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Lyndylou5

Lyndylou5
Date Joined: January 22, 2021
Last Online: October 18, 2025

Country: United States

About Me

2025 Focus: Stop expecting others to be me.

Hello hello!

If you're from a country that has its own Postcrossing postage stamp, I'd love to have one!

All postcards received will make me smile! The message is the part I enjoy most. The longer the better!

If you make homemade postcards, I would LOVE to have one! These make my heart sing!

I live in a small coastal city in Washington state, USA. It’s a beautiful place and I love, love, love living here! Lots of snow-capped mountains with ginormous trees, spectacular waterfalls, and endless hiking trails. Salt water, lakes, rivers, it's all here. Being a person who loves to be outdoors, this is the perfect place for me! Evening waterfront strolls and chronically gorgeous sunsets are icing on the cake.

I'm a paper addict. I love to look at it, touch it, smell it; you get the idea. All things paper thrill me! ATCs, Inchies, Twinchies, altered playing cards, handmade postcards; the design possibilities are endless! Interesting and colorful postage stamps like to wiggle their way into my collage projects.

I enjoy swapping individual playing cards. I use them in collages, and to make altered playing cards for swapping. I especially like shaped and mini playing cards, ones that have a picture on the # side, unusual jokers, and all face cards. I'm amazed at how many different kinds of playing cards are out there!

One of my favorite things to do is dragon boating. My team hosts an annual dragon boat festival in the summer. It's an all day event, and teams come from all over to race. It's a super fun day! My team practices year round 3x a week rain or shine, dark or daylight. Dark starry nights are especially magical! My dream is to be out on the water on a snowy night, when the snowflakes are big and chunky. It doesn't snow very much here. But it COULD happen!

Another water activity I enjoy is being on our local Harbor Patrol Search & Rescue team. We're all volunteers, even the commanders, and it's a really fun group of people. I'm currently a certified crew member, now I'm working on getting my helm certification. I love driving the boat! I have to say, it blows me away how many people are out on the water in kayaks, paddle boards, boats, etc. without wearing a life jacket or carrying a whistle. The wind around here often kicks up out of nowhere, and bad things happen really fast. Always wear a life jacket when out on the water, and always carry a whistle! It can be the difference between life and death.

I enjoy reading, a lot! It's a great way to go someplace without leaving the house. I mostly read historical fiction. I also like non-fiction war stories, memoirs, and all things maritime. Occasionally a good psychological thriller finds its way into my library bag.

I play the ukulele. Jug band songs from the 1920-1930s, and bluegrass tunes are my favorites to play. I also play piano. Classical music (especially sonatinas & waltzes), Broadway show tunes, and ragtime tunes are my favorites. I can have the most stressful day ever, and if I sit down at the piano and play a classical piece for even just five minutes, all the negative energy vanishes instantly. I can literally feel it flowing out of my body. I close my eyes and smile big.

I've loved writing letters ever since I was a kid, and I've always had lots of pen pals. For anybody who's old enough to remember the personal ads in the back of magazines, that's where I found my first pen pals! In the last few years I've acquired dozens of pen pals in various assisted living facilities, and it's a real hoot getting to know them through letters. They are rich with life experiences, and have a lot to share!

EXTRAS & HEARTS:

The fact that you took the time to create a piece of art for me is enough to earn a heart! Extras have nothing to do with the ratings I give. So please, no extras.

ALSO:

I strongly dislike glitter, unless it's sealed.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading my profile!

