Celebrate your Pet!

Christmas in July is here! Save BIG on your publishing projects!

I'm very excited to announce the Heritage Makers Annual Christmas in July Sale.  This is a fabulous opportunity to save on all of your projects, with an offer of Buy 3 publishing credits, get the 4th one Free!
You can also purchase three months of Premiere for only $29.95!    Start thinking of projects that you'd like to create for Christmas, graduation, weddings, Valentines, etc.....  Save now and have the summer and beyond to create!   And as The Pet Book Lady, I'm always encouraging people to celebrate the love for their pet through our many fantastic products.  Storybooks, cards, calendars, posters, playing cards and more.   Contact me today to place your order makebooks@shaw.ca and discover the Magic of Heritage Makers! 

I Like Dogs - Childrens Book about Dog Adoption

This book is a wonderful find, with the creator committed to raising both awareness and money for a very good cause.  The website is very inviting and expresses their mission so wholeheartedly.

I LIKE DOGS is a new children's book about dog adoption.  We follow along with Amanda as she visits a local shelter and unable to choose just one dog becomes a foster mom to all of them.

 

I LIKE DOGS encourages children to become active in their community helping homeless animals, while teaching how important it is to choose the right dog for the right family.

 

The dogs and people are brought to life by Emmy award winning graphic artist Carol Hilliard. Her beautiful illustrations are rich in color and substance.  This book will delight readers young and old.
Join the adoption adventure today at www.ilikedogs.org A portion of proceeds will help shelters & rescues nationwide.

There are only a few more days left in the Heritage Makers 12 x 12 Storybook credit sale.  Only $59.95!   If you're a paper scrapbooker, you know you can easily spend $10 - 15 for just one page.  Add up a 21 page book and that's a lot of moola!
If you are a first time Heritage Makers customer, you'll also receive a free month of Premiere Studio, giving you access to over 900 templates and 40,000 pieces of digital art.  The Drag and Drop system makes it easy, even for the computer beginner.  One of my biggest customers is a gal in her 70's. Digital Scrapbooking has become her passion!
Interested?  Just e-mail me and I'll connect with you to get you set up.  It's a fantastic deal and you'll have the support of myself, your personal publishing consultant!  But the deal only goes until Tuesday!

Almost Perfect - Disabled Pets & The People who love them

Many of you know that I am very drawn to books that feature the amazing bond that exists between humans and the animal world.  Almost Perfect - Disabled Pets & The People Who Love Them is a delightful and touching book.   This is a summary from the website: 

Almost Perfect contains essays by eleven contributors from three countries.
Some veteran writers join with several new voices to bring you inspiring, uplifting and thought-provoking stories of domestic pets unlike any you've ever met. Allow yourself to believe once again in the power of the positive as you follow the many ways in which helping and loving "less-than-perfect" critters helps their human counterparts appreciate what it means to be fully alive.

Be sure to check out the Story Excerpts and you'll see why this book is a must have for anyone that has a heart.

Mary Shafer, Editor of this wonderful book also has a Blog, Almost Perfect Pets. Well worth the follow. 

The Kitten Connection with Dr. Karen Sueda

If you are thinking about adding a kitten to your family or have recently brought one home, this is THE site for Kitten advice.  “The Kitten Connection” are videos designed to provide kitten owners tips, tricks, and advice that allow them to make the most out of the lives they share with their kittens. Certified Veterinary Behaviorist Dr. Karen Sueda guides owners through easy steps to help enrich their relationships with their kittens and create foundations for many years to come.

There are 13 webisodes in all, with the first six now available to view. 

• Litter Box Training
• Kitten-proofing your home
• The First Days
• Introduction to existing pets
• Kittens and childen
• Multiple cat households

The remaining 7 will be distributed on July 1st.  This is such a fabulous resource for new kitten "parents" and for seasoned ones too.

Don't forget that the Heritage Makers system has cat-themed digital art for you to create your special project about your feline family member. Your cat would make one of themselves but the mouse is too darn distracting!

Photos without story are memories lost

"Photos without story are memories lost".  These are the wise words of Dr. Sharon Murdoch, Founder of Heritage Makers.  When you look at your photos - whether they're in shoe boxes or sitting there on your computer's hard drive, do you think of the story that goes with that photo?  

Don't let your photos fade before you have captured the stories behind them.  That is the Mission of Heritage Makers.  Celebrate your life...your family...your pet...all things that matter to you and those you love.

