Fabulous New Gift Certificate Giveaway!!!!

Hello Everyone!!

Hope you all had a Wonderful and Happy Halloween!

It seemed like it took forever to get here and

now it's come and gone already!

Time flies!

But I still have candy to consume!!! LOL.

So before we get into the full swing of Christmas

(although, my projects in this post would make

some great quick Christmas Presents!)

I'M AT IT AGAIN!!!

I'm so very pleased to announce the latest Giveaway on my Blog...

(drum roll please....:)

Welcome to our Co-Hosted 

Gift Certificate Giveaway

with Melissa Samuels!

(YIPPIE!!)

As some of you know, Melissa and I have teamed up

before to Co-Host Giveaways on our Blogs and

have had such fun and enjoyed ourselves so much

we've decided to do it again!

So lets see what the prizes are!

First off on Melissa's Blog she will

be giving a wonderful prize of

A 7Gypsies Grab Bag!

(Picture is of the one I have so products may vary)

What a Wonderful Assortment of 7Gypsies Products!

And here on my Blog

The prize will be a

$50.00 Gift Certificate

To

Melissa Samuels Shop!

Yippie!!! 

( You have no idea how much I wanted to keep this one 

for myself, LOL!)

So here's what you have to do to be

entered into both of our Blog

Giveaways:)

First off, please sign on as a

Google Follower here on my blog,

and then leave a Comment on this post

to be entered for my Gift Certificate

Giveaway:) 

then

Pop over to Melissa's Blog Post 

and also sign on as a 

Follower on her Blog, and

leave a Comment on her Giveaway

Post as well.

Then you'll be entered in both Giveaways!

If you are already a follower on either

of our blogs, then please leave a

Comment to tell us, and you'll still

be entered into the Giveaway!

NOW ON WITH MY PROJECT!

Using Products from Melissa Samuels Shop!

Using The 'Printery Collection' by

Prima Marketing 

Papers, and

These Wonderful 

'Shabby Chic Treasures'

Resins

I came up with this as my latest project:)

Fancy Clip-Board:)

Using lots of the products that I purchased from

Melissa Shop, I embellished with pockets, and

flowers and bling:)

Even the back's have extra pockets for notes.

With this Clip-Board I used the

7Gypsies 'Aviary' Collection

Again with all the pockets and tags for notes:)

I love using the new 'Shabby Chic Treasures' Resins

They're so easy to use and so pretty in their details!

Melissa has a full assortment to chose from in her shop!

Flowers by Prima too!!

I even made a more 'masculine' version

using 7Gypsies papers and pockets and tags:)

I love the look of the Library Pockets by

7Gypsies, actually I like all of their products! 

Great fun to use!

So there you go! 

And After Halloween

and Before Christmas 

Giveaway!

With projects to boot!

Giveaway on both Blogs

deadline is Sunday,

November 13, 2011

With the Winner's being

announced on 

Monday, November 14, 2011!

Great Product Prize and

$50.00 Gift Certificate

what a great way to get

prepared for the Holidays!

Have fun and get those 

entries in by signing on

and leaving a comment!

Cheers!

Enjoy!

A Non-Halloween Break!

Hello Everyone:)

Well it's been an exciting couple of weeks

on my blog with the Co-Hosted Giveaway

with Kristin Hubick 

of 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

which both of us enjoyed so much!

So I thought, I would give a little break

to all the Halloween 

colours and projects, for all of our eye's 

to have a rest, 

So, I took on another 

Project Challenge 

from Kristin and

it's in conjunction with her latest 

Giveaway

on Retro Cafe Art Gallery in 

Celebration 

of her 

New Venture with

Land of Enchantment

Graphics Sheets by

Debrina Pratt!

I have been a collector of Debrina's Graphics

for a couple of years now, so I was thrilled

to see that she and Kristin have this 

New Venture together and

with this 

New Giveaway 

on

Retro Cafe Art Gallery's Blog

You all can Win too!

So here's my answer to Kristin's Challenge:)

This is my 

'French Peacock Shrine'

(and as some of you know from pictures of

my Art Room on Facebook, this is right

up my alley! LOL) 

( If you'd like to see, send me a 'Friend' Invite

on Facebook/Denise Phillips:)

I made this from 

Kristin's Coffee Break Design Kit

ATC Shrine and Land of Enchantments Graphics Sheets :)

(Background sheet to display also one of

Land of Enchantments 

Graphics Sheets:)

I love these colours and graphics!

I also used Coffee Break Design's 

Arch Trinket Shrine and Fancy Brass 

Feather Crowns and of course

Mr. Tim Holtz Hitches as feet!

