A fun and exciting announcement for 2013!

We are so excited to announce that we are going to be a permanent sponsor at Once Upon A Sketch for the year of 2013!

Each month for the coming year, we will donate our Main Kit to one lucky participant in the Once Upon A Sketch challenges, so you will want to be sure to stop by and participate in their challenges for a chance to win!

If you haven't heard about Once Upon A Sketch, you have been missing out on some fun and inspirational challenges... here's a little bit about this awesome blog started by Nadia Cannizzo:

Do you find you are not including as much journalling on your projects as you used to? Are you the type that needs to include journalling on ALL your projects? Maybe you are not sure on what to write about and just leave it out. Whatever your story, we hope that here at Once Upon A...Sketch we encourage you and inspire you to journal more on your projects.

We are an international sketch challenge blog and encourage everyone from all parts of the world to take part in our MONTHLY sketch challenges.

We have an international Design Team that will create a LAYOUT based on that month's sketch and criteria which will hopefully give you the push you need. 

On the 1st of every month, we will release a brand new sketch accompanied with some journaling criteria which you will have 1 month to complete. We ask you to upload your project to your blog or online gallery and and  link us with it using the Link tool which will be at the bottom of the challenge post . You will know how long you have left because there will be a timer at the bottom of the Link tool. We ask you to please link us DIRECTLY back to your post that includes that month's challenge.
At the end of each challenge, the Design Team will vote on their favourite projects.
The winning entry will get the chance to come back as a Guest Designer for Once Upon A ...Sketch the following month and  design together with the rest of the Design Team while the Top 5 layouts, as voted by the Design Team, will be featured on our blog banner!

The winners and Top 5 featured projects will be announced soon after the challenge finishes.

Glue Gun Effects Tutorial by Vivian Keh

I thought I would post our new tutorials here, just in case you haven't already seen them on our Facebook page...

Today, we have an awesome new technique tutorial by Vivian Keh.  Vivian used our December Color Add On to create an amazing cool background for this layout:

And even better, it's a video tutorial (Don't ya just love those video tutorials?  They are my favorite, for sure!).



I hope you enjoy the tutorial, and that we've inspired you to try something new today!

~Melinda

December Kit Reveal!

It's Reveal Day!!! And we're so happy to bring you our newest kit... 

A Long December

Our December kit is full of winter fun, with beautiful papers from Fancy Pants, Little Yellow Bicycle, and Carta Bella, and beautiful embellishments to scrap those wonderful winter photos you have or are about to take!

And I normally don't include the add on pictures on our reveal day post, but we've got those awesome new Art Anthology Colorations mists and Sorbet dimensional paints in our Color Add On, and I just had to share!

And we have a beautiful new sketch by Suepup this month:

We also have several new tutorials to go with this kit.  I'll include the links here now, and I'll also be posting them here individually over the next few days, so be sure to stop back to see them!  

Concentrated to Diffuse:  Mixed Media Tutorial #1 by Vivian Keh

Art Journal Page with Angelina Fibers by Sara Onneby

Faux Vintage Tin Background by Renea Harrison

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you can squeeze a little crafting time in with your holiday activities this weekend!

 

Win our December Kit!

Have you been playing along with PaperHaus Magazine's 12 Days of Christmas?  If not, you are missing out!  They have been giving away a fabulous prize each day to one lucky winner.

Today is Day 8, and we are thrilled to be the sponsor for Day 8, and the prize is our December kit, Winter Wishes. So stop by the PaperHaus website for your chance to win!

PaperHaus Magazine's 12 Days of Christmas

Today is day 4 of PaperHaus Magazine's 12 Days of Christmas. Did you stop by and see what today's prize is? (here's a hint - we are today's sponsor!)

 Stop by to see the beautiful tag Candice Elliott created and for your chance to win today's prize!

Day 4 of PaperHaus Magazine's 12 Days of Christmas

We have a winner!

Before I announce who our winner is, I'd just like to take a moment to thank everyone who stopped by and hopped along with us.  We all had a great time, and I hope you did, too!

But now for what you really want to see...


                                  Who won???


The winner of our December Winter Wishes kit is...

