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RockyBeach

RockyBeach
 Date Joined: April 19, 2015
Last Online: March 25, 2019

Country: Germany
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About Me

-SPOILER- I've started to post some pictures of recent swaps on Flickr. Usually shortly before or after I send it off. -SPOILER-

My name is Monique and I'm from Germany.

I've always liked to receive letters. And I also like the idea of random act of kindness. Swap-bot seems to be the connection of both things. :) These days I enjoy creating mail art like postcards.

Favorite Crafts

I try to do a lot of things. After a while I always have to try something new. Latest interests are handmade postcards, Pocket Letters and Zentangling.

  • Crocheting
  • Knitting
  • Working with paper
  • A little bit of poor drawing
  • Some sewing

Favorite Music

Alternative, Indie, Garage, a bit Folk, 50s Rock'n'Roll/Rockabilly...

To name a few (often changing): Temples, Kasabian, Katzenjammer, Florence + the Machine, Hot Boogie Chillun, Public Service Broadcasting...

And I would be glad if you could recommend me something.

Favorite Television

I'm not a movie fan, instead I love TV Series even more!

Pushing Daisies, Sherlock, White Collar, Grimm, Rizzoli & Isles, Death in Paradise, Father Brown, Doctor Who, Burn Notice, Chuck, Warehouse 13, Perception...

Lately I'm starting in classic series: The Avengers (Peel & Steed!), The Persuaders!...

Random Likes

Aurora borealis - mail art - radio plays - polka dots - flowers - birds - Azulejos - beech woods - DIY-kits - useful stuff - maritim - logic puzzles - kraft paper - plants - botanical - lavender - take a walk - lighthouses - blueberries - magpies - crafting kits - reading - sea - dark chocolate - natural things - organic/natural bath articles (creme, shampoo, soap...) - vintage - vintage cars - old movies - and over all: TEA

Colours: purple, turquoise, teal, dark blue, blue, red

Some ideas for sending: ~I don't collect anything but I like surprises!~ fabric - buttons - patterns for small crochet/knitting projects - handmade things - "consumable" things for crafting e.g. paper, washi, ephemera... everything that I could use for creating mail art (as I don't have enough space for dust traps :)) (or just ask)

I don't like

jewellery - dogs - decorative cosmetics - Disney - Emojis - something with vanilla or sweet fragrance - Manga - off-season Christmas (I'm starting slowly to care about one month before, at the earliest) also not overly excited about Halloween

Tea

Teas I love: green (plain or + herbs...) - white - herbal - with lemon and ginger - fresh tastes in general ... (no matter if it comes in bags or if it's loose- as long as it's sealed)

I'd like to try again: Four O'clock - Green tea with rose

Teas I don't like: all fruity or sweet teas (apple, hibiscus, rose hip, berries...) - vanilla - black tea - cinnamon - instand tea - honey - something with vanilla or sweet fragrance

