Boo!

So, I'm feeling a bit more in the zone.  I had a nice quiet weekend past, allowing me to do a few things. I was able to catch up on some much needed PVR time.  I seriously do not know what I would do without my PVR.  How do people actually watch tv on the network's schedule?  I also spent some time on Saturday working on a Halloween Canvas.  It's crappy, not my canvas - but the fact that we do not get trick or treaters here where we live..a la Apartment Condo.. I still put a pumpkin in my window, and yes, I still buy three or four one bag of Candy (OHenry, Mars, Coffee Crisp - why do you have to be different manufacturers Gah!  Anyway, I made this canvas to put up in a nice little spot where I decorate.

We have a Halloween tradition in our house - it's called "Let's watch the most grotesque disgusting films ever made and pause them when Hayley shuts her eyes so she's forced to watch the whole thing even if it makes her gag" Movie night!  Let me share... 2 Halloween's ago I was forced to sit through not one, but both Hostel movies. GROSS.  Last Halloween I thought I'd have a reprieve - oh no - SAW 1, 2 and 3!!
This Halloween apparently we're going for 4,5 and 6.   Great, can't wait.  (serious eye rolling here)

So what are your plans for Halloween?

Here's the canvas..

I painted the canvas with a dry brush and a bit of black paint just to give it a roughed up look.  These are My Mind's Eye papers (The Spider's Web) as well as I used some of the die cuts.  The three circles (pumpkin, spider and skull) I used glossy accents and a bit of glitter to give them some texture. The title is Tim Holtz Grunge Board painted with acrylic paint - making memories Meadow and Black, then embossed to give them a bit of a curl so they would lift off the page a bit.  I even hand stitched the pumpkin paper.  The crow is also grunge board, painted black (like the Rolling Stones, teehee) and then Glimmer Misted with Iridescent Gold.  Well it wouldn't be a canvas of mine if there was no bling - so I've put tiny black and orange bling there and about.  The little white felt ghostie is courtesy of Making Memories. The black flowers are Prima what else.  I stamped the small "october" in the "31st" die cut.

The canvas was a lot of fun to make.  It was a challenge though to make one without a picture.  Give it a try, you'll see what I mean!

Take a deep breath..I know you're already peeking!

Here is a treat just because I'm a baaaad girl and I have no shame..

(Jesse Williams, Dr. Jackson Avery or something like that, I can't focus when he's on screen - Grey's Anatomy.  

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.)

I feel dirty.

I think I like it.

Hey - this was on network tv, so seriously.. it's only a little dirty.

I'm going to play at a new sketch site this week.  Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge Blog. I just loved what they are up to.  Check them out, they seem like lots of fun.

Here is the sketch I'm working with tonight.  I'll post my finished card as soon as it's done.

Ok my friends.

Go create something wonderful and have fun.

Hayley
XOXO  (said just like on Gossip Girl)