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laurencostin

laurencostin
Date Joined: December 6, 2014
Last Online: November 29, 2017
Birthday: June 7
Country: United States
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About Me

Hey y'all!

My name is Lauren Costin and I am a graphic designer from Texas. I graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Visualization Sciences (animation) and a minor in Business and I don't use that degree at all really. I just stick to graphic design which I mostly picked up on my own and the help of a very nice professor! Whoops. But my new job is pretty great! I just moved closer to home to be with my sister before she graduates and moves away and I am working for a major craft company, so perks!!

I spend to much time at Target, especially in the One-Spot. I spend most of my paycheck on pens from Japan and bulk orders of stickers from China. I'm so responsible haha If I can color with it or stick it in a journal, I am on board!

I think that will start as a brief overview on me! Cannot wait to start this whole swapping adventure :)

PS: check out my new insta lettersandlettering for even more planner/snail mail/kawaii goodies!!

Things I Like

I absolutely love all things crafty! Right now my Hobonichi, Midoris and Filofax are my favorite things. I also just got an Instax Mini 8 poloraid-type camera and it has been so fun to use so far. I am self-diagnosed hoarder so I am drowning in cute post-it notes, pens, stickers and washi I would love to send and exchange.

I love:

• ANYTHING Japanese/Korean Kawaii! Literally anything. Right now I am building my collection so I don't have an over abundance of any one thing yet.

• Stickers!! (no "teacher A+ type stickers)

• Washi Tape (thin, thick, patterned, plain, I love it all)

• Pens (brush, gel, markers, any writing utensil really)

• Stationary (Paper pads, sheets, envelopes)

• Postcards (any and all!)

• Paper (scrap, patterned, cut outs)

• Sticky Notes (square, animal shaped, page flags)

• Stamps (the ink kind, not the mailing kind!)

• LITERALLY anything Japanese or Korean really

• Magazine pages for collaging

• Anything from the Target One Spot (well as of this moment I own everything from the One Spot with the exception of the page flags so I am pretty stocked)

• Christmas ornaments

• Animal Socks

• Anime & Manga

• Gummy Bears

• Video Games (RPGs mostly)

• Knick knacks (anything little and fun I can put on my desk, legos, cats, little fun things)

• Your favorite book! (I want to know what you like!)

• Tote bags

• Korean beauty products (I just found a FaceShop near my work so I cannot wait to go in and come with with a whole new beauty routine!)

Favorite Books

I love to read. An insane amount. Being grounded when I was younger involved taking my books away. Right now I am reading all of Haruki Murakami's books, the Wheel of Time series, Ready Player One, Typography Sketchbooks, with more being added to the list weekly!

Favorite Movies

Gotta love movies too! Hayao Miyazaki's films are my all time favorites and inspired me to purse art as a career. Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, and From Up on Poppy Hill are my favorites. I love superhero and action movies as well. Star Wars. Star Wars. Star Wars! Romance movies, not so much. Unless my friends and I are watching terrible Lifetime movies for fun!

Travel

I love to travel and have been all over the US, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, England, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, the Czech Republic, Austria, and I just got back from Australia! I studied abroad in Germany when I was 20 and I cannot wait to go back again someday.

Eh...

Not a fan of:

AS OF THIS MOMENT I have everything from the previous 3 One Spot collections (minus page flags) so I am steering clear of it for now!

• I am not a fan of the color pink or purple (unless Kawaii related), but I love blue and maroon!

• Super froo froo frilly things aren't my cup of tea either

• Chocolate and peanut butter together. When they are separate, I am all for it but I do not like them together

