Creative Genealogy: the art of recycling

If you know me, you know that I just cannot stand waste.
I love been able to use everything to its full potential, and do all I can to make this happen.
In my house we recycle everything. We do compost for our garden. I garage sales or I donate items to charity or freecycle so that somebody else can use what we don't need, Most of my kids clothes are hand me downs from some family member or friends or their own brothers.
I could go on and on about my efforts to recycle, but this should give you an idea of what I am talking about.
This characteristic of mine applies also to my Creative Genealogy projects, and since HM has finally introduced the capability of importing complete pages into a project, I am in a complete recycling mode!
I have been changing formats to many of my projects, mixing different project together, and while doing this my mind has been overwhelmed by the infinite possibilities!
I have also been able to recover projects whose formats where not available anymore for printing, and change them as needed.

Another way I recycle my genealogy projects is by switching pictures on a family tree, like when I changed a tree I created for my children in the same tree but with my husband and his siblings as the root persons

or when I use different pictures of the same persons for the same family tree, just to maybe have a tree with them when they were young, and one with their latest picture.
or when I create a descendancy chart for kinship explanations for 2 different ancestors in a family tree.

   

or when I find a template created by somebody else and say "Why didn't I think of that before!" or "This is just perfect for me, why reinvent the wheel?" and I either use it as is or transform it to fit my needs.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Recycling!!!

The nice thing is, I do all this without wasting paper, glue, or any other tool traditional scrap-booking requires.
I don't risk losing my project, because it is safely stored in my Studio online , and I can publish copies or different versions of a project whenever I want, or just wait for when that format is on sale (Yeah, I love sales;)).

I already posted a couple of my "recycled" creative genealogy projects, but  stay tuned, since I have many more to come and remember to like my facebook page also for extras I don't have the time to post here!
(Yes, 4 boys age 7 and under can somehow take most of my time;)).

If you want to start recycling creatively too, join my Club HM!

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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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Halloween candy wrappers ~ Super cute!

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?

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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 Creative Genealogy 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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FREE Premiere weekend!

Great news!!!
HM is having its very first Free Premier Weekend! That’s right, from October 14 - 17, you can get full access to a Heritage Makers Premier account, absolutely free. This is a no-risk opportunity for you to try designing storybooks, canvas prints, greeting cards, playing cards, photo books, and more with over 47,000 pieces of digital art and thousands of pre-designed templates.
Imagine having free reign on a scrapbook store. That’s what it’s like when you use Heritage Makers Premier account. Unlimited creativity and fun is waiting for you! Join us!
Here’s a sampling of some of the art you’ll find in Premier:





To participate in FREE Premier Weekend, simply log into Studio and click on the “unlock Premier” button. This button will be available from 7:00 p.m. October 14 until noon October 18 MDT.
If you don’t already have a Studio account, get a free account here

Also, check out all of the great classes going on this weekend, too!

Thu, Oct 14, 2010 7:00 PM MDT
Topic: Celebrate FREE Premier Weekend & Explore October's Art
Instructor: Lynda Angelastro and Tanja Rigby
Studio Product Manager Lynda Angelastro and Creative Marketing Assistant Tanja Rigby celebrate FREE Premier Weekend by showing fabulous tips and tricks with the October art collections.

Register here.

Fri, Oct 15, 2010 6:00 PM MDT
Topic: Celebrate Our FREE Premier Weekend, Day Two
Instructor: Lynda Angelastro
Studio Product Manager Lynda Angelastro answers your art and design questions.

Register here.


Sat, Oct 16, 2010 12:01 PM MDT
Topic: Celebrate FREE Premier Weekend, Day Three, Saturday Show-and-Tell
Instructor: Lynda Angelastro
Lynda Angelastro shows off projects you have made during FREE Premier Weekend. To have work considered for the Saturday Show-and-Tell, email project previews to langelastro@heritagemakers.com.

Register here.


You can contact me with any question at any time!

New customizable post bound album: you know you want it!

Great news! Heritage Makers just released a completely new product:
A completely customizable post-bound album!
It's the best way to collect all those 12x12 scrap pages, either the digital ones and/or the classic ones!
I love that you can completely customize the cover, with pictures, embellishments and make it just the way you want it!
What's even better, there is a sale going on up until the end of the month of August, so you can be one of the first to have this wonderful album, and save at the same time!!!

