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JohnnyDingo

JohnnyDingo
Date Joined: August 18, 2009
Last Online: November 22, 2009
Birthday: March 16
Country: USA
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About Me

Retired from the US Navy. Married, 3 grown kids, 5 grandchildren.

I am a Geocacher, Postcrosser, Letterboxer & Bookcrosser.

I bowl, play racquetball, golf, fish & shoot competitively as a member of the I.D.P.A.

This is ME

Favorite Music

I like ALL kinds of music.

Classical, classic rock, country, jazz, blues, gospel & YES ... even opera!

Favorite Books

Grisham, John Sandford, Andrew Vachss, Stephen King, Stephen Ambrose, John Katz, Cop stories, Suspense, WW II History, Books about golfing (Not instructional books, but books about golfers and golfing stories.)

Favorite Television

I RARELY miss Jeopardy! Favorites are LOST, Heroes, NCIS, and cop shows. I enjoy watching Pro & college football and basketball, though I'm not a big sport's nut. I just like any good game.

My work schedule is really weird, so I'm usually in bed by 8 PM, so the TV that I watch is often on tape delay. Maybe I need TIVO! LOL

Favorite Crafts

Crafts ... Well! I'm not really what you would call a crafter, but I enjoy learning new things.

I have been a letterboxer for a few years and I have made some handmade rubber stamps, nothing extremely detailed, but not too bad either.

I recently had a POSTCROSSING card to send and could not find exactly the right card so I made my own. It turned out pretty well ... I think!

If there is something I don't know how to do and I want to try it, I get a book from the library or research on the internet, and I try it. If I send you something that I've never tried before, I hope that you won't be disappointed. I'll let you know if it is a first attempt, so PLEASE keep that in mind when you rate me. I am all heart and very enthusiastic anyway! I WON"T send you a piece of crap, I promise!

NEW INFO --- Well, I've sent a couple Handmade postcards and did pretty well. I went out today and bought some supplies, "Tiny" fiskars scissors for detail work, some edge / border scissors, a 1# scrap-pak, a rubber stamp lettering set. I'm collecting magazines from neighbors for images and words, and I'm reading HOW-TO's. I think I'm hooked!

How does a 52 year old man get himself into this? LOL

Swaps I have participated in!

Weekend Postcard Swap #5 (naked)

Handmade Postcards #1 : Black & White

☮Multiview PC Swap #3☮

♥Handmade Postcards #2 : Pink♥

Fountain or Building Postcard #2

WISH LIST

Well, this is aimed at my Chat-room group, specifically for the 69 WTA! ... Ladies!

You probably know more about what I need than I do. Maybe you can even push me in a new direction, but for now, my main interest is ATC's, so I am looking for:

-Images -Letters -Embellishments, i.e. ribbon, stickers, tiny bling, floss, yarn, string or fabric scraps, lace, burlap, buttons. -Paper, i.e. various background pages, watercolor paper, sheet music, card stock, tissue (LOL-inside joke,) playing cards, tarot cards, old dictionary pages, canceled postage stamps, tickets, playbills, paper foreign money, etc.

Anything will do. I will be happy to have anything you think I could use that isn't listed. I'll update this when I learn more about what i'm trying to do.

