Silly Witch

The last couple of days I have spent cleaning my house......and garden.......ready to leave it for the next couple of months. While I like the house to look presentable I HATE having to clean it.......it is so BORING.........especially when new stamps have dropped through the letter box and are shouting to be used!
So to relieve some of that boredom I made this journal page as I went along!
Vacuum the living room............go gesso the pages, while that is drying........vacuum the hall and stairs.........not quite dry........vacuum the landing and bedroom.............colour pages with Distress ink and spray inks..............while drying....... clean bathroom (such fun!).........stamp pumpkin background.........put out rubbish....................you get the picture!

I know the witch looks kinda creepy but don't be scared! Does it make it better if I tell you the body of my witch is actually Beth Ditto? (sorry Beth).......I cut her out from a fashion supplement that came with a Sunday paper! The creepy face is from Stampotiques new Halloween cube. The legs and hat are hand drawn.

The words are from Macbeth..........the pumpkin background is one of the new stamps, it's from Impression Obsession........

.......the crow is from Tim Holtz Haunted Mansion stamp set.

While I was tidying in the garden I cut down several dry things and rather than just throw them in the compost I made an Autumn display! 

Cardoons in a metal basket.