Mama's Memories

Got Instagram Photos?

2012-01-06T11:51:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you, but I love Instagram! One of my favourite things to do is play with my photos. Editing, scrapbooking, adding cool effects... and with my iPhone, I could get instant gratification by using apps like Instagram.
The only problem is that they would then stay on my phone. My iPhone is sadly no more, because my then 2 year old decided that a water glass was the right place to put it. But thankfully, I still have my photos and I decided to put them in a little book today. I used our square flipbook (with coil binding), I can't wait to get it in the mail!
Remember, these and all your photo projects can be made with our easy and intuitive online studio at MamasMemories.ca!

Check it out at http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectId=2098753&productId=44&projectSponsor=283163
Here is the cover:

what a finished flipbook looks like:

And here is another Instagram project, an 18 x 24 inch poster! Super easy and quick:

Here is the link: http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectID=2099438&productId=27&sponsorID=283163

Come visit www.mamasmemories.ca and create with me, we have tons of helpful and speedy templates for your photo enjoyment!
Contact me for help and information on getting the best deals and creating these and other amazing projects.

Every Teen Has a Story to Tell.

2011-08-19T15:30:00.000-07:00

I have two teenagers. I also have 2 Elementary aged kids, a toddler and a baby. I have lots to scrapbook. One of my middles is a girl, it is really easy to scrapbook girls, there are so many lovely kits available for girls. Gorgeous colour combos! Inspiration everywhere!
I have one girl, but I have 5 boys. Each of those boys has a story, many stories to tell. Stories that deserve to be preserved and celebrated. I actually prefer to scrapbook for them, and I have some very favourite colour combos I like to use. Teal, brown and orange with baby blue and some green mixed in is most likely my very fave!
I usually have no problem finding some great stuff to use on my boys' pages, as well as ideas for layout and content, but I am really finding it a stretch to scrap for my teens. So much of what is out their is precious and babyish. Don't get me wrong, their are some teen themes out there. Skateboarding, sports and rock 'n' roll make up the bulk of what I find. Which is great. But most of it is still a bit precious for my teen boys. And they don't skateboard. So I pick from here and there and piece stuff together and try to do their stories justice.
But what really stumps me is that when I search online, I can't find many other people who are actually scrapbooking their teens. Why not? Do you have teenagers? Would you like to feature them in your pages and books, but find it difficult to find inspiration? Maybe you don't know where to begin. Maybe you think they will cringe at your efforts and the idea of scrapbooking? Are you unsure of what stories to tell?
I can tell you from experience. They do want you to tell their stories. And in many ways, I think it may be even more important to do this for our teens than for our littles (which I think is super-important!). They need to be reminded of their value, of where they come from, who they are and who they are becoming. And they need to know how much we care about them and what they think and believe.

I really want to know. Do you scrapbook your teens? and Why or Why not?

Some teen inspiration. Make your own at www.Mamasmemories.ca

More Yellow Love

2011-07-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

Some 18 inch, square, deep, gallery wrapped cavases.

Love this one! To make your own, go to MamasMemories.ca
An 18 x 18 inch, deep, gallery-wrapped canvas. I imagine it with a gorgeous wedding photo...	www.heritagemakers.com/283163


A 5 x 7 birthday card. Click to see the full preview.

Sunshine!

2011-07-20T14:28:00.000-07:00

I am gaga for yellow this week. Over the moon! or would that be sun?
There was a challenge on Club HM this week to use the Love You to Bits kit and it is gorgeous yellow and blue. I was so inspired by the kit that I stayed up until 2 last night putting together this template for a Poetry Anthology. We were reading Fancy Nancy's Poet Extraordinaire last night and I thought it would be fun for us to do our own Poetry book. My kids love when they get to share poems they have discovered, during our tea times. And they can write a mean poem too.
Anyhoo... here is my book:

Here are some gorgeous Wedding Templates I found, in lovely yellow and blue:

Invitation

Album (which could really be used for anything, not just weddings.)

