Hello September ATC Swap!!!

Woo Hoo!!! 

It's Finally Here!

LOL!!

You all who have so kindly made 

Comments and sent me Emails

and Messages that you've missed

the ATC Swap and can't wait for

it to start up again, 

You Guys Rock!!! HA!

My 'Take a Break' Month

Just Flew!!!

As you saw in my previous Blog Post,

I kept pretty busy with opening my

New Etsy Shop 

www.Etsy.com/shop/BirdnutsMixedMedia

Hope you'll stop by and check it out!

So here we are, the beginning of the

Holiday Seasons!!!

That's the way I like to look at the Fall Season

and facing the coming Winter Season....

so what better way to start off another

ATC Swap

than to 

Celebrate the Upcoming 

Halloween Season!!!

And who better to help 

Celebrate with than

Kristin Hubick

of 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!

That's right!

Kristin and I are Co-Hosting Again!!!

(We've had this planned since the

last ATC Swap! HA!!!)

And of course 

Ms. Kristin

has so Graciously Donated Fabulous

Prizes for this months Swap!!

Woo Hoo!

We'll be having a Drawing 

for a Fabulous $25 

Gift Certificate

from

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!

AND!!!!

A Separate Drawing 

for 

this Fabulous

Haunted Door Shrine Kit!

From Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!

Two Fabulous 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery 

Prizes to Win!!!

So here we go!!!

A little different this time!

First off

Obviously the 

'Theme' 

for this

Months ATC Swap

is 

Halloween Free For All!

Anything Halloween Related!

And if you go to this Link

http://www.retrocafeart.com/pages/FreeGoodies.htm

Retro Cafe Art Gallery has a Fabulous

FREE GOODIE HALLOWEEN PAGE

of GRAPHIC that you could use!!!

Second!!!!

This time round different from previous 

ATC Swaps here on

Birdnuts Mixed Media

Limit 2 ATC's Please.

(After the last ATC Swap and all the 

Fabulous ATC Artists that participated, 

I was scrambling at so many Entries and

 to make ATC's  through the whole month!

So this time round only 2 ATC's 

as Entries Please:)

I have already been busy making 

TONS of ATC's to be 

Swapping with you all!!!

And just a reminder, for all you 

Newbie's to the ATC Swap

the Swap part is with me

Personally, not with the other Artists.

And continuing to make more!!!

HA!!!!

AND THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE!!!

from the past ATC SWAPS!!!

PLEASE READ!!

I will still be doing the

BIG SHOUT OUT

Blog Post 

to Highlight

All of your Fabulous

ATC's!!!

As in the previous 

ATC Swaps

Please leave a 

Comment

on this Blog Post 

so that 

All of my Followers

not just my 

Facebook Friends

know that you're in the Swap!

Next

Email Individual Pictures of

Each ATC 

( in one email please!)

to 

GIMPY@telus.net

(Individual pictures instead of group shots

can be loaded on my Blog Page to really

Show Off your Fabulous Work!!)

And be sure to include any

Links to your Websites or

Shops for me to mention in the

Shout Out Post with your

ATC's!!!

also include

your Mailing Address

for me to send out

my ATC's that

I'm Swapping with you:) 

As always, as received 

I'll be posting your 

pictures on 

my Timeline Wall

on Facebook!

( Please don't directly post

or 

I might miss having you 

Entered in the Swap!

It takes a lot of work co-ordinating 

all the Entries!!:)

Here's the difference....

All ATC's 

must be received by 

Snail Mail

by October 5, 2012

to be 

Qualified as an Entry

into the 

ATC Swap and

Drawing for the Fabulous

Prizes!

( Even if you have emailed your

pictures, to be fair, only Received ATC's

in the Post will be Officially Entered.

I will also be sending out the Swap ATC's

as they arrive, not before then.)

That's 5 weeks from now

to get those ATC's mailed

out to me to arrive in time!!!

October 5th, 2012

is the Deadline for All Entries

to be Received!

The Shout Out Blog Post

will be during the 

October 5th Week with

the 

Big Drawing 

for the Fabulous

Retro Cafe Art Gallery Prizes

on 

Friday,  October 12th, 2012!!!

So there ya go! We're Official!

WOO HOO!!!!

And as always, Would Love to have you

Sign on as a Follower here on

Birdnuts Mixed Media!!!

Can't wait to see your ATC's!!!

ENJOY!!!

What Happened to August?

Oh Man! There may be another whole

week left, but this month has blown through

so fast!!!

As you know, I've taken the Month of August

off from the Wonderful ATC Swaps

here on Birdnuts Mixed Media...

although it doesn't mean I haven't been busy...

well, not all the time....(grin)..

(Thanks Oliver Howard for holding 

down the fort!) 

I did manage to get another Project Piece

done in my 

'Oh Deer' Collection:)

And a few ATC's just for the heck of it

out of some of the lovely papers and goodies

you Wonderful ATC Artists have been

tucking into your envelopes to me:)

( Thank you!!)

