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beenebag

beenebag
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Last Online: February 6, 2012

Country: United States
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About Me

NOTE Currently in school finishing up a certificate in Interactive Web Media, so I won't online again until the new year:)


INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS I love getting foreign mailing/stationery envelopes, not the fancy kind, just your everyday ordinary envelope and if you throw in an extra postage stamp (can be used or new) from your country that would make a great goody for me:) THANKS:)***


Married, two furry children of the feline persuasion:) I love to travel, US and Europe (still need to visit Spain and Australia), enjoy time at the ocean or in a forest. Not a very good gardener but I love poppies and snapdragons, although of late, impatients have been my flower box choice due to their nearly indestructable constitution:)

Favorite Crafts

Mixed Media, handdrawn art, Art journaling (Sabrina Ward Harrison, Teesha Moore, Danny Gregory), ATCs and anything I can make by hand.

I just recently obtained a 1" button machine...too much fun and MOO cards...love to trade MOO cards. Do you MOO?

I love doing handdrawn art with Sakura Pigma Micron pens (#02,#03,#05) and then using watercolor to add color to the drawings.

Misc. Interests

Things that have caught my eye recently:

--Anything hand-drawn or painted

--Color: Olive Green

--Other Things: Round or egg shaped rocks, Odd shaped paperclips (just found some that were word bubbles-like in cartoon strips:), Small stuffies, mini-zines (the ones made from one sheet of paper)

--VINTAGE: Snapshot photos (not the fancy studio-posed ones) just snapshots of people in the past, ESPECIALLY those posing with their pets, Record journals/record keeping books (blank or with writing on the pages), old receipts, cancellation marks, postal marks (like return to sender, first class mail, etc)

--Tea bag tags (not the bag of tea, just the tag with the string attached)

--Religious Items: Catholic prayer cards, rosaries (can be broken or in pieces), saint medallions, prayer books (or pages from), madonna pictures (NOT the singer please:), photocopies of Bible page that has the verse from John 3:16 (New Testament) on it (please don't rip the page out of a perfectly good Bible)

Favorite Shapes

--Egg

--Heart

--House

--Gingko/Oak Leaves

--Letterform lowercase "g"

--The number "3"

Favorite Animals

--Crow/Raven

--Monkey (especially Fez Monkeys)

--Crab

--Octopus

ATCs I love to collect

--Hand-drawn or hand-painted artwork

--Fabric, embroidered, stitched

--Rubberstamped (love to see what others have)

--Collaged (NOTE: if you use a magazine picture please, please, please don't use it as it was printed, alter it somehow (sandpaper, wash of color, rubberstamp over it, drawn on top) just don't leave it in it's original form, that's plagiarism. I love to see your own artwork:)

