Monday, February 17, 2014

Quick Note!!
Huge Thanks to All of You Entering!!! Wow!
(Don't forget to Email your Mailing address to me and I'll get mine to you for the swap! Or you can PM on Facebook to get the Info to me! Thank you!!)

And A New Season Begins......

So I did some checking, as I tend to not keep track of these things..and it's my 
4th Season 
of Hosting Giveaways and Swap 
here on 
Birdnuts Mixed Media 
and my 5th Anniversary 
is coming later this year!
That woke me up faster than my cup of coffee this morning :)
It's been an Amazing Journey, and so
many of you have stuck with me all 
these years, and I THANK YOU!!

So here we are about to start 
2014's
New Season of Swaps
and I couldn't be more excited 
asthis Season, it's a First!

Birdnuts Mixed Media
has 
TWO Fabulous Co-Hostesses!!!!
Woo Hoo!!!
That's Right, Two!!!!
..and you KNOW I love Ms. Nancy
and her Graphics being a long time
Swap Hostess here on 
Birdnuts Mixed Media

and for the First Time the 

Wonderful
of
(I attached links to their names to their
wonderful blogs and you can find them
both on Facebook to boot!!!)

Both Nancy and Marsha
just did a Collaboration of Kits
that I just fell in love with!
and
Marsha's 
Both these kits set me off the last couple of weeks producing a Goal of a Tag a Day
Which we'll get to in a moment....
as Both Nancy and Marsha have
News!!!
Today Both
Crowabout StudioB and 
Tumble Fish Studios
Released Brand New Kits!!!
along with all the other
Fabulous Designer Shops at
Deviant Scrap
With Coordinating Papers Kit to boot!
and 

C.Y.O.C.

Plus All of the Wonderful Designer's at Deviant Scrap
are Participating in this C.Y.O.C. Category 
and there's a Freebie for Purchasing!

So here's what's going on
here on 
Birdnuts Mixed Media
and
These Two Fabulous
Deviant Scrap Shops!
2014 Tag Swap
and
Gift Certificate Giveaways!!!!


Something a little different to start out the Season a Tag Swap!
Using Standard Size Shipping Tags
( 6 1/4" x 3 1/4")
and using one or the other or both
Tumble Fish Studio and Crowabout StudioB
Graphics from their 
Fabulous Assortment
of Kits!
You'll be making 3 Tags.
2 of the Tags will be swapped out 
with the other participating Tag Artists
and 1 Tag will be swapped with me :)
When you've Entered the Swap
you'll be 
Entered to Win one of the
Giveaway Prizes!!!
Crowabout Studio B and Tumble Fish Studio
both have Donated $25 Gift Certificates
( with some Surprise Extra Prizes)
so there will be 
2 Winner's of $25 Gift Certificates!!!
with some extra Giveaways 
for more of you in the Drawing!!
Woo Hoo!!!
What a Great Way to Start the Season!!!


Here's the Detail on 
How to Enter The Swap
Please send a 
PayPal Family and Friends Gift Invoice
for the amount of $6.00
for the 
Return Postage and Handling
(tucking in of extra goodies)
to
Birdnuts Mixed Media
at
GIMPY@telus.net
(by sending the invoice to me as a Gift
it saves both you and I the fee's and charges
Paypal would be charging either of us)

(If you're unable after sending the 
Invoice to Participate, I will refund
your Return Postage amount up to 
February 21, 2014 as the preparations
of envelopes and tag making will be
effected if cancelled.)

I am setting a limit of
30 Participating Artists for this
Swap Round.
(I'd better get busy, that's 30 Tags 
I have to make! LOL!!!)

Next
Leave a Comment 
on this
Blog Post after you've sent the 
PayPal Invoice for Return Postage
( and if you aren't a Follower I'd
love to have you sign on either
Network Blogs or Google's Widgets
on the Sidebar!)

Here's the Deadlines!
The Swap starts Today!
so get those Entries in!
The Deadline to Receive your
3 Completed Tags is 
March 14th!!!
The Drawing for the 
Gift Certificates and Prizes
will be 
March 21st!!
Now with all the issues with the Postal Service in the U.S. and Canada and Internationally, please get your Tags
mailed out giving at least 2 weeks delivery time to arrive!!!
With the storms in the States and the grounding of planes, this could effect the delivery, so please give yourselves plenty of time getting them mailed to arrive before the March 14th Deadline!!

So there you go!!!!
2014's Tag Swap is Under Way
GET BUSY!!! LOL!!!





















Friday, February 14, 2014

So Sorry I'm Late...
but we have a Winner!

Hey All, I had expected to have
this blog post done by early this 
morning, but forgot I had an
appointment this morning...so I'm
a little late with announcing the
Winner...but better late than never!

And by the way...
Happy Valentines Day!!!


I've just spent the last 2 weeks tag making
with two of my 
Favourite Graphics Company 
Designers Kits

and
Links attached so you can find their
New Kits!


Anyhoo......
Hope you have a Brilliant
Valentines Day!

I've also been playing more with the
VerDay Paints I purchased from




Retro Cafe Art has these 
made by Coffee Break Design
in 3 Different Sizes!

Great fun to play with, and 
using the VerDay Paints 
gave it a whole different
process! Great Fun!


The VerDay Paints worked great
on the different surfaces, even the
metal!


You'll love using these Paints!
So I guess we'd better get down to
why we're all here today...
the Winner!

Using the Random Generator
The Winner
 of the 
VerDay Paints Set
is......

( drum roll.........grin)

Selah Gay!!

Woo Hoo!!!!!

Congrats Selah Gay, I will get them
popped into the post!!


So Thank You All for Joining
in and Entering the Giveaway!
So appreciate it....and stay tuned...
more coming!!!

Enjoy!!