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EXCITING Blog HOP with ArtistCellar and Chris Cozen

This is so exciting for me .... My first real Blog Hop, of course I have flipped through a few but I have never participated like this....Thanks so much to Chris Cozen and the ArtistCellar for having me
Go to ArtistCellar and sign on for their newsletter today for more info This is all to celebrate Chris' new line of Stencils Playful Pods with ArtistCellar so go check that out today!
LOOK OUT!!!!
Here is the itinerary
BLOGHOP AND PRIZES  ( My links are not working here yet but head down to my links and they are all hooked up there)
Of course we are planning an awesome Bloghop with lots of prizes to celebrate the release of these stencils. I mean, some seriously good prizes! The bloghop will kickoff on Artistcellar's Blog on Sunday May 12th. And from there, we go to: 
May 13th - Seth Apter
May 14th - MaryBeth Shaw
May 15th - MaryJo McGraw
May 16th - Jane LaFazio
May 17th - Pam Carriker
May 18th - Jeanette House
May 19th - Chris Cozen will wrap it all up. 

 Please note, the links will show the Playful Pods project on the day the artist is scheduled to post. Like always, we encourage you to leave comments at each blog on the day of their post because that gives you a chance to win some fabulous prizes.  What prizes, you ask? Well... you know how Chris Cozen and Julie Prichard just released a new book called Acrylic Solutions: Exploring Mixed Media Layer by Layer? And Chris has a DVD out called Color, Texture and Value? Yeah, one lucky person will win both the book AND the DVD! Oh, did I mention that North Light Books is donating enough book/dvd packages so eachartist can give one away? Yup, that's EIGHT chances to win! 

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Lura said…
would so love to win chris cozens awesome prize. they are gorgeous. thank you for the chance. xox

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May 14, 2013 at 11:03 AM
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