Every have one of those aha moments when you see a sketch and know exactly what you want to do with it?  Well today was one of those days.  I had the fun pleasure of Skyping with a fellow demonstrator friend Deb Valder this morning as we did our Leadership Make and Takes...yes it is true I had not done them yet. 

After we finished I just wasn't ready to get up from my stampin' spot, so I check out Techno Mondays Challenge, now I know it is Thursday but the week has just gotten a way from me, immediately I knew what I wanted to create with the sketch challenge and here it is...

Stamp Set: Mixed Bunch and the sentiment is stamped with the hostess exclusive set Happiest Birthday Wishes.

Colors: Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight

The flowers is made using the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit topped off with the Brights Designer Blossoms which are free right now with a $50 order and the bow tied with Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine.  If you have been looking in the paper craft magazines you will see all kinds of fun things done with bakers twine.

Background is stamped and then a layer of Twitterpated Designer Series Paper

Be sure and check out the blog hop to see some other fun samples made using the same sketch

Hope you find some time to stamp today!

Stampingly,
Patsy

Sometimes we get so caught up with our new stamping products, that we forget about some of our past favorites.  Upsy Daisy is one of my fav stamp sets. Have you ever thought, what if I could only keep one stamp set, which would it be?  That is really impossible to imagine, but this is one set I would for sure keep on my self, along with a hundred others. You can't pick a favorite, you love them all, but for different reasons.  Some (stamps sets of course) are great for stamping a card for your best friend, some are just easier to create with and some sit on our shelves not sure what to do with them, but love the designs.  What is your favorite Stampin' Up! stamp set and why?

Here is the card I created with Upsy Daisy this week for the
Techno Lunchtime Challenge TSSC207

Here is the sketch that  inspired me.

Take your love of stamping into the kitchen! Create fun and tasty stamped cookies for any occasion. Fit a silicone stamp over the bottom of wooden handle and press into dough—it's that easy!  I wanted to make some Valentine Cookies for my class attendee's today and they were so quick and easy to make.  They just loved them too, every now and then you would hear someone say "these are so good" and pretty soon you would here some one else say "these cookies are great" and they just kept echoing it all afternoon and evening.

Show and Tell with Sarah Douglas (Shelli's daughter).

This card made using Sale-a-bration stamp set - Fresh Vintage
and Sale-a-bration designer paper Everyday Enchantment.

1st Place Betty Bengtson - $25 in free SU product
2nd Place Tammy Roth - Stampin' Up! Hostess Tote
3rd Place Deb Sullivan - Free Stamp Camp

Be a Mystery Monday Player...

Email me with a $50 order or more by Midnight Monday (you can play every Monday if you wish, during Sale-a-brations)

• You will get a free Sale-a-bration product or your choice (Click here to pick your free products)

If I get 3 or more players I will have a drawing...

• 1st Place: $25 in free Stampin' Up Product of your choice
• 2nd Place: Free Stampin' Up Tote Bag (see below)
• 3rd Place: Free Stamp Camp (Value $15.00 6 great projects, 4 cards and 2 fun 3D projects)

If I get 3 more I will have another drawing etc. etc. etc.

Hope you play!

One of my favorite things is coming up with special cards to hand stamp and send out to the Top Ten Demonstrators in my downline.  I like to make them a bit more over the top kind of card.  Sometimes we underestimate the power in a hand stamped card.  Many of my downline comment on how much they enjoy receiving a hand stamped card and often times some of very surprised that they have achieved being a Top Ten Diva.  Here is the card I sent out to the November Top Ten Definitely Diva Stampers.

Front of Card

Inside of Card

STAMP SET: Tea Shoppe (Occasions Mini 2012 starts January 4)

PAPER: Cool Party and Very Vanilla Card stock, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper (Holiday Mini, only a few more days left to order this great paper!)

COLORS: Soft Suede, Cool Party, More Mustard

ACCESSORIES: Extra Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Stampin' Up! exclusive Embossing Folders Finial Press & Perfect Polka Dots, White Bakers Twine

I have always said I am a clean and simple stamper.  I like my cards to be quick to make, simple but looked like a fussed.  We all live busy lives and I like to share that stamping does not have to be time consuming (even though it consumes us, LOL, after all I quit my real job so I could stamp all day and get paid for it.  So here is my Clean and Simple card for the week.

I can not wait to share all the great products in the upcoming Occasions Mini 2012 and Sale-a-brations catalog. Card made with all Stampin' Up! products

Stamp Set: Happiest Birthday (from Apothecary Art) Ribbon Tag (Take it to Heart) Occasions Mini
Card stock: Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade
Stampin' Up! Classic Inks: Lucky Limeade and Early Espresso
Accessories: Everyday Enchantment Brads, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer, 3/8" Ruffled Pool Party Ribbon