Sharing a Halloween card with an upcycled magazine photo

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!

This posting is for autumn season decorating with pumpkins and gourds produce for a Halloween card.

For: Halloween Crafts All Year Round challenge blog

When: March 15-April 15, 2023

What:


Notes:

1. magazine photo shows 1 jack-o-lantern, another one next to it with a cut design, 4 pumpkins used to hold flowers, and 3 gourds cut to hold candles/tea lights. I trimmed the photo and then outlined the perimeter along with the 2 side pieces to make strong contrast definition to the kraft cardstock base

2. wood die-cut shapes (Art Skills) had Memento inks (LadyBug Red and Dandelion Yellow) applied first

3. black permanent marker to add a short word to each shape

4. Plaid's Folk Art Extreme Gold glitter acrylic paint was the final top layer for each shape

Where: HCAYR link=

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/03/mar-15-ap-14-challenge-2.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Love To Craft challenge blog; open until April 15, 2023; MY card is flat base with its focal a recycled/upcycled magazine photo

link= https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/ltccb-73-anything-goes-ltccb-72-winner.html 

B. Corrosive Challenge blog; March--current about 3-3.5 days left; Anything Goes

link= http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-3-2023-anything-goes-winner.html

C. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; current for 2 more days; Anything Goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/03/202-alex-syberia-design.html

D. 613 Avenue To Create challenge blog; open; Anything Goes (not the option of CAS)

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

E. A Place To Start challenge blog; open; Anything Goes

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-anything-goes.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are:

The Seasonal Cardmaker, Mixed Media Creativity, Paper/Paper/Paper and DT Calls, Paper Crafting Galleria,  

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From: Becca S

Crafting about love, country, holidays, and whatever else catches my fancy!


*I'm involved in some or most of these challenge blogs each month (more or less) all through the year= HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, TFATU, MIUCB, MLCCB, CBCB, AACB, OUAT, THICC, MTTC, and MTTCC!


Comments

  1. Deanne SaundersMarch 31, 2023 at 5:16 PM

    Cool card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR ROUND challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

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    1. Becca Sadler, owner and manager of HQCB and FQCBMarch 31, 2023 at 8:27 PM

      Thanks! I've been saving this magazine photo to use for your new blog!

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  2. LisaApril 1, 2023 at 6:48 AM

    Great use of that upcycled magazine photo.

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  3. Chana MalkahApril 1, 2023 at 4:15 PM

    Nice card, Becca! Interesting challenge theme. Thanks for accepting the play date at 613 Avenue Create!
    Hugz,
    Chana

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    1. Becca Sadler, owner and manager of HQCB and FQCBApril 1, 2023 at 4:40 PM

      I typically would rather do harvest cards than Halloween but was given the magazine photo by my mom and wanted to use it for a card. Thanks for visiting, Chana!

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  4. Megan JApril 1, 2023 at 9:07 PM

    Hi Becca, a lovely card celebrating Autumn harvest and Halloween, our leaves have not started changing here in Aus yet, usually by now we have a riot of vibrant oranges, reds and browns for Autumn.. Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck in the prize draw... Megan DT LPoCF

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    1. Becca Sadler, owner and manager of HQCB and FQCBApril 2, 2023 at 12:05 AM

      Thanks, Megan J!! I'm in the USA Midwest so spring has sprung--or at least trying to do so!!!

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  5. HelenApril 2, 2023 at 4:53 PM

    A great card - thanks for sharing it with us at A Place to Start.

    Helen x
    DT

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  6. Janis LewisApril 10, 2023 at 9:07 AM

    Great way to recycle some magazine finds! Thanks for sharing at Halloween Crafts All Year Round. Hope to see more projects from you.
    Janis, Design Team Member @ Halloween Crafts All Year Round

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