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AliCrafter

AliCrafter
Date Joined: June 22, 2013
Last Online: November 4, 2024
Birthday: March 16
Country: United States

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My name is Alissyn. I live in Northern California. I have three grown daughters and two yummy cats, Teddy and Picalilly. We live quietly in a single room that I rent in a house. I spend a lot of time during the day chastising myself for not going to the gym and convincing myself that I love salad.

I used to overwhelm myself with swaps but I'm being more select now. I especially like the journal swaps and flipbooks, penpals and an ATC now and again. I also enjoy the You Tube challenges. I LOVE to scour magazines for images to snip and use in projects. Truth be told, I LOVE fussy cutting anything. I must be buried with at least six different sizes of scissors!

I have been making cards as long as I can remember and still love paper crafts with a passion. I like"fancy folds" and pop ups. My girls are constantly after me to open an Etsy shop. We'll see how that goes! "Get an Instagram Mom!" "You need a website!" They holler at me. Me????

But I also love the literary world, reading, writing, journaling... My favorite magazine is The New Yorker for reading, and Harper's Bazaar for excising! Reading the New York Review Of Books makes me feel savvy and The Smithsonian smart. I like thinking I'm smart when I can complete a crossword puzzle (never mind it's an easy level). I like word searches, cryptograms, and other word puzzles. My favorite on line game is Sudoku.

HUGE supporter of the written word and snail mail. What would I do without USPS - and, while I am an ardent participator in the digital world, I so much prefer the printed matter contained in crisp envelopes with entrancing stamps (argh on postmarks without stamps, and the ubiquitous flag stamp - not to imply I'm unpatriotic, but given the choice, I have to go with something colorful and fun.)

I'm a Pisces, bask in teal and purple, love my fountain pens, roaming endlessly on Pinterest, and organizing all my fun "shtuff." Always looking to learn new art skills. LOVE that I don't have to cook for a family anymore. It takes too much time, and food is so annoying!

Favorite Books

Favorite books include To Kill a Mockingbird; The Secret Life of Bees, A Man Named Ove, Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English; Ethan Fromm, loads of Nonfiction - World War I and World War II era, historical fiction. Hard to really pinpoint favorites 'cause I'm all over the place! No mysteries or romances.

Favorite Movies

Big Fish is my favorite, Steel Magnolias, Friendship's Field, Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, Mama Mia, Wallace and Grommit, Agnes Brown, Hector and the Pursuit of Happiness, and many more.

TV -I watch very little prime time stuff. I watch on my tablet while I'm putzing around so I watch a lot of "noise" like true crime stuff (Homicide Hunter cracks me up) and reruns of Law & Order SVU and Law & Order. I do enjoy Call the Midwife, Foyle's War. Like TED talks, and my guilty pleasure - America's Got Talent.

Yays and Boos

YAYS: the ocean, rain, anything art, waltz, children's picture books (good literature -my favorite author/illustrator is Arnold Lobel), tulips, daffodils, apple blossoms, mexican cuisine, hershey kisses, white cake with ridiculously sweet buttercream frosting, baking bread, all kinda cats big and small, mousies, tigers, camels, squirrels, peacocks, Dutch windmills and all things Holland, history, reading, beautiful ranges of colors in my inks, paints, chalks, glitters, etc., thrift stores and flea markets, used bookstores, psychological thrillers, metal embellishments like charms, cleverness....

BOOS: California summer weather, chocolate cake, rock 'n roll, rap, harsh music, cooking, disaster or shoot'em up movies; I detest grocery shopping , board games, snakes, girly motifs and overboard pinkie, anime, unreliable people, injustice, cartoonish, crude things, dogs, kawaii, hello kitty,"modern art," coffee... But really anything is fine, just in moderation.