Buffy Esser

And this is what Buffy said:

Wonderful kit! I really enjoyed the blog hop and I even posted about it on my blog at http://cherishedmementos.blogspot.com/ I have a feeling I will spend the next few minutes going back to look through the new blogs I follow (I get distracted easily so I didn't really read more then the intros and the first few posts on each blog or I would have gotten lost lol) so I will go back now :o) thanks for the opportunity and all the new blogs :o)

Buffy, please email me, Melinda with your mailing info and I'll get your kit sent right out!

December Kit Reveal Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Scraps of Elegance December Blog Hop

and Design Team Reveal

We're unveiling our December Kit

Winter Wishes

You can see the full kit and add ons on our website and in our store, and
Scraps of Elegance Is giving away our fabulous
Winter Wishes Kit to one lucky winner!

Our Scraps of Darkness Designers are sharing their work with the November
“Karma kit”

We would also like you to meet our newest design team members!
Sara Onneby - Educator
Vivian Keh - Educator
Kristie Taylor - Designer
Agnieszka Bellaidea - Designer
Sarah Bargo - Designer
Evgenia Petzer - Designer

All you have to do is become a follower of the Scraps of Elegance blog and “like us” on Facebook. You must visit each participating blog and leave a comment on each blog in order to be eligible for the prize.
When you have visited and commented on all the blogs return to the Scraps of Elegance blog and leave us a comment letting us know how much fun you had.
If you post about this blog hop on your own blog you will be entered into the drawing twice for an extra chance to win, so be sure to let us know in your post if you have done that!

We are sure you will be inspired by our talented design team.
The December kit is stunning and you won’t want to miss out on grabbing one for yourself!
**Open to international entries**

You have until Monday December 3rd at 1:00 AM PST to complete the hop.
The winner will be announced on the Scraps of Elegance blog on Tuesday December 4th.
Be sure to check back on that day to see if you have won…

Have fun!
Blogs to visit

Scraps of Darkness
Mandy Harrell
Jennifer Snyder
Renea Harrison
Karen Zueger
Lisa Novogrodski
Elena Olinevich
Michelle Phillips
Karolina Stopyra
Escape Kitty
Rachael Funnell
Helena Johansson
Agnieszka Bellaidea
Sarah Bargo
Evgenia Petzer
Sara Onneby
Vivian Keh
Kristie Taylor

 Charlotte Jenkins

Return to this blog - Scraps of Elegance

December Blog Hop - Scraps of Elegance

Welcome to the Scraps of Elegance December Blog Hop

and Design Team Reveal

Scraps of Elegance is unveiling their December Kit

Winter Wishes

You can see the full kit and add ons in our store and on the Scraps of Elegance website, and Scraps of Elegance Is giving away their fabulous Winter Wishes Kit to one lucky winner of this hop!

Our Scraps of Darkness Designers are sharing their work with the November “Karma kit”

We would also like you to meet our newest design team members!
Sara Onneby - Educator
Vivian Keh - Educator
Kristie Taylor - Designer
Agnieszka Bellaidea - Designer
Sarah Bargo - Designer
Evgenia Petzer - Designer

All you have to do is become a follower of the Scraps of Elegance blog and “like us” on Facebook. You must visit each participating blog and leave a comment on each blog in order to be eligible for the prize.
When you have visited and commented on all the blogs return to the Scraps of Elegance blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had.
If you post about this blog hop on your own blog you will be entered into the drawing twice for an extra chance to win, so be sure to let us know in your post if you have done that!

We are sure you will be inspired by our talented design team.
The December kit is stunning and you won’t want to miss out on grabbing one for yourself!

**Open to international entries**

You have until Monday December 3rd at 1:00 AM PST to complete the hop.
The winner will be announced on the Scraps of Elegance blog on Tuesday December 4th.
Be sure to check back on that day to see if you have won…

Have fun!
Blogs to visit

Scraps of Elegance

Scraps of Darkness
Mandy Harrell
Jennifer Snyder
Renea Harrison
Karen Zueger
Lisa Novogrodski
Elena Olinevich
Michelle Phillips
Karolina Stopyra
Escape Kitty
Rachael Funnell
Helena Johansson
Agnieszka Bellaidea
Sarah Bargo
Evgenia Petzer
Sara Onneby
Vivian Keh
Kristie Taylor

 Charlotte Jenkins

Return to  Scraps of Elegance

Mark your calendar!

The December Blog Hop is coming...

Hope to see you there!

~Melinda

Mark your calendars...