Maggie: The Dog Who Changed My Life

I am very drawn to books on how animals have changed the lives of us humans.   This is a wonderful book and a must have for ones library.  MAGGIE - the dog who changed my life, is written by Dawn Kairns and it is indeed A Story of Love.    This is from the website:

The connection between Maggie and Dawn is powerful. Genuine and beautiful, Maggie's essence opens Dawn’s heart, taking her into unexpected personal and professional directions.
Their relationship opens Dawn's eyes to how intelligent and emotional dogs are; to how they sense our thoughts. A surprising door to intuition and dream communication opens for Dawn through the depth of their bond. Maggie’s radiant spirit becomes interwoven with the fabric of Dawn’s life as the author experiences the joys of sharing life with a dog who so touched people as well as the profound grief that comes with the loss of her canine soul mate.

This beautiful memoir pays tribute to Maggie, a special Labrador retriever; shows the depth of the human-canine bond; and illustrates that animals accept, teach, and love unconditionally.

Dawn's book was recently featured in the The American Dog Magazine as an excellent Bedtime Read.  I'd agree!
Congratulations Dawn on your award winning book and for touching so many lives.

Doggyvibe...Fun weekly e-newsletter

There is a fun new weekly e-newsletter on the net called Doggyvibe.  This is from their site: Doggyvibe keeps dog owners connected with hip and informative weekly free e-newsletters with local news about hip products, services, tips, sales and events for you and your four-legged companion. In a matter of minutes, you will feel enlightened, informed, connected and entertained.

For this week's e-newsletter,  they have a contest where you can win a Heritage Makers  Storybook credit and a personal webinar lesson with myself, The Pet Book Lady. 

Be sure to check out my Monthly Specials on my website.  This month get a 12 x 12 Storybook credit for only $59.95.   Power to the Pets from The Pet Book Lady!

Frankie, The Walk 'n Roll Dog.

I am so touched by this little dog and the lady who has really made a difference to so many people.  This is from the Joyful Paws website.

The story of Frankie, the Walk ‘N Roll Dog is a true, inspirational story about a dog whose life started out just like any other dog walking on all four paws until a spinal injury leaves her paralyzed. When Frankie is custom fit for a wheelchair she gradually learns to keep on rolling. Her zest for life will have you cheering her on and give you hope that all things are possible.

Frankie’s story touches the hearts of young and old as she teaches us how a challenge can become a stepping stone to something more meaningful. Frankie’s motto is: “Always be positive and keep on rolling!”

You can follow Frankie on Twitter, Facebook and more.  Hats off to Barb Techel (and Frankie too, of course) for all that you do.

Only a few days left on Our Membership Sale

   

There are only a few days left on our amazing Premiere Studio Club Membership Sale.  You have access to over 30,000 pieces of digital art, 900 + templates, unlimited photo storage and Master Training Classes.   It is a web-based system so there is NO Software to download.  It's like having access to a Scrapbooking Store 24/7 without the fuss, mess and stress.    Our one-year membership is on sale for only $99.95 (But the sale ends on Sunday, May 31st) Create storybooks, greeting cards, posters, cook books and more.  Just look at this happy Heritage Makers user!

 

If you'd like to become a Club Premiere Member at this awesome price, please e-mail me your phone number and I'll contact you for your payment information.   makebooks@shaw.ca Just so you know, I always shred my customers credit card information after placing an order. Can never be too careful.  I hope you'll discover the magic of Heritage Makers but I do warn you....it's addicting!

 

The Pet Postcard Project

I am following a wonderful Blog, The Pet Postcard Project, who's motto is Feeding Homeless Dogs one Postcard at a time.  This is from the blog: "Pet Postcards" for this project are homemade postcards featuring your own pets that you make and then snail mail into The Pet Postcard Project. Each card earns 1 pound of food for shelter dogs. So, if you send 10 cards for the cost of a stamp, you have given 10 lbs of food for shelter pets! Plus, it's fun. So far, this project has received thousands of cards -- funny, weird, sad, cute, even more cute, profound, and above all, filled with LOVE for a beloved pet.

How wonderful and creative is that?  And what an incredible impact it has had on helping feed thousands and thousands of shelter dogs.   So be sure to check it out and send your postcards in.  I'm working on mine now!   A HUGE hats off to Nikki Moustaki