Preferences

I've pretty well covered likes and dislikes, but I see other profiles have a bit on what they prefer to receive in swaps. To be quite honest, I would love anything that I have the privilege of receiving. I respect that everyone has their own style and their own ideas of what is "good" or "bad." Surprises make it fun. However, as I am told I need this, here goes:

Love word puzzles, puns, and single frame comics (like New Yorker)

Unusual Playing card jokers and foreign cards, vintage cards

Matryoshka dolls (illustrations, stickers, etc.)

I love getting magazine clippings - an unusual article, strange or interesting pictures...

Product Labels and any sort of logo art (this can be clothing, food, non-food items....)

World War II anything (World War I would be even better)

embossing powder

Anything pertaining to Holland motif, Venice, or England

Washi Tape (who doesn't love washi?)

Ephemera and embellishments

Peacocks; big Game animals like Tigers, Lions,; raccoons, Elephants, Giraffes; Squirrels, Camels and kitties.

Color choice doesn't matter, though I am partial to teal and purple

Charms

Tea bags (the packaging not for the tea itself)

Mules, but not donkeys

Parodies of American Gothic

Renditions of See no Evil, Speak no Evil, Hear no Evil in illustrative or photo format

Seahorses

Love unusual papers

Patterns or instructions for an usual envelope or craft or card idea. Or a link to a YouTube video of something paper crafty

No Hello Kitty stuff or Sponge Bob, Kawaii, please

Cute Mice

Die Cuts - esp seahorse and frame types

No allergies / bad flavors black licorice and watermelon - yuck!

Novelty brads

Surprises / cleverness/ creativity

Amaze me

The icing on the cake: a letter (long or short) included with swap. Now THAT really makes my day!

Thanks for reading a little about me and for being my partner on SwapBot! Let's have fun! 😊

I absolutely ADORE art by young children. If you have a little one who would like to draw a picture to send, it would bring great joy to me!

If you don't receive my swap for whatever reason, PLEASE let me know, and like others, I will resend or otherwise fix the problem.

Ratings

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Comment: Your purple envelope was beautiful! I didn't want to open it and ruin it haha. I didn't notice the Happy Day washi was upside down till I read it in your letter either haha. That's kind of you to host everyone for Thanksgiving. And little people grow to full humans too quickly! 6 will be a fun age though. Happy all the upcoming holidays. Thanks again for all the lovliness you sent!
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Comment: Thank you for the letter and all the extras! Teddy and Lilly are adorable and remind me so much of my cats. Great swap!
Aalicia rated for Just Randomness- Oct 2024 on Oct 29, 2024
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Comment: Everything was beautiful thank you!
lefisher9227 rated for Themed Mail #9 on Oct 28, 2024
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Comment: thank you soo much :)
MamaKek rated for CPG - Mystery Supply #3 on Oct 28, 2024
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Comment: I love this swap because it’s always so fun to see what someone else comes up with using the same supply. I am so in love with this beautiful card!!! Thank you so much. And enjoy your granddaughters birthday!
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Comment: Thank you so much for all the wonderful goodies!!!
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Comment: Thanks for everything- I think I was just too much around butterflies at a previous work gig to now think they are magical
Response: Fair enough. I'm not all crazy over butterflies, just a healthy appreciation!
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Comment: Thank you for the fall goodies! I especially love the beautiful envelope you made and the tag.
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Comment: Thank you for all the goodies! Happy Halloween πŸŽƒ
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Comment: Beautiful magpie journal. Thank you for all your time I knew it took.
CrafteaDragon rated for Alphabet Mail #5 on Oct 6, 2024
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Comment: I love how creative you got with your envelope! Really brightened my mailbox. :) I found this one challenging too (but definitely send elephant as well haha), but you did good! So fun to see what everyone sends.
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Comment: what a beautiful and thoughtful packet. thank you
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Comment: I wish I could give bonus hearts for this maxi card! Matching topic, image, stamp, AND stickers? A beautiful addition to my collection :)
Response: Glad you liked it!
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Comment: Wonderful swap, and such creative packaging. Thank you!
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Comment: Thanks! Marc
theirmimi rated for SMSUSA: Halloween Happy Mail! on Sep 13, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful package!
user950 rated for Matroyshka Mail πŸ“¨ on Sep 11, 2024
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Comment: Wow! You blew me away with this swap! I love the million nesting envelopes and little stamped Matroyshka dolls you snuck in there (I'm obsessed with the motif), and all of the fun vintage goodies, stamps and stickers you tucked in. I collect ALL of the papers you listed and more - book pages, music sheets, maps, security envelopes, windowed envelopes, every scrap of collage fodder I create. I even bought a special 3-sectioned tray that holds ALL of my scraps so I can see them more easily! (It's a clear acrylic utensil organizer). I'm new to collecting loose stickers, so trying to figure out how to organize them. I use glassine envelopes like the kind you would put stamps in and that is kind of working for now. I'm running out of room so my husband wants to put a bookcase in the hallway for overflow materials so I have room to work on my art.
Response: What a great husband! Add wrapping paper and gift bags; place mats, and page dividers and...the list is endless! So glad you enjoyed the swap.
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Comment: What a lovely swap you sent me! I love the little pockets and a little gift in each one! Your handwriting is really nice too! I hope your hand gets better, soaking in something epsom salts might help relax it a bit? I also like the theme of Halloween but nothing scary, the Mary Poppins costume sounds adorable, hope you find a suitable magic carpet bag for her :) Have fun with your upcoming themed swaps ❀️ and hope to β€œsee” you again πŸ₯°
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Comment: I love purple too and along with teal. Thank you for the beautiful purple goodies you sent me.I love the envelopes you made. I would love to know how to make the little one that expands. Thank you!
Response: You are very welcome!

