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Thursday, April 26, 2012

APRIL LAYOUT OF THE MONTH

April's layout of the month is from our Darksister Lee, aka Violent Kittie
"Time Flies” by Lee aka Violent Kittie
Lee created this wonderful page from the April Awakenings kit…..
The vibrant but soft colors and papers are just wonderful in this gorgeous
Layout! The leaves and birds herald the onset of spring…..
Lee states that this layout is of her Tweeny on her 12th Birthday….
Great page Lee! Well done.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Meet our newest Designers!

Our Design Team Call ended on April 15, and wow did we get some amazing entries,  I'd like to thank everybody who applied!

In the end, we had to narrow it down to just 3 talented designers, and while it was a hard decision, I think you'll agree that these ladies will provide lots of inspiration!

I'll introduce our new Scraps of Elegance designer first, and then I'll let you in on the newest Scraps of Darkness designers:

Our new Scraps of Elegance designer is Helena Johansson:

My name is Helena Johansson and I live in Sweden with my dh Martin and our two children, Timmie 10 years old and Linn 6 years old. We also have two cute cats that we all adore - most of the time that is! I'm a socialworker by day and scrapbooker by night, I spend lots of time in my scraproom creating and I often have my little daughter as company. She loves to scrapbook, too (she loves to shop and hoard too, I can't imagine where she got that from!). I've been scrapbooking for more than four years now and I often say it's my passion in life! I love everything romantic, shabby and vintage. I adore beautiful papers, flowers, chipboard and other embellies. I am so happy to be a part of the Scraps of Elegance design team and can't wait to get to know everybody and start to create with these amazing kits!

Please stop by Helena's blog to see her gorgeous work!

And we have 2 new designers that will be working with our Scraps of Darkness kits, too:

Elena Olinevich - Designer

My name is Elena a.k.a. Eleele in virtual life. I'm very happy and proud to be a part of The Scraps of Darkness Design Team. I want to thank Melinda, who helped me initially to become a Subscriber ( there were some obstacles) and then gave me an opportunity to show and express myself as a Designer.
So I have been scrapping for more than 5 years, and completely addicted to it past 2 years. I started with the cards, but now my passion is lay outs and altered art. Besides my hobby is batik (silk painting) and water color painting. Now I try to use all these techniques in my projects.
What about my style, so now it is difficult to determine. I am exploring at the present moment steam punk, grunge and mixed media, but being a very gentle person my projects tend to be more feminine. That is why I like also some shabby and vintage. I adore using paints, mists and lace.
My husband is a great support in every aspect of my life, and I'm very happy that he accepts all my beginnings and crazy plans without any objections. My 5 year daughter inspires me to be creative.  I hope I can be creative and inspirational for all of you too.

Stop by Elena's blog to see her beautiful work...

Michelle Phillips - Mistress of Mayhem

G'day Dark sisters, my name is Michelle aka Bubbachooka, I'm 46 and I live in Sydney, Australia, the Great land down under. I work 9-5 for a global company, and we build ship engines. I have a hubby and 2 beautiful fur babies who you will see in my layouts. I've been scrapping now since 2009, and only last year found my wonderful home here at Scraps of Darkness, until then I wandered aimlessly thru the scrappy world wondering where to begin.
I consider myself to be an eclectic scrapper, I love all styles and Bling, ya just gotta have Bling. I've met so many wonderful people at Scraps of Darkness and made some lifetime friends and I'm totally honored to be the Mistress of Mayhem, Mayhem is my middle name.  See you in the gallery!   Mish

Visit Michelle's blog to see her awesome work!

Sadly, with hellos come goodbyes.  I want to thank Cheryl and Rachelle for all the gorgeous work and dedication they've given us during their terms.  You will both be missed, but we'll all still be following your work!

Cheryl is taking a little break to spend more time with her family.  Summer is coming, and we all know that means the kids are home from school!

