itsxmay

I love crafts! I am a scrapbooker and an amateur graphic designer.

i love scrapbooking! i prefer creating mini albums. my biggest layout preference is 8x11 pages. 12x12 pages are just too big! lol

i love to create paper goods hence i have an etsy store.

i love drawing!

PRETTY PAPERS

vintage(or not) ledgers, japanese newspaper, vintage(or not) graph papers, vintage(or not) lined school papers (the kind you practice cursive writing on), library check out cards, kraft cardstock or paper, vintage(or not) flash cards, polka dots, lace, stripes, chevron, a teeny bit of floral, I like all colors especially pink and blue, I do not like solid colored papers, ephemera (vintage labels, bus tickets, tags, etc), martha stewart papers especially the cross hatch patterned papers, anything letterpress

here is an example of kinds of papers and design i like: http://www.lovelydesign.com/lovelyproducts30.html http://www.etsy.com/viewlisting.php?listingid=41787353

i drool over these shops:

http://allthisismine.com/shop/stationery/office.html http://allthisismine.com/shop/stationery/penpalpack.html http://www.papiervalise.com/Provisions/provisions.html

PACKAGING

i love love love pretty packaging. sometimes, well most of the time, i care more about the packaging than what's inside.

ribbons, tags, kraft paper bags, kraft boxes, glassine envelopes, baker's twine, Japanese masking tape, labels (adhesive, non-adhesive, vintage, non-vintage), dennison labels

the shopaholic series by sophie kinsella, night by elie weasel

do magazines count? lol: domino, martha stewart, lucky, elle decor

i love love love getting snail mail and i'm pretty sure everyone else in this website love it as well. so, I make certain that your mail is sent! please contact me if you didn't receive yours. I've been sending mail both domestically and internationally through my etsy shop. i've only had one incident, in the US, where a package had gotten lost. Of course, I resent it! Please let me know so that I will resend yours!