2nd Annual - It's my birthday but you get the gifts giveaway!!

Hi all!

As some of you know next Friday is my 36th birthday and I'm not dreading it like I was last year! I'm looking forward to it for some strange reason and you all can look forward to some fabulous gifts from some wonderful sponsors! YES that's right GIFTS! I'm giving away things, some are mine to give, others are donated from some wonderful Etsy shops and artist friends. You can start entering by midnight tonight and I will stop the comments on the morning of the 9th. Here's the list of the generous sponsors:

Becky Hilgendorf - 5 Original Art Cards

Amanda Makepeace - Original Frog ACEO

Mindy Murphy Lacefield - Tim's Sally - Acorna Pocket Mirror with bag

Erin Keck - EK Creations - "Love Within Our Reach" mixed media necklace

Shelli Dorfe - DazeyChic - Print of your choice & a journal!

Zuda Gay Pease - Handmade Beads & Pendants - Original Polymer Sunflower Brooch

Amy Kane Smith - Amy Smith Mixed Media -

Handpainted & Stitched Card wallet (OR) a pair of earrings.

Amy Kane Smith Glass - $10 Gift Certificate

Kelly Nelson Warren - Happy Shack Designs - Glass Tile Necklace

Kim Geiser - Persimmons Gal - Original ACEO & A Pair of Earrings

Julia Jewels White - Jewels Dolls - Handmade Christmas Doll

Jodi Marie Foster - 3 Art Dolls Kit
(plastic carry case included, 3 fabric doll forms with materials for embellishing (feathers, beads, face cabs, fibers)

EBSQ - Self Representing Artists - One FREE month of membership!

& Me! - MazerDesign - Original Little Whimsie of your Choice (I have 3 originals left!)

Please be sure to visit these wonderful artist's websites and say hi!

I will announce the 15 winners on my birthday (Oct. 9th)!!

Here's the rules:

1. Add a comment on my blog (this post) to enter (that's not hard right?)

2. Tell me what the best birthday gift you ever received was!

3. If you want bonus points add a link on your blog (tell me about it) about this giveaway and you'll get your name entered 2 more times!

Good luck to all who enter and thanks for playing!! Feel free to pass this along to others as well! OK now go do something nice for someone! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME AND YOU! :)

Coming Soon!!!

Check back Oct. 1 and enter my birthday giveaway!! It will run until October 9th (my birthday) when I will pick the multiple winners!! We have some great sponsors this year who have generously donated some awesome goodies for you. I wish I could enter!!!! Just wanted to give you a sneak peek of what is to come! I hope you come and play!!!

MAZER!

Christmas Tag Swap!

I'm doing so many new things this year and a Christmas tag swap is one of them! The lovely and talented Pat May of Whyte is hosting this particular swap and I was lucky to be a part of it! I created 9 tags and will be receiving 9 various tags from 9 other talented artists! Exciting!! I had so much fun creating these buggers. I used lots of Pearl X powders in the background, white paint, caran d'ache neocolor crayons, pitt pens, stamps, ranger distress ink, gel pens, brads, fiber and some beads!! Each one is unique and all have one word stamped on it. Here are the words: joy, love, peace, santa, rejoice, sweet, give, sing and home. I even made a little tag on the back that says "made with love", etc. I'm glad I was able to participate!! Thank you Pat!! Check out Pat's great shop and blog! Show her some love and tell her Aimée sent you!

I always knew I was a bad girl!!

I'm proud to announce I am part of the Bad Girls Design Team!!!!!

This was the announcement on their blog:

Please WELCOME our new Design Team gals!

All good things come to those who wait... And, the waiting is over!

So, please join me and put your virtual hands together to welcome our new FABULOUS designers...

Pam Colosimo

Jaz Lee Soo Hui

Anna Dąbrowska-Pękocka

Kathryn Johnson

Wendela Lam

Katie Turner

Julie Ann Shahin

Francesca Di Leo

Tania Davey

•••••••Aimée Wheaton •••••••

Look for lots of exciting things to happen RIGHT HERE over the next few weeks... the new DT's bios, headshots, the FIRST CHALLENGE (WOO-HOO!!!!!!!), and much much MORE!

CONGRATS again ladies... And, WELCOME!!!!!!

And the winner is ....

Angie in Arizona!!!! No joke it picked number 1! I'll contact you on FB for your address!! Congrats!! And thank you to everyone who commented and wished me well!! You're all the best!

Aimée

It's my 200th post!!

I love giving!

Under the weather and feeling crappy but I wanted to brighten your day! This is my 200th post and I feel like giving you something! I can't believe I've almost been blogging for 2 years! Insane! I think I started in mid-October of 2007. Well on to this giveaway! I am giving away a brand new copy of "Creative Awakenings" - Envisioning the life of your dreams through art. You can read more about the book by clicking the link.

All you have to do is leave a comment and I will pick a number using the random number generator or possibly picking a name out of a hat depending on the amount of entries. I will leave this open for 2 days and will pick the name on Wednesday!

OH also wanted to let you know I'm planning a large birthday giveaway starting Oct. 1st! That's right I'm getting old again so you know what that means, you get the gifts! I have some fabulous artists lined up who are donating some pretty awesome things!! You won't want to miss it. I will run it until my birthday on the 9th and will then pick the multiple winners!! Be on the look out for that!

OK off to blow my nose and drink some tea!

Spill It!!

I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo excited about a new online workshop I'm taking called Spill It! I just happened to see it on Facebook the other day. Most of my friends on Facebook are all artists and I get to see these goodies now and again! Anyways the workshop is being taught by mixed media artist Carmen Torbus and you can win a spot in her class by following this link if you don't win it's only $43 which is soooo reasonable. I've learned so much in the online classes I've taken and build upon my techniques and skills each time. The class starts Oct. 1 and runs through the 31st but you will have access to the videos for 2 months after. You work at your own pace. The purpose of the class is to have fun and get your creativity going, key word "your"! It's you on canvas!! Just thought you'd like to know!

Blessings!