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Vickyen

Vickyen
 Date Joined: May 14, 2010
Last Online: April 3, 2025
Birthday: January 30
Country: United States

About Me

03/28/25 - Hi all! Had a quick trip to NE to see our youngest son and the Sandhill Cranes - what an adventure! Then Thursday went with friends to a scrapbooking/crafting event - I am a tired but happy gal! LOL! Everything I have received has been rated - if you sent in Feb. and it is not rated yet, there is still hope as I got a couple of pieces today from early Feb., so... if only the mail could tell us its adventures!! Thank you again for your patience, it is appreciated! ;)

03/23/25 - Hi all! I am going to be out of town from Monday, 03/24 through Thursday, 03/27 and will not have access to my computer or Happy Mail! I will catch up on ratings as soon as possible after I am back. Thank you for your understanding and patience! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

02/13/25 - Hi all! I will be out of town from Friday, 02/14/25 through Sunday, 02/16/25 and then Monday is a federal holiday, so no mail. Our mail will hopefully be delivered on 02/18/25. I will not have access to my computer while away and to the mail until it is delivered. I will catch up on ratings that week. Thank you for your patience! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

01/21/25 - Hi all! I had a wonderful time at my crafting event - got lots of swaps completed and mailed, yipppeee! Thank you for your patience in me getting stuff rated. Everything I have received has been rated, if there isn't a rating at this time it is not here. All the best and hugs! ;)

01/16/25 - I will be at a crafting event all weekend and will not have access to my mail or computer, then Monday 01/20 is a federal holiday and no mail will be running. I will catch up on everything hopefully between January 21/22 - thank you for your patience and understanding! ;)

We adopted a puppy (Ms. Greta) on March 9, 2021, and I forgot how much work they are! LOL! She is a sweetheart but I am way older than when we have had puppies in the past and my Mom eyes in the back of my head seem to be gone, so I have to watch her like a hawk or she is into stuff! LOL! This too shall pass and I am enjoying her puppy silliness & all the love she has to share! Thanks for your understanding if I get behind on rating or commenting on your ratings! Hugs and Happy Swapping 😉

I am married and have two sons, an awesome DIL and two Grands (a girl and boy), who call me Yaya! I love the thought of scrap-booking and making cards, but have been lacking the energy as of late! Also love reading (murder, mystery, and mayhem!) and meeting new friends through fb or other group sites! Hope I can participate in some of the swaps on this site and make some new friends!

When my oldest son left for college in August 2009, I felt such a void in my life and joined SB in 2010.

I enjoy meeting new people, exchanging cards and pcs with them, as well as going to local scrap booking events and meeting new folks!

So far I have been lucky that any swaps I have signed up for, I have been able to fulfill my obligation. I would hope that would continue.

I am not into drama and will try to send stuff that I think my swap partner will enjoy - however if I miss the mark, well stuff happens! I am very easy going with what folks send me and just look forward to seeing how others respond to the different swaps!

Loves/Likes - My family, Being happy, Hearing kiddos laugh, Being with gal pals, Card making, Meeting new people, Love, love, love to read! The library is one of my favorite places!! The beach, Halloween, Christmas, Birthdays! Soccer, Taking pictures, Being able to help others, Being able to laugh at myself , A clean house (this is a dream of mine but I am a bit of a clutter bug, so...), Traveling, Vacations, Flowers, Learning new things,

Dislikes- Drama when it is not necessary, People that just need to get over themselves, Vacations that do not work out, Kids being disrespectful to their elders and each other, Car problems, Health issues, Feeling like someone has taken advantage of you or someone you care about, Housework! lol

Ratings - I am very good about trying to rate quickly, so if you sent me something and do not see a rating timely, please let me know! Either I did not get the item or it got mixed in with other stuff!! That does happen sometimes!

Swaps

I love all postcards - have a soft spot for vintage postcards but really have not met a postcard I didn't like! LOL!

I would love to receive some cute address labels and could exchange pcs for them! If you can help me out, please send me a pm!

