Obsessed much

I know I just posted yesterday that the rocking horse for Sienna was the best garage sale purchase ever...how quickly ever changes. Perhaps I need to start categorizing that statement. Finds for kids, crafting finds etc...because look what I picked up at the Scrapbook Destination garage sale yesterday:


oodles of 'Stampin' up' ink pads and reinkers. Yes I know, not totally special, but wait until you hear the price...wait for it...take a guess...ooh did you say $3.00? $2.00? wrong! try .75 for both the pad and the reinker! How could I pass that up? So that just totally got me in the crafty mood...1st step organization, since even in my high 'SU' times I never purchased the ink pads, I had to familiarize myself with the colors so I made a little chart.



here's where the obsession part really kicks in: I took pictures of my chart with my cell phone so I would know which colors I still need to complete my collection. Yes I like to have everything sometimes, but only if I can get a deal.


Then off to make some cards...this one was inspired by a card I saw on the Papertry Ink blog earlier in the week.
Supplies:
Stamps: Botanicals:Inque Boutique sorry can't find the name of the set Sentiment: Papertry Ink
Cardstock: PTI
Ink: Close to Cocoa, SU
Punch: Martha
Extras: Making Memories ribbon and button

The image on the next card may look familiar from the fab Angela's blog, she used this in her copic class and for the Instyle DT submission (for which she was selected Yay Angela!) I colored it the night of the class and she's just been waiting for a card to land on. So when I unpacked some new Making Memories Whimsy (i'm such a Making Memories slut, I can't help myself sometimes, I want it all) and saw the paisley I knew it would be perfect for this little diva.

Supplies:
Stamps: Roxy---Instyle Stamps, Ab Fab sentinment--- PTI, Inside sentiment(not pictured) CHF
Patterned Paper: Making Memories--- Whimsy: Paisley, Noteworthy: Orange Polka
Cardstock: PTI
Colors:Copic Ciao and Spica(gold glitter)
Frame: Nestabilities
Extras: Flowers and Buttons---Making Memories, Glassy Accents, Glitter

Happy Sunday! Now I'm off to Costco to pick up the rocking horse photos.

A few new pics

I took these on Sunday, I can't believe it's taken me a week to edit and post these pics of Sienna and her rocking horse. I can't wait to scrap them...






I think this one is my favorite...




I think the horse can now take it's place as one of the best garage sale purchases, ever...

Ooh La La...It's the Weekend!

and do you know what I am going to do? Have a garage sale...ok not just me but all of Scrapbook Destination and the people that bought tables. Check out the store blog for more details and sign up to win a prize. Link your bloggy and you get two entries...sorry Hickory, NC this is for locals only...unless you want to drive to our store to pick it up.

The great thing is I get to sell and shop at the same time. I can't wait to see what everyone brings. I've packed up 5 Gallon size ziploc bags full of ribbon to sell and thinking I may pull a few paper packs together.

Hope to see everyone...doors open at 10! This is truly a case where the early bird gets the worm so don't be late.

The *ART* of the Deal

I admit it...I'm a garage sale addict. It's one of the things that I look forward to each summer. Even better now that I have Sienna to shop for. On Saturday I set out on my first trip of the season. I have a few 'rules' to follow when shopping...

1. Set a budget, I start by going to the ATM and getting 20 bucks. I can up it if I find a piece of furniture I'm looking for.

2. Only buy things on my list...baby clothes and toys, baking glassware(you can never have to much Pyrex), cheap jewelry, yarn, and storage items that work in my studio.

3. Always, always negotiate on prices. I usually consider the max I want to pay and what I would sell it for, and then take a couple of bucks off of that figure. Then it's on...I usually say will you take...$X for this. This strategy works best if you have a couple items.

4. Be willing to walk away from anything.

5. Go early and be done by 10:30. I can't wait until we start our Summer work schedule and I can start shopping on Friday aft.

You know there are no guarantees on what you'll find at sales. Just like in other areas of life 'you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince.' And Saturday was no exception, just as I was reaching the end of my time limit and still had all of my money in my wallet, I stumbled onto a block sale and one of the families had great taste in girl clothes. I was able to get several cute things for Sienna, including boots like these...

and a rocking horse like this(sadly no saddle, but riding bareback is always fun) It's so cute it makes sounds like a real horse.