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user6937
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Last Online: December 23, 2024
Birthday: June 5
Country: Canada
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Two things I ask of my partners:

Please try not to send me pink. I never have liked it. I like BRIGHT over pastel any day! So, FUCHSIA would work 🤗!

I'm also not a fan of glitter in any form; please don't use glittery stuff on your art if sending to me; thanks very much 🥰!


December 20/24
I went back to my surgeon on Dec 17 because I was experiencing quite a bit of pain. After an ex-ray, it shows there's fracture just under where the replacement was put. I'm on crutches and can only place 'feather' weight on my right leg for 4 weeks at which time I'll have another x-ray done. If it hasn't healed by then, I'll have to have a full replacement done! I'm not happy.

November 5/24
My right knee will have a partial replacement done on the 19th of this month. I'm not worried about this one, since I recovered so well with the first one in April. Cross your fingers that this one does that well, too!

October 22/24
I can't believe I haven't mentioned KD Lang - nobody better than this Alberta gal! Check out YouTube video's with her singing with Roy Orbinson and Mellisa Ethridge and see how, even with her powerful voice, she can harmonize so eloquently.

August 4/24
Just a couple I love to watch dance

June 12/24
I really enjoy watching Music, Travel, Love - two wonderful Canadian singers who travel to beautiful parts of the world, sometimes singing with people from that country. This song was sung in my province :)

July 26/24 - I just found out they're triplets with an older brother! All of them sing :)

Jan 12/24
I love this idea for storing embellishments and whatever you've "lost" in your drawers and bins!

March 3/23
Hi, my name is Sandra and I live in Calgary, Alberta.

My profile is updated whenever I add something to it. The list of map postcards are updated every time I get a new one that isn't in my collection. Same for the coins and shaped paperclips.

Sept 2/22
I've complained to my American friends, when mail is late, that the "invisible line" that separates our countries seems to make it impossible for mail to cross. Well, it's NOT an invisible line after all.

See this article

It's VERY visible, lol.


June 30/22
I can't believe that I FINALLY understand what a junk journal is - I love doing collage and stumbled across this video by Margarete Miller showing how to start one. She's the artist who's helped teach me how to collage better.


James Blunt makes me emotional.


After the horrible discoveries of over 5000 bodies (and climbing) at Native residential schools across Canada, I recommend reading a book by former Chief Bev Sellars called "They Called Me Number One". It's about three generations of a family who were forced to attend a residential school and how it affected them and their families. It's a real eye opener, and is relevant for many countries.


This is a video of a wonderful cat we had, and a funny surprise my daughters discovered one night!


I get a newsletter from a website that sends me very interesting & informative things. See if you like it.


"I am just a tiny person but there is a place for me, and for everybody, to sit down on this earth and touch it and call it their own."
- from a book called The No. I Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith


COLLECTIONS

COINS

I've always had a love of foreign (to me) coins and banknotes, so would love it if you could help me increase my collection.

When sending me coins, please let me know what they're called in their country - as much as I'm appreciative in getting them, I'm not very knowledgeable with what the currency / name is.

Whenever we go on vacation, I try to find pressed pennies. If you have extra's you don't want, they'd be loved. Again, please let me know where they came from.

Trades would be a welcome option!

UPDATED every time I get a new coin

US Quarters (state&park):

AL (1&0), AK, (1&2), AZ (3&0), AR (0&1), CA (1&0), CO (1&1), CT (2&0), DE (1&0), FL (0&2), GA (3&0), HI (0&2), ID (0&2), IL (0&2), IN (0&2), IA (1&1), KS (1&0), KY (1&2), LA (1&0), ME (1&0), MD (1&0), MA (2&0), MI (1&0), MN (0&1), MS (0&0), MO (0&0), MT (0&0), NE (2&0), NV (2&0), NH (3&1), NJ (0&1), NM (2&0), NY (1), NC (3&2), ND (2&1), OH (0&0), OK (0&1), OR (2&0), PA (1&0), RI (3&0), SC (0&0), SD (1&0), TN (1&1), TX (2&2), UT (1&2), VT (1&0), VA (2&1), WA (0&1), WV (1&1), WI (1&0) WY (1&0)

Northern Mariana Islands - (1&1)
American Samoan Fruit Bat (2)
District of Columbia with Duke Ellington (1)
District of Columbia with Frederick Douglas (1)

Others:

The Drummer Boy (2)
Sacawajwea gold $1 coins (2)
Maya Angelou (1)

Updated each time I get a new coin

Canadian quarters all are 1867-1992, except AB which all are 1905-2005 coins (I have an 1867-1992 one now - thanks, Nitisha!) & one of the SK ones which is also 1905-2005:

BC (1), AB (5), SK (5), MB (1), ON (1), QC (3), NB (2), NS (1), PEI (1), NL (1), YK (2), NWT (1). Nunuvut (NU) didn't become a Territory until 1999.

