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shirleyinCA

shirleyinCA
Date Joined: May 29, 2014
Last Online: December 25, 2025
Birthday: May 5
Country: United States
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ME

SOME NEW INTERESTS

(in case you've been sending to me for years and are tired of my profile)

  • love Starbucks & collect their city/state gift cards
  • Tausendschon postcards, especially USA, Paris, birthday, floral
  • Andersen Design pc's, esp. holiday, kiddy corner, coastal, cities
  • Tinga Tinga art pc's
  • Lantern Press pc's - states, cities campers, animals
  • rain/cloud/weather images
  • letterpress
  • Belle and Boo
  • the Tour de France
  • die-cuts: leaves, clocks, gears, crowns, lacy, vintage, Tim Holtz.

I love to do paper art, scrapbooking and journaling. Jesus loves me & I am eternally grateful. I love being a wife, mom, former Disneyland tour guide & teacher.

Passions for Handel's Messiah, country music, CS Lewis, Gaudi, The West Wing, the Tour de France. My favorite travels: France, New Zealand, Barcelona, the Cotswolds, Yosemite, Kauai and a Disney cruise anywhere!

I collect old and new Golden Books and pop up books for kids and adults, Disney and Disneyland items (the older the better!) My happy place is the beach/ocean. Sitting on a Disney cruise ship, enjoying the sea, clouds and sunshine is perfect!

One of my favorite things about my job is that I get to assist many precious families visiting Disneyland through the Make a Wish Foundation!

FOR POSTCARD SWAPS

My favorites would be:

  • Anderson Design Group esp. holidays, coastal, kiddy corner, cities
  • Maxicards (postcard with matching stamp and cancellation on image side of card)
  • Sanrio pc's (Helllo Kitty, Spottie Dottie, Twin Stars, etc. especially with foreign language on front)
  • postcards of fog, rain, amazing clouds
  • unusual maps rather than states
  • cards with cut-outs
  • Mithila art
  • watercolor or sketch postcards
  • Lantern Press cities, campers, maps
  • nouvelle images cards
  • Gotochi postcards (especially doll, character, food)
  • US National Parks (I need Amache, Guadalupe Mtn, Harpers Ferry, Kobuk Valley, New River Gorge, Organ Pipe Cactus, Valley Forge, Virgin Islands and any new parks in 2023-25)
  • Coca Cola
  • classroom/teacher scenes
  • dancers (any type)
  • ocean, cruise
  • lilacs or lily of the valley
  • Tour de France
  • cards by Rifle Paper Company, Cavallini or Flow magazine
  • Big Letter "Greetings from" state cards (have AK, AR, CO, IN, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NM, VA)
  • quirky, weird, odd, unusual postcards!!

FOR STICKER SWAPS.

  • ocean or cruise theme
  • ad stickers
  • Sanrio (especially Spottie Dottie, Kerokerokeroppi, Twin Stars, Hello Kitty)
  • retro/1950's look
  • clocks, typewriters
  • botanicals

NOT INTO: alphabet, unicorns, hearts, rainbows

FAVORITE THINGS

Currently crazy about:

  • letterpress
  • paper dolls
  • pop-up cards
  • need Little Man of Disneyland Golden Book
  • images of pens & pencils & typewriters
  • Anna Griffin, Susan Branch, Tim Holtz, 7 Gypsies
  • Anything Disney, especially older items, pins, Mickey, Dumbo, Mary Poppins, Bambi, Thumper, Cinderella, Beauty & the Beast, Moana

  • Anything related to the Original Mickey Mouse Club and Mouseketeers from the 50's
  • for Kawaii I like owls, Hello Kitty/Sanrio and Disney
  • twill tape (plain or with words)
  • pressed flowers
  • glassine bags
  • quirky little items to add to journal pages
  • view master reels, especially Disney
  • paper dolls
  • anything cruise related

If you have a Cricut/Sizzix type machine (I don't) I love the real intricate designs, any Tim Holtz, damask cartridge, etc.

DO NOT NEED

bug/insect themes, stationery, ribbon, buttons, recipe cards, magnets, post-its, quotes, vintage postcards (unless Disney). No facial beauty masks please.