Ratings

young46356 rated for PH: Cat (Wild or Tame) (Blank or Naked) #5 on Apr 3, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the beautiful tiger postcard. It's almost spring here too, with lots of rain so far. There are robins and blue birds in my yard. and the white pelicans have arrived in Cedar Lake. They are on their way to Canada and don't stay around very long. Have a wonderful spring season. Rich
CzechFriend rated for WIYM: NAKED MOUNTAINS POSTCARD SWAP #11 on Apr 2, 2025
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Comment: Wow, thank you very much for the beautiful postcard of this wonderful place! I would love a holiday there too! All the best wishes!
nanapal rated for Write a Letter quick swap 4 on Apr 1, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the fun letter. I enjoyed reading it and I would love to see the sandhill cranes some day! So many! How cool! Yes, you are so close to where I met my husband. That's a great part of the country. We enjoyed out time there. It would be so nice to have a craft room! I have a little cabinet with some things in it near my kitchen table but it doesn't fit everything so I have other stash places here and there in the house. I hope you're able to get your space set up in the basement! Sounds like a great idea! We don't have basements out here in earthquake territory. I miss those!! 💖
Response: Hi Tami! Thank you for your sweet comment, rating, and heart! I am so glad you enjoyed my letter - as you can see, I get a bit chatty at times! LOL! We have not started on the basement yet, as I am out of town next week, but hopefully when I get back we will get started! It take so little time to accumulate stuff and forever to get rid of it, or so it seems here! LOL! I cannot imagine not having a basement but even many homes here do not have time! Hope we meet at the mailbox again! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
mkupin7 rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #435 on Apr 1, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for sharing your weekend with me!
Response: Hi! Thank you for the nice comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
creativeseconds rated for Mr. Zip: PURPLE mail art envelope with note on Mar 31, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the purple envie :) Happy Spring
Response: Hi! Did the envie hold up in the mailing? Thank you for the nice comment and rating! All the best! Hugs, Happy Spring, and Happy Swapping! ;)
Luvchickadees rated for WIYM: PC from a Neighboring State on Mar 31, 2025
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Comment: That's so funny you asked Wally's to carry postcards. I often tell shop owners here in Manassas VA they should carry them too.
Response: Hi! I was so happy to see them at Wally's! I am going by there on Monday, so will have to pick up a few more! LOL! I often wonder why some of the coolest places do not have pcs? I cannot imagine it is too expensive as you can get a ton made pretty cheaply but all we can do is make the suggestion and then it is up to management to either give it a try or not! Thank you for the fun comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
samsstuff rated for AAHMPC: Postage Stamps PC - March on Mar 30, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely PC, I like the diamond shape! I'm not sure that I have any specific style, either.
Response: Hi! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! I sure which I would find my style and not be so mishmash! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
kssunlover1947 rated for PH: Travel Scavenger Hunt #2 on Mar 29, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the great PCs and your note. I really don't know if I will do any traveling this year. I would like to visit some nearby zoos but not sure if I will be able to. Maybe just some day trips within an hour or so of home.
Response: Hi! I am so glad you enjoyed the pcs! Day trips rock and I hope you get to enjoy tons of them! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! ;)
mejulia rated for WIYM: NAKED WATER POSTCARD #5 on Mar 29, 2025
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Comment: Always wonderful to have you as a partner/
Response: Hi Julia! I mailed the two swaps to you at the same time, wonder why the pcs are taking longer? Mail is so strange these days! Thank you for your sweet comment, rating, and heart! I always enjoy when we are partners! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
Eulegirl rated for PH: Scavenger Hunt for PCs #294 on Mar 29, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the great cards! I have been to Nashville, once, on a high school band trip, where we played at the Grand Ole Opry. It was pretty cool, except for the 18 hours on a school bus!
Response: Hi! Oh my - 18 hours on a school bus - yikes! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
PapermailandMORE rated for PC: Easter Holidays on Mar 29, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for your pc! It got me in the Easter spirit. 🐰🐇🥚🥚
Response: Hi! So happy to get you in the Easter spirit! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs, Happy Easter, and Happy Swapping! ;)
JuneRosebud rated for AMA: Sender's Choice - Mar25 on Mar 29, 2025
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Comment: Hi Vicky, Thank you for the Garden Gems post card. Will make a nice journaling card....
Response: Hi! I am so glad you enjoyed the Garden Gems pc and that its life will live on! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
mspandatrain rated for Take Your Pick - Naked Map #17 on Mar 28, 2025
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Comment: Thanks so much for the wonderful Nebraska postcard, it was so pretty! Once upon a time I drove across I-80, oh my goodness talk about a flat road. LOL I tend to find local postcards in Santa Fe, they have an old time Five and Dime, and they have tons of cards. On the road, usually museums and national parks, but out of the way is usually the big gas stations.I am fortunate I have friends that find them on their travels so they bring the back for me. Have a great day!!
Response: Hi! I am so glad you enjoyed the Nebraska pc! We took I-80 to Grand Island and Kearney last week, it is flat but better to see the Sandhill Cranes! LOL! In Grand Island at the visitors center they had pcs for free that were awesome! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
LadyJo rated for FLOWER Postcard on Mar 28, 2025
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Comment: I like sunflowers, so the perfect postcard you sent to me. I believe their might be something to the seeds, like you said. Thank you!
Response: Hi Jo! So glad you enjoyed the pc! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
blubutterfly rated for WIYM - Spring Flowers PC on Mar 27, 2025
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Comment: Thank-you for the PC:) I am actively trying to grow coneflowers here but they take awhile to really get going, so still a work in progress. I have never had any luck with daffodils although I do enjoy seeing them, they always make me think of ducks with big yellow bills:) Hope you are enjoying your daffodils in full bloom by now!!
Response: Hi! How are your coneflowers coming along? We are still getting crazy weather here, so nothing planted yet - sigh! I am always amazed with the daffodils come back and keep expanding - they are about done at our house but so cheery to see around the area! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
LilacSilence rated for CC: Reading Challenge #1 on Mar 27, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for sharing your read! --- Despite the challenge looking so easy, I couldn't find any book that starts with G (surprisingly!), so I ended up reading the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne for (1) A book published in the 19th century.
Response: Hi! I think I found the G book by just googling books that start with the letter G and going from there. I remember the Scarlet Letter (a little from high school), did you like it ok? Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! All the best! Hugs, Happy Reading, and Happy Swapping! ;)
heliogal rated for WIYM: March Flower PC - USA on Mar 27, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful columbine postcard! I enjoyed your friendly note too!! My husband and I just hiked on this trail with so many beautiful flowers!! Enjoy those daffodils I agree they are so cheerful!!
Response: Hi! Thank you for the sweet comment, rating, and heart! I do love flowers in nature! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
young46356 rated for WIYM: TWO DOG POSTCARDS IN AN ENVELOPE on Mar 27, 2025
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Comment: thanks for the cards. Cute pups! Sorry for the bad weather. A town 20 miles north of us got hit by a tornado the other day. But my town was spared. Just stickers from trees everywhere. Be safe! Rich
Response: Hi Rich! Sounds like we might get hit again today - sigh! We found we had damage to the roof of our building, thankfully they have covered it with a tarp, as places are so busy right now! I am glad all was well in your town! Thank you for the nice comment, rating, and heart! All the Best and Happy Swapping! ;)
young46356 rated for NATIONAL PARK Postcard on Mar 27, 2025
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Comment: Thanks, Vicky
Response: Hi Rich! Thank you for the nice comment, rating, and heart! All the Best and Happy Swapping! ;)
ellie rated for WIYM: DIY/Handmade Postalette or FoldNSeal #3-2025 on Mar 26, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the nice chatty letter.
Response: Hi Ellie! Can you tell I like to talk? LOL! Thank you for joining the swap, the sweet comment and rating! All the Best and Happy Swapping! ;)