Would LOVE to get the 2012 dinosaur quarters I just found out about - they glow in the dark!

I just found a little book (Coins of the World); out of the 20 spaces to be filled, only 8 are. I need:

Algeria: 5 centimes
Bahamas: 1 cent
Belgium: 50 centimes
Bulgaria: 1 Stotinka
Colombia: 1 centavo (have)
Cyprus: 3 mils
Czechoslovakia: 3 halere (have)
East Germany: 1 pfennig (have)
Equador: 10 centavos
Ghana: 1 pesewa (have)
Great Britain: 1 new penny
Guatamala: 1 centavo (have)
India: 1 paisa (have)
Israel: 1 agora
Laos: 20 centimes
Spain: 50 centimes
Switzerland: 1 centime (have)
Turkey: 1 kurus (have)
West Germany: 2 Pfennig
Yugoslavia: 1 dinar

Can anyone help me fill it up?


MAP POSTCARDS

On January 2017, I made a list of the map cards I have. The list is updated whenever I get a new map card.

The number beside the country/place is the number of pc's I have of different mapcards; duplicates aren't indicated (but are loved), nor are partial scenes of a particular place (except the Florida Keys).

World (8), North America (2), South America (1)

Canada (8): British Columbia (10), Alberta (4), Saskatchewan (3), Manitoba (1), Ontario (4), Quebec (2), New Brunswick (2), Prince Edward Island (4), Nova Scotia (3), Newfoundland (0), Labrador (0), the Atlantic Provinces (1), the Atlantic Provinces (1 w/o Labrador)

Territories: Yukon (0), Northwest Territories (0), Nunavut (0).

United States (9): Alabama (3), Alaska (12), Arizona (8), Arkansas (2), California (10), Colorado (5), Connecticut (4), Delaware (4), Florida (7), Florida Keys (2), Georgia (4), Hawaii (5), Idaho (5) Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (5), Maine (2), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (4 & 5 of the Capes), Michigan (8), Minnesota (7), Mississippi (4), Missouri (11), Montana (5), Nebraska (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire (3), New Jersey (3), New Mexico (3), New York (4), North Carolina (6), North Dakota (1), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (4), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (8), Utah (3), Vermont (1), Virginia (3), Washington (6), West Virginia (6), Wisconsin (7), Wyoming (6), (Territories): Guam (0), Puerto Rico (0), Virgin Islands (1)

Australia (7)

New Zealand: (18) North Island - Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay, Bay of Plenty, Coromandel Peninsula, Wellington & Kapiti Coast, Waikato, Auckland,

South Island - The "Top of the South", Canterbury, Southern Scene

I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL TO GET THE MISSING PC'S TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION OF NEW ZEALAND (printed by The New Zealand Souvenir Company) & AUSTRALIA

UK: I have a lot of "parts" of places in England - have a couple of Scotland, a few of Ireland and a couple of Great Britain.

Mexico (0)

Central America (0): Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

South America (1): Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil (1), Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile

Europe (4): Austria (0), Belarus (0), Belgium (1), Czech Republic (2), Denmark (1), Finland (5), France (4), Germany (4), Greece (0), Holland (5), Italy (1), Norway (0), Poland (0), Portugal (1), Romania (2), Spain (1), Switzerland (2), Sweden (0), Ukraine (0)

I'd love to have a postcard from each individual province/state in any European country that has them!

Others: Iceland (1), Greenland (1), Turkey, Africa (1 of the continent, one of S. Africa), India, China, Malaysia (1), Japan (1), Russia (3), Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica (1), etc etc etc.

I have Bermuda, Tortola, and two of the Caribbean Sea. I have one of the West Indies.

