she comes by night...

 

She comes by night, in fearsome flight

in garments black as pitch,

the queen of doom upon her broom,

the wild and wicked witch, 
a cackling crone with brittle bones 

and desiccated limbs,

two evil eyes with warts and sties

and bags about the rims,

a dangling nose, ten twisted toes

and folds of shrivelled skin,

cracked and chipped and crackled lips

that frame a toothless grin.
She hurtles by, she sweeps the sky

and hurls a piercing screech.

As she swoops past, a spell is cast

on all her curses reach.

Take care to hide when the wild witch rides

to shriek her evil spell.

What she may do with a word or two

is much too grim to tell.
-Jack Prelutzky 

Inspired by Halloween crafts and poems... using some Crafty Secrets papers and stamps to create a creepy treat bag. Some Curtsey Boutique goodies used here today as well. 

On the countdown to All Hallow's Eve!
~Becks

Supplies:
Paper-Crafty Secrets CD4- Creating with Vintage Halloween
Stamp-Crafty Secrets- Halloween Postcard stamp set
Curtsey Boutique: Paper bags
Curtsey Boutique: Halloween Doilies
Curtsey Boutique: twine

terrific treats...

It's Halloween! It's Halloween!

The moon is full and bright.

And we shall see what can't be seen

On any other night. 

Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls

Grinning goblins fighting duels,

Werewolves rising from their tombs

Witches on their magic brooms.

In masks and gowns

we haunt the street

And knock on doors

for trick or treat.

 Tonight we are the king and queen

For oh tonight, its Halloween!

-Jack Prelutsky.

Some sweet treat bags using fun Curtsey Boutique bits and bobs.. Great sugary glittered bat and crow cutouts... embossed bags(how cute) and terrific twine in Halloween-y colours.. it's love I tell ya!

Happy Haunting!!
~Becks

fire burn and cauldron bubble...

 Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn and caldron bubble.

Fillet of a fenny snake,

In the caldron boil and bake;

Eye of newt and toe of frog,

Wool of bat and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,

Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,

For a charm of powerful trouble,

Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn and caldron bubble.

Cool it with a baboon's blood,

Then the charm is firm and good.

Boo to you!
~Becks

Supplies:
Frame: Crafty Secrets Halloween Printables
Witch image: Crafty Secrets Halloween Image and Journal Notes

october...

 

If you've been hanging around here for a while, you'll know how much I love Fall, Thanksgiving and Halloween. Generally this time of year puts me in the best moods... its the sunshine, the gentle breezes, that crispness...Today is no exception... the weather is perfect. I wish I could bottle this feeling... the ambiance... just freeze time and savour this day...

 

 Halloween has to be my most favourite holiday other than Christmas. Scary movies, creepy decor... trick-or-treaters... I love it all. Halloween crafts put me in just as good a mood as the weather... I often wonder why Halloween cards aren't as popular. They are a dream to make, and a perfect reason to get to use black paper and orange. Something I rarely do except for this time of year. Skull and cross bones, witches and black cats, pumpkins and bats... add some pretty bows and glitter and sky's the limit for creating...

 

Another card from my Halloween house box... holding my Halloween treats and what not... Crafty Secrets papers used here again from the Creating with Vintage Halloween CD and the 2013 free printable calendar... I'm loving the orange and blacks..

And before I go:

I couldn't have said it better...

~Becks

 

 

 

 

seasons change...

Summer is taking its time leaving around here. Not that I'm complaining... there are subtle hints of Fall though... and I'm loving that too. Soft breezes with a slight cool in the air... the changing of the searing summer sun to a more gentle glow... leaves turning yellow; soon to give way to those gorgeous oranges, reds and browns I associate with Fall... it's a bitter sweet changing of the seasons... thank goodness my favourite seasons follow each other so closely.

A whirlwind of events to the end of summer... wedding over and done with... family here and now gone all too quickly. Anticipating a few more bonfires with dear friends who have become like family to us... shopping for a new wardrobe full of boots, pretty chunky sweaters and scarves... comfort foods and tasty drinks; home made chai lattes, London fog's with our favourite Earl Grey tea. Another reminder of a dear friend from the west coast.

Savouring the few hot days we have left. Getting to the lake and a quiet retreat to a friend's cabin... such a lovely weekend to recover from the stress of wedding planning and all that comes with it.  Relaxing in our new favourite spot; a backyard deck built with my guy's very able and talented hands... a cozy outdoor living space. A happy puppy to take for walks in the neighbourhood to drink in the changing scenery and season.

Crafty projects reflecting the changing season... a pretty paper pumpkin with Crafty Secrets Vintage Halloween CD... such great printable papers... all used here in varying patterns and colours. Some twine and leaves.. and a small wooden creature to complete the card. This could be used for Thanksgiving or Halloween... your choice.

