Sponsor giveaway: Carla Sonheim

Carla Sonheim

This week’s sponsor giveaway comes from Carla Sonheim, one of our past Spring PikaPackage Project artists! What you didn’t know was at the time, she was waiting for her first book to come out: Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun. The book is already out and is filled with a year’s worth of assignments, projects, ideas, and techniques that will introduce more creativity and nonsense into your art and life!

Carla is offering one copy to ONE lucky Pikaland reader — just leave down your comment and we’ll pick out a winner after Tuesday, 21st September!

UPDATE: Commenting has now closed, thanks so much for participating. The winner of this giveaway is Jen H, as generated by random.org.

121 Replies to “Sponsor giveaway: Carla Sonheim”

  1. Kitty Kilian says:

    The book looks lovely! Very curious to see what’s in it!

  2. Silvana says:

    Oh my this is excellent! Love the colors and characters. Great work.

  3. angela says:

    If the book is half as cute as the cover I bet it is amazing!

  4. Nadine says:

    I’ve been eying this for some time now.
    thank you for the chance!

  5. This is just what I need to get my creative mojo going!

  6. Lidia says:

    The book looks sooo lovely

  7. Lucie says:

    What a wonderful book!

  8. Claire says:

    oooooh! i sooooo want this book – i LOVE carla’s work πŸ™‚
    please put me in the hat… x

  9. Carol says:

    OOOH! I want this. It is on my amazon.com wish list!!! I would LOVE to win!!!

  10. love carla’s work! I am taking her online class!

  11. Kim Jenkins says:

    I would love to have this book! Never have enough drawing related books πŸ™‚

  12. Erica says:

    I just saw this book in Barnes & Noble. I didn’t have enough money to buy it, though. I would love it!

  13. MissChicago says:

    I am excited about the book. πŸ™‚

  14. linda says:

    How wonderful! Would love to get the book and have some fun!

  15. Robyn says:

    cute!! I’d love to win this.

  16. upstatelisa says:

    Oh I really want this book!!!! It’s on my wish list!

  17. LaurAlvarez says:

    Oh yes! I’d be so happy to have it!

  18. Dorothy says:

    Oh, I’ve been looking for books like this!

  19. Jessie says:

    This is a great idea for a book! We can all use a little motiv/inspir-ation now and again. I know I can!

  20. Rachael says:

    I would love to win this! I really need some motivation to start drawing again!

  21. Melissa H. says:

    Ooo! This looks like fun!

  22. Shokoofeh says:

    wow what a wonderful giveaway! Thanks! xo

  23. mary says:

    Looks like an interesting book.

    Giveaway open to international readers?

  24. Amy says:

    I don’t own a book like this! This is awesome! πŸ™‚

  25. nic says:

    Looks like a great book, I’d love one.

  26. Ashley Inzer says:

    Yes! This book is awesome and would be such a gift to own!!

  27. Katie G says:

    I’ve had my eye on this lovely-looking book for a while, and I only want it more knowing its written by a Pikalander! I’d love to win one, thank you for tha chance! πŸ™‚

  28. Dee says:

    Looks like a great book! Carla is awesome.

  29. Angela G says:

    I’ve been checking this book out for a while. It looks awesome! Fingers crossed….

  30. Ina says:

    Oh!!! Here!! πŸ˜‰ I just read about it on Amazon and put it on my wishlist πŸ™‚

  31. anika says:

    This looks awesome! I’d love to work my way through the projects.

  32. Natz Rosin says:

    Pick me, pick me! I would love to have her book! =)

  33. Gabija says:

    Wishin and hoppin..

  34. Oooh! Looks awesome! Especially if it helps me draw better!

  35. Char says:

    OH…this HAS to be my lucky day!!!! REALLY… πŸ™‚
    Amy, Judy Kaufmann mentioned Pikaland as her top of 5 Fave blogs!!!
    We had her as our Tell ALL Tuesday interview Artist today!!
    HUGS
    Char.x

  36. Fanny says:

    Nice! Even though I love drawing, I think this could be very useful!

  37. Marlene says:

    It would be so much fun to have that book!

  38. HannahB. says:

    Oh, what fun! πŸ™‚

  39. judy says:

    I also want to!!!! (:

  40. Sounds like an interesting book!

  41. Laura says:

    Would love to get my hands on this!

  42. Blandine says:

    This book looks so great! I’d love to win it πŸ™‚

  43. Sandi says:

    I’d love a chance to win Carla’s book!!!

  44. Monique says:

    Wow…that book sounds awesome.
    And her work is really pretty!

  45. jeannie says:

    this book sounds great. I have heard many good things. Please enter my name. thanx

  46. barbara says:

    i would love this for my advanced drawing students that get “stuck” for creativity.

  47. Casie says:

    Creative exercise? Yes, please!

  48. Sharon says:

    Winning this would make me extremely happy! I love this book, and am always looking for inspiration πŸ™‚

  49. Alison says:

    this looks fun :] anything that can help me get over my block/fear of blank pages!

  50. lay hoon says:

    Count me in the draw..i love this book.

  51. karen says:

    yes, please?

  52. A drawing book- yes!

  53. Franny says:

    Looks great! Count me in~

  54. Walter says:

    This book is on my wish list! Count me in too.

  55. To the little elves at pikaland please make this my early xmas present!!!

  56. Michele says:

    Sounds fun!

  57. ariana says:

    oooo! i covet this book ever so!! thanks for introducing me to carla sonheim’s work. i want to get my silly on πŸ™‚

  58. Mekaela says:

    I could defintely use this!