Postcards I've never heard of, and would love to know more about:

•Anderson Design Group
•Art of Instruction
•Belle and Boo (have 1)
•Blue Cats
•Boo and Stu (have 1)
•Cavellini (have 1)
•Flags of the World
•IKEA
•Inga Palster
•Inge Look (have 1)
•Kaj Stenvall
•Ken Brown
•Lou Paper
•Moomin
•Spirit of the Dog
•Writerie

Ones I know about, and love to get:

•Alice in Wonderland
•Anne Taintor
•Charley Harper
•Coca Cola
•Edward Gorey
•Harry Potter
•Jetoy •Lantern Press
•Maxicard
•Naughty Little People (LOVE)
•New Yorker •Norman Rockwell •Picatso •Route 66 •Vanity Fair
•Pantone

More postcard likes are down below (I like to receive my postcards blank and in an envelope - not written on).


SHAPED PAPERCLIPS August 20/20 - I received an order of shaped paper clips today, and organized them with the others I have. I thought I'd keep track of them here.

I keep this list updated as I get more.

  1. HUMANOID: head (2), body (1), heart (7), foot (5), hand (2), moustache (1), breast cancer ribbon (1), conversation bubble (2), eyeglasses (1)

  2. PETS: dog (11), bones (5), cat (17)

  3. FARM: horse (3), pig (6), rabbit (5), goat (1), yak (1), mouse (2), spider (1)

  4. ANIMAL (LAND): stag (3), deer (1), elephant (2), giraffe (2), hedgehog (1), bear (7), rabbit (1), mountain (1), sloth (1)

  5. ANIMAL (WATER): alligator (5), turtle/tortoise (13), dolphin (10), fish (4), whale (5), manta ray (3), shell (1), seahorse (3)

  6. ANIMAL (WINGS): penguin (3), swan (1), butterfly (5), owl (1), bat (1), bird (2), flamingo (7)

  7. FANTASY: yeti (3), dinosaur (11), mermaid (4)

  8. SEA & SKY: anchor (1), airplane (10), planet (11), astronaut (1), rocket (1), spaceship (1)

  9. FOOD: apple (4), pineapple (6), lemon (1), pear (2), cherry (2), grapes (1), strawberry (3), peach (1), blueberry (1), carrot (1), peas (1), ice cream (9), banana (1), cupcake (1)

  10. PLANTS: flowers (15), cactus (2), leaf (1), shamrock (1), tree (1)

  11. HOUSEHOLD: light bulbs (23), envelope (15), coffee mug (3), camera (2), telephone (1), wine goblet (2), clothes hanger (1), clipboard (1), jewel (2), key (2), present (1)

  12. TO WEAR: bow (1), witch's hat (1), dress (1)

  13. MUSICAL: notes (3), guitar (2)

  14. SHAPES: star (4), circle (9), square (11), triangle (2), arrows (12), Xmas tree (15)

15: NUMBERS: 0-9

16: WORDS: cafe

17: XMAS: Xmas tree (15), bell (1)

18: HABITATS: Pagoda (1)


Ongoing:

Please be patient with mail! Even between Canada and the States, mail can take over a month. I had one swap take 39 days to get to me from the States, and now a swap of mine took 40 days to get to my partner there - the same day I resent (naturally).

UPDATE: Apr 17/21 - the longest for a swap from me to the States has been almost 2 months (from Feb 7 to Apr 4) - she got two swaps the same day! The second one was sent Mar 8/21.

Just recently, I received a swap from New Zealand that took 4 months to get here - her resend only took a month! This, of course, is because of COVID.

We need to be patient.


2016 The updates on my profile show both the date AND year, which is a bonus everybody likes. Wish everyone would do this.

Please - update your profile, especially if you join profile-based swaps. I sometimes wonder - are you/your husband/kids still sick? Have you moved? How's the new job going? etc etc. :)

Most of the statements on my profile are from the early days of SB (November 29, 2008), which many SB'ers will know.

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Fave Books/Music

Books:

November 4/22 In late January or early February, I started keeping a list of the books I've read (or didn't read because I just couldn't finish it).

I'm on 240 now.

Nov 5/24: I'm up to 512 books now :)

Music: Try radiogarden.com! You can listen to music from all over the world.

I love the blues and, what I think is called, "alternative" music. I like rock, easy listening, and swing (think "In the Mood" by Glen Miller), too - I listen to a station you can log onto on the web: CKUA.com (Friday nights from 9 pm and Saturday from 3-5 pm they play the blues - Sunday AM they play swing). But, the station plays everything, and it's listener sponsored, so you don't hear ads. I hear music played by people I've never heard of and I LOVE (most of) their styles. Try it out.

