Comment: So glad you're having a wonderful summer! I appreciate the care you put the selection for this swap and the creative packaging. Thank you!

Comment: Was over on the island before Christmas! I know what you mean about wanting Spring to come! Thanks for a lovely swap!

Comment: I love it :) Thank you very much for an adorable postcard! And I like the bird-stamp, too! Have a fabulous New 2015!!

Comment: Thank you so much! The ATC is beautiful. Everything is decorated so nicely. I wish the best for your Christmas season as well and a Happy New Year as well.

Comment: first I'd like to say I just really enjoyed the envelope! "it's all about the beach"very cute...thanks for the extra atc...flowers on the beach...loved it...the atc for the swap was great so nice and the back was a nice touch...thanks for the note as well...great swap!

Comment: OMG this is one magnificent stamp and postcard! Its a masterpiece! I love it!!! xox

Comment: Fantastic card! Thank you!

Comment: Fun, fun! Love the bird! So wish i could draw! Here's to a happy fall & a lot of snail mail! Thanks Grant for the great posty!

Comment: Hi Grant and thank you for the lovely papers, none of which I have ever seen before. The squares are perfect for a card I'm planning to make for my husband's birthday :o) Thanks too for the truly amazing envelope, it made my AND the postman's day!

Comment: x o

Comment: Sweet view and story. :)

Comment: Thank you very much for the beautiful parrot ATC!! Absolutely gorgeous. And I love Mushka! I have an african grey named Barkley. Wonderful (and sometimes bratty) pets lol. Thanks!!!

Comment: Wow Grant this one arrived super quick. Thanks for the great card.

Comment: Fantastic sunflower envelope! :) Thanks for the bookmarks and paper, and I LOVE the stamps.

Comment: Thank you for the envie of goodies. xoxo

Comment: Thank you for the postcard and all the drawings on the back. How did you do that? Shirley

Comment: Fantastic two-sided PC! Love all the great details :D Thank you~

Comment: Always a pleasure to receive your artwork, Old Bear - this one is lovely! Thx as well for the Canada Day greeting (hope you and J had a good one too), the extras and the fun envie! (";)

Comment: I got the second ACT with the boat. I love it! You definitely got your message of the theme across because it truly made me smile! Thank you for sharing your talent.

Comment: Love the card, many thanks!

Comment: Cool card! I really like it! Thank you!

Comment: Thanks for the atc with the vintage postage stamps of strawberries! Your envie was great too, with many great postage stamps =)

Comment: Hi Grant, So nice meeting you through this swap. Your Tim McCoy Western card is so great! Love it in fact. I really enjoyed reading your nice note. I too played the same games as you when I was a child. Growing up in the country allows for the imagination to flourish doesn't it? LOL !! Awww, retired by the ocean. Such a lucky man you are. I too am retired but not by an ocean. Arkansas falls short on those : ). The stamps on your envie are spectacular, WOW! My daughter and bf will ge going to Canada this summer to visit some family. I am envious as I wish I was going with them. Thank you again.

Comment: I loved your ATC! It was 'B'-eautiful!

Comment: Thank you so much for beautiful ATC and all the extra goodies! Marjorie

Comment: good pc

Comment: I am still laughing over the steam punk joke. Funny! Grant, your ATC card was again very good. Excellent! Thank you also for the great extras. I am sure I can use the oriental plate cover. Say hi again to one of my favorite islands.

Comment: I absolutely LOVE the fairy boy ATC you made! I'm crazy about flowers, have them planted everywhere, rows and rows of them in the garden- including nasturtiums like your fairy boy has :) Love the cool envie you did, too! Thank you so much! And thanks for joining my swap! I'm glad we were the only two so I could receive this amazing ATC from you- LOL

Comment: Great PC to go with your story! Thx G! T (";)

Comment: Hi Grant - it arrived! YAY! all in one piece :) Thank you very much - I love it

Comment: Really liked the ATC. Thanks so much.

