Comment: Melissa--the cards are beautiful---so well planned and color coordinated so nicely. I love the flowers--look like pansies. Are they from a die-cut? If so, could you let me know which one? Or from Cricut--from which cartridge? Also, are the leaves a die cut? I have a friend who makes only cards; I showed her the waxed paper resist technique and she was wondering how to use it on cards, so I will definitely show her how you did it! Enjoy the week-end when it gets here!

Comment: What an adorable "flasher" owl, I absolutely love it! You do such great work, I'm always happy to receive one of your swaps. Thank you. ♥

Comment: Thanks for the adorable purple owl. He does look a bit naughty! :) He really is full of great texture and lovely stitch work. I will treasure him! <3<3<3 ***And thanks for using a puffin stamp!

Comment: Oh wow you touched my heart today with the pansy/wax paper resist card..... a good friend's mom passed away this morning and so I was thinking of my own mamma's passing and her FAVORITE flower was the pansy....said their little cat faces always make her smile.....so I see this not as just a gift from you but her too..... thank you so much and Happy Swapping.... I love the technique and the P A N S Y !!!!!

Comment: ☺ Super ATC -- great color coordination between the background and the pansy. Thanks for wrapping it up in such a terrific envie, too.

Comment: Hey they finally arrived! I love the rainbow owls -- so different and cheerful. And the braided cording is gorgeous. I will have to think of a special project for that. Thanks so much for such cool stuff! <3<3<#

Comment: Love love love this set! Cody and his little mouse friend is too funny. The kaleidoscope sunshine is gorgeous. And the lilac fairy watercolor is perfection (thanks for including the stamp -- I hope I can paint her as well as you did!) Awesome swap! <3<3<3

Comment: Thanks you for the gorgeous artworks! They were definitely worth the wait. Love the "odd" color palette for this set. The peacock feather is really different. And I, of course, love the riot of flowers and the sweet winter birdie. Thanks also for all of the gorgeous global postage stamps! <3<3<3

Comment: beautiful twinchies

Comment: cute

Comment: that looks lovely! thanks a lot!

Comment: Great idea to double the ribbon like that. I immediately put it on my bedside book - love the colours and gold thread in the ribbon! Thx! Hugs, T (";)

Comment: Beautiful flowers so nicely done - thx! Hugs, T *";)

Comment: You did a beautiful job on this technique. Love the ATC & extra background papers too. Thank you.

Comment: I really like the butterfly..... and the additional paper backs..... Thank you so much!!!!

Comment: You have some nice stamps! I like that you also used different coloured backgrounds, along with the white background - thanks.

Comment: Thank you! I will enjoy using these in my projects--a nice assortment of colors & images...

Comment: So elegant and a gorgeous colour, thank you x

Comment: I love the colors you used on this ATC. Very pretty.

Comment: Fabulous ATC. I really really like the double embossed look. Love the 2 samples you sent as well. Who made the peacock feathers embossing folder? Love that. The cat confirms that it was a GREAT ATC! Thanks again.

Comment: Melissa, I love the wreath ornament you made for me! It's beautiful, it really is, I like the colors a lot. ( I will be making some with Halloween paper, thank you very much for the idea, lol ) This was a wonderful swap package, thank you very much! And thank you too, for the awesome stars. :)

Comment: What a very nice "egg" star you made me. That's a great idea to include the ribbon, so that I can mount it how I like. Thanks for the bling too.

Comment: Thanks for the beautiful mosaic star! I love the colors you chose -- the deep red center is really striking. I'll hang it on the lampshade in my computer room so that I can see it everyday! :) Thanks so much for the pretty jewels and most of all for joining my swap. <3<3<3<3<3

Comment: Absolutely beautiful!!! Thank you so much for the lovely card and the bonus dahlia. I love them both! I hope you're quite well by now. It stinks to be sick with so many holidays approaching! Happy swapping. :-)

Comment: Great ATCs--love the dogwood blossoms (my mom loved dogwood and had one in their yard for years). And the kiddos at the beach is perfect as I love little ones and it's a vintage style as well. I'm glad you are up and going again and hope all continues to improve for you! AND the extra papers you included are BEAUTIFUL--I'm already coming up with ideas for using them! Thanks so much!

Comment: I love what you did for this technique. Thank you for the tissue paper for me to use.

Comment: Great package thanks so so much love everything! 100 hearts

Comment: thanks for hte extras. YOu've reminded me that I have a roll of that somewhere...

