Big Shot Class!

Wednesday August 18th
6:30 – 9:30 pm
at 67 Covington, West Irondequoit, NY

Non-Refundable Pre-Pay Deadline: Wednesday August 11th

Join me for the first of what will become our MONTHLY Big Shot Class! I've had many recent requests for Big Shot focused classes, so per request I am adding this all new series to the calendar. You can come to just one class or to every class – the choice is yours!

In August's addition, we will complete 4 cards and 1 Gift Giving Item. We'll use Bigz, Bigz XL, Embosslit, Sizzlet and Texture Folders Dies!

Here's a sneak peek at this class offering:

The cost of this class is $20 and includes all of the supplies needed to make the 4 cards and 1 Gift Giving Box in addition to 4 envelopes. It does not include the candy inside of the Gift Giving Box.

To Register for this Class Online, Click Here:

Can't Make it to the Class? No worries! You can purchase the completed cards and Gift Giving Box already done for you as part of Aly's Boutique! For just $25 plus shipping I will make all of these cards up FOR you and ship them directly to your home!
Click Here to Purchase Completed Card and Gift Box Set:

Are you a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? You can purchase a PDF File of this class – check out the details here!

Paris Nights Dinner Invitation

I shared my Regional SWAPS with you a few days ago — on to share one of the other things that's been taking up much of my stamping time! I'm putting on a "Paris Nights" Dinner for my gals who are attending Regionals, and wanted to send out an invitation to them all! Here it is!

I was SO HAPPY to have an excuse to purchase this stamp set, I had been loving it but had nothing to justify the purchase… now I'm using the heck out of it! This is what the invite looked like with the inserts…

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• I really wanted to rough up the edges of the Eiffel Tower cardstock piece, so I used the distressing tool from the Cutter Kit to do that – it goes so fast with that handy tool!
• I've been trying not to tie ribbon all the way around the card so much, and love this slot punch as an alternative way to use ribbon – it uses much less ribbon and looks great at the same time!
• This "Lattice" Die used on the background is my new *favorite* Stampin' Up! Exclusive Die — I'm wanting to pull it out for everything! I just love the subtle design that it creates – a little added interest!

WHAT TO ORDER:

Chic Boutique Stamp Set (113744), En Francis Background Stamp (109521), Sincere Salutations Stamp Set (115068), Real Red Cardstock (102482), Chocolate Chip Cardstock (102128), Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (100908), So Saffron Cardstock (105118), Chocolate Chip 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (111849), Elementary Ribbon Originals (116231), Horizontal Slot Punch (105089), Wide Oval Punch (112082), Corner Rounder (109047), White Embossing Powder (109132), Heat Tool (100005), Embossing Buddy (103083), Cutter Kit (106958), VersaMark Pad (102283), Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439) and Lattice Die (115958)

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

Don't Forget!

• TODAY is the last day to purchase the February Card Kit of the Month!! Here's a peak at the cards, to order and for more info  Click Here!

• To sign up for the "Let's Sale-A-Brate" Card Class! Click here for more details! – 5 Days Left to register!
  
• To sign up for the "For the LOVE of Scrapbooking" Class! Click here for more details! – This FRIDAY is the DEADLINE!!!!
  
• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar!! – 1TODAY IS THE DEADLINE!!!!!
  
• 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!

You mean EVERYTHING to me.

A couple of months ago at our Team Christmas Party we did a Valentine SWAP to have some ideas on hand for the upcoming holiday. Well, I set this gem aside to share with you all closer to the date – and here it is!

Team Member Jen Rios Raner made this card – and I just adore it! The card is even more fitting for her, because her husband's name is Eric — so the "E" on the top can stand for Eric in her case — or the word "Everything" in red for the rest of us! Very clever

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• Sick of just tying your ribbon in a knot around a cardstock layer? Try this fun little trick that Jen did here with using one ribbon piece around another for a knotless use of ribbon – love it!
• The texture plates are a wonderful way to add some extra "umph" to a card – check out the diamonds in the background of the red cardstock here.
• Bring out your Stampin' Write Markers when you want to draw extra attention to a word! Just ink up the word you want to draw attention to in another color, as done here with the word "everything."

