Friday, November 4, 2011

October Afternoon November Guest Designer


I can't tell you how excited and surprised I was when I received an email from the October Afternoon Design Team Coordinator asking me to be their November Guest Designer.  October Afternoon is one of my all time favorite scrapbook companies.  I love every line they put out.  It definitely didn't take me long to say yes! (I'm afraid the Design Team Coordinator might have heard my excited cry from here! lol)


For my first card, I pulled out some patterned papers from the Rocket Age paper pad along with a sticker from the Rocket Age collection, some Rocket Age buttons, and some Mini Market Alphabet stickers.  I stitched cut the square background for my card along with some rectangles in the smaller patterned papers.  Then, I hand cut the slopes and stitched my patterned papers together. I stitched some buttons in place and added my sentiment using the Mini Market alphabet stickers.  Last, I added the little boy using some foam adhesive.

Hop on over to the October Afternoon blog to read my answers to the questionnaire they sent over. (Okay, so like a dork I messed up my date for my first post and got my stuff sent over to OA too late for their post.  I'm so sorry, Jennifer!  Um, yeah, I definitely feel like a dork.  The OA post with the questionaire will be until next week.)

Have a great weekend!

Niki

20 comments:

pops said...

Hi sweetie this is just GORGEOUS x

Bev said...

Great card (and I love your haircut!) :-)

Bev J. said...

That card will make some boy happy! Congrats on the designer spot and I like your new blog look!

Michelle said...

That is fantastic, Niki -- they have some great stuff -- this is a GREAT little boy card :)

karen q said...

Congrats Niki. This is a wonderful card for a little boy. Can't wait to see what else you do with the OA goodies. They are one of my favorite companies too.

Tracey said...

I love this NikI! Absolutely adorable!!

velta said...

Hi Niki ~ Great image and your choice of papers is absolutely perfect!!! Congrats on being asked to be the November Guest Designer!!!

Mendi Yoshikawa said...

Congrats on your guest designer spot--I feel equally in love with them. This card turned out perfect! Love it! :)

Cassandra said...

Well done you, of course they would want to have you guest design. The best person i know to combine patterned paper (I think I may have said that a few times before). This one is up to your usual high standard. Love the new photo, very professional looking.

Kathy Martin said...

This is cute, cute, cute, Niki! :)

Gabby said...

OA has some of the best product lines! Your card is super cute, retro, vintage ... I like it! Wow, love your new look! I almosst didn't recognize you as compared to your "long-hair" look!

jen shears said...

So cute! I'm not surprised they asked you- you use their awesome lines to perfection!!!! I LOVE OA, but none of my LSS carry it- boo! Your new profile pic is super cute too! :)

Michele Boyer said...

OMGOSH! I'm SO excited for you, Niki! How awesome to guest design for OA!! WOOHOO YOU!! :) This is adorable! LOVE the little tabs spelling the sentiment!

Beth Matson said...

This is just adorable!

Jonathan Denton said...

LOVE IT!!!!!

Jonathan Denton said...

This is actually Jen, not Jon

Dawn Easton said...

How fantastic!!! This is darling!

Christiana said...

This card is AMAZING! You are a fabulously talented card artist, Niki! October Afternoon was so smart to snatch you up as their guest designer for the month!

amy johnson said...

Congrats on your new DT adventure! Your card is so cute! Love how you did the sentiment!

Beate said...

Congratulations! You deserve it. Everything you create looks fantastic, including this card.
Hugs and smiles