October Afternoon

Farewell Nancy Holley!

It is the last day of February (already!?!?) and it is time to say goodbye to our fabulous Guest Designer, Nancy Holley.

Before we say farewell, let's get inspired by a few more of her beautiful layouts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I just love all the little details that Nancy adds to her pages!  From that ruffled paper on the "Happy Day" layout to the stapled ribbon on "Kindergarten" layout, those special little touches really make her pages stand out. 

Thank-you, Nancy!  It has been wonderful getting to know you and we appreciate your wonderful work.

Accckk!

Hello all!  I am so sorry that we have not updated all week.  I had to go out of town for a family emergency and forgot that I needed to pick some winners!  It looks like you are excited about the new Sprinklers and Sticky Keys! :)

Here are the winners:

 
 
 
Thank-you all so much for leaving your comments!  Winners, please e-mail me at [email protected] and I will get your prize out to you. 

Things will be back to normal on Monday - Thank-you so much for your patience!

 

Sticky Keys & Sprinklers!

In addition to 5 and Dime and Rocket Age, we also released two other brand new products at CHA!

The first one is called Sticky Keys.  Similar to our very popular Mini Market alphabet stickers, Sticky Keys are circular in shape instead of rectangular.  They are not specific to any collection, but have been made to coordinate with all of the October Afternoon lines. 
 
 
Black and Cream 
 
Playtime
 
Red and Black
 
Teal and Cream

Whether spelling out a loved one's name or creating an entire scrapbooking quote, these Sticky Keys will certainly add a creative touch and a bit of interest to all your projects!

Our other brand new product is our high-quality spray inks, Sprinklers.  You can use Sprinklers to create a color, change a current color or distress and age your layout. 
We have a base set of neutrals called Art Box.  It has four colors: Paper Doily (opaque white), Buttermilk, Tin Type and Brown bag.
 
We also have three new colors to coordinate with each of our new lines.

5 and Dime: Lemon Drop, Red Wagon and Strawberry Creme
 
Rocket Age: Comet Tail, Robot Blue and Night Sky.
 
All of these colors will be available in sets and individually.  They will be shipping along with the lines they coordinate with.  Art Box will ship in March.

I think we should do another giveaway!  Leave a comment and on Monday we will pick 3 winners to win some of the new Sticky Keys and a Sprinkler set.  Have a great weekend!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I think it is safe to say that you are all excited for our new releases!  Thanks so much for leaving your comments on last weeks posts.  Now it is time to give some stuff away!

The 3 winners of the 5 and Dime Collection kits are:
 
 
 
And the winners of the 3 Rocket Age Collection kits are:

 
 
 
Congratulations winners!  Please email me at [email protected] with your address so I can get your prizes out to you!

Is everybody enjoying their Valentine's Day today?  I would love to receive this card and treat that our February Guest Designer, Nancy Holley made. 
 
 
 
The Modern Homemaker paper and baker's twine look so cute wrapped around the candy box.  I love that this idea could be used for so many different occasions.  It would be perfect for little birthday party favors or table decorations at a shower.

Nancy also made this beautiful calendar that she has hanging in her living room and she just loves being able to enjoy it everyday.

 
 
 
 I just love her title on the February layout.  And look at the cute little heart banner, adorable!
 
 
 
I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day that is full of lots of chocolate and special moments with the ones that you love! 

Rocket Age Has Landed!

First of all, thank-you all so much for your kind, thoughtful comments regarding 5 and Dime on yesterday's post. We are so thrilled to know that you guys are excited about this line. We enjoyed hearing how 5 and Dime envokes so many special memories for many of you. Thank-you for sharing it with us! :) You still have time to comment on yesterday's post if you haven't already, we are going to pick winners on Monday.

Now, on to our next new release, Rocket Age!

 
 
Captain's Log

 
Space Station

 
All Systems Go

 
Blast Off

 
Black Hole

 
Deep Space Probe

 
Incoming Transmission

 
Return Voyage

 
Docking Manuever (Die-Dut)

 
8x8 Paper Pad

 
Chip and Stick Chipboard Shapes

 
12x12 Shape Stickers

 
Miscellany

 
12x12 Alpha Stickers

 
Word Stickers

 
Label Stickers

 
Mini Market Stickers

 
Clear Stamp Set

 
Image Rub-ons

 
Border Rub-ons

 
Buttons

 
Tin Pins

 
Rubber Charms

 
Chipboard Mini-Album

Besides just the obvious boy themed projects you could make with Rocket Age, our designers used this line for all kinds of projects including Fourth of July, birthday, baby, Valentine's Day and more!

By Stacey Kingman:
 
 
By Vivian Masket:
 
By Danielle Flanders:

 
 
 
 
You know the deal, leave us a comment and we will pick 3 winners to receive a Rocket Age Collection Kit! 

Introducing 5 and Dime!

You have seen the sneak peeks for our new line, but now it is time to formally introduce you to 5 and Dime!  This line is full of fun, nostalgic images that take us back to a simpler time.  Grab a grilled cheese sandwich and an ice cold soda pop and let's check it out!

