October Afternoon

2015 Santa Sack Sale - Week 2!

Week Two of the 6^th Annual October Afternoon Santa Sack Sale is here!

The individual Week One Santa Sacks are SOLD OUT, but we reserved a small number of the them for those of you who would like to get in on the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS bundle special!  Yes, the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option is still available (quantities are limited)!

Each Santa Sack™ contains many products from a variety of October Afternoon™ lines.  Get over $110 retail value of merchandise for the bargain price of just $39.99 plus shipping.

As usual, there will be no duplicates from any other weeks!

BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS Option!

This year, for the first time, we are offering a BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option and SAVE with COMBINED SHIPPING!  Just select the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option below to instantly purchase all four weeks of 2015 Santa Sacks™.  If you select this option, all four of your Santa Sacks™ (one from each week) will be reserved for you and shipped to you together in a single box on December 11!  Save BIG on shipping!

COMBINED International Shipping!

Back by popular demand, we are offering COMBINED SHIPPING for ANY multiple-kit INTERNATIONAL orders.  If you wish to place an INTERNATIONAL order with combined shipping on multiple kits, please e-mail us at  [email protected].

Please note that if you select the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option, there is already a combined INTERNATIONAL shipping rate provided.  There is no need to contact us to get your combined rate in this case.

 See PayPal buttons below...

 

Buy WEEK 2 now with the PayPal button below:

Individual Santa Sacks™ typically ship within 2 business days following receipt of order.

To combine shipping, please e-mail us at [email protected].

 

Buy ALL 4 WEEKS now with the PayPal button below:

ALL 4 WEEKS of Santa Sacks™ ship to you together in a single box on December 11!

Combined shipping rates for this option are already supplied in PayPal.

All sales are final.

 

Monday Challenge: Stripe it out

Hey October Afternoon fans, Mou here with today's challenge and it's all about STRIPES! You have to mix at least two different stripe patterns in one project, be it card, layout, or anything you can imagine. Here's my take.

To make this 6" x 6" card, I used Carol Singing and Stocking Hanging 12x12 papers from Under the Tree collection.

These two papers provided not only contrast but also different widths of stripes.

To make this card, I cut out a 6"x12" piece from Stocking Hanging and two 2" x 6" strip from Carol Singing papers. With scissors I notched the ends of the smaller strips of Carol Singing paper and folded the Stocking Hanging paper in half to make the card.

I stacked the cut out notches to create a Christmas tree, added a sentiment from the Merry Making paper and a star from the Shape Stickers to finish the card.

What will you create with stripes?

Multi-photo Christmas Layout + Cut File

Hi everyone! Alex here with you today. 

I don't know about you, but I find Christmas photos a little hard to scrap. They are often pretty dark and messy with a lot of things going on on them. Therefore, I chose to keep my background light and bright and play with little details instead. I also chose to use a lot of small photos. They give a little lighter look with some white space in-between them.

I have used the lovely Under The Tree line for this layout.

Love this cute banner from the stickers sheet. 

To make my white background a little more interesting, I cut out a big Christmas Tree made of hearts (also in white). I like the "airy" look white on white creates.

The size of my tree trunk was perfect for the "Have yourself a merry little Christmas" stamp from the Under The Tree stamp set. It's all in the details, right? :-)

I would like to share the Christmas Tree cut-file I designed with you. You can download the cut-file HERE. Have fun with it!

Thanks for stopping by today! 
Have a lovely weekend!
♥

 

ETA: Thank you for letting me know that the link didn't work. It worked for me the first time I tested it. I have updated the link now, so hopefully you'll be able to grab the cut-file :-) Sorry!

 

Tuesday Inspiration: Layers upon Starry Layers

Hi there! Happy Tuesday! Emily here with today's inspiration piece! When I was searching for inspiration, I came across this fun photo of star confetti:

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I was hesitant to use this for my layout because I've already used stars on a number or layouts for October Afternoon, including this one using stars cut from map paper. After searching for awhile without any luck, I decided the star confetti was meant to be!  I pulled out a few different star punches and began punching away at stars on every piece of blue, red, gray, and orange patterned piece of paper I could find. These colors matched my chosen photo, which is of my kiddos on Halloween this year. I also included a few plain black stars that I cut from cardstock. When I had a large collection of stars, I literally dumped them on my page into a giant pile and then spread them out around my paper. I wanted the layout to be very multi-dimensional and I didn't want the stars to be perfectly placed or adhered to the background. 

After sticking all the the stars down (definitely the longest part of my process) I added my photo on top of the stars and cut out a title using my die cut machine. I wanted a big, bold title, so I used black cardstock and a very simple font for my title, "Fun." The title comes from a Facebook status I included with this photo.  I had hoped I could convince my kids to have matching costumes this year like they have had for the past few years. However, they all had their own ideas, and I was a little bit sad about their mismatched costumes. After a fun night of trick-or-treating I concluded, and posted, "I have reached the point in parenthood where I realize that it doesn't matter if they all match, it only matters that they all have fun."

