Halloween

‘The Wheel of the Year’ is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, observed by many modern Pagans, consisting of the year’s chief solar events (solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them. ‘Samhain’ marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year. Traditionally, it is celebrated from 31 October to 1 November, about halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. The main themes of Samhain are ‘loss and death’, ‘facing fears’ and ‘transformation’. It is a time of overall change: the days are growing shorter, the leaves are falling from the trees. It’s a time to prepare yourself for transitions, to open your heart to changes that you can’t foresee, a time to face your demons and face your fears. As we transform into characters when we dress up for Halloween, the season of Samhain is about personal and ongoing transformation, a transformation that will be completing around the time of Yule.

Buy the bundle and save $$$

Included in this bundle are: the kit and 4 coordinating packs: gradient papers, lights, spooky transfers and mixed media clusters.

Buy the kit, or any of the packs that are separately available

Some layout inspiration from the creative team

Samhain is also available in my shop at Oscraps.

I forgot to mention the Black Lace packs that I have in my shops in my previous post, so I’ll just make a separate post about them.

Soft grunge backgrounds and a vintage gothic black lace pattern… These papers and gift tags are perfect for gothic themed junk journals and projects, for Halloween invitations and cards, and digital scrapbooking layouts.

Black Lace Papers

Available here: Etsy | Oscraps

Gift Tags No12 - Black Lace

Available here: Etsy | Oscraps

Anja

The time has come for the witches’ dance. And the spooks from far and near will gather and make merry, for Hallowe’en is near.

Halloween is around the corner (one of my favorite holidays!), and it’s all treats (and no tricks) for you, with a Halloween sale in my Etsy shop, the new Mini O collection at Oscraps ànd a sale in the ‘boo’tique at Scrap Girls. Find the links below:

Shop the Halloween sale in my Etsy shop (40% off all Halloween and Autumn products through October 31st)

Shop the new Mini O sale at Oscraps (44% off all Mini O October packs through Monday 29th)

Shop the sale at Scrap Girls (40% off everything through October 31st)

New Mini O collection ‘I Put A Spell On You’

It’s the last Mini O collection for 2018 and I’ve made 6 packs for you. ‘I Put A Spell On You’ is a hauntingly beautiful and supernatural digital scrapbooking collection in merigold orange, candy red, violet, admiral blue, a touch of green and traditional black and off-white, with witches, spiders, black cats and a bit of magic. Capture the thrill of the Halloween season, fly with the witch on her ragged broom and hang around for a spell… Grab the bundle and save 40% - for now only in my Etsy shop.

All packs are separately available, as always, and temporarily on sale at Oscraps and in my Etsy shop.

Click here to purchase the new Mini O collection at Oscraps, or click on the images below to shop the Halloween sale in my Etsy shop.

Need some inspiration? Here are a few layouts from the creative team!

Have a spooktacular day!

Anja

Can you believe it is nearly time for Digital Scrapbooking Day ? To kick off the celebrations, Oscraps is having three days of flash sales, starting tonight, when the Oscraps Newsletter goes out. Each day new products will be offered for just $1 each. Then, on Thursday night, when the second newsletter goes out, we are having a 40% storewide sale.

Scrap Girls is preparing for its birthday event

All designers were given a color scheme to work with and we all created something. Some did a complete collection, others have just a few small packs. These packs will be released on October 16th, and because the birthday event is so big, we are just doing a simple sale for DSD. Keep an eye out for Scrap Girls newsletter or Facebook page for more news! In the mean time, here’s a sneak peek of my contribution for the Anniversary event:

Autumn Breeze will be available in my other shops as from November.

Save up to 50% in my Etsy shop!

I’m having a sale in my Etsy shop through October 7th !

50% off autumn and Halloween themed packs

20 % off mega packs and bundled deals

40% off everything else (licenses excluded)

Have a wonderful day!

Anja

It’s almost Halloween - the perfect time to have a sale in my Etsy shop! I am offering a discount of 40% off all Halloween and autumn themed packs, and 20% off everything else (some exclusions apply).

Did you have a few things on your wish list?

Some last minute things for your Halloween party?

Hop on over to my Etsy shop - this sale runs thru October 31st!

While I’m working on new Halloween themed things, I wanted to let you know that I’ve added updates to some Halloween packs in my Etsy shop:

I have updated this product and I have included a layered PSD and TIF file in the downloads so you can fully customize this! Available here.

I’ve also updated this pack with everything you need for an unforgettable costume contest party! You can now fully customize these, if you edit the layered PSD or TIF files for the judging form, the award certificate, the badge and the ticket. Available here.