 Contact me today to know how to get your hands on this fantastic new publishing product!

San Valentino

This what Valentine's day is called in Italy.

Did you know that in Italy you only give a valentine to your special someone? I must say I was pretty surprised when I learned that here in America children (or should I say parents?) give valentines to all the friends in their class and anybody else they can think of! That's a lot of work! I am so grateful for digital scrapbooking! I can create one valentine and just make copies!

So, today I want to give my special valentine to all of you that enjoy my blog and my ideas, and that have a passion or simply like everything Italian.

These 2 phrases both mean I love you, but the first one is more as a friend or as a relative, the second one is for your one and only:

Here are some more Italian Valentine word art:

I will love you forever

Heart and heartbit

You are my life

You can find more Italian word Art here.

I hope you enjoy them!

Let me know if you would like a customized Italian valentine, I can create practically anything!

Happy Valentine's day everybody!

An entire Scrapbook store on your computer!

How would you like to have thousands of digital embellishments, backgrounds, papers and more at your hand? How would you like to be able to easily search them by color, theme, subject and more? How would you like to have a software that is extrememly intuitive and easy to use? How about countless templates where you can just drag and drop your pictures and/or modify anything you like? How great would be to have one safe place to store all your precious pictures in?

This is what Premier offers you, and much more!

You don't need to download any software on your computer, so you can use your account anywhere, even on other people's computers, at the library, at school, everywhere there is an internet connection!

This is  the last week to order your Heritage Makers Premier Membership $99 for the year! That's about $8 a month (regular price $19.95/month) for all the bells and whistles that Heritage Makers has to offer to give you the best photos and memory preservation solutions. You will practically have a whole digital scrapbook store at your hands for such a deal! Plus you will be able to have unlimited photo storage and archival!

This deal is NOT available online. To get in on Club Premier, call me or email me by Saturday (January 30th) at 10:00 PM EST and I will add your order to my workshop this week!
And if you'd like to add a 12x12 to your order, you can have both a year of premier and a 12x12 storybook for only $159.95!
To learn more about the differences between basic and premier accounts, I suggest the following:
1. CLICK BELOW to see a short video that explains the premier membership.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TqeT8q80l8
2. CLICK BELOW to browse through some of the 45,000+ pieces of artwork in the premier collection. The click the "Hide Premier" button on the upper left to see only the collections available in your basic account.
http://studio.heritagemakers.com/studi/ArtContentViewerStandalone.html
3. CLICK the LINK BELOW to look through the template gallery and compare basic and premier templates and see which you like better! On the top right, you can sort your search by membership, allowing you to view only basic templates or only premier templates. Then, search by type of book, keyword, or even the popularity of the template. Keep in mind that there are new templates being added to the gallery almost every day!
http://www.heritagemakers.com/templategallery.cfm
Also remember that with Premier, you get UNLIMITED photo storage! Your pictures will be safely stored and archived for your peace of mind! You will also be able to share them with anyone, and they will be able to download them in HIGH RESOLUTION, and/or to use them in their own publishing account to create a storybook or any other project! No more tiny tini pictures sent through email!This alone is worth the price!
If you are ready to order Club Premier, send me an email with "Ready for Club Premier" in the subject of the email. Please include a phone number where you can be reached between 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM EST. If you are one of the first three to order, you will receive a FREE GIFT from me in your account!
Don't let your PHOTOS go "unloved", Let me help you START Have a STORYBOOKING!!!

Heritage Makers is #132 on the Inc. 500 List! Let's celebrate with a sale!

It’s an exciting time at Heritage Makers! In the September issue of Inc. 500, Heritage Makers is listed as #132 of fastest growing companies in America!
Wow! It’s awesome to see others take notice of this great company that we have in Heritage Makers. Curios to see the list? Click here.

And, the excitement doesn’t end there…Heritage Makers is also listed as #9 in the Consumer Product and Services category! You can see that list here.

This is why we are celebrating with this incredible sale!!!
Just sign up for a free account at http://www.preservemyheritage.com/ and contact me to get in this incredible offer that will allow you to try a great variety of our products and use them for your own family memories preserving or as a gift for friends and family.

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Want more? Host your own workshop to get in this month's fabulous host rewards! And don't forget to check out how you can get a FREE family fold credit this month!!

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