July ATC Swap

Shout Out!!!

23 ATC Artists!!!

Oh Man!!!!

You guys Rock!

I knew when 

Kristin Hubick

at

Agreed to 

Co-Host  this month's 

ATC Swap with me

that it would be a 

Big Deal!

23 ATC Artist Entries!!!

Wow!!!

So this is the 

Big Shout Out Post 

for all the

Fabulous Artists 

who have participated, 

and wait until

you see their ATC's!!!!

*****I'm running so late with this post****

and I'm so sorry, 

but I'm going to run through these quickly, as there 

are so many, and I want to make sure

that you all get to see the ATC's but

also get all the links to these 

Wonderful Artists Blogs,

****Shops and Websites!!****

Here we go!

First up

Diana D. Darden

Entry #1 :)

Entry #2

And Entry #3!!!!

I can never say enough, of how I appreciate

Diana's participating every month in

these ATC Swaps

I love her work, and you will too!

Please check out her Website at

www.DianaDDarden.com

Next Up!

Marge Fulton

Entry #1

Entry #2

And Fabulous Entry #3!

Thanks so much Marge Fulton for

Participating in this months ATC Swap!

You have to get a Blog going!!!

Our Next Artist....

Susan Rae Sager!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3!!!

What a Fabulous Series!!!

And what an interesting medium!!!

Thanks so much Susan and

please everyone check out

Susan's Blog

www.broknheartart.blogspot.com

Woo Hoo!

Next up...

Tina Wittmer!!!

Entry #1

And Tina's Entry #2

And another Fabulous Artist

with no Blog!!!

Thanks so much Tina for Joining in!!!!

Really appreciate it!!

Not done yet!!!

And our own

B.C. Homegirl

Deanna Jinjoe!!!

Entry #1

Thanks Deanna!

and you can see Deanna's 

Wonderful Work on her Blog

www.anewdayartstudio.com

and her Shop!

www.etsy.com/shop/anewdayartstudio

More Eye Candy to go...

Fabulous

Fiona Randall!

Entry #1

Entry #2

And the Fab Entry #3

Fiona hails from England

and I so much appreciate her

Joining in with us all!!!

Thanks Fiona!

And check out her Wonderful Blog

http://myartfulmuse.blogspot.co.uk/

Wow! There even more!!!

Our Wonderful

Flutter BeforeYou

(Susan Dietz!:)

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3

I love Susan's Spirit:)

And you will too when you check out her

Wonderful

Blog

http://flutterbeforeyou.blogspot.com

and her Etsy Shop

www.etsy.com/shop/flutterbeforeyou

and you can find Susan on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/flutterbeforeyou

Thanks Susan!!!

And Brand New to the Swap!

Virginia Smith!!

Lovely Entry #1

Even the back of the ATC's!!

Entry #2!

( and right up my alley:)

Entry #3!

Lovely Work Virginia!!!

And I Thank you so much for Joining in!!!!

and here's Virginia's lovely Blog

http://Virginiaspastime.blogspot.com

And Another Fabulous Artist

and 

Fellow B.C. Resident!!!

Gigi Butterfly!!!

Entry #1

Entry #2

( And she's always ready to Bare All for it too!!)

HA!!!

Entry #3:)

Gigi's Wonderful Art 

can be found on her Website 

http://www.spiritualexpressions.net/

Please check out her Work

and

Enjoy her Wonderful Spirit:) xx

And there's even more!!!!

Another Newbie to our Group!

Kirsten Alicia Sheridan!!

Oh Man! Entry #1

Entry #2

And Interesting Entry #3!

Great use of a Different Medium Kirsten!!!

Love them!!!

and here's Kirsten's Blog

http://isisimaginings.com

Please take time to check out this 

Wonderful Artists Works!

Thanks Kirsten!!!

And What Can I say!! 

A Real Pal to 

Birdnuts Mixed Media!

Mary Jane Chadbourne!!

Entry #1

Entry #2:)

Entry #3:) :)

Mary Jane's Fabulous Designs and Arts

can be seen on her Blog 

http://desertdreamstudios.weebly.com/index.html

and in her Etsy Shop

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

and Website

www.desertdreamstudios.weebly.com

And Facebook Fan Page!!!

http://www.facebook.com/DesertDreamStudios?ref=ts

Always Fabulous Eye Candy to see!

Thanks Mary Jane!!! xx

Now, 

You know What?

