February Layout of the Month

The layout of the month for February is:

"Family Vintage" by Rebecca aka Bexta76

Using the "Vintage Elegance" kit, Rebecca, created this amazing and endearing page her own vintage heritage. This photo is of her great grandfather's family in Ireland. This page has many touches of distressed beauty and grace, especially with the mix of burlap and lace. Her crafted hand made that remarkable flower out of the small stack of dictionary papers. The Kasiercraft Sweet Nothings papers and rub on seem to be right at home with this big family. This entire page "Welcomes You Home". Congrats Rebecca!!!



We have our winners!

On Monday, we posted that we were have a little giveaway to thank you for displaying our blog badge on your blogs.  Before I announce the 2 lucky ladies that won, I just want to thank you all again for showing your support for Scraps of Elegance - we really appreciate it!

I had fun checking out all the blogs and seeing your wonderful work!

And our winners are...

BearFamilyFeb 20, 2012 07:16 AM

Here's the link to my blog, awesome prize !!!
http://bearfamilysscraps.blogspot.com/

and

eleeleFeb 20, 2012 10:29 AM

I added both and hope that this will be my chance.

http://eleele-handmade.blogspot.com/

And here's what you've won:

Bo Bunny Welcome Home Collection Pack

Congratulations!  Please email Melinda at info@scrapsofdarkness.com to claim your prize!

Our Thank You Giveaway!

Are you sporting our blog badge on your blog?  If so, we'd like to thank you with a little giveaway!

We will be choosing two lucky winners to receive a Bo Bunny Welcome Home Collection Pack!

All you have to do for a chance to win is to display our blog badge on your blog, and then post a comment on this blog post with a link to your blog where we can see the badge.  If you don't have it on your blog now, you can simply add it and then come back and leave a comment.  You can find it in the upper right corner of this blog, or right here:

As an added bonus, if you have both Scraps of Elegance and Scraps of Darkness blog badges on your blog, you will get two entries to win!  And here's the SOD badge, in case you don't already have it:

You have today and tomorrow to let us know you've got the Scraps of Elegance badge on your blog, and on Wednesday, we'll go through and visit all the blogs posted and assign each one a number (or if you have both badges, we'll assign you 2 numbers), and then we'll throw all the numbers into a bowl and pull out two to pick the winners (I know, I have a very advanced method of choosing random winners, lol!).  We'll announce the winners on Wednesday.

International entries are warmly welcomed, but will be responsible for any shipping charges over $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by, and good luck!

Heads up...

We'll be doing a little give away tomorrow, so be sure to stop back to get the details!

January Escape Sketch Winner

The winner for this month's sketch challenge is: Rebecca aka Bexta76

with her page called

"Destination Koh Samui"

This page is the ultimate experience of a relaxing vacation.  Becca is hanging in a hammock on a beach in Thailand, how much better can that be?  She did an outstanding job using the "Escape" kit with Suepup's monthly sketch.  The netting in the bg is mixed with some of the G45 Tropical Travelogue fish, and is swimming wonderful.  Neatly tucked in the Prima flower(s) is the amazing sand dollar which she altered to make it really stand out.  This is a very bright and inviting page.  Congrats Becca!!!!

February Reveal Day!

The 15th... one of my favorite days every month...  Sure, I get excited to reveal our newest kit each month, after all, I spend a lot of time searching for beautiful and fun things to put in these kits, and I love showing you what I came up with each month, but more than that, there's an excitement that builds throughout the month for this day.  Not only do I get to reveal the kit, I also get to reveal Suepup's latest fabulous sketch, and I get to see all the gorgeous work our Design Team did with the kit!

Enough rambling from me, here she is, the newest Scraps of Darkness kit...                Victoriana!

I've been wanting to do a kit with those fabulous Prima Printery papers for awhile, and when I saw Kaisercraft's Madame Boutique line, I knew it was a perfect fit!  You can't do a kit without embellishments, tho, and we've put some beautiful, fun, and unique goodies together with these papers. 

