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Crafty
Date Joined: July 6, 2020
Last Online: December 20, 2024
Birthday: February 16
Country: Ireland

About Me

My favorite colors are green & teal & turquoise, but I truly love all colors (except maybe peach).

I love animals & have one Golden Lab & 2 cats -- all rescue animals.

Birds are also a favorite of mine, especially cardinals & blue jays. We used to have them in our backyard all year long, but since moving to Ireland, I miss them dearly. We have lovely birds here, too ... just not those two! A Bird journal is on my to-do-list!

I love to make journals, tags, flip books, ATCs, bookmarks, zines -- all kinds of crafty paper goodness! I also quilt, sew, knit & crochet. I love to read & to oil paint. I collect cows & Santas, souvenir spoons & tourist/map postcards. (Okay, any postcard is fine, really.) And maps, as well as used postage stamps. I love amigurumi & Winnie the Pooh & friends (especially Eeyore).

My collections also include anything I can use in making junk journals & ATCs, etc. Such as lace, buttons, ribbons, ephemera, music sheets, book pages (especially foreign languages), stickers, washi tape, paper napkins, tea- & coffee-dyed papers ... whatever works. At the moment, I'm collecting anything Winnie the Pooh & Friends for one journal, & Gorjuss Girls for another. And then there's my botanical journal. And ... there are always plans in the works!

I love polka dots, stripes & plaids. And origami!

I love handmade items. If you take the time to make me something handmade, whatever it is, rest assured it will be cherished! And I love to make things for other people!

Knitting & crocheting is a big part of my life. I started a knit/crochet club in town, & we're all itching to get back to it! I really love knitting socks & mittens & shawls. Oh, & I love amigurumi.

I also quilt & sew. I've hosted quilting swaps in the past in a different forum.

I'm a reader & I love non-fiction, biographies & historical fiction, but not the bodice-ripper kind. I also like some fantasy, but it has to have dragons, elves &/or dwarves in it; no vampires or werewolves for me! Yes, I love The Hobbit!

Books I would recommend are:

*Alaska by James Michener

*Hawaii by the same author

*Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett,

*Forty Autumns by Nina Willner

*The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

*A Thousand Spendid Suns by same author

*Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

*The Chronicales of Narnia by C.S.Lewis

  & many others too numerous to mention!

My favourite movies are Mamma Mia, Under the Tuscan Sun, The Hobbit (of course), The Holiday. We watch a lot of police/detective shows on tv, & I love medical shows as well. I love Downton Abbey, Father Brown, Inspector Lewis, Shetland, Vera ... the list sgoes on.

As for my taste in music ... well, it's eclectic. Groups I love are ABBA, Lone Star, Blackhawk, the Eagles, Queen, Disturbed, Alabama, Journey, to name a few.

My favourite season is autumn. I just love the colours of autumn. I also love winter & snowmen, Santa & elves. My favourite holiday is Christmas! And I love handmade Christmas ornaments! (Another collection, I'm afraid! Haha!)

Dislikes? Well, I don't drink coffee or flavored tea (only plain green tea). Anything smelling of cigarette smoke is a big turnoff. I don't know if I have any dislikes when it comes to paper! If I think of anything, I will add it here.

I'm married with two adult daughters. We're retired -- hubby retired two years ago -- & retirement is the best thing since sliced bread!

*****NOTE: IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DO A PERSONAL SWAP, JUST SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE.*****

I love postcards! My favorite are MAP CARDS. I would love any U.S. State Map cards or Canadian province map cards. Also, any map cards from other countries would be more than welcome. I enjoy all tourist postcards.

Postcards I love:

  • Mapcards

  • Tourist view cards

  • Covered bridges

  • Animals, esp. cats, zoo animals, bunnies

  • Birds

  • Fairies, unicorns

  • Winnie the Pooh & Friends

  • Beatrix Potter

  • Scenic -- mountains, beach, coastal, ocean ...

  • Botanicals

  • Pusheen

  • Lighthouses

  • Cathedrals/Churches

    ....... These are just a few, to give you an idea of what I like. There's plenty more!

