 Hey guys, how are you today? I have got some happy mail So I'm I have two happy mail packages from two different people I think the bottom one has an artist trading brush in it. Otherwise known as a ATV But let's open this one first. This one is from Lindy Lesser And she just told me today. Have you gotten the yet? I'm like, uh No, I didn't know you sent me anything Went to get to the mail today and there was no The only thing that was there was packages from people and places and things So let's get this opened A lot of goodies in here. I can see it already. Can you see that pull it all out? Well, there's one of the things she told me about all right and I am gonna sit down There is goodness in here. I can see it already. So the first thing she told me about was this purple pig this purple pig key chain that she had quite a few of them and Isn't it the cutest thing? It's a little purple pig. I love it. Oh He's cute I'm gonna I'm gonna I have a collection of little dangles and things that don't have bags to live on yet or There or that I'm not using at the moment so that I hang them when I'm not using them on a bag I put them on my bulletin board. So he's gonna put up go my bulletin board by my computer desk Here is some really fun tissue paper. Isn't that pretty? That's gonna be nice to use for collage love it some napkins Love them. What is that? It's a die-cut piece of cork From paper studio and it's in the shape of the United States That's pretty cool I like that get it back in there now. And of course, I know how my reading glasses on Cuz we know how would I put glasses on? All right, well, that's gonna be good enough and Painty paper So pretty some chipboard This one says beautiful There is this one says court dress and that says love these will be graded like grabbing glues and like some mixed media tags and things a dress and then grand time Really pretty ribbon pretty black and white ribbon There is looks like there's a lot a letter from Lindy. So I'll put that aside and read that off camera This is a pretty piece of tissue That's pretty cool Looks like ATC cards this really cool piece of an old tape measure, which is totally cool And a die-cut will put that over there live joyfully. Oh, I love that live joyfully She'd be my motto Some more more chipboard. Okay. So here's some ATC cards from her and Yes, so she not only signed the back of um, she put what she used. So this is neocolor 2 and ink tents heavy gel medium and gelatoes That's pretty cool And then what is this one? Gelatoes and texture paste they're like little experiments and this one is acrylic ink so fun and Then there is a bicycle paperclip That's totally cute. I love that some flash cards So I actually have a box of cards a drawer a little drawer of cards So I'll put those in there some she showed these papers on chat. We were on the other day They're actually scrapbooking papers, but wouldn't they be cool stencils? They're die-cut papers This one is butterflies and this one is a heart. Love it And this one that looks like the heart would punch out So you could use it just the heart the flowers of the heart or you could punch it out and use the heart shape So that would be cool. It says color resist paper on the post-it note So this is really cool color resist paper These are cool. So you spray it with inks or something or use watercolors on it And it'll only soak into like the matte parts. The shiny parts are going to stay white That's pretty cool. I actually don't have any of this paper. So that's pretty cool. Never stop dreaming. I'd love that Never stop dreaming. This one's pretty cool. Can you see the pattern on there? I don't know if you can see it There we go. I love it. Love it. Love it. Oh, there's one back here Keep sunshine in your soul today That's a good idea Some days it's easier said than done And there's some chipboard now, I know Cindy udder has got a few of us embossing our chipboard Or our die-cut wood and I know Lindy has been doing it So look at the ones that she did that she sent me aren't they pretty? So cool. So they're embossed on one side with embossing powders They are so pretty. I can't wait to use them and then it looks like she sent me some more un Embossed there's a few little pieces in here and there's a word Cherish in the background That's pretty cool There's a note in here, so let me pull the note out. So she says she's been collecting chipboard for years And So she's sharing some of her collection with me and she said my initials weren't included in the bag Which I just found Look at the sesame ripper. I Love that and there's that Starbucks coffee cup Well, that's a coffee cup Some really pretty leaves. I Love the elephant. I love the elephant a Doyle doily shape. These are cute, Lindy These are so cute This says wonderful a little bird oops a little bird some tags and These flowery shapes so cool Thank you so much, Lindy I am going to read your other note off camera and I appreciate and love all the bits and pieces that you sent me Thank you so so so much I always appreciate your pieces that you all sent me so I'm gonna put this over here so I can read it later now We have another box and this one is from Maradelle Abrams And she duck taped it closed Mary You duct tape the box close. Holy moly Trouble getting it open. She really didn't want it coming open. Oh Holy cow really closed my goodness Okay, the black tape cuts easier than a silver tape just FYI Silver tape is the strong stuff. That's gonna take me five minutes to get the box open. I think that's it maybe So there's a bunch of bubble wrap. Oh Look at this. Oh, how pretty so this is some paper that I know Mary made and Cindy got some also So so pretty this paper Fold it into like a pocket And inside of it is The artist trading brush that Mary sent me. Isn't that pretty? With a tag with a note on the back She signed it. I love it Mary. Oh It's gonna be wonderful to have in my collection And I love the paper. I'm gonna have to reuse that on something the paper is wonderful. Oh Look, there's a journal in here. Move the box out of my way There is a journal look at this journal you guys It's got a nice hardboard cover. It feels like an old book Look at the paper Don't you just want to do this? Oh, I'm gonna have to do some grab and gluing or something in here I do have an overabundance of large images and I think now I have a place to put them This is great Mary. Oh, I love it. Oh Thank you so much This is so cool. This is the kind of thing you just want to flip through and look at and the page some of the paper is just Really fun feels great. I Love the old calendar pages the textbook pages the deli paper Oh, I love the colors there I do not love those colors and this metallic is wonderful And this is a nice collection of pages that you can just you know cover up the whole thing if you wanted and other ones where you Could just use it as a background To do some grab and glue. Oh I love this And it doesn't have too many pages. So you wouldn't feel like you were working at it For eternity trying to get it filled. I've made some journals for myself to use and I think I've just put way too many pages in them I love the birds those birds are cute Okay, that just makes me want to know what the heck they're doing. Oh, they're working on conservation on some fabric That's pretty cool This is great Mary. Oh Wonderful and I love this this this paper here on the inside So cool. All right. Thank you so much Mary and Lindy both of you. I love everything you've sent I can't wait to use the bits and pieces in my work and hang my little pig by my desk All right, that's it for right now everybody If you would like to join one of my Facebook groups Support my channel by shopping in the Etsy shop or send me happy mail or something all the instructions and Addresses and all that stuff is in the description. So please check it out And don't forget the most important thing go out and have a great day Do something nice for yourself because you deserve it and I'll see you later. Bye guys