ArtyBeth3

I am Beth from Oregon, USA. I'm married with no children, but we do have a small cat who brings us great joy & a little fur or is that great fur & a little joy?! =^..^=

I am a born-again Christian. Jesus Christ is my Savior.

Random things I enjoy:

• Rock/mineral hunting on beaches and "in the middle of nowhere."
• Getting together with friends for fellowship and card games.
• Organizing my craft room.
• Keeping the lost art of letter writing alive by writing to my pen pals all over the world.
• "Treasure hunting" at thrift stores, garage sales, and estate sales, and finding cool paper crafting or letter writing items.
• Receiving colorful snail mail in decorated envelopes (white ones are so boring!)
• Sending colorful snail mail to brighten people's days!
• Song birds singing their sweet songs.
• Meeting other Christians who enjoy my love of paper arts and/or writing letters.
• Cats (meow!)
• Watching YouTube paper crafting videos.

I LOVE playing with pretty papers, washi tapes, stamps, pens, markers, etc. I use them to make cards and envelopes for swapping, writing to my pen pals, and for encouraging and blessing my Christian friends.

I also love:

• Decorating plain envelopes with colorful washi tapes. There is no excuse for sending boring white envelopes when we have washi tape! :)

• Hosting swaps to get people to be creative with their pretty papers and washi tapes, besides just hoarding them. It helps me too!! ;)

FAVORITE THEMES: Flowers, song birds, cats, butterflies, dragonflies, tea/coffee, postal or pen pal related (mailboxes/letters/postage stamps/snails*/pens). I love these same themes in a whimsical flair. * whimsical snails only please.

FAVORITE COLORS: All the happy, colorful ones! LOL. I prefer bright colors (not neon) over khaki and beige tones. My "go-to" colors right now seem to be pink, green, and blue; however, it doesn't mean that I won't be happy with other colors too. For metallics, I prefer gold over silver.

[If you have any of my wish list items and would like to set up a private swap, send me a PM. I'll see what I might have in my stash that you might like for a trade.]

• UNUSED USA POSTAGE: Vintage (the kind you have to lick or glue to seal) or the current self stick kind.
• WASHI TAPE: I've started an "All things Washi" journal that I'm putting snippets of washi tapes received (and purchased), along washi cards & envies, so I'd love to receive all sorts of washi tapes (except the themes on my dislikes list. :)
• STAMPIN' UP CARD STOCK: Any color (at least A2 folded card size).
• STAMPED biblical verses
• YOUR HANDMADE CARD CREATIONS: I especially enjoy fun folds, pocket letters, or fancy folds card techniques. I like them for inspiration.
• TEA: I prefer green tea varieties (jasmine, toasted rice, and other "earthy" ones); I enjoy tropical additives (figs, pineapple, etc.). (See tea dislikes below.)
• STARBUCKS: A $5 gift card so I can enjoy a tall caramel macchiato with a petite vanilla bean scone. :)

We all have our own likes and what you like might not necessarily be what I like. Below is a list of things I do not care to receive.

• Although I'm a Christian I prefer to not receive crosses, pictures of Christ, or most Christian imagery.
• Glittery items, as in the kind of glitter that shakes off a card and gets all over the place. It drives me crazy.
• Themes: mustache, beards, circus, cutesy (Hello Kitty, Disney, cartoony), Asian, holiday-themed items (unless I've signed up for a specific swap), bugs/insects (dragonflies & butterflies are ok).
• Scented things: perfume, incense, candles
• Make-up
• Tourist items (example: postcards, magnets & keychains)
• Tea: I like tea (see above kinds under my wishlist), but NOT these kinds: licorice/anise, hibiscus, lemon, orange spice, or any black tea. I don't like tea that brews up red in color (usually from hibiscus being a top ingredient). No Stash brand tea.
• Chipboard scrapbook embellishments, nor 3-D stickers.

I always send out my swaps and usually it's very soon after partners are assigned. If for some reason you do not receive a swap from me, please send me a PM or an e-mail before rating me poorly and I will do the same for you.

I will rate upon receiving your swap or shortly thereafter. I would appreciate you doing the same for me.