 
There are 8 patterned papers and 1 die-cut patterned paper included in this line.
 
Circus Peanuts

 
Bubble Gum

 
Butterscotch

 
Root Beer Barrels

 
Lemon Drops

 
 Jawbreakers

 
Rock Candy

 
Wax Bottles

 
Lollipop (Die-Cut)

 
8x8 Paper Pad

 
Chip and Stick Chipboard Shapes

 
12x12 Shape Stickers

 
Miscellany - A brand new product that includes ephemera cards, tickets, ribbon, raw die cut chipboard shapes and vintage buttons.

 
12x12 Alpha Sticker

 
Word Stickers

 
Label Stickers

 
Mini Market Stickers

 
Clear Stamp Set

 
Image Rub-ons

 
Border Rub-ons

 
Buttons

 
Tin Pins

  
Rubber Charms - Yes, they are back!

 
Chipboard Mini-Album

As you can see, we still have all of your favorite stickers and embellishments and we added a few new ones too!

Want to see some darling projects using the 5 and Dime collection?

By Becky Novacek:
 
 

By Vivian Masket:
 
 
 
By Danielle Flanders:

 
 
By Stacey Kingman:

 
We want to hear what you think!  What is your favorite piece?  What do you plan to make with this collection?  Tell us what you love and we will pick 3 winners to receive a 5 and Dime Collection Kit!

Schoolhouse Inspiration

I thought it would be fun to show you some of the Schoolhouse/Report Card projects that were in our booth at CHA.  I know I mentioned it before, but we really had some fabulous projects made by some pretty fabulous designers!

First up is this darling little mini-album and card from Sasha Holloway.

 
 
 
Stacey Kingman provided us with LOTS of beautiful card inspiration:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Some gorgeous layouts by Roree Rumph:

 
 
Look at those cute fish she made with the Report Card argyle paper?  Love it.

 
 
And a layout by Stephanie Howell: 
Is anybody else ready to run to their scrap desk and get busy with some Schoolhouse? 

OA welcomes Guest Designer Nancy Holley!

 
1) Tell us a little about yourself.
I am Nancy Holley. My husband, Will, runs our family owned duck hunting
preserve, while I am an assistant principal at our local high school. The three
little members of our crew are Audrey, 7, Cray, 5, and Hill, who is almost 3! We
live out on a little lake in the pine forest and see deer and turkeys almost
everyday on our driveway. I am obsessed with Sonic cherry coke, running, and
October Afternoon!

2) Tell us about your scrapbook style and how long you have been scrapbooking?
I think my style would be considered shabby chic. I don't know -- I love to use
vintage papers and lots of machine stitching, but still create simple clean
layouts.

3) Are you a layout person or a card person...or both?
I started out as a card person -- following Kristina Werner -- but I am almost a
full time layout gal now that I do a class every month for some girls at my
church.

4) What is on your scrap desk right now?
A calendar for 2011! I'll share it with you soon!

5) What is your very favorite October Afternoon line of paper?
I am going to go with Seaside! You just can't take the beach out of this Florida
girl! Although the elementary teacher in me really can't resist the Report Card
and Schoolhouse lines!!

6) What can you NOT scrapbook without?
Stitching on my pages!! It just isn't mine if I haven't sewn on it!

7) What is your favorite source for inspiration?
The people I am always around! I have a core group of girls I scrap with on a
regular basis and we are always talking about scrapping, and calling each other
with ideas. I also find lots of great inspiration on the internet!

8) Favorite TV show?
I really am not a TV watching kind of gal! I read books (all the time,
Children's Lit is my favorite -- it's the elementary teacher in me I think :-) I
just finished the trilogy of The Hunger Games! I read it in a weekend --
couldn't put it down.

9) Favorite 7th grade memory?
My crazy, weird science teacher who made me go to the State science fair! Yikes 

10) If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead who would it be and why?
The geniuses at Apple. Creators of the iPhone, iPad, iMac -- things I could not
make it through my day without!! They have to be some really cool folks, right?

In memory of all the beautiful sunshine we experienced last week in L.A., I thought we would share this fun beach layout first. 
 
 
 
Welcome Nancy!  We can't wait to see what else you have to share with us! :)

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Thank-you for your support of October Afternoon.  I think we definitely have the best fans in the business! :)

January Guest Designer Wrap-up - Thanks Jill!

With all the CHA craziness, I completely forgot to post the rest of Jill Cornell's adorable Campfire projects.  Jill was our January Guest Designer and she really knocked it out of the park!  So sorry Jill, but I promise you all they have been worth the wait! :)

First up, check out this Campfire Gift Set. I am not much of a camper, but I would totally go if someone gave me this!
 
 
 
 
 Next is this awesome layout, Mountain Honeymoon. I love how she arranged the smaller photos around the outside of the page with the title in the center. 
 
 
 
 
And finally, a fun card!  I love that Jill was able to show the versatility of the Campfire line with her projects.  It is not just for camping!
 
Great Job, Jill!  Thanks so much for sharing your creativity and spending the month with us!  We will be back Monday to introduce our February Guest Designer.  Have a great weekend everybody!