Friday, May 16, 2014

Happy Holiday Weekend!
And a Fabulous Giveaway!!!


Happy Victoria Day Weekend
to 
All of my Fellow Canadians!
( And I know, All of my American
Friends will be Celebrating Soon
with their Holiday Memorial Day!)

And what better way to 
Celebrate 
than to have a 
Giveaway 
here on 
Birdnuts Mixed Media!

And I am particularly thrilled to be 
Hosting this Giveaway 
starting this weekend, as it is my 
Great Pleasure to 
Introduce You All 
to my 
Fellow Canadian Artist,
the Fabulous

a.k.a on Facebook
Joanna Grant!



Joanna has some 
Brilliant News!

You all Know I love this time
of Year as it's the Season for
Workshops over at my Favourite

Full of Fabulous Artists Workshops
and this Year is 
Joanna's First Year 
Hosting her First Workshop
at Artful Gatherings



Woo Hoo! Congrats Joanna!!!

In her Online Workshop
'Gelli Jam'
Art Journal Workshop

You'll not only be learning the 
Art of Printmaking in her Workshop



You'll also be learning to make
things with those Fabulous Prints!


Like Your Own Handmade
Journals!


(And don't worry if you don't
have a Gelli Plate, 
( although it's now one of my most 
favourite of tools in my art room!)




Joanna will also give you links
to 'recipes' on how to make your
own plate so you can still 
Join in
on her Workshop!)

So Let's get to it!
The Giveaway!!!

Joanna Grant
has so 
Generously Donated
one of her 
Gelli-Jam 
Art Journal Workshop
Seats for the Winner!!!!


That's Right!
The Winner is going 
to the Workshop!!!!
AND!!!!
Joanna is also sending the 
Winner a
 8 x 10 Gelli Plate!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!!!
Now I think that's Brilliant!!!

So Here's the Information on
How to Get 
Entered to Win!!

Here on 
Birdnuts Mixed Media

Sign on as either a
Google Follower or
 Network Blogs Follower
( Widgets on the Sidebar to your Right),
 then 
Leave a Comment 
on this Blog Post
( and you know the drill if you're
already a Follower, 
Leave a Comment
as well!!)

then....

Head on over to 

Sign on to 
Joanna's Blog
with Network Blogs
( the widget is on her sidebar!)

Sounds like a bit of work
But Oh Man! What a Prize!!!

The Deadline 
and 
Announcing 
the Winner
will be 
Friday, June 6, 2014!!!
That way there will be plenty 
of time for that Gelli Plate Gift to
Arrive and have you Ready for Class :)

And, Yes, We're Open Internationally!
So Everyone Jump in and Enter!!!!

How Exciting!!!!
And 
HUGE Thank you's to 
Ms. Joanna Grant
For such a 
Generous Prize Package!!!

Ok! Get Entered!
Let the Fun Begin!!!! 


Enjoy!!!


























Friday, April 18, 2014

We have Winners!!!

Gee, this Giveaway seemed
like the time flew!
At least for me it did! LOL!

And when I set it up, I forgot
that this weekend was a Holiday
So ....

Oliver Howard and I
Wish You All
a Fabulous
International Bunny Day! 
LOL!!
(a.k.a. as Easter :)

So lets get on with handing
out the Prizes!!!


As you already know, we
will have 3 Winners this Giveaway!
Each Winner will receive 
2 of these Wonderful
Ranger Melt Art 'Texture Treads'
which I hope you'll enjoy!
Looks to me like you'll be able
to use them for many different purposes
other than just using the UTEE with them!
Hope you'll share pictures with me
of your creations you make with them!
Just PM them on Facebook to me, 
or Email them!

So here we go with the 3 Winners!!!!

First Winner is.....
( can you hear the drum roll!!! LOL)

Jowyn Jenson!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!
Congrats Jowyn!
( You'll need to contact me Jowyn
for your mailing address for me
to send these to you! 
Either PM me on Facebook or
Email me at GIMPY@telus.net)

How exciting! Always fun to hand
out prizes!!!
So here's Winner #2!!!!!

Glenda!!!!
Woo Hoo Glenda!
( and Oliver Howard had nothing
to do with choosing! LOL!
The Random Generator could 
not be bribed by you! LOL!)
Congrats!!!!


Although he does have a hankering 
for some sort of treats....grin

And Last by certainly not least....

Winner #3 is......

Melissa!!
Woo Hoo!!!
Congrats Girlie!!

Big Congrats to All the Winners!
And don't forget 



Has all the supplies you need
to play with your New Goodies!!

And it's all on Sale to Boot!!


So make sure you get on over to
Retro Cafe Art and have a Boo!!!

So I Thank You All so much
for Joining in on this Giveaway!
And New Fun Swaps and Giveaway's
are in the works and coming soon!!!
So stay tuned!!! 

And Congrats to the Winners!!!
Cheers!




Friday, March 28, 2014

Happy Friday Everyone :)
How about a Giveaway?

Well Hello There :)

After a Fabulous Tag Swap that
I really enjoyed Hosting and
with such Fab Co-Hostesses
Nancy and Marsha I'm finding
I'm going through withdrawal! LOL!

But I'm still making tags!
How could I not with even more
Fab Kits Released from these 
Great Shops!

New Release
from the Fabulous



A Breezy Fun Kit
Blissful Journey!

I had a bit of digital fun making
this Digital Page with Nancy's New Kit  :)

And Another 
New Kit Release!





