Tag: Photo Solutions

June Updates and Mid Year Refresh

I have been slow in posting here lately as I am sure you all have noticed. The changes and shifts to our routines the last few months seem to be constantly changing and hard to keep business as usual these days. I did want to come to you today with a few updates and reminders as we wrap up June. Don’t forget that any text highlighted in Blue below is a link that will take you to more information on that item whether it is another blog post or a website link.

Monthly Back Up Day

It is the last Saturday of the month so that means it is a great time to doing a little backing up of our digital photos and projects along with the digital art we use to create with in Artisan. For P2P members, I suggest you start with Downloading & Backing up our Blueprints since new ones were just released by Pixels2Pages today, then Download any digital content your recently purchased and make sure your Art Kits and projects are backed up too. We touched on this 3 step process back in February – you can catch a refresher on the original post: Download, Backup 1, 2, 3 . This is a great thing to do before you join our next Virtual Photo Fun Day so you are ready to make progress with your photo projects right away.

If you want a refresher on how to back up your photos too, check out the post called Back up, Back up, Back up

Clean & Simple Photo Projects

I am loving the simplicity of the new options with Forever to create simple and quick photo projects right from the website. With the amazing sales recently, I have taken photos from friends and family and have put together a simple AutoBook in minutes. I had it shipped straight to the recipients so they could enjoy a little fun mail. Do you need a gift for under $25 or want to brighten someone’s day? Take a look at AutoBooks or our Design and Print options and remember that Done will be Better than Perfect in many cases! You can use this same link to explore ideas on Wall Decor or to order Photo Prints to frame and share.

Photo Fun Days – Going Virtual

I am excited that we have had a few successful Virtual Photo Fun Days now and are getting the hang of what that looks like for us each month. I hope to be back to in person group events one day but for now we are making the most of virtual opportunities for everyone’s safety and peace of mind.

Our next Photo Fun Day event is scheduled to be Saturday, July 11. This event will be Virtual Only. As we continue to have these Virtual events, I wanted to share what you can expect.

Everyone is welcome!
Right now these Monthly Virtual Photo Fun Day events are a FREE way to connect and learn but I ask that you do Register.
You can expect these events to be a chance to connect with each other. I will be there to support and encourage you throughout the day too.
We will have several dedicated “Break-Out” Sessions throughout the day. During the 2-4 scheduled “Break-Out Sessions”, I will share demos, showcase new products, share specials sales I am offering on Discontinued Products I have in stock. Sometimes we will have guests join me (typically fellow CM or Forever team members).
We open up the event through a Zoom Call at 10am and will close it down at 10pm. Other than the scheduled Break-Out Sessions, the rest of the time is open for questions and fun along the way.
You can choose to come and go as you wish or just pop in for the scheduled times.
One of the break out sessions will be a walk through of a Project Recipe featuring a new tool or paper pack. You do not have to pre-purchase the kit to participate however if you wish to purchase the kit, I will have them available prior to the event for Porch Pick up or after the event. Typically these Kits are between $7-$10. The kit is included in our Photo Fun Club Member’s offerings.

For July’s Project Recipe we will be featuring Electric Summer Paper Pack and the new Flip Flop Border Maker. I have a few remaining kits available for $6.50/each. Message me ASAP to reserve yours!

Staying Connected

I continue to offer porch pick up and love a quick visit with those that I am able to see when you stop by. I continue to be only a phone call, e-mail, text or zoom call away if you need help with a project or have a question.

If you are on Facebook, you can find me in a couple of places. Take your pick of the ones that interest you most.

Public Business Page – Elizabeth Goodson’s Photo Solutions: https://www.facebook.com/Elizabeth.PSPage/

I post general Photo Solutions info on this public page. You can follow or like it to keep updated here.

Private Forever Customer Group – Elizabeth’s Forever in 15 Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Elizabeth.ForeverGroup/

This is where I share more about upcoming events, specials and unique opportunities for my current Forever customers. We focus on how you can tackle photo project in as little as 15 minutes a day.

Private Creative Memories Customer Group – Elizabeth’s CM Customers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Elizabeth.CMGroup/

This is where I share new product sneak peaks each month plus other specials and unique opportunities for my current CM customers.