I don't like classical, jazz or rap, so I do have to change the station sometimes :).

Favorite Movies

I don't see a lot of movies anymore. I did when I was younger - living on an Air Force base in Germany, I went to a movie every Saturday with my 25 cent allowance. A movie (15 cents) and a bag of fries (10 cents) is what that bought.

I watch a few on my laptop now. I have Amazon Prime and I'm a Geek Squad member, so I get a free movie from them once a month.

Favorite Television

I don't watch TV anymore, except Netflix.

2024:

Haven't had Netflix for about a year now.

I found Northern Exposure again (from the 80's) on APTN. I watch it each weekday.

Favorite Crafts

Scrapbooking ruled once upon a time (I actually finished an album), but because card-making is so fast, I finish them more often than any of the albums I dream of having someday (there's no way I can give anybody a "store bought" card anymore)!

Since discovering Swap-bot Nov/08, ATCs rule these days! I spend so much time making these little gems, that everything else has been put on the back burner!

2022

I love Collage and host a Collaged Index Card in the Skinny Swappers group. Come and join us!

2018 - ATCs, APCs and postcard making is what I mainly do now. Mixed media and collage is awesome!

2024 - saw my great nephew a couple of days ago. He's 25 now and was 10 when we took him on a road trip; when we saw him he mentioned how it's one of his great memories. It WAS a great trip.

About Me

My first swap: X~Mas Card Swap International Nov 29/08 - there was over 400 people who signed up, with about 15 people who never sent.

I think I joined SB before this date (is that why I'm an "original member"?), but was banned from a recipe swap, because my profile wasn't long enough (HA, that changed, didn't it)!

I shrugged my shoulders and forgot all about SB; then I found it again! Haven't looked back.

Personal stuff:

I met my husband in 1992 and we married exactly 5 years later. We have a few children between us, all of them grown now.

I'm a camper - my husband and I have an acre sized campsite about an hour and a half away from the city and visit it every weekend if the weather allows. My parents had a place there before us, and that's where we got married.

I would love to have an acreage. Have always dreamed of living on a farm.

I'm an Air Force brat, so travel is in my blood - plan to see more of this planet. When we lived in Germany, mom and dad took us camping all over Europe - lucky us. When I was in Germany a few years back, I understood just how brave my folks were - they didn't speak German, but they took us camping everywhere we could go. They were social people and made friends with the ones who spoke English.

Have always had an interest in photography, but don't apply myself.

July 5, 2011 - last day of my "real" job. Husband retired 2013 and we're content to putter around at home, or the campsite. How did we find the time to do things when we worked??

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Likes & Dislikes

LIKES:

I like bright colours - red, yellow, and the different kinds of blue there are.

I like having little kids around, teaching them to cook or do crafts - expand their world. With babies, the first thing I do is have them touch something - usually a plant.

Love the vintage look; things that are old. Things from old books, old tickets, pictures. I like sorcerer pics, dark, mystical visions. Love the steampunk look!

The following likes could be for anything to do with rub-ons, stamps, die-cuts, etc.

I like: faux stitching, doodles, trees, wild animals & bugs, birds, ocean stuff, travel, nature, ducks (the real ones, not the rubber ducky ones), horses, grass, lighthouses, fairies, mushrooms, dinosaurs. dragons, pin-ups, tasteful nudes. I'd love to get some decent punch-outs or die-cuts - unusual ones, not hearts and squares (who doesn't have those?)

If somebody wants to trade some punch-outs or die-cuts with me I have a cool carousal (horse) punch, and others (wings) - I can send a list of what I have. Just pm me.

Feb 25/17 - Since this was written, I have a ton more die-cuts to share!

I like pictures that could be incorporated into an ATC - kind of off the wall, or macabre, quirky, not cutsey. Dragons, mermaids, Boris type art.

I like Native art, and masks.

I'd really like it if you wrote a bit about what you're sending me - why you like it and what you'd like me to know about it. Or even just something about yourself!

I don't wear jewellry, but I'd like to get "parts" that I could use - I'm getting into Steampunk art.

I love "Classic 45" scrapbooking paper, Zetti, the grunge look, Tim Holtz.

