October Afternoon

Reader Spotlight: Vibeke

Can you say WOW!?  As soon as we spotted this fabulous layout by a Norwegian scrapbooker named Vibeke, we jumped at the chance to show it off here on our blog.  Vibeke uses the Night Light collection, but in a way that's all her own.  No monsters in sight - instead, one beautiful child and lots of fun embellishments.  Check it out...

Guest Designer Lisa Truesdell's card inspiration

Take a look at this cute card from Lisa, using our Cherry Hill collection...

Layout Inspiration!

When Iris sent us this layout using our Road Map collection, we just loved it - and hope that you do as well!  Check out all of the fun details...and isn't her family sweet?

Punny Fun...

Looking at the pun cards you all made for the challenge had us giggling up a storm!  Some favorites were:

Thanks a Melon by Lynn

You are a Trip card by Lexi

Aren't they fun?!  Thanks to everyone who played along with us!  The random winner is Amy!  If all three of you will send your mailing info to [email protected] we'll send out your stickers!!  Congrats!!!

Danni Reid is our newest design team member!

Yes!  That's right!!  We love her work - you love her work - so we did the only thing that made any sense - we asked her to join our design team!  

Welcome to the team, Danni!  

And, check out this fun little pencil case she made for her son, Robin!  It's so adorable!!

  

Card Inspiration and Challenge!

Here is a super-cute, super-simple card from design team member Stacey Kingman.  Isn't it fun!?  Love how she used the handwriting paper for the wing!  And, the sentiment has a pun!!  I just love cards with puns!!

Allright, lets see your cards!  Make an October Afternoon card and use a pun for the greeting!  Send us a link to your project in the comments and we'll pick three winners to receive a set of these wood-grain Lunchbox letter stickers!

So, link up your OA pun cards and our designers will pick a few of their favorites to feature here on our blog - we'll also draw 3 random winners on Friday August 21.  Good luck!  We can't wait to see your cards!

Winners!!

It's Friday...time to announce the winners of the stamp sets!  

What great cards! Love the new lines and thanks for a chance to win some of your fabulous stamps.

Posted by: Jen D. | August 10, 2009 at 08:14 PM

Great cards - and I would LOVE the stamps!!

Posted by: SandiC | August 11, 2009 at 11:02 AM

Congratulations to you both!  Send your mailing address to us at [email protected] and we will get your prizes into the mail!

Reader Spotlight: Danni Reid

Yes.  It's true.  You have seen our spotlight turned on Danni before.  This ducky set she made was so darling!  But, she keeps creating such fun projects with our papers that we had to show you more of the things she has created! 

Check out these fantastic cards...

(Pssst.  If you want to see close-ups on the individual cards, check them out in the Road Map gallery.)

Stay tuned... we'll be showing off another project of Danni's next week!

Reader Spotlight: Laurel Seabrook

We spotted this amazing album by Laurel Seabrook over in the Flickr gallery and just loved it.  The book uses our Road Map collection, but it's not a vacation album...it is all about her journey to better health.  It's an oh-so-inspiring weight-loss journal.  Don't you love it??  Thanks so much for sharing it with us, Laurel...and good luck with your journey to getting fit!!

More from Guest Designer Lisa Truesdell

Seriously, this might be one of the most clever ideas for a layout ever.  It is so adorable!!!  Lisa mixed the Cherry Hill line with the Night Light line to showcase her son's always-changing moods as he enters the "terrible twos."  So cute!!