Heart Birthday

My Birthday was back on January 17th, and the best thing about birthdays in the Stamping World is handmade cards!! My mom made me this birthday card, and I just adore it!

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• Linen is a fantastic way to add a lot of added interest to a card at a very affordable price. It's much cheaper than ribbon, and it ties in a nice bow, as shown here, so much easier! Be sure to add Linen Thread to your next order – you'll use it like crazy!
• Don't get stuck in the rut of sticking to one color family when you're designing. This card uses Ballet Blue from Rich Regals, Old Olive from Earth Elements, and then two of our In Colors – Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. The In Colors are a FABULOUS way to spruce up any old color combo, giving it a new and fresh look.
• This delightful heart is designed to look a little rustic and worn – don't you love it!? Host a workshop and earn it for FREE! It's one of our Hostess Only Stamp Sets, Out of the Box.

WHAT TO ORDER:

Out of the Box Stamp Set (FREE with $150 workshop or Order!), Well Scripted Stamp Set (117072), Crushed Curry Cardstock (115319), Crushed Curry Classic Ink (115659), Melon Mambo Cardstock (115320), Melon Mambo Classic Ink (115656), Old Olive Classic Ink (102277), Ballet Blue Cardstock (100613), Ballet Blue Classic ink (100907), Old Olive Patterns DSP (112160), Linen Thread (104199), Scallop Border Punch (112091) and Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Don't Forget!

• To order your February Card Kit of the Month! Click Here for more details!
  
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• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar!!
  
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Fall Frolic Day #7

Welcome to the 7th Day of the Fall Frolic Event at www.alystamps.com! Today I'm going to share a card that allows the Autumn Meadow Designer Series Paper to take the stage!

I shared the full swatch of this Designer Series Paper just yesterday when I annouced the 3rd Blog Candy Giveaway for the Fall Frolic Event, so I won't show it again, you'll just have to look at the "Fall Frolic Day #6" Post! And if you haven't entered to win yet, be sure to do so! The winner will receive a beautiful sampling of this striking Autumn Meadows DSP Pack!

ALY'S HELPFUL TIPS:

• To achieve this beautiful multi-colored leaf image, stamp your leaf in VersaMark Ink, and use Spong Daubers to Rub various colors of or Stampin' Pastels into the ink. It's a very quick and easy technique, but looks fabulous!
• The size of this card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" so it still fits in Medium Envelopes.
• I love making these "Autumn Splendor" leaves multi-colored – check out my Fall U Pick 2 Stamping Menu (simply click "U Pick 2" on the top of this page) for another idea useing reinkers instead of pastels!
• Tearing DSP, like I did with the Taken with Teal piece of paper here, is another simple technique that works very well with fall themed cards – and you already have the tool that does it! But if you have any problems tearing straight – try the "Tearing Edge" featured in the Idea Book & Catalog.

WHAT WAS USED:

Autumn Splendor Stamp Set (116503), Autumn Meadows DSP (116769), Chocolate Chip Cardstock (102128), Really Rust Cardstock (100661), Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650), Autumn Harvet RubOns (115731), Linen Thread (104199), The Tearing Edge (102930), VersaMark Pad (102283), Sponge Daubers (102892), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) and Stampin' Pastels (105542)

TO ORDER STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS ONLINE 24/7 CLICK HERE!

Don’t forget about this week’s Deal of the Week! You only have until Monday morning to take advantage of these fabulous savings!

Have you entered to win the 3rd Blog Candy Giveaway Yet? Win the paper used on this card! To enter to win the Autumn Meadows DSP Sampler, you have until Saturday! View the Fall Frolic Day #6 Post for Details.

Fall Frolic Day #3

Welcome to Day #3 of the Fall Frolic Event! Today I’m going to share with you another Halloween Project that is a 2-in-1! These adorable little glass bottles serve as both a Favor and a Place Setting Card – how cool is that!? I saw these little bottles in a 24-pack at my local craft store probably about two years ago and just had to have them. They were in the Wedding Department, but I knew that some day I would find an alternative use for them. That day is here!

These little bottles are all about RubOns! I didn’t use any stamped images, just the "Spooky Treats" RubOn Assortment:

ALY’S HELPFUL HINTS:

• The beauty of this RubOn Set is that it coordinates perfectly with the Modern Label and Designer Label Punches!
• To create some extra elements of interest, both black and white RubOns where used on both bottles, 2 RubOns per bottle.
• Take your bottles to new heights using a comination of Stampin’ Dimensionals and Pop Up Glue Dots!
• While Stampin’ Dimensionals work wonders for cardstock to cardstock mounts, Pop Up Glue Dots are just the thing you need when adhering cardstock to another surface type, like the glass here!
• Here’s a HOT TIP for you! If you’re Pop Up Glue Dots just aren’t gooie enough, attach it to the desired surface and let it spend a few seconds under the Heat Tool – voila! You have hot glue gun guts on the fly!
• This fabulous place card pattern comes from the NEW Table Setting Day in the Holiday MIni Catalog – they are tent cards and they will stand up on their own, I simply choose to attach them to these bottles by creating a slit in the top of the cork.

WHAT WAS USED:

Spooky Treats RubOns (115729), Stampin’ Up! Table Setting Bigz XL Die (116819), Big Shot (113439), Modern Label Punch (116630), Designer Label Punch (107590), Silver Brads (104336), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Pop-Up Glue Dots (104183), Only Orange Cardstock (102837), Basic Black Cardstock (102851) and Whisper White Cardstock (100730)

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AND… it’s time to announce the winner of the FIRST Fall Frolic Blog Candy Giveaway!

The WINNER of the FREE ROLL of Silver Elastic Cord is…

Sherri T. – sbtlsw106@gmail.com

Sherri, e-mail me by Noon tomorrow to claim your prize, Congratulations!!

NOW, it’s time for our SECOND Fall Frolic Blog Candy Giveaway – EXTENDED!

Our second prize is actually two prizes Natural Hemp and Linen Thread, as you will see in many future posts during "Fall Frolic" and saw in yesterdays post! Valued at $8.86 after tax and shipping, this is a prize you’re going to want to be sure to try for! What do you have to do? Simply leave a comment to this post below telling me your favorite thing about fall, and I’ll enter you to win! You have until Wednesday October 21st at 10:00 am EST to Enter! Good Luck! — DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!! You now have until THURSDAY October 22nd at 10:00 am to enter to win!

SPECIAL SAVINGS ALERT!! Stampin’ Up! has just announced Deal of the Week #3! This week’s Deal of the Week includes 4 fabulous products. Check it out!

Order any or all of these terrific accessories at this fabulous price at my Online Store Today! Or, give me a call or shoot me an e-mail and I can put it in for you.