It was nice to take a little time just to make some

ATC's for the fun of it, and even a journal page or

two...

But one thing I have made time for

and 

I'm so happy to 

Announce 

is that

I've Opened my 

Very First 

Etsy Shop!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!

I've listed all sorts of my Projects in my 

New Shop!

And Big Thank You's to all of the 

Fabulous Well Wishes at it's Opening!!!

I'm having a Fabulous Time

making all sorts of Diverse Projects

for my New Shop:)

So Please Come by my New Shop 

and check out all the Goodies Listed:)

Just Winging It in my New Venture!!

HA!!!

And It's almost that Time of Year Again!!!

Can it be!!!

Halloween 

is coming!!!

Oh Man!

Make sure you go by 

Retro Cafe Art  

and

see Kristin's Latest 

Gothic ATC Swap!!!!

There's still time to Enter!!!

And on a Personal Note

This has also during my 

Time Off this month

been a sad one for my Husband and I 

and our little Zoo Family, 

as this month we lost a 

Dear Member of our Family

Mr. Ted 

He was Oliver Howard's Partner in Crime

and 

although he came to us late in his life

and under sad circumstances,

he's been a Brilliant and Loving

and Loyal little Friend to me personally.

He was my Art Room Buddy during the

nights of Art Frenzy Insomnia

and I so miss his company:)

Loved ya Mr. Ted! 

And Miss You my Buddy:)

xoxo

ATC SWAP....

So it's almost September....

ATC Swap???

Let me know if you all are still interested

in my continuing the ATC Swaps as

with the Holidays coming I'm not sure

you all will have the time and interest?

Leave me a comment on this 

Blog Post and let me know 

what you think?

Also any ideas you might have

to 'spice' them up! GRIN.

Enjoy!!!

Happy August:)

As you all know from the July ATC Swap,

I'm taking a little time off in August

to get on with a few Projects

I'm working on for this 

Fall and Winter Season.

As many of you know by

following me on Facebook,

I have a love for Journaling

and playing with paper.

So since I'm going to be off having

a bit of a break, I thought I would

leave you all with a bit of 

Eye Candy of some of my

journaling and tags and things

I've been playing with while

doing the ATC Swaps:)

Mini Moleskin Journal

Vintage Photo from my Private Collection

with

Lazier Cut-Outs from Retro Cafe Art Gallery

And I love using tags 

on my journal pages or

tucking into my journals:)

My Oh Deer Aunt Alice popping up

on a journal page:)

Dylusions Inks again with

a Debrina Pratt Cat graphic and

Tape Transfer Method.

A little Graphics45 stamping and

Retro Cafe Art Gallery's 

Lazier Paper Cut-cake, yum:)

Lots of fun doing this one with 

Retro Cafe Art Lazier Paper Cut-outs

and

Graphic Chair from 

Shabby Cottage Studios

and

Dylusions Inks 

and 

Assorted Stamps:)

A little pen work:)

And the butts of fish Lazier Cut-Outs from

Retro Cafe Art

Bits and pieces:)

For a House Tag Swap:)

Made a couple of these and they've

gone to live in both the Netherlands and

England:)

Retro Cafe Art Gallery Lazier Cut-Outs

and Glasses:)

And Land of Nod Wonderful Girl:)

Another Land of Nod Wonderful Graphic:)

And a wee bit of Fall creeping in... HA!

Nancy Baumiller's Wonderful Graphics

from 

Crowabout Studios

at

DeviantScrap.com

So there's some of the bits and pieces

I've been working on over the past

couple of months:)

Have a few Projects coming up

in the near future so I'm looking

forward to this Fall and Winter

and of course

having the ATC Swap resume 

real soon:)

So hope you all are having

some Holiday and/or Vacation

Time this August!

And hope you all get

some great Art Time 

to boot!

And I'll be seeing you

real soon:)

Thanks Everyone!

Enjoy:)

July 2012

ATC Swap Part 2!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Well here we go with

Part 2

Shout Out Blog Post

and 

the last 12 Artists ATC's

of the 

July ATC Swap

and 

$25 Gift Certificate 

and 

Lazier Cut-Out 

Prize Drawing

with the 

Wonderful

Kristin Hubick 

of 

You all know I'm a

Huge Fan

of 

Kristin and her Shop

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

And Always Appreciate

her Co-Hosting

with me here on my Blog!!!

Thanks so much Kristin:) :) :)

So lets get to the rest of

the 

Fabulous ATC Artists

who've Entered this

Months ATC Swap!!!

First up!

Kathleen Fluhr!!!

A Newbie to our Group!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3 ( Made me Laugh!!)

Thanks so much Kathleen for Joining in!!!

Unfortunately Kathleen doesn't have

a Blog or Shop for me to promote!

Come on Girlie!!! Blogging's Fun!!!

and then there is.....

Jan DeBellis!!!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3:)

I Thank You so much Jan for coming to Play with us!

And you all can find Jan's work

on her Blog

http://www.janellabella.blogspot.com

xoxo:)

So Who Could be Next....hum....