Here are the winning submissions to the Club HM contest, Tara Jones, Karrie Watson-Fowler and Lisa Delange

And here is some other yellow inspiration. By the way, come get inspired with me on Pinterest.com, I am MamasMemories. If you don't have and invite, message me your email and I will invite you, it is so much fun!

Custom Post-Bound Albums

2011-06-14T22:18:00.000-07:00

Our Custom Post-Bound Albums are 10% off this month, as are our playing card decks. If you love scrapbooking, you can't pass up the opportunity to have a one of a kind, completely custom post-bound album to hold your gorgeous layouts! There are amazing templates in the Gallery or you can try your hand at doing one from scratch.

Here are a couple that I have created recently.

Come on over and make one for yourself or someone you love! MamasMemories.ca

Birthday Party from Outer Space

2011-05-10T10:02:00.000-07:00

Planning a birthday party for a special kid? How about an outer-space theme?
Check out these out-of-this-world invitations, cards and thank yous!

Need some cake inspiration? Check out these cakes!

Mother's Day

2011-05-09T12:10:00.000-07:00

Hope your Mother's Day was lovely. I had a pretty blessed day. I woke up with only one wee babe in my bed and listened to the hurried preparations downstairs. Cards were being crafted, pancakes flipped, milk was being steamed. While my 13 year old slept, the Boy (16) was busy cooking my breakfast while my husband coordinated and made my yummy latte. I am so thankful that my husband was home this year, and that he took it upon himself to make my day special. I love Mother's day morning, there is nothing like that joyful expectation as I await the appearance of all those smiling faces and giddy gift giving.

But not all Mother's Days are joyful, and if yours was not, please know that I empathize with you and I am so sorry. Some years, we are sad because our own Mothers are sick or have passed away. Some of us do not have mothers worthy of celebration. (I am so thankful that I do, my Mother is amazing!) And sometimes, we are aching to be mothers, but our arms are empty.

I will never forget the first Mother's Day after we had our sweet, stillborn baby, Kalila. She was born on April 26, so only a few weeks before Mother's day. As Mother's day approached, I only wanted one thing - my Mother. So I went home to my Mom and was able to just let all my pain hang out with her. She was my rock, she just wept with me. It was a bit hard to be around my sisters who were also pregnant, but mostly because I really didn't want them to feel badly. I wanted their happiness with all my heart, but I wanted mine back too.

That was the hardest Mother's day I have ever had, even though I had two amazing living children, I so wanted my missing daughter, to hold her in my arms. The only way I survived that time was to picture myself in God's arms, big enough for all my sorrow, pain and anger, and to picture Him rocking me as I rocked my baby girl. He was my Mother and my Father through all that time and is still today.

I hope you had an amazing Mother's day, filled with the people you love. Know that you are not alone.

If you or someone you know is going through the loss of an infant, I would like to share an amazing organization with you. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep offers remembrance photography to families going through terrible loss. Their service is free, these amazing photographers donate their time and they are specially trained in this sensitive area of their craft. Heritage Makers is priviledged to partner with NILMDTS in offering a free 8 x 8 photobook to each of their clients. Please feel free to contact me for more information.

crossposted at Mighty Morphin' Mama and My Daughter Lives

Need Some Teacher's Gift Inspiration?

2011-04-28T09:10:00.000-07:00

Come by for an inspiring class with Linda Angelastro and learn how to whip up some lovely Teacher's gift, Grad gifts and School Memories books. At 7pm MTN, tonight, Thursday, April 28. Then contact me so that I can help you turns those ideas into reality!
\Click on the link to register.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/825195401

Kristen/Mighty Mama

Create with me at www.mamasmemories.ca

For Girly's New Room

2010-08-30T16:50:00.001-07:00

New! Custom Post-Bound Albums!