WHAT TO ORDER:

Always Stamp Set (113620), Lovely Letters Alphabet Stamp Set (115030), Basic Black Cardstock (106523), Real Red Cardstock (102482), So Saffron Cardstock (105118), Real Red Stampin' Write Marker (100052), Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (100082), Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware (112454), Basic Black 1-1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (115615), Heart to Heart Punch (113694), 1-3/8" Circle Punch (104401), 1-1/4" Circle Punch (104403), Scallop Edge Punch (112091), Heat Tool (100005), Basic Black Embossing Powder (109133), VersaMark Pad (102283), Mat Pack (105826), Paper Piercer (116631), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Glass Mat (112531), Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Dotto (103305), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439) and Stampin' Up! Backgrounds Texturz Plates (114512)

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

Don't Forget!

• To order your February Card Kit of the Month! Click Here for more details!
  
• To order your 14 Days of Love (Bandit!) Class on the Go! Click Here for more details!
  
• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar!!
  
• 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!

Daisy Thoughts

This card is all about what you can get FREE During Sale-A-Bration!!! It features THREE different Sale-A-Bration exclusives!

ALY'S HELPFUL HINTS:

• I am HOOKED on the Color Spritzer Tool! Seriously, I can't stop! Just about every card I've made in the past 2 days had to be spritzed with Chocolate Chip marker – the end result is just too cool!
• These darling flower shapes come from one of my favorite new dies, a Stampin' Up! Exclusive, "Blossom Party". They're so much fun to work with, especially with these Neutral Brads!
• One can never have enough circles. My personal opinion. I used most of the circle punches here, and even the Circle Die. To create tiny trim circles, start with your smallest circle, I used the 1-1/4", and then line up the next size up around that, I used the 1-3/8" — it's MUCH easier to be working that direction than trying to punch a smaller circle into a punch out you've already made.

I showed you a close up of the Scallop Trim Border Punch in yesterday's post here, so I won't repeat any of that. But I will show you a close up of two of the Sale-A-Bration exclusive Stamp Sets that I used on this card — earn one free with a $50 order!! Earn them both free with a $100 order! Better yet, spend $150 and get the punch for free, too!

Here are all of the images in the Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration Exclusive Set:

And then a look at Happy Moments:

WHAT TO ORDER:

Whimsical Words Stamp Set (Earn FREE During SAB!), Happy Moments Stamp Set (Earn FREE During SAB!), Scallop Trim Border Punch (Earn FREE During SAB!), Kraft Cardstock (102125), Old Olive Cardstock (100702), Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker (100079), Bashful Blue Cardstock (105120), Bashful Blue Stampin' Write Marker (105111), Crushed Curry Cardstock (115319), Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker (100071), Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad (100908), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Neutrals Markers (109126), In Color Markers (116329), 5/16" Neutral Brads (112534), Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon (115614), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (112004), 1 3/8" Circle Punch (104401), 1 1/4" Circle Punch (104403), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439) and Blossom Party Originals Die (115971)

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

Don't Forget!

• To order your February Card Kit of the Month! Click Here for more details!
  
• To order your 14 Days of Love (Bandit!) Class on the Go! Click Here for more details!
  
• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar!!
  
• 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!

U Pick 2: Quilted Bird

It's time for the eighth and final U Pick 2 Card for January – April! This card features the brand new bird 2-Step Punch, and quilting with paper, punches and the big shot!

Because this is a U Pick 2 offering, you won't find Aly's Helpful Hints here. BUT, you'll get LOTS of Helpful Hints AND get to make the card yourself when you coordinate a U Pick 2 Private Stamping Class of your own! Click Here for more details.

So as I said before, that completes our U Pick 2 Menu!! Be sure to check out the full offering by selecting "U Pick 2" in the Navigation Bar:

And then don't forget to Contact Me to schedule your U Pick 2!!! The first 3 people to schedule a U Pick 2 by e-mailing me from this post will get a bonus FREE Stamp Set!!!!

One of the punches that we're using on this card, the Scallop Trim Border Punch, is something that you can earn for FREE During Sale-A-Bration by spending just $50!! Here's a look at the punch:

WHAT TO ORDER:

Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch (117191), Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack (117161), Old Olive Satin Ribbon (117292), Scallop Trim Border Punch (Earn it FREE During Sale-A-Bration!), Rose Red Cardstock (102544), Chocolate Chip Cardstock (102128), Pumpkin Pie Cardstock (105117), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Horizontal Slot Punch (105089), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439), Top Note Bigz Die (113463) and Stampin' Dimensionals (104330)

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

Don't Forget!

