It doesn't even matter if I show up in a bad mood, they're gonna make me laugh and change my attitude...

My girlfriends!! I have had an incredibly tough few weeks, and as if by magic...RAKS (aka Random Acts of Kindness) started showing up in my mailbox mixed in with the usual bills. I just had to take a second (although late!) to say Thank You...

This gorgeous Texas Bluebonnet card is from Laurie Wilson aka tx stamper. Not only is this card GORGEOUS!!! but she totally made my day with what she said inside. Hugs, Laurie!!


This one from Nicole Cooke made me laugh out loud! It came on a day when I really needed to laugh. Thank you, Nicole!!

This beauty came to me from Jill. Does she know that this made my day?? I don't know, but she sure did! And boy does she have some stinkin' cute stuff on her blog! Check it out!

This sparkly one is from my girl Julee. It came today, and boy did I need that scripture today. Thank you so much, Julee!

And saving the best for last, this cutie is from Jessie. Inside it reads:
Dear Shannan (aka Enabler),
This is all your fault!!!
-Jessie

LOLOL....you know you like it!!!

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks to those who had a little inkling to send me a card in the last few weeks...it meant more than you know.

Hugs to all my PSF's!!!!

Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got, I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block...

I am probably the WORST person EVER to RAK in the whole wide world. Don't get me wrong, I love happy mail! Love it! But I am HORRIBLE at posting it. I will try ever so much harder to post from now on. Thanks to anyone who has sent me happy mail...please know that I love it and appreciate every single one!

This bright cheery Cowgirl Carrie card is from my girl Charmaine. I love everything down to the twine and the glitter on her boots. Thank you so much, Charmaine! Hugs!


And this awesome owl card is from Donna Baker. When she posted this card on her blog, I commented that it cracked me up. It totally did! And she said she made it with me in mind! How funny is that? Thanks, chica! I can't wait to meet you in May!

I am working sooo hard on some projects for publication over the next few weeks, but I'll try to post as often as I can. Have a fabulous Sunday!

Here's the mail, it never fails...makes me want to wag my tail

When it comes I want to wail..........MAIL!!!!!!!!!

No I have not lost my marbles. Just singin a song. *grin*

I have gotten some happy mail over the last week or so, and thought I'd post it today!

This is a BRAK (birthday RAK) from Deb aka Crafty Turtle. She totally made my day with this gorgeous card! (My birthday is Christmas day, so you still have some shopping time left. lol)

I met Deb at the Arlington SCS Gathering in April and she is just the sweetest! Thanks, Deb!!

This awesome card is from Lila, who is my Design Team sista at Verve Visual. She also sent this awesome DCWV Rockstar bling...it totally made me smile! I'm hoarding it for something special though. ;) Isn't this card amazing?? I still can't figure out how she did it, but I love it!!!

Thanks so much, Lila! You're a superstar yourself!

This beauty is from Billie aka myboys on SCS. She sent me this and a totally cute reindeer stamp to say thanks for working on the ELFing project. What a sweetheart!! Thank you, Billie!!

And this last card is from my friend Denise aka Denidill. This card is JUST GORGEOUS!!!! You can't see it in the pic but the letters of the word "Snow" are all shimmery!

In other news, Carolyn aka Cammie tagged me, so I'll be back with some random things about myself later.

UPDATE ON MY MOM:

Mom came through surgery like a trooper. The doc said that there was definitely an infection, so he's glad they made the decision that they did. She feels so much better just having the infection out, and will probably be home on Sunday. Thanks so much for your continued thoughts & prayers. It means so much I just can't tell you!

I Heart My PSF's

For those of you who haven't heard the term PSF, it stands for Pretend Stamping Friends. I first heard it from Lauren (aka mytime), and thought it was a great way to describe it.

But let me just tell you, it seems like every time I'm down or having a bad day, I get happy mail and it cheers me right up! I got this GORGEOUS card on Monday from Mercy aka mkstampin74, and it totally made a yucky day way better! Isn't this pretty?? She sent it to me since I enabled, er I mean inspired her to buy this stamp set from Verve Visual. I just love what she did with it!

Mercy leaves the sweetest comments, and she always has an encouraging word to share. She's just a sweetheart! Take a minute to visit her blog, Lord Have Mercy. I also love to visit her blog cause she has the best music to listen to! I'll open it up and leave it open just to listen to the tunes. :D You ROCK, girlfriend.

Good news...the mondo Christmas card order is almost done...once I'm done I can play!! Can't wait, since I have tons of gifts to start on!

By the way, check out Jen's blog candy....she's giving away Verve Stamps!!!

I got ELF'ed!

I got a private message on Splitcoast the other day, explaining that I had been Elf'ed! I had seen this phrase in a few signature lines and had no idea what it was about, but then it happened to me! What fun! You can read all about it HERE.

Basically you nominate 2 people to send holiday cheer to in the form of goodies, yummies, etc. Whatever you want! It's totally anonymous, but after I got my stuff, I think I know who my Elfie is!! She knew JUST what I wanted!! An Elzybells stamp! And not just an Elzybells, but my favorite one!! I love this stamp!!!!! And I'm thrilled that Jody, oops, I mean Elfie was so sweet to send her to me! I also got these super cute snowflake brads and some gorgeous Art Glitter. Cannot wait to play with them!!

By a stroke of luck Splitcoast Featured Stamper challenge was posted last night when I was still up, so I thought I'd use my new stamp to create this card! This week's featured stamper is Shelly aka Papermoon04. I chose her Marshmallow Penguin card to CASE, so here's my version!

