Heritage Makers and...Oprah???

Written by Sharon Murdoch, a founder in the storybooking movement:

The Picture is of Sharon and myself waiting on the bench for the bus to Disney Land during the Heritage Makers Reunion on September 24th. Sharon is an awesome woman!

It's official...

Heritage Makers has been invited to be featured in one of the fall publications of O MAGAZINE under the section, The O List ! Do you want to know the rest of the story?

When the first storybook was written by my daughter, Candace May, some nine years ago, the storybooking movement began. Our dream was to place a storybook in each home in America and to believe that Oprah, someone who held the same enthusiasm for the power of story as we did, would call us someday and say, "Come on down."

Just over a year ago, my youngest daughter, Angi Hirsche, was invited to be on the Oprah Show and talk about how she handled a very difficult situation when she was robbed and the assailant attempted to kidnap her. When Angi traveled to Chicago for the show, she took with her a small box of our Heritage Makers' storybooks and products. She presented them to Oprah. Oprah was impressed!

Then, seven weeks ago, Gayle King, the Editor-at-Large of O Magazine, and Oprah's best friend, invited Angi to New York, to revisit the topic of women's safety. Again, I packed Angi with a great variety of our books and products. After the taping, Angi sat with Gayle for five minutes of uninterrupted time. Gayle said to Angi, "We are interested in companies like this for O Magazine, FIRST. This is incredible!" She then asked Angi about the company's history and was intrigued about the mother-daughter aspect, and how the company began with a storybook of an ordinary little grandfather. She ended the conversation with, "Your mother will hear from me."

Two weeks ago, I received two emails and a phone call from Gayle's assistant asking for some further information. She also told me that our products were being prepared to be featured in one of the fall publications of Oprah's favorite things (the O List) in O Magazine.

Dreams do happen! The next part of the dream, to place a storybook in every home in America (and then the world!), will only happen because of you! ...

I have a special offer for anyone interested in learning digital scrapbooking. Go to my Heritage Makers web site, www.heritagemakers.com/299515 and click on "Sign up for FREE" and I will sponsor you with a FREE basic account. I want you to try this great online digitl way of preserving you treasured photos and telling your stories. If you are interested in earning some very good money and getting discounts on your own personal printing, Click on "Join my team" down under my picture. I will be here to help you with any questions you might have.

Don't miss listening to Oprah's call and view her book.

Happiness Is Scrapbooking Seminar a Great Success

We held our Happiness Is Scrapbooking Seminar over the weekend and it was a Great success. We had some fun loving gals who joined us for the 2 day event. We had a good selection of classes and from the comments, I think everyone enjoyed it.

On Friday night we had a good turn out for the crop and several of the booths where set up and doing some good make n' take projects. Those who were able to attend got just a little bit extra to go home with.

On Saturday we started early and held one class after another. One of the highlights for the day was the Heritage Makers Workshop taught by Pam Hanks, a founding director who started with HM when it launched. Pam showed attendies some of the projects that can be competed with the digital images available from HM. Included were some beautiful hard bound books, in all sizes, posters, pages printed in several sizes and calendars. Everyone loved the digital and many are taking advantage of the FREE Basic account I am giving. If you would like an account so you can get some building some great ablums contact me.

I have been directing these seminar for 10 years and it seems each one is more enjoyable than the previous one. I want to give a huge THANKS to my daughter and granddaughters who helped and to my friends who pitched in to help us in any way. Thanks to all the sponsors who allowed us to spotlight their company and products and to the teachers, without this help, this event would not have happened.

One of the popular classes was sponsored by Heidi Swapp and Becky Fleck who does Page Maps. The class was all about brest cancer awareness. We held a contest where we gave everyone the product and ask each person to submit their finished pages. If just one person schedules a mamagram we will be Happy!

My friend Richard Paul Evans

Anyone who knows me knows that Richard Paul Evans, Author of "The Christmas Box" is a personal friend of mine. I believe he came into our lives to help us 25 years after the death of our oldest son who was killed in a farm accident. Years after we first met Rick, he wrote about my husband and I and our experience with the loss of our son in his book "The Christmas Box Miricle".

