Photoshop actions...

I took the plunge and got myself Photoshop Elements 7.0. Here's my reasoning...if I have a great photo editing program, and an average camera, I can soup up my pictures and maybe won't have to spend my hard earned money on a big girl camera. I also have been learning about Photoshop actions. They take a raw picture and add the perfect color effects to really make a picture POP!
Here are a few pictures I "actioned-up"...
before:

after (using Color Pop action):

using soft black & white:

before:

using vintage action: (and my favorite so far)

before:

after using vibrant action:

So fun! So no big girl camera for me for now...don't you agree? Interested? Here's where I read all about the actions... and here's where you can get them. I am so anxious to play around with these more. Can i take your picture?