Surround yourself with a smile

What inspires you to smile?  Friends...Family...shiny new toys?  Whatever it is, celebrate it!  I was so blessed to have two special friends visit us for the past few days.  We had a blast yesterday as I hosted a party featuring Heathers buttons and the jewelry she makes.  Here is a digital page I made today in less than 5 minutes using the STORYBOOK CREATOR software and of course, a predesigned page for speed!

So I ask again, what do you want to celebrate?  And how are you going to showcase that?  Let me help!  Graduation, weddings, family and friends, businesses, personal growth, sharing ideas?  Surround yourself with things that make you smile:)

Easter Pages just for fun...get the picture?

Perfectly beautiful weather!!!  Thats just part of the wondeful Easter celebration at our home yesterday...the kids running around, lovely colors, and family time was just as perfect.  So how did I do this?  Predesigned pages from Creative Memories! Learn about CM digital right here!

Now that my new computer is all ready with my digital programs moved and papers installed too?  The sky is the limit for how much I can create!  Starting with predesigned pages made each of these take minutes, and the cost to play?  Free...now, who wants to play with me? 

Tomorrow is Tecki Tuesday where I teach, you learn and the friendships blossom...do you have a graduate this spring?  Me too!  That means lots of new projects to work on in the next 6 weeks.  I am here to  help:)

Do you want more?  More creative time, cash in  your pockets and new people in your life?  Join my amazing Story Stars team FREE!  Find out more here...JOIN CM!  I cant wait to meet you!

Monday Motivation

This morning I want to share about motivation.  I send out a team email each Monday that is designed to inspire others to take action in their businesses.  We have the coolest business as Creative Memories consultants.  We are positively moving toward helping others find photo solutions with our products.

Here is part of the email:)  I hope you like it...

What motivates you to act?

 

You are in business, and it is your decision to make things happen...everyone is different, but to be IN business you must take action toward results.   What do you want?  What inspires you the most?  Today, being a Monday...a new start to the week and possibly a new start to your business I ask, are you motivated to take action?

 

Allright, now the question I have for you today is the same...what motivates you to act?  This time I want to know what motivates you to do something with your pictures and the memories of those pictures?

 

Yesterday I was going through some boxes from my parents home.  They are moving, and SO much was thrown out that it makes me sick.  But, most was saved.  As my brother and I went through a few boxes we found items such as bronzed baby shoes that my Father wore, and pocket watches from at least 100 years ago.  For me, it is the story!  I am taking photos and will bring my computer to my parents today and ask them for the stories.  I am SO excited to hear them, and write the description of each item into my Memory Manager.  Our Creative Memories software is designed to help you keep the stories with the photos. 

 

Reading my email, does this motivate you?  Would you like to learn more?  btw, the program is just $39.95 and you can get started today!  Take a look at our Memory Manager program.  Just CLICK HERE

 

 

 

 

 

Are your friends fun?

Happy Monday everyone.  I just love Mondays, and it drives some people crazy in my life...they just dont get it.  Thats ok:)  I get so excited about the start of a new week that the inspiration just explodes and the potential for another rockin week makes me smile...I want to share a fun photo with you today...it is a digital page from my Cancun trip in February!  This time spent with friends was so much FUN!

Today I have to ask, do you have FUN with your friends?  I mean do you really love being together?   Lately, I was listening to some training and wondered why everyone does not enjoy the home party circuit and have come to learn through chatting with friends that some parties are just not fun.   There are some that contain nothing but drama over one friends constant need for attention.  Others just cant let loose and enjoy the moment or the idea of trying something new.  Still more are so worried that they will be talked into buying something that the attendance can be zero. 

Well, I definitely hear you.  I hear that your concerns are valid and that sometimes it is true.  Not everyone loves to host home parties...and that is ok.  They are not turning down the direct seller personally, just the opportunity to host.  And who really misses out when that happens? 

Now I turn to the parties that are FUN!  Are your friends fun?  For example, if they were asked to bring a fun photo to share at a party, would they? Would they share the stories behind the photos?  If not, maybe it is time to put finding fun friends on  your to do list:)    Really, those stories connect stories and mean more sharing.  Think about this...if you heard a great story from someone, wouldn't you tell it over and over?

Today, I invite you to take a good look at the people you party with.  And when I say party, I mean home party.  Many photo parties contain themes such as Margueritas and Memories!   Now that would be fun.  Think of who would be fun to hang out with and invite them to party!  We could all benefit from a little more time with our friends!

Todays quote:

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"  ~Robin Williams

Got Time?

Last night I was lucky enough to attend the first party of a teammate.  Leanne did a GREAT job sharing Creative Memories, and everyone loved the digital scrapbooking software.  Imagine Erin, a sweet Mom of three that has a three month old baby.  Ethan is a BEAUTIFUL boy and with the changes daily in a young baby, taking lots of photos is so wonderful.  Erin said that she does not have a lot of photos of her sweet baby boy.  I grabbed my camera, took about 30 shots of his face.  SO many expressions in this little boy.

Just two minutes after starting this page, it was complete.  Erin loved it, and baby Ethan was the hit of the night!  Thanks for sharing your little guy with me.

Gathering with friends

I think that everyone should have a good girls weekend now and again...and I am blessed to have many of them during the year.  This one is very special to me, as it is a group of women that have been in my life for many years, and I adore them!!  Each year we gather in Monticello and create, chat, eat, sleep very little and just plain love being together.  Here are a few pics from last weekend put into a click and fill page from CM.

The best thing about click and fill?  the template is there, and all you do is click to add your digital papers to fill that space!  It should be called CLICK and fill:)  Learn more about them by clicking HERE.

Two minutes to a finished page

Planning is the key - point blank, if you don't have a plan you dont know how
to get to your destination.  Sometimes we have to check in with ourselves,  and
face the fact that success can be scary.  You can do it, and through planned
steps it will happen.  Start with two goals, one smaller and one great big
wonderful one...and then work at a pace you can realistically be committed to.

It is ok to adjust as you need to, just get started.

Today I am sharing a photo collection that I took this weekend.  I had been gifted with the families National Geographics for Christmas, so it was time to go and get them out of my parents home...at about a pound each, I carried them out 15-20 at a time.  First from the basement to the front door, and then from the front door to the car...down another full set of stairs.  Thank goodness they are all here in my home now, thanks to the help of my kids and hubby.  I love collections!!!

Storybook Creator predesigned pages made this page possible in just two minutes.  All I did was drag and drop the photos, and click to add text.  Storybook Creator is on sale now at a $20 savings...get it here and start sharing YOUR stories!

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