So what can I say. Tomorrow is the Deadline to receive your Triptych ATC's and over 1/2 of them have not arrived yet. Nothing in the post yesterday or today. I think to be fair to all of the participants in the swap, I'm extending the Deadline to receive by Thursday August 1st, with the Drawing for the $25 Gift Certificate from Nancy Baumiller at Crowabout StudioB at DeviantScrap.com to be done on Friday August 2nd. I am sure most of you have already mailed them out, as our Postal Service up here is terrible at times, but for any of you that have not, please private message me so we can arrange to get them here! Sorry for the delay, but I want everyone to have a chance to participate!! Cheers!

Who's ready for

an ATC Swap

and Prize Drawing?

That's right!

As some of you know, and if 

you scroll through last years

blog posts, you'll see that almost

every month last year 

Birdnuts Mixed Media

Hosted and Co-Hosted

ATC Swaps!

Unfortunately I had a health

issue come up at Christmas 

that brought it all to a stand still,

but after a few months recovery

I'm ready to dip my toe back into

mondo ATC making! HA!!!

But first, Guess Who's my

Fabulous Co-Hostess 

this 

time round?

Woo Hoo!!!

The Lovely 

Ms. Nancy Baumiller

of 

Crowabout StudioB

at

DeviantScrap.com!!!!

Last year Nancy Co-Hosted

such a Fun and Wacky

ATC Swap with me here

on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media,

and I was so pleased she

was into doing it again!

I love the Graphics from

 Crowabout StudioB's

Graphics Kits

and Nancy's Art!!

So I practiced a little...

Here's a Journal Page I made

using Crowabout StudioB's

Wonderful Graphics!

And an ATC

Do go and Check Out

Crowabout StudioB's

Shop at

DeviantScrap.com

Because if you use 

Crowabout StudioB Graphics

with your ATC's in this Swap

then you'll get a 

Double Entry Chance

at Winning!!!

That's Right! 

Nancy Baumiller has very kindly

Donated a 

$25 Gift Certificate to

Crowabout StudioB 

for a Prize Drawing at the 

End of Our ATC Swap!!!

Thank You Nancy!!

So let's get to it!!!

I learned a ton last year

doing all the ATC Swaps,

and had a blast!

This year we're going to do it

a little differently!

First off, the Theme....

Triptych Altered

Playing Card ATC's

That's right!!!

3 ATC's to make 1 Picture!

It isn't as easy as it looks! LOL!

I started out making my own

backgrounds on Playing Cards!

Then using Crowabout StudioB's

Graphics

I came up with a few Ideas :)

So that's the Theme for you

to be making

Tryiptych Altered Playing

Card ATC's

(and don't forget, if you use

Crowabout StudioB Graphics

that will count as 

2 Entries

in the 

Drawing at the Deadline!!)

Now, you need to make

2 sets.

( They can either be the same

or individually different

your choice :)

Reason?

1 set will go into the Swap 

to be Traded with 

Another Swap Artist's 

ATC Set!

The other set will be Traded

directly with me!

That's right! I'm making

a set for each of you as well!

So make sure you put your

name and info on the back

of all 3 of your Triptych 

Altered Playing Card ATC's!

Next....

I am also making by hand

the Return Envelope Mail Art!

( oh man, what am I getting myself

into.....grin)

The entire Envelope is handmade...

Next......

I will be starting a Photo Album

on Facebook on my 

personal page Denise Phillips

to Highlight your ATC Entries as

they are received!

And after the Deadline for the

Triptych Altered Playing Card

ATC Swap

I'll be doing a Blog Post here

on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media 

Highlighting all of Your Entries

and can pass on any info you'd

like to supply me for 

Your Blogs and Websites!

( I will photograph the sets

as they arrive to post to the

Facebook page 

and here on the Blog:)

Next....

To be Entered in This Swap

I will need to ask you to please

go to PayPal

and send a Gift Invoice Paid

of $5 for 

Return Postage and Handling

to

Birdnuts Mixed Media

Email:  GIMPY@telus.net

or you can send cash

but I would think that is risky

going through Canadian Customs

etc, so I thought this might be easier.

(I'm sorry this year to have to charge for the 

return postage, but last year's totals out of pocket

for the year was over $1,000. just can't afford that

this year!)

I believe that the Gift Invoice will show my

mailing address, if it doesn't for any reason,

then when I get the copy of the paid invoice

I will send you a confirmation Email (make

sure your email is included and your mailing address!!) 

to confirm and make sure you have my mailing address.

I will be limiting only 20 Artist's

Entries in this Swap (2 sets per Entry)

to insure I've made enough ATC's and Envelopes for Return.

Any overages will be credited back 

to you immediately.

The Deadline

for all Entries

is 

Thursday, July 25th, 2013

And the 

Winner of the

$25 Gift Certificate

from

Crowabout StudioB 

will be

on 

Friday, July 26th, 2013!!

All the Triptych Altered Playing

Card ATC's will be mailed out

on Saturday, July 27th, 2013

First Class Air Mail

so keep in mind coming from Canada

it can take from 10 days to 2 weeks for

Delivery.

So there ya go!

I'm so excited to

be Hosting Another

ATC Swap!

(been too long!!!)

Hope You'll All 

Join In!!!!

Email me if you have any questions!

And Thanks Again

Nancy Baumiller of

Crowabout StudioB

at DeviantScrap.com!!

Enjoy!!!