More Happy Mail...

Here is the goodies that I received from my CATS partner for April... Mimi. Such a beautiful card and tag set. Thank you Mimi!



Here are some goodies that I received from Michelle. She's such a sweetheart... always thinking of others. Thank you Michelle! What a great set of goodies to come home to!

More Wonderful RAKS...

Here are the last of my Christmas RAKS that I received. Thank you everyone for being so thoughtful, but most of all, for your friendship! I look forward to spending another great year with you! Happy New Year!


Thank you Michele!


Thank you Kris P.!


Thank you Denise & Jamee!


Thank you Mama!


Thank you Kristina!


Thank you Jacque!

Tags From Cami & More BRAKs...

Here are the wonderful tags & goodies that I received from Cami for the Nov/Dec. tag swap. Thank you so much Cami! I love how you decorated the tin. The tags are so beautiful that I don't want to use them... lol! Maybe I'll hang them on my tree instead...



These beautiful earrings are a gift handcrafted by Creative Grammie! Thank you so much for such a thoughtful birthday gift! It was great seeing you at the Holiday Stamp Camp!



This wonderful bunch of goodies is from Jenny! Thank you so much for this great BRAK! What a wonderful surprise!

Some Halloween Raks & Another Blog Candy Win...

Joni gave me this cute little owl bookmark along with a Halloween notepad... thank you Joni!



I received this cute HK tin filled with cookies from Beth... thank you Beth!



I received this adorable box filled with all these goodies from Michelle... thank you Michelle!



Look at the bunch of goodies that I got from Michele... thank you Michele!



Here is the blog candy that I won from Kris.

Halloween Box From Grammie...

I had the chance to meet up with Creative Grammie this weekend to drop off some goodies that she ordered from me. She was sweet enough to give my girls and I this festive little box full of candy! Thank you Grammie for the adorable Halloween treat! She is just one of the many wonderful ladies that I have met through this world of blogging!

Happy Mother's Day...

I just wanted to share this beautiful card that I received in the mail yesterday from Shirley for Mother's Day! It was such a great surprise. Thank you Shirley for thinking of me!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you out there! Enjoy your special day! You deserve it!

Easter RAKS...

This post is definitely long overdue, but I wanted to thank all these wonderful people for these Easter RAKS that I received.

This beautiful PM card and flowers was given to me by Shirley. I just love looking at this card each day as it reminds me of all the wonderful people that I have met through my blog! Plus, I love the PM image cause I'm a collector of PM figurines too!



This cute little bag was created by Michele. It is so funny to receive this bag of goodies because I made her a similar bag for Easter too. What can I say, great minds think alike, huh?



This cute basket was made by the one and only Mama! I was so lucky to finally meet her in person. Of course she caught me crafting while waiting for my oldest to finish karate. Hey, when you have 4 kids, you need to squeeze in crafting whenever you get the chance...LOL! Mama, I feel like I've known you forever!



This Sweet Pea basket was created by Kristina. She was my daughter's summer school teacher last year and DD2 became very attached to her even though she only had her as a teacher for a few weeks. So every occassion, my DD2 asks me to make a little treat for her to show her appreciation.



This HK bookmarker and images came from Joni. She's another great teacher up at DD2's school and I am so blessed to have become great friends with her and her family.



Here's another basket that I received in the mail from Joni H. This basket isn't that big, but you should see all the goodies she stuffed into it! Thanks Joni! It was such a great surprise!



These HK goodies was given to me from Beth... another great teacher at DD2's school. Yes, they definitely have a great bunch of teachers up at the school. That's why I decided to volunteer my time next year to Chair the Teacher Appreciation Committee! I know, what was I thinking, huh? Well, the way I figure it is if the teachers & staff go above and beyond their duties to make sure that our children get the best education they deserve, then I'm sure I can squeeze a bit of time out of my busy schedule to show our appreciation for them.

Thanks for sticking with me through this long post and all my ramblings... Happy Tuesday!

Wonderful RAKS...

This RAK was given to me at our recent Stamp Camp. It was created by Beth. Thank you Beth!



This is the inside of the tin that Michelle made for me. I was just thinking about what I could make with the tins I have... now I know what to make!



This is the outside of the tin. Thanks again Michelle!



I received this RAK in the mail the other day and boy was I surprised! Jenny had sent this over to me as a thank you for winning my blog candy. Thank you Jenny! The chex mix was delicious!