Finally, I added a few simple embellishments to my layout. Let's face it, it's a pretty crazy layout already, I didn't feel like I needed to add a ton more. I even opted not to include my journaling, because I couldn't find a good place to put it. Instead, I will simply write it on the back of my layout, which is something I frequently do! 

 

Here is a look at my final layout. I love good color combinations, and I can honestly say this is the first time that I have ever used red, orange and blue...it might be a new favorite!

I would love to see how you are inspired by these fun confetti stars! Upload your project to the October Afternoon Flickr gallery, post it on our Facebook page, or connect with us on Instagram via #octoberafternoon. Happy Tuesday, and happy scrapping!

2015 Santa Sack Sale - Week 1!

Our 6^th Annual Santa Sack Sale has begun!  Be one of the first people this year to get your hands on a wide variety of October Afternoon products at a huge discount!

Each Santa Sack™ contains many products from a variety of October Afternoon™ lines.  Get over $110 retail value of merchandise for the bargain price of just $39.99 plus shipping.

As usual, there will be no duplicates from any other weeks!

BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS Option!

This year, for the first time, we are offering a BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option and SAVE with COMBINED SHIPPING!  Just select the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option below to instantly purchase all four weeks of 2015 Santa Sacks™.  If you select this option, all four of your Santa Sacks™ (one from each week) will be reserved for you and shipped to you together in a single box on December 11!  Save BIG on shipping!

COMBINED International Shipping!

Back by popular demand, we are offering COMBINED SHIPPING for ANY multiple-kit INTERNATIONAL orders.  If you wish to place an INTERNATIONAL order with combined shipping on multiple kits, please e-mail us at  [email protected].

Please note that if you select the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option, there is already a combined INTERNATIONAL shipping rate provided.  There is no need to contact us to get your combined rate in this case.

 See PayPal buttons below...

 

Buy WEEK 1 now with the PayPal button below:

Sold Out!

Individual Santa Sacks™ typically ship within 2 business days following receipt of order.

To combine shipping, please e-mail us at [email protected].

 

Buy ALL 4 WEEKS now with the PayPal button below:

ALL 4 WEEKS of Santa Sacks™ ship to you together in a single box on December 11!

Combined shipping rates for this option are already supplied in PayPal.

All sales are final.

 

Monday Challenge: Touch of Gold

Hey everyone! Roree here with a Monday challenge for you.

Metallics are pretty hot right now, so I thought it would be fun to challenge you to add a touch of gold to your next project.

I created this card for the challenge:

I used the new Under the Tree collection. I stamped the "First Snow" Background Stamp over a panel of Family Gathering patterned paper using embossing ink. I covered the stamped image with gold embossing powder and set it with a heat tool.

I added a strip of cardstock and a gold polka dot bow below the center of the card and layered one of the "birds on a branch" stickers from the Shape Stickers sheet just above. I stamped the "Joy" sentiment from the Under the Tree Clear Stamps set onto a label sticker with embossing ink, covered the stamped image with gold embossing powder, and set it with a heat tool. I layered the label sticker at the bottom of the "birds on a branch" sticker and added an enamel heart and dot from the Pop Drops pack to finish.

If you would like to take on today's challenge, please share your creation by linking it on Instagram with the hashtag #octoberafternoon, along with tagging @octoberafternoon, so we can see! You can also share your projects on our OA Facebook wall or the OA Flickr gallery.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

2015 Santa Sack Sale!

Our 6^th Annual Santa Sack™ sale begins at noon on Monday of next week!

What is the Santa Sack™ sale?  Each week, for 4 weeks, we will be offering a different box filled with an assortment of October Afternoon™ products and lines.  Take advantage of this grab-bag type deal to stock up on the October Afternoon™ products you love.

Get over $110.00 retail value of merchandise every week for ONLY $39.99 plus shipping!

Each Santa Sack™ contains many products from a variety of October Afternoon™ lines.  As usual, there will be no duplicates from any other weeks!

BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS Option!

This year, for the first time, we are offering a BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option and SAVE with COMBINED SHIPPING!  Just select the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option at checkout to instantly purchase all four weeks of 2015 Santa Sacks™.  If you select this option, all four of your Santa Sacks™ (one from each week) will be reserved for you and shipped to you together in a single box on December 11!  Save BIG on shipping!

COMBINED International Shipping!

Back by popular demand, we are offering COMBINED SHIPPING for ANY multiple-kit INTERNATIONAL orders.  If you wish to place an INTERNATIONAL order with combined shipping on multiple kits, please e-mail us at  [email protected].

Please note that if you select the BUY ALL FOUR WEEKS option, there is already a combined INTERNATIONAL shipping rate provided.  There is no need to contact us to get your combined rate in this case.

Click HERE to download the flyer shown above.

Be sure to check back at noon on Monday, November 23^rd for Week 1 of our sale.  Remember, quantities are limited – shop early to ensure you get one of your own!