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World Card Making Day Part 2

Wow, what a weekend!  It took me a full day to recover, lol!  We had a blast at my WCMD event this past Saturday but I was wiped out from lack of sleep leading up to the event and running around the day of.  On Saturday, I shared 3 of the 5 cards we made that day. Today I thought I would share the last two plus some pics from the actual event.  

Since we are finally in October, which means full speed ahead on Halloween, I used Halloween as our theme for the day.  We started out with a Halloween Candy Buffet to keep everyone on a sugar high all day with plenty of energy to get all 20 of their Cards plus Make & Takes done!  

At 12:30 we took a break for lunch which consisted of homemade Turkey, Sweet Potato and Quinoa Chili and all the fixin's, Sweet Corn Spoonbread, Corn, Black Bean & Avocado Salsa with tortilla chips and Fluffy Pumpkin Pie Dip (served with Biscoff cookies).  I am fortunate to live in a gated community and have a clubhouse at my disposal with a complete kitchen and lots of counter space!  

The cute little Bat place cards were made with my Silhouette.  They were quick and easy and I even used the sketch pen feature to spell out the name of each dish plus the black edge around the label. After sketching, I changed the pen to a blade and let the machine do its thing and cut out the label.  (have I mentioned how much I LOVE my Silhouette?)   

I had 10 wonderful women spend the day stamping, laughing, socializing, eating and grumbling about the amount of die cutting I made them do, lol!  (in their defense, there were a lot of little pieces to poke out!)  We were all a little tired and punch drunk by the end of the day but I think a good time was had by all!  But, the best part is they all went home with 20 completed cards and matching envelopes ready to be mailed to some lucky recipients.  Here are the last two cards we made on Saturday:

Jar of Haunts & Ghoulish Grunge Halloween Card

 

Santa's Sleigh in Sugarplum and Silver Foil

I love the Thinlits Sleigh Die...so detailed and elegant and I love the combination of the Sugarplum and Silver Foil together.  In addition to 5 cards I also had 2 Make & Take Projects...one in the morning and one in the afternoon that they could work on between their card projects.  Both Make & Take projects were treat packages...one for Halloween and one for Christmas.  

Halloween Treat Bag

Gift Box Cocoa Pod

 How did you celebrate World Cardmaking Day?  That's all for today, thanks for stoppin' by!

Stamp Camp Salsa

I don't really know how it started but several years ago I made this awesome salsa recipe for my monthly Stamp Camp.  I have heard it called many things over the years including Cowboy Caviar, Veggie Crack, Kitchen Sink Salsa, and Southwest Salsa but 'round these parts it is known as Stamp Camp Salsa.  If I do not make it for Stamp Camp I hear about it.  Seriously.  My regulars expect it every month and I am beginning to believe that they come to Stamp Camp not for the projects (which are awesome) or the camaraderie, (which is the BEST) or for my sparkling personality (which needs no explanation) but strictly to get their monthly salsa fix.

Sooooo, I may be shooting myself in the foot here and I may never see some of my favorite stampers ever again but by popular demand here is the recipe:

Stamp Camp Salsa

1 red onion, chopped

2 cans Rotelle Tomatoes

(you really do need to use Rotelle tomatoes and I prefer the ones with cilantro & lime) 

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained

2 cans sweet corn, drained (you can use frozen if you prefer and fresh corn is even better!)

1 bunch of cilantro, chopped (to taste, but one can never add too much cilantro IMO)

Juice of 2 limes (use a lime juicer to get it all!)

2 avocados cut into cubes

Throw everything but the avocado in a large bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend.  (I like to make mine the day before)  Cube avocado just before serving and toss with the rest.  This makes a Stamp camp size batch which you can cut in half.  But I wouldn't recommend it.  It will disappear quickly.  If you do have any left over (which I doubt you will) it is awesome over grilled chicken or mixed with rice or quinoa for a healthy side dish.  Yum.  You're welcome.  

To all my Stamp Camp ladies, (you know who you are), I better see you all next month or I will know for sure that it really was all about the Salsa. 

That's all for today.  I will be back tomorrow with a few pics from this past weekend's Holiday Catalog Kick-Off!  Thanks for stoppin' by!