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lsmahutchin

lsmahutchin
Date Joined: March 30, 2012
Last Online: December 13, 2023

Country: United States
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About Me

Single mom of 3 boys, working multiple jobs and needing a dose of creativity! I love the magic of swapping and shared creative energy - having a deadline and someone else counting on me also helps greatly in making creative time a priority.

If you haven't received a swap from me, please let me know! I'm usually pretty quick about sending them, so they shouldn't be late. Also if you're unhappy with what I've sent, please let me know! I'd like to improve what I make, so am open to constructive criticism.

A note on my id - the first character is an L, not an upper case i as some have suspected.

Extras

Extras aren't necessary. If you have something that screams my name, great! But don't worry about adding extras just because. I'm most interested in your artwork you're sharing with me!

I've also pretty much stopped sending extras. Organizing all the 'stuff'' and keeping track of what bits I'd sent to whom was driving me crazy and taking the fun out of swapping. If you swap for the extras, I apologize! If you'd like to receive extras - especially if they're the inspiration for your artwork, just let me know! I'm happy to send extras if you promise not to growl about duplicates!

Favorite Crafts

I love all kinds of crafts, but am most drawn to fabric and paper crafts. I've been a crafter since I was a kid (from a family of crafters). Right now, I don't have time for quilting so am nursing my need to craft with ATC's (thanks to Swap-bot!). I'm finding I really prefer to draw/paint my ATCs and am having a ball making them!

For most crafts, I'm not into designer names. I'm the same way with clothing. Being trendy isn't important to me - I go more on what I like. I tend to shop thrift stores and garage sales.

Favorite Media

Television: Right now, if the tv is on, it's for the kids. In my downtime, the tv is off and I'm usually doing some type of craft. Pre-kids, I liked shows like Emergency Vets, Friends, The First 48, and CSI.

Music: I became an avid music consumer again during my divorce. I finally remembered how to immerse myself with headphones and take a mini-break from life - mostly popular stuff on the radio - there seems to be so much of it i like these days!

Books: I like to read all different kinds of books - kids through adults - though definitely prefer a physical book to an electronic download. I'm in multiple book clubs and love variety!

Likes/dislikes

I'm pretty eclectic... I love all colors from brights to pastels, to muted colors. I love textures in fabrics, papers, yarns. I'm a fan of animals, particularly drawn to cats, moose, herons, hawks, and otters. I also adore dragonflies and butterflies, and collect feathers, rocks (agates/fossils) and buttons (the clothing type). I collect 'trash' to craft with my kids - plastic containers, magazines, mail; and we re-use craft items once we're done with our old creations. Outside, I love to go geocaching and hunting munzees!

Dislikes? I have to avoid strong smells/perfumes, as they can be migraine triggers.

Ratings

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Comment: You are right - you had a great concept!!! The colored pencils look nice and I like how you got the glow from the sun and the moon reflecting onto the tree. Nice work! It would be fun to see what it would look like with watercolor. Too bad you didn't have watercolor pencils, then you could color it in like you did with the colored pencils, but then go over it with a small wet brush and easily get the watercolor look. There is ALWAYS more supplies that we could own. Ha!!! AND we ARE so much alike in so many ways. Wish we lived closer to each other :-)
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Comment: Thanks so much. Very nice letters. I appreciate your artistic ability.
ahywka rated for HD/HP Alphabet ATC - R on Jul 6, 2022
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Comment: Racoon arrived safe and sound and still looks a bit surprised :D Thanks a lot, he is beautiful!
Pandagirl805 rated for HD/HP Alphabet ATC - Q on Jun 27, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for the ATC I really like it!
messymama rated for A.I.- handdrawn ATC - special on Jan 9, 2022
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Comment: Sorry for the late rating :( I had to go out of town suddenly. But now that I've gotten my mail forwarded -- oh my! Such delicate work, and I will keep it as a reference to understand subtle shading! so beautiful, thank you!
dakotadee rated for Christmas Card Swap 2021 on Jan 5, 2022
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Comment: Merry Christmas
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful card and the map card, postcard and napkin.
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Comment: Thank you for the cute Christmas card and the papers and tags.
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Comment: How neat you were born here!!! You really should come visit. It's a beautiful state with lots to see and do I will go check out Munzee. Who knows. That might be my next "thing". Thank you for card and the postcards.
SatisHuman rated for MMPC: 3 Layer ATC - December on Dec 18, 2021
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Comment: Great job on the ATC. The sleeves are fantastic as well!
Ree87 rated for LSRUS Christmas Card & A Flat Item #7 on Dec 18, 2021
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Comment: Thanks Laura! I'm the same way, I want to try so many things! But finding the time to do any of it is a true struggle. I hope someday soon you'll find the time to try out clay crafting :) Happy Holidays!
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Comment: Thank you for the sweet card of the children looking through the window, the postcards, and the labels. Either I rated you incorrectly, or you send me two cards for this swap. The other one is holiday lights with a note about your twins.
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Comment: Great use of the security envie for this ATC--love the cat! Thanks so much! -k
Cellolady rated for Christmas Card Swap 2021 on Dec 15, 2021
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Comment: Thank you!
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely ATCs. Mele Kelikimaka!
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Comment: Thank you for the Christmas card. I was a little disappointed as my name is spelled wrong
Response: I apologize - it was not intentional.
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Comment: Thank you for the cute animals card and the items!
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful Christmas card 😃
jm3712 rated for Christmas Card Swap 2021 on Dec 9, 2021
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Comment: Thank you for the card, and the mason jar cutouts they are so cute!

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Comments

OrigamiGrace on Dec 10, 2021:

dec

LavenderSprinkles on Feb 19, 2021:

Thanks for the birthday wishes! I love the earrings!

armadillogal on Mar 30, 2018:

Hope you are doing OK...I put out 2 new geocaches this week...hope you find time to go sometime.

bjmonroe on Oct 30, 2016:

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RyeRye on Jun 23, 2016:

Thanks for joining Inspiration Station!

Candyn29 on May 13, 2014:

thank you so much for the awesome key atc!!!!!

RyeRye on Feb 14, 2014:

LauraAust on Feb 6, 2014:

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