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Welcome to Paula Kesselring’s Mix-It-Up Challenge for October 11 - November 11, 2013.
Paula’s kits are great to use with products from other designers, so she invites you to Mix-It-Up each month, a designer free-for-all!
This month’s challenge is to Mix-It-Up for the Dark Side.
Halloween, Samhain, and Day of the Dead are all imminent, so let’s celebrate the thinning of the veil between the worlds.
USE THESE HOLIDAYS TO INSPIRE YOU.
Wikipedia tells us:
HERE'S A FREEBIE TO GET YOU STARTED:
Paula Kesselring’s Monthly Mix-It-Up Challenge - October - FREEBIE
AND A FEW SEASONAL PRODUCTS:
RULES:
PRIZES:
Have fun!
Paula’s kits are great to use with products from other designers, so she invites you to Mix-It-Up each month, a designer free-for-all!
This month’s challenge is to Mix-It-Up for the Dark Side.
Halloween, Samhain, and Day of the Dead are all imminent, so let’s celebrate the thinning of the veil between the worlds.
USE THESE HOLIDAYS TO INSPIRE YOU.
Wikipedia tells us:
“According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a Christianised feast originally influenced by western European harvest festivals, and festivals of the dead with possible pagan roots, particularly the Celtic Samhain . . .
“Samhain (/ˈsɑːwɪn/, /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/, or /ˈsaʊn/)[1] is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. It is celebrated from sunset October 31st - sunset November 1st. . . .
“Many important events in Irish mythology happen or begin on Samhain. … Samhain (like Beltane) was seen as a time when the "door" to the Otherworld opened enough for the souls of the dead, and other beings, to come into our world. Feasts were had, at which the souls of dead kin were beckoned to attend and a place set at the table for them. It has thus been likened to a festival of the dead. People also took steps to protect themselves from harmful spirits, which is thought to have led to the custom of guising. Divination was also done at Samhain. . .
“… It has been linked with All Saints' Day (and later All Souls' Day) since the 9th century, when the date of that holiday was shifted to November 1. Both have strongly influenced the secular customs of Halloween . . .
“Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
“Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died . . .
“The celebration takes place on November 1 and 2, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls,marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of the deceased.”
“Samhain (/ˈsɑːwɪn/, /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/, or /ˈsaʊn/)[1] is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. It is celebrated from sunset October 31st - sunset November 1st. . . .
“Many important events in Irish mythology happen or begin on Samhain. … Samhain (like Beltane) was seen as a time when the "door" to the Otherworld opened enough for the souls of the dead, and other beings, to come into our world. Feasts were had, at which the souls of dead kin were beckoned to attend and a place set at the table for them. It has thus been likened to a festival of the dead. People also took steps to protect themselves from harmful spirits, which is thought to have led to the custom of guising. Divination was also done at Samhain. . .
“… It has been linked with All Saints' Day (and later All Souls' Day) since the 9th century, when the date of that holiday was shifted to November 1. Both have strongly influenced the secular customs of Halloween . . .
“Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
“Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died . . .
“The celebration takes place on November 1 and 2, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls,marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. They also leave possessions of the deceased.”
HERE'S A FREEBIE TO GET YOU STARTED:
Paula Kesselring’s Monthly Mix-It-Up Challenge - October - FREEBIE
AND A FEW SEASONAL PRODUCTS:
Light in the Darkness {Bundle} (also comes in separate kits)
Autumn Goodies {Elements}
Paper Collection # 18
Ink Alphabet #1
Autumn Sonata {KIT}
And here’s a link to the Oscraps Freebies category in the shop
Autumn Goodies {Elements}
Paper Collection # 18
Ink Alphabet #1
Autumn Sonata {KIT}
And here’s a link to the Oscraps Freebies category in the shop
RULES:
1. Make any kind of page – a scrapbook page, an art journal page, a card, an altar for the dead – anything this season evokes for you.
2. Use something from Paula Kesselring. You may use this month’s freebie, or anything from her shop.
3. Mix-It-Up with things from other designers.
4. Post your page in Paula’s gallery by 5:00 PM on November 11, 2013.
5. AND post your page in this thread, instructions on how to do this are here.
2. Use something from Paula Kesselring. You may use this month’s freebie, or anything from her shop.
3. Mix-It-Up with things from other designers.
4. Post your page in Paula’s gallery by 5:00 PM on November 11, 2013.
5. AND post your page in this thread, instructions on how to do this are here.
PRIZES:
Mr.Random will select one entry for a $5.00 coupon to Paula’s shop. Winners will be announced on the 13th of next month.
Have fun!
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