6 year old gets PUBLISHED!

Wow, what a way to change a life!

My 6 year old grandson has just completed and published his FIRST BOOK.

Yes, he did it on my lap, and he did it all by himself, the typing, the drag and drop digital tools.

Once I set him up, I HAD TO FIGHT FOR THE MOUSE!

After all it was his book....Ayden's A-Z Book.

Imagine the excitement when it arrived.

His parents were blown away as this was our "Secret Project".

After designated chores, Ayden would earn Secret Time! Wow! What a Success!

Get your family started today!

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Commercial Applications for Heritage Maker Projects

Who do you know that could use great promotional print projects?

Recently one of my best friends took 'After' pictures recording her 50+ lbs weight loss.

She is an incredible testimony for the nutritional products she used to get these results and their awesome skincare that has kept her skin from being baggy with this huge weight loss.

I designed a 5x7 Story Post Card for her outreach....what a great way to get the point across.

A picture is worth a 1000 words.

Here is a picture (50% resolution from my PDF proof).

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Another commercial idea is using the Premier Heritage Maker Studio (digital scrapbooking) to design these same Story Posts as Change of Address cards. Recently a high profile Realtor purchased a block of 500 from me.

They will be using batches of 10 as "Thank you Gifts" for her sold listings. We will have a picture of the 'New Home', printed with the new address and the realtor's branding on the Story Post. They look beautiful! What a terrific way to showcase QUALITY!

What needs to be done with high quality and in bigger quantity?

Wedding Announcements? Engagement Announcements? Baby Announcements?

Reminder: February 6th is our next "Book Building Workshop" at the Talking Donkey at 7 pm. RSVP to reserve your seat.

Barb, digital diva

wechangelives@shaw.ca

New Workshops for hands on

Are you stuck in the "Dazed and don't know how to begin" state?

Tuesday, January 16th was the first "Build a book Workshop" hosted by myself and lovely Lisa.

We are planning these on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday 7 pm at the Talking Donkey Coffee Shop, Hwy 97N across from the Best Western Vernon Lodge. The best part of Heritage Makers is that you get all the help you need!

There is excellent Wireless Internet access there, so bring your wireless laptop and join us. The Talking Donkey is a non-profit outreach, so we all pay $5.00 each which includes your beverage. We meet upstairs in the Boardroom. Come 5-10 minutes early to pay at the till and get your order placed. If you don't own a wireless laptop bring your pictures on a cd along with your story ideas.

RSVP as there is limited seating and it will be 'first come - first seated' phone 542-1998.

Picture Taking

Excellent Picture Taking:
In December I interviewed Rita Schurman of Schurman Photography (award winning photographer) and I entered the highlights in point form in a newsletter.

You can find that here in the public archives, simply copy and paste into your browser as the link is very long:
http://heritage_makers_online_storybooking.intellicontact.com/heritage_makers_online_storybooking/tips_creating_excellent_christmas_pictures.html


With Valentines publishing deadlines right around the corner, it's worth showcasing these tips again. Let me help you publish your Valentines gift by January 16th to have an incredible personal gift to give her/him.

Barb
Digital Diva

Here's a brand new place with help & more tools!

A new year is around the corner and I'm finding lots of great new tools. These will also make your Storybooking Experience that much more enjoyable. We've created this BLOG for you to have a 'one more access spot' to get the info you're looking for.

First off though I want to share the MAGIC of giving these Heritage Maker projects as Christmas gifts.

I sent out a Christmas letter about the Anticipation:

Christmas Morning 2006…..months of waiting to see the response…..

Here’s the anticipation:

I can hardly wait for my 84 year old Dad to be here Christmas morning as he opens not one, BUT TWO incredible bound gift books. Both were lifetime goals for me and a big reason for me to join Heritage Makers.

The Frost book is his personal family history going back to his grandparents, his British roots and the wonder of a pioneering family. It showcases a story of him being one of Gordie Howe's pee wee coaches and how he and his friends collected 25 cents to buy Gordie some skates. If I didn't tell these stories who would?

The 2nd book is called, "Through my Mother's Eyes!" My Mom, who Dad was a caregiver for 7 years never lived long enough for me to take her to Nova Scotia to see where her Mom & 6 previous generations had lived...so in Sept/Oct I took the trip in her stead. It was so beyond what I could have expected!! So I HAD TO CREATE a 12x12 Digital Storybook to tell and show the story. Beautiful transparent pictures of my Mom in her 20’s showcase her eyes on the cover.

I had the GIFT OF LIVING MY HERITAGE and could hardly wait for my Dad to receive a copy!

Barb Ashcroft

Storybooking Your Special Times

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This is real, this is palpable, eyes welling, my Dad sees for the first time the book dedicated to my Mom who has passed on….he had to get his handkerchief before he even opened the cover.