Ratings

choke rated for Map PC on Mar 24, 2019
5
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful map PC!
penelopesamuel rated for CC: Sender's choice March 2019 on Mar 24, 2019
5
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Comment: What an awesome postcard! I love the woman behind the couch advising me to not waste my time :) Your desk sounds a lot like mine ha ha -- clean for a brief period of time at best! Thanks again for a great postcard!
user6937 rated for MA: Cut vs Pen postcard on Mar 22, 2019
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Comment: Wonderful job (yes, they came together)! Thanks for telling me the story of the face - it looks like the amusement park would have been a fun place to go to.
Response: Thank you #2! I never was a fan of rollercoasters but I visited the park several times. And I wanted to take a tour trough the abandoned park for years. I hope it will come true this year.
user6937 rated for CC: Put a Star on it on Mar 22, 2019
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Comment: Always so happy to receive a postcard from you - great story! I think I'll tell that one to my grands :)
Response: Oh such a fast travel. Speed of stars I guess. :) Thank you!
Cariboocarol rated for Make an Envelope and Add A Surprise! 20 on Mar 21, 2019
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Comment: Fabulous envelope, Monique!! In fact, i opened the envelope and was immediately fascinated with how you made it and then it was all explained in your note so thank you for answering my questions! The contents were great too!😀
Response: My pleasure, thank you! Oh, I didn't know about my hidden abilities in mind reading. :)
stephiedee rated for OMAE: Mail Art Brochure on Mar 19, 2019
5
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Comment: Such a fun arty brochure - I love it, Monique. I sent an original brochure for the same reasons...you miss out on so many textures when you make a print. Thank you for the extra images, too - they are awesome! I'm going to be making another gluebook soon and they'll be some of the first additions. :)
Response: I'm glad that it arrived! Thanks for your nice rating. Your're right, you aren't able to transport the surface feel with a copy. I'm curious to see the pictures in your next projects. :)
Singske rated for MAIL ART - Houses on Mar 14, 2019
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Comment: I received your polka dots and houses today, nice combination, looks great! Have fun with the workshops, a collage workshop sounds interesting. Thanks for the goodies and bingocard. Hugs
Response: You're welcome, thank you! That was a quick travel. Have a nice weekend!
EllenWilGraagPost rated for CC: Build a buddy on Mar 14, 2019
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Comment: How lovely to have you as a partner again!! :-D Thanks for the wonderful card and nice stamps!!! <3 LOVE IT!
Response: My pleasure, thank you! Remeber to ask your new buddy in case you need help doing some ironing. :)
bstrong rated for WIYM ~ Cover My Envelope! on Mar 11, 2019
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Comment: Received this beautiful envelope today. Thank you so much for all the GREAT stamps, very much appreciate them. The postcard, so unique! I am going to send it to my daughter, not only because it is beautuful, different and one if a kind, but also because she used to be a photographer who developed photos and I think she'll find the technique behind this one interesting as well. Thank you, for the time you put into creating this beautiful envelope and what you put inside, you brightened my day.
Response: Thanks so much for your kind rating! It was fun to create. In case you need some more information about cyanotypes, just tell me!
CraftyCrow rated for OMAE: The Word Is . . . ODD on Mar 11, 2019
5
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Comment: My dear Monique, you can have me every swap LOL! You really knocked it out of the ballpark with this one! Too freaking cool!!!
Response: Haha, thank you! I'm glad that you like my piece of oddity. :)
fluffyjunk rated for SIE: Handmade Postcard #2 on Mar 5, 2019
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Comment: Deine Karte ist soooo schön!!! Die Farbkombi, die Elemente, das Gold! :D Das ist eine der schönsten handgemachten Karten die ich bisher bekommen habe. Die bekommt einen Ehrenplatz! Das mit dem "Bastelhäufchen für Gemischtes" kenn ich zu gut! Ich finde es auch immer erstaunlich, dass ich trotz einer gigantischen Aufräumaktion innerhalb kürzester Zeit wieder nur 10 Quadratzentimeter Platz auf meinem Schreibtisch habe...! Geht Dir das auch so?!? :D Ich freue mich schon auf den nächsten swap für handgemachte Karten. Da wäre ich gerne wieder dabei. :)
Response: Vielen lieben Dank für deine tolle Bewertung! Freut mich, dass sie dir gefällt. Wir müssen den gleichen ominösen Schreibtisch haben, mir geht es genauso! Die schöne Ordnung kann ich immer nur eine sehr kurze Zeit lang genießen. Der Schreibtisch ist eigentlich nur eine große Ablage, die ich jedes Mal erst freischaufeln muss. Schnell mal was machen ist da nicht drin.:)
wolfeagle rated for CC: In a bottle ... on Mar 4, 2019
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Comment: Awesome postcard. Thank you so much for sending me the world in a bottle. ;)
Response: My pleasure, thank you! The next update would be a crossover with a snow globe. A snowy world in a bottle. :)
HannahsMommy07 rated for MA: Sender's Choice December 2018 on Mar 2, 2019
5
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Comment: I love my goodies! LOL … I can't believe I got it with NO postage on it:>
Response: Thanks for my 600th five! Yay. No stamp at all? What a mystery. There were two of them on it. But I'm relieved that it made it anyway. :)
Bananers rated for Master Board Art on Mar 2, 2019
5
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Comment: I loved your postcard!
Response: Thank you! It was fun to create!
bigmamabird rated for FCMA: Franken - Envelope on Feb 26, 2019
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Comment: Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh-- it's arrived!!!! Hallelujah and praise the postal deities!!! And what a beautifully frankened envelope it is... thanks so much for it and for persevering under such horrible circumstances. i would have been throwing hissy fits! Many many stars have been earned!
Response: A postal miracle! Happy, happy, happy! And I'm glad that you like it! It would be good to know with which sacrifice you could calm the postal deities. Burning stamps maybe?:)
Angie rated for CC: Scrapbook template handmade postcard on Feb 26, 2019
5
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Comment: Hello and guess what arrived to me? Your beautiful postcard! Thank you so much for the card and for joining the swap!
Response: Great to hear that delivery is speeding up! Or it was the subtle hidden affirmation "movements". :) Thank you!
mjhaertling rated for Master Board Art on Feb 25, 2019
5
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Comment: What a lovely postcard. I have not made my master board yet but I think it will be fun. Thanks for the swap,
Response: Thank you for your rating! I'm sure that you will also have fun making yours!
choke rated for Postage Stamp Art PC on Feb 25, 2019
5
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Comment: Thank you so much for this beautiful and amazingly creative card! I love the 'postal' person you created and the scene you matched her too is just perfect! It gives me lots of inspiration to use up my postage stamps with heads, what a fabulous idea!
Response: My pleasure, thank you! After I've finished the card I recognized that the woman seems to float or fly with the help of the yellow lights. Wasn't my intention but I like it a lot! :)
joybells2426 rated for OMAE: HMPC - Nostalgic on Feb 20, 2019
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Comment: Great postcard! Thanks for resending. The huge computers also bring me back to the past. And oh my goodness, I almost forgot about floppy discs! Lol!
Response: You're welcome, thank you! How fast time flies...
CraftyCrow rated for OMAE: The Word is...Dapper on Feb 20, 2019
5
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Comment: I love love love this postcard! So cute...er...dapper! And of course cats make everything great! Danke!
Response: Thank you! And maybe the cat did the stylist job on this model too. :) There's always something behind the scenes. Stay dapper!

