July 08, 2007

Another Yard Sale Find! { Stamps Happen! }


Yesterday, my sister and I went junkin at a small town about twenty miles from where we live. They were having a "city-wide" sale with over 30 yard sales. We had *so* much FUN and really found some terrific bargains. I did find a couple rubber stamps and this is one of them. It's "His Symphony" by Stamps Happen and I paid 50 cents for it! :) I've stamped it with onyx black Versafine instant dry pigment ink and colored it with prismacolor pencils. This is a large image and my finished card measures 5x7".


For the photo corner in the upper right, I punched a small 1/4" square and then centered it in my 1-1/4" square punch. Once that was punched out, I cut it in half and wah-lah...you have two photo corners! Does this make sense? It wasn't my original idea and I don't recall where I saw it, but I sure like the look! The blue accent piece on the left side has been Cuttlebugged with the tiny bubbles embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Have a wonderful day! Smiles, Pam : )


p.s. I almost forgot to tell you what else I found yesterday! Probably one of my *best* finds... two pair of beautiful sterling silver earrings for only 50 cents each! They are just the style I wear! I'll have to take a photo of them for you to see. Stay tuned!







"His orchestration of the sea . . . A mesmerizing symphony." ~ D. Morgan

8 comments:

Sharon in NE said...

I love those photo corners! Perfect touch. You did a great job on that stamp. I usually tend to over paint it and yours is just right.

Nice job with the garage sale finds!

Vicki said...

Ohhh, lighthouses are one of my favorites. I absolutely love this card. The colors are beautiful. So cool you found it for 50 cents, great find. Can I say again, I love this card.

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

Great card! The thing I love about those kinds of finds is, having made one card with this stamp, you've already gotten your money's worth out of it:)

Alhambra Club said...

Yard sales are so much fun, this stamp is great, love the card.

Beth Thomas said...

A great card and the fun story of the stamp makes it even better. I lvoe the way you have colored it. Makes me long for the seashore! And the earrings, WOW! I have tagged you over at my blog and would love for you to play. Take care, Beth

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Gorgeous card, Pam! And I LOVE that embossed layer going behind! Very neat!

Tami Bayer said...

Great yard sale find! It definitely needed to live at your house to be appreciated.

Anonymous said...

cool stamp...and card of course