(Becoming a regular feature on my pieces!)

I so much enjoyed making it that I decided to go

a bit further with these wonderful graphics sheets

and Kristin's Coffee Break Design Kits.

Of course for me, it's all about the Birds! LOL!

Debrina's Graphics of her birds have always

been a Favourite of mine!

But check out those mini crowns!

Teensy Tiny Brass Crowns from

Retro Cafe Art:)

I loved playing with this little kit of Mini Stand-Up Houses,

and my ideas are 'flying' 

on how to use more of them!

But until then, 1 more project I finished this

week, which I used some of Land of Enchantments

Graphics, and a Vintage Photo from my own

collection, 

a few extra vintage goodies I've collected 

from Kristin along the way and 

also of course my favourite

Alphabet Beads!

This is an 8 x 10 Collage piece I'm calling

'Thrill Seeker'

( I just love that woman's expression!)

I photographed it before framing...

I mounted it in an 8 x 10 Shadow Box frame:)

So there you go!

I've had a wonderful week of being creative thanks

to Kristin's Challenge! 

Non-Halloween!

So I hope you all will pop over to Kristin's 

blog at

and get your entries into her latest

Giveaway! Kristin is giving away FIVE Land of Enchantment Collage Sheets to FOUR lucky winners! All you have to do is leave a comment on her blog post!

And just a head's up....

more Giveaway's to come on my blog from

some more 

Wonderful Shops all in the works!

So hope you've enjoyed my latest flurry of

creativity, and hope you'll sign on as a 

Google Follower if you aren't already one,

and do come by and send me a Friends 

request on Facebook too!

It's isn't quite Halloween yet, so there's at 

least another blog post in the works to

Celebrate!

So until then, as ever

Enjoy!

AND THE WINNER IS!!!!!!!

And the Winner is in the

$25.00 Retro Cafe Art 

Gift Certificate Giveaway 

is......

.....Well, (don't think you all are getting 

off that easy do you! LOL)

It's been a long two weeks!

But a Fantastic Experience!

With my Artist Heart, I want to give a Big Thank You

to

Kristin Hubick

of 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

who has been my Co-Hostess

with this Wonderful Blog Giveaway that

she and I both have enjoyed!

The amount of Wonderful Comments, 

New Followers, and for Kristin 

New Customers

has been amazing!

We both Thank you all so very much!

So Thanks again, and I'll keep in touch!

....oh I think I forgot something:)

And the Winner is!

Robin!

(Horns blowing, confetti flyings, dogs barking, 

husband yelling...whoops, you didn't need to know that! LOL)

Congrats Robin on being

the Winner!!!

I have passed along to Kristin your name and email and

she will be sending you your $25.00 Gift Certificate!

Thank you all so very much for entering!

There's more posts coming up with new eye candy of

projects I've been working on

And I'll even be sharing a few pictures of

a Halloween Project that my

Art Pal Leslie has made for my 

husband and myself that

I just have to share with you all!

There's also more Giveaways and a possible

Contest all coming up over November and

December here on my blog so

stay tuned, check in, and sign on if you've

just found me:)

Till then, Congrats again to Robin our Winner!

and as ever...

ENJOY!

P.S....if any of you think I should do another 

cake, maybe for Christmas leave a comment....

and please take your dirty forks with you!

LOL!

Need's A Card With That Cake! '$25 Gift Certificate GIVEAWAY' continues just a few more days to Enter!

HELLO EVERYONE:)

Well this has been a very exciting time for me,

having this fantastic 

'$25.00 Gift Certificate Giveaway' 

with the wonderful

Kristin Hubick 

of

We're in the home stretch, only a few more

days to come by and enter on both of our blogs

as the deadline for entries  in our

Co-Hosted 'Giveaway' of

$25.00 Gift Certificates to 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

is thru 

Saturday, October 15, 2011

with the Winner's on 

both Blogs 

being announced on 

Sunday, October 16th, 2011!

I have been 'gobsmacked' at the great comments

on both Kristin and my blogs!

You're all wonderful and very encouraging!

And I so appreciate all of you signing on as

Google 'Followers'

So, just a little more eye candy,

 as it dawned on me

that if you have 

Halloween Birthday Cake

there has to be a card.....

In my usual state of 'humour' (grin)

of course for my 

Best Art Pal Leslie's

Halloween Birthday

what would be more fitting than a coffin!

Just the card to go with that cake!

All the wonderful bat and spider cut-outs and

the alphabet beads are from

Retro Cafe Art!

'Look Ma! No Head!

LOL

I love the 'Brain in a Jar' Cut-Out from

Retro Cafe Art!

