Post Valentines Floundering.....

(tee hee)

Hi Everyone, it's been a little

while since you've heard from 

me, and here's hoping you all

had a Lovely Valentines Day!

I've been so busy with not

just every day stuff, but 

also diving back into some

unfinished projects all in

preparation for the coming

Season of Workshops

that I'm hoping to be taking.

Artful Gatherings

is one of the Groups

that I can't wait to get

into the classes with!

They have a Fabulous Line Up

of Teachers this 2013 Year

with a Wonderful Variety

of Workshops to chose from!

Registration is Open!!!

So get on over there and check out

all the Fabulous Artist Teachers 

 and their

Workshops!!!

But in the meantime,

Another Project I'm trying to get

finished up at the moment is 

a Wonderful Playing Card 

Inspiration Swap at

In Search of Dessert

Jessica Brogan

is Hosting this Wonderful

Altered Playing Card Swap

and the Deadline has been

extended to March 29th,

so you do still have time to

stop by her blog (link attached)

to Enter! 

Keep in mind, that's 52 Playing Cards

to alter and get mailed so get going! 

LOL!

Here's the beginning of the cards

I've made

I got a little carried away, as these

are just the backgrounds! LOL!

I tore out pages from a soft

covered Moleskin Journal,

( believe me I thought long and

hard about doing it! GRIN)

Then using Dyan Reaveley's 

Fabulous Dylusions Ink Sprays

I sprayed the pages with a variety

of the wonderful colours Dyan has.

( And she's just released more

Fabulous Colours!!!)

From that point when the pages were

dry, I used one of my Favourite 

Stencils, and Mr. Tim's

Distress Stains

(All the new Fabulous Colours

from his Seasonal Series!)

Which I am so grateful to have

them all Thanks to a Wonderful

Girlie who treated me for

my Birthday and Christmas!

(You sweet Girlie 

Melissa Samuels!! GRIN)

Next I glued, and trimmed the

Moleskin pages to the Playing Cards.

Now that I have the 52 Playing Cards

Backs and Fronts done...I'll be

scrambling to get them done and

mailed! LOL!!

And then there are also all the 

Dollie's I've been making recently,

and only 1 left in my Etsy Shop!

I've been so honoured to have

sold them all and I'm loving 

that each Dollie's New Owner

are sending pictures of them 

hanging in their New Homes

Globally!! What Fun!!!!

And of course there's always

time to grab 

for a bit of journaling....

Oh man! Have I had fun with this

Journaling spread!

Using this Lovely Little Girl 

as my Muse from the Wonderful

Tumblefish Graphics at

DeviantScrap.com

And these Fabulous Lazier Cut-Out

Butterflies from the Wonderful

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!

And adding tons of Glitter

and Colour and pen work and

moulding paste and stencils...

Walla!

So now you've seen just a few

reasons of why I've been 

late getting a Blog Post up

and running.....I think

they're pretty good excuses! HA!!!!

Enjoy!!!

(and see you soon:)

Noon Already!!

And we have a Winner!!!

That's right!

February 1st is already here!

Happy February Everyone!

Wasn't it Christmas yesterday?

HA!

Wonder how many of you

still have your 

Christmas tree up? GRIN:)

(I'm not telling! LOL!)

So here we are at the 

Deadline Date for 

Announcing the Winner

of the 

Wonderful $25 Gift Certificate

Giveaway from my Lovely

Co-Hostess this month

Deanna Jinjoe

of

A New Day Art Studio!!

I was pleased to have

Featured Deanne's 

New Shop!

And I hope you all went

and had a boo, as I showed

you before she has a wonderful

variety of goodies!!!

My Favourite being her

selection of the Moleskin

Journals!

And her own 

Handmade Journals

that she has Highlighted

in her Shop!!

Totally Yummy to work in!!!

Deanna is constantly

adding New Products

so make sure you

Bookmark and check her

New Shop often!!!

So here we go!

Using the Random Generator

Site we have a Winner!!

And the Winner of the

$25 Gift Certificate

to 

A New Day Art Studio is......

Joanna Grant!!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

I'll be Emailing you Joanna!!

Congrats!!!!!

So Thank you to 

Deanna Jinjoe

and

A New Day Art Studio

and

Thank all of You 

for participating in another

Wonderful Giveaway

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media!!!

You KNOW

I always appreciate it!!!

So here's a litte more

Mini-moleskin Journaling

from my latest pages....

and stay tuned, more

fun Giveaways Blog Posts

in the works!!!

my latest mini-moleskin

just in time for the New Year...

(with a little Tumblefish Graphics @DeviantScrap.com)

1st page, fun start of a new journal:)

...and I just kept going....

...and going...

...and going...

...... :) .....

..you get the picture...

Enjoy!!!

Happy Fresh Brand 

New Year!!!

And a Giveaway!!!

Since it's still January

figured I'd grab the

chance to say it again....HA!

And when I say Fresh...