If you're from another country, I'd love it if you'd send me a coin or two from where you live. I've started to collect all the specialty quarters that I've just learned about on our trip to Florida this year (Apr/18)! Or a postcard (especially a map card), or a postage stamp (used is fine), or anything else different from what I'm used to seeing here.

DISLIKES:

PINK == though I don't mind fuchsia. I don't care for pastel colours. I still remember, as a child, my bedroom walls painted a pale green! So, bright colours, please.

Disney, cutsie, lots of small anything, pet things, stuff for kids (mine are grown), wedding items, stickers with sayings on them, religious themes. Crayon drawings of "cute" things. I'm way too old to appreciate them - I'll give them to the young folk in the family :)

I don't need stickers - don't use the ones I have, so please don't send any. I don't like too much glitter, but I use Wink of Stella. I don't like stickers on the art you send me. Unless it's so nice, you can hardly tell it's a sticker! You know what I mean.

If you're sending me a recipe (food or drink), I don't like coffee, coconut, tequila or scotch. I'm not an adventurous person with many types of seafood (oysters, sardines & mussels), though I like fish and prawns (large shrimp).

POSTCARDS

November 4/13

PREFERENCES:

Store bought pc's: I'd like mine sent blank/unwritten on, in an envelope, if it's allowed in the swap (or even if it isn't).

I don't join many "naked and stamped" postcard swaps - I like blanks ones so I can send them on when needed (themed swaps, more than one in an envelope, etc). I also keep many, just because I like them so much.

If you sent the following, you'll be just fine:

map cards, map cards, map cards!! If you have any Canadian map cards, I'd love them. Please take a look at the list of map postcards I have but, again, I don't mind duplicates because I like to join map postcard swaps!

steampunk, retro ads, nudes, naughty, fairies, dinosaurs, sci-fi, fantasy, monsters, old comics, movie posters, some movie stars, space (stars), water (rivers, waterfalls, lakes, ocean - I love water), lighthouses, tropical (palm trees, beaches), ships (rocket, sailing, etc), muscle cars (I used to have a 1972 Challenger - I rue the day I sold it), aboriginal scenes/portraits (from any country), art, bright and colourful (NO PINK or PASTEL for me).

I don't care for touristy postcards (but LOVE map cards). I don't care for reconnoissance art, but I do love Toulouse Lautrec art.

No kittens, puppies or cute things, unless it's a human baby. I do like horses. Not crazy about vintage postcards, unless it's something to do with the above likes. I don't like them just because they're old. I was sent a vintage pc of a Hula dancer - that was fine. Hawaii is a place I've been to and loved.

Handmade postcards: please (if you can), keep them 4 x 6" so they'll fit (10 x 15 cm) in my storage place. These can be sent naked OR in an envelope.

Wishlist:

Blister powder or other type that you add water to and the colours are brilliant
Art By Marlene stamped images, die-cuts, stencils, etc.
Canadian map postcards
shaped paperclips
foreign money (bills / coins)
pressed pennies
US specialty quarters
magazines I'd love (no matter how old): Art Doll Quarterly; Cloth, Paper, Scissors; Stampington & Co.; and, mags like that
1 1/4 in circle punch
word dies or die-cuts
gnome dies or die-cuts
envelopes that a postcard will fit into (4.5 x 6.5" at least)
plastic sleeves for handmade cards or postcards
unused low denomination CDN postage stamps (3 cents, 6 cents)
Posca paint markers
bat die(s) or die-cuts
Silhouette spatula
cigar bands (or wrappers)
numbers (smallish)
Braille paper

RATING

December 11, 2016

I always rate and I don't flake. If I ever do, I'll take this statement off.

Because, why would I want to earn that 3, or (shudder) 1?

If you get my swap, I'd appreciate a rating. If you didn't, please let me know so I can fix the problem. After a month or so, I will pm if I haven't been rated to see if my item made it to your house.

Postal workers in Canada don't work on weekends, so if the send date is a Saturday/Sunday, they won't be postmarked until Monday. I try to have it done before the w/e in those cases. I always give extra time for things - especially overseas, before rating (and will check before giving a 1 or 3). Even crossing the Canada/US border seems to take forever sometimes. See the top of my profile!

I will sometimes put something in the closest mailbox on a w/e, and hit "sent" that day, but it won't be picked up until the next p/u day. I don't worry about it, if it isn't due. If it's DUE to go out that day, I take it to the post office, so the stamp will have the correct date on it.

