Halloween Poems for kids

I have a little trick….. no sorry, it’s a treat for you all.

A very talented gentleman asked if he could write some Halloween poems for you all for your cards and boy are they good.

I’m going to post one after each of my cards over the next few days, here is the first

Cruel Switch

Once upon a time, there was an old witch,

Her magical broom had a cruel switch.

All the kids knew, haunted was her house,

Those that entered, never returned, not even a mouse.

……..

One foggy night, Jill met Thea and Fred,

These very curious kids, snuck out of bed.

They knew the witch lived, up on that hill,

A quick glance of her house, gave them the chill.

……..

They slowly approached, with plenty of fright,

Saw owls and bats, above them in flight.

In her front yard, they saw a few stones,

Next to these stones, scattered were bones.

……..

Fred trembled in fear, gently he knocked,

The door opened itself, they were all shocked.

She smiled and laughed, the children she greeted,

Asked if they’re hungry, they were told to be seated.

……..

She laughed once again, said her night is now rich,

Picked up her broom and pressed the cruel switch.

What happened next was much more than foul,

Turned Thea and Jill into bats, and Fred became an owl.

by Martin Dejnicki 2011

You can see more of Martins‘s poems at the link below

Halloween poems for kids

Carmen Electrafying

When is it right to add pink onto a mans card?  Yep I said pink… well I think I can get away with this one. What do you think?

Oh and a bit of trivia for you from Wikipedia.

In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s or earlier. An article in the trade publication Earnshaw's Infants' Department in June 1918 said: "The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl." From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because being related to red it was the more masculine and decided color, while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color, or related to the Virgin Mary. Since the 1940s, the societal norm was inverted; pink became considered appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century.

^{Now onto my card, Carmen Electrafying by Kenny K} 

Coloured with Copic markers teamed with Papers from Shery k Designs , I made my own card candy to match the designer papers and used a vitage cream satin ribbon and navy button, Nestabilities Label 4 distressed with navy ink and a whimsey ticket stamp to finish.

Allsorts Challenge

I’m so happy to have been asked to do a Guest Designer spot at Allsorts Challenge Blog, this week the theme is Blue and Green.

 

I decided on Timmy’s Stocking by Mo’s Digital Pencil and coloured him with Promarkers and Flex Markers  by Letraset the papers I used are from Jazzy Patterns

Don’t forget to check out the other DT cards at Allsorts Challenge Blog

Alice, Here come the girls!

Yet another stunner, Alice 2 by Just Inklined I think she stole my figure hehehe!

Pretty Woman in Aqua and Lilac

When Jim the artist was drawing this one I think he modelled her legs on mine (wink)

Coloured with Copic markers and teamed with My Minds Eye designer paper some pearls and flower punches used, a pretty ribbon and button and some pins.

Large scallop made with Tonic Studios border system.

Here Come the Girls!

I have two cards for you today, a news release of digital stamp girls from Just Inklined there is 4 in total so far and I got 2 of them coloured up and made into cards.

Lucy digi stamp can be purchased here

Penny digi stamp can be purchased here

Both coloured with Copic markers, backing papers used are from Stampin Up Paper punches used are EK Success Ribbon slot punch and Martha Stewart border punch