New Video: Scrapbooking and Dying Pretties Flowers!

May is National Scrapbooking Month! And in this video I'm going to do something I never do and share with you the scrapbook layouts we completed at our May Scrapbooking Class. This video also shows you how to dye Pretties Flowers in 2 different ways – enjoy!

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

We have a BLAST at our Monthly Scrapbooking Classes! And you don't even have to scrapbook at home to attend! Come to this class every month for a year, and at the end of the year you'll have 48 pages!! I know that's more than I EVER complete on my own – Scrapbooking Class has been a wonderful  way for me to keep up with family events and keep my precious memories is an album.

We usually meet the 2nd Friday of every month, but in June we're meeting the 3rd Friday to make room for a "Cards for Him" Class that needs to take place enough in advance for Father's Day. For more details on Scrapbooking Class, Click Here! June's theme is "It's a Journey!"

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Don't Forget!

• To check out the NEW Aly Stamps Boutique! Click Here to View!
  
• To register for the June Scrapbooking Class, "It's a Journey"!! Click Here for more details!!
  
• To register for the June Card Making Class, "Cards for Him"!! Click Here for more details!!
  
• To order from the Clearance Rack Today!!! Click Here to get started!!
  
• To join the Stampin' Up! Family and receive two FREE Technique DVDs! Click Here for more details! Contact Me to get started today!
  
• To order your favorite Retiring Stampin' Up! Colors before they are gone forever! Click Here for more details!
  
• To place a qualifying order to receive FREE Designer Brads! Click Here for more details!

New Video: Coiled Ribbon Roses!

I'm excited to share with you my newest video tutorial – how to make delightful coiled ribbon roses using a narrow ribbon and Sticky Pages!

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

WHAT TO ORDER:

Vintage Vogue Stamp Set (Wood – 117690, Clear – 118598), Log Cabin Smootch Sprtiz (119921), In Color Textured Cardstock – Dusty Durango and Bermuda Bay (115719), Old Olive Cardstock (100702), Old Olive Classic Ink (102277), Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (100908), Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper (115675), Pretties Kit (109114), Masterpiece Ribbon Originals (116230), Scallop Edge Punch (112091), Mini Glue Dot (103683), Sticky Pages (114300), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439), Beautiful Butterfiles Bigz Die (114507) and Circles #2 Originals Die (114526)

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

Don't Forget!

• To register for the June Scrapbooking Class, "It's a Journey"!! Click Here for more details!!
  
• To register for the June Card Making Class, "Cards for Him"!! Click Here for more details!!
  
• To order from the Clearance Rack Today!!! Click Here to get started!!
  
• To join the Stampin' Up! Family and receive two FREE Technique DVDs! Click Here for more details! Contact Me to get started today!
  
• To order your favorite Retiring Stampin' Up! Colors before they are gone forever! Click Here for more details!
  
• To place a qualifying order to receive FREE Designer Brads! Click Here for more details!

Another Smootchy Presto-y Card!

I'm just LOVING working with the Presto Patterns Specialty Paper in the Summer Mini Catalog – especially when paired with Smootch Spritz! It's just SO much FUN! Here is today's card featuring these fant-abulous items! This card was a mother's day card that I made for my sister-in-law.

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• Want to learn the complete ins and outs of how to use Presto Patterns Designer Paper and Smootch Sprtiz? Look no further than my Video Tutorial (Click Here!) featuring these items!
• Two of the colors that I have selected for this card are Blush Blossom and Brocade Blue. I have to be honest… you couldn't get me to touch Blush Blossom with a pole just weeks ago – but with it becoming part of the Color Renovation's Retiring Colors I've forced myself to break it out and I've been having a lot of fun with it! This might be a color that you want to add to your collection while you still can.
• Basic Grey works with these two muted colors to bring some contrast and make things "pop."
• Create your OWN Designer Brads by using Designer Brads in combination with halfback pearls as shown here. The silver base was once a Star Designer Brad – but you would never know. The halfback pearl from a Pretties Kit and secured with a Mini Glue Dot does just the trick to transform this brad into elegance. Receive a FREE Pack of Designer Brads (your choice!) this month with a Qualifying Purchase!

WHAT TO ORDER:

Presto Patterns Specialty Paper (117175), Silver Foil Smootch Sprtiz (118771), Vanilla Shimmer Smootch Sprtiz (118772), Three Little Words Stamp Set (113254), Basic Grey Classic Ink (109120), Basic Grey Cardstock (108692), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Blush Blossom Cardstock (103318), Brocade Blue Classic Ink (101102), Pretties Kit (109114), Star Designer Brads (112572), Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon (109064), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Brayer (102395) and Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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

Don't Forget!

