8 minutes scrap page

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!

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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.

Want more for less? Check out our incredible host rewards and My Club HM!

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Family tree advent Calendar

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!)

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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.

Want more for less? Check out our incredible host rewards and My Club HM!

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August host gifts and rewards

Here comes August, and while we are still enjoying our Summer, soon we will be sending our kids to school...
Where will the memories go?
How about on some gorgeous scrap pages?
This month you can choose to receive 5 free 12x12 scrap page credits when you host a workshop!
And your guests get a free scrap page coupon too!
Check out the flier!

You can also earn up to 20% in free credits!!! And that's in addition to your hosting gift!

Contact me ASAP to host a workshop, and be rewarded!

Remember, workshops can be in person or virtual, you choose!

 If you live in the Jacksonville, FL area, I will come to your home and not only show the storybooks and other projects they can realize with Heritage Makers, but I will also show them how to get started and how the online software is easy and intuitive. They will be able to start creating that same day!
If you are not in my area, don't worry. You don't need to be in my area to be a host.
All can be done virtually.
You can either have friends over at your house, or if they are all far away or all very busy, you can communicate through emails or phone calls, and they can give a look at the 2010 spring catalog and check out all the wonderful and inspiring ideas that are displayed in it, and also you can send them a link to my blog, to check all that I have created.
They will just need to contact me telling me that they are your guests, and make any order. It will go through your whole "workshop" order, and they will each get the free gift(12x12 scrapbook page) while you will get the host gifts and rewards.
I will also guide them through online presentations that will teach them how to use the free online editing software and take advantage of its full functionality.
The more friends you share the news with, the more products credits you will have the chance to earn!
Plus, your friends will be glad you helped them become the heritage makers in their home!
Feel free to contact me with any question about workshops, offers, quality of the books etc, I am here to help you every step of the way!

February host gifts and rewards

How would you like to have a swatch book like this? How would you like to get it for free?
Well, this month you can, by just having a workshop with me!
Workshops can be virtual or in person, you choose!
If you and your friends like to get together talk about your stories, and would love to learn how to preserve your memories, contact me and we can set up a date and time when I can come and show you everything you need to know to get started!
If finding time to get together is an issue, no worries! Virtual workshops are just what you need! Everyone can be in the comfort of their own house, and check the info I will send, watch a tutorial if they like, call me when they are ready to make their order, and I will be happy to put the order together and inform the host of the free gift and rewards earned at the end of the workshop!

This month you can receive a free swatchbook just for holding a workshop with as little as $150 in sales! You also get free product credits!

Also, this month, all your guests get a free scrapbook page credit by just being part of the workshop!

*limit one per guest

Contact me to know all the details, and stay tuned for more swatchbook ideas, as I have been creating quite a few, and they all turned out amazing!^_^

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You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com/ and start creating unlimited projects at once!

Want more? Check out our pick of the month (new size canvases) and fantastic package deals!!
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Valentine matchbooks

Looking for a crafty valentine idea?

Look no more!

These valentine matchbooks are just perfect!

You can find the template in the template gallery. Drag and drop your pictures, click publish, et voila', you will receive them on your doorstep in about 10 days (or less;)), and you will just have to cut them and put them together!

Don't you just love them?

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You can get a free Publishing account by signing up at http://www.preservemyheritage.com/ and start creating unlimited projects at once!

Want more? Check out our incredible host rewards(50% more for the month of January!!!) and fantastic package deals!!
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Tombstone Tuesday: Oreste Santoriello and family

One of the great things about cemeteries in Italy is that you will find pictures of the deceased on almost any tombstone, and this is true for my family's tomb.

My dad bought the piece of land in the Cava de' Tirreni cemetery(in Italy) and build it in 1963 to host his family members' remains. I consider it a blessing and I will always be grateful to him for the sacrifices he did to make this happen.

While I feel that my dad is always with me, going to the cemetery and offering a prayer in front of  these tombstones gives me an opportunity to feel even closer to them.

The picture of me and 2 of my boys on the tomb was taken in March 2008, which was the last time I was able to go to Italy. Even if you don't see it, my third born was there too, still floating in my belly.

I deeply desire to go back to Italy to visit my family and pay my respect to my ancestors, and I am working hard to make this happen as soon as possible.

7 years ago...

I saved each and every chat, each and every email, each and every message, photo, everything.

I knew our story was just so special it deserved to be written!

But life happens, so I never got around to write that book, until I discovered Heritage Makers, and I was given the chance to finally write our Love Story.

That was my very first book, and I created it when the Studio software was ages behind what it is now, so please forgive the design! Here it is:

One last thing:

I love you Chris!!!!

Happy Halloween...genealogy style^_^

Well, I thought I would stop by to wish everybody a happy Halloween, and I couldn't help but create a ghost family tree:

By the way, did you know that Halloween means Hallows Eve (the eve before the Day of the Dead, on the 1st of November), and its origins are Celtic?
2,500 years ago the Celtic people from what is now the UK celebrated New Years Eve at the end of the summer, not in December, and for them this day was the 31st of October. For some reason, the Celts thought that on this day the spirits would come out of their tombs and walk the earth. To scare off the spirits, people decorated their houses with bones and other scary objects that would ward off the spirits. 
Nowadays, Halloween is most celebrated in Anglo-saxon cultures where people dress up like monsters and fantasy creatures and do Trick-or-Treating.  Most homes, as you may have noticed, put a Jack-o-lantern outside on the doorstep.
I must say that while I knew about Halloween when I was in Italy, unless you knew some Americans or English people, nobody would celebrate it. The day to put your mask on is  "Carnevale", instead, which comes 40 days before Easter, but I will talk about this when time comes.
It is indeed  incredible how things might change in just a few years though...
From what I have noticed, many people in Italy now celebrate Halloween too.
So, wherever you are, whether you celebrate it or not,

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!