AmandaJay

Hey there, I'm Amanda, I live in a small town near Toronto Ontario Canada.

I am an artist and art teacher. I love making collages with all of the beautiful papers and things people generously swap with me!

I love cats, the countryside, spending time in my garden, going camping, concerts, bookstores, hiking, painting outside, playing volleyball, road trips and beach days.

I love swap bot and am grateful for all of the swaps I am able to be a part of and the people I get to connect with.

My heart lives in Rock n Roll!!!!

I am a little bit obsessed with Movies, way too many to mention but a few faves would be: Now and Then, Little Women, Rent, The Greatest Showman, La La Land, The Giver, The Never Ending Story, The Goonies, Scott Pilgrim, Juno, The way way back, The Princess Bride, Lady Bird.

I love all kinds of TV.... Schitts Creek, Degrassi, Big Brother, Handmaids Tale, Gilmore Girls, Saved By The Bell, Jimmy Fallon.

Awake and Dreaming, Little Women, A tree grows in Brooklyn, Harry Potter, Safe Haven.

I love all types of art and any kind of craft! I mostly paint with acrylic but love to play around with oil and water colours as well. I love making collages, ceramics and printmaking -especially woodcuts. Anything to do with art or painting.. I am there!!

When it comes to crafts I love junk journals and scrapbooking. I collect all types of crafts, art kits, beads and love to paint rocks, birdhouses and whatever else I can get my hands on...

I love to collect different types of paper/ dress patterns/ cut outs/ old postage stamps/ book pages, for my collages. I love being able to use something no one wants anymore and create something new out of it.

-Postage Stamps

-Stars

-Peace Signs

-Cats

-Trees/ birch trees

-Swans, flamingos, owls, peacocks, hummingbirds, dragonflies

-Washi Tape

-Stickers

-Scrap booking/paper

-Stationary/ envelopes- any kind, shape or size

-Handmade Cards

-Anything to do with England

-Feathers

-Galaxy

-Water colour

-Autumn/fall/Leaves/pumpkins/Halloween

-Handmade artwork/cards

-Jewel tones, pink, purple, teal, green, blue

-Photography post cards/famous paintings

-Any type of rubber stamps

-The Outdoors, the Forrest, the Ocean, the Beach

-Musicals

-Gel Pens

-Buttons

-Paper clips- any size, colour, shape

-Sunsets

-Notebook/sketchbook

-To do list paper/ note paper/ post it's

-Sparkles/glitter

-I love Anything Batman or ninja turtles

-Anything 90's

-Sea shells/ star fish

-Travelling maps or old brochures

-Old paper, book pages, used postcards

-Anything unique/ handmade/ printmaking

-Flags/ old newspapers/ magazines from other countries

-Old skeleton Keys

-Lace

-Paper Dolls

-Russian Nesting Dolls

-Art journals/ materials to make one

-Old book pages/paper/playing cards

-Sheet Music

-Any shape or kind of die cuts/ anything cut out of magazines

-Anything to use in collage/Art Work

-I only drink caffeine free tea, chai and mint are my faves!

I am grateful for anything and everything sent my way, there really isn't too much I dislike.. basically I'm just not really into insects and the colour Orange.