I had a Blast doing some
Digital Play with 
Hidden Vintage's New Kit :)


I do love playing with Animals :)
And this Kit was so much fun!!


And Another 
New Kit Release
from the 
Wonderful
Tumble Fish Studio!

And has contributed to my 
continuing making tags!!!
( I'm addicted! LOL)


And Marsha has a Great 
Egg Kit to boot!!!
Just in time for the upcoming Holiday!

Oh man the colours are fun 
and inspiring to play with!


And more tags to boot :)

So with all this inspiration
hope it motivates you all!!!



So what can I say.....
I'm in the mood for a Giveaway....

So for something a little different....


Have you seen these?

Ranger Brand
'Melt Art'
Texture Treads!

They're made to use with UTEE
(Ultra Thick Embossing Enamels)
and Guess Who has those!
That's right one of my 
Favorite shops 

And Kristin's Having a Sale!!!
Retro Cafe Art
has a Huge Selection of
UTEE Products on Sale
So get on over and Check them out!!

Now for the Giveaway!

I have 6 of these
Fabulous Ranger
Melt Art 
Texture Treads
to Giveaway!
That's right...
so here's what to do to
Be Entered to Win!

I will be using the 
Random Generator
to pick 
3 Winners!


Yes! 3 Winner's
will Win 2 of these
Melt Art Texture Treads
each!!!

Starting right now
if you're a Follower
of 
Birdnuts Mixed Media

Leave a Comment
on this Blog Post!
If you aren't a 
Follower yet, 
then choose either
Google or Network
Blogs Widgets on the
right sidebar to sign
up as a Follower,
then
Leave a Comment
on this Blog Post to 
let me know you're 
Entered in the Giveaway!

The Deadline for the 
Giveaway is Friday 
April 18th, 2014

So there you go!
3 Winners 
to Win the Giveaway
on April 18th!
So get Entered to Win!

And you know you can 
always find me on Facebook,
so send me a Friend's Invite
for an extra Entry to Win!
( That is if we aren't already Friends :)


Well I'm off to start the 2014 
Tax Season...yuck :)
But once I'm all caught up on the
bookkeeping end of Tax Season
and 
After this Giveaway I'll be totally
ready for another Swap!
So stay tuned and get 
Entered to Win!


Enjoy! 
































Friday, March 21, 2014

And the Winner is....


Hey Everyone...
Well it is finally time to bring this
Fabulous Tag Swap and Giveaway to
an End...what a Wonderful Swap 
this has been!!!

I first want to give a Huge 
Thank You
To Both of my Wonderful
Co-Hostesses this time round!
It was a First here on 
Birdnuts Mixed Media
to have Two Co-Hostesses at once
and believe me, it's been a blast
working with both

and 


Two of the most Creative and Generous Women I know!

As you know, 
both Nancy and Marsha
have 
Donated $25 Gift Certificates 
each to their shops for the 
Prize Drawing
but also Nancy's sent 
a little Embellishment Kit 
for an extra 
Runner Up Prize, 
and 
Marsha has sent a Post Card 
of one of her
Fabulous Creations 
for Each of You to be
tucked into your 
Swap Envelopes
and for another 
Runner Up Prize one of her
Wonderful Original Prints!!!

Wow!!! So let's get this
going!!!!
Using the Random Generator Site
to Pick the Winners.....

We'll start with the 
Embellishment Goodie Pack 
from Nancy at 
Crowabout StudioB! 
And the Runner Up Winner is....

Jackie PN!!!!
Congrats Jackie, I'll be tucking in the
goodies from Nancy to you in your
Swap Envelope!

Now Next...
The Lovely Original Print of
Marsha Sayler Jorgensens'
from
Tumble Fish Studio

and the Runner Up Winner is....
Larry Hnetka!!
Woo Hoo Larry! Congrats!
Marsha's Print will be mailed out
in your Tag Swap Envelope!

...Now the Big Prizes!!!

The Winner of the
$25 Gift Certificate to
Crowabout StudioB 
from the Lovely 
Nancy Baumiller
(a.k.a. Ms. Fancy Pants)
is......


Big Congrats to
Bevlea Ross!!!!
Woo Hoo!
Congrats Bevlea! I'll give
Nancy your contact info to
get the Gift Certificate to you!!!
And Nancy's Just Released a 
Brand New Kit!!! Perfect time
for a Gift Certificate!!! Woo Hoo!

And Last but certainly not least...
 Marsha Sayler Jorgensen's
$25 Gift Certificate to
Tumble Fish Studio

And the Lucky Winner is....

Jaci Swarts!!!
Woo Hoo Jaci!
And great timing Jaci, as Marsha
has a New Kit just about to be
released! Congrats!!!!

Wow! Like I said before, 
What a Blast 
I have personally 
had with this Swap!

With these Two Fabulous Shops
Graphic to work with, I've had
so much fun making all the Tags 
that I will be Swapping with you all,
And the crazy idea that I'd make all 
the Swap Envelopes to send to you All!

And I've put together Goodie Packs 
of my own to send to each of you as
well, just a little Thank You
to All of You Fabulous Swap Artists!!!

Big Thanks Everyone!!!
Hate to see this Swap come to an End..
but you Never Know what is coming next!
GRIN.....
So stay tuned...info coming soon!!!

Until then...
Congrats to the Winners!

Enjoy!!