2010-08-27T19:17:00.001-07:00

GUESS WHAT?? We now have CUSTOM POST BOUND 12x12 ALBUMS! Thats right! You can make your own Album and put your 12x12 pages (traditional OR digital) inside!!! Contact me and I'll give you the BEST price PLUS a freebie!!! (p.s. NO other company offers these - we ROCK! www.mamasmemories.ca

February's Specials

2010-02-10T20:22:00.000-08:00

Decorate your home with our new canvas sizes!

* A 20x8 gallery-wrapped canvas for only $54.95
Save $15
Item code: 7557
* Two 8x8 gallery-wrapped canvases for only $54.95
Save $10
Item code: 7558

Check out these templates!

4 kids 20x8

Girly Name bar

Valentine 8x8

Girly's Yearbook

2010-02-10T20:16:00.000-08:00

This is an adorably girly 8" x 8" book I made for my Girly on her 4th birthday to remember her year and her birthday celebrations.

Online Heritage Makers Workshop

2009-05-21T05:19:00.000-07:00

Thursday, May 21 - May Online Workshop - 6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, 9 PM Eastern
Encore session
Register to learn all about storybooking and preserving your family's heritage with gorgeous photobooks:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/415677782

Business Presentation
Thursday, May 21
- The Business of Heritage Makers -
8 PM Pacific, 9 PM Mountain, 10 PM Central, 11 PM Eastern (Pacific-Time-Zone-friendly session)
Register to learn how to make money while preserving your family's memories:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/376767248

Heritage Makers Online Workshop!

2009-05-19T21:16:00.000-07:00

Learn how to turn your photos into gorgeous, hardcover books and more!

Wednesday, May 20 - May Online Workshop - 10 AM Pacific, 11 AM Mountain, 12 Noon Central, 1 PM Eastern
Register here for the Online Workshop:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/669196087

Father's Day Special

2009-05-19T20:27:00.000-07:00

FATHER'S DAY FRENZY DEALS
These great deals END May 25, 2009
7x5 Storybook credit and Greeting Card credit - ONLY $29.95! (lowest price ever!)
7.5x10 Storybook credit and Greeting Card credit - ONLY $45.95!

Don't forget that Club Premier ends May 31st! Get you one year Club Premier membership for only $99.95! This gives you unlimited photo and png storage, and full access to all of our Premier elements and Templates. That is thousands of dollars worth of scrapbooking materials, at your fingertips for one full year!

Business Webinar Tonight!

2009-05-19T09:11:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, May 19
- The Business of Heritage Makers -
Learn how to make money while preserving your family's memories!
6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, 9 PM Eastern

NEW Online presentation, about 45 minutes long.
Register Here
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/240568437

Great Time to Start Your Business!

2009-05-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

If you have been thinking about it, now is a wonderful time to start your Heritage Maker's Business. Our kit is on sale for just this month!
Consultant Business Kit: $199.95
Plus, for a limited time, make your own 11.5 x 8.5 sample book.

Special for the Month of May: Weddings

2009-05-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

Awesome Wedding Package for the month of May!
Flyer

Opportunity Workshop!

2009-04-21T13:20:00.001-07:00

You have heard of life-changing opportunities? Well, this is one of them.

As a Personal Publishing Consultant for Heritage Makers, I have been able to make a difference in my own life and the lives of others - and increase my income at the same time.

I absolutely love what I do and I want to share this great opportunity with you!

As a Heritage Makers Consultant, you CAN:

* Work from home

* Set your own schedule

* Go forward with confidence because...No sales experience is needed

* Have more storage in your home because...There's no sales quotas or inventory to store

* Set your own income goals and have unlimited income potential

* Earn several hundred to several thousand dollars a month

* Offer high-quality, affordable, meaningful products

* Help others preserve, share and celebrate their photos and stories

* Enjoy getting your own products and publishing at a discount/commission

* Be part of a GROWING company

* Take advantage of a ground floor opportunity

* Work with dynamic people

* Earn free exotic trips and include your family in great vacations and events

* Take some time for YOU - with personal and professional development opportunities

* Offer a product that Oprah loves! Oprah's choice in "All-time Favorite Gifts" - O Magazine, Dec. 2008

...and so much more!

