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Today I have for you a quick upcycle  with big results!   Today's project began as an ornate ceramic frame.   The focal point of the frame was a 3x3 inch tumbled marble tile.  The tile originally had an old world, Tuscan style wine label on it.   It was beautiful, but it just did not match my decor any longer.  I adored the piece and could never part with it...so I gave it new life as Halloween decor.  Technically, I can give it new life again and again with any theme collage images from Altered Pages .   The frame itself is about a 11x11 inch square and is a couple inches deep.  So it is a great size, not too big, not too small.  And, it looks great sitting on a thick wrought iron easle.  I first used water diluted  Tacky glue to add a scrap of torn  vintage music sheet .  I then aged the music sheet a tad more using  sepia toned ink   & my Ranger Blending...

The Raven - musings from Edgar Allen Poe has become long associated with all things Spooky so I thought the Altered Pages Collage Sheets Quoth the Raven, Nevermore and the Edgar Allen Poe would be perfect choices for this month's Design Team Theme - Make it Spooky. The first line of The Raven sets the tone - Once upon a midnight dreary. I had some old postcards on hand so took to them with some Gesso and Black Paint before adding a touch of color with some paint and stencils. On the computer I typed and printed out some quotes from 'The Raven' and added these with my chosen images to my postcard backgrounds. So now I have three postcards ready to send a spooky greeting to friends.

...Shadowy, shadowy, yet unbroken, Is a symbol and a token. How it hangs upon the trees, A mystery of mysteries! -E.A. Poe ATCs abound at AlteredPages.com this month. I could not stop at just one. Poe requires a branch-filled mobile. Ingredients for your creative soup: Card Blanks    Image Collages    Halloween Papers    Skull Beads    Gel Medium    Embellishments    Spray painted twig The card blanks are perfect for cutting in half (2.5"x3.5") to make 2 ATC blanks. Choose your alpha images. GRUESOME!! Gel medium under and over: Some Poe on the backside: More gel medium: Closeups with the embellishments: The bat was just hanging around.  Note to self-find a raven: Some pom pom and inked cheesecloth trims: Poe to go: You can never have enough Poe: Hope you are now inspired to join the AT...

Hi, it's Robin here today with a some greeting cards to share.  I've been in a Halloween mood lately.  The decorations are going up all over our neighborhood and in our office, too.  The days are cooler and some of the leaves have already started to change.  The first card I'd like to share today is  a Halloween card, and features an image from the Ravens Take Flight sheet.  I combined this trio of birds with black paper  from my scrap bin and some paper flowers .  Simple, but the black card makes the ravens really stand out. My second card is a 6x6 Steampunk collage.  Several different colors of StazOn ink were added to the cardstock using a sponge sweeper .  Some were sponged on through stencils.  The color was very dark and I added a white wash over the top.  A white gelato with a water brush toned down the colors just enough!  Images were added from various collage sheets (see the list below...

Make someone's Halloween extra boo-ti-ful by giving them treats in an altered container. Hi, it's  Betsy Skagen here, bringing you a spook-tac-ular way to make altered Halloween treat containers.   First, use paint or a marker to color the inside of your treat coffin.   Then fussy cut the  Macabre Page Image  to fit one side of the coffin. Cut out the center oval.   Trace the right inside base of the coffin onto orange cardstock and cut out. (I suggest making a pattern if you are going to make more than one of these treat boxes). Adhere orange cardstock to right side base.  Cut a long strip of black cardstock. The width of the strip should equal the depth of one side of the coffin. Form an oval by adhering the two ends of the strip. Make the oval slightly larger than the oval you cut out of the Macabre image.   Secure the oval strip to the back of the Macabre image and place the entire thing in the...

Welcome to Day 20 of the Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop! 10 days and then it is HALLOWEEN AlteredPages.com is participating in a month-long blog hop with some amazing bloggers and we don't want you to miss any of their wonderful creations. Be sure to check out their art by following along using the list to the right! There are prizes to win, be sure to check out all the rules HERE and information. There is a daily scavenger hunt, you must go HERE to find the clue/s for the item/s you are looking for in the scavenger hunt. To find the previous day winners go HERE . Have fun and Good Luck!   Supplies: Bazzil Paper - All Hallows Eve 6x6 Altered Pages Edgar Allen Poe Collage Sheet Altered Pages Poe's Raven Collage Sheet Gothic Halloween Stamps - Gargoyle on Transparency Library Pocket and Card Smeared and Smudged - Specimen Jar Digi Set - Jar Feathers Words from my Poe book (discarded book) C...

It's that time of year again, with the back-to-school, getting ready for fall, and Halloween fun.  The fall kits are coming out at Altered Pages, and here is a peek inside a Poe mini book (it's seriously tiny, about 2 by 2 inches): Lots of classic Poe photo images, and of course there has to be The Raven. Plus plenty of ephemera and other goodies! Everything you need to make your own tiny treasure is in the Altered Pages E.A. Poe Mini Book kit . And don't forget about the Altered Pages GREEN challenge this month: an atc featuring an Altered Pages image You have until the end of August to join in, and the prize package includes a Ranger Ink Blender, Fancy Buttons and Bazzill Chipboard Embellies. Have a great weekend, everyone! :)trisha