RAK from Cindy

Hi Everyone!! Look at what I received in the mail today!! Isn't this card fabulous. This card is from Cindy. . .one of my "stamp and scrapbooking" club member.

Believe it or not but this fabulous card is Cindy's first card ever! She never made a card before!! My first card DID NOT look like this at all. . .my first card looked like a little kid made it. LOL! Seriously!

Well, I really appreciate Cindy's thoughtfulness. She is really a sweetheart! Thank you Cindy for being so kind!

Don't forget to scroll down to the previous post for the tutorial I created for the goody bag holder I made yesterday!!

Hope y'all have a wonderful Friday!!

Whole Lotta Beautiful Christmas RAKs!!

Hi Everybody!! I'm back from my blog vacation. It wasn't much of a vacation because a few days after I posted that I was on a blog vacation, I ended up with the flu. I'm so happy that I now feel soooooooooo much better. Unfortunately, I could not make all the projects I intended to send to friends and family. I feel really bad about it. I feel bad because many will not receive them until after Christmas. I still will make them but well. . it won't be a Christmas gift but more like a New Year's gift.

Here are a bunch of Christmas RAKs I received. I can't tell you how happy I am to receive them. While I was sick, they really brightened my day. Everyone is so sweet and I really appreciate that y'all thought of me this Christmas.

This beautiful card and knitted/crochet hot pad and dishcloths are from my lovely friend Joyce. Her card is so stunning. It's beautiful. Her knitted/crochet art work will be definitely put to good use. Looks like she put in a lot of work into her handmade gifts and I really appreciate her thoughtfulness. Thank you Joyce for sending me the beautiful handmade gifts. . .they really brightened my day!










This fabulous card is from Monika of M.A.D. Stamper! Monika's cards are beautiful on her blog site but in person, wow. . .it's much prettier. You can't see it but the image is glittery. I really love the embossed background. Thank you Monika for thinking of me this Christmas!!

I received this lovely card from Angel of Angelosity. Isn't it pretty? I really love the pink and green combo. . . if you haven't noticed that a lot of my cards use this color combo because it's my favorite. I love the circle tag that stands out on Angel's card. Very creative. Thank you Angel for the beautiful card.

I also won a prize for her sketch challenge! Whoohoo! I love ric-rac ribbon and buttons. I also will definitely put good use of the stickers and stamps.

This fabulous shimmery Christmas card is from Rita of Rita's Little Corner. I'm so glad the camera picked up the very shimmery detail of her card. It's really pretty. Can you see it? Thank you Rita. . .I love your beautiful card!

This lovely penguin Christmas card is from Tracy at Tracy's Happy Place. This is one of my favorite images from Stampin Up. Tracy's card is so cute. . .I love it! Thank you Tracy. . .you are too sweet!

This beautiful shimmery card is from Malieta of Life's Simple Pleasures. In person the card is very shimmery, even the embossed BG paper. It's beautiful. I love the rhinestone snowflakes. Thank you Malieta for thinking of me this Christmas.

This fabulously festive card is from Allison of Stampin When I Can. I really love the colors of her card and the image is very pretty. Thank you Allison for sending me your lovely creation. It's always a pleasure.

This beautiful card is from Janaina at 2 Worlds. It's such a pretty card. . .it's very elegant. Beautiful. Thank you Jana for this beautiful card!!

Pay It Forward

Hi Everyone! This is the RAK I received from Rita of "Rita's Little Corner". Aren't they all wonderful. Her card is actually a card folder that stores all the images she sent me! I love all of them. She also included Christmas stickers and ribbons. Thank you Rita for being so kind to choose me for your fabulous RAK receipients for the "Pay it Forward" game. The game is to choose 3 people to RAK and they in turn have to "Pay it Forward" to 3 other chosen people.

I am to RAK three wonderfu bloggers:

Jen of "Pieces of Me"

Michelle of "Come Stamp With Me"

Gabby of "Confessions of a Stamper"

Be sure to drop by their blog sites. They're all fabulously talented!

I haven't sent out their RAKs because I'm trying to gather a few things to put together. I want them to receive something nice. Gals, thank you for your patience. . .I didn't forget to send the RAKs. .

Awesome RAKs I received!! Check it out!!