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Comments

PeliKat on Jan 16, 2024:

Alissyn, once again you have overwhelmed me with the most beautiful purple creations! Each little package in the purple envelope that came today was opened like a present and I felt so blessed to have you as a partner for the Purple Tsunami! Your creations are so beautiful, original, and perfectly put together, and each one is a treasure by itself. To receive all of these gifts at once is truly a 'Tsunami flood' and not at all the 'trickle' you thought it was! Thank you so much for such a wonderful swap!!!

PeliKat on Jan 9, 2024:

Alissyn, another beautiful creation from you arrived today!!! The colors are so grand together, and that bit of texture you added with the lace and the fluffy trim add so much to it. I adore those tiny envelopes with the little treasures in them, and those cats are just so cute!!! Thank you so much for another outstanding addition to my special collection!!

PeliKat on Dec 26, 2023:

I received your Purple Tsunami packet today and love the mini journal you included! You packed so many nice things into all the pockets and it was dlsuch fun going through and discovering all of them!! Well worth waiting for!! 😊 Don't worry about the delay; I misunderstood and had to play 'catch-up' too!! And I understand about "overbooking"; I have absolutely done the same thing there as well. It's just that there are SOOOO many great swaps available!!! Best wishes from PeliKat 😸

MuggleMom on Sep 27, 2023:

So happy to see you in the Purple Craze group!

xx

MuggleMom

explore on May 20, 2023:

Alissyn, thank you for your handmade thank you card. So cute!

Karen07 on Jan 28, 2023:

Hello Alissyn and many thanks for the happy mail I received from you today! A real surprise and I can use all of the cards that you so generously shared! Your thoughtfulness is very appreciated. Best wishes and I'm sure our paths will cross again.

krspellman on Jan 27, 2023:

Thank you so much for the lovely playing cards, such a fantastic surprise after what had been a hard day. I can't thank you enough, you are very kind! :-) -Have a wonderful day!!!

JuneRosebud on Sep 28, 2022:

Alissyn, Thank you so much for the wonderful cat mail. It was totally unexpected & I really appreciated getting it!!

Rainydancer on Mar 14, 2021:

Welcome to Sunshine Swaps!

USAFwife on Mar 4, 2021:

Thank you so much for the extra Joker cards and the nice letter. :) What a happy surprise in my mailbox. :)
Cindi

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