So Who's the Winner?

Well I'd have to say that I am as all these

Fabulous ATC Artists who are sending me

their ATC's for the 

ATC Swap

with

$25 Melissa Samuels Giveaway

Gift Certificate

Have Gobsmacked me with their Talents!!!

But alas, we've come to the day that

the 

Winner of the Gift Certificate

is to be chosen!

Using the 

Random Generator Website

as it's far too difficult to decide!

(Wish you all could Win!)

But first:) Ha Ha Ha!!!

I'd like you all to see all the Fabulous

Entries I've received from all these

Wonderful Artists!!

So for 

April 2012's 

1st Year Anniversary

ATC Swap

Theme

'Childhood'

Here are the Artists and their Entry ATC's!!!

First up!

Eugenia Strange:)

Entry ATC #1

I thought this was lovely and the child's

graphic was adorable!

Entry ATC #2

Adore this! And so true! LOL!!

I'd just like to say, that Eugenia Strange

doesn't have a blog, but we're working on her!

And she's participating in these Swaps, 

which I so appreciate, all the way from Greece!

Woo Hoo!!!:)

Thanks Eugenia!!

Next Up!!!

Pat May:)

Entry ATC #1

This is Pat's first time participating in

Birdnuts Mixed Media's ATC Swap

and I'm thrilled to have her join us!

What a Fabulous Entry, and I'm sorry my

blog won't let me post it bigger, as the

details are Fabulous!

Entry ATC #2

Love it Pat!

Entry ATC #3

Who can resist an adorable child with a bear!!!

Pat May has both an Etsy Shop and a Blog

www.whyte.etsy.com

and

www.whythepaper.blogspot.com

Please pop by both her shop and her blog!!

Thanks Pat!

And our next Entry is from....

Diana D. Darden

Entry ATC #1

Woo Hoo! Diana!!

Couldn't agree more with this ATC! LOL!

Entry ATC #2

And who would want to hide! LOL!

Entry ATC #3

Adorable Diana!!

I encourage you all to check out Diana's

Wonderful Website

www.dianaddarden.com

Here shrines and other projects she make

are so full of whimsey and talent!

Thanks Diana!!!:)

Now lets see....who's next....

:)

Woo Hoo!!! 

Mary Jane Chadbourne!!!

Entry ATC #1

As always my dear Mary Jane, Adorable!!!

And I can so relate!!! LOL!!!

Entry ATC #2

Don't you know it!!

I think we're probably both party girls! LOL!!!

Entry ATC #3

In my dreams Mary Jane, I usually land hard! LOL!

Listen up all, 

I so appreciate Mary Jane Chadbourne's

participation in 

Birdnuts Mixed Media' ATC Swap

as she is an Artist who has a 

Huge Plate of Projects!!

Teaching a Fabulous Class coming up on 

Artful Gatherings 

as well as recently being 

Honoured to be picked as a Local Artist in

Las Vegas to make a Heart Sculpture for

a Donation Project of a 

Large Heart Sculpture

to the St. Jude's Hospital Charity 

Fund Auction for Children! 

Wow!

Please check out Mary Jane's Wonderful Works

at

www.etsy.com/shop/desertdreamstudio

and

www.facebook.com/DesertDreamsStudio

and

http://www.desertdreamstudios.weebly.com

Thanks Mary Jane!! :)

And look here!!! Another Newbie to our ATC Swap!!!

Sharon Borsavage!!!

Entry ATC #1

Woo Hoo! Sharon!!!

I was so thrilled when you contacted me and

inquired if you could join in! Heck Ya!!! LOL!

And what a great Entry!!!

Entry ATC #2

I and say it too!!!

Sharon has a bundle of energy and enthusiasm

that I wish I could bottle! LOL!

Entry ATC #3

And this special ATC Sharon told me was

of her and her grandmother:) The only picture:)

So sweet Sharon!

Now I ask you all!! Please go check out Sharon's 

Fabulous Jewelry that she makes!!!

http://livewirejewelry.blogspot.com

and

www.etsy.com/shop/livewirejewelrysb

Wait until you see her Wonderful Works!!!

