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April '13 Wedding was awesome, thanks to everyone who stepped up to help! We are struggling with my autistic 6 yo right now and less so with his 12 yo brother with ADD (his teacher is a 'b' bad word) and a baby is always lots of work so if you usually rate based on extras, notes or mail art please know I am doing all I can to stay sane, run my groups and get my swaps out on time or relatively so and show some modicum of creativity. So if the art is good, please be kind and especially consider giving me a heart if I hosted the swap you are rating for. You have no idea how much work it is to run my groups pretty much single-handedly! Plus my mom and I aren't speaking now when I need her most so its really tough for me right now. Any small gesture would be appreciated so much. Even an email!

Rebecca Ednie, 89 Lilly McKeowan Cres, Mt Albert, Ontario, L0G1M0 rebeccacell@gmail.com

Jan 13 I'm doing 260 wedding favours, flower girl jewelry and 40 table numbers for my sister's wedding March 9 so I'm going to be scaling back the next couple months. So please excuse me if my groups are quiet. I hope my wrists can handle all the die cutting I have to do!

Dec 12 My baby Teddy is a year old already! Where on earth did the time go! He is toddling everywhere, so much younger than his brothers, but still no teeth. My boobies are happy! Such a cute little smile! We recently found out that my 5 yo has high functioning Autism AKA Asperger's or ASDHF. So we are embarking on a roller coaster ride of emotions and therapies. Wish us the best. So our family consists of a dad with depression, a mom with lupus and fibromyalgia and more, an 11 yo with ADD, a 5 yo with autism and a baby who is a lot of work as with any baby and an unknown quantity so far and we pray is healthy in every way. Yeesh. Every day is exhausting, usually before I get out of bed! But I try and remember to smile and that I love them. 12/24/12

I am thrilled to announce the birth of Theodore Alexander Quinn Ednie, December 18 1:32 am weighing 7 lbs 8 oz.

Hi, my name is Rebecca Ednie and I am a SAHM of two little boys, Jameson (Feb 2001), Spencer (May 2007) and Theodore (Dec 2011). Married to Tim (1973), a paramedic with Toronto Emergency Medical Services.

Swap-Bot Responsibilities Primary Founder: Matchbox and More, Spoiled Swappers Officer: Somerset Style, Gentle Hugs, Rubber Stamping

I used to work as an RN (still licensed) but I am disabled with lupus so I can't practice anymore. I live in a small town but I am close to a much larger one and only 40 minutes drive from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We have a very fat brown and white tabby cat, Jesse! My home is your basic suburban end townhouse on a quiet street. We live right next to a park for the kids and the school is great! I love living in such a small town yet so close to a larger town and a major city. If you drive 5 minutes (or less!) in any direction, you find horse farms and corn fields.

Jameson loves Metroid, Mario, Kirby and Sonic, Mega Man (anime), soccer, toys that fly, art especially drawing, Diary of a Wimpy Kid especially the Do-It-Yourself version, animals especially cats and dogs. He'd die and go to heaven if you sent him a pack of gum! He'd love links to any how-to-draw sites or any how-to-draw books. Or any art books that teach shading and colouring. He enjoys playing outside, the beach, bike riding and skateboarding. He likes watching Phineas and Ferb and most kid/family movies like Disney, Muppet and Pixar movies. He'd like to trade ATCs, letters or drawings with other kids his age so PM me or email rebeccacell at gmail dot com so we can set up something privately. He would love any chapter books or novels that are age appropriate so if you have any that are going to donation anyway, I'd be happy to trade for them. If they are a bit too advanced we can save them. We have quite a few girl ones from when I was young so if you have a girl, we could trade those.

Spencer loves foam die cut shapes especially the ones with sticker backs and stickers so if you'd like to throw a few in a package you are sending, he'd be thrilled. He also loves Cars, G-Force, Mega Mind, Lilo and Stitch, Toy Story, Wall-E, He likes puzzles, crafts like cutting and pasting and some drawing. He's behind in writing and drawing so anything related that might motivate him is a huge plus and will get you hearts! He loves numbers and related games too.

