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An Odd Bird + Giveaway (And Hearts & Flowers FREE Kit!)
Filed under Collage Sheets, Kits, Newsletters, Sale, Swaps
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. But you can try searching on the same names (as links below) on the new site.
I love the color palette in this new kit! I saw those silly birds on the Curiosity – Intrigue Scrapbook Paper and thought… hm, I can do something with that! And one thing led to another, and now there’s An Odd Bird Kit.
I designed a New! collage sheet specifically for this kit: An Odd Bird Inchies Collage Sheet that has a mix of birds (in clothes and hats) and humans because I thought you could interpret “an old bird” to mean an actual bird or an eccentric person (and quite a few of the Design Team samples include people who have moved into the birdhouses included in the kit).
Plus I’ve included the New! Spanish Crowns Collage Sheet, that has tons of vintage crowns in various sizes. And the lovely Finches Collage Sheet as the colors are just perfect for this set.
An Odd Bird Kit also includes a Chipboard Birdhouse Shape (actually, 3 of them) and a gorgeous New! Copper Dresden Border Sampler Set. Plus 3 nice, big, full-size (and beautiful!) scrapbook papers (see below for more photos).
Plus there are lots of extra goodies below that would be fun trims for this kit or just (!) gorgeous papers from the Curiosity and Looking Glass collections to included in your stash.
And, in honor of this theme, I’ve put the ENTIRE Birds Theme On Sale! That’s a HUGE section with everything from charms and embellishments to paper pads and collage sheets!
Check out the fun artwork by the Design Team on this page (or more in the Gallery).
And, An Odd Bird is also the theme of the related swap that Design Team Member Caroline Ouzts-Hay is hosting! More specs on the swap are on the Yahoo Group.
AND, see below for info about the FREE Gift Kit announced on Thursday’s newsletter that’s still available! And today’s An Odd Bird Giveaway!
More New Items (Birds or Odd Birds) – All on Sale! View All New Items | |||
Thursday Newsletter Recap FREE Gift Kit and… ALL Dresden Scraps On Sale! | |||
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Design Team Member Rhea Freitag has been published in by Just Steampunk! Rhea achieved a lot of different textures with Silver Gilders Paste, like adding it to the Thin Fleur Dresden Borders that border the box.
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February 6th Update: An Odd Bird |
Hooray! An Odd Bird Giveaway!
Miz Meghan looked at all the artwork the Design Team created using the New! February 2014 Kit – An Odd Bird and (appropriately) added more Poe collage sheets (and black trims)! (Plus one of the kits is in the Giveaway package, too!)
That snippet from Nevermore at right is by by Design Team Member Kristin Batsel.
Here’s the full list (with photos and links) of all the goodies in the Giveaway (tons of stuff… like the little dragonfly and hands Nichola included in her artwork, and the Medium Wooden Finials used as a stand for Lora’s Fancy Place Card Holder).
To enter the An Odd Bird Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY or Monday (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, February 3, 2014).
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So make sure to check back to see who won! And check your mailbox on Thursday morning for the next Giveaway and Newsletter!
Love the kit! thanks for the chance at winning. E. Valencia
Nevermore never, always more forever!
I find this giveaway oddly enticing!
Bats and Edgar Allen Poe what more could a poor girl hope for
Great kit, this made me want to say “Never more” and “hoot hoot”. Feeling very birdie.
I love ALL the kits! This month I am turning 40 and I need a beautiful present…ehem…
Birds and oddities, cool, I’d love that.
All of your giveaways are so clever!
I *love* the steampunk project!!!
Birds are the word. Hope I win!
Really great giveaway!! Once again! 🙂
So many exciting new things to look at. Great inspiration!
Poe is awesome–nice to see a giveaway featuring him!
Great giveaway-hope to win!
I love birdies, and Poe, what a lovely giveaway.
Another great giveaway! I love those birds and the crowns. Thanks, Margie
This is so spring oriented – love it and love your store!
Odd Birds, indeed! Love it!
Wow! I love this. The collage sheets are beautiful…hope to win!
Love this theme,Odd Birds. 🙂
THIS kit looks da lish us!!!!!!!!!
are we not ALL ODD BIRDS? HO!
What a great give away.
I always wanted to do something with a Poe theme.
That looks incredibly wonderful. I think I could create some fun things with those materials.
you guys are awesome and I love that there are 2 giveaways a week!
so many lovely little curiositites in this giveaway! love them all!
So happy I discovered your website!! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.
Love all the elements. Makes me think spring is just around the corner!