Favorite Artists

--Georgia O'Keeffe

--Joseph Cornell

--Robert Rauchenburg

--Nick Bantock

--Sabrina Ward Harrison

--Edgar Degas

--Antoni Gaudi

--Chris Van Allsburg

--Sarah Lugg

--Ed Young

--Donald Evans

Ratings

ellie rated for 100,000! on Nov 9, 2011
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Comment: Brenda, I know I rated you the day I recieved your most wonderful package. I must have forgotten to click the save button If I could give you more that one heart, you would have at least 1000. I loved my package. the stuffie is so adorable, I have to keep it away from my kitten. I love the button and magnets and plan to wear a button the next time i go to the post office (do you think they will notice?) I have already dug in to the extra's thank you 1000,000 times
Response: YAY! So glad you liked everything and glad my stash has found a new home:) Take care and thanks for rating:)
freakyross rated for Mini-'zine swap #32 (September) on Oct 8, 2011
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Comment: A marvelous package that was right on time... I really enjoyed the information in the zine. Due to the fact that I am a newbie...all info in making better cards is always appreciated. Thank You Brenda. Lannie
Response: YAY! So glad you FINALLY got it:) Sorry about that. And thank you for the great rating.
katzenjammy rated for Mini-'zine swap #32 (September) on Sep 29, 2011
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Comment: We share some office-supply fetishes, I see. Nice!
Response: the hardware store isn't a bad place to look either:P
zoey1440 rated for Mini-'zine swap #32 (September) on Sep 27, 2011
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Comment: Cool sketches, thanks!!
Response: glad you liked them:) That was a fun model sketching session. It was outside in a garden setting and then all the models showed up in these gothic type clothes and makeup.
dixieniche rated for Mini-'zine swap #32 (September) on Sep 26, 2011
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Comment: very clever mini-zine filled with excellent tips & techniques...thank you much!
Response: Thank you so much. Glad you liked it.
babynavyblue rated for Mini-'zine swap #31 (August) on Sep 14, 2011
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Comment: This little guy was tucked behind another zine in my zine box...Yes I have a zine box ^_^ My boyfriend always looks at them and he must have put it there. Im sorry for the late rating.
Response: No problem:) I was just worried it went MIA because a zine I sent to Denmark got there before yours:) Thanks for the heart as well. Take care
hotchkii rated for Mini-'zine swap #31 (August) on Sep 7, 2011
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Response: Thank you:)
MissPickle rated for Mini-'zine swap #31 (August) on Sep 2, 2011
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Comment: So sorry for the late rating. I really enjoyed your minizine, thanks so much!
Response: No problem, I'm just glad it got there OK. Glad you liked it:)
OverMoon rated for Mini-'zine swap #31 (August) on Aug 23, 2011
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Comment: Thank you so much for a lovely zine. I love that you printed on both pages - awesome! And thank you so much for the different mail labels, they will be great for my collection.
Response: You are welcome:) Glad you liked it.
LavenderLizard rated for Mini-'zine swap #31 (August) on Aug 22, 2011
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Comment: I just love your zine! The combination of cool art and the quotes and found poetry are perfect...and the embroidered hankies you sent along with it - wow! Thank you so much for a thoughtful extra...
Response: Glad you like it all. I used to have a huge stash of those hankies. But now I don't collect them anymore. Must have been a phase:) Glad they found a good home. Take care and thanks for the heart.
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Comment: Thanks a lot your minizine and extras!=)
Response: YAY! Glad they got to you safe and sound. Thanks for the heart:) take care
Moose rated for ArtMakers Minizine #3 (May 2011) on Jun 1, 2011
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Comment: Thanks for a nicely done zine full of artwork to enjoy ! And for the useful stampcarving links ! And for the lovely extras that will come in very handy indeed !
Response: So glad you liked everything:) I had fun putting it all together. take care
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Comment: Thank you! Love the butterfly extras!
Response: Your welcome! Glad you liked them:)
firstborn rated for ArtMakers Minizine #3 (May 2011) on May 31, 2011
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Comment: thank you! i've always wanted to learn to hand carve my own stamps. nice swapping with you :) mary ann
Response: It really isn't that hard. I had fun just making patterns rather than trying to carve an image. I like a lot of texture in my work:) take care
ArtHarpy rated for ArtMakers Minizine #3 (May 2011) on May 28, 2011
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Comment: I love your mini-zine! I'm getting into carving stamps myself and this helped a lot! The extras are awesome and the scent of the envelope was amazing...Thank you!!!
Response: YAY! glad you liked it. LOL, the scent? I can't imagine what your orfactory glands are sensing but I don't remember scenting the evelope:) I've had other people say my stuff smells good but those were journals that I had put the soap label from a bar of patchuoli in:) Take care
CometaGuavaberry rated for 1 Zine Swap on Mar 21, 2011
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Comment: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cometa-guvaberry-correu/5548635401/ I liked your pack ! The mini zines are so cool, i hope they would have more tips and pages ! The stickers are really nice also, and it was a good detail to include postage stamps in the envelope ! Cheers .Cometa
Response: YAY! So glad you liked it, small as it is. I don't usually make larger zines (too cost prohibitive for me right now) The mini zines are one sheet and can be copied fairly easily. I accidentally deleted the email you sent to me. Can you resend? Have a good day:) and thanks for the heart
babynavyblue rated for Mini-'zine swap #25 (February) on Mar 8, 2011
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Comment: Thanks!!
Response: Thank you! Hope you liked it. Take care
tatterededge rated for Mini-'zine swap #25 (February) on Feb 23, 2011
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Comment: *LOVE* your zine and thank you for the uber cool ephemera! I'm so impressed. Thank you!
Response: YAY! Glad you liked it:) Thanks for the heart. Take care:)
OverMoon rated for Mini-'zine swap #25 (February) on Feb 21, 2011
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Comment: Thanks :)
Response: Thanks for rating and letting me know you got the zine. Take care.
MissMillie rated for Mini-'zine swap #25 (February) on Feb 18, 2011
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Comment: Super cool zine Brenda...my first ever to receive. Beautiful drawings.....you are a talent. Thank you.
Response: Thank you so much:) Glad you liked it. Hope you have fun getting more zines. take care

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Comments

GoSox1120 on Jul 10, 2010:

hey thanks for the comment. i have also heard it called polish horseshoes :) I have played on a few peoples in ground pits, but i mostly play on boards or boxes the ones in the zine were ones i made for this race season.

Briggy13 on Jun 9, 2010:

Hi! I tried to leave a comment on your flickr page but did not succeed! I liked a lot the ATC card with the bird. That's very nice.

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sim8827 on Oct 9, 2009:

hi~^^

ColorInFusion on May 26, 2009:

Thank you SO much for the wonderful ATC and two beautiful inchies you sent me. It really put a smile on my face during some tough times right now. Thank you again.

Vicki

pickle on Nov 26, 2008:

thank you for angel-ing the swap: quote zine. loved your little zine and the colors used and the quotes. i cant play the game "find the typos because....well, i am a terrible speller :) you are safe with me. its perfect.

Canariangal78 on Nov 8, 2008:

Spain is well worth including in your list of 'countries I must visit'. It is gorgeous, cultural and has got amazing food :) ehm... slightly biased opinion since I'm from there lol.

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