And I think we all know where Rachelle will be...  Rachelle's decided to take a break from the DT to spend time in one of her favorite places, the garden!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Design Team Call Reminder

Just a little reminder that we are looking for some new talent to add to our Design Team!

You can get the details on our website, and don't forget the call ends at midnight, Pacific Time, on April 15th!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Feb- Mar Butterflies and Bling Winner

This is a new challenge for Scraps of Elegance called "Butterflies and Bling".  It is based on, you guessed it, butterflies and bling.  So bling it on baby!!!
Our winner for this first round is:

Monica aka mmlsweet
with her page:
This page is nothing short of stunning!!!  It is so classy, chic and romantic, with lots of bling and butterflies.  Monica did an outstanding job scrapping her coworker, Elyse, on her wedding day.  Monica used the "Butterfly Dreams" kit, which compliments this photo perfectly,"Something old.. something new.. something borrowed.. something blue.." right?  Amazing work!!  Congratulations on your win!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

March Butterfly Dreams Sketch Winner

The winner for this month's sketch challenge is:
Pat aka scrappinvt 
With her page called:
"Sisters"
This very elegant page can easily bring a smile to your face.  Just look at these adorable girls, whom are Pat's granddaughters.  Such a soft and charming touch has been applied to let these young ladies shine.  Pat used Suepup's monthly sketch with this "Butterfly Dreams" kit wonderfully.  Renea's butterflies were added on top of the My Mind's Eye- Follow Your Heart paper, which is very befitting for these sweet girls.  Thank you Pat for sharing this delightful page with us and congrats!

Feb-March Too Cute! (Challenge) Winner

This is a new challenge we have called "Too Cute!" and it is based on scrapping a cute animal of any kind.  Which must be 50% done with a Scraps of Darkness and/or Scraps of Elegance kit.

The winner for the February-March round is:
"The Wag of a Dog's Tail"
by Amanda aka Qweenofthecrop

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These 2 cuties are quite the pair, aren't they? This would be Amanda's boy Sampson and his brother Koa looking out the window, taking a break from playing inside, to check out what the bigger dogs are doing outside. They wag their tags and watch intently from the window...just so adorable! Amanda used the February "Victoriana" kit from Scraps of Darkness to show off these sweet fur babies. Her journal reads: "In the whole history of the world there is but one thing money cannot buy: to wit the wag of a dogs tail." - It is from the very beginning of Lady and the Tramp. Thank you Amanda for sharing this sweet page with us and congratulations on winning!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

April Kit Reveal!

Today is the big day!  Spring is in the air, and with it, we're so excited to bring you our April kit:  Awakening...

Awakening Kit, April 2012
We've assembled some gorgeous papers from Glitz Design's Pretty In Pink Collection,  Moxxie's sweet Spring has Sprung Collection, and Pink Paislee's fun Spring Jubilee Collection and added some top notch embellishments from Prima, Glitz Design, Fabscraps, Reneabouquets, and more.  You can see the full list of papers and embellishments on our website.

In addition to the Main Kit, we have a nice range of kit add ons for you, which you can also see at http://www.scrapsofelegance.com/, including our signature Vintage Finds Add On.

Every month, Suepup creates a beautiful sketch to complement our newest kit, and we have a Sketch Challenge with a nice prize for the winner on our forum.  This month's sketch is a beauty!  I hope you'll find inspiration in it, whether you use it with our kit or with your own supplies...



The lovely ladies and kitty on our Design Team will be treating us all with their layouts throughout the month of April, but I thought I'd share a few of the layouts that have been done, what fun is seeing a kit without seeing some gorgeous layouts done with it?!


Renea Harrison
Escape Kitty
Doesn't Escape Kitty look stunning in her Easter Bonnet?  I surely think she does!


Jennifer Snyder

Jennifer Snyder


Thank you for stopping by today, don't forget we're currently holding a Design Team Call, and I hope you create something beautiful today!