Kristin's selection of these 

Lazier Cut-Outs

for all sorts of Seasons and Art uses

are wonderful!

So there you go!

Some ideas for a Halloween Birthday Card and

some Cake....

Disclaimer!

Do not give the Coffin Birthday Card to 

anyone over the age of 60 as you are

liable to end up in it!

(grin)

Now get to it! 

Leave a Comment on either this post

or the previous 'Giveaway' Post

and sign on as a Google 'Follower'

and you'll be entered in the Giveaway

on my blog 

and pop on over to

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

to also Enter and you'll have

2 Chances to Win!

So I'll see you all on Sunday, October 16th

to see who is the WINNER!

Enjoy!

BIG NEWS!!!! ANOTHER 'GIVEAWAY'

Hello Everyone:)

THAT'S RIGHT!!!

ANOTHER WONDERFUL GIVEAWAY HERE

on Birdnuts Mixed Media!!!

But the BIG NEWS is that I am 

Co-Hosting with one of my 

all time Favourite People:)

Kristin Hubick

of

Yippie!!!

I'm so thrilled that Kristin was interested 

in Co-Hosting Giveaways on both of our

blogs!

So here's the skinny:)

Like I've done before, to place an entry into the Giveaway,

Sign on my blog, (Right Side of the Page),

as a Google 'Follower' and then

leave a Comment on this Post and you will 

be entered to 

Win a $25.00

Gift Certificate

to 

Retro Cafe Art!

(If you are already a 'Follower' of my blog,

then just post a Comment and remind me

of it, and you'll be entered!!)

Then

Go to Kristin's Blog

Retro Cafe' Art Gallery

Sign on as a 'Follower' on her blog,

Leave a Comment on her blog to

tell her you've entered, and

you could 

Win a $25.00 Gift Certificate 

from Kristin's Shop too!!!

2 Chances to Win!!!

As many of you who 'follow' my blog,

 already know that I LOVE

Coffee Break Design Products

that Kristin has in her

Retro Cafe Art Shop!

This is just a sampling of some of the Great 

Coffee Break Design Products

she produces that I currently keep in supply:)

And here's some Samples of some of my 

latest projects I've made using 

Coffee Break Design Products:)

I made this recently with Kristin's

'ATC Shrine Masonite Kit'

Absolutely a blast to play with!

The whole kit comes in a flat board,

that you break apart and then put together

and embellish in what ever way you want!

I lined this kit with Old Farmers Almanac

pages, after inking them.

I used this wonderful 'Inkadinkado' Brand Stamp

of the Koi, mounted it in the shrine,

Stamped and Inked an old domino to also

mount and added Kristin's wonderful

Acrylic Bobbles to create the Bubbles:)

Really enjoyed making this piece,

and I'm still thinking of it being 

mounted into a shadow box at a later date to show it off more.

The bottles are also from Retro Cafe Art, they're Mr. Tim's

(Tim Holtz) 'Idea-ology' Bottles.

I filled them with 'Natural' Real Vintage pearls and

real tiny sea shells in the bottom bottle:)

Once you start playing with Kristin's 

Coffee Break Design Kits, it's like an

addiction!

Her assortment is wonderful. With choices of 

little mini kits through to major project kits.

Massive Assortment of Stencils and other

goodies too that she produces!

Here's another project that I've used

Coffee Break Design Products

with, it's a Special Project as

it is for my Art Pal Leslie's 

Birthday, as she is a Halloween BABY!

I'm not a very clever Baker but I do make a 

wicked Paper Cake!

Ta Da!

(Don't tell Leslie!!! Grin)

My Halloween Birthday Cake has been a great

pleasure making, and I used a ton of

Coffee Break Design Products all over it!

The top, is another great kit of Kristin's made of

masonite so it's really easy to put together and

to embellish:)

I even used her 'ballerina' that she has in her

shop, and altered the lovely blue colour that

she comes in to black and glitter purple!

And of course, no project of mine could

go without my favourite Alphabet Beads

that you will also find in Retro Cafe Arts Shop!

I just kept layering embellishments onto

this thing, having the best time making

it over the top for my Art Pal Les!

(Spider Web Cut-Outs of Kristin's

embellished with a silver Sharpie!

That was quick and easy!)

( So don't tell Leslie her Birthday Cake is ready:)

LOL

So there ya go!

Some new project ideas for you, and 

a BIG GIVEAWAY

Chance of Winning $25.00 Gift Certificate

to Retro Cafe Art to boot!

The Giveaway is going to run until October 15th, 2011

with the Winner to be Announced on October 16th, 2011

So jump on board, Sign on as a Google 'Follower'

Leave a Comment on this Post and you're Entered!

