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Greenhouse Gala Scrapbooking

Aly — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:21:28 +0000

Friday August 20th
6:30 – 9:30 pm
at 67 Covington, West Irondequoit, NY

Non-Refundable Pre-Pay Deadline: Monday August 9th – just 2 days away!!

Join me for our MONTHLY Scrapbooking Classes! But you didn't have attended the first classes to jump right in! These classes are held monthly, and at each Scrapbooking Class you attend, you will complete 2, 2-page 12×12 layouts – 4 pages total. If you already scrapbook, add these pages to your existing album. If you don't, you could come to this class monthly and never scrapbook outside of class and have a fabulous 48-page album after a year!

The first time you attend a Scrapbooking Class, you'll receive a FREE 12×12 Page Keeper to use every month to transport your completed pages home. In addition, at your first Scrapbooking Class only, you can purchase any Scrapbook of your choice at a 20% discount!

Our August Scrapbooking Class is bright and cheery! This class will feature the new Greenhouse Gala Series Paper, you'll receive 1/2 package; some will be used to create our pages, the rest is yours to take home.

You don't need to bring any photos with you to the scrapbooking classes; the pages are designed so that you can them in later once you find the perfect photo!

The cost of this class is $30 and includes 1/2 pack of Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper (go home with what you don't use) and all other supplies needed. (You'll notice a price increase, after much evaluation and itemizing the cost of all of the supplies that go into this class, we weren't breaking even with the previous pricing and therefore need to significantly increase the class fee effective this month.)

You can put a check or money order made payable to Aly Schilling in the mail and send it to 67 Covington Rd, Rochester NY 14617. Or, you can pay online now using a safe and secure checkout with your credit/debit card using the link below.

Hope you'll join us!

To Register for this Class Online, Click Here:

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New Video: Scrapbooking and Dying Pretties Flowers!

Aly — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:00:50 +0000

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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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!

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How to Take Good Photos!

Aly — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:00:40 +0000

May is National Scrapbooking Month! And to celebrate, I wanted to share with you a tip on one of the things I think prevents people from scrapbooking – not having good enough photos to scrapbook!

Scrapbooking is all about preserving and cherishing our memories. And there is nothing more frustrating then going to organize your memories only to not have good photos of those special moments.

I found a great article on WikiHow on taking better photographs, and one of the tips they mentioned is something that I've found to be so true when taking photographs for my blog – make sure you set the white balance. When you take a photo, the white in your photo is your best litmus for the rest of the colors in your photo being true to color. If your white looks grey, then there isn't enough light in your photo.

The best way to keep the white balance in your photos is by taking your photos in direct sunlight whenever possible. When I'm taking photos indoors, I put my object under an Ott Light which has natural light technology in the bulbs. But even then, it's not guaranteed so I always check my white balance in Adobe Photoshop as part of my photo editing process.

Here's a great example of what I'm taking about… I took this photo of my son, Landon, about 6 months ago. He was playing in the bathtub, being a goof ball, and I wanted to capture the moment! Obviously, he was in the bathtub playing so I couldn't move him outside into natural lighting and I wasn't about to go down and grab my Ott Lite to shine on him. So this is what I was stuck with:

Our tub is white in this photo, so that is my litmus for whether the photo is true to color or not. Since the tub looks yellow, we can conclude that the White Balance is most certainly off in this photo. But I have the photos that I have, and I want to scrapbook them! So how can I make this photo usable? I'm going to edit in Adobe Photoshop by going to "Enhance" and then select "Auto Color Correction" as shown here:

After I select that… here's the photo I have!

See how the tub is now white? My White Balance has been restored, and I know I have a fabulous, perfect for scrapbooking photo!

Now that you know how to take good photos, I encourage you to come to one of my Scrapbooking Classes so that you can learn how to put the photos you take into spectacular keepsakes. Click Here for more information!

Speaking of Scrapbooking… Stampin' Up! just announced MORE Add On Images for My Digital Studio!!!! Here they are:

Item	Description	Price
122138	Ticket Corner Punch	$.99
122139	Boho Blossoms Punch	$.99
122140	Cog Punch	$.99
122141	Itty Bitty Shapes Punch	$.99

There have been a LOT of new Digital Download releases this month in celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, and it's gotten a little confusing for some! So I've done a big update on my Digital Download Master List – view it here.

If you don't have My Digital Studio yet, be sure to check it out!! It is a FABULOUS Digital Papercrafting Program (not just for scrapbook pages, you can do cards and Multi Media projects, too!). Click Here for more information on MDS.

Order My Digital Studio by May 31st and get a FREE pack of Designer Brads!!

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

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!

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Retirement Wishes Scrapbook

Aly — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:49:40 +0000

May is National Scrapbooking Month, so it's only fitting that I actually have a Scrapbook Project to share with you! My Mother in Law asked me to make a blank Scrapbook for a lady that she works with who is retiring. She wanted a poem that she had picked out to be the front page, and then wanted the book filled with minimally decorated pages that had lots of room for people to write her letters as a keepsake. The woman who was being given the book is an avid birdwatcher, so the paper and big shot die was picked out to go along with that.