Thanks so much Sharon!!! :)

And Woo Hoo!!!

My 'Home Girl'

Ms. Gigi Butterfly!!!

Entry ATC #1

This arrived in today's mail, and believe me,

the picture just doesn't do it justice!

Love your ATC's Gigi!!

Entry ATC #2

And what you all may not know, is this is only

the 2nd Time Gigi's made ATC's!!!!

Her First Time was for the previous Swap!!!

You Rock HomeGirl!!!

Gigi is one of B.C.'s Wonderful Fine Artists

and I encourage you all to please check out

her Gorgeous Print and Original Paintings

in her WebShop at

www.spiritualexpressions.net

Is she ever Talented!!

Thanks Gigi!!! :)

And our next Fabulous Artist is....

Flutter BeforeYou

Entry ATC #1

I adore this Girl's way her mind works!!

Entry ATC #2

And I love how she incorporates vintage images

into her work:)

Entry ATC #3

This is a dilemma that isn't just in childhood!! LOL!

What a creative spirit you are Flutters BeforeYou

and please check out all of her links at

www.flutterbeforeyou.blogspot.com

and

www.etsy.com/shop/flutterbeforeyou

and

http://www.facebook.com/flutterbeforeyou

and lets see...who's up next....

well someone really Special:)

Julia Fritz!!!

Our very own Anitra Fritz's Daughter!!!

What I have to tell you, is that 

Julia Fritz a budding Fabulous Artist in her own right,

Daughter of Anitra Fritz who I am a big fan of,

and I was so pleased when Anitra asked me if

Julia could Swap ATC's with me, that

Julia is only 6 years old!!

Look at this darling work she's done!!!

She's Officially in the Drawing!!

Thanks Julia!! I love your ATC's!!!

And you can Swap ATC's with me anytime!! :)

And last but not least!!!

A Last Minute Entry From another Newbie

who I hope will join us in the Next ATC Swap!

Celina Anthony

Woo Hoo! Celina!!

I love 3D ATC's! And this one is Lovely!!!

You made it just in time to 

Officially be in the Drawing and I'm

looking forward to receiving your ATC and

I've sent yours off too!!

Please Check Out Celina's Lovely Blog

at

www.poniesandcrafts.blogspot.ca

She does some beautiful leather work, 

journal pages and I encourage you to sign on

as a Follower on her Blog!!

Thanks so much Celina! I hope you'll Enter the

Next ATC Swap!!!

Well there ya go!!

Another Fabulous ATC Swap!!!

I'm gobsmacked at all the Talent and Willingness

to come Swap with me!!!

For those of you who didn't get in on the Swap and

who aren't on Facebook where all these are posted...

here's a few of the ATC's I made to Swap with these

Fabulous Artists:)

The Theme was Childhood:)

Can you imagine with the beadwork

(From Retro Cafe Art Gallery:)

and I have to make at least 10 or more of each 

ATC to swap....LOL!!!!

This was one of my Favourites to make:)

So was this one!!

(Boy Graphic from the Wonderful

Land of Nod!!)

My husband hears this often!! LOL!

Another Fabulous Graphic from Land of Nod!

So Let's put some

Lipstick on this Pig!

LOL!!!

Using the Random Generator

to pick the 

Winner of the 

$25.00 Gift Certificate to

www.MelissaSamuels.net

drum roll please!!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!

Sharon Borsavage!!!!

Big Congrats Sharon!!!

I'll be emailing the Certificate to you

in just a little while, have fun doing

some Internet Shopping!!!

You'll Love Melissa's Shop!

I certainly do!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

I want to Thank All of the 

Fabulous Artists and all

the Wonderful Followers and

Facebook Friends who have 

shown so much interest in

participating in this

ATC Swap and Gift Certificate

Giveaway!!!

I've been receiving tons of Emails and Inquiries from

all over the World in response to these 2 ATC Swaps

that I've had here on Birdnuts Mixed Media...

so I'm so please to say.....

Woo Hoo!!

May 2012

ATC Swap and $25 Gift Certificate

Giveaway Drawing for 

Melissa Samuels

will be happening!!!

Yup! I'm doing it again!!!