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Comments

CurlyTea on Mar 4, 2019:


Happy Birthday!
bigmamabird on Feb 27, 2019:

Hahaha, some very special rituals, involving at least the purchase of many stamps, would need to be created with much thoughtful contemplation, in order to appease the postal deities! Sealing them with blood on sacrificial envelopes or something..?
Angie on Feb 18, 2019:

Happy Monday!
OrigamiGrace on Nov 22, 2018:

From Cheap Postage Group!

gviing
HippieChick on Sep 4, 2018:

Thank you for the fabulous cyanotype postcards for the Make a Wish! Group RAK. These are beautiful.
mgallardo68 on Aug 23, 2018:

Just stopping by to say hi! ♥
RooBaRoo on Jun 20, 2018:

I'm happy you like it :) I'll definitely take up your offer soon :)
Sandara333 on Jun 13, 2018:

WOW!!!!! Monique I just picked up the package you sent me today. You sent the best RAK that I've ever seen or received!!! I love everything you sent. Those medals are so fantastic and I have some artistic ideas about what to do with them already...you're so thoughtful. I just don't know what to say, you've left me speechless and very happy. :)
Angie on May 27, 2018:

Guess what arrived yesterday? Your beautiful bit of orange postcard - the latest. Thank you so much. It's really great. I guess that confirms that it was likely the weather or sending from Hamburg. Well, thanks again.

Sandara333 on May 8, 2018:

You made my day again! 🌟🌙✨⭐️😺💓 Thank you for the beautiful and intriguing postcard RAK. You make such wonderful artwork and I’m very pleased to have this posted at my workplace today.
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