The Creative Memories Way [Hardcover]

Cheryl Lightle (Author), Rhonda Anderson (Author), Shari Macdonald (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 19, 2002

Everybody has a story to tell. Your life is an incredible, compelling story. But if you’re like most of us, the treasured records of your life–shoeboxes full of rarely-viewed photographs and valued memorabilia–are scattered throughout your house, where they are can’t be enjoyed by anyone. At the same time, important memories are undoubtedly slipping away because you have no system for recording them on paper.

Album-making, or “scrapbooking,” has never been easier–or more important. Nor has it ever been more rewarding. Don’t miss out on this simple, fun-filled way to nurture your family and celebrate your life. Experience the immediate and easy-to-achieve benefits of Creating Keepsake Albums and Building Your Family Legacy…The Creative Memories® Way.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"What are you doing to create a legacy your descendants will cherish tomorrow?" ask Cheryl Lightle and Rhonda Anderson, cofounders of Creative Memories, one of the world's largest organizations dedicated to scrapbooking (they prefer the term "album making"). Their book, The Creative Memories Way: Creating Keepsake Albums and Building Your Family Legacy, shows readers how to preserve their photographs, memorabilia and journal entries for future generations. It also encourages them to be creative about recording their lives: to write a bio-poem for each of their children, for example, or to make "tribute albums" to mark special occasions such as a wedding or a milestone birthday. Geared for the beginner, this accessible guide with many references to church traditions, will help many people to create keepsake albums to cherish.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Everybody has a story to tell. Your life is an incredible, compelling story. But if you?re like most of us, the treasured records of your life?shoeboxes full of rarely-viewed photographs and valued memorabilia?are scattered throughout your house, where they are can?t be enjoyed by anyone. At the same time, important memories are undoubtedly slipping away because you have no system for recording them on paper.

Album-making, or ?scrapbooking,? has never been easier?or more important. Nor has it ever been more rewarding. Don?t miss out on this simple, fun-filled way to nurture your family and celebrate your life. Experience the immediate and easy-to-achieve benefits of Creating Keepsake Albums and Building Your Family Legacy?The Creative Memories® Way.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1 edition (March 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578564816
• ISBN-13: 978-1578564811
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,419,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Motivating!! A best seller -in my opinion., May 20, 2002

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"storybook_creations" (Portsmouth, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Creative Memories Way (Hardcover)

I just finished reading this book and must say that it is wonderful. There are numerous ideas for getting organized, finding the time and finding the inspiration. So many of us keep saying we need to do this and that but we never get around to it. You can take some of the ideas from this book and apply it to other aspects of your life as well. We all need some motivation now and then and this book provides it. I know that using the tips I found in this book I've been able to not only get motivated to work on my pictures (and journaling) again, but since I am accomplishing something with my pictures I get more energy to do other activities.
From my standpoint this book is not some great big advertisement for Creative Memories - yes it probably will help spread their message of preserving photos, but they don't push on you to only use their products.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration to leave a legacy, April 21, 2002

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Karen L. Biggs "Karen" (Asheville, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Creative Memories Way (Hardcover)

Though I have been making scrapbook photo albums the Creative Memories Way for about five years I was really inspired by this book to leave a written/photographic legacy for my family. From the examples given by the authors and other contributors I gained a new insight into what to say along with the photos to truely tell the story connected to them. If you want to leave a written legacy that will be treasured or want to share your life in photos try putting them together in keepsake albums and your family will cherish them for generations.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book That Makes A Difference!, November 20, 2002

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Marilyn M. Ross "M. Ross" (Woodbridge, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Creative Memories Way (Hardcover)

My regret? That I let this book sit on my shelf after purchasing it. The Creative Memories Way is a book everyone with a story to tell should read. I found it inspirational as well as a book that evoked laughter, tears and reflection. My original expectation was that it would be more of a 'How to Scrapbook' read, but instead I found it a challenge to change a 'scrapbooking' mindset to one of 'album making.'
One of many useful selections in this book is about writing a 'bio-poem' that is an innovative way to journal to a family member or loved one.
I enjoyed reading The CM Way from cover to cover.
It's a book that can make a positive impact in lives and one I hope many will choose to read.