LOL!!!

So head's up! Here's the 

Theme for May's ATC Swap!!!

And the Theme is 

'Events'

it can be any kind of an Event!

Get those Creative Thinking Caps on!!!

And for a little push...LOL!

Here's an Example of the ATC's I'll be Swapping 

With you All:)

Bwhaaaaaaaa!!!!

LOL!!! I love my Robots!!! LOL!!!

so you have lots of time to 

Enter the May 2012

ATC Swap as the 

Deadline isn't until May 26th!!!

You can make up to 3 ATC's

to Enter

Email the Picture of the ATC

to me to be Entered, and we'll

share mailing addresses by email

to Swap:)

A Blog Post will be done 

Highlighting all of the Fabulous

Entries and giving 'Shout Outs'

to all of the Entering Artists

and The Winner will be 

announced on

Saturday, May 27th!!!

So get to it!!! LOL!!

Hope you'll all give it a try, as

we're having a blast!!!

Thanks everyone!!!

Enjoy!!!!

April Anniversary Month 

1 Year 

Birdnuts Mixed Media!!!!

I am so Stoked!!! LOL!!!

One whole year has flown by!!

A ton of Art Projects, 

a Fabulous Assortment of 

Wonderful Shops

that have 

Graciously Co-Hosted Posts 

and Giveaways with me,

and all of 'You'!!!

I am Gobsmacked at what a 

'Following' 

I have here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media 

and on Facebook as well!!!

Thank you all so very much!

As you all know from the previous Post

Currently have our Monthly 

ATC Swap and Gift Certificat Giveaway

with The Wonderful!!!

Melissa Samuels!!

The Deadline for the 

ATC Swap 

and 

Gift Certificate Drawing

is Friday, April 27th!

So do check out the Details on the previous

Blog Post and get those Entry ATC's Made and

Emailed to me at GIMPY@telus.net!!!

But in the meantime......

The Anniversary Party

continues!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

My 'Deer' 

Absolutely Fabulous

Kristin Hubick

of

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

Is Co-Hosting with me this

Wonderful

$25.00 Gift Certificate Giveaway

to 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!!

But Wait!!! There's More!!!

( GRIN )

In Honour of My 

1 Year Anniversary 

and the 

Wonderful Assortment of 

Coffee Break Design Kits

that Kristin has in

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

all of which I adore and use all the time,

I'm pleased to Highlight Kristin's 

Grand Assortment of

ATC Products 

and 

Coffee Break Design ATC

Kits!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

I've been busy! LOL!!!

Not Only Making Tons of ATC's but 

Check these Out!!!

As some of you Followers know,

in Past Blog Posts I have made

these Fabulous ATC Boxes

and Kristin has Honoured Me

by posting them in her shop!

So I figured since I adore these

Coffee Break Design Kits

I would make a few to show you all:)

I not only used the 

Coffee Break Design 

ATC Box Kit

I also used 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery's

DecoArt No-Prep Metal Paints

Antique Fancy Box Feet

Square Pin Kit

Fabulous Gilders Paste

Brass Charms:)

I love making them so much that

I got a little carried away! 

Woo Hoo! LOL!

On this one I used

Coffee Break Designs

Stencils too!!!

and the Wonderful

DecoArt No-Prep Metal Paint

at

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

It works great and dries so fast

and leaves a great finish!!

And I just couldn't stop there!!! LOL!!

This one is using 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery's

Fabulous Assortment of 

Mr. Tim Holtz Products

Hitch Fasteners

with which I figured out last

year make Fabulous Feet!!!

And Kristin's 

Fab Stencil!!!

As you can see, they hold ATC's

(Artists Trading Cards)

and it's a great way to 

Creatively Display your Collection....

Kristin even has the 

Best ATC Sleeves

at a great price on Sale to boot!!!

So What More can I say....

Oh yes....

Leave a Comment on this

Blog Post and 

Please Sign on as a 'Follower'

(if you aren't already:)

To Be Entered to 

Win

The $25 Gift Certificate

to 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

but also.....

3 Winning Picks

to each receive 

One of my Altered

ATC Boxes!!!