We love Rick and always enjoy a good visit with him. Our most treasured time was when he invited us to go on an Alaska cruise with him 4 years ago. Each December 6th I try to attend the ceremony at the SLC Cemetary. I was the florist who provide hundreds of white roses for the dedication of the fist Angel statue on December 6, 1996. Now many travel long distances to place flowers at the base of the Angel in memory of their loved one.

Yesterday I finished reading his latest book, just released this month, called "Grace" I had a million things to do as I am getting ready for our Happiness Is Scrapbooking Seminar and Workshops next week, but after getting about half way through the book, I could not put it down. I love the story and I know why Rick wrote it. I cried and cried but they were good tears. I hope each of you will buy and read the book and then respond to Ricks request at the end of the book. Rick gives so much to help others and we all should do the same :o) Visit his web site for more information http://www.RichardPaulEvans.com

Happiness Is Scrapbooking Seminar and Workshop

HAPPINESS IS SCRAPBOOKING
Seminar and Workshop
"We all have stories to tell and pictures to preserve, now is the time to do it"

October 24-25, 2008
Roy Hillside Senior Citizens Center
5051 South 2000 West, Roy, Utah
Only $25.00 which includes all of this......

• Demo's including a special digital Scrapbooking Workshop
• FREE Classes, including class kits
• FREE Make n' Take projects
• Crop space
  
• Samples
• Prizes

All meals will be on your own

Plans are in full gear for our Fall HIS Seminar and scrapbooking workshop coming up on October 24th and 25th. We are excited to share our classes and the great companies we will be spot lighting. There will be something for everyone. We will be teaching page layouts, paper crafting, digital scrapbooking, cardmaking and how to use your tools for better scrapbooking.

We still have spots for your and your friends who wish to attend but it is important that you go to our Happiness Is Scrapbooking web site then to Fall Seminar to read more about it and to fill out the registration form. Please submit it to us ASAP so we can get your class kits ready. Call Joyce at 208-747-3596 to make payment arrangements or for any questions.

We have made arrangements for a super great price at Motel 6 (former Red Roof Inn) 1500 West Riverdale Road, Ogden, Utah. Rooms are only $46 + taxes and you can have 4 to a room. Call 801-627-2880 to reserve your room. Be sure to mention Joyce Williams and the Happiness Is Scrapbooking Seminar to get this special price.

If you sell scrapbooking products and would like a booth or some FREE advertising during seminar, contact us. We would love to include you in our great event. There is no booth fee if you are willing to provide a FREE make n' Take project and $100 retail worth of prizes! If you are a scrapbooking company and would like to have your company spot lighted during seminar please contact Joyce right away. Don't miss out on this fun and educational event, come join in the fun!

Photo Scanning..... We are thrilled to announce that we will have one of the new delux Kodak/Heritage Makers scanners on hand so dig out all those shoe boxes or old photo albums and bring your photos to be scanned so they are preserved for ever and ready to use in your current albums. The scanner will be available for both days but we do need to schedule you some private time. The more you scan the lower the cost

An Open Crop will be held Friday night with some Make n' Take classes starting at 5:00 p.m. and going until 11:00 p.m. Amy Johnson from Stampin Up will be providing a class for us. Yes, this is Shelley and Penney's regular monthly crop night and you can join in the fun with them.

Slow down, take time to enjoy!

Yesterday I jumped at a chance to spend a day with my husband and some of our friends as we went on a 4 wheel ride in Utah. We rode up to Willard Peak which looks down over the valley and out over Willard Bay, Brigham City and Ogden and the Great Salt Lake. I can really say we were sitting on top of the world. What an awesome experience :o)

As we peacefully sat on top of the mountain, I could not help but think that so many of us just miss the good things in life either because we don't know they are there for us to experience, or never slow down enough to enjoy them. God has created the world for us but it is up to us to take advantage of it.

Just a year ago this week was our first trip to Willard Peak. I loved it so much that I published it in a hard bound book so we would never forget it. I will place that album here so everyone can see it.