 

Comment: LOVE,LOVE,LOVE it all!! The paper {only kind of spider I like!}, ATC, bandaids, flowers and especially the changing image on the back! Great book- thanks so much!

Comment: The ATC is absolutely beautiful, thank you. Thank you for the extra's too.

Comment: Thanks for the beautiful Mona Lisa ATC! I collect french-inspired ATCs and this is a great one for my collection.

Comment: Thank you - I adore the little book! and the homemade paper is fab - how do you make it? x

Comment: fabulous!!!!!

Comment: i LOVE the owl atc. you did a great job for someone who just had surgery and using tweezers! thank you! i hope you get well soon.

Comment: Thank you so much for the book and the extra handmade paper!

Comment: I got your ATC yesterday. Thanks so much. Glossy Accents is one of my favorite mediums to play with. I'm glad you jumped on board with the swap and gave it a try. I appreciated the nice note too!

Comment: Thank you very much for the ATC and mini book! Great job!

Comment: Dammit Janet - what the heck am I going to do? You've seen my studio. I have not one more inch of space in which to hang stuff up. And now I have this most glorious zendela that MUST be framed and displayed!!! The dragonflies are spectacular, the penwork is perfection, and the teal/rose/yellow color combo divine. AAAARRGGGHHHHH! :) I also LOVE the fish card and the mermaid cardboards. Way to knock it out of the park Melissa. You deserve 100 hearts for this package! <3<3<3<3<3

Comment: Thank you for such a cute card! I'm impressed with how many different techniques you used! Great job!

Comment: I'm so happy to receive one of your beautiful zentangles. Love the spots of intense color on what is basically a B&W zen. Interesting approach. Great patterns, great shading, and a cool little bee visitor :) Excellent job. It will be one of my treasures! <3<3<3 The penguins are adorable -- maybe I'll tape them to my forehead to see if they help me cool off. LOL

Comment: Thank you for the lovely tile and all of the extra papers. I will absolutely enjoy using the papers and the tile is amazing! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Comment: i love your lotus!!!! pretty :) tommie

Comment: Wow thanks for all of the wonderful images. Love ALL the fairies, of course, (I'll need to do you a private trade for more wings) and that dragon is very cool. Fun cats and bugs and critters too. Interesting background stamps. I'll let you know what I come up with! Hugs to you! <3<3<3<3<3 ***Damn! It was operator error. I rated you immediately but didn't put a click in the right box. SO SORRY! These came in a very timely manner and I LOVE them!

Comment: I am so sorry I haven't rated you until now! I received several packages of images, carried them downstairs, and put them into my ever-growing pile. I was checking swaps tonight and realized what I'd done. The images are great, and I'll definitely use them. I love the steam punk spider, the fairies, backgrounds! thanks again for the diverse bunch of stampings.

Comment: OH MY... Thank you doesn't seem to be enough. You went above and beyond on this swap. The dragonflies made me chuckle, then I was extremely excited with the dragon and faries. I really really like those images and the wings are fabulous. Then the page of animals on top of all the others. The sand babies are adorable and I think the canceled postage stamp saying is perfect. Again I thank you very much and would crown you with a thousand hearts - you definately stamped a smile for me. Happy Swapping - Judy

Comment: Thank you for the awesome tangle. I LOVE it! You must have put a lot of some time into it. I love circles and bubbles and BLUE. Thanks again!

Comment: Love the zentangle! And I just realized the string incorporates X, Y, and Z. Clever!

Comment: Thanks again for the great variety of shimmer backgrounds you sent. The 3-D "rivulets" on the red/blue/brown one is pretty incredible. And you were super generous with the fun printed tissue papers. You are going to force me to play with collage more aren't you!? <3<3<3<3<3

Comment: Wow once again you outdid yourself! I love your acrylic shimmer ATCs. So many nice color combinations. I esp. like the spring / brightly colored ones! The extra ATCs you sent are lovely too (you definitely are one of my "golden" friends!!) Hugs!

Comment: I love the cuttlefish, the color scheme is great and I really like the effect of the sparkles. It is always nice to get a hand-drawn ATC. Thank you!

Comment: Very cool zentangle! Incredible shading (as I have come to expect) but the format of the card and the way you wove the numerous patterns together is fascinating! I will be studying it for awhile. And the notecard you sent is incredible! Thanks for a wnderful swap! <3<3<3<3<3!!!

Comment: I can't even tell you how much i LOVE this atc.....so much!!

