Want to improve your quality of life? Everyone does. So this month the Small Business Spotlight is on Culligan Water because they have some terrific ways to put quality into your life. And, they’re located right here in Panama City. At Culligan Water, they’re experts at making you feel better and making your home more enjoyable. And as a Panama City business, they’ve been doing so for over 55 years.

How do they do it?  Through their high-end, cost-effective treatment systems that convert your hard water problems into luxurious, clean, soft water solutions.

Feeling Better All Over

One way to be kind to yourself is through soft water, because soft water is kind to your skin and hair. And when you feel skin deep comfortable, you’ve taken a step forward toward enjoying life.

Less Work; More Fun

Another benefit of soft water is less household toil because soft water keeps things clean. Minerals such as calcium and iron make cleaning bathrooms a lot of work. Soft water solves the problem and really reduces the toil of bathroom maintenance. In addition, the folks at Culligan can get any sulfur out of your water. Sulfur-free water doesn’t smell and tastes better. Finally, soft water leaves your clothes brighter and cleaner.

Let’s Raise a Glass to Our Culligan Partner

Finally, there’s nothing better than a cool, clean glass of water, especially during that warm Florida summer. And Culligan has the answer. Their bottled water, delivered to your business or home, is the final touch for improving your quality of life. We have enjoyed drinking their refreshing water for many years.

The African Christian Training Institute

The Institute is a word and deed ministry serving Uganda and other areas of Africa. And Culligan Water has been a supportive international partner. As a member of our community, they’ve been doing something good and giving something back.  At Creative Printing we were honored to help them design the brochure and banner for the African Christian Training Institute.

Creative Printing and Culligan – A Productive Partnership

Emerald Coast Culligan has been doing business with Creative Printing for over 15 years. We’ve been pleased to meet their printing needs including business cards, handbooks, flyers, brochures, certificates, labels, signs, and much more.. They are a wonderful member of our Panama City community. They make the lives of the people they serve more enjoyable.

So let’s raise a refreshing glass of their good, clean water in thanks to Culligan Water. We invite you to contact them at 315 East 15th Street or give them a call at: (850) 792-2573. Here’s wishing them continued success because they are so important to our Panama City friends and neighbors.

At Creative Printing our graphic designers work closely with all of our business partners to assure their success. We invite you to contact us at Creative because we’re a one-stop shop for all of your printing needs. Your success is our success.

Stay tuned next month for another Small Business Spotlight from here in Panama City, Florida. And thank so much you for your support.

Do you have that special picture and want to turn it into a piece of artwork for yourself or a family member? Are you an artist and want to duplicate your artwork? How about all you photographers out there? Don’t you want to offer canvas prints as well?

Guess what? Creative Printing now offers custom canvas prints! That’s right, we can take any image and print and mount it for you.

With Mother’s Day and Father’s Day coming up in the next few months we thought we would give you a wonderful gift idea!

Canvas wrapping choices:

Gallery Wrapped Canvas is a fine art print which is stretched on either a 5/8” or a 1 ½” stretcher bar. The sides of the gallery wrapped canvas will usually have the image or a colored border showing on the sides. Still not quite clear? Take a look at these gallery wrap samples.

Three Classic Presentations for Your Gallery Wrapped Canvas Prints

1. Gallery Wrap – Image Wrap:

The Outer 1 ½” or 5/8” edge of your image is wrapped around the stretcher bars.

2. Gallery Wrap – Continuous Mirrored Image:

The outer 1 ½” or 5/8” edge of your image is mirrored on the wrapped edge.

3. Gallery Wrap –Black, White or Colored Border:

A classic black, a 1 ½” or 5/8” white or colored edge is added to your image. (white and colored borders not shown.)

Artists

• Have your artwork printed on Canvas
• If your painting has texture, the textured look will remain on your printed canvas.

Photographers

• Offer your clients canvas prints.
• Have your local Print Shop print and mount the canvas for you!

Birthday Gifts

As you can see there are endless possibilities when it comes to canvas prints! At Creative Printing of Bay County we offer any Standard Size Canvas Prints. Our canvases are Archival Certified quality prints, mounted on solid wood frames and are ready to hang when we are finished. They will last 100 years in good conditions. So come on in and let’s work together and get Creative!

You often have only one chance to make an impression on a person. Prospective customers will form their opinion of a business in seconds. Your logo is extremely influential; due to it is often the first thing a customer will see. When a customer becomes familiar with your business, the logo is what is associated with the company name. This is why it is important to spend a substantial amount of time when designing or choosing your logo.

1.) Get Creative

• The more unique your logo is the more people will most likely remember your business or brand.
• You want to leave a lasting impression. A well designed logo will do just that.

2.) Negative Space

• It is perfectly fine to have negative space with your logo. Negative space is often referred to as “whitespace” in web design or when designing business cards. This is the empty space around your logo. You do not want anything too close to your logo, so make sure you have negative space.
• The negative space around your logo can be colorful. It doesn’t have to be black or white.

3.) Logo Brand

• It is important to remember that your logo should express your brand.
• This can be demonstrated through fonts, colors, and graphics.

Logos are a crucial part to your businesses brand! At Creative Printing our design team will work with you to get the design you have imagined. Come on in and let’s get Creative!

Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, you definitely want to go to Sugar Boogers! Sugar Boogers, formerly known as Sugar Crave, is a locally owned small business baking cupcakes, cakes, cookies, brownies and more.  There bakery is located in the historic downtown area of Panama City Florida on Harrison Avenue.

In 2011 they ranked third in desserts in the Best of Bay.  Owner, Stephanie Carnley was inspired to start her own bakery by her children. She has always enjoyed baking for them and her love for creating cakes blossomed from there. Sugar Boogers has been in business for a little over a year, however she has been in the cake business for 7 years and loves it!

The name Sugar Boogers came from Stephanie’s grandparents. Her grandfather always lovingly referred to her grandmother as “sugar booger.” As you walk into the store you will find a canvas photo on the wall with a picture of Stephanie’s grandparents. They are each holding bottled cokes in their hands. The neat thing is that Sugar Boogers also sells bottled cokes! This canvas demonstrates the love she has for her grandparents and Stephanie wanted to have a family, homey feel when you walk into the bakery.

At Sugar Boogers you can order gourmet cupcakes, custom birthday cakes, wedding cakes, baby shower cakes, cookies, party trays, and our new minis by the dozen. The party trays consist of 7 gourmet cupcakes in travel containers. (So they will stay beautiful) They are then placed on a tray and wrapped and tied neatly. If you have a picture of a cake you want, simply bring it in and they will do their very best to match.

Sugar Boogers wanted to use a locally owned business that was in the downtown area for their printing and design needs. A little over a year ago they teamed up with Creative Printing of Bay County. Stephanie says, “They brought my logo to life.” She has Creative Printing print her labels and recently her canvas of her grandparents that is near and dear to her heart. Stephanie also used creative for her personal wedding invitations.

“The staff is very friendly and very excited to help”, states Stephanie. “They have great customer service and are willing to help in any way, with color, design and wording.” Stephanie also describes the service she received from Creative Printing as, “fabulous, informative, enthusiastic, and fast!” “Every time you come in you get the gratification of seeing what you want, come to life.” “The service I receive is just great! The end result is even better than you thought.”

If you’re looking for some yummy sweets for your next event or just one for yourself, hop on over to Sugar Boogers! You may even want to grab a glass of milk while you’re there!