The December Blog Hop is coming...

Hope to see you there!

~Melinda

Paperhaus Magazine's 12 Days of Christmas

We'll be there, and hope to see you there as well!

Paperhaus Magazine's 12 Days of Christmas

We'll be there, and hope to see you there as well!

Thanksgiving Sale

 

 

Our little thank you to all our customers and Blog followers... our Thanksgiving Sale begins Thursday, 11/22 and ends Sunday, 11/25, with a different sale each day of the holiday weekend. So be sure to stop in to our store each day to see what that day's savings are! Our Store

Thanksgiving Sale

 

 

Our little thank you to all our customers and Blog followers... our Thanksgiving Sale begins Thursday, 11/22 and ends Sunday, 11/25, with a different sale each day of the holiday weekend. So be sure to stop in to our store each day to see what that day's savings are! Our Store

 

 

OCTOBERS SKETCH CHALLENGE WINNER

The winner of our sketch challenge for October, is Mzule, aka Misha.

Mish created this gorgeous layout using the AWESOME Morticia's wish kit. What a cute little witch!!!! you have Misha!

Congrats girl stunning layout and so sweetly spooky!!

Thanks for stopping by and dont forget, get your entries in for the November sketch challenge, using the Gorgeous November kit Karma!

Michelle

Blog Hop Winner!

I want to thank everyone who hopped with us!  We had a great time, and I hope you did, too.

I know you're not looking for a bunch of chatter, you just want to see who the winner is, but before I announce it, I wanted to say to be sure to stop by our store on Friday for our "After Thanksgiving Sale".  The sale starts at 12:01 am Pacific Time, so you can hit it before you hit the stores.  :O)

Ok, enough of that, on to the winner of the blog hop...

Kathy's-Krafts!

Kathy said:  "You have so much talent in this hop. All the projects were simply amazing. Thanks so much for having this hop. I really enjoyed it."

Kathy (I am assuming your name is Kathy, lol), send an email to me, Melinda with your info so I can send you your kit!

And thanks again for playing along!

~Melinda

November Blog Hop

Welcome to the Scraps of Darkness November Blog Hop

And

Design Team Reveal!

Scraps of Darkness is unveiling it's November kit...

Karma

We have a special guest joining us this month,

 BO BUNNY

And they are giving away a fantastic prize!

     Scraps of Darkness is giving away the

 November Karma Kit to one lucky winner!

Our Scraps of Elegance Designers are sharing their work with the November

“Je t’aime” kit

All you have to do is become a follower of the Scraps of Darkness blog and this blog, and “like us” on Facebook. Visit each participating blog, become of follower of those blogs and leave a comment.

When you have visited everyone return to Scraps of Darkness and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had!

If you post about this blog hop on your own blog and let us know in your comment, you will be entered into the drawing twice for an extra chance to win!

We are sure you will be inspired by our talented design team!

The November kit is stunning and you won’t want to miss out on grabbing one for yourself!

This hop is open to International Entries

                                

You have until Sunday November 18^th at 1:00 AM PST to complete the hop.

The winner will be announced on the Scraps of Darkness blog on Monday November 19th.

Be sure to check back on that day to see if you have won…

Have Fun!

Blogs to visit
Scraps of Darkness
Scraps of Elegance

Bo Bunny

Mandy Harrell
Jennifer Snyder
Renea Harrison
Karen Zueger
Lisa Novogrodski
Elena Olinevich
Michelle Phillips
Karolina Stopyra
Escape Kitty
Rachael Funnell
Helena Johansson

November Blog Hop and Kit Reveal!

Welcome to the Scraps of Darkness November Blog Hop

And

Design Team Reveal!

We are unveiling our November kit...

Karma

If you'd like to see the full kit and add ons, please visit our website or store.

We have a special guest joining us this month,

 BO BUNNY

And they are giving away a fantastic prize!

     Scraps of Darkness is giving away our

 November Karma Kit to one lucky winner!

Our Scraps of Elegance Designers are sharing their work with the November

“Je t’aime” kit

All you have to do is become a follower of the Scraps of Darkness blog and “like us” on Facebook. Visit each participating blog, become of follower of those blogs and leave a comment.

When you have visited everyone return here and leave us a comment letting us know how much fun you had!

If you post about this blog hop on your own blog and let us know in your comment, you will be entered into the drawing twice for an extra chance to win!

