Free trips for everyone!

Are your memories capable of telling stories?  These Storybook pages let me share my stories easily, and digitally.  They look awesome and the program allows me to work where I am.  Storybook Creator is on my own computer.  No more standing at the kiosks working to edit photos in the store.  No more needing to be online to play with my photos, only to find out that the free books ordered were not made with the quality desired.  Creative Memories has it all, and can be trusted to take the best care of your memories.

My smile was huge when I was working on my Cancun book earlier this week, as I scoured through 2200 photos from my camera.  What an amazing trip...and Creative Memories offers these trips FREE! 

Do you love to travel?  Imagine getting paid to travel on incentive trips?  The sunshine in the winter was perfect and Oh, how CM spoiled us in Mexico!!! 

I would love to meet with you to discuss the opportunites.  Next winter, we could be on an airplane together getting away from the Minnesota winters!  Is it time for you to make a change?

March 1st kicks off a brand new year long program called the "Road to Rewards".  If you are looking for a job you can love, and want to make the money you deserve to make.  It can be done, and I will help you make your success goals happen!  Learn more here, and get ready to sign in March!

Who says you cant buy your friends?

The other day when the kids were out of school, I took my youngest daughter Madison and her friend to the MOA or Mall of America.  I also took about 400 photos there just to capture the day!  The girls rode on all of the rides that were open, and had a blast at Build-A-Bear too.  Yes, they bought their friends at the mall.

I think making new friends is one of the coolest part of being a Creative Memories Consultant.  I love meeting new people, and it does not matter where I go I am sure to talk to someone...how else would I be able to meet so many new friends?  Reaching out to groups and individuals is a big part of my life.  Heck, I have made friends in the aisle at the grocery store!

My lesson for the day?  Get out there, meet some people and spend the time enjoing them.  Investing in others is another way you can bless them, and be a part of something bigger than yourself.  Got kids?  Take photos of their friends and share them.  Got pets?  Why not go to the park with your dog and meet some others with the same interests you do?  The idea is to be a friend, and grow in your own life.

How did I make this page?  It is simple...I started with a predesigned page with Storybook Creator software and dragged in my photos, clicked to add words and saved it.  You can do it, and I will help...

Learn more about Storybook Creator and what it can help you do!

Creative Memories Blog Candy! Free Stuff!

Celebrating over 2000 visits to my blog today means that I am also celebrating with goodies!  I am SO excited to offer you this amazing fun goodie package, and all you have to do is leave a comment to get in the drawing for free stuff.  I will contact the winner to find out if you are a digital diva or traditional scrapbooker.  Thanks for all of your visits, and the fun I have had getting to know so many of you.

Now, on to another cool gift.  Time is running out to get your FREE Album worth $76!  It's easy...just join my amazing team, The Story Stars my clicking here and get this!  Join for $50 and get your new business started.  Want more free stuff???















Who loves FREE DIGITAL ARTWORK?  I do!  Imagine, the quality of Creative Memories, and the best price of all. FREE FREE FREE!  Just follow the instructions on the download page to get started.

WANT MORE FREE?  Here you go...just check out this amazing page packed full of freebies.  How would you like to make a wish list for Creative Memories products and get them all free?  You can, its easy.  Host a photo solutions party with me and find out how fun it can be to shop without cash:) 

All attendees at your party will receive a FREE CALENDAR in January...contact me and lets get started.

One more freebie for the day.  Our new recordable albums ROCK!  Just for hosting, you will receive this album FREE!  Get all of the details here...

Totally Loveable

I am sharing a cute little thank you note that I will send to the Bismarck Creative Memories Consultants that hosted an area meeting this week.  We were very blessed to be there with them in their celebrating of several consultants for promotions and other well deserved awards.  Thanks ladies, it was a pleasure!

It is really very simple to make a cute card like this.  You see, it is all digital.  If that scares you just by my saying the word digital, let me explain.  This card is made just like a pizza.  First you have the crust, which would be the pink paper.  Then on top of that you might add sausage, but just on part of the pizza.  That sausage would be the flower border.  The photo would be like the cheese, almost covering the whole thing.  And personally I love black olives, so a bit of them would be the text.  When you melt it all together it is a digital scrapbook page like this one!  Everything is a little part, that is layered and then melted together.  There is literally a menu in the software, and you look at the items you want to use.  Then just grab them with your mouse and drag them to where you want.  It really is that simple...and remeber I will help:)

A personalized thankyou card just like this will cost me ten cents to print out.  You can do that at home too of course.  I choose to print many at once, and upload to the nearest one hour photo Walgreens, or CVS has.  Its easy!  And personalized which is special.  Now, think of what you might send as a card this winter.  Valentines, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Weddings, New Baby...whatever you can think of, you can do in your own home!  Is it late to send a birthday card to get there in time?  EMAIL ONE!  That can be done in minutes, and you know it will be there for the special person...in time.

