This is LOVE! https://imgur.com/a/Pe0Mj8j

u/KatDuq x 6 A wordy girl was rendered speechless. Stunned. Stupified. AGHAST at your terrific talent! And although the most commonly used definition of “aghast” is “filled with sudden fright or horror”, I mean “aghast” as in “struck with overwhelming shock or amazement”. You took my breath away with the most magnificent, majestic, seriously King Charles royal mail I have ever seen or received. Words will fail to describe what you did for me with this beaming beauty! Oddly, I received it just a few days ago - international mail typically finds me late (the birthday horoscope mail I actually received ages ago, but it was held hostage in some fabulously fun family drama that I just described in a meta post).

May as well thank you here for the lovely birthday horoscope card here - thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I was giddy to see how much you had written in this card. That takes a lot of love - how much you cared about enlightening me was so very evident! What was super cool is that your resource is so in-depth & didn’t churn out the generic birthday horoscope stuff I’ve seen in the past (because I find this topic super interesting). I really loved the insights & inspiration you gave me to accept multiple goals. Because I do find myself distracted by varying goals & you comforted me so much in explaining that it’s totally fine to have them all. Your card inspired me to embrace the crazy challenges in my life & to learn from them - you gave me a new sense of strength to cope with challenges - thank you so much!!! Thank you also for the precious parakeet birthday wishes mini card!!

BACK TO THE NEW LOVE OF MY PRETTY PAPER-OBSESSED LIFE ;)

So when I received this ethereal gift from a creative goddess, I had no idea what was in it but just the *envelope* was so pretty I had to go wash my hands LOL! And I had just washed them minutes prior. The soothing blue color of the envelope & the adorable happy mail themed washi tape gave me such a sense of calm & tranquility. And then when I opened it - I had no idea what to expect as I had forgotten about my request. But I totally FLIPPED over this otherworldly gift!!!! I hesitate to call it a “junk journal envelope” because it is so charmingly celestial & the absolute opposite of junk. So what do YOU call it, my fancy friend?

Everything about it is an absolutely amazing fancy feast for the eyes. And I was incredibly sad because of the drama I mentioned so I can’t even fully express what you did for me with your terrifically thoughtful gift on the day I received it. I have actually tinkered around with some informal junk journal creations at library classes (using manilla envelopes), but the merry **majestic*** (I have to use this word again, because it’s so royal & regal) magic you unleashed elevated the art journaling game to another level. As a mere amateur, I was so creatively inspired by you & your talent! I have so much to learn. And you taught me that aiming for elegance & class takes time, thought, & lots of reflection. I’m warning you in advance - my future mail to you will NOT be worthy of you hahaha but I’ll want to send some basic, humble sunshine your way asap! ;)

Everything about this sweetie just radiates fanciful flowers & sweet sunshine! It was incredible to me how even though I’ve never had the pleasure of speaking to you or meeting you, the core of your sugary essence came through with this one envelope. Your generosity, your thoughtfulness, your incredible kindness, your attention to detail, your infinite creativity, your intelligence/emotional IQ, your inquisitive & adventurous nature, your extraordinary elegance, exquisite tastes for the fabulously fancy n’ fine, what a glamorous creature you are, & your heavenly heart! Somehow, you even exuded compassion without knowing anything about me - does that even make sense? I can’t even articulate what this mail did for me as a beautiful balm to heal the silly worldly wounds of my heart.

When I opened the creation, I just stared at it for ages before basking in the hidden gems. Just looking at it made me feel so special. And I felt like it was too beautiful, too perfectly pretty to touch hahaha! I was floored by so many aspects of your charming craft architecture!!!! How you blended both the modern & the classic; your royal choice in soothing color schemes (the lilac, sea green, baby blue, classic white, varying shades of the prettiest pinks, etc. - WOW this is such a gorgeous color combo!!!); the lush lace; the wonderful word-riddled background paper; the perfect placement of the lovely scrapbooking paper dancing with so many creative elements on the cover; your flippin’ fancy taste in ephemera - everything was just WOW!!!! I find it hard to believe I will ever again see anything so fine & fancy in my life LOL! I also loved how you blended the use of so many nifty paper goodies like the classic stickers, modern stickers, gorgeous memo sheets & fun mini cards, travel boarding pass (OMG to-die-for cuuuuuute!!!), vintage ad ephemera, the luscious lilac bookmark with such an elegant look & texture, the *adorable* jam card, the fanciest paperclip ever - this floral delight - wow; the most gorgeous gift tags I have ever seen, & so much more! I was also filled with glee that with your awesome dictionary card, you taught me the coolest word I have learned in ages:

Tinselry (noun)[tin-sull-ree]

Definition: glittering or gaudy decoration

I was so excited to learn this cool new word!!! But then I was heartbroken that I couldn’t use this fun word to describe your creation. Because wow - this homemade honey glitters gorgeously - but it sure isn’t the other ‘g’ word from the definition, which I can’t even use in the same sentence with any reference to your creation hahaha! But I can’t wait to frou-frou up any conversation with this fun new word - thank you!!!

As I luxuriated in your creativity, I felt as if I was unpacking one glorious gift box after another! It was a truly delicious, delightful experience. You generated so much intrigue & wonder with your cheery charming creation! As I reveled in the joy I felt in the blessing of your awesome gift, all I could think is that I would LOVE to see your home hahaha - I can’t even begin to imagine how dreamy your place is, if this sweetie is this incredibly beautiful! And then I also wondered what words would do you & your love justice in a mere thank-you. All I can say is - thank you for gifting me your heart, hope, joy, comfort, creativity, compassion, warmth, wonder, luminous light, & love with your sublime gift. May the sunshine you’ve gifted me multiply a zillionfold & return to you. Wishing you happiness in all its forms, my kind friend.

XOXOXO