As always, I have a terrible time getting good scrapbook pictures!

I decorated the album with some ribbon…

The first Poem Page..

One of the layouts for people to sign…

Another layout for people to sign – there were 25 pages like these – I just alternated between Garden Green and Certainly Celery for the background, and changed the Designer Paper strips from page to page…

WHAT TO ORDER:

Certainly Celery Cardstock (105125), Garden Green Cardstock (102584), Tempting Turquoise Cardstock (102067), So Saffron Cardstock (105118), Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650), Flock Together Designer Series Paper (114018), Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (109038), Masterpiece Ribbon Originals (116230), Orchard Ribbon Originals (116232), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439) and Birds and Branches Decorative Strip Die (114529)

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!

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Spring Song Scrapbooking Class!

Aly — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:17:10 +0000

Friday April 9th
6:30 – 9:30 pm
at Aly's Stamping Studio in West Irondequoit, NY

Non-Refundable Pre-Pay Deadline: April 1st!

These classes are held monthly, and at each Scrapbooking Class you attend, you will complete 2, 2-page 12×12 layouts – 4 pages total. If you already scrapbook, add these pages to your existing album. If you don't, you could come to this class monthly and never scrapbook outside of class and have a fabulous 48-page album after a year!

The First Time you attend a Scrapbooking Class, you'll receive a FREE 12×12 Page Keeper to use every month to transport your completed pages home. In addition, at your first Scrapbooking Class Only, you can purchase any Scrapbook of your choice at a 20% discount!

Our April Scrapbooking Class is a "Spring Song" Scrapbooking Class. Create fabulous springy pages that are generic enough to be used for any photos you have!

Here's a look at just one of the layouts we will create that evening (these pages are designed to go side-by-side so the second page doesn't have a title and instead has room for journaling). Just as an aside, scrapbook photos are very difficult to photograph. I did the best I could, but the photos just doesn't do these layouts justice! If you would like to see them in person before you sign up for the class, stop on by my studio at any time and I would be happy to show them to you!:

You don't need to bring any photos with you to the scrapbooking classes, the pages are designed so that you can just add those on your own later, once you find the perfect photo!

The cost of this class is $18 and includes 1/2 pack of Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper (go home with what you don't use) and all other supplies needed.

Hope you'll join us!

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TODAY is the Deadline to Register for our Spring Retreat Weekend! Don't forget to get registered today!!!

For more details on our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend Click Here !!!

To order your April Card Kit of the Month!! 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! ENDS IN 5 DAYS!!!!

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Sweet Pea Scrapbooking Class

Aly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:55 +0000

Friday March 12th
6:30 – 9:30 pm
at Aly's Stamping Studio in West Irondequoit, NY

Non-Refundable Pre-Pay Deadline: March 5th – JUST 3 Days Away!!!

The First Time you attend a Scrapbooking Class, you'll receive a FREE 12×12 Page Keeper to use every month to transport your completed pages home. In addition, at your first Scrapbooking Class Only, you can purchase any Scrapbook of your choice at a 20% discount!

Our March Scrapbooking Class is a "Sweet Pea" Scrapbooking Class. Create fabulous springy pages that are generic enough to be used for any photos you have! We'll be using two of my favorite products in the Occasions Mini Catalog – the Sweet Pea Paper Stack and coordinating Sweet Pea Felt.

You don't need to bring any photos with you to the scrapbooking classes, the pages are designed so that you can just add those on your own later, once you find the perfect photo!

The cost of this class is $20 and includes 1/2 pack of Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (go home with what you don't use, which will be 22 unused sheets!!) and all other supplies needed.

Hope you'll join us!

To Register for this Class Online, Click Here:

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!

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Full Spring Retreat Details!

Aly — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:00:40 +0000

We just finished putting the finishing touches on all of the final details for our Spring Retreat Weekend!!

This year's Leadership Theme was "Share What You Love" — and in spirit of this year's theme, we want to share what WE love (our spring retreat stamping weekend!) with all of YOU, our customers**!!

We have a full colored brochure for you to download with all of the details!! Click this link to download… http://alystamps.com/wp-content/uploads/Spring Retreat 2010 Brochure.pdf

Brochure Printing/Viewing Instructions:

Pages 1 and 2 print back to back and fold in half, serving as the base of the brochure
Pages 3 and 4 print back to back and fold in half, acting as an insert to the brochure
Staple the insert into the base of the brochure
It now reads as a book
If you view it online only, the pages ARE out of order.

Hope You'll Join Us! Contact Aly at 585.360.2267 or alystamps@gmail.com for More Information!

**Our customers are people who are in a relationship with us either through purchasing product or attending classes, or people who have the intention to begin entering a relationship with us through purchasing product or attending classes. Because of this definition of customer, registration is closed to Demonstrators not on the Heartfelt Stamper's Team unless you are looking to re-join under one of our Demonstrators.

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