Comment: I love it. It's steam punk enough for me and funny! I loved the envelope. I also love your island. I use to go there once a year because I had meetings either in Seattle or Vancouver, but since I retired have only been there once. There is a wonderful gallery there that carries the beautiful masks. I spend way too much money every time I go there.

Comment: Thank you for the wonderfully delightful atc. I am sorry-I thought I had already rated this swap.

Comment: Gorgeous, thank you

Comment: Hi Grant! Thank you so much for the great ATC :D :D

Comment: Beautiful card. Thank you.

Comment: Vern got a kick out of your message for him! He showed everyone at the post office and told them, "It doesn't matter, I get it from coast to coast!" I love the huge postage stamp you used. I've got definite plans for that! Nice ATC and the monarch butterfly book mark is gorgeous. Thanks!

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful envie. I love the atc you made for me. :)

Comment: Loved your art! Thank you for a great swap!

Comment: Very pretty thank you!

Comment: I love this atc! wow, the technique is fantastic. I sent you an invite to a group I run. Please join!

Comment: Thank you so much. I love the ATC and your humour!

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely ATC! It was beautifully done and I even loved the butterflies on the envelope! Thank you!

Comment: Love your doodles!!

Comment: awesome hand drawn dog!

Comment: Your foreshadowing made me giggle, and I loved the stamps you put on the envelope. A++ monster. Thanks so much!!

Comment: Awesome ATC! Just gorgeous and what a good idea. I'm a little stuck on this swap so I appreciate the inspiration. Love your note card too. Ha ha ha!

Comment: Love the ATC! My niece's MinPin (Max) would not be able to resist barking his head off at that kitten, all those other dogs, the bushes... LOL! Love the card you sent it in too! That flower is beautiful! And, my favorite color! Thank you for that! Long Beach looks wonderful! I've never been to Canada! That's gonna have to be my first trip! Thank you!!!

Comment: Hello from Raincouver! I was raised on Vancouver Island. Miss it terribly. Still have family in Parksville. The filter is much like watercolour paper. Interesting design. Nice to get something a little different. Yes, the kitties do love snail mail but from all the videos I have seen on YouTube they love the internet too. At least their owners do. Mind you I have seen some fun bird videos as well.

Comment: What a blast of art! Wolves on the envie, birds on the address block, and a gorgeous hand done Georgia O'Keefe flower on the PC! Thx for a wonderful swap! (";)

Comment: I just love the Owl ATC! Thank you. Very nice work!!

Comment: Thank you for the cute and beautiful card! I love the layers and the cat is just too cute. The envelope itself is adorable as well. Thank you, too, for the note on the envelope and the book page. I would be interested in reading the whole thing, so I will have to keep a look out or do a search for it. The swap came on a perfect day for me to receive happy mail. Thank you for having this private swap with me. Hope it's the first of more! :)

Comment: This ATC is so cool! The electronic circuit is awesome, what a great find! I really need to go scavenging again and restock my component supply. I'm going to be showing off this little sucker to everyone I meet (who isn't tired of my nerdy ways yet). Thanks for an awesome swap, I hope to do another one soon!

Comment: Great cards, and loved the kitty envie. Thank you!

Comment: This is a beeeeeutiful ATC. I love it.

Comment: What a wonderful Spring postcard! Thanks so much for a great swap!

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful ATC!!!

Comment: Hi Grant, I loved all of the photos! You're new little friend is a doll! I would knock too if you had left my bowl empty. Thanks so much for all of the great photos, and the story of the other "Jane Russell"! Enjoy life! Many blessings, The 'other' Jane Russell LOL!

Comment: Great little envelopes! I will enjoy using them, and know my ATC swap partners will enjoy receiving them...thanks for the pretty card & envelope, and your kind note...

Comment: Great card! I bought the box but haven't been able to part with any of them yet, so was happy to receive on in the mail! And lovely doodling! Such a happy site to see in my mailbox, Thanks so much.

Comment: Beautiful work Grant! What matte medium did you use? (";)

Comment: I totally love the doodle! Thanks for your art!

