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! 

October Afternoon Witch Hazel Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the October Afternoon Witch Hazel blog hop! This fun Halloween line has plenty of vintage spookiness plus a good mix of themed and basic patterns in a gorgeous multicolored Halloween palette.

Here's a look at the collection:

Everyone needs treats on Halloween, right? I created a couple of fun Halloween treat boxes using Witch Hazel patterned papers and embellishments, using my Silhouette to cut the boxes:

What do you think of those fun brads on the labels on the boxes? Well, one lucky reader of my blog will win a set of the Witch Hazel Designer Brads:

Please leave a comment below to be entered to win. I'll announce the winner next week! 

The next stop on the Witch Hazel Blog Hop is Amy Heller's blog.

Be sure to complete the entire blog hop - there's a different prize at each stop, including the grand prize of a Witch Hazel Collection Kit on the October Afternoon blog! Here's the entire hop list:

October Afternoon Blog
Vivian Masket's Blog (You Are Here :))
Amy Heller's Blog
Jill Sprott's Blog
Michelle Wooderson's Blog
Danni Reid's Blog
Lexi Bridges' Blog
Marcy Penner's Blog

What are you waiting for?! Go hop! :)

Write.Click.Scrapbook. Gallery Launch (and Giveaway Winner)

Today, the "Pinterest Made Me Do It!" gallery launched at Write.Click.Scrapbook. We all found something on Pinterest that inspired us and and created a layout. Here's my inspiration piece:

and here's my layout:

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics + Patterned Paper: October Afternoon + Flashcard: October Afternoon + Stickers: October Afternoon + Washi Tape: October Afternoon + Ticket: October Afternoon + Die Cutting Machine: Silhouette + Font: Typenoksidi

When I posted my sneak on the 20th, I said I would draw a winner from amongst those who guessed the theme correctly. Well, I got...ahem...three comments on that post. Three much appreciated comments, but where the heck are the rest of you? My stats show lots more than three readers!  

Since none of the three commenters correctly guessed the theme of this month's gallery, I will be mailing a prize package full of goodies to one randomly chosen poster. I asked my son to pick a number between one and three and he said, "Two!" That means the lucky winner is:

Nathalie said...
I have seen a few sneaks around blogland and my guess for the new Gallery is Summer travels...

September 20, 2012 10:09 PM

Please email your mailing address to me at vmasket@comcast.net and your box of goodies will be on the way to you by week's end!