Ongoing ATC Swap-February 01/30/10-02/28/10

[Oyhana]

FEBRUARY ATC SWAP

Let's keep all discussions in the following thread.  Just use this post for claims.
Discussion thread: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=332799.0

Gallery: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=337555.0

*IMPORTANT PM INFO*: When sending PMs, please label them as ATC Swap with one of the following tags:
Approval
Package sent
Package received
Question

Swap Info
Swap name: Ongoing ATC Swap-February
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: Oyhana
Sign-up date range: 01/30/10-02/28/10
Date to send item by: 2 weeks after you claim

Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): NO

Restricted to people who all live in the same country? NO - YOU MUST BE WILLING TO SHIP INTERNATIONAL FOR THIS SWAP!

Additional Age requirement? NO

Swap Organizer himself/herself meets these conditions:
- Has fully read the Swap Info Guide: YES
- Has successfully completed two swaps as a participant: YES
- Is not organizing more than three swaps right now: YES
- Will recruit a co-organizer or give all details to a Swap Moderator if this swap has more than 25 participants: YES
- Is at least 18 years old: YES

Swap Organizer will check each participant to make sure they meet these conditions:
- Has been a member for at least one month: YES
- Has posted at least 15 times: YES
- Has completed one swap successfully before signing up for multiple swaps at a time: YES
- Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: YES
- Does not have any negative feedback: YES
- Participant has agreed that he/she is at least 16 years old: YES

If you want to participate, information to send to organizer:

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap
Craftster username
Email address
Your real name
Mailing address including the country
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside your own country?
Confirm that are at least 16 years old or, if not, that you have moderator approval(YES/NO)
Are you a Friend of Craftster?

IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.


Also, remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find other rules about participating in a swap.

AFTER PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND BEEN APPROVED, LIST THE PARTICIPANTS HERE AND WHO IS SENDING TO WHOM:
YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE UNLESS YOU PM ME AND I ADD YOU TO THE LIST!

***PLEASE! Do not claim someone while waiting for approval!*** You may claim as soon as you get confirmation from me.

Do not sign up if you are currently late in sending in the previous Ongoing ATC Swap.

You can sign up at any time during the month.  Once all of your claims have been received you can request to be removed from the swap and I will issue feedback.


How This Swap Works:
Please READ CAREFULLY! This swap works differently than most!

Try to imagine a chain.  The first link is the first person whose theme list is on page 1 (Person A) – (this will be the organizer as will the last wish closing out the swap)
Now, we want to put another link in the chain.  People will read that list and see if they want to make an ATC from that list.

Someone (Person B) will claim Person A for an ATC made in the theme of one of the items on their theme list.  They post a reply to the thread that says “I claim Person A for a [fill in the blank] ATC.  This is my X claim (however many times they have picked someone – for example, "this is my fourth claim, with one sent, and three received,” (meaning that this is the fourth claim they've made, one is in transit to it's destination, and three of the items have been received by the people they previously claimed).  Also be sure to add your location to your list of themes so that people can decide if they want to claim someone overseas or not.  You  may want to add anything that you may not like to receive.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REPLY WITH YOUR STATUS WHEN YOU CLAIM SOMEONE!  This means you need to post who you are claiming and for what, how many claims you have made, including how many in transit and how many received.

Then comes the fun part!  After the introduction, Person B is the last link in the chain, and they post their theme list!!!   Be sure to PM the person you have claimed for their address.  Or you can PM the person who claimed you and send them your address.

EXAMPLE POST:
I claim Person A for a zombie ATC.  This is my 3rd claim, 2 sent, 1 received
 I live in Massachusetts, USA .  I would prefer not to receive anything violent, political, or religious.   My themes are:
1)   funny foods
2)   polka dots
3)   monster movies
4)   The letter E
5)   cats

Along comes Person C, who claims Person B for something on their list and the chain is built, link by link.

When you want to make a claim, you can ONLY pick from the very last theme list in the chain.  You can't pick anyone else in the chain - you can only connect to the very end of the chain, which is that last wish list posted.


Friends of Craftster are allowed 10 claims at one time, others are allowed 7 wishes.  If this is your first swap, you are only allowed one claim.  When that claim is received you can then claim the number of times you are allowed depending on your membership status.   If you already have one claim that will be sent out late, please don't claim again until that one is sent out.   You DO NOT need a DCN for this swap, but if your ATC is not received, you will need to resend.

Become a Friend of Craftster!  Go here: http://www.craftster.org/subscribe.