That's Right!!!

I'm Giving Away

all Three of these!!

Deadline for Entry is

Friday May 11th!!!

So Woo Hoo!

Get those Comments Posted!!

Enjoy!!!!

ATC Swap Challenge!!!

I have been so excited as when we finished 

last month's 

ATC Swap Challenge and

Gift Certificate Giveaway with

Melissa Samuels

So many of you that Entered and so

many New Followers and Facebook Friends

have been immediately asking when we'll

be doing this again and that you're

all ready to get to making more ATC's...

So Here We Go:) LOL!!!

April 2012

Birdnuts Mixed Media's

1 Year Anniversary

ATC Swap Challenge and

$25 Gift Certificate Giveaway

with our Lovely

Melissa Samuels

Woo Hoo!!! LOL!

After the Success of Last Month's ATC Swap and

Gift Certificate Giveaway, I learned a few things

on how to streamline this post a little bit differently.

Being up in Canada, and with the slowness of 

mailings, the use of taking the pictures to be entered

worked really well!

And so many of the Entries into the last ATC Swap

have been filtering in through the post, but a few

still haven't arrived yet, even though you all

have confirmed they've been sent.

So here's the Details to be 

Entered for the

April 2012

$25 Gift Certificate to 

Melissa Samuels Shop

Drawing 

(Using the Random Generator Site:)

and to 

Participate in the Swap!

To Enter

Please leave a comment on this Post

that you're throwing your hat

in the ring! 

That way you're Entered into the

Drawing for the $25 Gift Certificate!

next...

Email a picture of your completed

ATC Entry to me at

GIMPY@telus.net

with your mailing information so 

you will be

 Entered in the Swap

for me to send the Swap ATC's

for each of your Entries:)

You may Enter up to 3

ATC's!!!

(I will email confirmation along

with my mailing address to you:)

That's 3 Chances to Win 

the $25 Gift Certificate 

and

Swap 3 ATC's!!

When I receive your email with

your picture attached and your

mailing information,

I will add your pictures to a post

here on my blog along with

any information you would like

me to help you promote 

your blog, Etsy Shop or your

own Website.

I will also daily be posting

the pictures of your 

ATC Entries on Facebook!

So do make sure you send 

me a 'Friends' Invite on

Facebook so you can

see your Entries posted 

there as well as here on

my blog!

What I'm doing a slight bit

differently this time is...

When you have Entered

and Emailed your ATC

Pictures to me, I'll ask

you to please mail them to

me then when

they are Entered

(last time it was at the Deadline

so this will hopefully expedite the Swap!)

as I will furnish you with

my mailing address, and I will

send out your Swap ATC's

when yours arrive. 

(This will also help me out, as I made 33 ATC's

for you all for the Swap and want to make sure

that only Entered ATC's are receiving the

Swap ATC's to be Fair:)

So lets see....

what other Details do we need.....

Oh Yes!!! 

The Theme 

for this months

Anniversary Swap!!! 

LOL!!

Childhood!

Your 'Inner Child' to Channel!!!

 LOL!

Your ATC Entries can be anything about

Childhood!

Favourite Childhood Things, Childhood Memories,

Childhood Friends, Favourite Toys, anything

you all might be prompted to do about Childhood:)

And in turn, I'll also be making the Swap ATC's

that I'll be sending out to you all for each

of your Entries!

Childhood Related! :)

The Deadline for all the

ATC Entries and for the

$25 Gift Certificate Drawing

to 

Melissa Samuels Shop

will be 

Friday, April 27th, 2012

With the Winner

Announce on

Saturday, April 28th, 2012!!!

I will also be doing other posts

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media

between now and the Deadline

as there is much more

in the 'works' for my

1 Year Anniversary Month!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Let the ATC Making Begin!!!

Thanks to you all for

such great fun the last

Swap and Giveaway, as

I'm looking so forward

to seeing all your Entries

for this one!!!

And don't be shy! If you haven't

made ATC's

(Artists Trading Cards)

before, email me and I'll

explain it all to you :)!!

Have Fun! 

And Good Luck on the Draw!!!

Cheers!!!

Enjoy!!!