This is a fabulous RAK and prize I received from Angel from "Angelosity" for participating in her blog candy last month. I love the card. . .Angel is a very talented card maker!

Along with my RAK, I received these wonderful designer paper as a prize for winning one of her challenges. The colors and patterns are fabulous. They're very elegant looking.

Thank you Angel for your kindness.

This is a fabulous RAK I received from Diana of Scor-Pal. Scor-Pal has been recently modified and now has more grids. I think it's a fabulous improvement.

I have to tell you. . .if you don't have a Scor-Pal, I do recommend it highly I use it daily when I score my cards. I no longer use my Fiskar scorer because the Scor-Pal is so much more efficient in scoring my cardstock. It's a must have if you are a cardmaker.

Be sure to stop by Scor-Pal and check it out.

Thank you Diana for being such a very kind person and very thoughtful.

This is a "Thank You" card I received from Tracy at "Tracy's Happy Place". You can't really see it in the picture but parts of the card is shimmery. It's very pretty. Bella's shirt sparkles. Thank you Tracy for the wonderful card! I appreciate it!!

Fabulous RAKs I Received!!!

Good Morning Folks. . .I tried posting these RAKs last night but my Internet was running so slow that I couldn't upload the pictures. I don't know what the deal is with my Internet service. . .some days it's smokin' then on some days it's sluggish!

I received these wonderful RAKs that I want to share with y'all because they're all fabulous. Although these projects are stamped projects, I decided to post it on this blog site rather than Stampin Inspirations because I haven't posted on this blog site for several days and wanted to add something new on this site.

Desi sent me this wonderful Halloween RAKs! OMG. . .I was delightfully surprised when I received the package. Isn't Desi simply talented. She put in a lot of work on these projects and I am grateful that I was a recepient. I'm thinking of making the altered tin that Desi gave me for Christmas. It will be a nice container to give as a gift.

Desi also sent dressed up candies, a box template, and the beautiful Halloween card! All fabulous I must say! Thank you Desi for being so kind.





Check out what Malieta sent me! Isn't it fabulous? It's pretty in this picture but it's much prettier in person! She does a wonderful job coloring the image. I really love the ribbon that she used and the color combo! Thank you Malieta for sending me this wonderful card! It's really nice to see other people's work in person!

Stop by Malieta's blog site "Life's Simple Pleasures" and check out her other great projects!







This lovely fall card is from Vicki. I think I was her RAK for Jen's October RAK Club. Isn't it awesome? It gets better. . .if you scroll down below, you'll see the inside of the card. I love it. I actually seen this project in a book that I bought but it was a scrapbook project rather than a card project. I was going to create a tutorial for it one day. I never made one but now that I see how it looks in person, I'm inspired to try it out. Thank you Vicki for the inspiration.

Vicki has a new blog site called "Color Commentary". Be sure to visit her blog site to welcome her into blogland!



Whoohoo~ don't you just love this project! I gotta, gotta make one of these. Vicki did such a fabulous job!

Happy World Cardmaking Day and Wonderful RAKs

Happy World Cardmaking Day! Sending a card out to someone can really make some one's day and the following cards that I received from such lovely ladies made my day, most definitely!

The card to the left is a card that I received from Kim of "Crafty Me", "My Angel Inspirations" and "Walkin Away The Pounds". Yeah, she's blog happy like me.

I was so happy when I received her beautiful card and what else? Bella images! Wow, I was so happy to receive them. Kim and Tracy of "Tracy's Happy Place" are the absolute sweetest for sending me the Bella images. I love them. Kim card is absolutely funny. You can't see the sentiment but the scale says "don't even go there"! Ha! Thank you Kim for your kindness. Your are absolutely awesome.

This lovely card is from Tami of "Journey to a Healthy Life". She sent me this wonderful card to encourage me on my weight loss journey. Gosh, I was so touched by her kindness. It's really difficult to remain optimistic but these RAKs really help me get through the tougher periods.

Thank you Tami. . .your card is beautiful and you are beautiful.

Okay folks, I'll be sitting making cards all day but first, I need to make breakfast before I start to hear complaints. After that, it's my time! Hope y'all will be sitting down making cards today!

See y'all later!!!

OMG. . .Check out what I received in the mail today!!!

My husband brought me the mail today and WOW!! I received some very important things. Important because they were given to me purely out of kindness.