Then jump over to Kristin's Blog

Join on and Leave a Comment and you'll be

Entered in her Giveaway as well!!!

And as a side note:) Kristin also has another Contest

Going, ( I refer to her affectionately as the 'Contest Diva':)

'Anything Goes Halloween Contest' that You still have

time to make something and enter into her Contest

as it too is open until October 14th! 

So there's your homework class! LOL

Lot's to do and have fun doing!

Wishing you all lots of luck in the Giveaway,

I'm thrilled to be doing another one!

And let all your friends know so they can enter too!

Spread the Love!!!

ENJOY!!!!

It's late Saturday Night and I'm thrilled with all of your wonderful comments and signing on as 'follower's 

You all have made my weekend, so I just have one more thing to say.....

I hope you all brought forks, 'cause I'm not doing the dishes!!!

LOL

Enjoy!

It's almost October, Halloween Month!

Hello Everyone:)

Well, everywhere I've been this weekend in the 

local shops, it's all about Halloween...

My house is now filled with tons of treats....

over a month to go, so you can figure out who

the treats are for, LOL!

But it's put me in the mood, so I've been

busy creating all sorts of Halloween oriented

projects, but dragged out a couple of 'oldies'

to post while I'm currently working on a 

couple of new ones:)

(Sorry, not the best picture)

This is a Halloween banner I made last year,

using tons of commercial graphics by K&Company.

Once in a while, their packs of cut outs are just

too tempting to play with. Not being into

scrapbooking, I have to come up with other uses

for these packs....

Here's a few:)

got a little carried away with the glitter....:)

Something about plain old black and white 

I love about Halloween...

although orange and purple too is fun.

bats, and fly's and ants...oh my:)

A bit of Retro Cafe Art creeped into this one:)

(Mini Coffin Shrine, great fun to put together

and play with some Resin:)

(Link in Favourites Listing:)

I love these plastic skeletons! 

I bought cards full of them and still need more!

LOL

...some people are scared of clowns....pumpkins

are pretty scary too!!! (grin)

eeeeek!

Love the cat on this one:)

One of those moving pictures that changes into

a skeleton, I think I managed to get him in 

'transition' LOL.

I can say honestly, after playing with this project,

I have a new appreciation for Scrapbooking...

it was a ton of work amazingly, but a lot of fun!

So here's another Halloween Project

that currently I have entered in

Retro Cafe Art Gallery's

Anything Goes Halloween Contest

(Link in my Favourites Listing).

The Contest is running until

October 14th, 2011

and Kristin is accepting entries, and it isn't necessary 

to use Coffee Break Design Products in this contest!

You are also allowed up to 3 entries!

So here's another of mine:)

Halloween 'Peek a Boo!'

(This was actually started last year for a local

contest, but I didn't get it finished in time,

so it's been put away unfinished until this past week:)

It looks pretty simple right?

Well let me tell you, this project is absolutely

one of the more involved I've ever done...

take a black lace bra, 

Hand sew, ( and I don't do this usually!),

liner completely inside the bra.

(Love this cotton fabric of cobwebs:)

Completely hand sew lace and bling ribbon...

Stuff the inside of the cups with a really expensive

dyed orange carded sheep's wool...

(yes, I am exhibiting attitude! I went through

two full bags of my special wool!!!)

And the pictures don't reflect the cool orange 

colour that shows through the lace! Darn it!

The Black Chipboard Cat had bottles of 'Stickles'

all over it, and it took 3 days for it to completely

dry...but loved it's 'bling' in the cleavage:)

A few glittered spider's here and there,

and some bling lettering, and walla!

An Art Room note....Storage Ideas:)

I have a plain white tall storage cupboard to

the right of my art desk, and the blank space

kept my imagination running wild with ideas...

so I took this vintage printers drawer and 

bolted it to the side of the cupboard to 

create shelves for some of my wood mounted

stamp collection.

(It's completely full now, and I'm needing at

least another 4 of these! LOL

And just above it, I made these cool shelves,

(actually did myself! Power saw and all!)

Using vintage rulers for the fronts, then

mounted some peel and stick cork for

mini bulletin boards:)

This I made a couple of years ago, and is an 

ongoing project, as you just have so much 

wall space...especially after hanging tons

of art projects, LOL~I love these shelves

and I'm quite proud of myself for making them

on my own! My husband was so taken that he

actually bought me my own power tools!

'Liberation!' (grin)

....so there you go! More projects in the works!

(As I can never do without at least a couple going

all at once:)

So more postings to follow soon!

Till then, have a great week,

and

Enjoy!