And finally, this pack too has been updated. The layered PSD and TIF files for the menu, the place cards, the placemats and the straw flags will allow you to make these entirely your own! Grab it here.

By the way, these packs are also available in my Creative Market shop!

I have a lot more Halloween themed packs in my Etsy store, take a look here!

Have a great day,

Anja

This week’s ephemera kit at the Graphics Fairy Premium Membership site is an adorable set of vintage Halloween images. I was so inspired to work with them! I created 4 printables that are free with your premium membership, but, if you are not a premium member, you can purchase an alternative version in my Etsy shop.

Haunted House Party Tickets

Included in this pack is a cute set of printable coupons for your next Haunted House Party! No one will be able to resist this invitation. Included are 6 numbered tickets, but I’ve also added 6 blank tickets so you can add your own numbers (use Word, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Picmonkey or any other graphic software). These ticket invitations would be perfect for a kids party!

Trick Or Treat Treat Bag Labels

Aren’t these printable Halloween labels so darn cute? These labels with black cats, witches, pumpkins and owls will look great on your Halloween treat bags!

‘Take a bite if you dare’ Cupcake Toppers

These cute cake toppers with black cats, witches, pumpkins and owls will look great on your Halloween dinner party!

Banner

This printable Halloween banner will look amazing on your Halloween party! You will receive 21 printable sheets in JPG and PDF, with all letters A-Z, all numbers 0-9 and 6 image flags.

Anja

Feeling Blue is not available in my Etsy shop, but I have something else for you: I am having a Halloween sale in my Etsy shop.

Click here to save 31 % on everything, use the code HALLOWEENSALE2016 on your checkout!

And that’s all for me now, have a Happy Halloween!

Anja

New: The Halloween Printables Collection

Halloween is just 10 days away and if you needed some last minute ideas, then maybe this Halloween Printables Collection is for you.

These are not new packs, but I thought it would be nice to bundle them up and offer them with a big discount, how about a whopping 60% ?

You will get 6 packs of printables with a total price of $25.24 for just $10.09, and you can grab this bundle in my shop at The Digichick and in my shop at Oscraps.

Included are :

Here are the links to the separate packs, if you prefer:

Happy Halloween Banner
The Digichick | Oscraps | Etsy | Creative Market

Halloween Costume Party Invitation
The Digichick | Oscraps | Etsy | Creative Market

Halloween Costume Contest Printables
The Digichick | Oscraps | Etsy | Creative Market

A Spooktacular Dinner
The Digichick | Oscraps | Etsy | Creative Market

Beautiful Witches Altered Images Tags
The Digichick | Oscraps | Etsy | Creative Market

Creepy Cupcake Toppers
The Digichick | Oscraps | Etsy | Creative Market

Commercial Use closing sale

I am moving all my commercial use packs to one single store*. This new store will open on November 1st (more details later) and in the mean time, I’m retiring all my commercial use packs in my shops at Oscraps and The Digichick. You can grab everything at 50% off, until Monday 31st of October.

Click here to go to my commercial use shop at The Digichick.
Click here to go to my commercial use shop at Oscraps.

* The commercial use section in my Etsy shop will not be closed.

Anja

Unless you have been living on the moon for the past few weeks, without any form of communication 🙂 you must have heard that International Scrapbooking Day is coming!

For those of you that do not know what that means: each year on the first Saturday in May, National Scrapbook Day is observed. Also known as National Scrapbooking Day, this day will gather thousands of people all over the world to celebrate with scrapbooking parties, events and sales in every scrapbook store.

The Studio is starting the party with a big ‘May The Fourth Be With You‘ Event. You can grab 4 packs for just $4 - or $1 for each pack. Awesome, right?

Here are my four packs that you can grab for just $4 - only today!

The perfect opportunity to start preparing for Halloween 🙂 and save BIG. Remember: you must grab all four packs, otherwise the promotion will not apply.

This offer is valid only today, tomorrow there will be a new event, look out for that too!

May The Fourth Be With You

Anja

I’ve been busy busy busy (but I like it!)… I get up early in the morning and I go to sleep wayyyyyyyyy to late… Why? Well, for various reasons… Let me fill you in on the details:

1) I participated in a local market as an exhibitor

A few months ago I was asked to join the Pukema 2015 market in Puurs, a small village in Antwerp. Not only did I get a call from the Pukema organisation, I was also contacted by the organizer of a local fair in Eeklo (10-11th October), and I was accepted for participation in a third fair in Ghent (29th November). I have never been an exhibitor on a market or fair but there’s a first time for everything, right?
With a market and two fairs ahead of me, I started to make my preparations weeks in advance. I had a stock of my cards printed at Moo, had some posters made of my artwork , and prints from a small collection of designs that I’ve made for Etsy. If you know me, you’d know that I always strive for perfection (not always a good quality!) and I wanted to add something extra. That something extra was a collection of vintage style jewelry with pictures from my designs. Jewelry is not really my specialty, I spent a lot of time on making them, but I love how they turned out!

