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!!!

Happy April 2012 Everyone:)

I am so very pleased to tell you all that

as of this month

Birdnuts Mixed Media

is 

1 Year Old!

Woo Hoo!!!

It's my 

1 Year Anniversary 

of my blog, 

and Oh boy has it been a

Fabulous Year!!!

When I finally decided to jump in both

feet and start a blog, I really didn't know

how it would be received, as this is

a late in life choice that I had made,

and I haven't looked back since!!!

In just 1 Year, 

I'm Gobsmacked to say,

that I somehow managed to get the 

attention of some 

Fabulous Internet Shop Owners 

who have so graciously 

invited me to be 

Guest Designer and

Resident Artist for Representing their Shops!

I've even managed through 

Graphics45

to have a couple of my Favourite Pieces

Showcased in their Customer Gallery.

I've had the Great Pleasure of having

a Fabulous Assortment of Wonderful Artists

and Artisans 'Friend' Me on Facebook!

Which I invite you all to 

send me a 'Friend' Invite as well!

(Badge on my Column)

And even Better is all of You!!!

As of this month, 

350 Followers

and 

over 12,000 Views!

in just 1 Year!

I'm So Proud!!!

So Thank You all so very much!

And do stay tuned as throughout

this whole Month of April 

I will be posting all sorts of

surprises!!!

So I want to get the month started with 

one of my 

Lovely Internet Shops 

that

I'm Proud to say that I'm

Artist in Residence for:)

Gail Schmidt

of

Shabby Cottage Studio

Gail has brought in a Beautiful Assortment

of New Goodies into her shop and

listed more Fabulous Tutorial Classes to boot!

From Wonderful New Line of Journals

for Art Journaling

to

Pan Pastels

and 

Supplies

In a Plethora of Colours to chose from!!

And one of Gail's New Items are

something I just love to play with!

The Crafters Choice

and

Balzer Design

6 x 6 Stencils!

So to Celebrate Gail's 

New Goodies

 in her Shop, 

I thought I'd give you a Mini Tutorial

on how I like to use the

New 6x6 

'The Crafters Choice' Stencils:)

Stencil Backgrounds 

for ATC's, (Artist Trading Cards), 

Envelopes, Journal Pages

and So Much More!!

For this mini tutorial, I chose the

Harlequin 6x6 Template Stencil

and Used 

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Using blank ATC Cards and Envelopes

for ATC's.....

...and a couple of my Favourite Script Stamps

and StazOn Black Ink....

....I started by stamping the blank cards

and envelopes with the Script Stamps....

...then with the 

'Harlequin'  Crafters Choice Stencil

I sprayed the blanks with

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

This gave me a great starting point for

creating this ATC Card and Envelope....

'Oh Deer Harlequin'

LOL!!!

(Yup, Me and My Deer Again!)

For for an added bit of fun, on the back 

of the ATC, I used a Library Card Holder

to sign my ATC with:)

The Fabulous Assortment of 

The Crafters Choice Stencils

and all the other 

Wonderful New Products 

that Gail has just listed

will certainly get your Mojo going

for some Fun!!

So I hope my Mini Tutorial gives you

lots of ideas on making some wonderful

backgrounds as a start to some 

Fantastic New Projects 

for you all!!

And do check back soon, 

as there's 

lots more ahead here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media!!

Enjoy!!!