Do Not Be Afraid....

This is a card for someone who recently suffered a house fire. I've been there, and done that, so I know that there really aren't the "right words" to say, but it's very comforting when people take the time to extend their thoughts of concern. Since the card is for a man, I tried to use masculine colors and patterned paper. Hence, I thought the hemp twine was more fitting than ribbon. The sketch was inspired by the Challenge # 119 over at Card Positioning Systems. I really like long cards because you have so much more room to work with verses a standard sized card. Thanks for stopping by my blog. (I'll be posting recent Garage Sale Hauls soon!)

Supplies: Black Cardstock and Patterned Paper: DCWV, Vellum Verse: Creative Memories, Hemp Twine: Stampin' Up!, Buttons: Making Memories, Pop Dots; Dollar Tree, Black Diamond Stickles; Ranger, Vellum Glue Dots and Glue Lines.

Love and a Hug,

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A Berry Nice Day!

I recycled this image from a card front that a fellow Strawberry Shortcake collector sent me. I had a berry nice day today. I went to several yard sales, and I'll have pictures to post of my yard sale finds posted some time before Monday. Since school is out, I'm going to have a lot more time to make cards, scrapbook, enter challenges, and so on. I know that my blog has been super neglected for a long time, but that is going to change this month. So, please keep checking back and PLEASE leave a comment. You comments let me know that someone is reading this thing. LOL

Garage Sale Hauls 3/30

My friend Cheryl and I hit the yard sales at about 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 30th, and we hit the jackpot! Her car was so full of finds that we had to put her back seats down and I had to push my passenger seat up until I only had about six inches for my knees. What a great day. First, the weather was PERFECT. Slight breeze, mid 70's. We found several sales withing just an 8 mile radius of my house, and most importantly ..... the yard sales were PRICED RIGHT! Wahh hooooooo!!!!!!! I hope that it was an opening day that will repeat itself many times over this summer. Anyhoo - for the haul, see pictures and the comprehensive list below.

If you are a yard saler, I'd love to hear about your finds.

- A Wooden Shelf (from Country Treasures) for $20 (original pricetag of $124.99 is still on it)

- A Wooden Bench $5

- A Wooden Country Box $5 (from Country Treasures)

- An adorable berry wreath swag decoration $3
- Light Up Country House Decor Item $5 (again, from country treasures)

- Three Tableclothes (two red ones for Christmas/Valentine's Day in the dining room, and one Green One for every day in the dinng room) 25 cents each
- Santa Decoration (from Cracker Barrel - I collect these.)
- Another Santa Decoration $1 (29.99 price tag from Bon Ton still inside)
- Strawberry Shortcake Doll Stroller
- Large, Strong Rolling Crate w/ Lid $1 (perfect for Scrapbooking paper)
- Red Purse w/matching wallet 50 cents
- Cream Purse w/matching wallet 50 cents
- Pearl Necklace 50 cents
- Strawberry Shortcake Pony 25 cents
- Strawberry Shortcake Photo
- SSC Fabric
- Weight Watchers Serving Spoons $1 (retail for $22)
- New In Package, Pampered Chef Pastry Roller
- New In Package, Pampered Chef Pie Server
- TupperWare Soup Mug 50 cents (perfect for taking my lunch to work)
- Adorable Napkins 25 cents
Not Pictured: Winnie the Pooh Pack-n-Play that I donated to the Care Pregnancy Center
- Direct TV Receiver $4 (I now have Direct TV in my bedroom - Wah Hoo! A new receiver from Direct TV costs $60)
- Bag of Sunblock, Soap, and Lotion samples that I donated to the Center

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Yard Sale Posts.... Coming Soon!

With the end of the school year right around the corner, and yard sales in full swing, I'll be back to bloggin' about my found treasures soon!

This week, I'll be posting about my find from this Memorial Day weekend. I found some GREAT stuff. I've also found a new Sale-ing Partner that can totally "hang" with me. :)

So keep your eyes, peeled.... lots of new posts to come.

An Altered Coaster

I made this little wall hanging by altering a cheap corkboard coaster. I find these kinds of coasters all of the time, usually in packs of 4 or 8, at yards sales for 10 cents or 25 cents a pack. First, I covered the entire front of the coaster with patterened paper. Then I trimmed and adhered the photo. I added the prima flower embellishments, using some tiny button brads as flower centers. (Thanks, OJ, for those tiny button brads - I love them!) Last, I adhered a ribbon to the back so I could hang it. It's an especially sentimental photo because it's the last one I have of Brian and myself with my Grandma.

Thanks for stopping by my blog,

A Rainy, But Awesome Yard Sale Day!

I'll update this post later with photos. BLOGGER isn't cooperating right now.

Today was a rainy, dreary day, but being the die hard yard saler that I am, I went out anyway. I'm so glad I did!

I found a lot of great stuff. Some of it's for resale, but most is to keep for myself.

For Resale: 12x12 Creative Memories Album - Brand New
A ton of vintage Garbage Pail Kids Collecting Cards
NIP Coluzzle Startup Kit

For Myself: Vintage Frappe Pet
Several cute, country baskets perfect for organizing the shelf above my washer and dryer.
Two Beverly Lewis Books (I love her!) and some other great books by Christian fiction writers.
An awesome canoe shaped shelf for my living room.
A crock
A Craft-Lite cutter, NIB - I bought it for the extra blades and to have an extra paper cutter on hand in case mine dies one night in the midst of a scrappin' frenzy. ;)
Two Close to My Heart Ink Pads
A vintage, ceramic Santa Hat decoration that is perfect for my kitchen decorating
Two unopened packages of linen napkins - restaraunt quality. I'll put them to good use when I host Apples of Gold
A Uno Blitz game, NIB
I found a ton of Mary Kay at rock bottom prices. I bought two foundations, one Firming Eye Cream, one Facial Cleanser, a lipstick, a mascara, and Eye Makeup Remover for a grand total of $12.
I found some other cool stuff, too, but since my family does a "Yard Sale Christmas" I can't post about it here. Hee hee.....