best of Heritage - Heritage Makers Stories. Here is also a link to my Heritage Makers Playlist on You Tube with these videos.

NEXT- Run DO NOT- walk - or waste 7 months as I did - to Join, create an account for FREE! - and begin Your Story Today, preserving your precious memories, family history, and photos! Every Photos has a Story, and Every Story deserves a book of it's own. - Therefore- "EveryBody has a Story, What is Yours?"

Please Email me HERE find me on FACEBOOK or TWITTER


Best of Heritage Makers 2010- Tribute - "Tristan's Visit"



Best of Heritage - History "War Heroine"



Best of Heritage Makers 2010 - Memorial "Jennifer Gilbert"

Important Announcements from Heritage Makers!

At Heritage Makers Reunion event in Phoenix this week, an exciting announcement is being made. (Along with all the new products, art, and NEW Catalog!)

Heritage Makers will be introducing a Publishing Points system. This is great news for you!


We are in the process of turning all credits into the new HM publishing point system.
As of August 16, 2010 the credits in your account will be given their equivalent point value. 

We are so excited for points!

Here's why: 

• Credits are being converted to the retail price of the item you purchased. 

• You can now use your points on any product, but you aren't tied into the product you originally purchased.

• You can easily create birthday gifts, holiday presents, or home décor without worrying about purchasing a specific item.



All newly purchased points will now expire after two years instead of one year. All previously purchased credits that have been converted to points will expire two years from the date the credit was purchased. Logging into the HM site after the conversion happens will allow you to see the new expiration date for your points.
The points system is going to make creating your favorite Heritage Makers projects much easier. You should notice the change in your account by August 16th.

In order to roll out publishing points and new development code, the main Heritage Makers website will be unavailable Sunday August 15 at 8:00 p.m. until Monday August 16 at 6:00 a.m. MDT.

Why I love what I do

When I get asked what do you do? Heritage Makers created a video awhile back - where several other consultants tell why they love being Heritage Makers consultants. This is that last clip on the Heritage Makers business opportunity video filmed in the fall of 2009. I agree with this so whole heartedly! My Granddaughter received a Christmas gift several years ago, which was made by her great Aunt Kathy who is also a Heritage Makers Consultant. Kathy discovered Heritage Makers about a month before I did, Kathy is also married to a guy I refer to as one of my cousins on the Hilde side..... We are not blood cousins but- growing up we always were at the same family events, and my Grandma Amanda was also his grandma too. It is like that in small Minnesota towns. I am ever so greatful to Kathy for creating this 12x12 page for her sister, Alayna's great grandma and giving it to her for Christmas. My son Jon captured this moment when Alayna opened her Gift and the Expression on her face - says it all.

Using this Photo - I then created - My "Heritage Makers Why" both in a canvas and a more portable size 12x12 and 8x8 page.

I hope enjoy the video - and take a second or even a third look at the opportunity that Heritage Makers offers - I can be emailed at yourstorybooksonline@gmail.com. I would love to share more with you about this awesome company Heritage Makers. ~ Becky C ~ www.YourStoryBooksOnline.com

Baby Photos and what can I do with them.

I love taking Photos of Baby's ~ Who doesn't?
I ran across this article at the Craftzine Blog which offered up some great hints and tips for taking Baby Photos.

My thought is..... now you have got all those great Baby Pics then what?

Create a Canvas, for home deco, they are great for the baby's room!
- or that beautiful Baby Year book. Baby books have come such a long way in the past 50 years!
- or a Poster.

Heritage Makers offers just that -

I invite you to go to my website www.YourStoryBooksOnline.com, create a free account - or better yet - become a Premier Club Member - and preserve those gorgeous photographs and the memories that are often hidden or in years to come ~ forgotten.

There are so many templates to choose from, and it is so easy to just to create you own.

Press Release - Heritage Makers on Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies List

Heritage Makers on Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies List

Heritage Makers ranks number 132 on exclusive business list.

Provo, Utah - August 25, 2009 - Heritage Makers, the leader in personal publishing for customized storybooks, recently was featured on the Inc. 500 list, recognizing the fastest growing private companies in America. Heritage Makers was ranked as number nine in the Consumer Products and Services category, and number 132 overall. This is the first year that Heritage Makers has been eligible for Inc. 500 recognition.

“We’re proud to be recognized on the Inc. 500 list. This is a true validation of the consistent hard work and commitment of the Heritage Makers team and consultant sales force,” said Heritage Makers’ CEO Christopher Lee. “We’re fortunate to have such devoted partners working with us to deliver these meaningful products to our customers.”

Heritage Makers has grown at a rapid pace since its founding in 2004 and is now the nation’s leading storybooking company, offering a wide range of digitally-created and professionally-designed products including books, cards, scrapbook pages, canvas prints, and much more.