Ready to place an order, reach out to me or you can go directly to either Forever or CM’s website. If you want to be sure your order is connected to me, you can use these links too:

Forever Website: https://www.forever.com/ambassador/elizabethgoodson
Creative Memories Website: https://www.creativememories.com/user/ElizabethGoodson

Have a great Saturday and be sure to have a little fun with your photos each day whether it be capture life with photos or celebrating past moments through your photos!

5 years ago

Sunday Encouragment

I have been enjoying the Cultivate What Matters – Write the Word Journals for over two years. It is a simple journal that includes a passage of scripture to write out in your own handwriting and a place to journal your thoughts whether it be on the scripture or whatever may be on your heart that day. I don’t use it every day but typically a few times a week is my current rhythm and I am often encouraged by the specific scripture that I turn to on a day that I need to hear it most. Each journal is focused around a theme. I have done the one on Cultivating Joy previously and am now working my way through the Cultivate Hope Journal.

As I opened my journal this morning the scripture that I turned to was most encouraging to me today – in the particular season I am in so I wanted to share with you as well. The passage as the image above says is Philippians 4:6-7. I have always treasured this passage as someone who in moments of anticipation can over-analyze a situation and become a bit anxious about the unknowns that may come. Today as I am right in the midst of changing jobs and swinging back and forth from being very excited about this amazing opportunity to return to a group of people I so enjoyed working with for many years to a bit anxiousness about my new role and the changes associated with this move, I needed to hear this reminder and and encouragement.

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

So whether you are experiencing changes in life that have you a bit anxious or you have excitement and anticipation that has you uncertain, I encourage you to remember these words and be reminded like I was about the peace that God give us when we place our needs before him.

I hope you are enjoying these posts. We will continue until the end of the month with daily posts but after the 16 Gifts for 16 Years focus, I will return to a post a week (with a few bonuses from time to time) going forward.

Here is a recap of the gifts for Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years plus the new one for today:

On the first day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I went back to where it all started with a Creative Memories product that I LOVE – one person can get the CM bookcloth album of your choosing for 50% off. Available until claimed!

On the second day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am reopening the 2020 Photo Fun Club until the end of the month for the 2 remaining spots in the 2020 Photo Fun Club ~~PLUS for the first person who replies I am offering 1/2 off one of our upcoming 2020 Photo Fun Day – FULL day registrations.~~ Message me if you wish to sign up and I will share the details or answer any further questions.

On the third day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am offering to the first 2 people who respond, 10GB of Forever Storage for 1/2 off.

On the 4th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am offering Buy One Get One 50% off on those supplies you never want to run out of – Refill Pages with Protectors, Tape Runners, and Tape Runner Refills. There is no limit on how many people can take advantage of this offer however all orders must be placed no later than Feb 29th and pick up at my home in Apex or at my next Photo Fun Day or Retreat. Please use the form in the original post here!

On the 5th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I want to help you get those family recipes or photos of your community gathered around the table scanned and digitized so you can share them too. For the first 5 people who complete the form on the original post, I will offer you up to 16 of your favorite photos or recipes scanned with my next media conversion box for FREE.

On the 6th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I want to keep the sharing theme going and share FREE shipping on any CM order over $50 placed before the end of the month. All orders must be placed directly through me in the form on the original post (and not on my CM website) and picked up at my home in Apex or at one of my upcoming Photo Fun Days or Retreats in March or April.

On the 7th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I will create your panel for you with Forever Design and Print and have it shipped straight to you for 50% off the retail price. Take a peak at the Forever Design and Print options so you know what you might want me to create for you. To take advantage of this, please use the form on the original post

On the 8th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, Share a blog post & comment on the original posts with your favorite snow day activity and earn an entry into my $10 Starbucks drawing. Drawing will include all entries as of Feb 29th at 5pm and must include a share AND a comment below.

On the 9th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, Join with fellow customers and when your online orders equal $200 or more in one day, I will a drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate. Available with each CM and Forever orders.

