Are you ready?

Here we are, 

September and October's

ATC Swaps all done,

Halloween is almost

here...

and the Holidays are

just around the corner!

I put the question to you

here on the Blog

and on Facebook

about another 

ATC Swap 

to Finish up this

Years ATC Swaps

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media...

and I heard the yells!!!

HA!!!

It has been a 

FABULOUS

Year of ATC Swaps 

and what an

Incredible Variety

of Talented Artists

You all are!!

I Thank You all 

for a Wonderful turnout

each and every month!!!

So I thought I would switch things 

up a bit

to make this Year's 

Last ATC Swap

a little different:)

As you all know

there have been chronic

mailing issues here locally,

and seems regionally, which

I've taken into consideration

with this Swap.

Also being the Holiday Season,

we all have little funds for extras

with the 

Holiday Shopping Season

about to start:)

So! 

Starting now, 

October 23rd, 2012

( and yes, Halloween

in next week, my Fav!)

with a 

Deadline for Mailing

to me of 

November 15th, 

as

the Postal Service here, 

States that 

November 15th, 

will make

sure for delivery 

before Christmas!

(can you believe that!!!)

November and December's

ATC Swap

2012

Theme

'Seasons Greetings'

is

1 ATC Made and Mailed

out before November 15th, 2012!

As in previous ATC Swaps

here on Birdnuts Mixed Media,

Email a picture of your ATC

to me to be Entered:)

In your Email, make sure you

send with the picture any

Links for a Shout Out

Blog Post to help Promote

all of your Shops and Web Sites!

And your Mailing address for

me to send you an ATC Made

by me:)

And as you can see,

I've already started!!! HA!!!

I'm hoping that having 

just 1 ATC to mail out

back and forth might

keep the mail costs 

down for all of us:)

Now Wait!

There's more!!!

As you all know,

I've Opened in August

my First Ever 

Etsy Shop

www.etsy.com/shop/BirdnutsMixedMedia

So this time round

the 

Prize for this 

ATC Swap is...

$25.00 Etsy Gift Card!!!

That's right!

A $25 Gift Card to Any Shop

on Etsy!!!

( and I won't mind if you use

it to shop in any of the

Fabulous Shops on Etsy!!!)

Just think! You could use it

for a Treat for Yourself!!!

Or put it towards a Gift for

someone else!

And HUGE

Thank You's 

to

My Wonderful

Co-Hostess's this Year!!!!

Kristin Hubick 

of 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

and 

Melissa Samuels

of

and

Nancy Baulmiller

of

Crowabout Studios

at 

DeviantScrap.com

I Love you all and

so Appreciate Your

Support and Joining 

me with this Year's Swaps!!!

Thank You so Much!!!! 

So there ya go!!!

Qty 1 

'Seasons Greetings'

ATC to Make...

Mail it out to me before

November 15th, 2012....

Email the Picture of Your

ATC and Mailing Address

Info and Links to be Entered

in the Swap...

And a Chance to Win

the $25 Gift Card!!

Woo Hoo!!!

I'm still putting together some 

other fun Giveaways 

before Years End

But this is the Last 

ATC Swap for this Year:)

I'll be doing the big

Shout Out Blog Post

on 

Friday, November 23rd, 2012

and will Email

the $25 Etsy Gift Card

to the Winner!!

Woo Hoo!!!! 

Can't wait to see your Entries!!!

Now go get started!

HA!!!

Enjoy!!

And in the meantime...

Have a

Happy and Safe 

Halloween 

to you all!!!!

xoxo:)

And the Winner's Are....

Woo Hoo!!!

Well here we are about to

Announce the Winners

of the

September 2012

ATC Swap and Giveaway 

with my

Wonderful Co-Hostess

Kristin Hubick

of

Big Thank You's

to Kristin for her

Donating the 

$25 Gift Certificate

and the

Wonderful 

ATC Halloween

Mini Shrine Kit 

for the Prizes!!!

Always Appreciate your

Joining in with my

Ms. Hubick:) xx

Ok then.......

before I Announce the Winners,

a Question to you all....

This September's ATC Swap

was met with some challenges

and frustrations with both

the Canadian Postal Service

and the U.S. Postal Service

in sending our ATC's back and forth,

and even getting them to accept

our Altered Envelopes.

I felt so bad that some of you,

( and lets face it, limited funds,

and limited time), made the

experience for some of us

a bit of a hassle.

For this I am sorry, as I am

continually having issues

with the Postal Service in 

my area.

Now that it's already mid-October,

and with the Holiday Season coming,

with many of you preparing for the 

Holiday Season, and limited funds,

and getting generally busier preparing

for the Holidays, but also the delays

and late mailing coming and going 

as I feel it is going to get worse by

mid-November, are you all still 

interested in doing another 

ATC Swap this year?

Leave your Comments and Ideas

on this Blog Post and let me know

what you all think.

I'm kind of thinking of a 

Christmas Theme ATC Swap

but only 1 ATC that can be

tucked into an envelope

to keep the costs down with

the Holidays coming...any ideas?

I'll leave the option open until 

Friday, October 26th, 2012

where I'll make a decision on

whether or not to Host another 

Swap for this year.

So lets get on with the 

Winner's

of

September's ATC Swap

and Giveaway!!!

