artgirl29

I have been involved with many swap groups through Yahoo and the ATC's For All Forum. I have swapped ATC's, flat selves, flat pets, chunky book pages, skinny book pages, gothic arch pages, tags, charms, dominos, matchboxes, healing dolls, cork dolls, button fairies, fairy pockets, cabinet cards, altered cd's, altered books, altered boxes, altered Altoid tins, altered board books, and altered composition books. I have participated in book and doll round robins In 2015 I joined PocketPals.com run by the woman who invented pocket letters - these are a lot of fun. Getting into more junk journaling. Latest fun - creating clusters and hidden paperclips.;

I enjoy Nora Roberts and thoroughly enjoyed her Bridal quartet. I love when she writes in a series, she can really touch my heart and make me laugh. So I finally tried Nora Roberts writing under the name JD Robb - wow, she has such a talent, I've read 73 of the books in that series so far - totally hooked.

The Harry Potter movies of course. I really enjoyed Despicable Me, we really laughed through that one. The classical musicals are great, like the Sound of Music. Action/ adventure/ sci-fi: Matrix, Rambo, Fantastic 4, Underworld, Blade, Pirates of the Caribbean, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Men in Black, X-Men, etc.

Sci-fi - Fringe, Doctor Who, Bones, Warehouse 13, Once Upon a Time, Sleepy Hollow, cooking and interior design shows. Finally tried Grey's Anatomy - got hooked, thank goodness for Netflix - no commercials, no waiting. Along that line also Vampire Diaries, the Originals, Supernatural, Flash, Revenge, NCIS, Gilmore Girls, Private Practice, Reign, and Agents of Shield.

I like trying all sorts of crafts and learning new ones. Quilling, painting, drawing, jewelry making - beading and wirework, origami, paper crafts, gelli printing, rubber stamping, scrapbooking, altered art, mixed media, collage, crochet, ATC's, and quilting.

I like the vintage look overall. Retro images, vintage images of women and children, vintage ads, posters, and labels. Mushrooms, mermaids, tea cups, mason jars, altered playing cards, flashcards, flowers, paper dolls, hot air balloons, keys, watches, barns, covered bridges, gnomes, sea shells, butterflies, vintage circus, and lighthouses.

Favorite season is fall, love the colors and and the smell of the air - its so cool and clean and crisp: leaves, pumpkins, and acorns. Halloween images - prefer cute and whimsical, or cute and vintage - nothing gory, horror, bloody or Vintage Christmas images, Santa, trees, lights, decorations, garlands; I have a Santa collection. Winter - love snowmen, have a collection, like vintage images, snow and ice sculptures.

Like: washi tape(oh yeah, big time), scrapbooking quality stickers, rubber stamps, bright colors, banners, paper flowers, bling, stencils.

Dislike: food items, candy, tea, candles, lotion, perfume(don't handle smells well-migraines), don't want any fibers or ribbons, don't need any wooden bits, cancelled postage stamps, beads, or buttons.

I had a partner in Australia in 2012 and even though I mailed out before the deadline, she decided that it took way too long and gave me a 3. It stinks that I got penalized for the mail service of another country.

Graphic 45 - my top favorite, Stamperia, Tim Holtz, Heartfelt Creations, Prima, 49 and Market, Echo Park, Simple Stories, AALL And Create, Altenew, the Ton, Art Impressions, Stamplistic, Craft Consortium, and Carta Bella.