Thanks for the visit!
~Becks

summer surrender...

A couple weeks ago we did a road trip out west to see my family..  squeezing out another week or so of summer, as the weather was already turning in the North. Desperate not to surrender my summer days just yet. Travelling through the mountains is one of my most favourite drives. It's natural beauty is awe inspiring. The mountains humble you with their size. The mountains signal that I'm almost home..how I miss being surrounded by them.

Driving at night with only my thoughts and quiet music keeping me company while my guy slept. The stars shining so brightly in the inky blackness of the sky.. the mountain tops a faint outline against the starry background.The big dipper so low I could have reached out and grabbed it. It was a magical feeling. So peaceful. Most definitely a soul refreshing journey.

Now we are fully immersed into one of my most favourite seasons; fall. Today was the quintessential perfect fall day; beautiful sunshine, warm temps, gorgeous yellows, orange and red leaves.. crunchy under our feet as I walked the puppy.. Fall means Halloween movies and fat orange pumpkins. I love all things Halloween inspired.

As I fondly bid goodbye to Summer, I welcome Fall with open arms. My projects of late have been inspired by the season and Halloween. I recently acquired Crafty Secrets Creating with Vintage Halloween images, and all of my projects use digi papers, embellies from this amazing CD.

SOOO many great papers to play with.. these are just a few! I made up a little pocket for my Mr Owl tag.. Gosh how I love that 'Broom parking 5c" sign.. If you can get your hands on the Crafty Secrets CD I highly recommend you do!

I'm off to do some more creating! Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all my fellow Canadians!
~Becks:)

sketch this... TSTR #134

 It's time for another Shabby Tea Room Challenge! This week I'm your host and I ask that you create a card or layout and use:

                                           * THE SKETCH- Rotate it, flip it... use it how ever you like!
                                           * COLOURS/INSPIRATION from the photo

Easy Peasy right? This week our lovely sponsors are Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and Debbie's Paper Sweeties:) I used Pumpkin Magic and You're a Superstar(Paper Sweeties) Play along and you could win 5 digital images from Robyn's or one stamp set of your choice from Paper Sweeties.

I went with the fall theme...used Crafty Secrets digital papers and Prima notecards..

 

Fussy cut felt leaves, with their stitched veins make me smile..

Make sure you pop by the rest of our shabby team to see what they've created!

                          

                          Debbie- Deb's Simple Treasures

                          Lenet- To Scrap or Not to Scrap

                          Rebecca- Paper Primrose

                          Tracey- Trace Elementz

                          Starr- The Paper Chase


See you in the Tea Room:)
~Becks

the witches zodiac...

Aquarius (January 21 to February 19) : Slow-going, dull and dishonest. Hates responsibility...

Pisces (February 20 to March 20) : Timid, with no confidence or willpower. Has a permanent inferiority complex...

Aries (March 21 til April 20): Impatient, scheming and rash. Will not admit when in the wrong...

Taurus (April 21 to May 22): Furious temper when finally roused. Revolted by ugliness in others...

Gemini (May 23 to June 21): Restless, undependable. Kind hearted when it suits...

Cancer (June 22 to July 22): Greedy, selfish and touchy. Will not allow others to meddle...

Leo (July 23 to August 22): Tactless, narrow minded, dogmatic and ruthless. Loves glitter...

Virgo (August 23 to September 22): Cruel, cunning, nosey and snobbish. Cannot be moved to pity...

Libra (September 23 to October 22):Easily impressed and slighted. Always looks for the easy way out...

Scorpio (October 23 to November 21): Ambitious, sarcastic and vain. Looks on others as pawns to be sacrificed...

Sagittarius (November 22 to December 21): Patronising, smug and impulsive. Extremely outspoken...

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20): Shrewd, calculating and vindictive. Unaffected by flattery...

My sister brought along 2 pages with her on our vacation; from my mom to me....It was a copy out of a book my mom discovered in her stash.  It's out of the norm...funny, charming and I couldn't resist turning it into a banner to adorn the wall, to be seen as the trick or treater's come by on Halloween night. My zodiac sign is bang on.. how I love little things like these...I just had to include all of the signs...so that you can see the pictures that go along with it...get a little chuckle out of it ( I love that Leo's love glitter..being a witches horoscope and all...) get the grand scheme of it all (it spans about 4 feet of my wall)....
I distress inked the edges of the pictures..as well as the cutout for the lettering at the bottom (each triangle has a letter of the words "the witch's zodiac") in case you were wondering what it spelled out..

Does your witch's zodiac sign represent you? I'd love to know...

Happy Halloween!
~Becks