save 50% on shipping with Heritage Makers

A special offer from your Personal Publishing Consultant…

Are you publishing a Heritage Makers project in the next day or two?  Would you like to save 1/2 price on your shipping?

I am putting together a group publishing order on April 30 and would be delighted to include your project and save you 50% off on your shipping costs!

Don’t worry if you’re not quite ready for this group order…in celebration of Mother’s Day in May I will be putting together another group publishing order by May 30, so make sure you’re ready by then!  This will not be happening in June (as I will be having a baby!) so if you’d like to participate, make sure you complete your project before the end of May and contact me for details on how to save 50% on your shipping!

Sincerely,

Lisa Branch

(403)938-1657

www.PublishedStorybooks.com

Personal Publishing Consultant

Founding Director

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

See my latest project HERE! ~ home decor using 8×8 scrapbook pages

Pick of the Month Sale

Ready to publish some 8×8 Storybooks?  Save 20%!  Excellent!

Heritage Home Project

Here’s the latest project I finished using Heritage Maker’s 8×8 scrapbook pages.  I am going to mount them on thin plywood, sand the edges, drill 2 holes in the top and 2 in the bottom, tap in some grommets and hang ribbon between the squares and then finish it with a longer ribbon tied in a bow at the top to hang.  Instant vertical wall art!

Mother’s Day Publishing Deadlines

Don’t forget about the Mother’s Day package. May 10 will be here before you know it and now is the time to get your gifts together. Get a 7×5 or 7×10 storybook and receive a FREE greeting card. What better way is there to say “I love you”?

Mother’s Day Deadlines
For all books – US only
April 20 – ground
April 24 – 2nd day
April 27 – overnight

For all other products – US only
April 27 – ground
April 29 – 2nd day
May 1 – overnight

All Products – Canada
Recommended by April 13

Free Online Classes – April Schedule

Online Class Schedule for April
Introduction to Studio Webinars
Learn about the basics of Heritage Makers Studio program.

Monday, April 6, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. MDT
Wednesday, April 8, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. MDT
Monday, April 13, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. MDT
Wednesday, April 15, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. MDT
Monday, April 20, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. MDT
Wednesday, April 22, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. MDT

Intermediate Studio Webinars
Learn about extra features such as “My Projects” and “My Favorites.”

Tuesday, April 7, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. MDT
Friday, April 10, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. MDT
Tuesday, April 14, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. MDT
Friday, April 17, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. MDT
Tuesday, April 21, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. MDT
Friday, April 24, 2009: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. MDT

Studio 2.0 Master Classes
Learn from studio experts about new and great techniques for making beautiful pages.

Thursday, April 9, 2009: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Instructed by Lynda Angelastro

Thursday, April 23, 2009: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Instructor to be announced

For an updated schedule and list of recorded and archived classes, click here.

International Characters now supported!

We’ve got exciting news! Now in Studio, you can use international fonts. All current Heritage Makers fonts will support most Latin international characters. Supported languages include Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, and German. To insert a special character, use Alt + number for PC users and Opt + number for MAC users. Use the character map on your computer to learn the number for characters you want to insert.

There are a couple of things to keep in mind with this new enhancement. A few characters may not be available or may look different from what you expect in some fonts. All characters in all fonts will print the same way they appear in the editor, so if you are unsure about how a character will appear, just type it in to a text box to see how it will look.

Also, the first time you log in to Studio, you will be asked to allow HM to store an unlimited amount of data on your machine. This will only happen the first time you log in to Studio and will actually make your Studio load faster. You’ll be amazed at the speed you’ll see with each additional log in.

Happy Storybooking!

Lisa

Spring into a Project – Studio Tip

Have you ever seen a template or another project in one size or type of project and wish it could be in another size?

Well, it’s easier to make that happen than you may think!

By using the “My Projects” tab in Heritage Studio (when your project is open to create), just follow these steps:

(The following steps convert a Postcard to an Invitation, as an example. This process can be used with any type of projects):

1. Click on “Start New Project”
2. Click on “Select” under Cards
3. Click “Select” under Invitation
4. Click on “Portrait” or “Landscape” – Select the format that your postcard that you are converting is created in
5. Begin your project
6. When your Invitation project is open, click on the “My Projects” tab at the bottom of the page (this tab is among the tabs that say “My Photos”, “Text Boxes”, etc.)
7. When you click on the “My Projects” tab, select the group that your Postcard project is in: Unfinished Projects, Completed Projects, etc
8. Find your Postcard project and click on it
9. This will open your Postcard project in the area at the bottom of your page. Then, you can drag parts of your Postcard project onto your new Invitation project.

You can use these instructions for creating any type of new project from another project, instead of using “Invitation” you can select the new project that you want to create and then select the current project from your “My Projects” tab that you want to use the elements from.

I hope that puts a spring in your step and helps you complete some more fabulous storybooks for your family and friends to enjoy!

Happy Storybooking!