On the 10th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, Forever offers amazing printing of our photos as well as our completed projects. Whether you are a traditional scrapbookerer or you do more digital projects, we all have a time when we need a few of our favorites printed. We are keeping the magic number of 16 and I am offering the first 3 people who upload (up to 16) your favorite photos, I will have them printed for you with Forever for FREE and available at our next Photo Fun Day or retreat. You will need to upload them directly to this album (16 Gifts for 16 years) so I can place the order. Click the text highlighted in Blue and then you will see the upload button. You will need to log in to your Forever account. I am using Forever’s Collaborative Album feature for this collection point. You do not need a permanent storage account to upload, just a free account. If you are new to Forever and have not created an account before, please use this link first to create a FREE account first (Create a FREE Account here) and if you are not familiar with collaborative albums, I will be happy to share more.

5 years ago

Snow Days

Between a new job and unexpected snow in the last couple of days, yesterday’s post didn’t get posted as expected so today’s post is a little delayed but will include a bonus with Day 8 & Day 9 gifts listed below.

Are you a fan of Snow Days or do you dream of flip flops and sun? I love a good snow day although this week’s fun was not at the best time for me, I still enjoyed pausing a bit to enjoy watching the snow fall and marveling in the beauty.

What are you favorite things to do when it is snowing? I love a chance to stay inside with something warm in my favorite mug and watch the snow fall through my window. Driving in the snow or the stress that comes from determining if it is safe to venture out to work or other activities are not my favorite parts but each time it snows, I enjoy the quiet and slowdown that comes naturally with a snow day.

We are at the halfway point of my 16 Gifts for 16 years so be sure you check back through past posts to take advantage and then jump on these 2 Gifts added today (well I guess you might consider this 3).

For the first gift – Let’s celebrate sharing: I would love for you to help me share this series with others you know that may not be connected already. Share this post where you see it either through e-mail, FB, Instagram or straight from my blog AND post a comment below with your favorite Snow Day activity. I will do a drawing of all of those who have shared this post AND commented with their favorite snow day activity for a $10 Starbucks Gift Card. Drawing will include all post as of Feb 29th at 5pm.

For the second gift – Let’s celebrate online orders: I am doing a lot of specials that require your order to be placed through me directly to take advantage but today I want to celebrate those who place your orders directly on my websites. It is a win-win when you place your order directly on the website. You get your goodies shipped directly to you and I am able to stretch toward my next sales goal. I am getting close to a bonus with both CM and Forever so for each day (starting with Saturday, Feb 22) until the end of month that we have $200 or more in online orders, I will do a Gift Certificate drawing for that part of my business.

For example, if you place a customer order through my CM website – https://www.creativememories.com/user/ElizabethGoodson of any amount you and your order plus others for that day total $200 or more, I will do a drawing for $25 Gift Certificate off a future order OR if you place a customer order through my Forever website: https://www.forever.com/ambassador/elizabethgoodson and your order plus others for that day total $200 or more, I will do a drawing for $25 Gift Certificate off a future Forever order.

If you alone make a purchase through either site that totals more that $200, I will automatically give you a $25 GC in addition to doing the daily drawing.

Whether you place and order or share a post, each of these are valuable ways to support me and my business.

Additional gifts for Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years:

On the third day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am offering to the first 2 people who respond, 10GB of Forever Storage for 1/2 off.

On the 7th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, Another thing that can bring joy and make you smile is to take a favorite photo or quote and create a simple canvas or wall panel. Would you like to make the walls in your office or home bring a smile to your face? For the first person to reply here with your e-mail, I will create your panel for you with Forever Design and Print and have it shipped straight to you for 50% off the retail price. Take a peak at the Forever Design and Print options so you know what you might want me to create for you.

On the 8th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, Share a blog post & comment below with your favorite snow day activity and earn an entry into my $10 Starbucks drawing. Drawing will include all entries as of Feb 29th at 5pm and must include a share AND a comment below.

5 years ago

Sharing is Caring

There is nothing like a sweet 5 year old to put things into perspective with his words – “Sharing is Caring”!

It was a Sunday after church and I had arrived at McAllister’s for lunch a few minutes before our family and dear friend with her sweet 5 year old son were going to join me. To help make sure we had a table when the restaurant got busier, I had gone on through the line, ordered my lunch and found a table large enough for our group. About the time the rest arrived, my food was already being delivered to the table. I had soup and they had put a few tortilla chips on the side of the plate. As our family likes to say – they put just enough to garnish the plate, rather than the serving you might like to accompany your meal.

