shirleyinCA

SOME NEW INTERESTS

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

• Tausendschon postcards, especially USA, Paris, birthday, floral
• Andersen Design pc's, esp. holiday, kiddy corner, coastal, cities
• Lou Paper postcards
• Tinga Tinga art pc's
• Lantern Press postcards, especially states, cities campers, animals
• rain/cloud/weather images
• letterpress
• Strawberry Shortcake
• Smokey the Bear
• Belle and Boo
• the Tour de France
• die-cuts: leaves, birds, clocks, gears, crowns, steampunk, 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!

• watercolor
• paper cuts (Scherenschnitte)
• 1950's & 60's
• Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Beauty & the Beast, Cinderella, Pocahontas & Dumbo
• Disneyland
• elegant
• Paris, Provence & all things French

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
• map cards, unusual maps rather than states
• cards with cut-outs
• Mithila art
• watercolor or sketch postcards
• Lantern Press cards, esp. cities, campers, maps
• nouvelle images cards
• Gotochi postcards (especially doll, character, food)
• US National Parks (I need Amache, Guadalupe Mtn, Harpers Ferry, Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, New River Gorge, Organ Pipe Cactus, Valley Forge, Virgin Islands and any new parks in 2023-25)
• Coca Cola
• Joan Walsh Anglund, Richard Scarry
• classroom/teacher scenes
• 1950's
• 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, TX, VA)
• typography
• quirky, weird, odd, unusual postcards!!

• 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

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
• Postage stamps & postcards featuring children's literature or Disney
• 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.

bug/insect themes, stationery, ribbon, buttons, recipe cards, magnets, post-its, quotes, vintage postcards (unless Disney)