• To order your February Card Kit of the Month! Click Here for more details!
  
• To order your 14 Days of Love (Bandit!) Class on the Go! Click Here for more details!
  
• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar!!
  
• 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!

Team Fabric Play Day!

On Saturday we had a Team Fabric Play Day! The girls that attended brought their sewing machines, and I supplied all different fun fabrics and big shot dies, and we just had a ball playing around with different combinations and learning how to sew in Stampin' Up! Style! Or for some of us… sew period!! We ended up with quilt squares and flower bag tags – so much fun! If you want to be included on these very special events, won't you consider joining our team?  Most of us are based in New York State, but often times, our long distance members travel to join us.  With the Sale-A-Bration special, it's a perfect time to take 15% off your starter kit and receive a free stamp set!

Jen had never sewn before, but she did great!

Patty and Jacki with their completed quilted flower bag tags – made with the Flower Folds Die!

Kriss was our expert quilter and taught us lots!

Amy, one of our newest Team Members, joined us for her very first Team Event! We were so happy to have her here. This was the square she did – didn't she do a beautiful job!?

I had received that square pattern for Free as Leadership Conference, so decided to play a little bit and did this square using the oval die from the Scallop Oval Frame, and the Scallop Circles in the middle:

Christine working on her square – love the purples!

You can check out even more pictures from our Team Fabric Play Day on my Facebok Fan Page – Aly Stamps!! Just click the Facebook Icon under "Socialize with Me" over in the right hand column for a direct link.

One of the things I love the most about my job is being a part of such an active group of Stampers. We would love to have you join in the fun!! Here is a look at some of our upcoming events:

• February 4th: Team Stamp Time in Canandaigua, NY
• February 25th: Banana Split & Cocktail Pajama Party before Regionals in Syracuse, NY
• February 26th: We're attending Regional Seminar together!!!
• February 26th: Paris Nights Dinner in Syracuse, NY
• February 26th: Post Regional Shoebox SWAP in Syracuse, NY
• March 4th: Team Stamp Time in Canandaigua, NY
• March 19th: Business Builders Lunch in Victor, NY
• April 16th – 18th: Spring Retreat Weekend on Canandaigua Lake
• May 6th: Team Stamp Time in Canandaigua, NY
• June 3rd: Team Stamp Time in Canandaigua, NY
• June 18th: Business Builders Lunch in Victor, NY
• July 10th: Stamp Fest in Rochester, NY

Learn more about The Heartfelt Stamper's and why we're unique by clicking on "Heartfelt Stampers" in the Navigation Bar as shown here:

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

Don't Forget!

• To order your February Card Kit of the Month! Click Here for more details!
  
• To order your 14 Days of Love (Bandit!) Class on the Go! Click Here for more details!
  
• To contact me about registering for the Syracuse, NY Regional Seminar!!
  
• 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!

U Pick 2: Friend to Friend

It's time to share the 2nd card in my January – April U Pick 2 Menu! This card I cannot take full design credit for — one of my Team Members, Christine Luce, created a VERY similar card for our Valentine Team SWAP back in December and I just adored it! I changed stamping to the Heart Punches, tied the ribbon a little differently, and added the Polka Dot Embossing Background on Textured Cardstock.

Because this is a U Pick 2 offering, you won't find Aly's Helpful Hints here. BUT, you'll get LOTS of Helpful Hints AND get to make the card yourself when you coordinate a U Pick 2 Private Stamping Class of your own! Click Here for more details.

WHAT TO ORDER:

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set (115370), Small Heart Punch (117193), Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder (117335), Melon Mambo Cardstock (115320), In Color Textured Cardstock – Melon Mambo – (115719), Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Melon Mambo Classic Ink (115656), Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon (115611), Old Olive Cardstock (100702), Pretty in Pink Cardstock (100459), Tempting Turquoise Cardstock (102067), Playground Designer Buttons (116313), Scallop Edge Punch (112091), Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826), White Gel Pen (105021), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439) and Horizontal Slot Punch (105089)

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

Don't Forget!

• To check out Leadership Samples & Updates on my Facebook Fan Page – Click Here!
  
• To place your qualifying orders to earn FREE Stamp Sets, it's Sale-A-Bration!! Click Here for more details!
  
• To order the January Card Kit of the Month – Click Here!
  
• To register for the Valentine's (and more!) Class – Click Here!