Comment: wow thank you very much for these beautiful cards.. I love all of them and I will keep it :D 100 hearts for you and a big hug.. Sorry no kisses for strangers ;)

Comment: I LOVE the peacocks (and all the little bird stickers and the bird postage)! Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for the starling card with all the nice decorations. Lucky you to live in such a beautiful place!

Comment: I love the card. Thanks!

Comment: Grant- I love the postcard and the postage stamps! Thank you :) The owls are great too!

Comment: thank you "Old Bear" for this gorgeous PC. have a prosperous New year :)

Comment: What a lovely card!! I just loved it! What a neat idea

Comment: Thanks, Grant. I love mosaics. Saw a church in Italy decorated entirely with mosaics..... floors, ceilings, artwork. It was breathtaking and very well preserved.

Comment: The umbrella has arrived !! Thanks so much :)

Comment: Grant, your card arrived in the mail today. Thank you for the (five!) stamps and stickers, the writing side of the card is beautiful. Add to that the amazing message, and how could I not give you a heart? :)

Comment: Thank you! I love the postcards! They are awesome!

Comment: Fabulous package---anyone would be thrilled to receive this stupendous swap ! Many thanks!

Comment: Thank you for the postcard, and Happy New Year :)

Comment: You picked out great cards, thanks so much. Moulin Rouge - that movie was one of my faves (the old version) and I loved that painting! The elephant, Guyana face, Snowy Egret and all those ferns (one of my favourite plants)! Would love to know the name of the book you got that very cool page from (to make the envelope).

Comment: Thanks so much for the great set of cards! I really love them all! Your handmade envelope was lovely and I appreciate the big beautiful stamps you used! What a happy package to find in my mailbox!! :)

Comment: GREAT owl pc! Thanks so much! Happy holidays!

Comment: Thank you for the nice card great stamps Carolynne

Comment: Awesome collection of postcards, thank you much :)

Comment: Hi Grant! Thank you for the resend and the awesome extra cards. I love them!

Comment: Thanks for the pretty purple iris PC! I love Japanese art.

Comment: Thank you for the beautiful fairy card! I love Cicely Mary Barker, and have several books illustrated by her. This is perfect. I'm super jealous that you got to work at the Royal B.C Museum for so long. It is my goal with my anthropology and classical civilizations degree to hopefully work in a museum one day, but everyone wants a master's degree now. Looks like I need to go back to school. Thanks again!

Comment: Yes, I do like the photo. Thank you!

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely doggie digging in the garden pc! How cute is he?!? <3

Comment: Of course the 4-letter word you chose is B-E-A-R! The entire package was a delight to receive. Thank you!

Comment: Fabulous card! Just love this postcard of Scott's expedition--love penguins. Loved all the birds and the postage stamps too. Happy mails!

Comment: thank you for the monsters inc postcard. That illustration is so familiar to me that I failed to notice it was in japanese at first! Awesome!! I also appriciate the raven drawing and the stamps are pretty unique.

Comment: Thanks so much for your postcards. I love getting them from your area, reminding me of what a beautiful place it is. Hopefully I'll get back there one day. :)

Comment: YE HA... this was one of my top favorite cards on my wishlist... so your card just made my day! I love it!! And I also love the personal decorating you did on the card... wow, that makes it extra super special. THANK YOU!!

Comment: Wow, Old Bear, you're some kinda wonderful swap partner! It was such a delight to find your handmade envie in my mailbox. I enjoyed the envie you made, the postcards you chose and the note you wrote. It was also fun to receive the "addendum" naked Canada geese a few days ago. I was ecstatic to see a bald eagle in the wild this summer and can't imagine how magical it would be to have 12 nesting pairs nearby. Thank you so much for a great swap!

Comment: Hi Grant! Wow...you sent me 2 cards--1 'in' and one 'out' of an envie! So nice! I just adored both cards and your messages on both as well. How brave to go on holiday and never return home. The Indian woman with her pot has the most serene face. It's on the wall in my craft studio. Thank you for making this such a fun swap for me. Oh . . . I meant to say how much I loved the envie you sent the Indian lady in. It looked like little boys in a Buddhist garden. Really special touch.