I think you would make an outstanding consultant and that is why I am inviting you to be my special guest tonight - and you don't even have to leave your house!

You can find out more about this great company and rewarding business from one of the founders of Heritage Makers, on TONIGHT'S "The Business of Heritage Makers - and the Rewards of Being a Consultant" ONLINE presentation. Just click on the link below to reserve your space and login tonight to watch and listen from your own computer.

TONIGHT!

6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, 9 PM Eastern

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/807747525

Can't make it tonight? Please contact me at any time. I would love to share more information with you and answer any questions you may have.

Workshop today!

2009-04-21T08:11:00.000-07:00

ONLINE WORKSHOP - Daytime!
Same great April Online Workshop, different time and during the day - Hooray!

10 AM Pacific, 11 AM Mountain, 12 Noon Central, 1 PM Eastern

RSVP here

8 x 8 storybook special

2009-04-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

Lowest price ever! Order your 8" x 8" storybook credits for the low price of $39.95 for April only. Make it even better with a Premier Club membership, only $99.95 for one whole year. That is 140 dollars in savings.

Free Online Workshops today!

2009-04-06T21:01:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, April 7
ONLINE WORKSHOP - You are invited!

9 AM Pacific, 10 AM Mountain, 11 AM Central, 12 Noon Eastern

Great ideas for Mother's Day and Father's Day

Introduction to Heritage Makers

FREE Templates to Guests

Drawing for FREE 8x8 Storybook

Lots of Fun, Information and Inspiration!

Please share this link with others, so that they can RSVP:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/413635001

This is also offered THIS THURSDAY, April 9 at 6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, 9 PM Eastern. Please share this link to attend this session:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/843149241

Tuesday, April 7
HM Business Showcase - ONLINE - Come and learn about my business!

6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, 9 PM Eastern

Here is the link

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/435214937

Club Premier is Back!

2009-04-06T15:42:00.000-07:00

Full access to all of our artwork!
Full access to our amazing template gallery!
Unlimited storage for your photos and elements!
Upload png files!
Free Online classes!
Heirloom Assurance!
For a whole year!
All this for just $99 dollars!
Available until May 31, 2009
Club Premier flyer

For Club Premier, leave me a comment or email me at kristen [dot] melnyk [at] gmail [dot] com
Get your free account here to check us out.

2009-03-15T16:47:00.001-07:00

Check out this article from Creating Keepsakes!

Pre-Order Cookbooks

2009-02-21T11:07:00.000-08:00

I am beyond excited about our newest product. Spiral bound, custom cookbooks! You can pre-order your credits now at this incredible introductory price of 4 books for $59.95! that is only $15 bucks a book, a 49 dollar savings for ordering now!

If you would like to put together a cookbook for your classroom or group of 10 or more, I will compile your book for you for free. And as always, whenever you order, I am available to help you put your creations together.

Here is the pre-order flyer. And see me here to order!

Make your Home a Heritage Home

2009-02-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

Make your Home a Heritage Home
This is the year to make your home a heritage home. Canvas prints on the living room wall, posters in your children’s bedrooms, storybooks as coffee-table books, scrapbook pages you’ve framed. With Heritage Makers, the possibilities are simply endless. And with heritage in your home, there’s no doubt where your family belongs—simply together.
See here for our terrific Heritage Home package and don't forget to enter the Heritage Home Contest.
Remember, for all your Home decorating and storytelling products visit me Here.

Heritage Home Contest!

2009-02-03T08:31:00.001-08:00

DATES
Entries welcome: February 3, – February 28, 2009
Winners announced: March 15, 2009

Home is where you…hang your heritage. And we want to see it! This year, we want you to show us how you display heritage in your home. Show off your best heritage decorated room in our “Heritage Home” contest.