Doug Cloward, Heritage Makers President says, “It’s a special honor to be recognized as an industry leader by Inc. Magazine. We know that consumers face many challenges in today’s economy, so we feel especially pleased to be ranked so highly among Consumer Products and Services.”

Anyone can easily design high-quality storybooks in a variety of sizes with Heritage Makers’ web-based, personal publishing platform, Heritage Studio. Heritage Makers products are completely customizable with photos and journaling. Users design their own pages online, or use one of thousands of creative templates available.

To create one of Heritage Makers storybooks and other products, go to www.heritagemakers.com to create a free online account. Heritage Makers’ publishing platform runs on a Mac or PC. Heritage Makers enables anyone to preserve family stories, strengthen relationships, and build self-esteem with unique, creative, and personalized heritage-building products.

About the Company

Heritage Makers is a company and a community that believes in the power of strengthening family relationships through storybooks. Heritage Makers publishing platform is easy-to-use and simple enough to help anyone make a book—families, photographers, creative professionals, artists, writers, or anyone else with a story to tell. With Heritage Makers unique online publishing process, these stories can be preserved forever in custom hardbound books and related projects. In addition, Heritage Makers offers a unique income-building opportunity for its consultant sales force and anyone interested in celebrating life’s stories.

About Heritage Makers

The Company

In just a few short years, Heritage Makers has found its way into the hearts of thousands of people around the world. There’s a reason for it. At Heritage Makers, our goal is to make preserving family stories simple, fun, and rewarding. Heritage Makers helps people everywhere create beautiful, heirloom quality storybooks which document the priceless relationships, events, and experiences of life.

While creating and sharing storybooks, we also believe that the company can strengthen family, improve relationships, build children’s self esteem, and bind families together. Once just one book is made, storybooking will become an integral part of everyday life. All it takes is for one heart to be touched, one relationship strengthened, or one look at the face of a person receiving a Heritage Makers storybook to know that this product has the ability to change lives for good. And we have a lot of fun in the process!

A gift from Heritage Makers is more than a one-time present. Heritage Makers is the power to change a life, to build a relationship, or create a bond. Heritage Makers is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others.


Our Personal Publishing Consultants

Partnering with Heritage Makers brings security, purpose, satisfaction, and personal growth in the form of additional income and time freedom, as well as personal growth and satisfaction through achievement and purpose. One individual, by sharing Heritage Makers products with another, opens the way for hundreds of lives to receive the benefits of Heritage Makers. One individual, by sharing the Heritage Makers business opportunity with another, not only feels the satisfaction that successful mentors feel, but also experiences the thrill of watching others succeed.

Our consultants:

* Teach classes that help others strengthen families.
* Show how to express creativity.
* Help others discover ways to build relationships.
* Develop life-long skill and building family connections.
* Provide personalized customer service.
* Have fun while living their dream lives!

Mission and Vision

Heritage Makers is dedicated to helping you and your family discover, preserve and celebrate your family stories and heritage. We believe in strengthening homes and families with the heritage enriching power of storybooking. Storybooking is the unique Heritage Makers process of combining photographs with personalized writing into one or more professionally bound books. Heritage Makers is the first and fastest growing storybooking company in the world.
How we do it

Story is at the heart of all we do. Stories provide a way to discover the rich heritage of which we are a part. With Heritage Makers unique online publishing process those stories can be preserved forever in custom hardbound books and projects. Each project contains with its pages a unique memory that can be cherished and celebrated.

Heritage Maker products are available exclusively through our sales force of independent Heritage Consultants. These professionals bring the Heritage Makers products to life by sharing their own stories and demonstrating Heritage Makers products at in-home celebrations. They are there every step of the way to help you write and publish your very own story.

What We Do
Using our easy online publishing system, you can quickly and professionally publish a beautiful hardcover book - full color, high quality paper, stitched and library bound. Besides storybooks, there are also calendars, posters, greeting cards and postcards. View our products for more details.

How it Works
You can create your storybook in just a few hours. From the convenience of your own home, you collect your photos and write your story. Then choose the size and style of book you would like to create. Upload your scanned or digital photos and use them in over 500 templates or create your own layouts with our drag and drop system. Add your text and that’s it! Heritage Makers publishes your books and in about 10 business days they will arrive at your doorstep.

How Do I Get Started?
All you need to get started is an online Heritage Studio account where you can store photos, create your heritage projects, order books and much more. Studio accounts also come with a treasury of professionally designed easy books, templates, layouts, backgrounds, fonts and access to hundreds of digital scrapbooking collections featuring backgrounds, embellishments, alphabets, and easy pages.