Customer Appreciation Day

Yesterday I held my first annual Customer Appreciation Day – and I think everyone enjoyed the pampering and projects.

First the food…..

Larry helped me with the food. Here he is putting one of  the appetizers together. He’s a sweetheart – what can I say.

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He was on call for the weekend so he couldn’t join us, but I made a few extra so he could enjoy the goodies too! LOL

We played games, stamped, laughed, and enjoyed the time together! Here is a photo of my snack table all set up and ready.

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These strawberry brownie kabobs were a big hit (with my daughter Kaitlin)

Customer Appreciation Strawberry Brownie Kabobs

And here are the Cheesy Artichokes Crostinis….

Customer Appreciation  Cheesy Artichoke Crostini

They seemed to be a hit – so here is the recipe in case you’d like to make some for your own New Years Eve party.

CHEESY ARTICHOKE CROSTINI

1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1 tsp. spicy brown mustard

1/8 tsp. pepper

¼ c. red bell pepper, chopped fine

¼ c. Cheddar cheese, shredded

1 T. onion, chopped finely

1 jar (6 oz.) marinated artichoke hearts, drained, chopped

1 can (8 oz.) Crescent Recipe Creations® seamless dough sheet

2 T. unseasoned dry bread crumbs

2 tsp. olive oil

16 ripe olive slices

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, mustard and pepper. Stir in bell pepper, cheese, onion and artichokes until well blended.

Remove dough from can. Do Not unroll. Using a serrated knife, cut dough into 16 slices. Place slices cut side down on cookie sheet; flatten slightly. Use thumb to make slight indention in center of each slice. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of mixture into indention of each dough slice.

In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs and olive oil. Sprinkle over filling; top with olive slice.

Bake for 11 – 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Customer Appreciation  Crab & Cream Cheese snacks

And of course the Crab & Cream Cheese Snacks – I’m going to have to make these again for my family this week. All of these goodies were so easy to make!

Now the projects….

I love how the way my All is Calm wreath turned out. I wanted a winter themed wreath to use through the end of January so I used the snowflakes from the Snowflake Card Thinlit Die (135855) and Silver Glimmer Paper (135314) for the decorations in the center of my rosettes .

All is Calm Winter Wreath Customer Appreciation day

How’d I do it? Well I’ve used the gorgeous All is Calm Designer Series Paper (135823) and the Designer Rosette Bigz XL Die (125594) to create the 6″, 4″, and 2″, rosettes that make up this wreath. The die makes this quick and easy and the new Fast Fuse adhesive (129026) is great for putting them together.

And for the center, my thank you – I’ve used the Letterpress Winter stamp set (135143) that is part of the Year End Clearance going on right now. Stamped in Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky and Lost Lagoon to coordinate with the wreath.

Everyone received this cute little goodie for attending – after all who can’t use a little chocolate, right?

Project Life Holiday Cheer Customer Appreication 3d

I really love the Project Life Holiday Cheer stamp set (135188). I originally purchased this for my memory keeping, but it is such a great size that I find I’m using it a ton in my stamping projects! The set it great for all kinds of projects!!

And since I’ve mentioned project life I wanted to share this fun and quick baby gift I made recently.

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Yes, it’s a project life album for baby’s first year.  (We’ve got several family and friends who have welcomed bundles of joy into their lives the past week!).  I’ve used the Little Moments Project Life Card Collection (135299) and created pages for the first year.  I’ve also filled it with some photos to start off the new parents off on the right foot – All they have to do is slip in the photos and jot down their memories! Sooooo easy!!!

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And for the new mom – I’ve made this great little Clear Mount Case (119105) that includes some Project Life Grid Cards (136528) and Journaling Pen (135304), along with some post it notes. When she is on the go, she can document those memories as she snaps photos on her phone.

Project Life Customer Appreciation Day (2)

Then all she has to do is  just slide them right into the book when she is ready – Quick and Easy! I’ve used the Project Life Remember This stamp set (135786) to decorate it and hidden some of the great little sayings under the cards.