Teddy is too little to appreciate anything sent for him but I would! Anything teddy bear themed of course, soothers &/or clips in pastel colours 9 months and up, anything vintage baby especially if it works well as a photography prop as I am an aspiring newborn/baby photographer. I prefer soft colours/styles for anything under size 2 because I think babies should look like babies, not like small men. Anything handmade is awesome. I love those hand knitted or crocheted hats with animal ears on them. Crazy about Heirloom clothing girl or boy, damaged or stained, any size as I can use it as a photography prop.

PLEASE READ the section below - IMPORTANT NOTE - regarding things I cannot accept due to my religion. Thanks, I really appreciate it.

CANDY/CHOCOLATE SWAPS

Like: hazelnut, soft or slightly chewy caramel, milk chocolate, pecans, sour candy and so much more!!

Don't like: anise/black licorice, guava, mango, papaya, passion fruit, dried banana, dark chocolate, wasabi peas, very thick chewy caramel and candy (orthodontic work), salted or spicy candy or chocolate (not into modern or Mexican style sweets)

Scrapbooking, card making, rubber stamping, sewing, soldering, making soap and bath products, Paper crafting especially using cardstock to make 3-D boxes and baskets etc.

I am an aspiring newborn/baby photographer so I'd love any props: cute hats, flowered head bands, cute skirts/tutus, vintage clothes,blankets or quilts even if stained (clean) or damaged as that adds character. Vintage toys are great too like rattles and blocks; even if they are tiny they work for closeup shots.

I also take lots of photos of my vintage and shabby creations, mostly cards. I need VINTAGE props for them too like floral frogs (holds the cards up), seeing supplies, masculine toiletries packaging, bottles or jars, anything baby, fabric, magazines or wallpaper as backdrops, flowers, ribbon, beads or jewelry,

I've also done and enjoyed teddy bear making, many types of needlework, beading/jewellery making, gardening, reading, some crochet and knitting but only small projects as I am really slow and arthritis makes my hands ache. I just don't do these on a regular basis.

Music: Country all the way! Even though I've never worn western wear! (I used to ride but English style.) I'm definitely not a cowgirl especially fashion wisebut I love the stories and absence of bad language! And that I can actually understand what they are saying! I also love music from musicals. Anything from Aladin to Chicago to Les Mis. And 50's and 60's music with a bit of 70's thrown in. I also like Rhianna and almost all the music except rap and hip hop from So You Think You Can Dance.

Books: Anything suspenceful or mystery but especially medical thrillers. Some police/investigative stories and some romantic novels, especially historical. I now have a Kindle electronic book reader and LOVE it! Michael Crichton, Robin Cook, author of Tempe Brennan Series (aka Bones)

TV: I love pretty much all of the crime/law and medical/hospital dramas especially Bones, Body of Proof, CSIs, L&Os, NCISs, Harry's Law, Person of Interest, Greys Anatomy and Private Practice. Reality shows: Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance,Project Runway, Cake decorating/cupcake shows, Iron Chef, Judge Judy. Period shows like Bomb Girls, PanAm. SciFi: Fringe, Terra Nova. Parenthood, The Office, Revenge, Looking forward to The Finder, The Firm, Switched at Birth

Food: Chocolate, candy (can you tell I'm hungry, starting with food!), Sour candy, cookies, nuts, maple anything, orange, peach, lemon, lime, grapefruit, grape, caramel, mild coffee flavor ok but no coffee, not artificial strawberry, cherry, apple, Irish Cream

Scents: Chocolate, vanilla, lavender, lilac, cherry blossom, citrus, berry, peach, jasmine, lily of the valley, cherry blossom/Sakura, lemon

Bath & Body: bath bombs, soaps, bubble bath, lip gloss

Colours: FAVOURITE: soft pinks especially ballet and other soft pinks, others: aqua, soft or muted yellow, plum, chocolate, deep red, vanilla, gold, some silver is ok, eggplant, Sage, celery, rose; almost all blues except bright blues like cobalt or primary blue

