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crimsoncat05

crimsoncat05
Date Joined: August 19, 2007
Last Online: June 3, 2008
Birthday: May 27
Country: United States
my blog
My Etsy Store
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About Me

I'm a Midwestern small-town girl transplanted to the AZ desert. I hang out here with my BF, our crazy Shelties, and our two energetic (but exasperating!) tabby cats. We haven't done too much traveling out here yet, although there are plenty of places I'd like to see... Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, to name a few. I love crafting!!! Give me a pair of scissors, some paper, and a gluestick, and I'm happy! I love trying new crafts, and I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting techniques to try. I sell some of my creations through my Etsy shop, Crimson Cat Paper Arts.

I also write semi-regularly about random and crafty things in my blog (link above); stop by sometime and say Hi!

I'm taking a bit of a swap-bot break this summer, since we just got a new puppy named Bisbee; she's quite a bit of work! (stop by my Flickr page for some cute pics!!)

Favorite Movies

my all-time faves are:

Star Wars (the original 3), and Lord of the Rings, all three of them... I still have a crush on Luke Skywalker, and I love Legolas and Aragorn!

I also like: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals Elvis musicals, Hugh Grant movies, 1950s movies (Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman, Doris Day, etc.), and historical chick-flicks- Marie Antoinette, Sense and Sensibility, things like that.

Favorite Crafts

I love papercrafts of all kinds- making ATCs, iris folding, tea-bag folding, embroidery on paper, rubber stamping, etc. I also love trying new things- I have polymer clay and tools but haven't tried them yet; would love to try soldering and microscope slides; would love to do collage with beeswax; have just taken a couple classes on painted journal pages so would love to start an art journal...

Likes and Dislikes

Things I like: I like cats, flowers, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, trees, etc. All sorts of things involved with nature. I love gardening and flowers, although I haven't figured out how to do it too successfully here in the desert yet.

I love cookbooks and recipes, although I don't do a lot of cooking from them! I especially like vintage cookbooks for the graphics, and recipes from small-town church cookbooks because you know they're tried and true recipes.

I love to read- right now I am working my way (very slowly!!) through The Lord of the Rings books.

I love vintage and historical things- the 1930s-1950s were great for style, popular culture, and great color combinations. I also like Southwestern and Mexican style, since we live in AZ, and I would love to learn more about Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe, Day of the Dead, and Native American culture and art.

My favorite holiday is Christmas- I love vintage Christmas decorations and ornaments! I also love vintage or vintage-style decorations from other holidays: Easter and Halloween come to mind.

Favorite colors: red and green (just not the regular bright colors- I like cranberry red, mauve, sage green, and hunter green) I also like blues and purples... colors from nature, mostly, not neon or fluorescent colors.

Wish list: I would love to get all sorts of tiny embellishments, ribbons, interesting trims, etc. for use in ATCs and other papercrafts. I loooove paper, and am always looking for decorative, unusual papers (printed, handmade, etc.). I also am starting to collect magazine images, book text, and other random images for use in ATCs, inchies, and collage work.

Dislikes: "too-cute" stuff, neon-bright colors, no "dark" arts or goth stuff, I don't really get into the naked ladies in artwork, I dislike spiders (I'm deathly afraid of them)... I don't knit or crochet, so yarn and similar things wouldn't be of any use to me.

Favorite Television

I don't watch a lot of network TV: our TV is usually set on Discovery, TLC, The History Channel, or the Food Network.

My favorites include: Iron Chef America, Diners Drive-Ins & Dives, What Not to Wear, Decorating Cents, That 70s Show, King of the Hill, Roswell, Highlander (the series with Adrian Paul), Star Trek Next Generation (with Captain Picard!), and American Chopper.

My current fave: the new season of Deadliest Catch just started! I also like watching Chefography on the Food Channel. (guilty pleasure: I also watch General Hospital when I get a chance.)

I dislike most of the current "reality" contest shows, and have never watched an episode of Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, or American Idol.