If you’ve got photos in boxes or on your phone that you’d like to organize why not contact me and I can show you how – Get together with family and friends and you can host a party, earn free merchandise and have fun together! And Hostesses will receive one of these special cases! Contact me today to choose a date that works for you.

Well this post is rather long – so I’ll save the rest of our projects for tomorrow. Stop back by then to see what we stamped during the Customer Appreciation Day.

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Holiday Cheer

Here is a quick and easy card made with the Project Life Holiday Cheer stamp set.

Project Life Holiday Cheer

Easy, right? And includes a lot of the images we associate with the holiday season.

Need a easy note card or gift tag? Check out this 3″ x 3″ one that I made using the Holiday Cheer stamp set and the Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack (135824).

Holiday Cheer note card

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Project Life Holiday Cheer (135188) and Ornamental Pine (135104/135107)

Inks: Old Olive (126953) and Rich Razzleberry  Classic Ink (126950)

Paper: Old Olive (100702), Rich Razzleberry (115316) and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder (132174)

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So Thankful Mini File Folder Treat Holder

I’m going to keep this post short and sweet since it is early and cold. Brrrr…… my fingers just don’t want to cooperate this morning. LOL I’m sure you’re getting this cold artic blast too.

Check out these fun little treat holders I made for my friends. They are made using the Holiday Cheer stamp set and the Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper.

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Here is a close up.

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They are so easy to make – want to learn how? Check out my Mini File Folder Treat Holder video tutorial HERE.

Enjoy!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Project Life Holiday Cheer (135188)

Inks: Crushed Curry (131173), Tangerine Tango (126946), Bermuda Bay Classic Ink (131171)

Paper: Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper (135819), Tangerine Tango (111349), Bermuda Bay (131197), Crushed Curry (131199), and Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: Envelope Punch Board (133774), Hello Honey 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (133671), Bermuda Bay 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (131206), 1 1/4″ Circle (119861), 1 3/8″ Circle (119860), and 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854)

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So Thankful

I’m finding all kinds of fun ways to use my Project Life Holiday Cheer stamp set. Last night I created this colorful fall card using the Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper.

PL Holiday Cheer So thakful Card

So what do you think? Bright and colorful – I thought it was a great way to send a thank you card or holiday greeting.

I simply used the top portion of my designer series paper and cut off the cute little monsters at the bottom to use for another project. Added some of the Bermuda Bay card stock that I had trimmed with my Tiny Wave Rotary Wave Blade as an accent and then stamped my focal point and voila I was done. So quick and easy!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Project Life Holiday Cheer (135188)

Inks: Bermuda Bay (131171), Crushed Curry (131173), and Tangerine Tango Classic Ink (126946)

Paper: Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper (135819), Tangerine Tango (111349), Bermuda Bay (131197), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (19850), 2″ Circle Punch (133782), 2 3/8″ Circle Punch (118874), Stampin’ Rotary Trimmer Addition (129407) and Tiny Wave Rotary Cutting Blade (129409), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199) and Paper Piercing Tool (126189)

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Holiday Cheer

I love to spread a little holiday cheer and when I ran across the new flavor of Sour Patch gum at the store I knew just how I wanted package them!

Orange Sour Patch Gum image

The colors on the package sent me straight to my Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper. And since I wanted a cute little image I pulled my Project Life Holiday Cheer stamp set from the self. This set has got great images,  and while our Project Life line is made for quick and easy memory keeping, all of our Project Life items  were created using our color families and work well for stamping project too!

PL Holiday Cheer

I know I digress so back to the project – want to see what I came up with? I think my daughter’s friends will enjoy this little surprise when she goes back to school after the fall break next week. After all college is stressful and they need a little something to make them smile as they head into the last half of the semester, right?

PL Holiday Cheer Mini File Folder Gum Holder

Cute? I made each one a little different  so they could tell them apart. Want to see my other designs? Stop by my facebook page and check them  out.

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Supplies:

Stamp Set: Project Life Holiday Cheer (135188)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black (132708), Tangerine Tango Classic Ink (126946)

Paper: Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper (135819), Crushed Curry (131199), Basic Black (121045), and Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: Crushed Curry 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (134585), 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854), 1 1/4″ Circle Punch (119861), and 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119860)

Other: Sour Patch gum

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