There is still another

Dozen Artists!!!!

So Here's What I'm going to do....

I'm going to do a 

Second Shout Out Blog Post

Tomorrow!

And on that Post

I'll be Announcing the

Winner's 

of the 

Fabulous

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

$25 Gift Certificate

and the 

Winner of the 

Lazier Paper Cut-Outs

from

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!!

Ok Everyone!!!

See you Tomorrow 

with the 

Rest of these

Fabulous Artists ATC's 

and Links

and the

Announcing the Winners!!!

Enjoy!!!

Woo Hoo! 

July 2012 

ATC Swap

and

Giveaway Drawing!!!

So here we go again!!!

July 2012 

ATC Swap 

and 

Giveaway Drawing

and this month 

with it full of

Fabulous Holidays 

for both

Canadian and American

Participants!!!

Happy Canada Day

Weekend!!

and

Happy 4th of July

Week

for all my

American Friends!!

And I can't think

of a better way to 

Celebrate

this month's 

ATC Swap

and 

Giveaway Drawing

than to be 

Co-Hosting 

with the 

Fabulous

Kristin Hubick

of

So my 

Home Girl and I 

have cooked

up a 

Wonderful 

July ATC Swap 

and

Giveaway Drawing 

for you all!!!

First up! 

The Prizes!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

$25 Gift Certificate

to 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!!

Woo Hoo!!! 

We could all use that!!! LOL!!!

Oh Man! 

And if that isn't enough....

Kristin is also Donating 

into the 

Giveaway Pot 

this 

Fabulous Assortment

of her 

Brand New Lazier Cut-Outs

that she's just listed in 

Retro Cafe Art!!!!

All neatly packed in

an Altered Altoids Tin!

So In Honour

of Kristin's Brand

New Lazier Paper Cut-Outs

which I adore playing with!

This month's 

ATC Swap Theme is

'Nature'

This is So 

My Favourite Theme!!!

Here's the Details

for the 

ATC Swap 

for 

July 2012!

First and Foremost!

Please leave a Comment

on this Blog Post

to let me know

that you'll be 

Entering the Swap 

and Giveaway!

I greatly appreciate the

head's up, as I have to make

the ATC's for the Swap with

you, and it gives me an

idea of how many I have

to make!

Last swap 50+

all handmade 

and I ran out!, 

so you can see why 

this detail is

important to me!!! LOL!

(And if you're New to the ATC Swap

I'd love to also have you 

Sign on as a Follower here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media!!)

Next Detail!

You may Enter

from 

1 up to 3 maximum

ATC's!

The theme is "Nature".

To be Officially

Entered

Please Email 

a 

Photograph or Scan

of your ATC's, 

(individual photo's  of each ATC please in 1 Email:)

to 

GIMPY@telus.net

the photo's will be used to do a 

Facebook Post 

on my Timeline

as well as be part of a 

Shout Out Blog Post

Highlighting

all of the 

Artists ATC Entries!

So please include

any information like your

Blog/Etsy Shop or Website

that you would like me

to mention with your

ATC pictures to help

promote your works too!

(Please don't post your  photo's directly 

to my Timeline, 

I will be glad to do that for you!)

Next Detail!

Mail your ATC's To Me! 

LOL!

(well some forget this part!:)

In your Email Entry along

with the Individual Pictures/Scans

of your ATC's and along

with your Information about your

Blogs/Etsy Shops/Websites,

include your Mailing Address

in this Email:)

I will be sending you an

Email to Confirmation 

of your being

Entered into the ATC Swap

and will furnish you with my

mailing address:)

And that's it!

Being that it's the beginning of

the month of July

the 

Deadline for Entering is

Friday, July 27th, 2010!

The Big Shout Out 

Blog Post

for all of the 

Fabulous

Artist's ATC's 

will be 

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

and the 

$25 Gift Certificate and

the Drawing for the 

Fabulous Lazier Cut-Outs

from Kristin 

at

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!

will be

Announced on

Saturday, July 27th, 2012!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

So there ya go!

July's ATC Swap 

and Giveaway

is Officially Under Way!!!

LOL!!!

Enjoy!!!

The Holidays!!!

July ATC Swap!

Ok, Me Bad!!!!

