“While the Cat’s Away… Giveaway Prize Winner...

Cats and Kittens Giveaway Prize Won

... is me.... I Won.... I'm soooooo excited!!!!! Happy Dance

I can't tell you how surprised I was today when I got on line to see that I had won one of the fantastic 7 day giveaways offered at Alpha Stamps. It was such a wonderful way to start my day and new year!  You have to go check them out at:  Alpha Stamps.com  to see what's new and all the wonderful things they have to offer. If you're looking for new ideas, inspiration, or just have a few minutes to spend exploring, it's always fun.  Every item on their blog is of high quality and filled with whimsy, love,  and attention to details... I love everything they have...hint, hint...lol... I especially loved the Circus themed items, their kitty cats, Alice in Wonderland, Puss in Boots, the Artsy Banner Clear Stamp Set (one of my absolute favorites), Blue Birds and Paris (great for the "I See London, I see France" Tag you're it! January tag art challenge exchange over at Roses On My Table).

Also don't forget to sign up for Alpha Stamps newsletters keeping you posted on what's in and all their fun new adventures.... you won't be disappointed!!!!

I couldn't be more pleased and filled with so much love and appreciation for everyone over at Alpha Stamps... Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!  I can't wait to include the package in my next creative adventure....XOXOXOX

Awesome Giveaway over at Alpha Stamps

 

Alpha Stamp Giveaway

Check out Day5 Circus... My absolute favorite so far!!!!

 

Day 5 Circus Giveaway!

Circus

Don't forget to post a note on her blog to enter for a chance to win... 

I can hardly wait to see what's on tomorrows list....!!!!

1000 posts give-a-way Over at Lenna's Creative Swaps

Lenna Over at Creative Swap is Hosting a wonderful Prize Give-a-Way 

for reaching her 1000 Blog Posts.

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*****My "Color My World Purple" ATC's happen to be her 999th blog post*****

Hurry on over and post a comment because she's picking winners Sunday August 14th.

While you're there, check out her ATC's and Post Card Swaps. You'll see my latest entry's in her Color My World ...Purple! Swap. Leanna Still has a few more openings for her August Swaps, but you might want to sign up early, for the fill up quite quickly.... Enjoy!!

Exciting New Give-A-Way at Willowing.ning

Tam over at Willowing and Friends is at it again.  Willowing.ning.com has recently surpassed the 5000 members mark and she is celebrating. She is having a BIG MASSIVE GIVE-A-WAY for her members, so hurry, there's still time to join in on the fun. She's giving away several prizes including a place in her up coming year long workshop called The Life Book. I am sooo excited for her, the prizes and her up coming workshop. What an opportunity for several lucky member's, not to mention everyone who participates in her new Life Book year long workshop... which she is offering at a very reasonable price of $99.00... Who offer's a jam packed 12 month workshop for under a hundred bucks these days....Tam does, your gonna love her!


Over the past year I have participated in several of Tam's online workshops... I have learn so many new techniques, remembered old ones I had forgotten, met friends from around the world, and sparked a renewed interest in creating multimedia art. There is so much magic, enthusiasm, inspiration and love floating around Willowing and Friends, your bound to be swept up, hugged and loved to death. What a better way to spend some quality time then taking care of you! Her new Life Book WS is all about learning to love and cherish our selves...Something that's hard to do for most of us...So if you haven't visited her Willowing.ning give it a try... Who knows, you may win one of her lovely prizes, meet a new friend, or find something new about yourself. I hope to see you there!!! 

{{{{{{Love and hugs everyone}}}}}}

The Winner of One World One Heart is..... Me♥

 Joyride and the Muse

 Joyride and the Muse

Yesterday after returning home from two difficult days of medical testing in Seattle, I was greeted by this  spectacular surprise. A beautiful lace covered box held the gem of the Joyride and the Muse. I was the winner of Lisa Swifka One World One Heart drawing over at A Whimsical Bohemian Artist's Blog 

My gift was the Joyride and the Muse which Lisa hand made, you can read about her here: She is just as beautiful in person as she is in the pictures. I can't tell you how excited and grateful I was to learn that I had won her. She has found her new home next to my other beloved and cherished belongings that provide me my daily source of inspirations....  

Help me thank Lisa by visiting her blog... 

She has recently announced that One World One Heart is being retired this year, 

and the launch of 

Our World Our Art a BRAND NEW EVENT will begin in 2012.

For more information.... See  Our World Our Art

Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU Lisa for your wonderful gift.

She will forever be cherished and loved!

{{{{{Love & Hugs}}}}

♥Everyone♥

Random Act's of Kindness By Way of .......................Love Love Love & More Love....

These past few weeks have been an energy charged emotional roller coaster filled with  bursts of love, compassion and heartfelt appreciation....  all generated by a simple gift of a Valentine...... I just wanted to share the powerful gift of love I've experienced these past few weeks since Valentine’s Day.  I also want to share my random acts of love, appreciation and kindness with my faithful readers.

As I wrote last month, Valentine's has always been very special to me. I love giving them out just as much as I love receiving them. It’s my way of letting those around me known that I love and appreciate them.  I do it for them just as much as I do it for myself. It makes me feel good knowing I put a smile in someone’s heart. That's what makes my world sing.

My cards were a huge hit this year... everyone loved them. Most said it was the first card they have received in years. Some even went as far to say it was the only card or Valentine wishes they had ever received.... This broke my heart and made me start thinking of way I could spread my love all year long.  I decided that I was going to do random acts of kindness throughout the year, making everyday special. 