Ratings

papercraft70 rated for MAE: MEMORY DEX CARD SWAP #6 on Nov 28, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for the unique MDC swap.
Response: I love making the shaped MDCs! Thanks for rating & for the heart. Hugs!
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Comment: Thanks for the swap.
Response: You're welcome. And thank you for rating & for the heart.
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Comment: These are awesome! Great themes for the tags. I've gotta pull out my old sewing machine again. The stitching on the paper is always such a great detail. Take care and a joyous Autumn to you
Response: Thank you! I enjoyed making these tags, & I'm so glad you like them! I love the stitching, too, but I have to keep reminding myself to do that! Thankyou for rating & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Thank you for the the great memory Dec cards. Great addition to my growing collection.
Response: So glad you like them! I thought they were super fun to make! Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Thanks so much, love the Tags!!
Response: That make me happy, hearing that someone loves my tags! Thanks for rating & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Tracked it. Thanks for sending these!
Response: Happy to know they've arrived! Thank you for rating & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: This is cool. Thank you
Response: So glad you like them! Hugs from Ireland!
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Comment: Thanks for the swap and hosting!
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Comment: Thanks for the tag and hosting!
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Comment: Lovely art waiting for me after 2 back to back trips - FINALLY going through FUN MAIL! Live it all!! Thank you so much!
Response: So glad you like them ... & glad they finally got there! Thank you for rating, & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Pamela, thank you so very much for both of these lovely and adorable Memorydexs! I love that you chose Winnie the Pooh for your favorite storybook character:) I think Winnie the Pooh and his friends are all just so adorable and bring back such happy memories! I also LOVE the butterfly and the colors that you used on the cut out! It is truly gorgeous. I am so excited to add both of these into my collection! Thank you so so very much again<3<3
Response: Your comment makes me very happy! I was excited to create Winnie the Pooh & hoped it would go to someone who loves those characters as much as I do! And I'm glad you also love the butterfly! Thanks for rating & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Thanks for the fun ink box cards, Pamela. I like the kite best! Cheers!
Response: So glad you like the ink box cards ... it was a fun swap! Thank you for rating & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland!
abshanghai rated for MAE: MEMORY DEX SWAP 2 for 2 on Jul 23, 2024
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Comment: WOW!! Love these! And perfect addition to my collection! Thank you!
Response: Awww, thank you for rating & for the heart. I'm so happy you love the MDCs I made for you! They were lots of fun to make! Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Very nice. I really like the vintage one!
Response: So glad they arrived safely & you like them! Thanks for rating & for the heart! Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: I absolutely love the ink box cards that you made for me; the machine stitching adds such special touch! Thank you!
Response: So glad you like the ink box cards! I really enjoyed making these! Thank you for rating & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Beautiful tags and made with extra care! LOVED it all!
Response: So glad you like the tags! Thank you for rating. Hugs from Ireland.
thebragal rated for TAG SWAP 2 for 2 with a TWIST #14 on Apr 5, 2024
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Comment: Thank you. Really love the bee one.
Response: So glad to hear that ... bees are just wonderful! Thanks so much for rating, & for the heart. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: Thank you
Response: You're welcome.
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Comment: Thank you Pamela for this 3 beautiful ink box cards, love them! Have a great week and stay creative! :)
Response: Thank you for the rating & the heart. So happy you like the cards. Hugs from Ireland.
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Comment: I almost never do tag swaps but I am so glad I did this one… both just wonderful and I thought my white tag was nice but yours is amazing! So impressed with your work and just think .. these lovely tags were in Ireland … how amazing and now they are home in Texas .. thank you!
Response: So glad you enjoyed this swap & like my tags so much! And now they are at home in Texas! Hugs from Ireland!

Rating Overview

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Comments

efjellro on Jul 7, 2021:

Happy 1 year anniversary on Swap-Bot!! :D

user1664 on Jun 26, 2021:

Received your 5 postcards mix tag - great selection! Thanks so much.

OrigamiGrace on Jun 21, 2021:

Thank you for the cute zeen from Zeen tag!

debbiespoms on Jun 10, 2021:

Received the PC today from the Naked PC tag in PTG. Thank you very much for the pretty purple flower PC! Love it & your nice note! BTW, Happy belated birthday ! My husband birthday was also June 10th.

nalaqueen on Apr 9, 2021:

Thank you for the PTG: 2 pc's in an envie Tag. Love the postcards you picked out!!!!

ladybug513 on Mar 21, 2021:

Thank you for the sweet Happy mail tag 😊

ladyaries7 on Mar 3, 2021:

Thank you for the random flat envie tag! i received the envelope today

Soph on Feb 16, 2021:

♥ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♥

Best wishes and many thanks for all the lovely goodies I received from you for the 'Random flat envie - Pay it forward'. I'll enjoy using them.

user6937 on Feb 16, 2021:

Happy Birthday, Pamela!

wolfeagle on Dec 30, 2020:

hny

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