Hello October!

Brrr...well, October hit and suddenly there's a chill in the air here and I'm excited to show you some of the new stuff happening this month over at Stuff to Scrap!

First up are some awesome new challenges! I've been missing them as I cut back on my scrapping time the past few months and I'm excited to start diving in again. I've already taken some great fall pictures and need to get them into layouts, so the fall-themed challenges should be just the ticket. Check them out here in the forum. The Song Lyric Challenge is firmly on my to do list this month - just think of all the possibilities:
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh, my it's getting late!"
The second one said, "We don't care!"
The third one said, "There are leaves all in the air!"
The fourth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"
The fifth one said, "Let's run and run and run!"
Then Whoooooosh... went the wind,
And out went the light!
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Also, the beginning of the month means it's Blog Train time again! This month, we're taking a great trip with the theme Mystery Machine. Make sure to head on over to the Stuff to Scrap blog to grab your Road Map to all the great Travel Stops this month. And don't forget to head over to see where the next month's Road Trip is going to take us.

Now let's check out some of the fun monthly products that we Stuff to Scrap

designers have put together for you:

First off, this month's BAK. Each month the designers at Stuff to Scrap all work with the same pallet and theme to create tons of great coordinating kits and other goodies for you to mix and match for your perfect set. Here's a peek at what's in this month's BAK:

I had some fun playing with The Scrappy Kat's portions and here's one of the layouts I've put together:

Here's a look at all her neat pieces. Plus, don't forget that you can use the coupon code above to save half if you buy three or more parts - that's an AWESOME deal!

And of course I created a matching torn paper pack.

We've also come together this month for our HUGE monthly designer collaboration. This month we put together a great fall kit for you called "At the Pumpkin Patch." It's full of great fall colors and lots of super cute elements to have you scrapping pumpkin patch pictures as well as pretty much any fall pictures you have stashed away awaiting the perfect layout. Here are a few looks at this awesome new kit:

The whole shebang:

A better look at just the papers:

And here are those awesome elements:

And don't forget about the awesome QP set that we've come up with to coordinate with this great kit. Oh, and did you know that if you spend just 10.00 at the Stuff to Scrap Store that you get this QP set as our gift to you? How awesome is that?! Check them out:

In need of some great new additions to your commercial use stash? How about picking up this month's October 2011 CU Grab Bag. It's full of great CU items complied by our Stuff to Scrap designers to boost your Halloween and Fall CU collections.

On to the Stuff to Scrap News. Did you know that we're having a digital scrapbook retreat? Well, we are! There will be lots of great classes, freebies, tips and tricks and more! Come on out and meet some of our wonderful designers as well as some of the best layout designers around, your fellow Stuff to Scrap friends!

Plus we're starting some awesome e-classes specifically designed to challenge you and to improve your digi scrapping skills. Each class has a different theme and will have it's own private gallery to post your layouts to share with others from your class. Check them out:

And one last bit of Stuff to Scrap news: We're having a CT Call! Ever wanted to be on the Stuff to Scrap CT team? Here's your chance! Head on over to apply for the chance to be on this awesome team.

Well, I think that's about it for now. Stay tuned for more info and some upcoming freebies I've been working on (about time, huh? LOL!).