Trick or Treat

Booooo! Hurry and grab the treats so there won't be any tricks.  Halloween is almost here and although I haven't participated in the past two years, this year I thought I would share the treats with the little ones and only little ones, so teenagers go to a Haunted House or a Costume Party....I am serious.

So do we know how Halloween came to be? Well, it originated with the Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death.

Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred so on the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain. It is from this belief that we associate the devil and evil with Halloween.

Immigrants from Scotland and Ireland bought the holiday to the United States. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st as a time to honor all saints; therefore, the evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween.


As the beliefs and customs of different European ethnic groups meshed, a distinctly American version of Halloween began to emerge. Borrowing from Irish and English traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today’s “trick-or-treat” tradition.


So this was my summary on the history of Halloween. Now moving on to more fun stuff I have a 3-D card to share with you thanks to my bestest crafting buddy 


This card is made from a group of die cuts and adhered to a round card base containing a foldable easel also cut from a die. I hope you like it.
I would like to enter the following challenges:
Pookadoodles Crafting - #38 Anything Goes (9/28) (22)
Crafting With Friends - #73 Anything Goes (9/26) (139)
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - M is for Monster (10/5) (4)
Crafters Castle - #9 Anything Goes (9/30) (94)

Thanks for stopping by

Sending Hugs From Texas
~Lesia
Be Safe, Stay Healthy and Craft Happy


8 comments:

Donna said...

WOW Mema!!!
This is such an amazing project!!!
Thanks for freeing your inner monster with Edna and the sisterhood of snarky stampers!!

Lindsey said...

As Donna said... WOW! This turns into a card? It looks like a Halloween art installation! :D Absolutely amazing. Thanks for joining the fun at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Dotty Jo said...

Thanks for joining the fun at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, your creation is awesome! If you could please add our challenge graphic to your post that would be great, Jo x

Jane Willis said...

Absolutely amazing! Really wonderful card. Thanks for sharing at SOSS, and don't forget to add our graphic to your post - Edna likes to stand where she can admire the card!

Toni said...

Wow! So much detail in your card--I love it when a scene is created like this. So glad you joined us at SOSS!

Koraliki Beaty said...

Wow Wow Wow great Job

Thanks for joining us at Polkadoodles

Jeanie Ellis - Scrapbookingmamaw said...

Your coloring is fantastic! Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Crafter's Castle this week. We hope to see you next time too!
Blessings, Jeanie
DT
Scrapbookingmamaw {My Blog}
Crafter's Castle
crafterscastle.blogspot.com

Sharon said...

Amazing creation! Perfect for the SOSS M is for Monster challenge!

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