CHA Winter 2012 :: October Afternoon
My next stop was October Afternoon. I can’t think of a single paper collection they have released that I haven’t liked and purchased! And they have new papers, of course. Starting with the 9 to 5 collection.
9 to 5 features greens and oranges, which looks a lot cuter than it sounds. Embellishments include brads, stickers, labels, tin pin badges, die cuts and chipboard as well as washi tape and new coordinating colours of Sprinklers spray inks.
See that telephone photo thing? That something is very cool. It’s a new product called Chapters, and it’s essentially a set of mini book pages, all ready to make your own creation. If you liked the idea of the papers in Smash Books but wanted more freedom to make the book your own, this is exactly what you want. Each line has a great mix of images in the Chapters kit.
The papers are a mix of kitsch and small repetitive patterns. I think that’s why I find October Afternoon papers so easy to use: I cut my favourite elements from the bigger designs and then use the smaller, less specific patterns for backgrounds, boxes, border strips and pretty much anything else. If you’ve never used October Afternoon products, you’ll also love the quality of their paper stock. Their designs are cream-based and the paper is sturdy and smooth.
Collection two is called Cakewalk, with a happy colour scheme mixing soft shades with circus brights without relying on that elementary look of too many primary colours.
Same styles of embellishments and accompanying products – but to match the celebratory feel of the Cakewalk collection.
And more lovely papers!
Be still my heart: so many lovely shades of Mini Market letter stickers and Sprinklers spray inks. I love these two product lines and use them on the vast majority of my projects.
The third collection is called Woodland Park, which might be the most interesting of the three in that some elements break away from the recent designs – in a good way that adds breadth to the collection without making them look like they don’t belong.
Blue and green abound in this collection, but there are elements of pink and yellow thrown in the mix too. Not many manufacturers do nice deep blues, so this is a welcome colour scheme in my book.
And the papers: here’s what I mean by something different. That cloud paper isn’t something I would expect from October Afternoon, and yet I love it. There are chevrons and butterflies, which makes me happy of course. The trees remind me of one of the early October Afternoon prints but these are a bit larger and will be easier to cut out for both layouts and cards.
These collections are scheduled to ship to stores throughout the spring.
Click here to shop for October Afternoon products.
If you are attending the show, find October Afternoon at booth 1293.
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30 January 2012, 16:02
LOVE everything in that booth!!! Seriously!!! I could scoop up each piece of paper and pack of embellies for all of their new lines. My pocket book will not go for it. And, do you know how hard it is to live 45-60 minutes from October Afternoon??? Every time I take my son to the zoo, my van wants to go to their warehouse and pic up goodies! Archiver’s doesn’t carry it all. (my only scrap store).
30 January 2012, 16:06
Oh these are wonderful! I just hope we can get them all in the UK! Well, some of them at least – I won’t have room for all the lovely new papers you have been showing us lol!
30 January 2012, 16:07
Oh I’m squealing! Drooling & Squealing some more Oh what FUN FUN & FUN collections!
30 January 2012, 16:07
I’m not sure about this oct afternoon release. When I first saw the collections I didn’t like them, but I keep seeing them, and each time I see something I like about them, so I guess it’s all growing on me! Love the cloud paper :-)
30 January 2012, 16:12
thanks for another awesome tour,shimelle! i love all 3 lines. but 9 to 5 and woodland park are my faves since i mostly scrap boy pages.
30 January 2012, 16:12
Love the peacock paper and the tree with bunnies.
30 January 2012, 16:12
I love October Afternoons new collections! Can’t wait to get my hands on the new product! thanks for sharing!
30 January 2012, 16:15
I love the new October Afternoon papers and the booth looks fantastic. *
30 January 2012, 16:16
All these stickers make me light-headed. In a good way… :) TFS!
30 January 2012, 16:20
I love october afternoon! Can’t wait to get the new papers.
30 January 2012, 16:24
I’ve never seen an October Afternoon collection that I didn’t love.
30 January 2012, 16:25
Those colors and patterns just make me happy…LOVE it!!
30 January 2012, 16:26
Another set of great collections. I think 9 to 5 is my favorite, but the trees in Woodland Park remind me of their old line with the cute deer, whatever it was called…Thanks!
30 January 2012, 16:28
These lines are amazing!! Looooove me some October Afternoon. :) – April W
30 January 2012, 16:28
Like the tiny prints of the 9 to 5 collection but really love the cakewalk and the woodland park.
30 January 2012, 16:29
I love the first 2 collections. Not completely sold on Woodland Park, but I like a few of their papers. Thanks for sharing these great pics!