If you are at your limit of claims, you can choose again once one of your partners receives, NOT when you send.
***Do not claim someone unless you can fulfill that wish to a high caliber***

Let's keep the quality of work high people!  Send something you would like to receive if you were the recipient.

Now if the thread gets in a rut for a few days/hours, the person who made the last claim should add to their theme list if they can think of anything else, until someone decides to craft for them. Please make sure this is not you!

After receiving your ATC, be sure to post a picture of it in the gallery.  You will not receive feedback until you do.  If you are having camera troubles, be sure to tell the person who has claimed you so that they can take a picture before sending.

Communication is a GOOD thing.  If you are having issues, please tell the organizer and the person you have claimed.  Poor communication will be noted in feedback.

[Oyhana]

10 claims
Krafty_Karasu             0 claims, 10 sent, 10 received
Oyhana                     0 claims, 3 sent, 3 received
MunLtStmpr               0 claims, 4 sent, 4 received
spotnik                     0 claims, 2 sent, 2 received
FicklePegasus             0 claims, 2 sent, 3 received
bethiej78                   0 claims, 5 sent, 5 received
Casey1201                 0 claims, 5 sent, 5 received
blupaisan                   0 claims, 9 sent, 9 received
AeonGoddess              0 claims, 4 sent, 4 received
noooitaremybirthday     0 claims, 2 sent, 2 received
FoxyMama                   0 claims, 1 sent, 1 received

7 claims
sprinklez                     0 claims, 1 sent, 1 received              
yell0wbright                 0 claims, 5 sent, 5 received
Angelus                       0 claims, 3 sent, 3 received
kartiana                     0 claims, 4 sent, 4 received
Kellibeans                    0 claims, 5 sent, 5 received





SENT
RECEIVED
LATE w/ COMMUNICATION
LATE w/ NO COMMUNICATION


Claimed Jan 31--Send Feb 14
Krafty_Karasu --> Oyhana---Earth/Air/Wind/Fire

Claimed Feb 2--Send Feb 16
sprinklez --> Krafty_Karasu---Crows/Ravens

Claimed Feb 3--Send Feb 17
FoxyMama --> sprinklez---Star Trek

Claimed Feb 4--Send Feb 18
bethiej78 --> Foxy Mama---Lady Gaga
Casey1201 --> bethiej78---Sewing
Krafty_Karasu --> Casey1201---Surprise

Claimed Feb 5--Send Feb 19
bethiej78 --> Krafty_Karasu---Gryffindor
Krafty_Karasu --> bethiej78---Autumn

Claimed Feb 6--Send Feb 20
blupaisan --> Krafty_Karasu---Dogs

Claimed Feb 7--Send Feb 21
Oyhana --> blupaisan---Surprise
Krafty_Karasu --> Oyhana---Surprise
Casey1201 --> Krafty_Karasu---Combo
MunLtStmpr --> Casey1201---My Town

Claimed Feb 8--Send Feb 22
blupaisan --> MunLtStmpr---Textures
Kellibeans --> blupaisan---Paper Clip Art
Krafty_Karasu --> Kellibeans---Surprise

Claimed Feb 9--Send Feb 23
FicklePegasus --> Krafty_Karasu---Surprise
blupaisan --> FicklePegasus---Wild/Weird/Wacky
yell0wbright --> blupaisan---Birch Trees
blupaisan --> yell0wbright---Retro Mushrooms

Claimed Feb 10--Send Feb 24
AeonGoddess --> blupaisan---Nature Conquering Man
MunLtStmpr --> AeonGoddess---Strange Hairstyle

Claimed Feb 11--Send Feb 25
Krafty_Karasu --> MunLtStmpr---Local Attraction
Angelus --> Krafty_Karasu---Kingdom of Hearts
bethiej78 --> Angelus---Steampunk
blupaisan --> bethiej78---Tomatoes

Claimed Feb 12--Send Feb 26
bethiej78 --> blupaisan---Rorschach Blotts
noooitaremybirthday --> bethiej78---Eyeglasses
yell0wbright --> noooitaremybirthday---Woodland Creatures

Claimed Feb 13--Send Feb 27
AeonGoddess --> yell0wbright---Nonsense Botany
blupaisan --> AeonGoddess---Art Deco Faces
spotnik --> blupaisan---Rorschach Blotts

Claimed Feb 14--Send Feb 28
Krafty_Karasu --> spotnik---Surprise

Claimed Feb 15--Send March 1
Casey1201 --> Krafty_karasu---Fantasy Creatures
blupaisan --> Casey1201---50's Style Diner