Having a stock of items for sale is not enough, I had flyers and business cards printed, and I thought of ways to present my products in the best possible way, that would reflect my style and the look and feel of my designs.

Because I was so well prepared the building of my stand went very smoothly and quite fast (I had practiced at home). I had everything with me that I needed and that helped to feel confident about myself. I took my daughter with me (because I know she loves doing those things) for some extra help.

The market was not an overall success, I had many viewers but just a handful of buyers. I don’t think that Pukema was the perfect market for me though, Pukema is more about music (there were concerts all day), having a drink with your friends, something to eat, fairground for the kids, some street amusement… I’m expecting more success at the other fairs. Still, Pukema was an unforgettable experience and I had a lot of positive feedback on my designs.

Some helpful tips :

1. Being prepared is not a guarantee for success but it does help enormously to feel confident and calm the nerves.
2. Make sure that your pricing is clear. I found some gorgeous little chalkboards in a dollar store - perfect in the whole concept but most of all: very practical!
3. Have a little notebook with you. It was a great tip that I got from a friend, and I was happy I took her advice. I took some notes from things that I experienced or thought of and wanted to do better next time.
4. A few years ago I bought a chalkboard in a store for just 5 Euros. It’s a great way to present yourself and your business. I saw many people watching it and reading what I had written on it.
5. If the market is outside, make sure you can rent a tent (or if you have one from yourself, be sure to take it). A tent comes in very handy with unexpected showers!
6. Make sure you have a stock of flyers and business cards with you. I may not have sold that much, people did often take a flyer and a business card with them, and you never know what might come out of that!
7. A jar with candies is always a good idea if you have families with kids passing you by. While the kids asked for a candy, the parents took a flyer or a business card.

Here are some pictures:

The chalkboard that I bought for 5 Euros, perfect to present my business!

A stock of flyers and business cards. And a jar with candies! Note to myself: a note with ‘take me’ would encourage people even more to grab them, usually they only took a flyer or business card (or both), after we explicitly told them they could.

My vintage style jewelry. I didn’t really know how to present them, but then I found the wooden tree, the perfect display!

Having my cards spread out on the table was the best idea I had all day LOL. I hadn’t planned on presenting them that way, I was just going to put them in the baskets, but people would never have taken the effort to look at them if I hadn’t spread them out like this.

My daughter, all set and ready. She did a great job in helping me out.

And then we had a few showers… glad that I had rented the tent!

Street amusement with Monsterbob

The streets were crowded, despite the rain.

2) I have been allowed to open a shop at Creative Market

Creative Market is a platform for handcrafted, mousemade design content from independent creatives around the world. I had my eyes on them for quite some time, all the best designers have a shop at Creative Market! You cannot just open a shop though, you need an invite. About three months ago I applied but wasn’t accepted. The message was that they wanted to see more of me and then two weeks ago, I applied again! And was accepted… Still cannot believe it.

I will still sell my designs in the VectoriaDesigns shop, Creative Market is just a second outlet.

I have to make new previews for my products (the format is different than the Etsy format) and I have to make new zip files (no TOU or links are allowed in the zip files). Making new previews and rezipping everything is a lot of work, but I’m nearly there. I’ve already had some sales and a product ‘handpicked’ by the staff. ‘Handpicked’ means that your product will be shown on the main page and that makes for a lot of likes and views for your shop. It was my Worn & Tattered Vintage Newspaper Textures that was handpicked by the staff and yes, it’s on their main page. Just scroll down until you see ‘Handpicked’.

Or see the rest of my shop here.

3) New designs

Of course I keep adding new designs to my shop(s). These are the latest additions:

Are you planning on throwing a Halloween costume party this year? Then this invitation template and pack of costume contest printables will be the perfect tool!

6 artsy Artist Trading Cards with vintage mushroom images, with grungy textures. The mushrooms were scanned from prints that I found in a box that belonged to my father. In the box were so many old books, magazines, schoolbooks and other fun bits and pieces.

And then this paperpack in warm autumn colours, a bit worn and textured, for an extra cosy feeling, with faded vintage textures and images. With this pack you will get 8 textured/patterned papers and 1 solid paper. They are perfect for your fall or thanksgiving projects!

Among The Shadows Collection - Sneak Peek

Oh yes, it’s coming! It will be available in a large Halloween themed pack at a very affordable price, somewhere in the first half of October. Stay tuned!

That’s it for now. Enjoy your week!

Anja