As another proof that using our Studio online software is just so easy, I choose a cute scrap page that seemed it would be perfect for my boys, with just a couple changes.
From my website, I looked in the Template gallery, and chose this Template:
As alway, I clicked on details, selected the premier box, and clicked on "get this template.
Once in my project and templates, I clicked on start my own, edited, and customized it.
I dragged and dropped my kids pictures, changed the brown in red, to make it match with their clothes, and changed the wording.
In less than 8 minutes, it was done!
Take advantage of the FREE PREMIER weekend, and make your own page too!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
Then you will love my Facebook Page!
I have already posted a few in a photo album, here's a couple:
and I am going to post more periodically, so you might want to check my CavaGenealogy page on facebook and like it so that you will be the first to know when I post a new quote.
I am going to have fun quotes, inspirational quotes, and just the way it is quotes.
Feel free to share it with your Facebook friends!
Thank you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once!
Since I wanted to prove that it is so easy to personalize a card to fit your needs, I chose a supersweet Christmas template, and timed myself from start to finish.
Here is the Template I chose:
It took less than 10 minutes!!!
This is the front of the 6x4 card
I changed the wish , the family name and added a snowman because we have 4 boys in our home. Oh, and I changed my hat because I like it red;)
And this is the back:
Here I swapped the pictures, added one more, and moved them around to make them look nice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
You have been looking at all these projects and have been reading about how easy it is to create your own, but still don't know if it is really going to be easy for you...
Well, here is a couple video that will open your horizon and help you get you started in no time!
How to create and send a Greeting Card:
How to create a 4x8 Christmas card:
How to start a project from a Template:
If you have 30 minutes, (or 3 - 10 minutes slots in your daily routine) this will really give you a full overview of the whole Studio account, from how to sign up, to how to upload pictures, to create your project.
It will really show you how easy it is!
Now you really have no excuse, you just have to get those pics from your computer, ask your relatives for the ones you don't have yet, and start that project you have been putting back for so long.
Now is the time to Preserve your Heritage!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite Creative Genealogy template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
I don't drink coffee, but I love hot chocolate, and love those Starbucks create your own tumbler.
I talked about the Templates available in the Template Gallery here, but there was nothing with a Family tree, so I create my own, by just importing and adjusting one of my high contrast family trees I showed you a few post ago.
So, here is my Family tree Tumbler Template:
and here is the final result:
I realized that this template was a little short, so I am going to modify it to suit the cup I bought, which is this one:
This could be a pretty cute genealogy gift for the genealogist that spends lots of nights up doing research;), or for the family members that need a constant reminder to go look for those pictures or those documents they have not shared with you yet, and that could help break one of those genealogy "brick walls".
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
I have already talked about how much I am in love with the new HM Studio functionality, the Import page, which is found in My Studio editor inside the "My projects" tab once you click on a page from any of your projects.
I have been so excited about it, that I cannot stop transforming old projects into new ones, and/or making various versions of a new project.
I took the 14x11 Family tree posters I talked about here and transformed them in 2 24x20 canvases, changing them just a tiny bit, but putting the family names in the center of each canvas.
I took the cute little artsy 12x12 page family tree I created for my son (read about it here), and made it into 2 20x20 canvases, one with my husband as the root person, one with me as the root person.
Yeah, I am really into canvas lately;) It might be because a little bird told me that they are going to be on sale before Christmas ;)!
I am working on them now, so that when they are on sale, I will be ready to publish!
Here is a video that will explain how the import feature works:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite Creative Genealogy template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
Well,
Christmas is less than 3 months away, and everywhere I go, I already see Christmas trees and commercials on TV about your Christmas list, so it was only natural that I checked some Christmas ideas in the Template Gallery.
This one really caught my eye, and sparkled my Creative Genealogy gene.
The Template is called Advent Calendar and it is designed by Darcie Toom.
12x12 Scrap Page Template ID: 36277
It is designed so that you can put random family pictures, but you know very well, as a genealogist, the pictures in my project have to have a meaning.