Claimed Feb 16--Send March 2
kartiana --> blupaisan---Funny Eyebrows
Oyhana --> kartiana---Surprise
blupaisan --> Oyhana---Black & White
noooitaremybirthday --> blupaisan---Long Eared Jerboa
Krafty_Karasu --> noooitaremybirthday---Yoshi
kellibeans --> Krafty_Karasu---Surprise
MunLtStmpr --> Kellibeans---Useless Facts/Random Facts/Cool Sounding Words
Casey1201 --> MunLtStmpr---Strange Facts/Weird Words
Kellibeans --> Casey1201---Surprise/Combo

Claimed Feb 17--Send March 3
spotnik --> Kellibeans---Kawaii
yell0wbright --> spotnik---Letter S
kartiana --> yell0wbright---Hearts/Stars or Mixed Media/Abstract
AeonGoddess --> kartiana---Surprise

Claimed Feb 18--Send March 4
Kellibeans --> AeonGoddess---Haiku
Casey1201 --> Kellibeans---Combo/Non-Paper
Krafty_Karasu --> Casey1201---Wacky Laws

Claimed Feb 19--Send March 5
kartiana --> Krafty_karasu---Movies/TVs/Books
Angelus --> kartiana---Repo! The Genetic Opera
blupaisan --> Angelus---Japan

Claimed Feb 20--Send March 6
Claimed Feb 21--Send March 7

Claimed Feb 22--Send March 8
kartiana --> blupaisan---Paper Clip Art
FicklePegasus --> kartiana---Surprise

Claimed Feb 23--Send March 9
yell0wbright --> FicklePegasus---Unexpected Swearing
Kellibeans --> yell0wbright---Cupcakes
bethiej78 --> Kellibeans---Kawaii
Angelus --> bethiej78---Batman
Krafty_Karasu --> Angelus---Video Games

Claimed Feb 24--Send March 10

Claimed Feb 25--Send March 11
AeonGoddess --> Krafty_Karasu---Female Heros/Villians

Claimed Feb 26--Send March 12
yell0wbright --> AeonGoddess---Magpies

Claimed Feb 27--Send March 13
MunLtStmpr --> yell0wbright---Sparrow or Other Birds

Claimed Feb 28--Send March 14
Oyhana --> MunLtStmpr---Surprise

[Oyhana]

I live in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Themes

-Sabian Symbols  I would love to start a collection of Sabain Symbol ATCs.  There are 360 symbols in total.  I would especially like 6-7 degrees Libra, 22-23 degrees Sagittarius, or 9-10 degrees Virgo.  Any of them would be incredibly awesome though!!
-Compass/direction/North/East/South/West
-Earth/Wind/Air/Fire
-Treasure Map
-Ancient/Lost Cities Map
-Propaganda/doesn't matter what
-Communism
-Non-Violent Protest
-Botany
-Apollo 11 mission/real or conspiracy
-Irregular or Unusual Pairs/Matches/Combos
-Statues
-11:11
-Canada
-Feathers
-Peacocks
-Zebras
-Red
-Moon
-Artist's Choice

[Krafty_Karasu]

I claim Oyhana for Earth/Wind/Air/Fire.

1 claim, 0 sent, 0 received

I'm in Pennsylvania, USA.
I do not care for the smell of smoke regardless of what it comes from.  no nudity at all, foul language, gore, drug references, or religious references.  I love cats and dogs, but I'm not fond of the hair.

- video games (Silent Hill series, Fatal Frame series, God of War series, Kingdom Hearts series, Shin Megami Tensei games, Okami, and Haunting Ground)
- Harry Potter/Gryffindor/Daniel Radcliffe
- Twilight/Edward Cullen
- crows/ravens
- goth
- black/red/silver
- masks
- feathers
- glitter/sparkly/shiny
- Greek mythology
- Egyptian mythology/Bastet
- Halloween
- stars/moon
- fantasy creatures (unicorns, pegasus, dragons, fairies, mermaids (Disney's Ariel is ok), etc.)
- female heroes/villains (Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Storm, etc.)
- Todd McFarlane's Spawn
- movies/TV/books (check my profile for a list of my favorites.  books can be found on my Shelfari)
- Japan
- Autumn leaves (I love maple leaves the most)
- steampunk
- keys
- pop-up/moveable
- lolcats
- dogs (specifically Doberman Pincher, Dachshund, Chihuahua, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, English Bulldog puppies)
- a combination of things from this list! 

[sprinklez]

I claim Krafty_Karasu for crows/ravens. Sorry, I claimed you last month too and you're stuck with me again!
This is my first claim, 0 sent, 0 received.