  59. Camz says:

    wooo!
    comment comment comment

  60. My Owl Barn says:

    I am curious to see what’s inside it. Love the little characters on the cover.

  61. Sounds like an awesome book, I would love to have on my shelf/work desk! πŸ™‚

  62. Gemma Luker says:

    This book sounds amazing I would so love a copy!!

  63. Vesle Serena says:

    Oh wow I would love to win that. Looks great!

  64. Kuradox says:

    Superpunch sent me πŸ™‚

  65. Arlene says:

    lovely give-away! hope i get it!

  66. jackie says:

    I love this book. what an awesome giveaway

  67. I would love to exercise my creativity! πŸ™‚

  68. Ingrid says:

    Oh, this would be truly lovely to own!

  69. What a lovely giveaway! I love these kind of books! So… here I am! πŸ™‚

  70. I would love this prize. thanks for the opportunity.

  71. Angelique Wagijo-Kip says:

    All the way in The Netherlands following your work! What a treasure to win!

  72. Melanie says:

    Well I’m definitely putting my name in. This looks like a great book!

  73. fae says:

    sounds like a great book!

  74. Adriana says:

    Ha! I have it already on my Amazon wish list! Oh! Can I have it so that I don’t have to wait till Xmas? πŸ˜‰

  75. Alison says:

    What a wonderful idea for a book. It reminds me of an adult version of Ed Emberley’s thumbprint books… just a little more in depth. πŸ™‚

  76. This looks amazing! And even though I never win anything I’m still keeping my fingers crossed…

  77. Pilar says:

    Oh this is soo great! i`m an illustrator wannabe, and this would help a lot!
    And the drawings seem really sweet!

  78. Gina Marin says:

    This looks like a terrific book and a great way to expand anyone’s drawing horizons!

  79. Meghan says:

    LOVE this! I need some kind of creative prompts to get me going; I’m in a rut where all I draw is monsters.

  80. Anne B. says:

    The book looks interesting. Very cute cover!

  81. Floddertje says:

    Hi, i heard first about this book via Gennine’s blog, who is also in the book. I didn’t won in her giveaway, so thanks for offering me a second chance

  82. Angela says:

    this looks very interesting!

  83. Betty says:

    oh, what a fun book! so many people on the list before me, but have to throw my name in the hat, just in case!

  84. Yolanda Robinson says:

    fingers and toes crossed!

  85. Debbie says:

    Another excuse to draw? Yes, this would be wonderful!

  86. Lyza says:

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE Carla’s art! Thanks so much for posting about her book, I had no idea she had one!

  87. Enchanting indeed! Thanks for offering it as a giveaway!

  88. creatissimo says:

    Who wouldn’t love this book?! I would! It’d be an inspiration for sure!

  89. Rachael McK says:

    This book looks so cool. It would really help me with my drawing

  90. Jen H says:

    Ooh, please pick me! I’m a graphic designer who wants to get back into drawing and illustrating. I feel like my originality and creativity is withering away…need some inspiration! I haven’t been making time to be ‘creative’ on my own outside of work.

  91. aijung says:

    this looks fun!

  92. Lei says:

    I guess everyone else wants this book much more than I do.

  93. John says:

    This would be fabulous to use with the children in my school art club.

  94. Neomie says:

    That looks like such a good resource! Im heading to art college soon and these kinds of publications are great to encourage a different direction on new techniques to try when you are a bit stuck ~ love it!

  95. sannau says:

    I just started at out University’s historical & strictly academical drawing department – this book would balance me out. What a lovely gesture to offer one for LUCK.

  96. Andrea says:

    This looks great!

  97. Oooooh Yumm, that would definitely be nice to have on the bookshelf. Just noticed I am commenter #100. That’s a lot of comments, I am lucky to get one comment on my blog!!

  98. Christina says:

    I would LOVE this. Lucky number 101. great blog πŸ™‚

  99. Karen says:

    ooohh. looks great, sounds great!

  100. ninocka says:

    you always surprise me with something on your blog, i especially like your great book reviews. do i need to mention that i am a bookaholic? πŸ™‚

  101. Louise says:

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  102. rebecca says:

    This book looks beautiful and I’m always up for new craft and art inspiration —- you really can never get enough! πŸ™‚

  103. Tracey says:

    Please put me in the draw for that fab looking book!

  104. Plutomeisje says:

    Aw, it’s looks so cute! I want to know what’s in it!

  105. Lisa Travis says:

    This book looks fabulous, I hope I win it!

  106. We saw this over the weekend and it is lovely. I was excited to see her on the shelf and recognized her style immediately. I am thrilled for her and look forward to reading it!

  107. Amber says:

    the book looks great and just what I need πŸ™‚

  108. oh, i would love a chance to win this amazing book! count me in!

  109. Wehaf says:

    Oh this would help me out so much; I’m always at a loss as to what to do!

  110. ladypajama says:

    If i don’t win this, I think I will buy it. It looks great!

  111. What a perfect back-to-school gift fur mich!!!

  112. Mig. says:

    I want this book! πŸ™‚

  113. Danielle says:

    Saw this book at Borders and sat there for 20 mins flipping through it…been meaning to go back and get it…i’m in a creative funk right now πŸ™

  114. Lesley says:

    This looks like a great book that would make a whole year of fun!

  115. Nancy Wilson says:

    This book looks just wonderful! Great concept and thanks for the contest too.

  116. lisa says:

    please pick me, i need some exerciseΒ΄s to do, and not the physical ones!

  117. jackie says:

    Seriously – you have the best giveaways! Glad I get your pikaland emails!

  118. Theresa N says:

    Love to try it out.

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