Every October Afternoon collection contains gems, those patterns that jump right out at you and beg to be used right away and hoarded forever at the same time. Among my favorites are the map papers that appear from time to time in collections. I ransacked my October Afternoon stash and pulled out a bunch of map papers to create this layout:
There are so many patterns to love on this page, including "True North," "Shipwreck Coast," and "Skull Rock" from the Treasure Map collection, "Midnight Clear" from the Silent Night collection, and "Social Studies" from the Daily Flash/Milk Money collection.
I cut each pattern into strips of varying sizes, and added sticker accents along the seams to unify the design and create continuity.
Map patterns can even be found on October Afternoon alphas, like these from the Treasure Map collection.
Here's hoping for even more maps to show up in future October Afternoon collections! In the meantime, I'll be dealing with the "to use or to hoard?" conundrum.
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