I've been playing with watercoloring again, so I'll have some more good stuff for you tomorrow. Have a fun Sunday!

Stamps: Elzybells, Verve Visual Wonderful Wishes
Paper: Basic Black, Papertrey White, Ruby Red, Websters Pages DP, River Rock
Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir, Versamark
Accessories: Silver EP, Primas, Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Offray Ribbon, Marvy Puffy Velvet Marker, Heat Gun, Prismacolor Markers, Stampin' Write Markers

YAY!! I did it!!

I finally got my stinkin acetate card to hold still long enough for me to snap a decent picture. Sorry it's not the best, but I am thinking I just got some cheap stuff and next time need some more sturdy acetate. Lesson learned. This was my very first time to stamp on acetate, and there's definitely a learning curve!

I stamped the snowflakes from my Verve Winter Wonder set in White Stazon. Slippery!

This image from Seasonal Circles lends itself so well for emboss resist. First I stamped it with Versamark on Pearlized White cardstock, and embossed it with Clear Detail EP. Then I stamped the greeting (from Winter Wonder) in Versamark, then in Palette Hybrid Noir, and then embossed with Black Detail EP. I love embossing these scripty greetings...it makes them sooo pretty! I then sponged the image with Groovy Guava, Close to Cocoa, and Chocolate Chip ink.

The diamonds are layered in the order I sponged, first Guava, then Cocoa, and then Chocolate Chip, then a white layer on the very back. I added some hardware on the main panel and tied this yummy May Arts ribbon around to finish it off.

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I also got an amazing RAK in the mail today!! Lookie!!

I have been OOGLING over Charmaine's ribbon (who hasn't!), and in my mail today was not only a gorgeous Charmaine original, but 3 rolls of ribbon!! How lucky am I???

Thanks so much, Charmaine, I love it!! That card is awesome...and so you. HUGS!

I'm going out of town this weekend!! This will be my last post until Monday, so don't miss me too much! And don't forget to check out Jen's Sketch for You to Try this weekend!

Stamps: Winter Wonder & Seasonal Circles (Verve Visual)
Paper: Acetate, Pearlized White, Groovy Guava, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Versamark, Palette Hybrid Noir, White Stazon, Groovy Guava, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, May Arts Ribbon, Clear Detail EP, Black Detail EP, Sponges

So Blessed!

I just wanted to share a couple RAKS that I've gotten lately...I feel so loved every time I get a card in the mail amongst the bills! I also wanted to take a second to shout out to all my "imaginary cyber space friends"...I really feel loved when I get an email asking if I'm feeling better or just saying hi! It's been a long time since I've had girlfriends, and yall are just awesome!

K, enough sap...on with the RAKS.

I got this AMAZING card from Julee a little while back, and inside was the most fabulous set of Purple Onion Designs stamps!!! What a sweetheart! I <3>

This cutie patootie card is from my girlfriend Christi, who I've just reconnected with from a long time ago. I love this card, and it's just executed amazingly! All her layers and lines are just perfect! Not to mention that it's pink, and the DP is awesome too!

This last one is from AJ, who was my lil Secret Sis last round. We've been great friends ever since, and she sent me this card, made with some stamps I sent her for her reveal pkg. She even sent me some images to play with...how sweet is that?! I love everything about this card...it just made me smile!

Just a reminder, there's still time to enter the Carpe Diem contest... I'll take entries until tomorrow night at midnight. I have to give my group some time for judging, so if all goes well, I will post winners on Monday!! I have received some AMAZING entries so far, and I can't wait to show them to you all!

Also, you have time to enter Julee's contest too...she's giving away 2 awesome prizes!!

I am HORRIBLY behind...

...on posting RAKS that I have received lately, and not so lately. So this post will be full of 'em! They all made my day, each and every one, and I am so thankful to have people thinking of me enough to send me a card! HUGS!!!

This cute froggy card is from Shannon Erskine of Hoppy Creations. It totally made me smile! Go visit her and say hi! I don't know if you can see in the photo, but there are sparkles all over this card, and her coloring is phenomenal! Thanks, Shannon!

The next one is from Colleen Schaan over at Distinctive Touches. I loooooove reading Colleen's blog, and she's such a talented stamper! This is a thank you card for letting her blog me...AS IF!!! I need to send HER a thank you!! Her doodling just fascinates me. Hugs, Colleen!



This card is from none other than the Ribbon Addict herself...Jody Morrow. Everything about this card is just perfect. I love it!!!! She sent this to me as a "gee thanks" for enabling her to buy some Rubber Romance stamps. Hugs, Jody!! P.S. They're coming out in ATC sizes very soon!!! I can't wait!!

This gorgeous beauty is from Natalie, who I did an image swap with on SCS. She sent this awesome card with her images...isn't that the sweetest?! I just love this set. Thanks so much, Natalie!

This awesome card is from Susan Weatherford (aka Susanstamper on SCS). I love the simplicity of this card, it just makes me smile. Susan was my lil sis during my very first round of the Divine Secret Sisters, and it was great getting to know her. Hugs, girlie!

See, there's more! I told you I was behind!!!

This awesome pink & green card from Christina Fischer (cmf1216) totally made a bad day good. I just love this card!!! And thanks, Christina, now I need All in a Row!! ;) I am lovin her paper pieced outfit...sooo cute.

Last but certainly not least, here are 2 cards that Julee sent me FOREVER ago. I cannot describe to you the little tiniest details that Julee puts into her cards that I just don't think of!!

She just amazes me.

So this is the end of the very first edition of "Who has sent Shannan a RAK that she hasn't acknowledged?" Hopefully the last... Thanks, you guys!