All I did was changing the order of pictures and decorations under the windows and the Template is now a Family tree advent Calendar!
How cool is that? You will find instructions on how to put it together inside the template, even if it is pretty obvious. I already published it and I checked, it was shipped, so it should be here any day. I will probably post it for you to see once it is here and we put it together! This is going to be another precious heirloom for our family. The kids are going to learn about a member of our family tree each day a window opens on a picture, about the Christmas story, even if all they will really be excited about is when the window opens on something fun to do or some treat to eat or prepare!
You can reorganize the original template by yourself during the Free Premier weekend, or, if you decide to join my HM club, I will transfer the Family tree advent Calendar to your account as soon as you start your membership.
Check out my favorite Templates from the template gallery here (Scroll down to see all the posts!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
I have talked about the free premier weekend and how you can choose one of the free genealogy templates available on my website to create your own genealogy/Family history project.
One of my favorites is this 11x14 Family tree poster template, designed by Lynda
Angelastro,which is more like a colorful pedigree.
All I did was choose the template, which brings it in my own personal template gallery, and then edit it to change pictures and data. Here is the result:
Since I wanted to create one for my husband so that they could go side by side to form my kids family tree, I just created a copy of this project, then edited it. I turned the page 180 degree, and changed the writings accordingly. After swapping all the picture with my husband's family, it was done.
Please note that the nature background is the actual background of the project, but you can really change it in any way you want.
This template ID is 61637.
Just enter this ID in the template search box, click enter, and it will come up.
To learn how to modify a template, after you have signed up and logged in my website, check this free video class to watch at your own convenience, or you can register for one of the upcoming scheduled free online classes.
This will allow you to be ready to take advantage of the full free premier weekend.
Also, when you sign up on my website, I will send you a printable file that shows you what you need to know at a glance.
If you already know how to use Studio, but want to learn a few more trick or be inspired by new ideas, check the archived classes and the upcoming inspiration classes in listed in your "My Studio".
Always feel free to contact me with any question or request.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
Just when I was publishing about the elongated family tree, another idea came to my mind: how about making bookmarks out of that elongated family tree?
It could be a great little gift for anybody in your family, inexpensive
but still priceless! These can be printed on 5x7 invitations, ready to
be cut
5x7 greeting cards (folded), to send to loved ones, giving them the option to keep them as they are or to cut the bookmark side and maybe frame the other or just save it. You could also laminate them and add a little ribbon to make it even cuter!
Yeah, this is going to be published soon for my boys to use in their books!
Here is how bookmarks would look once cut:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite Creative Genealogy template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
Once you have played a little on your Studio account, you might be ready for something more. Here is a list of recorded online classes that will just sparkle your creativity and stear you in the right direction to create wonderful projects and priceless gifts. Remember to always log into your Studio Account first so you can actually practice while following the video.
Inspirations Online classes:
Thu, Sep 1, 2011 Video
Thankful Hearts
Ok, many of you have been asking where to find the Templates for the Creative Genealogy projects that I have been sharing with you.
Well, some are already available on the Template gallery on my website, but most of them I can only transfer to my HM club members.
What is Club HM?
Club HM is a new way of getting your publishing
DONE this year! Yes, DONE! With OUT having to wait for the BIG sale,
or pay for it all in one lump sum!
Now you can publish LOTS, while paying just a little at a time AND have ALL the benefits of PREMIER!
Check out this clip to see what has all us Heritage Makers buzzing and
chirping about to friends, family, clients, ...well, EVERYONE about how
they can save 25% - 50% of their publishing points!!
Those of you who understand the value of the premier membership will
certainly appreciate getting your premier for FREE and being able to
purchase publishing points monthly at a BIG discount instead. I am
THRILLED about how affordable publishing with Heritage Makers has
become for ALL budgets.
Here is how it works...
Instead of making a large purchase like $99 for a year of premier OR 3
storybooks at a time because they are on sale, we are now offering a
monthly membership. It is a monthly plan (without a long term
commitment) where you pay, for example:
$30 a month, but you get 40 publishing points and your Premier is FREE!!