• Ribbon

• Country music

Ratings

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Comment: Thank you Lauren for all the wonderful stickers. I do love stickers...fun to add to whatever you are working on and fun to give away. Thanks again and have a great rest of the summer. Kathy
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Comment: Thank you I loved everything!
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Comment: Super cute mix! Thank you!
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Comment: Thank you again! You're right, it's a small kawaii world sometimes.
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Comment: Thank you, Lauren :)
redwrapper rated for KAWAII: 25 Sticker Flakes (USA) on Jun 16, 2015
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Comment: Thanks so much! :)
LynnMoore rated for Group: 40 Stickers (USA) on Jun 13, 2015
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Comment: Thanks so much for the stickers. I love the ones you sent. I have a planner and I scrapbook so they will for sure be used. Thanks again!!!
PokerHontaz rated for Group: 40 Stickers (INT) on Jun 11, 2015
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Comment: Loved the stickers you sent! Thank you again for an awesome swap Lauren! :) Here is a heart 4 you <3 hehe
Love2ScrapNCraft rated for Desk De-clutter #10 (USA) on Jun 4, 2015
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Comment: I received it Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Thank you.
tatntole rated for EASY: Profile Comment #7 on Jun 2, 2015
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Comment: Sorry to rate so late. I hope you and yours are safe with all the flooding in Texas. I very much enjoyed your comment. Two big dogs, it is hard cleaning up after my little one (outside I mean). Thank you.
TeeB rated for Washi Tape Sampler (*Newbie Friendly*) on Jun 2, 2015
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Comment: Really great selection of tapes! Thanks so much!
Tachy rated for 50 Stickers (USA) #4 on May 31, 2015
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Comment: I just loved the super cute diary stickers and the hello kitty stickers! Thanks so much! <3
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Comment: Thank you for such a nice swap, filled with so many cute stickers! It was nice to have you as a partner :) Have an awesome weekend! :)
Jannified rated for Blind Surprise Swap (April) on May 28, 2015
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Comment: Receieved the the yellow package form you today!! Thank for the little goodies that you sent. And yes the gel pens are great! Also another big thank you for re-sending (: Lauren is definitely a trusted fellow swap-botter!
Response: Yay!! I am so glad you received the new swap & I am so sorry about me falling on the first try! Please enjoy all the goodies : )
shellyc rated for QUICK flat destash swap #107 on May 26, 2015
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Comment: Thank you very much for checking what I like and sending items I can use :D I can't wait to use them in my planner! Oh yes, and about the way you wrote my name on the envie and your message, I LOVE your handwriting! (^.^)/
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Comment: Thank you so much! I loved everything :D
catthelameone rated for FTLOW: Rainbow washi samples! on May 14, 2015
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Comment: Thank you so much! The hello kitty stickers were extra lovely too(: also, I love the way you addressed the envelope <3
CharlesPorter rated for 3 things in an envelope on May 14, 2015
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Comment: Very sweet package! Lots of fun stickers and great washi tape! Enjoyed receiving it. Thank you!
Shellyrio rated for Can I Have Some Of Yours? USA! on May 6, 2015
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Comment: Thank you for my stickers!

Rating Overview

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Comments

manders2280 on Jan 17, 2016:

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I removed you from I LOVE Kawaii because it’s been more than two months since you were last online on Swap-bot. Click our Join this group link when you’re active and swapping again.

manders2280 on Aug 9, 2015:

ILK Member Appreciation Certificate!
good swapper

xoxocat8845 on Jun 14, 2015:

Hi! I sent you a message, but you haven't responded. I was your sending partner for: Kawaii Sticker Flakes Swap USA #5. I sent it out right away but I haven't received a rating, so I wanted to make sure you received it okay. Please let me know so I can resend if necessary. Thanks! :)

Breggie81 on May 28, 2015:

EASY: Profile Comment #7

Hi Lauren,

Welcome on Swap Bot! I saw you've been in my Country! Where has you been? Did you like it? I've never been in Texas. Only in Florida for Honeymoon in 2006. Hope you will join a lot of nice swaps! Happy Swapping.....

Hugs, Marga

anrtist on Apr 22, 2015:

WELCOME TO THE APDGroup!!! I hope you enjoy it & find lots of swaps you will Enjoy! The thing about these is they can stay on your profile so you ENJOY them over & over!!! ;-) I made you an officer too so you may host some fun profile deco swaps too! (You may copy & paste my directions if that helps too!)

I have a Baobab Tree Swap going now too ;-) Hope you will join us too! HAVE FUN!!! Blessings, cc

dachenhausa on Dec 31, 2014:

Hi! I sent you a message, and since you did read it, just wanted to follow-up on if you received my "Send A Smile! #10 USA Only" swap? I know this is an easy time for mail to get "lost" in the system, and would gladly resend if you just let me know if it made it or not. Thanks so much!

LoveToCraftInAZ on Dec 9, 2014:

Hello and Welcome to Swap-Bot! I love that you are a self-diagnosed hoarder....I think LOTS of swap-botters have that! I know I do!! Nice profile. Have fun in My Send a Smile Swap. Happy Swapping! :)

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