GothamChick

Updated 8/18/13 I am a Filipina who moved to New York 13 years ago, and am a Mom to a 9-year-old son and look forward to doing more swapping here and hopefully meeting some new friends. I am currently all caught up with the swaps and look forward to a more organized trading schedule for 2013.

Having collected postcards for almost 30 years now, I am trying to find homes for the postcards which aren't in my collecting interests. I try to send according to profile when I can, and will be happy to swap individually if you have any particular collecting interests of hard-to-find PCs.

I take pride in the ATCs I have produced and those who have received my cards will attest to the fact that they are of good quality. I still consider myself more of a crafter than an artist, and I try to send out cards which I would want to receive myself.

I rate with a heart whether or not the ATC or postcard meets my personal criteria, but more because of the effort that was put into the ATC or the thought written on the postcard. Even just the effort to put a different stamp or stamps or a short message means a lot to me.

I blog at http://pinaynewyorker.com where you will read about the things I do as a 46-year old working mom in New York. I write about the projects I'm into.

I am very new to ATCs but enjoying learning about it and making it. I do mostly collage, doodle art, zentangling and digital or hybrid collage. I like experimenting with backgrounds by trying new things and working with different forms of paper.

I have a second blog at http://gothamchick.com which is more about crafting, and is connected to my Etsy store, http://gothamchick.etsy.com. I have been selling since 2010 but have put the shop on vacation mode the first part of 2012. I just recently reopened the store and am trying to repopulate it.

I'm into doing crafts, writing (yes, snail mail!), and am trying to do art now, although I don't consider myself to be an artist. I enjoy working with watercolor and acrylic paints and find this a very effective channel for self-expression. I am getting into some journal swaps selectively and find them to be very fulfilling!

I ask that you be patient with me and write me if there is a delay or such a mistake before rating and I will make things right. Thank you for your consideration.

I have always been into paper and actually make my own christmas cards every year. I do hybrid scrapbook elements/papers printouts and now incorporate actual collage.

I love working with freshwater pearls and gemstones, particularly rose quartz and labradorite. I am not too good with stringing but can do wirework and chains.

In the last year, I've worked and experimented with polymer clay as well and am currently into die-cutting.

I have always loved to write and had started doing an online journal even before blogs came into existence. I didn't start blogging until August 2004, though, shortly after the birth of my son. Almost 2 years ago, I discovered Art Journaling thanks to Julie Fie-Fan Balzer of Balzer Designs (http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com). Again, I don't consider myself an artist but this has helped me in expressing myself and memorializing every day things in a form that I can remember things by, with or without the use of words.

I collect:

• maps

• lighthouses

• anything New York (vintage and modern)

• anything Philippines (vintage and modern)

• anything Paris (vintage and modern)

• Disneyana (from parks I've visited, but I do not trade them)

• Mail art

I do not mind receiving postcards which are not among the PCs above. I love postcards in general, and I join swaps with the intention of interacting with fellow postcard collectors. Keep them coming!

... or if you don't receive what I sent, please contact me. I don't mind resending, even twice over, until the PCs or ATCs make them to you.

As a recipient, I have been pretty lenient when a swap is not received on my end. What's more important is that I get my item to you. Please let me know if for any reason you don't receive something I owe. I may be late, but I always send the item. I've learned my lesson and now communicate promptly when there is a delay on my end.

... were a result of non-communication of delays which I regret and now avoid by being prompt with the swaps and communicating when there is a delay. My last delays were caused by the snow storm that hit us in New York.

I respect the right of organizers to ban but have selectively joined swaps now, so I would really appreciate being given a chance to join your swap if I sign up.

.. I have more than enough paper supplies. Thanks but save the paper for other swappers who might be able to use them. I would love to receive used stamps whether they are still attached to a piece of the original envelope or already loose. I am working on decoupaging them onto projects in the coming weeks...

I also don't drink tea. So again, thank you.

POSTCARDS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

While I appreciate the extras, I rate based on the item being swapped. Thanks again and enjoy!

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