I made a few 

New Resolutions to try some Art Mediums 

 that I hadn't tried before, and

already started teaching

myself stamp carving....

I didn't say I was good at it, but man is it fun!!

And along the lines of Fresh....

And to Start the New Year 

off with a 

Brand New Internet Shop

and it's Canadian!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Meet Deanna Jinjoe's

Brand New Shop

A New Day Art Studio!!!!

Deanne Jinjoe some of you already know

from my ATC Swaps that she's participated

in here on Birdnuts Mixed Media.

She's a Fabulous Artist and 

Journal Maker to boot!

I've had the great pleasure of receiving some

of her lovely Hand Made Journals and

what a treat!!!

She's listed a Variety of her Handmade Journals

in her New Shop and at a Great Price!!

And what a Great Variety of papers she's

using to cover them with!!!

And even giving you the history behind making them!

Deanna's also listed Fabulous other

Goodie in her New Shop!!

Deanna's Listing Lots of Fabulous

Big Name Products like 

7 Gypsies and Dylusions

and Tim Holtz and Ranger Products

all at Great Prices compared to our

Local Shops and Outlets 

but she's also bringing to Canadian's

some of the Products that aren't so

easy to get up here!

I've looked all over here for these!!

Aqua Markers!!!

And Deanna has a Great Assortment of them

to choose from!

Along with other Paints and Stains!

But I have to say, one of my Favourites

that Deanna is currently listing in her shop

are Moleskins!!!

And guess what, there's a Sale!!!

And a Great Assortment of Styles!

Those of you who know me know I

LOVE Moleskins!

I have a particular love for the Mini's

I think they're Brilliant, quick and easy 

to use, the mini's lend you some quick

journaling and art time, but the big

pay off of having a completed

wonderful journal in no time!

They also lend themselves to be as

complex and detailed as the larger sizes.

I love working with them!

So Please Drop By

Deanna's Brand New Shop

A New Day Art Studio

at

http://anewdayartstudio.com

And to 

Celebrate!!!

Deanna is Donating

A Fabulous

$25 Gift Certificate

to her New Shop

A New Day Art Studio!

and Co-Hosting a

Wonderful Giveaway

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media!

To Be Entered

in the Giveaway....

Leave a Comment 

on this Blog Post

and on

Friday, February 1st, 2013

I'll post an Announcement

of who's the Winner

of the $25 Gift Certificate

to 

A New Day 

Art Studio!!

Woo Hoo!!!

What a Great Way to

Start a New Year!

Now get on over to

A New Day Art Studio

and give yourself a

Treat!

And Good Luck to 

Everyone in the Giveaway!!

See you on the 1st of February!!!

Woo Hoo!

Enjoy!

Woo Hoo! 

Happy New Year!!!

Hello 2013!!

It's already the 2nd of January, 2013....

what happened to December?

LOL! 

Oh yeah, 

What a Fabulous Holiday

Month!!!

Full of Tons of Treats....

Of Many Kinds....GRIN:)

I hope you had a Fabulous

Holiday Month too!!!

So here we are starting a 

New Year and what a 

Fabulous Way to Start!

We Have Winners!!!!

That's right!!

About to announce

the Winners

of the

Giveaway Drawing

with my 

Fabulous Co-Hostess

Kristin Hubick 

of 

Retro Cafe Art 

Kristin so kindly Donated

A Wonderful 

$25 Retro Cafe Art

Gift Certificate

to be added to the

Giveaway Drawing Pot!!!

There's also a 

$25 Amazon.com

Gift Certificate

from 

Birdnuts Mixed Media

and

Prize #3 

is one of my

ATC Altered Boxes!

I had put it out to you all

if we reached 500 Followers

by January 2nd, 2013

that I would add a 4th Prize

which I'm sad to say we just

didn't quite make it, but

never fear, the next

Giveaway soon to be

Announced will have that

little Extra included but

Thank you all for the 

Good try!!!

So Let's Get on with the

Winners!!!

First Up!

The Winner of the

Altered ATC Box 

is.....

(drum roll please!) LOL!

Nike E. Bottalico!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Congrats Nike!!!

I'll be emailing you to let you

know that you Won!

And Next Up....

The Winner of the 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

$25 Gift Certificate is.....

Woo Hoo!!!

Leslie!!!

Congrats!!

( I'll be emailing you Leslie

to let you know you've Won!!)

And Last but not least....

The Winner

of the 

$25 Amazon Gift Certificate

from

Birdnuts Mixed Media is......

Woo Hoo!!!

Kim Raw Nugent!!

( Email to follow Kim Rae!)

Congrats!!!

So there you go!

A Fabulous Way 

to Start a Brand 

New Year!!!

Thank you all for

participating in this

last Giveaway of 2012!!

And I'm so looking forward

to all the Fun Giveaways

and ATC Swaps and other

goodies ahead in the New Year!!

Congrats again to the Winners!

And in a few days I'll be

announcing a new batch of fun

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media!!

Let's make 2013 a 

Great Year

Together!!!

Enjoy!!!