Valentine's Goodies...

Michelle decorated this little box with HK to put some vday goodies in for me.



Here are the goodies that I received from Michelle. Thanks Michelle!



This vday rak is from Beth. I especially love the HK bag! Thanks Beth!



These goodies are from Michele. Look at the cute little box she created! Thanks Michele!



Joni made this cutie! Great packaging idea and I love the goodies that were inside too! Thanks Joni!



Look at all the goodies from 1LuvnMama! Love the little desk set... and look a punch! Thanks Mama!

Thank you to everyone for the sweet RAKS and for all the valentine's wishes. Hope everyone enjoyed their special day!

RAK From 1LuvnMama...

Yay! I was one of the lucky recipients of 1LuvnMama's adorable notepad and matching card set! The funny thing is that I received it the same day she received the Panda punch art address book that I sent! It was a total surprise, but so worth it since I was having a rough day. It sure brought smiles to my face. My hubby was cracking himself up when he brought in the mail. As he handed it over to me he said "To Sweet As A Gumdrop; From 1LuvnMama!" Yes, he has a weird sense of humor... but I guess I love him anyways.

The Last of the Christmas RAKS...

Look at all these Christmas goodies that I received from Kris. She had all of this stuffed into that little pink bag. Thank you Kris for being so thoughtful! Please visit her blog to see more of her creations.



These are the goodies that I received from Beth. You can't see it that well in the picture, but she gave me a roll of HK ribbon! I can't wait to use it! And look at the HK that she created with the Sweet Treat cups. Thank you Beth!

More Christmas RAKS...

Look at what I received from 1LuvnMama! Isn't this the cutest? It will surely come in handy. Please don't forget to check out her blog. She has some great stuff to share and will definitely inspire you! Thanks again 1LuvnMama!



This is the box of goodies that I received from Michelle. Look at how much goodies could fit into this little box! I just need to get me one of these dies. Just think of all the possibilities! Please check out Michelle's blog to see more of her creations!



This is a picture of the outside of the box. I know, I should have put this picture first... but I guess I'm just a little backwards. Anyways, thanks for stopping by...

Christmas RAKS...

This is the Christmas surprise that I received from Shirley. Inside is a long notepad. I love the image she put on the cover. And look at the little tree charm she gave me too! It is so cute. She is very talented so please hop over to her blog and check out her creations. Thank you Shirley for my goodies!



This is something that Michele made for me this Christmas. I love the box and all the details on the outside. Please check out her blog to see more of her cute projects.



This is what was inside the box. Thank you Michele for the goodies... can't wait to use them! I have more RAKS to share with you over the next couple of days. Hope you all had a good Christmas.

Another BRAK & Thank You Card...

This BRAK was given to me by my good friend Joni. She knew that I didn't own any copic markers so she decided to get me some as a belated birthday gift. I can proudly say that I am now addicted to them. Thanks Joni!



This is the thank you card that I made for Joni to thank her for my birthday goodies. I just had to use those markers...

Holiday Get Together...

This past weekend was our holiday get together at Jacque's for our Pacific Stampers Group. There were lots of laughs, good food, and fun games that night. This is the handmade grab bag that I got. It was made with the My Digital Studio!



These are the goodies that I received from my talented fellow stampers! Hope everyone had a great weekend. It was another busy weekend for me and I wanted to post these yesterday, but I was just too tired! Have a great week!

RAKS From Denise's Craft Gathering...

Yesterday was our fun-filled craft gathering over at Denise's house. It was so much fun getting to know everyone and being that this was the first time meeting most of them, they made me feel so comfortable... kind of like seeing long, lost friends! I'm glad they enjoyed their make 'n take project that I did and Jenny also did a great make 'n take using embossing paste. Now I think we all need to go out and buy some of that paste... LOL! Sorry, I don't have a picture of the finished card that Jenny had us make (or should I say that Taelyn made for me... hehehe). I still need to put it together, but maybe someone will post a picture of their finished card.



This was in the grab bag that I pulled. Isn't it so fitting to get a punch? I know I will definitely put it to good use. Thank you to whoever brought this grab bag!



And these are all the goodies that I came home with! These ladies are so generous and CREATIVE! I have so much ideas floating in my head right now, I just don't know where to start! Thanks again ladies... looking forward to our next craft gathering!