Ratings

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doublesided rated for Inchies Free Choice #2 on Jul 2, 2008
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Comment: Sorry i never received anything :0(
stellar rated for Inchies Free Choice #2 on Jun 25, 2008
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AngelFaeryKathleen rated for Cat Postcard Swap on Jun 11, 2008
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Comment: Your wee Kittie had so much fun along the way but it finaly arrived and in a condition as if it had been hand delivered, Than you for all your work, I love it, hugs :-)
ambritsmom40 rated for Iris Folding *USA & Canada* on May 23, 2008
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Comment: Awesome! Thank you!! They're tasty!!
Response: I'm glad you like them! (I've never tasted them, so didn't have any basis for comparison)
Griffie rated for Cat Postcard Swap on Apr 22, 2008
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Comment: What a nicely crafted postcard - thankyou. Coco likes much the same things as your kitties!
Response: thanks for your nice comment, and for the heart!! (my kitties also like playing with my paintbrushes and craft supplies, unfortunately... lol!)
JewelzyBug rated for Cat Postcard Swap on Apr 18, 2008
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Comment: I LOVE your beautiful handpainted postcard! Thank you so much!
Response: I'm glad you like it! thanks for the heart!!
CraftyDez rated for Inchies Swap - Free choice on Apr 17, 2008
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Comment: Wow, what great inchies! I'm having a hard time picking out which one is my favorite. Thank you for all the lovely extras as well.
Response: I was feeling in an "abstract" mood when I made them... I'm glad you like them!
stephadactyl rated for Inchies Swap - Free choice on Apr 7, 2008
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful inchies and extra papers. I love the inchies with embroidery.
Response: Inchies are a bit of a challenge for me to make (they're so small- lol!)... I'm glad you liked them!
raven rated for Canceled Postage Stamp ATC's #2. on Apr 2, 2008
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Comment: Great Atc's..Loved your ideals and your work..Also loved the cute extras..I Thank you with a heart
Response: I'm so glad you like them!!
Scuslidge rated for Web Link Swap! on Mar 10, 2008
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Comment: Thanks for the great links!
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Comment: Thanks for the envelopes and the extras. Very nice.
Response: glad you like them- and thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thank you so much for all of the beautiful envelopes! I will for sure be able to use them! :]
Response: I am so glad you like them! They were a LOT of fun to make.
krisadair rated for Web Link Swap! on Feb 16, 2008
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Comment: thanks! i am going to love going through all of these.
LoganSpike rated for Raise Your Rate #2 on Feb 16, 2008
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely stuff! I am an avid scrapbooker, so the ribbon and stickers are especially nice!
Response: glad you like them! I love those vellum stickers, too.
61vossi rated for "USED POSTAGE STAMPS" on Jan 28, 2008
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Comment: Hallo Jennifer, thank you for the stamps and the special adds. Greetings Jürgen
LMM rated for Zentangle ATC on Jan 15, 2008
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Comment: Great Cards...hit the theme to a T and presented beautifully (plus some very cool extras!)
Response: thanks! Zentangles are a lot of fun!
Aerochik rated for With One Palette: Harvest Colors on Jan 11, 2008
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Comment: Thank you...I found some new and interesting people to follow!

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Comments

touya on Dec 17, 2008:

hi..i am just wondering did you receive my green ATC because i sent it about a month ago . thanks .... take care ....

touya on Jun 27, 2008:

hi..i am just wondering did you receive my green ATC ..because i sent it about a month ago ... thanks ..>< take care ..^^

AngelFaeryKathleen on May 10, 2008:

Hi, I was just wondering when you posted my Cat Postcard to New Zealand as you see you have been rated by your other 2 partners? Hugs :-)

jennyknitstoo on Apr 7, 2008:

Thank you for joining my Blue ATC Swap. :)

TerryF on Nov 15, 2007:

Yes, I have - she was an amazing actress!


I love both of your favorite movies, too! Have you ever seen Bette Davis in Now, Voyager?? It's another good one...

Arbel on Sep 29, 2007:

Hi,

I came here to read your profile befor I'm sending you your back & forth ATC, and I found out we were botn on the sama date...

So happy "x+4 monthes+2 days" birthday...

crimsoncat05 on Sep 15, 2007:

thanks for the welcome! I'm always on the lookout for new books!

dawny on Aug 29, 2007:

Hi Crimsoncat, I have a book series to recommend if you like. " Thomas Covenent the Unbeliever " written by Steven R. Donaldson I read it back in the 70's and it is one of the best fantasy series ever. I was looking at your profile because we both signed up for the background atc swap. Welcome to swap.bt! Hugs Dawny

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