Sweet and Sinister Swap Ideas

Gosh I'm happy to be in Artsy Mama's Sweet and Sinister Swap. The latest interview on the group blog was with Fiona from Scotland who inspired me to create a Halloween Journal/Inspiration book. As soon as I read it I was inspired! Rather than overthinking it, I grabbed an old children's library book and started cutting and pasting. I used a roll of vintage wrapping paper as a background...then added a bingo card and typewriter keys and sheet music to highlight the date!
After adding some lace and a fabulous clock I started the inside. I simply cannot talk on the phone without doodling! Instead of pitching my doodle it went in my book along with a banner I'm working on, a poem and some inspiring ideas. These pages have to stand up to lots of little readers so they are extremely sturdy! Did I worry about acid or lignen??? nope. This is for fun and inspiration - as Kari advises....
"It’s your journal. Don’t over think it, just collect, glue, embellish, enjoy, use. It would be great to see a fabulous diversity of journals. Why not start one this year? Use it as a place to record all these fabulous Sweet & Sinister projects and take it from there, adding to it every year as the mood takes you."
These fall projects take my mind off of this.......sweltering heat! I am so ready for fall and the promise of cooler weather!!!

{{{To my McAllen/RGV friends...hearing Percy Faith's Autumn Leaves....are you picturing Wells of Weslaco on your black and white tv? showing the latest Miss Pat dress you're dying to buy???}}}

Stay Cool........Nancy