Love Rep’s steampunk creation! And what a great giveaway! What was used to make the mask for Mr. Poe? The bat wings? Love it!
I’m bit of an odd bird, perhaps birds of a feather will flock together in a win!
My nickname is Bird…I need this kit…what fun, thanks again for all the great ideas!
Steampunk inspiration is amazing….would love to add to my odd {bird} style creations ..
I love birds – even the odd ones! Great giveaway yet again. Thx for the chance to win!
I am a huge Steampunk and ‘Poe’ fan and would LOVE to add these amazing products to my stash! Thank you SO much for the opportunity!!
Poe, one of my favorites!
Birds have always been an interest to me, we would go owl hunting to watch them in there natural habitat, so fun.
Who can resist the combination of Poe and birds?
Great giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win it.
You have the greatest give aways! Is it my lucky day? Thanks for the chance and the great artistry of Alpha Stamps.
Really awesome, thank you for the chance to win!
Odd birds are right up my alley! Thank you for the opportunity to win.
You keep coming up with great giveaways. It would, however, be very “odd” for me to win!
I like the odd bird people on the inchies collage sheet!
Wonderful ideas with this giveaway!
Love the birds! And with spring somewhere in the future, I could get really inspired with this great Bird Kit! Thank you for your fabulous ideas and products.
I already have ideas what to create if I win. Thanks for another great giveaway!
Ready for the birds of Spring!
Love this kit! The birds, the crowns, everything is just begging for creativity to strike!
Thanks for the chance to win such an inspiring kit: Poe, birds and flowers – lovely!
Very nice giveaway – I hope I win!
Love this giveaway – hope you pick me
This giveaway is NOT for the birds. It is for me.
This looks like great fun, Poe gives it just the right twist.
you guys have amazing give aways..hope to win!
Birds are my peeps! Stunning, gorgeous and so much fun! Great ideas.
That grinning, mustachioed man just slays me. Thanks for all of the inspiration!
This kit is great!!! You never fail us!! Thank you!
Another GREAT! giveaway kit.
Oh, what fun!
Great Idea!! and ummmm I am an odd bird myself!
Thanks for the chance to win. I love birds, as long as they don’t fly at me.
Feathered friends, what fun!
I love birds! odd or even, makes no difference, love them all!
Love! Love! This Give Away!!
Oh!! How Tweet!! Smiles
Love the bords what more can I say
Oddly wonderful, Love it
Should say birds
I love this one! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love bird images and this is a great kit! Pretty birds, odd birds…I like them all!
This one is cool!
One can only hope a kit like that fly’s my way 🙂
Birds of a feather flock together! What a lovely flock!
Love it! What a great collection of items, thank you for the chance!
Love Poe and steampunk! Great giveaway!
Oh….so coool! I Love All things BIRDS! Would seriously Love to win this stash! Oh random dot org thingy…please pick me! 😉
Birds and Poe…what could possibly be better! This is a great kit. It would be so great to win…thanks for the opportunity.
What an interesting mix of products. I could do some crazy things…
this swap is really inspiring me to get really creative around the theme odd birds
Beautiful colors and designs!
Thank-you…
I, myself, am an odd bird!
Pick me pick me! Poe and birds could you ask for anything more?
What a great kit! I love birds and Poe!
Quoth the raven” yes please; pick me”
Right up my tree! (alley) Would love to have this awsome collection of stuff!!
love everything Poe! great giveaway!
A totally fabulous kit full of odd birds of all kinds – love it.
Oh, I heard of odd duck but this bird takes the cake!
Beautiful, beautiful giveaway. Love the birds. Just my style.
All the wonderful possibilities, just love this new Give Away. Thanks so much for a chance to win.
Take care,
Diane
Love the odd birds! Would love to win it.
Fantabulous!
Nevermore!
Some would consider me an Odd Bird!
LOL, love that mustached fellow, he is hilarious! Wonderful giveaway and I’d love to be entered and congratulations to Rhea, fabulous box! Deb
Nobody makes kits like y’all! They never fail to entertain and delight me and make me eager to use them.
I am just in awe of these giveaways. Such wonderful goodies. Love the projects that the girls make!
oh, I hope this flies my way!
What a fabulous idea to make an “odd bird” kit and include Poe. I’d love to win this! Helene
Your odd bird inchies collage is a riot!! Love the pumpkin pods, the chipboard birdhouse shape and the fleur de lis and dragonfly charms. Fun!!
The joy of being an odd “bird”.
I so love birds, thanks for the chance to win.