Comment: thanks for a wonderful zentangle - you do such great shading!

Comment: Thanks for the "booby with an attitude" LOL The title cracks me up! Great pencil work -- love the shading you got on the beach especially. I am honored to add this to my collection. Thanks for joining my swap! (And for the gorgeous fairy card). <3<3<3

Comment: I couldn't resist opening this, and oh my goodness! The earrings are absolutely darling! I really like the cute little box you packaged it in, as well. Thank you so much, and have a wonderful Christmas. :]

Comment: I loved the tangles & will have to try some of them myself.

Comment: Your handmade lovelies will really rock my holiday sparkle and shine. Thanks for making such a delicate and personal gift. Your wrapping and card were also so pretty. I could NOT wait!

Comment: Oooh!! Can't wait to open my lovely package. I'll be back with some more comments next month. Update: Thanks for making this an extra special Christmas!

Comment: I know I will love it and can't wait to open the gift.. Merry christmas

Comment: Thank you for the ATC and sparkley stickers! The ATC looks amazing with the shadings, I loved it =D !!

Comment: I love the photos of your kittens and thay make both me and DH smile too, thank you XXX

Comment: Curly & Larry look like my Tigger (a Mainecoon), except the toes! My husband & daughter also got smiles from this one, we think thier toes are awsome. Thank you so much! Give them a good scratch & cuddle for me.

Comment: Thank you for another stunning zentangle! Great shading work -- it is some of the best I have ever seen. I was going to try Otopo but didn't have the patience -- nice job. Nzeppel is my current favorite pattern. Thanks also for what is now the weirdest magnet on my fridge -- love her! :) <3<3<3

Comment: Congrats on your first ATC for this group! The card turned out cool with the textured paint you used. I like Edgar Allen Poe so it was nice to get this card.

Comment: Amazing ATC! Thank you :)

Comment: Thank you for the wonderful zentangle. It's really awesome! I appreciated the post cards too.....so unique and funny! Thanks a ton!

Comment: Aboslutely loved the fall scene. So beautiful. I would love to visit your area of the country some time.

Comment: thank you for the lovely trade!!! I love the shopping bag you sent!!!! I would trade with you again any time!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Thanks for the great ATC! I love how you made the overlay to tell what the patterns were - very clever idea. And thank you for the neat cards as well :)

Comment: Thanks for the FABULOUS bleached zentangle. I can't believe the delicate detail you achieved and the colors are knock-out cool! Love the fairy card and the fairy prints -- can hadly wait to colorize tham. You are a wonderful swap partner! Thanks for joining in my swap. <3<3<3

Comment: Wow! I love the colors in the zentangle you sent me! It is so cool! Thanks for the fairy prints too - I can't wait to color them and use them in some artwork! Thanks again!

Comment: Your zentangle is beautiful! Thank you. I like the extra backgrounds you sent me.

Comment: Thanks for another fabulous zentangle! You introduced me to two new patterns. I envy your shading abilities -- you get incredible depth. Thanks for all of the extras too. The Christmas goodies are right out of the 50s -- so much fun. I can hadly wait to use them!

Comment: Great swap. I couldn't believe how much you sent me. I can really now see the possibilities in altered photos for ATC backgrounds. I'll have to play around more with them.

Comment: Thanks!! The ATCs are very cool!

Comment: Thanks so much for the ATCs..... I love them all. I have never been in a photography ATC swap and so I loved seeing what you did. I especially liked the neon-glow angel. Very cool! And I loved what you did with the alcohol inks. I am going to have to try that out for sure! Thanks so much. What a fun swap. Hope to swap again soon!

Comment: Thanks so much for the red ATCs! I love the quotes and the differend pictures! Also the extra background you've send me. I trye to learn differend ways to make those, so I like to see how it can be done!

Comment: Thank you so much! Sorry for the confusion!

Comment: Thanks for the wonderful zentangle! Such a beautiful green. I'm impressed with the depth of shadowing you achieved. Excellent job. Thanks for all of the adorable owls too! :) <3<3<3

Comment: GORGEOUS! Your zentangle is just wonderful - the shading is just exceptional! You did a fantastic job - I didn't think I wanted to do any more with this bleaching process but now that I've seen yours I'm thinking I want to try some more (and try to live up to yours!). Thanks too for the piece of blue painted paper - was it done with alcohol ink? It is so pretty - love the depth that the colors give it - it looks textured but is smooth. Thanks so much for a wonderful little package!

 

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