• To watch the Spring Retreat Highlights Video Here!
  
• To register for the May Card Making Class!! Click Here for more details!!
  
• To order from the Clearance Rack Today!!! Click Here to get started!!
  
• To join the Stampin' Up! Family and receive two FREE Technique DVDs! Click Here for more details! Contact Me to get started today!
  
• To order your favorite Retiring Stampin' Up! Colors before they are gone forever! Click Here for more details!
  
• To place a qualifying order to receive FREE Designer Brads! Click Here for more details!
  
• To order your May Card Kit of the Month!! Click Here for more details!

Happy Birthday to Mom!

Finally!! I can share my mom's Birthday gift with all of you!!! Her Birthday is the same as mine, January 17th, but our family Birthday party just kept getting pushed back and back, finally we got together yesterday to celebrate January & February Birthdays so she's received it and I can share it!

First, here is the card:

And a close up of the card…

Then here is the box for her gift that I made to match the card:

And a close up of the box…

And then what was inside the box…

And a look at the Simply Adorned Bracelet & Charms!

A close up of this side of the charms…

The charms are reversible, here is the other side!

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• This set is ALL about vintage stamping!! Shelli gave a Vintage Stamping Presentation and Leadership and I fell in love… ever since, I've been ALL over it! In fact, I'm going to be teaching a Vintage Stamping & Stencils Class as part of our Spring Retreat in April!
• The thing I've been using most in my vintage stamping is the "Color Spritzer Tool" and a Chocolate Chip Marker. That's how I've gotten the splattered look you see here and there, see the flower pictured to the right for a sample of what I mean.
• I've also been using the heck out of the Pretties Kit with Vintage Stamping! I just love pulling in some pearls and "bling". While the Pretties Kit has some fabulous Rhinestone Brads, I've actually been using the Self-Adhesive Rhinestones in the Egg Decorating Kit right now. I just love the ease of peeling and sticking them on!
• Another great element to Vintage Stamping is creating some Shimmer Paint Mist by combining Rubbing Alcohol and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint in a water spritzer and spritzing your cardstock or DSP with it.

WHAT TO ORDER:

Tiny Tag Stamp Set (118091 – Wood, 118592 – Clear), Charming Stamp Set (116519), Bella's Bloom Stamp Set (111600 – Purchased, 120228 – Code to take it FREE During SAB!), SAB Exclusive Set Vintage Labels (118392 – Wood, 119122 – Clear), Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper (115680), Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch (118073), Medium Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), Eggcellent Eggs Kit (117179), Chocolate Satin Ribbon (117287), Simply Adorned Bracelet (117342), Simply Adorned 5/8" Circle Charm (117349), Simply Adorned 5/8" Square Charm (118476), Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (116806), Rose Red 12×12 Cardstock (107086), Gable Green Cardstock (102795), So Saffron Cardstock (105118), Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650), Basic Brown Classic Ink (104315), Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker (100071), Rose Red Classic Ink Pad (101778), Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware (111325), Pretties Kit (109114), Designer Label Punch (107590), 1 1/4" Square Punch (104400), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439) and Stampin' Up! Blossom Party Die (115971)

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

Don't Forget!

• To order your March Card Kit of the Month! Click Here for more details!!
  
• To Sign Up for the Spring Card Class! Click Here for more details!!
  
• To Sign Up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend!! Click Here for more details!
• To place your qualifying orders to earn FREE Stamp Sets, it's Sale-A-Bration!! Click Here for more details!

Fun Fabric Pin!

I thought I would share with you my SWAP for our Team Fabric Play Day! I made each of the girls these fabric pins since fabric was the theme of the day:

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• All of the fabric was cut with the Big Shot and the big Clear Circle Die. There are 3 different fabrics, a base of neutral tapestry, the main fabric that's an oriental satin and then a top layer of netting.
• I jazzed up the edges of the oriental satin fabrics by adding some Chunky Glitter to the edges!! Crystal Effects was the adhesive of choice.
• I made my own button out of Stampin' Up! Products – I started with a Star Designer Brad and clipped off one of the brad "legs" with wire cutters. Then using plyers, I looped the other leg to create a button backing. Then I covered the star center with a large halfback pearl that was attached with a Mini Glue Dot!