Themes/Images I Love or Need:

Tween boy images like rock stars, video games, skateboards, bikes; Paris, vintage, old handwriting, beach, antique sewing stuff, flowers, baby, realistic children's images, damask, toile, horseback riding (formal English) and horses, Vintage birdcages, Awareness ribbons, verses and quotes (not too sappy), vintage packages/advertisements- Coke, perfume, laundry soap, coffee, tea, bath products, seed packets, baby clothes/products; mother and child/baby, travel, pets, flourishes and swirls, Poodle skirt/sock hop/diner 50's, Flower power/tie dye 60's, groovy disco 70's, Teddy bears, botanical illustrations, Beach and shells, Vintage cars '10s to 60's; lingerie and bras, 40's or 50's pin up girls, WWII poster girls, funny or witty saying with images to match, I prefer colourable images to solid ones and semi-realistic or realistic; I'm not so into photo stamps right now. I like some cartoon images, semirealistic butterflies (I don't like seeing every anatomical feature, I have a dragonfly stamp that came in a set with realistic buggy eyes, yuck!) Mickey Mouse

Favourite Scrapbook/Stamp/Embellishment Companies:

Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, My Mind's Eye, Stampin' Up!, Papertrey Ink, Flourishes, Clear Dollar Stamps, Cornish Heritage Farms, Spellbinders, Crate Paper, October Afternoon, Technique Tuesday, Jesse James buttons, Martha Stewart (especially punches), May Arts, We R Memory Keepers, Prima, 7 Gypsies, Swarovski Crystals, Stamping Bella, Skipping Stones Designs, My Favourite Things Pure Innocence, Graphic 45, Websters Pages

I do not celebrate any religious or secular holidays because of my religion. Please DO NOT send anything religious, birthday, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patty's Day, Easter, Mother/Father's Day, Canada Day/4th of July, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas. I especially cannot accept anything to do with ghosts, spirits, witches, ghouls, occult, horoscopes, astrology.

I do celebrate my wedding anniversary, November 25, 1997. I appreciate your consideration.

See hobbies section for photography props.

Anything vintage baby. Even if not perfect, I can upcycle it.

Broken jewelry or watches with gears inside. Makes for great props or embellishments.

Cosmo Cricket Snorkel, Early Bird, Girl Friday Paper pack, October Afternoon Ducks in a Row, unusual ribbon, buttons, fancy brads, Tim Holtz memory glass, TH embellishments, Grunge paper or grungeboard, soldering supplies especially metal pieces that embellish the piece (I forget what they are called), jewelery bails, scrapbook paper with non-realistic or photographed clouds. I love stamping cute little scenes like here and it is fun to use paper rather than creating my own like I did this time.

Vintage photos, letters, envelopes, postcards, account book paper, used or unused. Other vintage business paper. Like tickets, claim check or inventory tags, advertisements. Reproductions or high quality copies are great too. Vintage book paper, text or illustrations. vintage sheet music preferably without words and definitely non-religious

Ribbon, silk flowers, Scrapbooking/cardmaking embellishments.

Swarovski crystals, flat back or for beading, rub on letters especially in coloured or in brown, white, pink or ivory, pearl or rhinestone swirls, buttons, especially flower shaped-not standard dress shirt buttons, already have lots! check my fav colours, white ribbon (I colour it with Copics), vintage lace, crocheted lace, crochet patterns for those little Japanese figures, amigurumi, baby themed ribbon, school themed stuff in deeper rich colours, baby esp newborn crochet patterns

chipboard shapes-flowers, swirls, school, cooking, alphabets; fine or glass glitter (see colours in Likes), Japanese paper tape, washi tape

Scents: musky, Woodsy, patchouli, Karma from Lush, mint, apple, watermelon and pretty much anything else not listed in favourites

Bath Products: lotion, bath beads

Flavours/Food: mint, coffee, tea, watermelon, mango, guava, papaya, passion fruit, heavy or hot cinnamon; apple, strawberry or cherry candy-I like the actual fruits especially in baked goods, seeds