Using the Random Generator

the 

Winner 

of the

Wonderful Halloween

ATC Shrine Kit is.....

Virginia Smith!!!!!

Congrats Virginia!!

Woo Hoo!!!

And the 

Winner 

of the

$25 Gift Certificate

to the 

Fabulous

RetroCafeArt.com

is......

Woo Hoo!!!

Kirsten Alicia Sheridan!!

Big Congrats Kirsten!!

I'll pass on both the

Winner's email address

to Kristin Hubick

at

Retro Cafe Art 

to arrange getting

your Prizes to you!!!!

So Huge Thank You's 

to all of 

YOU

Fabulous ATC Artists!!!!

Remember to 

Leave those Comments

and Ideas on this Blog Post!!

AND 

OLIVER HOWARD

AND MYSELF

WISH YOU ALL

A 

SAFE AND HAPPY

HALLOWEEN!!!

ENJOY!!!!

September ATC Swap

and Giveaway

Shout Out Part 2!

Hi All:)

After yesterdays Blog Post, I was so

pooped that I decided to wait until

this morning to Post Part 2!!!

You Fabulous ATC Artists

Entered so many Wonderful ATC's!!

I'm Thrilled!!!!

And you will be too next Friday, 

October 12, 2012

When I use the 

Random Generator 

to pick 2 Winners 

of the Fabulous Prizes!

a $25 Gift Certificate

and a

Mini Halloween Shrine Kit!

2 Great Prizes 2 Winners!

Donated by 

Kristin Hubick

of

Woo Hoo!!

Thanks so much Kristin!!

So just like yesterdays Post,

this is all about YOU!!!

You Wonderful 

ATC Artists 

who so graciously

participate in my ATC Swaps

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media:)

So lets get going!!!

First up!

Retta Fox Skiff!!!

Woo Hoo!!! Retta's Wonderful Entry #1

Lovely Mixed Media ATC

( Even better in person!)

Thanks so much Retta for Joining in!!!

You can find Retta on Facebook

http://facebook.com/Retta519

And our Next ATC Artist is....

Michelle Oliver!

Michelle's Entry #1

( Which is adorable in person!!!)

And Michelle's Entry #2

I call all my Canadian Followers

my Home Girls, with which Michelle

is one!!

Happy Thanksgiving Day Michelle!!!

Thanks for Joining in!!!!

Check out Michelle's Blog at

http://oliver-michele.blogspot.ca

Woo Hoo!

Who's next???

Virginia Smith!!

Oh My!!! What a Fabulous Presentation

of her Wonderful ATC's when they arrived!!!

So clever!!!

Virginia's Entry #1!

And Virginia's Entry #2!!

Love them Virginia and Love the Tags/Envelopes

for them too!!!

You can find Virginia's Fabulous

Talents and Interests on her Blog at

http://virginiaspastime.blogspot.com

Thank you for Joining in!!!

And then we have.....

Kirsten Sheridan!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Kirsten's Entry #1!!

And Kirsten's Entry #2!!!

( I recognize the Dylusions Stamp!!!)

Well done!!

You can find more of Kirsten's Fabulous

Art's and Interests on her Blog at

http://isisimaginings.com

Thank you so much Kirsten for Joining in!!!

Really appreciate it!!!

And there's even more!!!!

Flutter BeforeYou

Susan Dietz!!

Woo Hoo! 

Susan's Entry #1!!!

(And this one is soooo me! HA!)

Susan's Entry #2!!

But wait! Susan brought a Newbie along

to come join in with us! Her young Niece!!!

Chevaya Weaver!!

Chevaya's Entry #1 !!!

Great Job Kiddo!!!

And Chevaya's Entry #2!!!

Thank you so much Chevaya for Joining in

with us all!!! You're welcome to come Join in

again anytime!!!

And don't forget Susan Dietz's

Flutter BeforeYou

Check out her Etsy Shop at

http://www.etsy.com/shop/flutterbeforeyou

and her Blog at

http://flutterbeforeyou.blogspot.com

Thanks Susan!!!! xx

And our next ATC Artist is......

Carolyn Huber!

Carolyn's Entries #1 and #2!!!!

Thanks so much for Joining in Carolyn!!

Great ATC's!!! Please Join us again!!!! xx

And our last ATC Artist 

for the September ATC Swap

but certainly not least!

A 'Deer' Friend:)

 and Wonderful Artist

Sherry Westfall Mathews!!

Woo Hoo!!! Sherry's Entry #1!!

I love Sherry's Work and you can

see her work in her Etsy Shop at

http://www.etsy.com/shop/dalaimomma

Thank you so much Sherry!!! 

(and you know what else for, Thank you!!:)

xoxo:)

So there ya go!!!

September 2012's ATC Swap 

ATC Artist Entries!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Another Totally Fabulous

ATC Swap 

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media

And through to Tonight Only

Don't forget the 20% off Sale

in my Etsy Shop 

www.etsy.com/shop/birdnutsmixedmedia

and use the Discount Coupon Code

HAPPYHOLIDAYCANADA

to get 20% off at Checkout!!

And a Very 

Happy Thanksgiving 

to all of my 

Canadian Home Girls!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

So See you all next Friday

October 12th, 2012

for the Prize Drawings!!!

Enjoy!!!