I am in California, USA.
My themes:
-vintage/antique
-steampunk
-Star Trek (TOS preferred, but I like TNG too)
-movables
-antique books/text
-batman (comics, not movies or cartoon. The joker and the riddler as well)
-buddhism
-pinups (vintage and no nudity)
-wist-inspired (http://www.wists.com/sprinklez)

[FoxyMama]

I claim sprinklez for a Star Trek themed card.  I have an idea in mind for a combination with one of your other themes . . . hopefully it will work
This is my first claim, 0 sent, 0 received.
I live in Virginia, USA.

This is my first swap so I am very excited!

My themes are:
~foxes
~frogs
~thistles
~Greenman
~Celtic themes
~Halloween
~Harry Potter
~The Wizard of Oz
~The Neverending Story
~Lady Gaga (a recent obsession  )
~sewing/other crafts (especially quilts)
~redheads
~mermaids (not too cartooney)
~fairies (again, not too cartooney)
~classic movies
~artist's choice

Thanks!
~Martha

[bethiej78]

I claim foxymama for lady gaga!

1st claim, 0 sent, 0 rec'd

I live in Montvale, NJ USA, please nothing religious or drug-related.  also please no cats.

Themes:

autumn
batman
candlelight
cooking
cowboy bebop
dance
dreams/sleep
eyeglasses
FAIL
feminism
firefly/serenity
girl scouts
hiking
independence
jazz
meteor showers
nerd pride
photography
reading/books
sewing
sunshine
the road less travelled/getting off the conveyor belt of life
tomatoes
transmetropolitan (the comic)
trees (except evergreens)
weight watchers/eating healthily

[Casey1201]

I would like to claim bethiej78 for "sewing"

This is my first claim, 0 sent, 0 received
Feel free to interpret any theme your own way

Themes:
*Hippie/Peace/Anti-War
*Non-paper
*San Diego, California
*Irony
*Outdoor activities (hiking, mountain biking, rafting, etc..)
*Animal adoption
*Music, I have a bunch of my fav singers/bands on my profile
*Movie Quotes
*Grey's Anatomy
*Sewing/Quilting
*Working Out
*Underwater creatures
*Vintage Pinups (nudity ok)
*Tattoos
*Jack Nicholson
*Moving Parts
*Old School Nintendo (Mario, Donkey Kong...)
*Football (My team is the SD Chargers)
*Your town/country
*Artist's Choice

[Krafty_Karasu]

I claim Casey1201 for surprise!!!

2 claimed, 0 sent, 0 received

I'm in Pennsylvania, USA.
I do not care for the smell of smoke regardless of what it comes from.  no nudity at all, foul language, gore, drug references, or religious references.  I love cats and dogs, but I'm not fond of the hair.

- video games (Silent Hill series, Fatal Frame series, God of War series, Kingdom Hearts series, Shin Megami Tensei games, Okami, and Haunting Ground)
- Harry Potter/Gryffindor/Daniel Radcliffe
- Twilight/Edward Cullen
- crows/ravens
- goth
- black/red/silver
- masks
- feathers
- glitter/sparkly/shiny
- Greek mythology
- Egyptian mythology/Bastet
- Halloween
- stars/moon
- fantasy creatures (unicorns, pegasus, dragons, fairies, mermaids (Disney's Ariel is ok), etc.)
- female heroes/villains (Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Storm, etc.)
- Todd McFarlane's Spawn
- movies/TV/books (check my profile for a list of my favorites.  books can be found on my Shelfari)
- Japan
- Autumn leaves (I love maple leaves the most)
- steampunk
- keys
- pop-up/moveable
- lolcats
- dogs (specifically Doberman Pincher, Dachshund, Chihuahua, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, English Bulldog puppies)
- a combination of things from this list! 

[bethiej78]

i claim krafty_karasu for gryffindor!

2nd claim, 0 sent, 0 rec'd

I live in Montvale, NJ USA, please nothing religious or drug-related.  also please no cats.

Themes:

autumn
batman (bruce or dick) or dick grayson (as nightwing or robin) or dick/oracle
cooking
cowboy bebop
dance
dreams/sleep
eyeglasses
FAIL
feminism
firefly/serenity
girl scouts
harry/draco slash
hiking
independence
jazz/jazz age
meteor showers
nerd pride
photography
reading/books
sewing (thanks casey1201!)
sunshine
the road less travelled
tomatoes
transmetropolitan (the comic)
weight watchers/eating healthily