Colours: primary colours (except red), almost any orange or yellows (except soft tones), not stuck on black or copper, HATE Emerald or Kelly green and cobalt or other bright blues, prefer gold to silver

Themes: Anime, illustrations of children with huge heads and/or missing facial features (popular with some stamp companies) like Anya and Ian, anything obviously computer generated like perfectly symmetrical flowers, anything religious or related to holidays or celebrations (please see 'Important Notes' section), creepy birds, mythical or fantasy creatures except cute faeries, anything to do with ghosts, spiritism, witches, ghouls, occult; tattoos, blood, gore, diseases-I care, I just don't want to be reminded in art except awareness ribbon images-I like those; violence, crime, police, anti-female sentiments or images, the Simpsons and other 'adult' cartoons, Barney; crass humour like farts, sewers, poop, burps; modern cars, I love vintage ones; airplanes, exercise, Disney's Goofy or Donald Duck, Bugs except butterflies, ladybugs or bees but they have to be cute with NON-realistic eyes, bug eyes creep me out;

Odd stuff: stiff ribbons, stickers with white borders, old style scrapbook papers (I really like newer ones that have light distressing),

ATC or Image swaps: Horses, lily of the valley, wild roses, peonies, beach/shells, bath/spa, raspberries, peaches, chocolate, sewing, herbs, children (realistic, silhouette, semi-realistic), quotes, baking, bunnies, breast cancer awareness, music - sheet or written music (music notes not specific singers), Leonardo DaVinci, vintage portraits especially mothers and children, breastfeeding, baby animals, ballet or dance

Jewelry: like silver with cool colours and gold with warm tones. No copper, brass or coloured metals, prefer brushed or textured to shiny. Love crystals. Like glass and semi-precious, prefer cut stones to chips. LOVE rondelles, briolettes, heishis, bicones and marguerites, Wrist measures 5.5" so 6.5" bracelet for small beads and 7" for medium beads, not a fan of big beads. Necklaces 18-23". Love charms especially beach themes ones with aqua, turquoise, blue and green beads. Also love clear, white, pink, rose, peridot, aquamarine, natural apatite, red garnet, fluorite, rhodochrosite, sodalite, pink or blue topaz. Like illusion, multi strand, memory wire, ribbon stringing. Not stuck on stretch bracelets.

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I have three lovely little miracles in my life and I'm so blessed to have them because many women with lupus miscarry repeatedly!

Winner of Card Patterns Sketch 158 April 2012 and Guest Designer for CPS 161.

Won Terrific Top Three at the Shabby Tea Room April 2012, December 2012

Designer for Doodle Pantry for one term 2010 and Feb-Aug 2011

Designer for Our Creative Corner Challenge Blog! Jan-June 2011

Guest designer for So Sketchy and Clear Dollar Stamps.

Designer for Twinkling Tuesdays/Whimsical Wednesdays challenge design team from 2008-2010

Published in Rubber Stamp Madness in 2006. I'll have to look up the date and page.

Won Mojo Monday sketch challenge twice, Unscripted Sketches threes times and Clear Dollar Stamps challenge.

Still looking for rubber stamp, card making or sketch design team opportunities.

I graduated from Humber College as a Registered Nurse. On the Dean's List all semesters, got the highest mark in the class in 3 semesters out of 6.

First Aid and CPR teacher

Volunteer for First Aid at Church building and renovation sites.

300 hours of Candy Striper service as a young teenager.

2 summers volunteering for the local nursing home.

Flakers (not full list): @nlgrudis for National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day ~ May 12th, 20 @SquinkyandPink for Nature Series ATC: Exotic or Wild Animals

@effycrush for Zombocalypse Notes Round 2

@jake25 Adopt a Critter MB

@lamira White and Pink ATC Angeled with thanks by bstitched.

Troublemakers @TheArtistChick Mega ATC Swap and Mini Mega ATC Deliberately and with no apologies sent other people's work when the swap required sender's own work; this was not a trade style swap. When confronted, she simply didn't care even though she understood her own work was expected!