When considering this program. Think about what you will make in 2011/2012:
Family history projects
Family trees
Calendars
Holiday cards
Family albums
Children's albums
Valentines Day cards/books
School projects
Invitations or announcements
Father's Day or Mother's Day projects
Vacation books
Halloween decor or cards
Family canvases
home decor
kids sports books/projects
The Benefits of Club HM:
Savings of up to 50%
Convenient monthly point plan
Free Premier
Access to Premier art and templates
Unlimited photo storage for photos in published projects
5 GB free photo storage
Opportunity to purchase 100 extra points for only $50 at signup
Project ideas and publishing tips from the Club community
Being in my personal Club HM, you will receive the family tree template of your choice to personalize for your own family, directly in your account!
The Templates I create are for my clients and for my Club HM members personal use only!
1. 40 publishing points and FREE Premier for $30 a month
So after 3 months, you'll have 120 publishing points for $90 and FREE Premier those 3 months.
2. 70 publishing points and FREE Premier for $50 a month
So after 3 months, you'll have 210 publishing points for $150 and FREE Premier those 3 months.
3. 150 publishing points for $100 a month
So after 3 months, you'll have 450 publishing points for $300 and FREE Premier those 3 months.
BONUS!!!! When you sign up for Club, you can purchase 100 publishing points for just $50 - That's a 50% SAVINGS!!
In order to receive the benefits of club pricing, members must agree to
a 3-month commitment. After the first 3 months Club members will
automatically renew each month, on a month to month basis, but you can
then cancel the renewal anytime online in your account OR change your
options - moving up and down as needed.
Please take a look at the plans on the Flyer and let me know which one is best for you!!
These new payment plans are ideal for all families as we try our best to
keep our money where it counts. Our Economy is hurting, but we don't
have to. You get GREAT Savings (25% - 50% discounts) use of Premier, and
family treasures you entire family can enjoy!
Know others who could also benefit from this program? Get 5 people to join you and you've got a workshop party giving you FREE HOSTESS Gifts!!
That's right, just share and earn FREE Rewards without the party!
You've published and you KNOW the joy that comes from the products, so
SHARE!!
(*If you haven't published, now is the time!)Contact me for details on your WORKSHOP Rewards!!
Also don't forget that next week is FREE PREMIER weekend. You can try it before you buy it! No strings attached!
I know you will LOVE IT!!!
Looking forward to helping you publish all your projects this year!!!
Sometime you really don't have space for those super large family trees, but you still would like to show off a couple of your generations... What to do...
How about an elongated family tree, like this one I just created:
This canvas is only 8''wide and 20'' tall, so you can really put it anywhere, and it still holds 4 generations of your family tree!
It could go on a pillar or even on the side of your front door, or in any narrow wall.
Could this be what you need in your home? Let me know!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members
can have their favorite Creative Genealogy template transferred to
their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized
by me for them for a reasonable fee.
I was looking through the template gallery when this cute little template caught my attention: candy wrappers!
They are so cute, I had to share! Template ID: 68558
What's nice is that the instructions are included in the template!
Admit it, you want them too!
Well, with the free premiere weekend, you can create them for free and just pay for the printing and shipping!
Who's going to be the lucky person who is getting these super cute candy?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members
can have their favorite Creative Genealogy template transferred to
their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized
by me for them for a reasonable fee.
As I mentioned in the previous post, I am going to share with you some of my favorite family tree templates and show you my take on them.
The first one I am going to share with you is this cute family flower garden pedigree, by Linda Angelastro:
It can be created in BASIC, son you can start right now, since it is free.
It can be personalized with any color you like, in fact here is a boy version:
and you can also add pictures if you like:
You can really do anything you want with it, and if you take advantage of the free Premier weekend, you can also add premier embellishments and back grounds:
You can really personalize it as much or as little as you want it!
If you don't have a free basic account yet, come get it!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com and start creating unlimited projects at once! Love my Creative Genealogy templates and ideas?
My HM club members can have their favorite Creative Genealogy template transferred to their account for personal use, or can have it completely personalized by me for them for a reasonable fee.