We are sure you will be inspired by our talented design team!

The November kit is stunning and you won’t want to miss out on grabbing one for yourself!

This hop is open to International Entries

                                

You have until Sunday November 18^th at 1:00 AM PST to complete the hop.

The winner will be announced on this blog on Monday November 19th.

Be sure to check back on that day to see if you have won…

Have Fun!

Blogs to visit
Scraps of Darkness
Scraps of Elegance

Bo Bunny

Mandy Harrell
Jennifer Snyder
Renea Harrison
Karen Zueger
Lisa Novogrodski
Elena Olinevich
Michelle Phillips
Karolina Stopyra
Escape Kitty
Rachael Funnell
Helena Johansson

Blog Hop Tomorrow!

Blog Hop Reminder and Sneak Peek...

Just a little reminder that tomorrow is our November Blog Hop!

And with that, I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek of what's to come tomorrow with our kit and Design Team reveal!

Hope to see you at the hop!

LAYOUT OF THE MONTH

Hello Ladies, well its hard to believe we are coming to the end of another kit, Morticia's wish, what a gorgeous kit with scrumptious Halloween colours and trims, Mel you outdid yourself! BRAVO!!!!!! The layout of the month for October, showcases this glorious kit at its best....Heather put together a stunning example of work! Well done Heather, this is so striking and stunning! Great Job.

Thanks for looking and have a scrappy day

~Michelle - Mistress of Mayhem!

Bog Hop Coming Soon!

 

 

Hope to see you there!

 

~Melinda

Meet our new design team members!

Before I announce who our new design team members are, I'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone that applied!  We had so many wonderful submissions, and it was very hard to narrow it down.  I think you'll all be happy with the beautiful inspiration our new Design Team will give us all, though!

And now for what you've been waiting for, our new designers!

 Agnieszka Bellaidea

 Canada

My real name is Agnieszka. I remember that I used to be a lawyer but now I'm bothering my head about more important things. Together with my husband - I'm still dating him - we're taking care of our two treasures - a Girl and a Boy. Probably, you've already discovered that I'm rather a secretive person. I'll disclose you that I love travelling, taking photos, orange and African bush aroma, cheesecake with real vanilla, Pavlova dessert, old books and pictures, houses, doilies, trips with friends to Italy, evenings by the fireplace, mystery perfumes, audiobooks during long distances, opening new stamps, praising people for their talent and creativity and meeting with other nice ladies at the cup of coffee. I like pastels and intense colors as well. Even I admire monochromatic works! Usually, after making a dark work I turn myself to delicate LO and then again I use black paper in the next work... I design my favourite 12x12 layouts for several websites and producers. I like to add touch of Mixed Media to my work, I also create with canvas. I love challenges and I try to take part in them. Sometimes the effects are really surprising. I don't stick to one particular style. I collect laces and small doilies and recently also wooden frames and boxes. There're lots of ideas how to use them in my head. I hope I can use some of them while creating for Scraps of Elegance. I used to teach classes and I would like to go back to it. If you live in my area and would like to try contact me. I cordially invite you to my blog, where you can find out what I'm doing at late night when my family members're sleeping.

Agnieszka's Blog

Evgenia Petzer

South Africa

My name is Evgenia Petzer, I am 28 years old and currently we live in South Africa, but I am from Russia initially. We moved to South Africa about 2 years ago and I love it here so much, We are so lucky to live in one of the most beautiful places that I have ever seen.  I have a son, that just turned 4 years old. I make both layouts and cards, but now I am much more in cards I just love to see the happy eyes of a person that gets my card, that makes my heart so happy.

 I have publications in US Cards, Australian, UK, Russian and South African magazines.

I am so excited to be here! I will be very happy if you stop by my blog.

Sarah Bargo

United States 

Hey papercraftin peeps! First off I want to thank Scraps Of Elegance for bringing me onto their amazing team, I am super excited! My name is Sarah Bargo, and I live in Illinois. I have two amazing little men who are 12 and 13, and they are truly my biggest inspiration for scrapping, not to mention all the beautiful products out there! I'm pretty much addicted to patterned paper, I love getting patterns where I can fussy cut and layer layer layer! So much fun! I can't wait to start creating with these gorgeous kits and this awesome design team! Thanks again!