As I sat there waiting for our group to make their way through the line to join me, my friend’s son came to wait with me at the table rather than stand in the line with his mom. He had no more climbed up in the chair when he snagged one of my precious few chips. I teased him and said he better not eat all of my lunch or I would have to share his. With those precious eyes looking up at me, he said without missing a beat, “Sharing is Caring” and helped himself to another chip. As I looked back at him, I knew that this moment needed reinforcement of this message that he clearly had been learning recently and was still navigating just how it applied. So I shared my few chips with him and chatted a bit more about sharing while we waited for the group to make their way through the line and join us.

Whether it is a lesson like this with a child or sharing in other ways, I know that there is truth in this message. When we share what we have in our possession, what we have learned previously or even of ourselves and our time we are showing that we care for those around us and want them to experience the best we have to offer.

My business over these 16 years has been about sharing something I love and have found to be useful with those around me. I am blessed by those of you who help me extend this by sharing with your friends and family too.

I am thankful for each and every referral you send to my business. Did you know….

You can share with a friend my Creative Memories link: https://www.creativememories.com/user/ElizabethGoodson so that they can place an order for Creative Memories right from my website.
You can use your own Forever Refer a Friend link and share Forever with a friend and earn a coupon to use on your next purchase (It is $10 this month). Your friend also gets a welcome coupon to use on their own first purchase.
If you are not already connected to me with Forever, you can use my link: https://www.forever.com/ambassador/elizabethgoodson to connect yourself and get your own welcome coupon.
You can share our upcoming events and invite a friend to join us by pointing your friends and family to this site. Don’t forget that I offer a FREE after 3pm Option for our first time attendees – Use the link on the Events Page to sign up for our next Photo Fun Day!

Thank you for being the Heart of my Business for so many years! I look forward to sharing more with each of you!

Now for the Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years:

On the third day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am offering to the first 2 people who respond, 10GB of Forever Storage for 1/2 off.

On the 6th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I want to keep the sharing theme going and share FREE shipping on any CM order over $50 placed before the end of the month. All orders must be placed directly through me in the form below (and not on my CM website) and picked up at my home in Apex or at one of my upcoming Photo Fun Days or Retreats in March or April.

5 years ago

Food & Community

At a recent gathering of friend over dinner, I couldn’t help but realize how much Food and Community are tied together for me. There is something special about sharing a meal together. Whether they are family gathered for a holiday, longtime friends who haven’t connected recently or new acquaintances, the time around the table or standing in someone’s kitchen builds a unique sense of community. I believe we all value community in some way but I know that spending time with “my people” around a table of food feeds more than my belly but fuels my heart too.

One of the projects I started years ago when I first began digital scrapbooking (Forever Artisan) was to take some of my favorite recipes and create Recipe Cards with them. Many of these are “Go To” family recipes we use so often I can almost quote them by heart while others may have only been tried once or twice. Each time I made the card, I printed it as a 4×6 photo with a few extra copies to share and tucked it into a photo album that I keep in my kitchen. This album has pockets for 4×6 photos like the Multi-Pocket Pages that Creative Memories offers (you can find them on my CM Website under Shop > Pages & Protectors).

Having a few extra copies of my most favorite have come in handy more times that I can count. Whether it is a when a friend is over for dinner and asks for the recipe of that dessert I just served or I am taking the dish to a pot luck or to someone’s house who is having a baby or surgery, I can pull it out and hand it off. Another tip I will share is that now that I have these in a 4×6 photo format, I also have them in my Forever Storage account where I can access them while I am out at the grocery store picking up ingredients or out of town and want to make it on vacation. I also have found myself not pulling out my photo album Recipe Book as much these days and instead pulling it up on my phone and cooking with that version of the recipe out. The best part of having this access to my recipes is that when I don’t think to grab a copy of the recipe, I can pull it up on my phone and share in a text or e-mail right while I am talking about it.

I have my Favorite Recipes Album available in the public side of my Forever account that you can check out by going to my Profile Page to get a few ideas for how to make your own recipe cards.

Do you have a recipe card that is written by someone you love dearly? Would yo love to capture those precious handwritten cards in the same way? Did you know that you can have those recipes scanned and uploaded to your Forever Storage account as well and do the same thing that I have described above? Forever’s Media Conversion Services take a white glove approach to our precious photos and documents when they scan and digitize them.

