Hello!

Thanks for checking out my profile! I'm Susan & I love sending mail to people I don't know. Crazy, huh? But I know you're in the same boat as me, so here we are.
Besides that, I'm also a wife, mom, teacher, dog lover & collector of far too many art/craft supplies. My biggest hurdle to creating, is carving out the time! I believe it's important to try and do something creative daily.

I love most colors, but my favorites are pink and orange, but I also love the colors of the sea: blues and greens. Not crazy for red, navy or purple.

I'm an admitted vinyl sticker, washi tape, ephemera, & art/craft supply addict!

Probably like most of us here, I have more ideas for crafts than time. My current obsessions include art journaling with an emphasis on mixed media/collage with ephemera and doodles. I love used international stamps (especially from Japan, France & NZ ) and use them in my art journaling & to make postcards. I've got tons of them now, so no need to send anymore at the moment.

"I make art to show my soul I am listening"

"We tend to judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions."

Some of my favorite books are:

• anything by Stephen King or Neil Gaiman
• The Harry Potter Series
• The Book Thief
• The Middle Place
• City of Theives
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• One Thousand White Women
• Atlas Shrugged
• The Little Prince

Many more that I've forgotten!

If you haven't received my swap or have an issue with what I sent, please contact me before leaving a rating. I will gladly resend the swap to make it right.

I will offer the same courtesy before leaving anyone a negative rating.

Things/Themes I'm Hoarding These Days:

• Little Red Riding Hood - anything!

• Mermaids - anything!

• Sugar Skulls - Anything!

• Images /washi of bees : Bumble bees, Queen Bees etc.

• Images from sewing patterns (the front part of the envelope), but only the illustrated ones. The groovier the better!

• Vintage Ephemera - letters, bills, maps, soda labels, RX cards, Library cards, ledgers, ads, etc.

• Vinyl Stickers

• Washi Tape

• Mail Related items, especially gummed labels by Dennison

• Children's Book Ephemera: full pages or iilustrations from vintage or modern children's books, dust jackets, ABC's, picture books, nursery rhymes, Caldecott nominees, Golden Books, stickers & book marks based on classic characters, bookplates.

• School Theme, especially vintage: pages from readers, vocabulary/math flashcards, spelling & penmanship books, report cards, school awards, class photos, school stationery, logos

• Lemons/Limes: In the form of stickers, magazine cut outs, die cuts, washi, stamps, etc.

• Vintage Typewriters/Cameras: In the form of stickers, magazine cut-outs, die cuts, washi tape, stamps, etc.

• Letterpress anything!

• Anything from Rifle Paper Company

• Anything Marimekko

• Anything Kitschy

• Roosters

• Fortune Cookie Fortunes

• Interesting playing cards or Tarot cards

• Game pieces, cards, dice, figures etc.

Please don't waste your time or money sending me the following items, as I've got MORE than enough of them:

• Reward/small or foam stickers

• Chipboard items

• Paper scraps

• Postcards

• Images /stickers of cartoon characters like Disney, Pokemon, Anime, etc.

• Glitter, sequins, feathers, ribbon, shells, buttons

• Note cards or writing paper

• Anything camo or neon

• Food, tea, candy

• Smoke Smelling

• Foreign

• Vintage

• Retro

• Quotes

• Anything written in foreign languages

• Concert tickets and flyers

• Vintage or foreign advertising and maps