Challenge # 6 - 31 Days of Halloween

Hello Everyone!

Before we introduce you to our new challenge we have some bad news and some good news to share with you.  The bad news is that this is the last challenge for one of our team members, Georgie.  The good news is that she has become a contributing member of The Craft Stamper magazine so while she is moving on from this team, she will still be sharing her creativity.  We all want to thank Georgie for her contributions to our team and wish her all the best.  Now on to our new challenge:

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Sara Emily here, and I am your hostess this for this month's challenge here at Anything But Cute. A huge thank you to all of you talented artists, new and seasoned, who participated in Niki's Mixed Media Makover challenge last month! It was so much fun to see the before photos (which were great to start with) and how you recycled and restyled them into something even more awesome! Don't forget to check back with us next Monday when Niki and the team announce the winners of the Mixed Media Makeover Challenge. Now on to this month's theme.

For those that know me, you know I LOOOOVE Halloween!  It's a day when you can look any way you want and be someone you can't any other day of the year.Only I think it's more than just ONE day--I'll be celebrating for the 31 days of October!

"31" DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

If you love Halloween like I do, it's more than just one day out of the year, it's a season! For this challenge I would like you to make a mixed media card or project for Halloween. It can be spooky or not, but you MUST include the number "31" somewhere in your project. We can't wait to see the creative ways you'll be incorporating this number in your mixed media piece!

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And now for some inspiration from the talented Anything But Cute design team!

Sara Emily - sarascloset

I found this old box in the basement of an old house, and dusted it off.  Baaaaad mistake!  I seem to have awakened some lost souls when I opened it!  So I carefully  sealed the box and altered the outside using stencils and paste, paints, inks and stains and a bunch of other stuff.  Stop by my blog if you are brave enough to see what's inside! Mwahahaha!

Branka - Vintage Handmade

I was in the mood to create something funny and Dylusional for this amazing challenge theme so I pulled out my Dylusions big journal, my Dylusions paints, stencils, stamps, some markers, pens and voila, this is the result:) I put the number 31 on the belt buckle and a handbag.

Cec - CW Card Creations

I have altered a bottle that I picked up at a local thrift store for next to nothing.  It is covered with lots of texture paste, cheesecloth, ink sprays, beads, vintage labels, gems and some glittery spiders.  My #31 was painted, crackled and rubbed with pewter wax paste.

Georgie - Little Blue Craft Box

The Curse of 31

Saying the number 31 five times in the presence of five spiders will turn you into this...!! Shock Horror!!! Naaaaah, only kidding, but I did create quite the story in my head about this poor soul who dared to try. Embossing folders, foil tape, black distress paint kept me sane throughout this creation - just! ;)

Niki - Pawsitively Creative Crafts

31 Days of Halloween made me think of graveyards and skeletons! I love me a good haunted house and that was my inspiration for this design. This is my first time altering a TH clock and also making "clothes" for skeletons. I used so many products and supplies, the list would be longer than I have room to write. I have used the number 31 in two spots. 31 Halloween Hauntings and on a gravestone-Max died at 31 years old and now haunts people in the graveyard.

Samra - Paper Talk with Samra

I created a Gothic style greeting card. The background is a piece of chipboard treated with gesso, crackle paint and distress inks. I make the antique frame by gluing 8 diecuts and then painting them with black paint, crackle paint and then red paint. I wanted #31 to be the focal point of this project and I don't think you can miss it by any chance :)

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Wow! Aren't these Halloween projects spine-tingling?! Every month my Teamies leave me with my jaw hanging open over their creative genius-ness! Please hop over to the team blogs to see more photos and get some details on how these projects were made. And don't forget to leave some bloggy love while you're there.

I hope that we have inspired you to head to your craft room and pull out those creepy, bone-chilling, scary, or not-so-scary bits and mixed media products to create a Halloween feast for the eyes.  Just don't forget we need to see the number 31 represented in some way on your project!

The winner will receive the honour of being our Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge!

Here at Anything But Cute we just love to see all the seasoned and expert mixed media artists, but we also want to encourage those who are just getting their feet wet. Our design team will always be on the lookout for these exceptional projects and artists. You just never know when we might be giving out something special to a lucky mixed media newcomer. We all have to start somewhere, right?

Challenge runs until November 4th - we can't wait to see what you come up with! Happy Crafting from the entire team and thanks for visiting Anything But Cute!

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