Other HOBBIES

Competitive shooting in the I.D.P.A.
http://www.idpa.com/default.asp

Glock19

Geocaching
http://www.geocaching.com/

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Ratings

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Comment: Thank-you so much for the beautiful post card. I hope we get to swap again.
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Comment: Thanks Johnny, lovely card!
mgarrt rated for Mug Me! on Nov 9, 2009
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Comment: What a fab mug!!! I don't have anything like it at all and the selection of teas is great. My kids have already started laying claim to the various flavors & I hid the cocoa from them:) Thanks for swapping with me.
Response: You are more than welcome, it was my pleasure!
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Comment: Thanks!!
douceplume rated for Owl ATC on Nov 3, 2009
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Comment: Thanks for the ATC, I love it!
donetta rated for Profile suprises USA/CANADA on Oct 31, 2009
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Comment: John, you sent the most amazing package to me! Every single item was delightful, something I would choose for myself, and something I will use with joy and pride. You rock!
Response: Well, thank you! First swap of this type for me and it was fun to do. You're profile was well filled out and that's a BIG help. I printed it and carried it for a couple days while deciding what to send. Thanks for the <3
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Comment: Thank-you for the halloween ATC.
Yodi414 rated for Owl ATC on Oct 26, 2009
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Comment: Outstanding Owl ! ! .. I will Google the ancient secret. I know some Indians view them as a bad omen.. but I have always thought they were Grand.!.. Cheers!
Response: Well let me know when you figure it out. Look to the $. My best friend tells me it's a spider, but, I think it's an owl! Thanks for the nice rating.
colleenp rated for It's about TIME ATC Swap on Oct 22, 2009
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Comment: you really did a fantastic job with this ATC, thank you so much! and it's so great of you to have looked so hard at my profile, and found such a great theme for this... i really appreciate it tons! :-)
Response: thank you for the good rating and the <3. If you only knew. LOL. I actually attempted a pop-up ATC, spent several hours on construction, and it was a miserable failure. I'm so glad you liked the finished product.
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Comment: LOVING the lions!!! Thank you so much!!! The upside down notecard was cute too!!!
cleopatra rated for ♥Handmade Postcards #2 : Pink♥ on Oct 15, 2009
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Comment: Awesome PC ! Thank you so much for personalising it, I reallyreally liked it. And the quote that you put on is one of my favourites :D I agree, I also think that the letter stamps looks good. A hundred hearts for you !
Response: Well, i am very happy that you liked it. I really try to tailor to the profile when I can and yours was, frankly, pretty easy! Thanks for the nice comment and heart!
pinkqueen rated for ♥Handmade Postcards #2 : Pink♥ on Oct 12, 2009
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Comment: Thanks for the Pink PC- I love your swap-bot name, its fun to say. :-)
Response: Thank you for the nice rating & the Heart! I really tried to make the card personal to you. Still new at this, but having so much fun.
Sissi rated for ☮Multiview PC Swap #3☮ on Oct 12, 2009
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Comment: Hi!!! Thank you very much for your beautiful postcard! I really love it! Greetings from Germany!
Response: I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the 5!
ugachica5990 rated for ☮Multiview PC Swap #3☮ on Oct 7, 2009
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Comment: hehe that's funnyy! my bf says the same thing ALL the time! that i have too many hobbies...i've been convincing him to join too! but thanks for the pc, i've been to charleston over 5 times! :)
Response: Glad you liked the card! I didn't know that you could HAVE too many hobbies, but my wife says that for each new hobby, I have to give one up! Yah ... right!
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Comment: Great PC of Charleston. Thanks.
Response: Thanks for the nice rating and the heart!
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Comment: WOW, are you sure you are new to this as you did a perfect job with my cow. Thanks for the cow! I really like it!! The letter stickers did stay stuck and I did get your interpretation. Keep swapping! :)
Response: Thanks for the good rating. Actually, I just back-lit it and traced it and added the cross. It was a fun first project for me! Glad you liked it. John
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Comment: Thank you for the great card! I'm proud to have one of your first handmade cards..and especially for me!
Response: Thanks for the <3. Since I really didn't know what a Handmade postcard was supposed to be, or look like, I just did what I could. Glad you liked it. John
TexyDeb rated for Weekend Postcard Swap #5 (naked) on Sep 17, 2009
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Comment: I like the card and it is nice knowing a few things about an American state. I like that you wrote a note on the card very much.
Response: Sorry this took so long, but I'm still such a NEWBIE that I didn't even see the "Respond" button. LOL. Glad you liked the card. I started with Postcrossing a while back and decided to branch out here. I'm enjoying it so far.
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Comment: Thanks for the great lighthouse postcard. I have almost 200 light house postcards and I do not have this one. What a great 1st swap for you. You made my day. Hope you have a great holiday weekend. Happy Swapping, Linda
Response: Hey there. Sorry, but I'm SUCH a Newbie, that I just found the "Respond" button. Thanks for the nice rating. I am trying to do everything right here and so far, I'm still afloat! Glad you liked the card and it wasn't a DUPE! John

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Comments

Lavender72004 on Nov 19, 2009:

I like the address label with the unicorn Lol The wta package was wonderful thank you so much :)

Rubyfreckles on Nov 13, 2009:

You know... I really like that jester hat... LOL :P

Rubyfreckles on Nov 13, 2009:

It's Friday the 13th... Want to know how to find a bunny? Just take the C out of cat... and ask Mickey why he's mad at Goofy :)

RyeRye on Nov 6, 2009:

Penquin Jerk

mgarrt on Nov 2, 2009:

For ATC ideas and some free printables, go to:GoMakeSomething.com. Lisa has a lot of great stuff to look through. Looking forward to swapping with you soon... Melissa

Rubyfreckles on Oct 16, 2009:

im gonna mail that atc tomorrow. my glue stick hates me though, so hopefully nothing falls off!

ShoppingJean on Oct 13, 2009:

Hi Johnny! I found you. :-)

voodooninja on Sep 30, 2009:

always good to have another revolutionary...even if the group has been pretty inactive as of late...feel free to start a swap and generate some buzz...

Masterbard on Sep 29, 2009:

Hey! Saw your post in the Games forum (addictive little things, aren't they) and came to say hello. I also handcarve my stamps - wanted to try bookcrossing but a) English books are expensive in Korea and b) wouldn't be appreciated by the majority of readers who might pick them up... :(

cleopatra on Sep 24, 2009:

Good afternoon to you (it's 1pm here now)

You're very sweet, thank you. I am very excited to receive your postcard ! Glad you joined the second one too.

Thanks for the comment:)

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