The Creative Memories Way

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.

I found this book very helpful and convicting! I have been working on my storybook albums for 5 years and I even found that I had lots to learn - what to tell and why is so important. A must read for anyone who wants to preserve more than just those family photos.

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.

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.

Very inspiring. I am a Creative Memories Consultant and LOVE all the products, but his book is NOT about selling the products. It's about family and journaling your and their life. This is for anyone the "scrapbooks" and for EVERYONE that doesn't. If you don't already, you will after reading this book. And if you already do...this will inspire you to journal EVERYTHING and show your family just how very important they are.If family is important to you, this is definetly a book for you. Well worth it. It's priceless.