Big apologies to everyone this morning,

 who were all prepared for the 

Announcing July's ATC Swap and Drawing!
Being that it is June 29th, 

and I have for the first time, 

run out of time to get the blog post up and running, 

I have to say Sunday night June 30th I will be Announcing! :(
I am publicly sorry for my tardiness, 

as it is a first, 

and to my Fabulous Co-Host for July, 

Big Sorry but will have it all running and posted Sunday night!!!
It will all be worth it as July's ATC Swap is going to be Fabulous!
See you all then!

Oh Man!!! LOL!!!

Happy Accidents

Or

Finding One's Limitations! LOL!!

Hi Everyone:)

Well I've been working lately in between

ATC Swaps, on a few projects.

And as I am sitting here, and it's still

a few days before the 

July 2012

ATC Swap and Giveaway Announcement

( On Friday June 29th!!!)

I thought I might share with you one

of the projects I have had on the go for 

a little while, and the typical crazy, and

outrageous experience that I have had

in my quest as an artist:)

First of all, many of you who know me,

know that I have a Great Love and Respect

and Adore the Artist

Mary Jane Chadbourne:)

of 

Desert Dream Studios

I have been a Follower of her works on

Facebook, and through her Blog

and I am proud to say I am a Friend:)

So when I heard that  Mary Jane 

would be Teaching Classes 

on how to make her Fabulous

 Bracelets, well! I was signed on clear

back last year!! LOL!

Mary Jane Chadbourne, 

began her

Fabulous Classes earlier this month

on 

Artful Gatherings

and her Video Teaching Style has

been tremendous!

Clear and concise, and the energy

that she is exhibiting in support of all

of the students shows in the Fabulous

works that they have been 

displaying!

And I am so blessed to even have one

of Mary Jane's Fabulous Bracelets

which I adore and cherish!

She had a remarkable turn out for her first class

of 70+ Students!

All of their submitted works, are Wonderful!!!

So with a Fabulous Teacher,

Long time studying her work!

Wonderful Concise Lessons

and full support of information

and techniques and tools!

then there's me.....LOL!!!

Oh man! What a lesson I have had!

First off, a word of advice,

Never do a project that will take more

than an afternoon 

on your Breakfast table......

almost 3 weeks my poor husband

has looked at these while eating!! LOL!!

Next advice, never hedge on the 

materials list!!!

I bought a fabulous expensive set

of special pens that were to

be used in wet circumstances,

and unfortunately, they ended up

smearing and completely wiping off

during the sealing process!

So take the Materials List Seriously!!!! LOL!

And keep in mind, when your Teacher

tells you to take the time on a step

so the outcome will be a good one,

Do It!!! LOL!

Taking the sanding time is important! LOL!

And another word of advice!

Never get so excited about

taking a class that

you end up making 

multiples beyond

your capability at the time!

Take the time to do one or two first!

Don't try 6 at one time!!! LOL!

And ALWAYS,

ALWAYS!

Learn from your mistakes,

and make a

choice!

I made mine!

I ordered more blanks!!!

Woo Hoo!

Going to try again!!!

LOL!!!

Thanks so much 

Mary Jane Chadbourne!!!

Now I have an even 

BIGGER 

APPRECIATION 

for your Talent!!!!

xoxoxo

LOL!!!

ENJOY~!

We Have a Winner!!

Woo Hoo!!!

This has been the Biggest

ATC Swap Yet!!!

Oh man the packing of ATC's

I've been doing all night! LOL!!

Everyone's Swap ATC's 

I've made will be mailed out

today!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Can't wait to see all of yours!!!

So here we are!

About to Announce the Winner

of the 

$25 Coupon to 

Nancy Baulmiller's

Crowabout StudioB

at

DeviantScrap.com

And I want to Thank Nancy so very 

much for Co-Hosting this month's

ATC Swap with me and for

Donating the Wonderful

$25 Coupon to her Shop!!!

So here we go!!!!

Drum roll please!!!! LOL!!!

And the Winner is.....

Ardith Goodwin!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

I'll be sending you an email shortly

Ardith for confirmation and to

have Nancy Award you with the 

$25 Coupon!!!

Congrats!!!!!

Thank you all so much for

participating in this month's

ATC Swap and Drawing!!!

And stay tuned next week,

as I'll be Announcing

July's ATC Swap and

Special Co-Hostess!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Here's a hint.....

Bwhaaaa!!!!

See you all next week!!!

Have a great Weekend

and 

Congrats again to 

our Winner!!!!

Enjoy!!