Trick or treat! I'm not a fan of tricks, so instead I have a trio of spooky treats to share:

I adore this apple book tutorial from Cheeky Magpie (via Craft.) Maybe it's more autumnal than anything, but a little group of them would make a great decoration. And the shape could be adapted to suit other occasions too.

The hauntingly good bunting above the PaperCraft inspirations desks. Designer Lucille hand-cut pumpkins and bats from tissue paper and strung them from the ceiling. Apologies for the yuk photo, the lighting in here is pretty harsh. Lucille also made pumpkin cheesecake for the office - yum!

Check out the free card download from Inside a Black Apple - one of my favourite blogs.

Edited to add: how could I forget! You can download some cute doodled Halloween digi elements from Kate Hadfield right here!

Do you have Halloween plans? I think I'll be curling up on the sofa with a couple of scary films and a goblet of witch's blood (ahem, red wine!) Boo!

BasicGrey release so many new products that it sometimes takes a while to get to know them. The latest releases were a bit like that for me - Ambrosia grabbed me straight away, but it was only in the last couple of weeks I've looked more closely at the others. Urban Prairie is a good example. I saw the birdy paper and got excited, but then neglected to look more closely at the rest of the range.

The patterns are lovely and they remind me of a cross between Japanese cuteness and a folksy style - not an easy combo to pull off! But my favourite thing about this collection is the colour palette. Aqua blue, pinkest pink, lemon and lime plus the genius bit - black. It tempers the rest of the colours so they don't seem to sickly and gives the whole collection a more grown up feel.

Scouting round the internet I realised I was being drawn to the same colours and so I put together a collection of them:

Sources, clockwise from top left: American Crafts Haute ribbon, BasicGrey Urban Prairie buttons, Ranger Adirondack paint dabber in Stream, Bazzill Cardstock with an Edge mini scalloped parakeet, October Afternoon Country Fair Ferris Wheel patterned paper, Evalicious baby girl mix button embellishments, Sassafras Lass Happy Place patterned paper, American Crafts felt Thickers.

Every month I write a column in the news section of the magazine highlighting blogs I like, or ones that have been recommended to me. I love to here about your blogs too, so drop me a line if you'd like me to visit. Here are the blogs from the November issue:

A Print a Day
Download a different free pattern from A Print a Day and use (in a non-commercial way, of course) to your heart’s content. Well worth a visit.

Mini book magic
We love Erin Zamrzla’s idea for transforming paper scraps into teeny books, bound with a simple bookring. For more creative ideas visit erinzam.com/blog

Color Lovers
Get colour inspiration, mix palettes, peruse patterns and keep up with the latest colour trends all at colorlovers.com. It’s no exaggeration to say that this is the ultimate online resource for colour!

Scraps, the city and me Katherine May is one of the most exciting scrappers around! Visit scrapsthecityandme.typepad.com or turn to p66 of the November issue to see her pages in the gallery.

World Beach Project
Sue Lawty, artist in residence at the V&A museum, is inviting people to post creative beach photos onto a web-based map. To take part make a pattern on the beach using stones, photograph it, and then post your image onto the map. Take a look at the gallery to see photos from all over the world.

Our friend Flickr
Have you discovered Flickr yet? Sign up for a free account and you can upload photos to your own page, adding captions and comments, and organising in any way you like (it’s also a handy way to back up your digi images). Share your Flickr address with friends and family so they can keep up to date with your latest photos. Flickr is also a wonderful source of inspiration. Use the search function to find photos on almost any subject; searching for colours, or combinations of colours is particularly rewarding.

My attention span can be a little bit short sometimes (as evidenced by the heap of half-finished mini books on my desk at home. Ahem) so I'm reluctant to start any more new projects until I've cleared the decks a bit. That said, I can't stop myself looking at crafty and scrapbooky blogs for new ideas and fortunately I think these mini books from Whimsy love should hold even my wavering attention!

There's a very clear tutorial, which includes photos, plus decorating ideas. I love them because I can't help picking up a handful of paint samples every time I go near Homebase and now I have the perfect project to use them up.

