Letterpress Winter Thank You

Yesterday I shared with you the little goodie and some pictures from the Customer Appreciation Day. Over the next couple of days I’ll share with you the three projects we made. Today’s card uses the Letterpress Winter stamp set (135143) that is part of the Year End Clearance Sale along with the Frosted Sequins (135835).

Letterpress Winter Customer appreciation Day 2014

Everyone needs thank you cards this time of year and this card is quick and easy but looks like you spent a lot of time LOL. You’re family and friends will love it!

Why not check out the Year End Clearance Sale and the NEW Weekly Deals that start today?

Stop back by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing with you another project we made together on Sunday.

Weekly Deals December 30 2014

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Letterpress Winter (135143)

Inks: Pear Pizzazz (131180), Lost Lagoon (133644), and Soft Sky (131181)

Accessories: Whisper White Note Cards (131527), All is Calm Designer Washi Tape (135844), and Frosted Sequins (135835)

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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.

Project Life Customer Appreciation Day (1)

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!!!

Project Life Customer Appreciation Day (3)

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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Caring with Cards Event & bacon

Let’s make a difference – why not stop in at the Clarkesville Library on Tuesday, December 30th and make a card?

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I’ll look forward to seeing you then!

On a personal note – I’m hoping you had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was a bit quieter than normal since the kids are a little older now – but it is always wonderful to share in the Christmas spirit together.

Today I wanted to share with you a project that my son worked on for his girlfriend’s Christmas present. I thought he was pretty clever – since it was a gift of time, not something you could actually wrap.

Here is what he came up with.

Johnathans Christmas Gift (2)

The 6 pack of Coke – is for the World of Coke museum, and since when he was unloading his truck a couple fell out of the package he salvaged what was left and filled one with goldfish as a hint for the Atlanta Aquarium.

As I was getting ready to head out the door on the Monday before Christmas, he was in my classroom asking questions and stamping away making these cute little “tickets” to go along with the 6 pack.

Johnathans Christmas gift

And since his girlfriend loves bacon – he made this clever tag for the package. (He originally had seen bacon wrapping paper online, but thought the price was a little ridiculous for two sheets – so he came up with his own version. LOL Yes, seriously bacon gift wrap!) Here is the photo he texted me when he was done wrapping – I thought it was pretty clever too.

Johnathans Christmas gift tag

Customer Appreciation Day

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My Customer Appreciation event is tomorrow if you haven’t given me your RSVP let me know today (email me at [email protected] or call me at 706 754-7124) so you can be included. I know with the holiday you may have missed the deadline 🙂 Click HERE for more information if you already haven’t seen it.

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Endless Wishes Treat Tent

Need a quick and easy treat? How about this cute little treat tent? It’s so simple and when you use the Endless Wishes stamp set with all it’s great sentiments you can customize it sooo easily!

Endless Wishes Treat Tent Tutorial

I’ve filled mine with Hershey’s Kisses, but you could fill this with all kinds of little goodies.

Want to know how they are made? Well you’re in luck, I’ve included a FREE PDF Tutorial just for you!

Endless Wishes Treat Tent Tutorial (printable PDF)

NEW WEEKLY DEALS START TODAY!

Weekly Deals December 23 2014

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Endless Wishes (136829)

Inks: Blackberry Bliss (133642)

Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (135315), Blackberry Bliss (133675), and Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: 4″ x 6″ Cellophane Bags (102757), Blackberry Bliss 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (133668), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers (131003), and Extra Large Oval Punch (119859)

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GREAT NEWS!!! – NEW YEAR END CLOSEOUTS ADDED TODAY!!!

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Year- End Closeouts (sale ends January 5th, 2015 or while supplies last)

Holiday Gift Guide (click here for a printable PDF with ideas for your holiday gift giving of all ages) Live local? I’ve got some of these gift items here for you!

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Seasonally Scattered

I love techniques that are quick and easy – and the Two Tone Embossing Technique is just that. Check out this great card I made the other day for a friend.

Seasonally Scattered

This card uses the Seasonally Scattered stamp set from the Holiday Catalog  (on page 43) and is great for this technique along with all kinds of other techniques too. I’ve used the Pool Party and Smoky Slate Embossing Powders – although there are all kinds of colors to choose from. I think it that it’s kind of cool the way the Smoky Slate picks up the Blackberry Bliss color too.

I know you can’t see it well in my picture, but I’ve used a quarter sheet of the Blackberry Bliss card stock for the base and then created my Pool Party card on top of that. This way I didn’t have to add a liner in the card.  I love using this little trick – This is a great way to create your card when you want that dark pop of color, but don’t want to add a inside layer.

Want to learn how to do the Two Tone Embossing Technique? Check out my video tutorial by clicking HERE.