Please stop by their blogs to see the gorgeous work they do, and I hope you Create Something Beautiful Today!

Meet our new design team members!

Our call ended on October 31, and I want to give a big thank you to everyone that applied!

We received so many wonderful submissions, and it was very hard to narrow them down to just a few...

And on to the good news!

Our very own Drycha will be transitioning from Designer to Educator.  Congratulations, Drycha! I know you'll inspire us all with your fabulous techniques!

Drycha's Blog

And with this move, we thought we'd bring in another talented lady to join the team, as a Designer, please meet:

Kristie Taylor

United States

Hi, I am Kristie (AKA Scrapperscrub in the virtual world.)

I am so very excited and honored to be a part of the amazingly talented team! I have been scrapbooking for a very long time, and it has become my therapy and release from my stressful life. I love to get dirty, and am always including inks, paints, and lots of distressing to my projects. I call my style "Shabby distressed bling", so be prepared for anything!  I am surrounded by a loving and supportive family; Mom, Dad, brother, hubby, and four kids who indulge me and my scrappy hobby. I follow everyone around and try to snap photos all the time just like the paparazzi, sometimes I have to resort to bribery. I am so excited to get started and inspired by this awesome team and I hope that I can also inspire you with my creations.

And in addition to Drycha, we have 2 new Educators joining us!

 Sara Onneby

Sweden

My name is Sara Önneby aka PyssligaSara. I live in Stockholm, Sweden, and I'm 33 years old, I've got a Master of Science in Material Engineering. I've worked with pacemakers and their production, but currently I work with 3D printing with stainless steel. I'm from the middle part of Sweden, and I moved south when I started at the university - but I still love to go on vacations up north, just to breath... and go skiing.
My cousin showed me this amazing world of scrapbooking in December 2007. And I was hooked right away. I have been sort of scrapbooking (on and off) my whole life - glued photos to albums, attaching small memories next to them. I love that this hobby allow me to try different styles, both with lots of paints and mists or "clean and simple". In February 2012 I discovered mixed media, and I fell in love again. Getting my hands messy is like breathing for me. :)
I'm sooo excited to be part of the Scrap of Darkness Design Team!!! As an Educator, I hope I can teach you, inspire you and dare you to get messy! :) 

Vivian Keh

United States

Howdy, folks!  My name is Vivian, aka contadinak.  Early in 2012, I married the most amazing man and we have been able to spend this last blissful year living in Las Vegas!  As "locals," we've had an incredible opportunity to enjoy the great diversity of cultures to be found primarily off the strip and to sample a variety of delicious foods.  Needless to say, our waistlines have suffered somewhat from the gustatorial indulgences :-/.  Shortly we will be moving to San Jose, CA, to set up shop for the long-term.   Since retiring from an extensive teaching career in Los Angeles, I have been blessed to be able to work exclusively on my art and craft.  In between inky sessions, I enjoy writing, working in my garden, slobbering all over my dogs, hangin' with my guy, and savoring any and all experiences that keep me present.  In the papercrafting department, I'm comfortable working in a number of styles.  But when working for my own pleasure, these days I tend toward the spontaneous delights of mixed media and grunge as well as the comforts of vintage and shabby.  I get most excited when I'm able to incorporate natural, organic elements in my projects, as well as a variety of textures.  Lastly, I want to share with you that I am THRILLED to be an Educator with Scraps of Darkness, to have this opportunity to get to know you in the coming months, to share inspirations, tips, and techniques with you along the way, and to grow our craft together.

Please stop by their blogs to see their fantastic work, and to congratulate them!

Big announcement tomorrow!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see who will be joining our Design Team!

~Melinda

Big announcement tomorrow!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see who will be joining our Design Team!

~Melinda

Our Bring On The Darkness Halloween Challenge Winner(s)!

Every year, I like to do a special challenge on our forum for Halloween, as it's my favorite holiday!

This year's challenge was Bring On The Darkness.  They players had to do a "dark" layout, and they could interpret that in any way they chose, dark colors, themes, Halloween, etc.  There was no limitation on the interpretation, it was simply - interpret it any way you choose.

All the entries were fabulous, and I had a hard time picking a winner, so I picked two!

Our First Place Winner:

Lee aka violentkittie

Our Second Place Winner:

Kathy aka KathyInAlaska

And thank you to everyone who played along!

~Melinda~