I don't automatically give a heart because of extra's. Except for postcard swaps - if you've given me an extra one, from my profile likes, on top of sending me great cards, then why wouldn't you deserve a heart? I always send an extra postcard, and hope my partner does, too.

If something makes me say "wow", you'll get a heart. Even if it has pink in it, you might still get a heart, but you'll know it's your art that got it for you. Hope you'll do the same for me.

November 4/22

I appreciate getting a heart as much as anyone - when you give me one, I hope you love what I've sent.

THINGS FOR ME (and you, if you want):

Hosting Help

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Ratings

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Comment: Thank you for the lovely kitty card and going above and beyond with the owl card, too!
Response: Yay - they got through to the border before the strike happened! I'm so happy you got them, and you like them - thanks for the nice rating 😍
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Comment: Thanks so much!
Response: Very generous, Kristy, thank you!
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Comment: Great atc, thank you!
Response: Glad you like it - thanks for the ❤️!
WoodlandBanshee rated for SS: Collage with prompts #4 on Nov 12, 2024
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Comment: THe many prompts was a good challenge I enjoyed, but fewer will be good too. Thanks for hosting. Great collage
Response: Thanks very much - the next time will have more options :)
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Comment: Thank you so much for the pretty coins. I received them Friday. I love the village one and the snow arrived just fine. I do enjoy your letters. Someday I might get back into writing again. I used to have 30+ pals from all over the world. Thank you again.
Response: So happy you like them - thanks for the ❤️; I'd love to get a letter from you!
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Comment: Thanks for the great map pcs - needed all but 1!
Response: Perfect - isn't that wonderful when it happens? Thanks for the ❤️!
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Comment: You did a perfect interpretation of the theme! The note card is beautiful. By all means, have your other knee done. I had both of mine done 7 years apart & it was the best thing I ever did. Thanks for joining!
Response: I'm so glad I understood the meaning of the swap - and thank you for your advice; I think I'll be happy to have it all done, too. Appreciate the ❤️!
ktk8 rated for MAS Tic-Tac-Toe October 2024 on Nov 7, 2024
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Comment: SWAP ARRIVED along with the R A I N which was much needed,,,,,, I LOVE BEES I think I sent you one also,,,, very nice ATC many hearts and hugs and thanks.....
Response: I sent my other partner a bee, too, but I loved yours better - you can see both on my Flickr page! Thanks so much for the great comment and rating :)
watercolorgirl rated for ATC E&T - Tic Tac Toe! on Nov 4, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderful ATC, Yes, I think we should do more fun swaps like this. Gets our brains working.
Response: I love them, too - thanks for signing up and for the encouragement to keep hosting them!
CrystalZ rated for CDN Swappers: Destash Box on Nov 2, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the wonderful box of your destash goodies! I am looking forward to making use of all the different stamps, embossing folders, and different ephemera pieces. The markers are for sure going to come in handy as I was actually looking at picking up some for myself :) And the homemade jam?! Was that one you made this year?
Response: So happy you're happy! It was fun to go through things and trying to decide which ones you'd like. How'd your mom like her little surprise? Yes, I made the jelly this year; had a bit of it myself today! Sent you the letter just now :)
WoodlandBanshee rated for CO: Surreal Collage #12 on Oct 22, 2024
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Comment: I love this scene with the inquisitive mole rat and the lemon sun. I am enjoying this exploration of collage and pages like this can really inspire! I appreciate your tidbits about the creatures on the page! Take care
Response: Nat. Geo. mags are the best - thanks for your nice comment and rating!
WoodlandBanshee rated for CDN Swappers: Surreal Art on Oct 22, 2024
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Comment: Oh the orca! THanks for your time making this. Take care
Response: It was a fun one to do, thanks for the heart rating 😊
CrystalZ rated for CDN Swappers: Postcard Destash #7 on Oct 19, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for all the great postcards and of course your letter too....I always look forward to the letter! When I work on the bird postcard I will definitely send you over a copy of it. I haven't done any travelling internationally, other than to Washington state, so it is great to hear about the places you have travelled :)
Response: I'm so glad you like what I sent you, and that you enjoy the letters I send. Thanks for the great comment and ❤️ rating.
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful altered playing cards! I always enjoy receiving your swaps and notes!
Response: So happy to hear from you, and thank you so much!
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Comment: I received your cards yesterday. They are wonderful. I like the snow and will see if I can find some. Thank you for your nice letter. I hope you had a good time at your sisters
Response: If you find the snow, and have it for a long time, it can dry up a bit - just add some water and give it a stir. Thanks for the heart rating!
kendall rated for CO: Surreal Collage #11 on Oct 9, 2024
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Comment: I got your collage today. The postal service really is snail mail. I really like your collage. The polar bears were a nice surprise. Your card is lovely, and your collage will happily go into my collection. And your letter was great. Thank you for all.
Response: It was one of my favourite ones I've made, so I'm happy it's there and you like it. Thanks for the ❤️ rating 😘 !
Poohtat rated for 4 Weird PC's #12 on Oct 8, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the weird postcards. The woman postcards made me giggle. I loved your letter. Felt like we were just chatting. 😊 Enjoy your perennials. We have raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. I just ordered some Hens and Chicks as my outside ones were dug up by squirrels when I was in the rehab facility recovering from my accident. Happy swapping
Response: Happy you liked the cards I sent, along with our "chat", lol. Nice selection of berries! Wow, the squirrels did that? I've never had a problem (knock on wood). 🐿
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Comment: Thank you for the great cards! Those were the same challenges I chose too! I love that you happened to have the Art by Marlene Dies. They are so fun! I just got that Antiquarian sticker book this weekend at a book sale for super cheap! Such fun stuff inside! The card you sent them in is beautiful! I will have to check out that organization! Thank you for continuing to host this series!
Response: So funny, I just sent you the next set today and commented that you hadn't received this one and here you did! So happy you liked them; fabulous that you got a great deal on that book, too! Thanks for your wonderful comment and ❤️ rating :)
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Comment: Thank you so very much for the awesome postcards and and extra one as well ❤️❤️❤️ I loved each postcard ❤️❤️ I hope they are able to fix the water soon❤️❤️
Response: I'm so happy you're pleased - and, the water is back to normal now! Thanks for all the ❤️'s 🥰
Ikat78 rated for AMA Altered PC #18 on Oct 1, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the cute Great Smoky Mountains pc with the added windows and whales. I enjoyed your letter on the tulip card as well.
Response: Thank you very much - for your pm and your lovely rating. Putting it up on my Flickr site now 🥰