Comment: Love, love love the postcard! And your critter drawings are so cute! Thanks so much! :)

Comment: Super lighthouse card .. love it with the neat stamps & stickers !! Thanks so much :)

Comment: Thanks for the colorful bird card! Love it!

Comment: Really awesome card of Tsimshian Weavers. Thanks:)

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautifully decorated envie and stickers! I just love all the cats and dogs stickers you put outside and inside! Anna loved the stickers you sent for her as well. :) Thanks again!!

Comment: I also sent a postcard from Santorini! Happy Swapping!

Comment: WOW...you have made a beautiful card for me... I love it, thank you so much! You absolutely have drawing talents... so draw more!! Thank you also for your care of the package, it got here safe and sound...and dry ;-) Oh and the hedgie...THANKS!

Comment: Thank you so much for the pc, Grant. It is so fun to "meet" you. I read your profile. You remind me quite a bit of my dad. He is a ham radio operator, too. He heads up the ham radio division for our area here for disaster relief/emergency preparedness. He is retired, too. But can't relocate to cooler climes. Too many grandkids around here. :-} I loved reading your pc. Thanks for the note. I love reading pcs with a note! So many are just quickly scrawled with name and swap title! I appreciate the adorable Basset Hound sticker, too! Made my day. Have a great one! ~Marinda

Comment: What a beautiful view of Mount Shasta with the balloon. No way I'm getting in one, though I've had several land in my horse pasture.

Comment: I love fine art photography. Thank you!

Comment: Thank you!! We were in Victoria a couple of years ago with all intentions of getting to this lighthouse but we simply ran out of time. Thrilled to have a post card of it and will get there one day.

Comment: The envelope you sent was so pretty, I hated to open it! ;) Thank you for the great postcards, the extra pig PC, and the wonderful stamps (yay, pug!).

Comment: Oh you very much made my day with that Cindy Sherman card! She is an inspiration to me. Thank you for all the nice cards and give your parrot some scritches for me!

Comment: I love the sheep postcard and all the stickers thanks.

Comment: Great job on choosing cards for me and the envie. I LOVE the lighthouse. Thank you so much.

Comment: What a gorgeous postcard and stamp! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I had one of those birds many years ago and I loved it...This card and stamp sure bring back memories...thank you for that! I love the name Mushka... :-D

Comment: I love what you selected for this swap - thank you so much! Thank you for the cute notepaper and stickers too. :)

Comment: Loving the colorful card and the cute bird stamp you used. Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for these lovely postcards and the note Grant! And what a wonderful and bright decorated envelope! It made my day on a gloomy spring day.

Comment: Thanks so much for the pcs! I love them all!!!! And the kitty stickers are great!!!!

Comment: Hey Grant! Loved the card and thanks for sharing the cool stamps too! Have a great summer! Theresa

Comment: Hi Grant, thank you for a great 1st swap - brightened my day :) I like the tape and enjoyed reading about the post card you sent. It's my first one!

Comment: Loved it thank you!

Comment: I love love love the PC you sent! It is perfect. Thank you so much. I agree on watching The Walking Dead altogether rather than week to week. That is how we watched the 1st season, we (DH and I) have been hooked every since...sadly it won't be on again until October. *sigh*. Thanks again!

Comment: Thanks, the museum PC with the border design is lovely...nothing that fancy around my town! I made it as far as Vancouver in 1972, then we hopped the Canadian Dome Car train back to Toronto.

Comment: Thank you Grant! I DO love the colors!! And the gardens are beautiful. I love flowers

Comment: Nice card & stamps ! Thank you very much ;-)

Comment: Thank you so much for this awesome PC!!! :) I completely love totem poles and am bound and determined to visit your area in the next few years (researched it quite a bit last year as I went to Oregon and wanted to do a roadtrip up to WA and BC, but didn't have enough time)! Your stamps were AWESOME!!!!! :) I adored all three of them! Thank you very much indeed! :) Crazy that you have more fish and chips shops than London, too! :) Take care