30 January 2012, 16:30
Amazing lines!
30 January 2012, 16:44
Love how they displayed their papers with clothespins.
30 January 2012, 16:55
love love love the woodland park collection and the stunning alphabet LO by Danni Reid is awesome
30 January 2012, 16:55
You can’t go wrong with a sheet of butterflies!
30 January 2012, 16:59
OA love, love, love them! The photo of the mini letter stickers made me drool! I use them on almost every layout.
30 January 2012, 17:15
So very much I want from OA, but especially everything from Woodland Park. And all the brads. And all the label stickers. and… :)
30 January 2012, 17:17
Thanks for all the pics. I’m so excited as I love OA but they haven’t shown their collections yet. This must be the first place I see details of the papers etc. Intrigued by what the Chapters minibook product offers
30 January 2012, 17:22
Those chapter thingies sound interesting!
30 January 2012, 17:23
Love love love their patterned papers! Can’t wait!
30 January 2012, 17:23
Oh I love it all!!!
30 January 2012, 17:29
I really, really like Woodland Park!! and of course, all the label stickers are fabulous!!
30 January 2012, 17:52
I love OA! If nothing else, I have to have those Mini Market letters in every color. Just love those things and the same goes for the Label and Word stickers…couldn’t scrap without them!!
30 January 2012, 17:54
I am with you, I love October Afternoon products.
30 January 2012, 17:58
Great lines from OA!
30 January 2012, 18:06
So many wonderful goodies but I can’t wait to see the Chapters kits
30 January 2012, 18:06
super happy about the washi tape, and that cloud paper looks a little like the terrific stuff that sass was doing in broadcast sunshine that i loved
30 January 2012, 18:19
Ok. I now need a second job to pay for all the Amy Tan and now October Afternoon supplies I now cannot live/scrap without! I think it may actually be possible to scrap solely with Oct. Afternoon lines.
30 January 2012, 18:33
Absolutley love the blues in Woodland Park – so beautiful!
30 January 2012, 19:18
I really like 9 to 5. I have so many mini market stickers as well! I will have to try the sprinklers – right now I’m using a lot of Mr. Hueys.
30 January 2012, 19:29
I especially love the 9 to 5 collection. I have no earthly idea how I would use most of it, but I just love the prints on 12×12 pattern papers. I kind of just want to frame them and look at how pretty they are.
30 January 2012, 19:29
I love the Woodland Park collection… the color scheme is great!
30 January 2012, 19:33
I think Cakewalk is my favourite of the collections and love the mini alphabet stickers too – a girl can have too many mini alphas
30 January 2012, 19:58
I think Cakewalk is my favourite – such lovely colours :-)
30 January 2012, 20:35
Fabulous review – thanks so much for posting all the pics. I agree about the cloud paper – can’t wait to see it all in real life! I love October Afternoon – they’re my absolute favourite.
30 January 2012, 21:22
Each of the lines is so much fun. Great colors, fun/cute/pretty patterns, and the perfect splash of that retro vibe. I don’t think I could pick a favorite.
30 January 2012, 21:31
Mmmm mmmm, so many lovely goodies to choose from.
30 January 2012, 21:37
oh my! such wonderful colours from october afternoon! love the 9-5 collection..probably my favourite. also need to get my hands on the buterfly paper from the woodlane line! :)
30 January 2012, 23:23
Loving these thorough reviews! It’s like being at CHA! :) Thanks so much! Loving the Cakewalk collection but the Chapters idea sounds interesting…
30 January 2012, 23:23
Love the mini letters! And those Kraft like papers are great
31 January 2012, 00:18
the new lines are so pretty
31 January 2012, 01:20
thanks for a peek, very cool!
31 January 2012, 02:24
Love those peacock papers as part of Woodland Park. And so many lovely coloured Mini Markets. Roll on shipping dates to the UK….. ;0)
31 January 2012, 03:06
Love all OA collections, thanks for the pics x
31 January 2012, 04:00
Love October Afternoon. Sticky Keys are my fav!
Mel
31 January 2012, 04:43
I LOVE this collection!!
31 January 2012, 05:00
Ok I seriously need to use up more papers to make room for October afternoon. Thank you for the great cha coverage. Awesome.
31 January 2012, 05:45
Woodland Park is stunning, all those blues (I love scrapping in blue) and those 12” letter sheets are gorgeous.
31 January 2012, 06:17
I. Need. Them. All. Seriously. October Afternoon are my fave manufacturers – fab colours and lots of smaller versatile patterns and lots of lovelies to go with them. Swoon….
31 January 2012, 06:36
No one does polka dots or label stickers like OA!