Woo Hoo!

Our Very Own

Sharon Borsavage!!

(had to laugh as Sharon

said she could come play 

this month! HA!xo)

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3

I knew you couldn't stay away Sharon!

And I'm so glad you couldn't! GRIN

Please check out Sharon's Fabulous

Designer Jewelry and Creations

at her Blog

http://livewirejewelry.blogspot.com

and her Fabulous Shop at

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

Thank You Sharon!!!!

And Another New Artist

to the Group...

Andi Atwater-Easterly!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3:)

Andi got confused, and thought she was

swapping with other Artists other than

just me:)

But what is even more cute is this 

Poor Darling sent me this yesterday!

Oh Andi:)

It's the Effort That Counts! LOL!

Dear Girl! Please Check out 

Andi's Wonderful Art at

www.cafeartistes.com

Thank you Andi!!!

I'm thrilled you Joined in with Us!!!

Lot's more to go yet!!!

Next up!!

Michelle Oliver:)

Woo Hoo!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3

I just wish the pictures would load better

here with Google Michelle, too much 

background taking up the space, as

these are Adorable!!!

So do check out Michelle's Lovely Blog

oliver-michele.blogspot.com

Thanks Michelle for Joining in with Us!!!

Lets See....Who's Next....

Wonderful

Ginette Nourse!!!

Entry #1

(Ginette even used Retro Cafe Art Gallery's

Fabulous Dollie Lazier Cut-Out!)

Entry #2

So Creative!!! xoxo

Entry #3

Love your pen work Ginette!!!

Ginette Unfortunately is another

Wonderful Artist with no Blog or Shop!!!

Oh man!!! Gotta work on that! xoxo

And I'm Thrilled this Artist came

to Play Again!

All the way from England:)

Mandy Chilvers!!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3

Mandy has so many Wonderful Irons in the Fire

of her own going on, that I really appreciate

her taking time to come play here on

Birdnuts Mixed Media:)

Please take time to check out her Blog

http://mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com

and

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com

You'll be glad you did, as there's a plethora

of Fabulous Eye Candy!!!

Thanks Mandy!!!

Lot's More Yet!!!!

Tori Weyers!!!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3!

Wonderful Work Tori!

And your Blog is Fabulous!!

Please Check out Tori's Work at

http://drawriot.tumblr.com/

Thanks so much Tori for Joining in!!!

And here's Another Newbie to our Blog!!

Constance Taylor!!!

Entry #1

I have been an admirer of Constance's Work

for some time on Facebook and I'm thrilled

to have her Enter this month's Swap!!!

Please check her out on Facebook

www.facebook.com/constance.taylorart

Thanks so much Constance! 

Please join us again!!!

Ok, Not done yet!!!

Jackie Hedlund!!!

Woo Hoo!

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3

Love them Jackie!

And another Wonderful Artist with No Blog!!!

Hope you'll do one!!!!

Thanks so much for Entering!!!

And then there is......

Shelly Kane!!!

Entry #1

And lovely Entry #2

(always love feathers:)

Thank you so much Shelly for participating

here in the Swap!!!

Please check out Shelly's Blog

www.geminivisionsart.blogspot.com

And Last But Not Least!

Monica Downing!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Entry #1:)

Entry #2

(LOL!! I remember her!!!)

Thanks Monica!!!! xoxo

Check out Monica's Wonderful Blog

http://madzieme.blogspot.com

Whew!!!!

23 Artists!!!!

I am gobsmacked!!

What a Fabulous Bunch!!!

and Wonderful ATC

Entries!!!!

So before I announce the 

Winners....

Just a quick note!

In August, I won't be having the ATC Swap

as I'm needing a Break! LOL!

I figure I've made 300+ ATC's since

I started the Swap a few months ago!!!

I'm taking a mini-Holiday from ATC's

for the month of August, but will be

back up and running in September!!!

So please if you can wait for me,

come play again in September!!!

So Now.....

Using the Random Generator Site

to Chose the Winner's!!!

First up the 

Fabulous 

Lazier Cut-Outs

from

Retro Cafe Art Gallery!!!

The Winner is......

Jan DeBellis!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Congrats Jan!!!

And the Winner

of the 

$25 Gift Certificate

to the 

Fabulous Retro Cafe Art Gallery

is

Andi Atwater-Easterly!!!!

Woo Hoo!

Congrats Andi!!!!

Thanks to All of You

for Entering this Month's

Fabulous ATC Swap

and 

Thank You so much

Kristin Hubick

of 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

for Co-Hosting With me!!!!

And to the Winner's I'll be passing

on your Contact Email Addresses

to Kristin at Retro Cafe Art!!!

Congrats!!!!!!

Ok All you Fabulous Artists:)

I'm Gobsmacked by you All!!!

Hope to see you all back here

in September!!!

In the meantime, I'll be posting

some of my other 

Projects and Goodies 

I'm working on 

while having my 

Mini-Holiday!!!

LOL!!!

Enjoy!!!!