loriglen

Just so you know:

I always rate the day I receive. No exceptions. I always leave comments.

I am not a flaker.

I limit the number of swaps I join so I can make the best possible item I can, not twenty mediocre items made quickly to meet the deadline.

To my swap recipients:

I will no longer be sending extras for most of my swaps. I feel my hard work speaks for itself with the quality of ATCs that I make. It's just gotten too disappointing to go through all the work of creating an extra profile-based ATC and not have it acknowledged as I would have done if I had been its recipient. Some of you reading this will understand what I mean, others will not. It's not meant to offend.

I love anything medieval (knights, castles, dragons, etc.) and anything fantasy related (fairies, vampires, gothic themes, wizards, etc.) I like magic related themes (wizards, spells) not pull-a-rabbit-out-of-a-hat magic.

I've been drawing since I was a teenager, and crafting before I could walk. :)

I love making and collecting ATCs.

I'm a perfectionist when it comes to anything I make.

I do NOT like bling. I will never be accused of being a girly girl or a diva.

I'm a 20 year cancer survivor. I'm 42 years old.

I'm married and have two teenagers...one boy, one girl...and I have gray hairs as a result.

I do web design as a hobby. I enjoy digital art but I like paper and scissors much better.

Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel series. I've read all of her books and I'm the webmaster of one of her fan sites.

Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth series Jordan/Sanderson - Wheel of Time series

Anything about the Arthurian legend(s) or the Knights Templar.

My wonderful husband recently bought me a Kindle.

Music:

Journey...I'm their #1 fan :) or at least I would like to think so.

Art:

Luis Royo, Nene Thomas, Victoria Frances, John William Waterhouse

Television:

SyFy channel, specifically Warehouse 13, Eureka, Star Trek (TNG is my fave).

I used to watch a lot of HGTV when they had more programs than just home improvement and design shows....grrrr!

I like watching the Judges (Judge Judy, Judge Alex, Divorce Court).

I enjoy watching Food Network cake challenges.

My all-time favorite tv show is Seinfeld.

Movies:

SciFi, Twilight series, anything set in the medieval time period. My all-time favorite movies are "As Good As It Gets" and "City of Angels".

Likes:

-anything Medieval, Renaissance, especially swordfighters and knights

-Asian influenced art, especially those portraying geishas

-flowers (husband is a gardener). Especially those hand-drawn, painted, etc. Not stickers or die-cuts.

-Mythology, of any culture. Especially if the ATC incorporates what the God/Goddess represents.

-ATCs representative of world religions

-Metal embellishments. Especially found items or hardware store stuff that you wouldn't normally associate with crafting.

-Anything Pink Ribbon. (I'm a cancer survivor but not of breast cancer. The Pink Ribbon campaign is the only identifable cancer support group.)

-Anything colorful, especially bold colors (I'm not crazy about pastels). Example: a bowl of marbles or gumballs. Lots of color all together. Love that!

Dislikes:

-baby theme, holidays, Christian theme, occult theme

-stickers (I don't use them)

-ribbon (I have way too much already)

-not getting comments on my work, just a rating

-swappers who mark their swaps as sent but don't mail them until days later

If you've read this far, thank you for taking such a thorough interest in making something that you think I would like.

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