Ratings

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Comment: Thanks for the lovely postcards for our private swap as well as the extras and unmarked stamp. Merry Christmas.
marclively rated for Non-Touristy Postcards #75 on Dec 25, 2025
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Comment: Thanks Shirley ! Hope you're having a great Christmas !
Christine6035 rated for PCS: Season's Greetings 2025! on Dec 19, 2025
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Comment: Thank you, Shirley! Love the ornament card! Going to CA for Christmas this year - to Frazier Park, so I still may have a white Christmas. Have a wonderful holiday with your family!
minniepic rated for Oops, all spades! on Dec 18, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so very much for all the wonderful playing cards and the extra note card❤️❤️❤️
minniepic rated for PCS: Season's Greetings 2025! on Dec 18, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so very much for the beautiful Christmas card and the playing cards ❤️❤️❤️ Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄
Mem306 rated for PCS: Oops, all hearts! on Dec 17, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much! Enjoy the holidays.
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Comment: Thank you for the fun stamped envelope filled with non-cutesy goodies. The stamped lady with her fingers in her ears is especially fun. I'll have fun using all this.
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Comment: Thank you so much! I love the postcards - especially the Greece extra! How kind of you! I would have never thought of "WndoW" - you are so clever!
Lyndylou5 rated for PCS: Oops, all hearts! on Dec 11, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the great cards, "Let it Snow" is my favorite. I love it!
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Comment: You are correct. I love the Gnome card you sent. Thank you for the Greetings and the playing cards. I am so happy for you. Family in from New Zealand and seeing newest family addition too. Blessings to you and your extended family through out this wonderful Holiday Season.
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely swap! -Gracias!
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Comment: Thanks for the terrific momigami journal pages! Fascinating - I've never received nor tried this techn ique, and can't wait to try it myself. Good to know it will be a challenge to get things to stick to it. Love all the ephemera. The circus USPS stamps piece reminded me of what a great stamp set that was! This is a great addition to my growing journal. Happy Crafting!
Response: Happy that momigami was new to you and you liked it! It is fun to do while watching tv! One video i watched said rubbing a bit of lotion over the flat paper on both sides to start helped and i agree. Then crumple, squeeze a lot, smooth sheet out flat, crumple and keep repeating! A brayer helps too. Have fun! Let me know if you find a certain type of paper you especially like for this!
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Comment: Thank you for the postcards.
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Comment: tysm
mamajoy rated for 3 AD PC's plus one other AD item on Dec 5, 2025
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Comment: Love the postcards especially the "What's more important today, our right to privacy or our right to watch?" Very relevant. The tuck ins were fun. Thank you.
mamajoy rated for A Dozen Business Cards # 9 on Dec 5, 2025
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Comment: Thanks Shirley. Really interesting business cards.
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Comment: Thank you for the great cards. Underground rooms is really cool!
kitsune rated for PH: Send 4 Postcards #73 on Dec 2, 2025
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Comment: Hi Shirley! Thank you so much for this swap! Amazing postcards, I liked them all :) And huge thank you for the extra stamps! Many of them are new for my collection :)
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Comment: Thank you! I'll open it during the holidays :D Happy Swapping!
mchesser12 rated for PH: 4 Postcards in November #3 on Nov 28, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the five postcards.

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Comments

grammypammy on Dec 18, 2025:

Merry Christmas from RAKS ONLY USA

Hugs, Pam

OrigamiGrace on Dec 16, 2025:

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susieq11 on Nov 30, 2025:

I found a wonderful surprise in my mailbox early this morning! Thank you so much for the RAK! I love everything and that vintage poodle postcard is super adorable. I am happy to have it in my collection. Thank you for the kind words and for joining so many of my swaps. I appreciate you!!!! Enjoy the holidays!! Happy Sunday from cold and snowy Ohio!! XOXO

Oneartcookie5 on Oct 27, 2025:

I'm so happy to hear you like the RAKS#1 Hope you have lots of fun! Deborah

LauraM540 on Oct 25, 2025:

Thanks for the great fussy cuts and gorgeous bonus Mermaid goodies from the Creative Mail tag!! Loved them!!

mgallardo68 on Oct 24, 2025:

Dear Shirley, thank you so much for my 'CM-June RAK 4 Scenic European PCs'. I love them so much!! Great addition to my collection! ♥♥

mgallardo68 on Oct 9, 2025:

Dear Shirley, thank you so much for my 'CM> July RAK #1 4 Scenic Postcards (July 25)' envelope. The postcards are lovely! ♥

mgallardo68 on Oct 9, 2025:

Dear @shirleyinCA I received your 'CM> August RAK #1 Paris Postcard and Themed Ephemera (8/24)' envelope. I loved it! Thank you for a pretty RAK!! ♥

Sonya on Sep 22, 2025:

HAPPY AUTUMN EQUINOX!

Sonya on Sep 6, 2025:

Welcome to Absolutely Inspired Arts group! We have loads of active swaps going, so come by and take a look.

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