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Comments

Sabitha on Dec 20, 2024:

Trades > Tags > Swap Tag! The HP postcards you sent me are gorgeous! Thank you so much! These pcs are definitely new to my collection and I’m happy to receive them just before Christmas. 



P.S: to answer your question on the notecard you sent me, my name means the Sun and might have been derived from Sanskrit

ladyaries7 on Nov 17, 2024:

Thank you for the stamps for the i collect tag!

LauraM540 on Oct 31, 2024:

Thanks for the cool die cuts and fussy cuts from the Pick 2 Tag!! Loved it all!

justmesks on Oct 8, 2024:

Thanks for posting on my page that you got the R.A.K. cards I sent. I hope you've had a nice summer. Fall has arrived here in Indiana. The air is crisp, the leaves are changing colors and starting to fall to the ground. My wish is that when fall comes to an end it would go right into spring! At my age I don't like the cold, snow and ice. Take care.

sneakypeek on Sep 13, 2024:

Dear Sandra,

I love the tags>swaptag! envelope of cards and letter you sent me.

Thank you! I love the items you chose and appreciate that you personalised it to suit me.

Mistyinltown on Sep 7, 2024:

Thank you so much for the pc's and notecards for the CPG Pick 2 Global tag! Thank you for picking purple ones! Also the lovely letter! Thank you so much!

tcornell on Sep 7, 2024:

Yes, waiting to be tagged, well- you know! LOL I also apologize for the late rating- see profile update at top on my profile... I DO adore the bunny die cuts though!!! <3 Tracy Tag Through the alphabet

LadyJo on Aug 25, 2024:

Thank you for the 2 pcs in an Envelope Tag for the group CPG! The Highlander pc is so adorable! Love it! I always enjoy reading your letters, too! Thanks again!

LindaW on Aug 22, 2024:

Thank you for the email letter. I appreciate that you took the time to write it. Have a great day!

CrystalZ on Jul 31, 2024:

Thank you for the pretty postcards & the ATC you sent me for Tag! I Collect. Much appreciated!

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