Thankful Thursday Cheerful Basket

Hello there! I'm here today to share a little Thankful Thursday. Each month I enjoy making little gifts to thank those that have placed an order with me over the last month. This month I used an image from the Cheerful Basket set to make these cute little keychains. 

Shrink plastic is readily available at most local craft stores and, of course, online. It comes in clear, frosted (what I used in this video), solid and even glow-in-the-dark. It's pretty easy to use and really fun to watch shrink down. 

I hope my customers enjoy their little gift. I think I will hang mine on my little bag I use to carry craft supplies when I travel. 

I hope you have enjoyed today's post. If you decide to place an order through my website, if your order is less than $150, please use the Host Code listed above (on the right), so I can send you an extra free goody. If your order is over $150 don't use the code as you get to pick out the goody yourself when you place your order. 

Till next time...

God's love and blessings!

In the Moment Customer Thank You

Hello there! How are you this fine spring day? We've had a LOT of rain this last week or so and this stamp set is just perfect since this is what I love to do when it rains--sit with something warm and cozy and watch the rain come down. 

I made these as thank you gifts for my April customers. It's a small little notecard with a pocket to hold a tea packet. Because I had several to do, I opted to use my Stamp-a-Ratus to do the stamping on the front panel. I was able to stamp both the image and the sentiment at the same time which saved me time. I was also able to re-stamp a couple of the panels that didn't come out as dark as I'd like the first time around to get a nice sharp image. After the ink was dry, I pulled out my Blends to color in the image. 

A little Tear & Tape holds the pocket flap down nicely. 

The So Saffron base is 4 1/4 x 8 1/2, scored along the long edge at 3 1/4 & 6 1/2.

The front panel is 4 x 3 

I hope you have enjoyed today's post. If you decide to place an order through my website, if your order is less than $150, please use the Host Code listed above (on the right), so I can send you an extra free goody. If your order is over $150 don't use the code as you get to pick out the goody yourself when you place your order. 

Till next time...

God's love and blessings!

March Customer Thank You Gifts

Hello there! I am writing this a bit early, because, when this goes live, I will be on my way to Milwaukee for Stampin' Up!'s Onstage Local. I am so super excited!! This is an event for demonstrators to learn new techniques, swap ideas, receive recognition for special achievements, but most of all, we will get to see the new catalog and new goodies!! Ack! The hardest part is that we have to censor what we can show and tell for the next 2 months till it goes live. The good part is that, as a demonstrator, there will be items we can order early so we can play with them and come up with lots of fun projects to share with you. You're welcome.

This is also a reminder that the retiring list will be posting pretty soon (like in a couple days) and many of the items will be "while supplies last", and they won't last long. I don't know what the list is, but I am pretty sure the 2016-2018 In-Colors and the majority, if not all, of the Designer Series Papers will retire. If you are interested in any of these items, I suggest you get an order in quick or you may miss out.

Now, on to the project I have to share with you. First off, I want to say, I have the most awesome customers. I am so grateful that they choose to purchase some of their crafting goodies through me, and I like to send them a little "Thank You" at the end of the month. It isn't much, but I do so appreciate their business, and I hope that they know it.

I usually send a card along with a gift of some kind. Sometimes it's a hand made item, sometimes it's a prettily packaged chocolate treat. If they have chosen to use that month's hostess code, I also send out some free merchandise as well, since I use the hostess credit from that "workshop" to buy little goodies for them. It might be some ribbon, or sparkly gems and such.

This month, the Thank You card included the gift on it.

Can you find the gift?

They are magnetic bookmarks! The colored rectangle on the card front was only adhered on the sides and bottom, making a pocket for me to slide the bookmark into. I sized the Thank You embellishment so that it would hide beneath the bookmark. I did this on purpose as I generally do not sign the cards that I send out. This way they can reuse the card and send it along to someone else if they would like. I wanted the card to look nice without the bookmark in case they wanted to keep the bookmark but pass the card along. The pocket is done in such a way that it could be left as is, no one would really notice it is open at the top, or it could be used to tuck a gift card, or even a tea bag into it.

I did use some of my Sale-a-Bration stash for these cards, but the idea is easy enough to replicate with just about any stamp set or paper that we have. Wouldn't this be darling with our Pretty Kitty, or Bella and Friends stamps? Ooh, more ideas!

I need to head out the door and pick up my daughter from orchestra practice.

Till next time...
God's love and blessings!

Mini Composition Notebooks

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I found these cute, mini composition notebooks and knew they would make the perfect Thank You gifts for my customers. They are a great size to keep in your purse for jotting down notes. I used the Awesomely Artistic stamp set for these. I love the color combination: Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. 

It's really hard to photograph, but I used the new Wink of Stella Clear pen to highlight the dragonfly and heart. It's so pretty, and the pen is super easy to use. Love the shimmer it gives the project. 

I covered the spine with some retired cotton ribbon so it would be flexible. I adhered it with Tear & Tape on the edges. You could use a piece of fabric as well if you don't have ribbon wide enough.

I'm sending these out as Thank You gifts for those who ordered from me recently. I hope they enjoy them.

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I am starting a new Monthly Special as my way of saying "Thank you" for ordering through me. I will be adding a little extra goodie to the Thank You Gift Pack I send out to my customers who have placed an order that month. I already send out a Thank You card and little hand-made goodie of some sort, along with divvying up the hostess credit to those who use my monthly hostess code, but this will be an additional item from our catalog and it will change each month. For the month of January 2016, anyone who places an order of $65 or more will receive a pair of Paper Snips.

IMPORTANT: If you select NO CONTACT when you place your order, I cannot, by law send anything to you, so if you'd like your free gift, please make sure that is deselected. I only use the contact information to send out your free stuff. 

Please do NOT add this item to your order, unless you want a duplicate, as this will be sent directly from me, not the company. This is not a competition, there is no single winner, everyone who qualifies gets the free gift. I will send it to you along with your Thank You Gift Pack at the end of the month. 

 Hope you get a chance to do some crafting this week.

till next time...

God's love and blessings!

Note: please use the hostess code (you can find it in the upper right corner) when placing an order to get more free product! (hostess code is shown above). If your order is over $150 do not use the code as you are the hostess and get the rewards.