Via: Craft.

Just in time for Halloween you'll find Jane Dean and Anne Parry's spooky party supplies in the November issue of ScrapBook inspirations! Jane Dean used digital elements designed by Kate Hadfield to make place cards for her guests (see page 57). Kate has generously offered them as a free download so you can have a go too.

The digital kit, Halloween Doodles 2, includes all sorts of monstrous designs including a mummy, ghost and a rather cute vampire bat! You can download the elements individually below. Each file is a .PNG which can be used for digital layouts, or why not print out the shapes as Jane did and incorporate them into your layouts and projects?

* Bat
* Cat
* Frankenstein's monster
* Ghost
* Monster
* Skeleton
* Mummy
* Witch
* Vampire

Be sure to take a look at Kate's online shop at The Lilypad. You'll a good selection of Halloween themed doodles and papers, including The Witching Hour and Tiff & Kate's Wordy-Bits.

If you're unsure how to download the files, take a look at our guide to downloading files from the blog. If you're still having problems email me at scrapbookinspirations@futurenet.co.uk and I'll give you a hand.

You can see Jane's finished place cards, plus a mini book, and Anne Parry's spooky bunting in the November issue of ScrapBook inspirations, on sale 17 October 2008.

The November issue (46) of ScrapBook inspirations goes on sale Friday 17th October.

In this issue you'll find...
* Childhood inspirations recall your younger days on a layout, or document your kids' lives

* Get ready for Christmas! yes really - Sarah McKenna shares her gorgeous journal from 2007 plus find out how you can make your own this year

* Learn something new from scrappy cushions to hybrid embellishments we've got fresh ideas to perk up your pages

* Readers Gallery feast your eyes on childhood-themed pages, plus layouts with 5+ photos

Plus all your favourites:
* Challenges to stretch you
* Oodles of gallery layouts to inspire you
* New techniques to excite you
* Gorgeous stash to tempt you!

I am a self-confessed Cath Kidston addict and love nothing more than spending my lunch break wandering around her lovely shop here in Bath. So when I heard that our sister magazine, You Can Craft was interviewing Cath I almost swooned with jealousy!

However, I then discovered that they're asking for questions to put to Cath over on their blog. To get you started there's a short Q&A up already, so get your thinking caps on and let You Can Craft know what you'd like to ask Cath. As an added extra, they've got copies of Cath's new book, Make, to send to the people who ask the four best questions. I happen to have a copy sitting on my desk right now and it's fab - so go ask now!

In the upcoming November issue of ScrapBook inspirations we've got details about the Country Living Christmas Fair. Held 12-16 November at the Business Design Centre it's the ideal way to get a headstart on your Christmas shopping, or simply indulge in some of the yummy festive food and drink that's on offer. Get all the details about ticket prices at the Country Living website or why not enter our competition to win one of 12 pairs of tickets? Visit http://www.futurecomps.co.uk/sbk46/ to fill out the entry form. The competition closes 1st November. Good luck!

Every issue I write a column in the news section of the magazine highlighting blogs we're enjoying. I like to include all sorts of blogs - not just scrapbooking ones and it's really fun to choose every month. Here are the blogs from the October issue:

* Eat breath sleep scrap – the name of Natalie Jubb’s blog says it all! We love Natalie’s style (above), check it out at eatbreathesleepscrap.blogspot.com

* Sandie Vincent’s gorgeous layouts have graced our pages from time to time so we were pleased to discover she also keeps a blog of her scrapbook projects. allscrappedout.blogspot.com

* American scrapbooker Wendy Anderson is one of the talented designers for Making Memories. Her layouts are packed with photos of her family and, as you’d expect a good amount of Making Memories’ goodies! You can take a peek into her scrapbooking world at wendysuegallery.blogspot.com

* Relive the 80s with these surreal downloadable paper robots, including Optimus Prime! www.paperrobots1999.com

Hello Elise! Glad we could help you achieve something in your to-do list! (You can see Elise's album in the August issue)