What recipe would you want to create a card so you can share it more easily? Join us at our next Photo Fun Day to learn more about how to create these in Artisan yourself.

Now for the Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years:

On the third day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am offering to the first 2 people who respond, 10GB of Forever Storage for 1/2 off.

On the 5th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I want to help you get those family recipes or photos of your community gathered around the table scanned and digitized so you can share them too. For the first 5 people who complete the form below, I will offer you up to 16 of your favorite photos or recipes scanned with my next media conversion box for FREE. I will coordinate with you on the details after you submit your request.

5 years ago

Speed Systems – Power Layout

Sometimes we just need a quick way to get a project done and as I dust off a traditional project that I have set aside while I caught up my current projects, I am reminded that my ticket to getting these projects done quickly is to use one of my go to speed systems – Power Layouts. It doesn’t have to be fancy although there is a tool from Creative Memories designed just for this approach but even if you don’t have the Power Layout Box and guides, you can tackle your project this way without it. You can order your own Power Layout Box by going to my CM website and looking under the Shop Menu for Storage and Totes.

Whether it is my annual album or project with a theme or event focus, I first will gather my photos and sort then into the order I want them in my project. Most of the time for me it is chronological but sometimes it might be based on people or other events. Then I will lay out 2 page spreads across my table using my refill pages or cardstock background paper. TIP: Remember that if you are using refill pages, the left side of your pages will be on the pack of the previous one. You will want a placeholder or cardstock to help with this side. Sometimes I will use the extra cardboard insert from our paper packs as the place holders. This is where the Power Layout guides are really helpful if you have them but either will work just fine. I like to use the whole dining room table or one of my big 6 foot tables when I do this but if I have a smaller space I just lay out fewer pages each time.

I will then pick 4-6 photos from my pile for each side and plop them down on the side I believe they might go. I don’t arrange them, just put the whole stack on that page (or place holder guide). After I have plopped my photos down on all the pages that are on my table, I take a few minutes to think about the papers or other tools I might use and gather them so I can add or use them when it is time. Before I put any papers or embellishments with the pages, I go through and simply arrange my photos that I had picked to be sure they fit the 2 page spread well. TIP: I might do a simple cropping step here or pick one to accent with an oval or circle photo. To keep this moving fast pick only 1-2 photos per 2-page spread to crop. I don’t spend a lot of time in this cropping step but generally will eliminate a few photos and further refine my layouts possibly shifting photos to other pages or consolidating where needed. Now I add the paper or embellishments that I expect to use. I lay them with the photos (again not sticking anything down yet).

Once I have the paper and embellishments with the pages, I stack the pages up as if they were in the album first page on top and each page after placed under it. I sit these aside and move on to the same steps for the next batch. I work this way until the stack of photos is complete. TIP: One thing to remember is that the first page will not be a 2 page spread so you might want to think as you work through your photos if you want to do a title page with a favorite from the whole project or if you want to jump right in and have the first page be the beginning of your photos. Now that I have a stack of pages, I can work on them in a smaller space, 2 pages at a time. I like to keep my unfinished pages to my left and then as I finish them stack them to the right. I typically will journal as I finish each 2 page spread but if you prefer to journal the whole album at once, you can go back and do that at the end.

If I have to stop along the way and pack up, I place all completed pages in my album so I can start enjoying them right away and put the unfinished stack in a Power Sort Box or other container that can keep the items together and not shift until I can work on this project again.

I find that when I spend the time to plan out my projects like this, I work much faster and get a more cohesive book in the end because I am looking at 8-12 pages at once during the initial steps.

This approach works well with traditional printed photos but you can also do a similar process with digital projects. The Pixels2Pages team recently shared a video about this on one of their virtual crops. If you are interested in seeing it you can go to their website: Digi Power Layout . This may be only available to members now but it is a great video that shows how I do many of my digital projects too.

Join us at our next Photo Fun Day and you can have a full table to try this out or let me know you want to see the Digi Power Layout system in person and I will be happy to share my current project.

What project would you like to complete with this approach? Can you imagine completing 10-15 pages in one day? I encourage you to give it a try if you haven’t before and watch those projects get completed!

Now for the Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years:

On the third day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am offering to the first 2 people who respond, 10GB of Forever Storage for 1/2 off.