Then, why not stop by next tomorrow when I’ll be sharing a quick and easy treat to make for last minute gift giving.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Seasonally Scattered (135020/135023)

Inks: VersaMark Pad (102283)

Paper: Pool Party (122924),  Blackberry Bliss (133675), Lost Lagoon (133679), Smoky Slate (131202), and Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Pool Party (129398) and Smoky Slate Embossing Powder (129396), Heat Tool (129053), Embossing Buddy (103083)

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LAST CHANCE FOR THESE WEEKLY DEALS

Weekly Deals December 16 2014

Weekly Deals (Special ends Monday, December 22ND, 2014 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

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Year- End Closeouts (sale ends January 5th, 2015 or while supplies last) 

RSVP TODAY FOR CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY!

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Holiday Gift Guide (click here for a printable PDF with ideas for your holiday gift giving of all ages) I’ve got some of these items on hand if you are in a pinch and local contact me.

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There is still time to be pampered

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Have you RSVP’d to hold your spot? There is still time – so why not RSVP today.

Join me for my
First Annual Customer Appreciation Event
Sunday, December 28th
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Projects,  Retirement Cash, and More!
It’s my way of saying thank you
Please RSVP by Monday, December 22nd
so I have enough projects for everyone.
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Endless Wishes

Today’s cards are clean and simple and very easy to reproduce in large numbers for last minute holiday cards that you may need or even a winter birthday.

This first card was made with the Endless Wishes stamp set. I just love the font that this set uses it simple and elegant.

Endless Wishes

I’ve team this set up with Lost Lagoon – a great winter color. Doesn’t it just make you think brrr. LOL. Added a bit of our Silver Glimmer Paper and Rhinestone Basic Jewels for some glitz and called it a day.

My second card today uses the White Christmas stamp set and the deer image. This is a two-step set and so you can have lots of combinations depending on what you’d like or need.

White Christmas

I’ve made this card for one of my male friends who is celebrating his birthday right before Christmas and since he is a sportsman, thought he’d enjoy the deer. What do you think? Christmas or Birthday? I’m thinking this set is versatile enough for those holiday birthdays we have too.

NEW Weekly Deals for December 16th

Weekly Deals December 16 2014

 

Supplies:

Inks: Lost Lagoon (133644) or Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (132708)

Paper: Silver Glimmer Paper (135314),  Lost Lagoon (133679), Smoky Slate (131202), and Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), Stars Embossing Folder (135817), Ovals Coolection Framelits (129381), Stampin’ Blendabilities Assortments Smoky Slate (131005) and Crumb Cake (131005)

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Weekly Deals (Special ends Monday, December 22nd, 2014 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

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There is still time to sign up, get away and stamp with friends

Have you signed up for my December events yet? If not, there are only a few more days to do so. Why not contact me today to hold your spot?

December Coffee & Cards Event

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Friday, December 19th at 10 a.m. OR 6:30 p.m.

Class Fee $15

RSVP by Monday, December 15th to hold your spot

CLICK HERE for my complete Calendar of Events and more details.

 

TECHNIQUE TUESDAY CLASS

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Learn 2 different Techniques during this event and make handy reference guides. (examples of previous classes shown below)

Tuesday, December 16th at 6:30 p.m.

Class Fee $15

RSVP by Monday, December 15th to hold your spot

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Open Craft Night

If you have a craft project you’ve been wanting to work on – why not join me in my classroom during my NEW Open Craft Time? Stamp, Scrap, or craft it’s your choice!

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You’ll have great lighting, fellowship, and fun, along with 6 feet of space to spread out while you work on what ever craft project you want to.

Friday, December 19th from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Space is limited, so contact me today to hold your spot.

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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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Weekly Deals (Special ends Monday, December 15th, 2014 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

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November Coffee & Cards Kit

Now you can make my November Coffee & Cards at your convenience and at home. No muss or fuss, just have fun stamping!

Coffee & Cards kit - November 2014

Have a supply of cards on hand when you need them.

Coffee & Cards Kits

  • Coffee & Cards Kit Fee: $18 for 6 pre-cut card kits (Kit price includes postage/PayPal fees)
  • US only (mailing addresses)
  • Available while kits last
  • All sales are final
  • Click the Buy Now button to purchase your Coffee & Cards Kit
  • Kits will be mailed within 48 hours of your purchase by USPS; and your PDF will be emailed to you.
  • Email me at [email protected] if you have any questions or a problem with the Buy Now button



 

Fine Print:

  • You receive 2 each of the three cards shown. (Designer Series Paper patterns and accessories may vary.)
  • Card kit includes envelopes, pre-cut card stock and accessories for you to complete your cards. (Adhesives, Glue Dots, and Stampin’ Dimensionals are not included.)
  • Die cutting and shapes will be punched for you (no stamped images are included). Textured embossing will be done for you, except when stamping first is required. Border punching typically is not include .
  • The PDF will be emailed to you when kit ships by USPS. Detail instructions are not included. A PDF includes a photo and supply list, along with measurements for each card.
  • Stamped images are NOT included in the Coffee & Card Kit. This is in compliance to Stampin’ Up! Policies.  Don’t have a set? Stamp sets can be purchased in my Online Store or through me directly. You may also substitute similar sized images or sentiments you currently have.
  • A supply list and measurements are provided. If detailed instructions are needed, my Coffee & Cards Kit may not be right for you.

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