It’s a hemi-versary* giveaway and, really, “giving away the store” is only the slightest of exaggerations. After all, we’re giving away over $350 worth of prizes, here!

We’ve pulled favorite tools and supplies from each of the 5 kits we’ve put together over the last 6 months and packaged it all up for one super lucky subscriber. We’re also giving away gift certificates to 4 other lucky winners, along with art and other goodies.

Why? Why not?!

(But seriously, I like giving presents and this is a non-yucky way for me to promote The Crafty Branch, which also needs doing because, you know, I want to be able to continue to do fun stuff like this, and the business has to work for that to happen. Basically it’s a win-win here.)

The Prizes

4 runners up will receive a $15 gift certificate to The Crafty Branch and a small piece of mixed media art from me (art valued at approximately $10). The art is yet to be created, but I’ll bet there will be sneak peaks on our Instagram feed for the curious. And, yes, it’ll probably involved the gelli plate because, dude, that is some serious fun right there!

The grand prize winner will receive all this:

• 5 bottles of Americana Acrylic Paint
• 1 bottle of Extender Medium
• 3 Prima Chalk Ink Pads
• Imagine Crafts Metallic Silver Creative Medium
• Helmar Acid Free Glue 2.23 fl. oz.
• General’s Carbon Sketch Pencils (2 pack)
• Ephemera Pack
• Winter Whimsy Paper Pack (11 pieces)
• 1 sheet of Bookcloth
• 15-sheet 5″x7″ Watercolor Artist Pad
• 15 sheets of square  Stationery Card Stock
• Set of 4 coloring sheets
• 2 4″x4″ chipboard squares
• Waxed Thread
• The Crafters Workshop Stencils (2 6″x6″, 1 12″x12″)
• Hot Off The Press Snowfall Stencil
• 5″x5″ Gelli Plate by Gelli Arts
• ModPodge Brayer & Squeegee set
• Imagine Crafts Pallette Knives (3 pack)
• Dritz Awl
• Dritz Upholstery Needles (4 pack)
• 3 sponge daubers
• Fiskars Dual-Tip Stylus
• Fiskars Craft Knife
• Martha Stewart Crafts Texture Combs (2 pack)
• Niji Waterbrush
• Royal Paint Brushes (4-pack)
• Color Wheel
• Zipper Pouch
• Canister of Hand Wipes

All in a custom tote bag PLUS a 10″ mixed media canvas by yours truly (art value: $75). The Grand Prize is worth $280–that’s no small haul, my friends!

The Instructions

To enter, first and foremost you need to be subscribed to our newsletter (and if you already are, you just need to confirm that by entering the email address you get the newsletter at in the widget, below). As a newsletter subscriber you get access to the new kits before anyone else AND you get a discount during that secret pre-order week that isn’t offered any where or any way else!

After that, if you’d like a few more chances to win, by all means check out the various social media options below!

Congratulations to our winners!!!!

Our runners up, who will receive a 5″x7″ piece of original art and a $15 gift certificate to The Crafty Branch:

• Cathy L
• Sandra S
• Kristin W
• Stefanie

And our Grand Prize Winner is…

Heatherrene!!!

The Fine Print

The contest opens at noon on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, and runs through noon on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. All times EST. Must be a US or Canadian resident to win. Other fiddly bits can be found in the GiveawayTools.com widget up there.

Good luck, and please share this with your friends! Because friends that art together never part! Or something like that.

*Hemi-versary is my solution to the error of saying things like a “six month anniversary,” what with the anni- of anniversary meaning year and all. Plus, it’s just kinda fun to say!