I'm looking for name / website name advice. I'm still technically a Heritage Makers consultant, but I'm REALLY not into the whole 'doing parties' thing, and I'm not even really into putting my energy into having digicrops and stuff at my house right now. It's just not where my business interests currently lie. HOWEVER, I still love scrapbooking and digital scrapbooking and I would love to do it for people and I like doing it myself.

I am thinking, as a way of trying to earn extra money, of offering personal scrapbooking services (both digital and traditional) to people. I need to start with a website. I need a name / website address. i will keep my "scrap your books" site linked to heritage makers, and will still happily help individuals learn how to use the Heritage Makers system if they're interested (and probably even let my customers know that they can learn to do this themselves if they are interested). So I need a new site to show my products and let people know how to order from me.

Some thoughts, with currently available domains:

Lifetime Memories By Kristi (www.lifetimememoriesbykristi.com)

Kristi The Memory Saver (www.kristithememorysaver.com)

The Memory Savior (www.thememorysavior.com)

I kind of like the last one except "savior" always makes me think of Jesus and I don't want people to think I'm paralleling myself to Jesus. But I really do believe in helping people save their memories and photos and I AM passionate about it, which is why that name appeals to me.

Do you like any of these? Hate them? Have other suggestions? HELP!

Thanks guys, love you.

I have just updated my Heritage Makers website. If anyone is interested in taking a look at the company and our products, you can check it out at:

http://www.scrapyourbooks.com

Digital scrapbooking, or storybooking (as they call it), at its finest!

Please feel free to ask me any questions. I'd be happy to help you get started! You'd be surprised how easy it is to use. A quick demo is likely all you'll need to get started.

I myself am still learning some of the advanced techniques. Even as a beginner, I was able to create this gorgeous book for my son:

http://www.heritagemakers.com/?event=projectBrowse&projectId=b6b1cce4-e7bb-47c1-b61f-b93d414662c7&productId=5&projectSponsor=331730

If you're wondering why you should be interested, please check out this recent article from Reader's Digest about writing your memoirs. Why it is important, and how to get started:

http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/great-tips-on-how-to-write-your-memoir/article112510.html

We all have treasured stories to tell. I'd be glad to help you start writing yours today!

My mother shared something with me today - apparently she's seen this album before and has been trying to get it from my father's sister (who is not very sentimental and probably wouldn't save it) for months so we can make preserved copies of it. My aunt finally sent it to us and this is the first time I'm seeing it.

It is an album that my grandfather (my father's father) made...we don't really know how old it is, but my grandpa died in 1982, and I'm sure he made this when he was much, much younger...most of the pictures seem to be from the 1920's.

Finding things like this reminds me of why I scrapbook...because memories like this are precious to me, and because someday I hope my grandchildren will be going through my books to look at their aunts and uncles and old family friends and sharing all of the memories of a life long past; because I personally treasure knowing where I come from, and I want those memories to be available to any of my family members who feel the same.

His intro page has a sticker of the two-faced Janus (I didn't scan that, but he even has a sticker in his book!) and it reads: Dedicated to Janus from whom we get the name of January. With two faces he was able to look forward and backward. We can look backward but the future is almost a total blank. Herein contained are snapshots dating back to the middle of summer 1924. If this be the past, what be the future!?!?

I didn't scan all the pics, but here are a couple highlights:


this was toward the front...I found it interesting that he varied the layout of the pics AND did some cropping...I think he might have some of the years wrong though?
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