C&S Merry / Unscripted Sketches #175

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Hey y'all. Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend and are ready for an equally fabulous week. I got into my office to find out we had no power and it had apparently been down all weekend. Luckily I have an office with a window so I have some light coming in. Going to the bathroom is an adventure, it was like being blind and on top of that the bathroom reeks of sewage. UGH!!! Oh and our refrigerators are of course hot, meaning all 500 doses of Flu vaccine are now useless. Oh and I had to send out a chest pain via 911 that I couldn't even do an EKG on. All of this within the first 45 minutes of being open. I also thought maybe I could try walking (not even walking fast or running, just walking) and my arches are on fire, and the first available appointment with my Orthopedist is next Thursday. AUGH! It's a Monday, what else can you say.

Well at least I have something to make me smile...today's card. I found all sorts of cute sketches last night and I actually got 3 cards made last night while I washed clothes and watched the game. :)

Here's today's card-

Holiday Card featuring
Snowflake Soiree and Be of Good Cheer DSP

Isn't it bright and cheery? Once I got the measurements done, it came together really quick. I started with a base of Gumball Green. To that I added a layer of Very Vanilla matted with a piece of Cherry Cobbler and a piece of Be of Good Cheer DSP matted with Cherry Cobbler. Here are the measurements for those of you that stress about that like I do. Standard base- 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored and folded at 4 1/2. C. C. mat 3 1/2 x 4, V. V. 3 3/8 x 3 7/8, C.C. 2 x 3 5/8, DSP 1 7/8 x 3 1/2. Of course I used my SAMJ to get the sentiment stamped just right. Although the font is beautiful with this set, it's written at an odd angle so the SAMJ was a definite must for me!

*Tip*- Stamp your gretting before you measure and cut your mat. This will ensure you have enough space for everything. Ask me how I know!

*Tip*- Here's a way to save c/s and by extension money. (You know how I love to save money) Try this next time you mat another layer-

Why just let all that c/s under your layers go to waste. Take a punch and punch a shape/shapes you'll use often for layers. Then save those for use later. No one but you will know that paper's not under your layer. :)

Here's the sketch I used for today's card-

I don't think I've ever played along with Unscripted Sketches but I'm glad to be playing along with them this week.

Here's the inside of my card-

Inside of Holiday Card featuring
Greetings of the Season and Be of Good Cheer DSP

I kept it C&S too. Just a strip of DSP across the bottom and my sentiment. My sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso and is from Greetings of the Season. I guess I should get more Holiday sentiments but I just have so much other stuff on my wish-list. :)

That's all I have for you today. I hope you liked it and I hope the DT likes it too. I love hearing from you, so if you liked today's card or have comments or questions about it I hope you'll leave me a little blog love below. I read all of your comments and they really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's card, I've put those buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too! :)

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! I hope you'll stop back by soon, or better yet, put me in your reader feed or sign up by e-mail and you'll never miss any of the fun. Till next time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan

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Some Good News & A Helpful Tip

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Hey y'all. Happy Sunday to you. Just a quick NSR post for you today.

First off I wanted to update everyone. Sorry for the delay, I know I should have posted Friday or even yesterday but to be honest even though Friday brought good news I was a complete and total HOT MESS! (Actually that's putting it a little mildly! (:  ) After a second mammogram was not enough to clear me and I needed a sonogram I was finally given the all clear. Thanks be to God and the Blessed Mother and of course to all of you that offered up prayers and positive energy.

Yesterday, I was able to actually sleep in and then run some errands before going to work and then heading over to my sister's house to enjoy a glass of wine and call one of our best friends to wish her Happy Birthday.

So, sorry for the delay, but one of my resolutions, excuse me resolves for this year was to make more time for family and friends. So I am trying, and at the end of the day, I did say that was what it was all about, trying.

To that end - another one of my resolves was to manage my money more effectively. I think that's a pretty good idea right? I mean I don't know too many people with throw away money just lying around. If you do, and you want to throw some my way great, I'm more than willing to take it but until then I'm gonna have to do whatever I can to save whatever I can especially since my Government is intent on wasting as much as possible.

Now we're friends right? Yeah, I thought so. So I thought "Hey Shan, Why don't you share some of these ideas with your friends? So every once in a while when I stumble upon something that seems like a really good idea, I'll let you know too, so we can both save some money. I figure that way we've got extra money for other stuff right? Right.

Do you have a car or some other kind of vehicle that consumes gas or diesel? Do you like to made to order sandwiches, shakes, coffees, doughnuts, sodas? Do you have a Sheetz in your area? Then you need one of these-

You get $.03 off each gallon automatically everyday. Now, in my area Sheetz is usually the lowest price everyday anyways comparable to even Wawa's. The only places lower are the big warehouse stores, you know the ones I mean (where you have to have a membership) and even those are usually only about 2-3 cents lower and they are out of my way. In addition with this card I get free food and other discounts in the store, pretty sweet. You can either use the key fob or the "credit card"style card if you hate having all those fobs on your key ring. *Please note I have not been compensated by Sheetz in any way. This endorsement and opinions listed herein are totally my own.* Now if you do not have a Sheetz in your area it might be worth it to check and see if any of your local stations offer something similar to this. I know one of our local grocery stores pairs up with a big name gas station to give you 10-20 cents off a gallon but those stations are almost always at least 10 cents higher than any of the other stations in the area, so I would have to spend a lot of money on groceries just to get my gas there at the same cost I could get it anywhere else. Not a smart financial move, for me at least. So, I know that 3 cents a gallon, really when you look at it is not a lot. Most of you have 10-12 gallon tanks so it's what, 30 cents a fill-up but you know what, 30 cents a time depending on how often you fill up adds up.

Sometimes it's the small things in life that trip you up, but you know what else, sometimes it's the small things in life that can make all the difference. Is 30 cents a week going to do it? You never know. It just might, especially if it's combined with other savings. If it does, or if it even helps a little, I hope you think just a little kindly of me and maybe let me know.

I'll be back tomorrow with a MDS Monday.

Till then-

Be Safe,
Shan Pin It