Welcome to October on the October Afternoon blog! Lexi here today and I don't know about you, but October is one of my favorite months...pumpkin spice lattes are in full swing, leaves are changing color, and you get to break out those cute fall boots ;) To celebrate this exciting season I have a color challenge for you today!
I created a little vignette to get us started. Here we have black, white and of course, orange. It wouldn't be much of a color challenge for October without some orange, right? A little aqua to bring in some more color and these bronze owls. They just seemed to fit right in.
I pulled product from 5 different October Afternoon lines to make a Halloween-esque layout, about what else? Halloween candy :)
The stars are misted with Comet Tail and the aqua splatters are from Miss Mary Mack--my new favorite sprinkler color.
The ampersand is also misting in Comet Tail and I added some funky stitching. I had no patience to wait for the chipboard to dry so the stitching was extra crazy! I used a stencil with gold paint for the 'bronze' part.
Kinsey joined me on the challenge with a super cute notebook!
Here's what she had to say: "I made a mini notepad with a handmade 'gummed' graph paper pad inside. To make your own notepad just grab a stack of paper of your choice, 2 pinch clips, a piece of chipboard/cardboard the same size as your paper, and some rubber cement. Layer your paper on top of the chipboard and clip together on the left and right sides toward the top edge of your notepad and then brush on 3 thick coats of rubber cement. Let it dry and you have a custom notepad!
Grab a pumpkin spice latte, get scrapbooking & Happy October!











I took part in this challenge, and I ended up creating a wall hanging featuring a paper-pieced owl. You can see it in the OA Flickr gallery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denisemprice/6223729486/in/pool-770617@N25) or at my blog (http://greendenise.blogspot.com/2011/10/photography-autumn-colors.html). I enjoyed playing with these gorgeous colors. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Denise Price | October 08, 2011 at 12:49 PM
I use your inspiration for make this layout :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maniscrap/6216963110/in/pool-770617@N25
thanks !
Ma-Ni scrap
Posted by: Marie-Nicolas | October 06, 2011 at 04:29 AM
I've added my submission to the Fickr Gallery. :) Love me some orange and teal.
Posted by: Suz | October 04, 2011 at 02:57 PM
That typewriter is wonderful!!! I wish it was mine.
Posted by: Monica | October 04, 2011 at 09:16 AM
Cute layout & great color scheme but I absolutely Adore your bronze Owls!!! So stinkin' cute!!
Posted by: Katherine M | October 03, 2011 at 11:37 PM
... and Kinsey's mini wasn't up early... cute!
Posted by: ShellyJ | October 03, 2011 at 01:34 PM
Love the color inspiration :) and awesome page, Lexi!
Posted by: ShellyJ | October 03, 2011 at 08:56 AM