Rating Overview

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5.0000 6443 324 339
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Comments

mchesser12 on Feb 8, 2025:

Thanks for adding to my Art Collab postcard that started in round 143.
lou on Jan 30, 2025:

Happy birthday month!!
stingrays on Jan 24, 2025:

budsHAPPY NATIONAL COMPLIMENT DAY!!

bowdiv

Reading through your profile, I couldn't help but sense what a wonderfully warm personality and joy for life you have! You seem like such a lovely person, and I'm genuinely amazed at your 5.0 rating over almost 6k swaps! It's clear you have such a passion for this hobby, and it's so sweet that you take the time to respond to your ratings.

I hope you have a wonderful National Compliment Day and that you get the chance to spread some positivity even outside of Swap-bot today! :-)

flowerdiv
ErinMA on Jan 24, 2025:

Thank you for the kind words! I'm starting to think I won't meet a postcard I won't like either - they all have something good about them! Happy swapping!

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wolfeagle on Dec 24, 2024:

HH

Happy Holidays!
UKrebel85 on Apr 14, 2024:

Hello, apologies for waiting until last day of the swap. Have been so busy with exams and revision. Here are my answers for LLU: Happy Library Week. Take care, Shel (UKrebel85)

1) The opening hours used to be very minimal but they have now got self check out machines so the library can be open even when it is not manned. It has made such a difference.

2) The staff are lovely, if the book you are looking for is not there they can order it from another library in our council area (our council covers 2,667 sq. miles – we are quite rural!) and it can be there within 2 weeks.

3) The kids section is lovely, comfy and safe so my daughter can sit there and look at books while I go and find something for myself.

4) Our view, our town is right next to the water and the library relocated to a new building that houses the gym and a hall where concerts etc, are held (I’m actually getting married in that hall which is right next to the library, maybe get some photos in there!) The library has windows everywhere, it is really light and airy as well.

5) There is always a jigsaw on the go near one of the big windows that you can do a wee bit of when you are in!
jay9 on Sep 28, 2023:

Hi Vicky's, i got a finished Art Collab postcard in today's mail. Thank you for your contribution 🙂it's a lovely card and mailbox surprise.
OrigamiGrace on Sep 8, 2023:

firdya

from CPG!
CraftyMommaonaBUDGET on Jun 21, 2023:
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