Christmas Customer Appreciation Party

Well, yesterday was my Christmas Customer Appreciation party for my Stamp Club and downline. We had a great time and now that it's over I can show you more of the decor and treats I made for my crew!

These are the goody boxes I showed you yesterday, but what you didn't get to see then, because I didn't want to spoil the surprise, was the gift I made for my Stamp Club members, using the All is Calm Snowflake Embellishment and earring hoops from Walmart.  They have a Rhinestone Basic Jewel in the middle and they can be coloured with Blendabilities, should the recipients so chose.

Here's the table all set up with the Frosted Sequins scattered on the tablecloth.  I got that idea from my Upline, Desiree Spenst.

A sampling of the food we had to eat!  Ouch, but that red pepper jelly was HOT!  And I did bake the Butter tarts in the background (but not the cupcakes. Sorry ladies!)

Here are some of the ladies proudly showing off their 3D stars - one of the Make and Takes last night.  We used 6 squares each of the Under the Tree Specialty DSP to make them.

Then there were games:

It's a stamping race with hands in oven mitts! Hilarious!








And here were some of the prizes:

You might be wondering what Stamp Club is all about.  Members typically attend my Technique Nights at the beginning of every month, and learn new techniques and all about new products from Stampin' Up!  They commit to order $20 every month and then are assigned a month. In that month, they will win the free Stampin' Up! products from the Hostess Awards earned from the orders of all the other members. It's a good way to build up your stampin' supplies gradually without breaking the bank! It's also a great way to get to know others who share your love of papercrafting.  Check out more of the detail here.  I happen to have a couple of spots coming up, so email me if you would like to take one of them.

Before the party got started, I was able to squeeze in the streaming of the Occasions Catalogue Kick Off!! Oh, my goodness, there are so many good things in store for you!!! I will get to preorder some things on Friday, the best thing about being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator. So in a couple of weeks, I will be able to create some projects with new products and share them with you.  So excited!!!
Here's what the cover looks like:

That bouquet you see on the cover is a Kit that you will be able to order in January!  So beautiful!
So hang on to your hat, and you will find out more as the month progresses.

See you tomorrow with a new As You See It Challenge!  Oh yes, and I would like to thank The Paper Players for selecting this card last week as A Cut Above.

                                                 

Customer Appreciation Day

Today I hosted a Customer Appreciation Christmas Party for my customers and it was great fun!  There was yummy food, some quick and easy make and takes (one featuring washi tape!!) and some games and tons of prizes!  I had lots attending and I wanted to share with you one of the games we played.  It was a card making relay.  I had two teams of about 6 people each.  I gave each team a box with similar supplies in it and each team had 10 minutes to create a card.  To do that they circulated the card around the table and each person on the team did one step only.  If everyone had a turn and there was still time and more to do on the card, it would circulate again until finished.

It was great fun and I couldn't believe how well the teams cooperated and came up with some amazing designs for 10 minutes of work.  One table was finished a good two minutes ahead of time while the other table wasn't quite done even though they thought of the amazing idea to emboss the ribbon, it put them behind.

At the end I had to choose the winner, and that was hard because they were both good designs.  I ended up picking the team done early because their card looked more finished than the other.  I wanted to show you both designs, but I only have one of the cards to photograph.  It's the winner:

This card uses the Hostess stamp set, Warmth and Wonder, and some Old Olive and Real Red ink along with some silver embossing powder for the stars.  They added a bit of burlap ribbon for the flag.  The DSP is from the Season of Style set.  Could you create something in a committee setting in 10 minutes?  Not such an easy task!  Well done!  Wish I had a photo of the other card as well.

Here's another look at the weekly specials!  These are available at the currant price until Monday night.  I'm putting in an order today, Sunday, Dec. 15 sometime, so let me know tomorrow if you want anything.

2013-2015 IN COLOR CORE'DINATIONS Price: $14.95 $11.21 BLUSHING BRIDE 3/4" CHEVRON RIBBON Price: $12.50 $9.38 CARD BASE POP' N CUTS Price: $48.95 $36.71 DESIGNER ROSETTE BIGZ XL DIE Price: $52.95 $39.71 DOTTED SCALLOP RIBBON BORDER PUNCH Price: $20.95 $15.71 HOLLY BERRY BOUQUET KIT - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $10.95 $6.57 NEUTRALS STAMPIN' WRITE MARKERS Price: $29.95 $22.46 READY. SET. SEND. Price: $24.95 $18.71