Updated 6/7/25

Ratings

Poeprincess rated for AMA: Nature Inspired Inkbox Card on Oct 17, 2025
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Comment: Very intricate & beautiful Inkbox card! The notecard must have taken a lot of time to create, too. I appreciate that you chose me worthy to receive it!
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Comment: Hi Lyndy!! Love the APC you sent!! So simple but so pretty. I love the colors in the button!! Thank you! I also love your card!! Beautiful!!
Response: You are welcome, I'm glad you liked them.
bbpolymath rated for Black and White ATC #5 on Oct 16, 2025
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Comment: Lovely. And too funny as I just put something to you in the mail this morning.
Response: I'm glad you liked it!
heathka81 rated for ATC Bag #164 (USA) on Oct 16, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the bag and note. I've heard about the Witches on Water, that is so cool! Thank you for sharing...and i appreciate that you used a dragonfly notecard. Did you make it? Very cool! It's one of my favorite things I've received. Happy swapping
Response: You're welcome, I'm glad you like it! I made the gelli print paper on the dragon fly notecard, but the actual dragon fly was cute from a small prayer flag type garland.
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Comment: Cute Atc! Loved how you used the buttons. Thank you!
Response: You are welcome, I'm glad you liked it!
JaneInSD rated for AMA: Purple and Red Mail Art on Oct 11, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the cool abstract art red and purple PC. :-) I haven't seen the new superman movie yet. Hopefully it will come to Netflix soon.
Response: You are welcome, I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Ooooh! Thank you for the b&w merfolk hmpc! I always love a reverse mermaid (fish head, human body)!!! Perfect opportunity to use your new book, indeed!
Response: You are welcome, I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for the heart! This one was especially fun to create :-)
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Comment: Hi Lyndy, Thanks for another great zenned post card. They look so neat!!
Response: You are welcome, I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Wow, thanks for a fantastic postcard! It's so unique!
Response: You are welcome, I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for the heart!
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Comment: Thank you for the shaker ATC. Your hand painted paper is beautiful!
Response: You are welcome, I'm glad you liked it! And thanks for the heart :-)
Tommie rated for USATC: With an Ink Pen on Sep 27, 2025
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Comment: Feeling lucky to have received the beautiful art with ink pen!!! absolutely beautiful. I have done a lot of ink art/zentangles in the past. Now you inspire me to do more. thank you so much.
Response: You are very welcome, I'm glad you liked it! I've always been a doodler. Through Swapbot I discovered neurographic art. It's what I've been doing for years, I didn't know there was a name for it, Lol. More recently I've been doing a lot of zentangling. I find it to be very relaxing.
caf1988 rated for ATC Bag #163 (USA) on Sep 25, 2025
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Comment: Thank you!!
Response: You are very welcome, thanks for the heart!
questionauthority13 rated for AAA : mixed media 7 intl on Sep 24, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for your kind words, and the lovely ATC. I love your style too! Oh, and I love the postcards you sent too. :)
Response: I'm glad you liked them! Thank you for the heart!
VaGrammy66 rated for ATC Bag #162 (USA) on Sep 23, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the atc's! I will send home to K. Heath. I love all the goodies you sent me. I love them!! AquaMan!!
Response: Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Poeprincess rated for USATC: HD/HP ATC - September on Sep 22, 2025
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Comment: Love, love, love your ATC & notecard! The color combo really pops & I like the designs. Thank you so much.
Response: You are very welcome, I'm glad you liked them!
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Comment: Such a great ATC! Thanks so much!
Response: You are very welcome, I’m glad you liked it!
MisplacedfromPA rated for Playing Card Swap: Round 14 on Sep 21, 2025
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Comment: What a fun assortment of jokers. I have a friend that calls me bacon since I love bacon and you sent me a bacon card, too funny how it matches my personality. The notecard you made is a wonderful accent to this swap. I have seen The Extraordinary Attorney Woo and I agree with you, its one of my favorites as well. I also have seen Love on the Spectrum. Conner is my favorite. I am so happy he found the perfect mate for him. I am hoping they will put the wedding on Tv when/if it happens. I always root for Tanner. He is such a people person. Happy Swapping and thanks so much for a wonderful note and playing cards.
Response: How funny! I love bacon too, but nobody calls me that, Lol. I'm glad you enjoyed the cards and notecard.
boriquaz rated for AAA : sender's choice 6 intl on Sep 19, 2025
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Comment: I absolutely live in flip flops and I adore your ATC, it's just so perfect. I never could get palm trees to look right. Thank you! Happy Swapping!
Response: I'm glad you liked it!
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Comment: Love it
Response: Glad you liked it, thanks for the heart!
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Comment: How beautiful! I love the card and the notecard! Hope your recovery goes well and thank you!
Response: You're very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed them! Yes, I bought the blue cyanotype paper from Amazon.

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Comments

ultracinematik on Oct 11, 2025:

Thank you for the generous bonus postage in my swap - a dozen stamps to use! So very appreciated! šŸ’Œ

Sonya on Sep 22, 2025:

HAPPY AUTUMN EQUINOX!

kiwivandal on May 23, 2025:

Welcome to the Paper Secrets Society!

Sonya on Feb 8, 2025:

I just received your very creative USATC Mystery Supply ATC #3, Lyndy. Well done! Thanks for joining and look for pictures soon in our group forum. Cheers!

wolfeagle on Dec 24, 2024:

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Happy Holidays!

BlueberryLady on Jul 13, 2024:

Welcome to Beginners Crafting Group ! WE do have 2 swaps that still have sign up time left..

Hope you will enjoy our group. Please sign up in our thread with your mailing address and birthday.. and you can post ideas too...and if you want to host just let me know ! ! Jean Thompson in Ohio 7/13/2024 7:20 AM

wolfeagle on Feb 29, 2024:

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Thank you so much for the lovely postcard for the AMA: USA Mystery supply swap.

BlueberryLady on Jan 13, 2024:

Welcome to Beginners Crafting Group! Check out the Swap that has 1 more day to sign up... I sent Message out too. Jean

Sonya on Oct 3, 2023:

Hi Lyndy - I received BOTH of your pretty ATCs for the Mystery Supply 10/23 swap. The nest is adorable! I'll photograph all of them once received and send an email to all participants. Thanks.

MuggleMom on Sep 25, 2023:

So happy to see you in the Purple Craze group!

xx

MuggleMom

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