WHAT TO ORDER:

Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439), Clear Circle Die (114533), Crystal Effects (101055), Mini Glue Dot (103683), Chunky Essentials Glitter (108797), Pretties Kit (109114) and Star Designer Brads (112572)

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

Don't Forget!

To Sign Up for the "Let's Sale-A-Brate" Card Class! Click here for more details! – The Deadline is TODAY!!

• To Sign Up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend!! Click Here for more details!
• To place your qualifying orders to earn FREE Stamp Sets, it's Sale-A-Bration!! Click Here for more details!

Puttin’ on the GLITZ!

I made this card a little over week ago when mostly all of my inkpads were packed away and ready to go for our big Christmas Bonanza Event (yes, pictures are still coming soon!). I wanted to make a card, but had not much in the way of ink to work with! So I busted out my Sticky Pages and Glitter – the inkless way to make a card and this is what I came up with:

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• Colored Glitter can me messy business – be sure to invest in our Powder Pal set for easy clean up! Work over the tray and use the Static Free Brush to help you usher your leftover glitter back into it's home.
• Make your sentiments pop with Embossing Powders! Here, I used Silver EP.
• Don't be afraid to combine embellishments. For the center of the flower, I used Flower Fusions, a Pretties Kit, Filigree Brads and a Rhinestone Brad. They all came in separate kits, but still complemented one another well!
• The Sticky Cuts come in such a way that you have the option of pulling layers apart to have more images, or using them together and peeling away the top protective sheet one by one for multicolored images.

Here's a look at what comes in this Sticky Cut Sweet set:

One of the nice things about shopping through my online store, is that when you select a product that you're intersted in, you get a nice little list of additional products that pair nicely with the product your intersted in. Here's a look at the suggestions that came up when I selected the Sticky Cut Sweets shown above:

WHAT TO ORDER:

Sticky Cuts Sweet (114301), Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter (108796), Fine Supernova Stampin' Glitter (114287), On Your Birthday Stamp Set (111664), Chocolate Chip Cardstock (102128), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Pumpkin Pie Cardstock (105117), Filigree Designer Brads (112577), Pretties Kit (109114), Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads (109111), Flower Fusion (110720), Whisper White Satin Ribbon (114616), Powder Pals (102197), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), VersaMark Pad (102283), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (100005) and Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder (109131)

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

Don't Forget!

COMING SOON: An Online Holiday Extravaganza beginning November 23th!! Select products up to 50% off!!!! Stay tuned!!!!

• To schedule your Complementary Christmas Card Designing Appointment – Click Here!
• To place your qualifying order for a FREE Decor Element – Click Here!
• To order your December Card Kit of the Month – Click Here!

Glitzy Snowflakes with Razzleberry on Top!

Isn't this card just to die for!? One of my downline members, Jen Rios Raner, made this fabulous card as her SWAP at our Team's Oktoberfest Stamping Retreat and I knew then and there that it was a must for my upcoming GRAND Christmas Card Class! Jen had some wonderful Polka Dot Big Shot Embossing on her Bordering Blue background that I choose to leave out in this version for sake of time in the class setting. I also changed the greeting – very minor changes, so all credit goes to Jen!

As I just mentioned, this is just of the cards that will be taught at my upcoming "GRAND Christmas Card Class" in Webster, NY! Eight cards will be completed at this class, you won't want to miss it! For more details on this class, Click Here!

Because this is a class offering, I won't be typing out any of "Aly's Helpful Hints" here, but if you're unable to attend the class, here's a list of what you'll need to order to complete the card in the comforts of your own home…

WHAT TO ORDER:

Many Merry Messages Stamp Set (116586), Jumbo Snowflake Punch (116628), In Color 8-1/2 x 11 Textured Cardstock Assortment (115749), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon (115613), Bordering Blue Classic Ink (102265), Bordering Blue Cardstock (102630), Silver Cord (109866), Pretties Kit (109114), Fine Galaxy Stampin' Glitter (114286), Sticky Pages (114300), Mini Glue Dots (103683) and Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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

Don't Forget!

• To Sign Up for the FREE Class Night coming up on November 12th – Click Here!
• To Sign Up for the GRAND Christmas Card Class coming up on November 21st – Click Here!
• To schedule your Complementary Christmas Card Designing Appointment – Click Here!
• To place your qualifying order for a FREE Decor Element – Click Here!
• To Order your November Card Kit of the Month – Click Here!