On the 4th day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, You will need to stock up on the staples when you do your project with this Speed System so today I am offering Buy One Get One 50% off on those supplies you never want to run out of – Refill Pages with Protectors, Tape Runners, and Tape Runner Refills. There is no limit on how many people can take advantage of this offer however all orders must be placed no later than Feb 29th and pick up at my home in Apex or at my next Photo Fun Day or Retreat. Please use the form below for your order!

5 years ago

Back Up, Back Up, Back Up

I am so glad I found Forever 5 years ago. I have shared this story with many through the years but as I remember these last 16 years of my business journey, I would love for you to hear a bit of this story too.

Forever came along with products I was looking for at just the right time. See I had fallen in love with Creative Memories’ PC-based software Storybook Creator Plus and Memory Manager several years earlier when it was first released and loved taking my digital images and storing them all in one place with Memory Manager and then creating beautiful photo pages with Storybook Creator right on my own computer to print and add to my annual photo albums. It was a couple of years before 2015 that the old Creative Memories went through some difficult changes and they would stop selling and supporting these two PC-based programs that I had grown to depend on and love. As long as I still had the computer they were installed on working, I was able to continue using them just as they were designed.

In the summer of 2015, I needed to buy a new computer and would be faced with how to transition forward. The good news was the original creator of these two programs was still around and offered the programs under a different name but what I didn’t know was that they were in early discussions already about being purchased by a new start up company called Forever. I began following closely as I purchased my new computer and purchased by replacement copy of the Memory Manager software now called Historian so I could continue keeping my photos organized and in one place. I soon discovered that my method of backing up my photos onto CDs and DVDs was not going to work now that my computer didn’t come with a CD drive anymore. I needed a back up solution for my photos and Forever was offering just the option that fit that need. I began learning more about this cloud based, permanent, photo storage site that was designed for long term storage of photos and media. It was as I learned more about Forever that I fell in love with this company’s mission too. They took that love for photos and helped us with a practical way to preserve the photo and albums we had made as well as have a permanent home for the digital images that we were collecting.

I now have a more complete memory keeping solution that ever before. I can save my photos and media both on my computer in Historian and back them up in my Forever permanent storage account. I would love to share more about these amazing tools but while we are talking about backing up, let me remind you of a few other items that it is good to back up when we are talking about our photos and projects.

Photos from all devices
Videos from all of your devices
Photo Projects (all of your Artisan project files)
Digital Art (all of your art kits from your Commercial Art Kit folder PLUS your Activation Codes)
Blueprints (make sure you have downloaded them and then back them up too)

Whether it is moving over to a new computer or rebuilding a device that has had a technical issue, you will be glad that you backed up these items often! Take a few minutes today to back up your projects. Even my gift below is designed to help with this task.

Now for the Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years:

On the first day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I went back to where it all started with a Creative Memories product that I LOVE – the CM bookcloth album of your choosing for 50% off. Available until claimed!

On the third day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I am offering to the first 2 people who respond, 10GB of Forever Storage for 1/2 off. Forever Storage is an amazing tool for backing up your most precious memories and I want you to be able to try it for the first time or add to your account. You must comment below or e-mail me directly to take advantage of this deal.

5 years ago

Little by Little

Whether it is a photo project, taking on a new habit or tackling a big project, I have come to really appreciate with the phrase “Little by Little“. There are many things I want to get done and areas I want to make a difference but I have learned some time ago that sweeping in and doing the big one time thing is not nearly as effective as the Little by Little steps I do daily, weekly or even monthly. A couple of years ago, I shifted my focus on my photos to being more intentional with Little by Little progress, even focusing on the power or 15 Minutes at a time. With this approach I have spent the last year really acting this out. In January of 2019, I create a Photo Album called 2019 Favorites. Each month, I would take some time to pull my favorites from the previous month to add to my Favorites Album. When I had finished this task, I would go back and work on my 2018 Photo Album Pages. Little by Little I make progress on both my current photos and my older project. I just recently finished up my 2018 Album Pages and a few other photo projects from 2018. I am starting 2020 in the same way. Will you join me?

I recommend doing this with a Forever Permanent Storage Account where you can create a Album of your most favorite photos from each year and know they are protected for generations to come. If you would prefer to have a program on your computer to help you with organizing, Forever Historian would be my recommendation. Whatever your tool, the steps below will help you get started with purpose this year with your photo projects. The best thing to do is keep the steps simple and repeat each month.

