Halloween Is Nearly Here!

The fall air is crisp, yet we still have glorious sunshine. The tree-lined streets have most definitely changed from green to yellow/gold/orange/red. The leaves are falling and crunch under our feet whenever we head outside. All of this means that Halloween is right around the corner! 

I am already ahead of the game Halloween-scrap-wise, as I've got a layout up on the Pebbles blog today and a layout up on the October Afternoon blog today, both celebrating this year's Halloween more than a week before the big day.

First up is my Pebbles layout, featuring the Tricks and Treats collection, which documents Sadie's choice of costume this year:

 For more details, please see today's Pebbles blog post.

Second is my October Afternoon layout, which features the Witch Hazel collection and photos from this weekend's school Halloween carnival:

For more details, please see today's October Afternoon blog post.

Just FYI, I am thick in the midst of scrappy goodness and craft-y anticipation, as between this past weekend and this week four boxes of lovely paper products have or will be crossing my threshold. You wanna know what I'm creating with, right? Well, the first box contained new October Afternoon Make It Merry and Farm Girl, the second contains a mystery product line that will be featured both on projects and as a giveaway at write.click.scrapbook. on November 8th (yes, I bolded that so that you can mark your calendars!), the third contains a much-anticipated Pebbles mid-season release (keep watching the Pebbles blog for sneaks coming soon! :)), and the fourth contains my gigantic order of Simple Stories' Sn@p. Guess what's coming at the end of this week? Fall break, which means more time for scrapbooking, card-making, and other projects!

October Afternoon Warehouse Sale

Do you live near Apple Valley, Minnesota? Do you love October Afternoon? If so, this post is for you! Coming up next week:

 

This sale will feature paper and products from October Afternoon lines up to 2012, as well as select items from the more recent Cakewalk, 9 to 5, Woodland Park, and Witch Hazel lines.

The sale will be held at October Afternoon headquarters located at 5708 Upper 147th Street West in Apple Valley, MN.

Hours are:

Thursday, Oct. 25: 6 PM - 9 PM
Friday, Oct. 26: 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday, Oct. 27: 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday, Oct. 28: 12 noon - 5 PM

(Admission for early-bird shoppers on Thursday night only: Bring a bag of non-perishable food/household items to be donated to the Shepherd of the Valley/Our Daily Bread Food Shelf. Free admission on all other days.)

Ample parking in the rear of the building. Watch for the signs!

For more information, directions and details, visit the October Afternoon Facebook page and click on the "Events" tab.

Happy shopping to those of you who can make it!

 

Pebbles + Write.Click.Scrapbook. = A Giveaway

We're showcasing all things Halloween this week at write.click.scrapbook. Today, we partnered with Pebbles for an amazing give.away.day., where we are giving away two full sets of Pebbles' Tricks and Treats collection. That's right, two full sets. Here's what Tricks and Treats looks like:

 I created a layout for today's Pebbles feature at write.click.scrapbook., using 12" X 12" patterned paper, the 6" X 6" paper pad, and the stickers:

Be sure to click on over to write.click.scrapbook. to see the other Tricks and Treats projects and to leave a comment on today's post over there to be entered into the drawing to win one of the Tricks and Treats sets.

(You are, of course, free to comment here, but if you want to be entered to win, you will need to leave a comment at write.click.scrapbook.)

 

Washi, Washi, Washi, and More Washi

It's Washi Week over on the October Afternoon blog. These are the washi tapes currently available from October Afternoon:

 

I had a tutorial up on the October Afternoon blog yesterday, showing how to create and use washi tape flag/banner elements. Check out these two cards and then click on over to the October Afternoon blog for more information and the tutorial:

If you like the washi tapes you've seen from October Afternoon so far, look at the four that will soon be available once the Make It Merry and Farm Girl lines hit stores:

Guest Blogging at Big Picture Classes

Head on over to Big Picture Classes today for a guest blog post by none other than yours truly. 

How about a couple of sneak peeks at my layouts over there?

What do you think I'm blogging about? Go check it out and see if you're right! :)

And the Winner of the October Afternoon Witch Hazel Brads Is...

Drumroll please...

Beth Hallgren said...
This collection is so cute it's frightening! Those treat boxes are appropriately sweet :)

October 3, 2012 8:44 AM

Beth, for these lovely brads to be on their way to you, all you need to do is email me your address at vmasket@comcast.net. 

Thank you all for hopping with us last Wednesday!

 

Seen & Noted Focus

All week this week the focus on the Pebbles blog is on the new Seen & Noted collection. Seen & Noted happens to be my favorite Pebbles line ever. Here's a glimpse as to why:

I started with the large Phrase Card, which comes in a little booklet along with lots of other Phrase Cards:

Check out the patterned papers:

and the embellishments:

and the journaling cards:

Be sure to check out the Pebbles blog today and every day this week for more Seen & Noted inspiration!

World Cardmaking Day

In honor of world cardmaking day, here are cards for a variety of occasions:

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: October Afternoon + Washi Tape: October Afternoon + Brad: October Afternoon + Die Cutting Machine: Silhouette

Cardstock: American Crafts + Patterned Paper: Pebbles + Dimensional Stickers: Pebbles

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy/American Crafts + Stickers: Sassafras for Studio Calico + Mini Clothespin: Pebbles

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Ribbon: May Arts + Buttons: Jenni Bowlin, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket + Sticker: Dear Lizzy/American Crafts + Stick Pin: Maya Road

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: October Afternoon + Bingo Cards: October Afternoon + Buttons: October Afternoon + Stickers: October Afternoon + Baker's Twine: Martha Stewart

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy/American Crafts + Fabric Stickers: Dear Lizzy/American Crafts + Washi Tape: Bella Blvd + Sticker: Sassafras for Studio Calico

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: Echo Park + Chipboard Number: American Crafts + Punch: The Paper Studio

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: American Crafts + Rubber Charm: October Afternoon + Stamp: October Afternoon

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: Pebbles + Sticker: Pebbles + Twist Tie: Pebbles + Twine: May Arts + Punches: Fiskars

Patterned Paper: Simple Stories + Stickers: Jillibean Soup + Twine: May Arts

Happy cardmaking!