I went through all my boxes of greeting cards, post cards and stationary that I've been collecting for that special moment for years... I picked out my favorites, grabbed a hot cup of chi tea, curled up in my blankets and started writing out little notes of love and friendship. Making each card unique, I addressed them: To My Friend...I wrote out as many as I could before exhausting myself as I was still not feeling well. Noticing that once I was finished I felt so much better knowing that each little note card was filled with love, compassion and my heartfelt blessings; Knowing that I would be sending love into the world to those who might not have any, or could use a little extra that particular day,....Expressing my love, appreciation, and friendship to friends I've yet to meet. I put several in my art bag, my purse, my car, and my backpack that I sometimes carry with me. I wanted to be sure that I always have some with me to hand out randomly at all times, when people least expect it, hoping to make their day as others have made my day when I've received an unexpected cards in the mail.

A couple weeks ago, after spending the week giving out Valentine's to everyone I came into contact with... I received a couple different invitations to groups of artist's on line who also wanted to send out Random Acts of Kindness...Carol at A Little Goddess In All  and Effy at  Wild Precious  had invited me to join their group of creative souls to join in on one of their RAK.... Serendipitous? I don't think so.... I believe that when we send love out into our troubled world... it generates more love and brings love right back into your life... I believe this group of ladies came into my life just when I need them.... Just like I may be coming into your life when you need me...

I believe that we are all connected by our energy... As a practitioner of The Artist's Way... the one thing we learned is that the universe is always working with us.... So when our thoughts are generating love, kindness, gratitude, generosity, and appreciation.... it will come back to you tenfold... you attract that which you project... So if you project love... love will come back to you.

If you don't believe me....walk into a room smiling...laughing...with flowers, or singing... and see how the energy of the room changes... Then just to prove my point...walk into a room and be grumpy, frowning, sad, or crying.... and feel the energy of the room follow suit. Just try it... see for yourself if you haven't experienced it... or maybe you just haven't noticed....our world is a changing place... it is in need of love, kindness, compassion, and encouragement. How will you help change our world and make it a better place to live? How will you bring love into your life?

I would love to hear about your "Random Acts of Kindness" "Pay-it-forwards" or "Loving gestures" towards others. For the next year on the last day of every month I will pick and feature one story left in my comments section that moves my heart. If your story is picked and featured, you will receive a signed original Altered Post Card Art such as the ones I've posted above and below. This will be my gift to you....  In order to enter for your opportunity to receive one of my cards... you must post your Random Act of Kindness in my comment area. I hope that I've inspired you to love and be loved. 

Love, hugs & peace to all of you... 

Each of you are special, each of you mean the world to me...

Thank you for visiting my blog, 

Thank you for sharing your thoughts,

Thank you for being in my life!

XOXOXOX

Each card is watercolor painted on one side and collage on the other, 
each is unique and an original by me. 
Enjoy

Wahooo!!!! Art Journal LOVE Day Party!!!

You have until this Friday, February 18th to enter!

Connie will be closing the give-away at 10pm MST on Friday.

She will be announcing the winners late Sunday!

So hurry and enter for your chance to win some awesome prizes.

Good Luck Everyone!!!

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Magical Mythical Makings is now open for registration!

Magical Mythical Makings is now open for registration!

Learn to make beautiful mythical beings in mixed media paintings! We'll be making Goddesses, Angels, Fairies, Mermaids and Unicorns! We will cover the basics on a front facing and 3 quarter portrait but we'll also do full bodied figures. Additionally we'll let some of the old masters inspire us and we'll explore the different kinds of surfaces we can work on. This is a very comprehensive, in depth mixed media art course in which you'll also keep a practice journal for which you'll receive weekly assignments. Find out more information and sign up now.


Tam at Willowing & Friends is an amazing teacher, her teaching style is fun, loving and full of wonderful healing energy. I learned so much from her free online workshop she offered before the holidays which is still up and running for anyone who wants to give her art techniques a try. You will definitely come out learning more then you imagined and you will not regret it...I promise. Tam has a heart of Gold as we all found out during her Pay-It-Forward workshop called Art, Heart & Healing. I highly recommend it.  I met the most amazing woman in the workshop forming lasting friendships with ladies from all over the world. It's not just about the art...it's about the community and friendships.

Check it out; here. 

♥Tis The Season....Holiday Give away ♥

Check out Gwenny Kay's Christmas Give Away, Ends Dec. 18th

http://gwennysfaith.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-am-having-give-away.html#comment-form

We Have a Winner...♥

Actually we have Two Winners

Due to the high number of entries, I had to pick two winners, 

Congratulations 

Amy and Rhonda (aka Jordan)...

Yahooo.... 

You two are the lucky winners of one of my 

♥ Famous Heart Shaped Banana Breads  ♥ 

Please send me your mailing address in a private email 

And I will send you your Prize....

♥Thank you everyone who entered for a chance to win♥

 

♥Tis The Season.... Holiday Give away ♥

 

Tell Me, What Is Your Favorite Family Holiday Tradition?
 
One of our favorite Holiday traditions were to make several different kinds of cookies, breads, and candies... then package them up nice and festive.  My kids and I would go around our community and hand deliver cookies every Christmas eve to ...our friends, doctors,  community service places like the post office, police dept, fire dept, along with local homes for disabled elders, adult and children. Then we'd go down town to the Shelters and hand out small containers of cookies along with socks & gloves to the homeless living along the streets of Anchorage Alaska. It was our way of letting others know how much we appreciate them and that they are loved...♥♥

Keeping in the spirit, I'd like to give a way a loaf of my Banana Bread to the lucky person who shares their favorite family tradition on my blog, I will enter your traditions in a drawing to be held on Friday November 26th 2010 noon my time, where I will draw a lucky winner to receive one of my heart shaped Banana Breads & Homemade College Card.... OK... I know it's not an autographed signed book, but it is made with love and I'm sure to delight any who share in your winning… We would love to hear your family tradition....

♥ Enter for your chance to win ♥