31 January 2012, 07:34
Clouds, Butterflies & Peacocks – I think I’m in heaven!
31 January 2012, 08:53
I love all of the extras that come out in each October Afternoon line, and those little chip ‘n stick ones look really cute! I can’t wait to get more of their little alphabets too!!
31 January 2012, 08:55
Love that new 9 to 5 collection!
31 January 2012, 09:18
OA always comes out with such great product. Can’t wait to find the new stff in stores!
31 January 2012, 10:54
I LOVE their Mini Market stickers… I use them all the time!
31 January 2012, 11:03
OK so I am hooked – especially those mini market alpha
31 January 2012, 11:16
I do love those Mini Market stickers. Must have all of them I do believe.
31 January 2012, 12:23
I love the line with all the blue!!! Their produts are awesome! Thanks for the photos of their booth.
31 January 2012, 12:59
oooh i’m loving those papers :)
31 January 2012, 13:34
I’m a big fan of the mini-market letter stickers ~ glad to see more of them!!
31 January 2012, 13:35
I really thought from the previews that 9 to 5 would be my favorite OA release, but Cakewalk is looking more and more lovely!!
31 January 2012, 14:02
I always love OA!! Cakewalk is AWESOME!!
31 January 2012, 14:34
I want to live in the October afternoon booth I love all of it.
31 January 2012, 14:40
I love the wide range of embellishments available for these new lines. They’ll never get boring.
31 January 2012, 15:07
Love the cardstock stickers and the Cakewalk line!
31 January 2012, 15:08
The 9 to 5 collection is calling my name.
31 January 2012, 15:12
I simply adore october afternoon!!!
31 January 2012, 15:27
Oh, I love the deeper (it looks almost navy) blue in that last collection. This is one of my favorite colors and not enough companies use it.
31 January 2012, 15:52
I really love October Afternoon and I didn’t even know they had such cute paper. Definitely need to purchase some goodies from them!!
31 January 2012, 16:13
OMG….the letter stickers!! Love!
31 January 2012, 17:09
Ack! I NEED everything here, especially the Woodland Park collection. Soooo pretty. And that pic with the letter stickers and the sprays just about gave me a heart attack, since I love those products the most! All in one place it was too much to take! =) Love these peeks, thanks so much!
31 January 2012, 18:19
My heart goes swooning for OA! Loving lots of the new bits and pieces yay! Thanks for sharing!
31 January 2012, 23:06
I LOVE the mini market stickers, label stickers, word stickers…you get the idea! Loving the new releases.
1 February 2012, 06:16
Happily my birthday stash of supplies is low and I love the Cakewalk….but heh, who every needs a low supply to justify lovely papers and such things…OA is one of my all time favorite companies…maybe because it’s so retro and that is nostalgia city for me…thanks for being our eyes and ears at the convention.
1 February 2012, 09:23
Can’t have enough mini letter stickers – love all those fabby new colours! x
1 February 2012, 13:43
Looks to good to be true – I want !
1 February 2012, 19:35
Loving the dark blue in both the 9 to 5 and Woodland Park lines!
1 February 2012, 20:12
love the mini alphas!
1 February 2012, 20:12
I absolutely LOVE the Woodland Park collection!! I’m so happy to see all these photos of OA!
1 February 2012, 20:13
I usually love October Afternoon, but this release isn’t calling my name.
1 February 2012, 21:20
OA always has such great lines, love the dark wood grain and cloud paper.
2 February 2012, 04:11
I love everything from OA! I have to have it all! (Even if it means getting a second job. lol!)
2 February 2012, 09:54
My heart skipped a beat when I saw the 9 to 5 collection — LOVE! Can’t wait to see it in stock at 2Peas!
2 February 2012, 10:12
Really like OA but I am still waiting for their Sasprilla line to come out. Hope these dont take as long. I will perish with the wait!
2 February 2012, 12:52
I LOVE these colors and papers (and letters, and everything else in these lines!) How overwhelming it must be to visit CHA…I would just go nuts!
3 February 2012, 11:52
October Afternoon is one of my favorite companies, just love their color pallettes!! I think woodland will be the first line to be in my shopping cart!! Thanks for the peak
4 February 2012, 07:30
Loving these new collections! That cloud paper is gorgeous – can’t wait to get my paws on these :)
5 February 2012, 21:24
I am a huge fan of the minimarket letters, but find myself a bit unsure about these collections compared to my love for some of the prior ones.
5 February 2012, 21:49
More Sprinklers and Mini Market alphas PLEASE!
5 March 2012, 01:12
OA rocks! LOve all the new lines! Gorgeous paper!