Create a folder or Album for your Favorites – I am calling mine 2020 Favorite Photos
At the beginning of each month, mark your calendar to go into your phone, cameras or other places you keep photos and pick your favorites. Some months this will go quickly while some it may take a little longer.
If you have time to do this more than once a month, you can work backwards an extra month or two at a time. Just remember the first of the month, be sure to stay focused and do the most recent past month.

I promise a year from now you will be glad you took the time and made progress today.

I challenge you to take time today and create a 2020 Favorites Album and add your favorites from January 2020. What other tasks, projects or habits do you want to tackle in 2020. Can the Little by Little approach help you with those too.

Now for the Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years:

On the first day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I went back to where it all started with a Creative Memories product that I LOVE – the CM bookcloth album of your choosing for 50% off.

One the second day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, let’s celebrate the many events we have held over these 16 years. We have had classes, Crops, Workshops, Retreats and so much more. for a limited time, I am reopening the 2020 Photo Fun Club until the end of the month for the 2 remaining spots in the 2020 Photo Fun Club. You can read more about it here: 2020 Photo Fun Club and since I know some of you can’t join us each month but would like to attend, I will also offer to the first person who replies 1/2 off one of our upcoming 2020 Photo Fun Day – FULL day registrations. To claim either of these, please comment below or E-mail Me directly.

5 years ago

16 Years & 16 Gifts to Share

16 Years ago today, it was Valentine’s Day, I had been running errands and helping with a project with friends from church however the lunch with a new friend to discuss my final questions about signing up as a Creative Memories consultant is the part of the day that I will always remember the most. I am so thankful she extended the offer and am even more thankful that a simple decision to “give it a try” turned into years of meeting new friends, stepping out of my comfort zone and gaining confidence to share what I love with those I meet. I have completed countless photo projects and helped friends and family do the same.

I love that this side hobby business has turned into something that brings me so much joy and a little supplemental income too. I am thankful for each of you whether we met at one of those first events or we have been lifelong friends and you have supported me in little ways along this path. We have laughed together, traveled together and experienced life together and I am so thankful that this business brought us together to do each of those things. I am excited that a recent shift in my full time job is opening the door for me to have a bit more time in the coming months to grow this business again and I look forward to connecting with more of you soon.

As we move through the final 16 days of this month, I think it is a great time to offer a few treats to those of you who have followed me and supported me through these years. I will post a gift here each day through the end of the month. If you want to take advantage of the special, comment on this post on my website or FB or reach out by e-mail. There are only a limit number of each gift so be sure to reply quickly when you see something that strikes a cord with you. All gifts must be claimed by the end of the month. These will be available for pick up at my home in Apex or shipped to you for an additional charge.

On the first day of Elizabeth’s 16 Gifts for 16 years, I want to go back to where it all started with a Creative Memories product that I LOVE. For the first person who replies to me, you can have the CM bookcloth album of your choosing for 50% off. You can see all of the Bookcloth Albums (decorative and solid colors) on my website: https://www.creativememories.com/user/ElizabethGoodson under Shop choose 12×12 Bookcloth Albums.

5 years ago

Need a little encouragement on that photo project?

Do you have a photo project that you have been wanting to make progress on in 2020?

Watch your mail for information about a 30 day challenge I am doing to help encourage and spur you on to making progress or completing your project in 30 days. Whether you want to get your 2019 photos organized or you want to spend some time creating pages in your next photo book or you want to catch up your children’s albums from years ago, this opportunity is a good fit for you. We will set up groups with similar goals and skill level and encourage you and help you right where you are. This will be done over 30 days at a time with an option to renew at the end of the month.

I will share tips and encouragement through a couple of texts through the week and then you will have a challenge to complete each week to be entered in a weekly drawing for gift certificates and prizes. This is a great way to have a little fun while making progress on one of your projects.

I am sharing this information with my current mailing lists this week. I am using the same list I used for Christmas Cards this year so if you didn’t received a Christmas card from me last month then you might miss out because I don’t have a current mailing address for you. To be sure I have your current information, please complete the form below and if you did not already get the mailing, I will get you the information to you too.