We’re looking for Heritage Makers projects that decorate your home. Canvas prints on the living room wall, posters in your children’s bedrooms, storybooks as coffee-table books, scrapbook pages you’ve framed…the possibilities are simply endless. Send us pictures of Heritage Makers projects in your home and tell us how you create your own heritage.

Here’s what you do: Take a picture of your Heritage Makers project in any room in your home. Then, write us a short essay (200 words or less) and tell us about heritage in your home. Be sure to include your project, how you use the project, and your name.

Winning entries will be displayed on the Heritage Makers website and used in marketing collateral.

Now that’s what you call livin’ in style!

Last 24 hours!

2009-01-30T09:43:00.000-08:00

I am so excited about this! For the next 24 hours, you can get your Premier Membership for just over $8 a month as opposed to the regular $19.99 a month! I am ordering mine this afternoon, you can get yours too. Just email me before 11pm tomorrow, January 31st, and you can save $139 on your yearly membership and get caught up on all your photo and scrap books as well as create lovely gifts all year long.
Club Premier!
Club Premier is the place to be if you enjoy digital scrapbooking or want to capture your family’s stories. Heritage Makers personal publishing system offers innovative ways to make sure the special moments in your life last forever. And this month, it’s only $99 for an entire a year! In January only, you’ll save big!
What You Get With a Premier Membership:
When you join Heritage Makers, you become a part of our family.With your membership in this elite Club, you’ll get:
• Unlimited photo storage
• Unlimited project creation and storage
• Heirloom Assurance
• Premier art library with over 30,000 pieces
• New art monthly
• Premier FREE template gallery with hundredsof beautiful templates
• Ability to upload your own artwork
• Free online master classes
• Premier Customer Service
Check out the savings when you join Club Premier:
12 months Premier membership
Only $99.95 (You’ll save $139)
6 months Premier membership, plus an 8x8 storybook credit
Only $99.95 (You’ll save $69)

leave me a comment, email me at mightymorpinmama [at] gmail [dot] com or give me a call.

Our Secret 9 Day Sale!

2009-01-09T09:51:00.000-08:00

Each day for nine days, starting today, we will have an item on sale for an amazing price. Today you can get 2 5x5 storybook credits for the super price of $49.95. Come and visit!

Valentine's Day Package

2009-01-09T09:00:00.000-08:00

Valentine’s Day Package
We’ve got a package perfect for all of the loves in your life. Create beautiful storybooks for your spouse, fun playing cards for your kids, and send fabulous cards to everyone on your list.
Valentine’s Day package: $69.95 (You save $42)

• 7x5 Storybook credit
• 18x24 Poster credit
• Deck of cards credit
• 5x7 Greeting card credit
• 1 month Studio Premier (renewing)

Get started with a template. Choose from a selection of brand new templates from our Template Gallery.
Write your love story today!

Club Premier!

2009-01-09T08:00:00.000-08:00

Club Premier is the place to be if you enjoy digital scrapbooking or want to capture your family’s stories. Heritage Makers personal publishing system offers innovative ways to make sure the special moments in your life last forever. And this month, it’s only $99 for an entire a year!
In January only, you’ll save big! Check out the savings when you join Club Premier:

What You Get With a Premier Membership:
When you join Heritage Makers, you become a part of our family.
With your membership in this elite Club, you’ll get:
• Unlimited photo storage
• Unlimited project creation and storage
• Heirloom Assurance
• Premier art library with over 30,000 pieces
• New art monthly
• Premier FREE template gallery with hundreds
of beautiful templates
• Ability to upload your own artwork
• Free online master classes
• Premier Customer Service

6 months Premier membership, plus an 8x8 storybook credit
Only $99.95 (You’ll save $69)

12 months Premier membership
Only $99.95 (You’ll save $139)