What are you waiting for?  Got photos?  Got ideas?   Need ideas?  Is this the year you will get started? 
Make a decision to learn something new that will enhance your life in so many ways.  Get Started today!

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I used digital papers and embellishments from the brand new kit LOVABLE! 

With digital, you never run out of paper, or stickers.  You get to use them over and over again.  Digital Scrapbooking?  It's AWESOME!



Todays Quote:

I believe half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.  ~William J. Lock

Do you deserve to keep what you worked hard for?

My Mother had been asking for new photos of the kids for her fridge.  At Christmas, I gave her a new 4x6 of each kiddo that would be a little cuter than just the straight photo.  Download the free version and see how cool it is.  It is easy to create with the

CM Storybook Creator digital software. 

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Isn't it funny how we can think just because we are somewhere, that we arrived at something we worked for... that we deserve to stay there?  Why is that?  I am not talking about things, but progress to our successes. 

It reminds me of a friend that I had a long chat with.  She is AMAZING!  A very talented photographer that has worked hard for many years.  I must say that she has a very unique style and captures the most incredible moments in peoples lives.  So we were chatting about how she would love for her calendar to be full with sessions, and how it is hard to be in business for many years but have a slow month.  Hmmm...my friend and I asked a few simple questions.  The chat was really awesome and brought her back to what she loves...helping people capture the amazing moments in their lives so that they can be cherished for years and years in the photographs.   She called me later with GREAT news about her business that happened after our discussion, and after her perspective had changed to faithful.

You see, you might have worked really hard to get somewhere, but that does not mean that you deserve to stay there forever without working hard to do so.  Never lose the perspective that success is a constant.  It is consistent and needs to be reviewed and updated often.  Keep things fresh, and apply those changes.  Just because you have been doing something for a long time does not mean that you are doing a good job with it anymore.  Be the best you can be everyday and the positive attitude that you omit might just encourage others to do the same!

Todays quote:

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.  ~Joseph Joubert, Pensées, 1842

Take better digital photos

Do you love photos?  There are so many wonderful stories in them.  When I have a camera in hand, I am inspired to capture those memories and know that I can enjoy them time and time again.  One of the main reasons I joined Creative Memories was to keep celebrating my photos.  Scrapbooking, whether traditional or digital is how I celebrate those memories.  What does that mean to me?  I guess I am a natural storyteller, and I love to share what I love with others.  When I create with my photos and my words ( journaling)  I feel like the memory is there to look back on, for anyone that wants to experience it.  Just a few weeks ago my Mother thanked me for taking all of the photos over the years.  That really touched me, and made me so glad that even though there were times that some family members did not want their photo taken, it was still important to get most of the shots.

Are you the one in your family or group that loves snapping photos? 

These days, there are so many digital ways to take a photo that there is no real excuse in not taking them....if you want to that is.  For those that would like to improve their photos, there is a way to get better results!

If you would like to learn more, do what I did!  Learn from the pro's, and be proud of the photos you take.  When you schedule your Photo Solutions Part with me, we will watch the Nick Kelsh's video " how to photograph your baby" and learn about taking better photos!  It made a huge difference in the results I am getting with mine.  Here is a quick clip to show you a little more.

Here is a link to the Nick Kelsh blog that I love...

Todays Quote:

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.  ~Eudora Welty

Gettin Tecki with it!

Who loves free stuff?  I sure do, and at Tecki Tuesday you can get a free Tecki Tip card every week!  A lesson, fun people to hang out with and a tip card?  VERY cool!

Read about Tecki Tuesday by clicking the tab above, and join us as often as you can...

This morning I was so happy to get back to my networking group after a two week holiday break.  These are the people that believe in bringing business and people together, and they support by taking action.  Each of the people that I surround myself with definitely believe that people come before profit.  That is a VERY important outlook in business.  

Putting people first is one way that we can make this world a little better.  How many times do you see the greedy driver pushing people out of the way to get just one car length ahead?  Why?  What does that person neede in his life to maybe be a person that actually shares the road?  Or this one, have you been in line and someone kinda casually ends ahead of you?  You KNOW that they were behind you and it was so important to push ahead and be first that they forgot about being kind?  I think its time to set the example again.  One that comes about pretty well during the holidays, but then gets shoved onto the back burner. 

People first.  I ask you today " what can I do for you?"  It is about people, relationships and being a better person for it all.  I challenge you to do the same...find a way to make someone else come out ahead today:)

Todays quote:

I like her because she smiles at me and means it.  ~Anonymous