Love the selection, so many ideas.
Very fun–the birds are starting to return to MS now, can never have too many bird friends!
I like this one a lot!
Oh, I LOVE the odd bird collection, and Poe is fabulous. I would so love to do something with this. Thanks for the chance to win!
My imagination is racing ! Love this idea, thanks for the chance!!
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes…”
Love this giveaway!
Love love love this giveaway, fabulous!!! Thanks for the chance to win.
Poe…. Birds… What could be better!!!
thank you great offer – I hope I win
Fantastic giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
Great kit! I love the birds.
Nicely done on the box Rhea. I always love the giveaways here!!!
I AM an odd bird! I hope you pick me! thanks for the chance to win.
Super kit! I love birds!
Wow, this should be a fun kit!
Love Love Love!!! Keeping my fingers crossed.
This kit is beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win!
LOVE….LOVE THIS !!!!!! Another great Giveaway…thanks for the opportunity !!!
Liane 🙂
What a great kit! Would love to win!
Would just love to win this!!
I’m a bird of a different color.Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
i love an odd bird! thanks for the cool giveaway! xo
Great giveaway! And I’m all about Odd Birds!
Congratulations to Rhea!
Great giveaway.
Wow! Another fatalistic giveaway and great ideas. I hope the birds migrate to me.
Love your Steampunk Mailbox Rhea! Great picks for this Giveaway…Hope I win!
Love love love the new kit!
I Love this kit! Hope I Win it! Thanks for the giveaway, but i don t know if it’s international…..anyway… Regards.
What a bright beautiful giveaway!
I too love birds…I usually gave a bird or a birdcage somewhere I my paper crafting. I would love to own a set of the Odd Birds…they would fit very well in my household…thanks for always offering a chance to win.
Lovely.
The bird kit is beautiful! I love the steampunk mailbox project.
Alholm.co at gmail dot com
Great kit! Great giveaway!
Great kit….thanks for the opportunity to win it!
Love Poe and steam punk. This would be great to work with.
Odd Bird collection of goodies is too fabulous. Mahalo for assembling and for the op to win.
Such an “oddly” enchanting giveaway!! 🙂
Those delighful birds and bird spirited item would be excellent on my jounaling pages. Thank you
Would love the chance to win this giveaway! Maybe it’s my lucky day !
Oh, I just love birds. I would love to create some lovely projects with this kit.
Thanks for the opportunity to win another beautiful giveaway.
I love this giveaway. I hope I win. Thank you for your generosity.
This combination of things would be fun to plat with.
Beautiful bird images in this new kit! Thanks for the chance to win!
odd indeed
What a great giveaway!! Thanks for the chance to win some really cool stuff. And a huge CONGRATS to Rhea Freitag for being published. How cool is that?!!
Beautiful . . . I hope I win this time.
Not really so odd. What a fun giveaway.
Great kit!
You REALLY do have fun creating these gve aways, don’t you? Alpha never ceases to amaze!!!!! TOTALLY impressive steampunk malbox!
Congrats on the publication, Rhea, and to Alpha, as well, for being such a great company!
tx for the chance to win some of your awesome goodies that i usually am drooling over!! aloha, angi in hana
Another fun way to stir the imagination! Thanks, Gigi
Would LOVE to win one of your fabulous giveaways ~ this kit rocks 🙂
Love the Odd Bird theme and all the awesome goodies–including the eccentric Poe!–in this week’s giveaway!
What an odd set of birds! Love this kit
Great kit would love to win it
Love the Poe theming! and the ‘odd’ pieces.
Halloween in February! I love it!!!
So pretty.Thanks for a chance to win 🙂
love the bird theme….hope to be the very happy winner.. thanks
Thank you for the lovely giveaway. Love the combinations.
The birds with the crowns are so cute. Please pick me for this give-away.
This give away makes my heart sing! I’d love to fly away with this prize!
Who doesn’t love birds. Steampunk and Halloween possibilities abound. Cudos to miz Meghan who put the kit together. Thanks for the chance to win.
So many fun elements to play with…wonderful giveaway.
I am an odd bird…so love this kit!
What an amazing giveaway!!!! Perfect for this odd bird!!!
Love this theme!
I always love it !!!!! keeping my fingers crossed !
Odd birds are the best kind of birds.
Another fun Kit to play with, yippee!
Love the birds and Spanish crowns! So fun to see what you all will do next. :):)
Darling birds. just darling!
Looks like some great goodies in this one.
Love this kit! Would be fun to win!
Love it !!!