This card is from Tracy from "Tracy's Happy Place". I had mentioned a few post ago that I did not own any "Bella" stamps and she was kind enough to send me a bunch of "Bella" images and this absolutely beautiful card and I mean BEAUTIFUL! The picture does not depict the real beauty of the card in person.

Tracy, I have to say has been so supportive of my weight loss journey. Whenever I felt down and discouraged, I would receive a note from her encouraging me and making me feel better. I cannot express how grateful I am for those little acts of kindness which in my opinion, means more than just a note of encouragement. Thank you Tracy for being such a wonderful person. I will definitely make use of those Bellas.




This card was sent to me from Malieta at "Life's Simple Pleasures". It's a thank you card in return for a birthday card I sent her. She is such a sweetheart and I absolutely love, love her card. As you can see, she is very talented. The picture cannot demonstrate the true beauty of the card in person. Malieta is always there commenting my blog site and believe me, it makes me happy to see her notes whenever she comments. It's very encouraging and makes crafting and blogging so fulfilling.

Thank you Malieta for you kindness. I'm glad you had a wonderful birthday!!!



This group of yummy goodies were sent to me from Joyce, a friend I met online. She sent them to me for no reason but "just because". Joyce lives in Oregon and I've never met her in person but she's like a real friend. She loves to do crafting and wanted to share a few of her things with me. Oh wow, she's fabulous! I can't wait to make some stuff with these awesome products.

Thank you Joyce for your kindness. I want you to know that I really, really appreciate your friendship.

I'm so lucky to have met such nice people online. I mean I've never met these ladies in person but their kindness are very apparent. I've never imagined that I could meet such wonderful people all over the US and Canada. Blogging has been such a wonderful experience. Thank you ladies for being such wonderful friends!!

I have to thank these ladies in private later this evening. I have to head out to tennis lessons right now but I just had to show off these AWESOME stuff I received from these fabulous ladies before I walked out the door!!

Awesome Swaps. . .Check It Out!!

Hello Everyone! I'm finally posting these lovely swap cards I received. I'm finally tackling my ever growing to do list and I'm slowly chippin' away at it. One of my task was to post the swaps I received which by the way, is long over due. I'm sorry ladies. I do need to stop adding to my to do list. . .why? Because I'm always behind.

Be sure to stop by my Stampin Inspirations blog site for the other swaps and RAK I received.

Okay. . .

Let's begin. . .the card above really cute "Fall" swap card is from Nic. Isn't that mouse such a cutie. I love how the leaves encircle the primary image! In person, the leaves are 3D looking! It's very lovely. Thank you Nic for such a cute card. It really feels like fall when I look at your card!!

This swap card is from Jules. What a cute turtle!! I also love the sentiments. Thank you Jules for the awesome "demented" swap card!

This is a lovely swap from Carrie. This is the "charmed" swap I received from her. I love the Asian theme and the image is great!! The charm is such a great addition to an already lovely card. Thank you Carrie for such a beautiful card!!

Daily Special - RAKs and Swaps

Hi Everyone! I have a new "Daily Special" category. This one is called RAKs and Swaps. Scroll down to check out the lovely RAKs and Swaps I received. It was such a wonderful surprise when I got home from my trip and received all these lovely cards. I have a few more that I need to post. . .I'll add the rest tomorrow. I still need to take a picture of them. Be sure to check back for the rest of the awesome cards I received. Thank you ladies for all the wonderful creations you sent me!! I truly appreciate them!

Here are swap cards I received from Carrie and Gabby. The theme of the swap is "Follow the Sketch". I'm part of a group site called "Handmade Cards with Love" in which we swap with one another. Thank you Gabby and Carrie once again for the awesome swaps!

Here are swap cards I received from Gabby, Susana, LV, and Carrie. The theme of the swap is "ATC to Card". Thanks ladies for the totally awesome cards.

Here's a lovely RAK from Allison from Stampin When I Can! This card is totally rockin'. Thank you Allison for being so thoughtful!!

Here's are RAK from Carrie and Candy! Thank you so much for the great cards. Both of your are so sweet.

This is an awesome RAK from Kristin! The ATC to the left is a digital ATC with a recipe in the back. Isn't cool? The one on the bottom is also a digital ATC. Thank you Kristin for being so kind.