See the kit and all the available add ons on our website:  Scraps of Darkness

Suepup creates some amazing sketches, and this month's sketch is no exception!  I hope you'll use it for inspiration whether you've got one of our kits or not:

Of course, I can't just show you the sketch, I've got to give you a little eye candy to go with it!  Here are the beautiful layouts our Design Team did using this sketch for inspiration...

Jennifer Snyder

Karen Zueger

Lisa Novogrodski

Mandy Harrell

Rachelle Sigurdson

Renea Harrison

Drycha

Cheryl Casas

Escape Kitty

I hope you've enjoyed seeing these beautiful layouts from our Design Team.  If so, be sure to stop by each of their blogs (you can find the links on the right side of our blog), because they've got a whole more to show you!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you create something beautiful today!

January Layout of the Month

The layout of the month for January is:

"Key West Iron"

by Teresa0817

This page really brings you to the tropical sea.   It is swimming with so much life and beauty.  Teresa used the "Escape" kit weaving the fish net perfectly with these amazing multiple photos of wrought iron, beach and palm trees, plus these cute Pink Paislee Nantucket fish.  She just took a trip to Key West FL, making the rest of us super envious, but we are definitely enjoying the pages of memories she is sharing with us using this kit.  Thank you Teresa, and congrats!

Scraps of Elegance Blog Hop Winners!

On Sunday, we announced the Scraps of Elegance winner of the blog hop - Jennaroo won a 3 month subscription to the Scraps of Elegance kits!

Many of our designer's awarded prizes as well, and a few are still unclaimed... if you find your name here, please visit our designers' blogs to claim your prize!

Winners from our Designers' Blogs:

Caroleanne - Lisa's blog winner

KIMBERLY - Jennifer's blog winner

COLLEEN (SCRAPNURSE) - Karen's blog winner

Miislucky - Renea's blog winner

Donna in Louisiana - Cheryl's blog winner

DenayC - Nancy's blog winner

CAROL - Escape Kitty's blog winner

I'd just like to thank everybody who participated again, thank you for making our first SOE Kit Reveal and Blog Hop such a success!

Blog Hop Winners

On Sunday, we announced the Scraps of Elegance winner of the blog hop - Jennaroo won a 3 month subscription to the Scraps of Elegance kits!

Many of our designer's awarded prizes as well, and a few are still unclaimed... if you find your name here, please visit our designers' blogs to claim your prize!

Winners from our Designers' Blogs:

Caroleanne - Lisa's blog winner

KIMBERLY - Jennifer's blog winner

COLLEEN (SCRAPNURSE) - Karen's blog winner

Miislucky - Renea's blog winner

Donna in Louisiana - Cheryl's blog winner

DenayC - Nancy's blog winner

CAROL - Escape Kitty's blog winner

I'd just like to thank everybody who participated again, thank you for making our first Kit Reveal and Blog Hop such a success!

And stay tuned for the reveal of our second kit on March 1st, we've got some fabulous things in the works...

   

Nov-Jan Skeletons in the Closet Winner!!

For this "Skeletons in the Closet" challenge the prompt was "Friendships".

And the winner for this round is:

Michelle aka Bubbachooka

with her amazing page called "Self Caged Butterfly"

Michelle used the gorgeous "Purple Haze" kit to complement her own shy beauty.  Doesn't her photo speak volumes?  The symbolism of the butterfly and cage also portrays the deep meaning behind this page so well.  Thank you for sharing this very personal page about yourself Michelle.  Congrats on winning! 

And the winner is...

Before I announce the winner from our Blog Hop, I'd just like to thank everyone that participated in the hop!
We all had a great time, and I hope you did too, and maybe found a little inspiration on our Designers' blogs.

And now, what you've been waiting for...



Drumroll please...




The winner of a 3 month subscription to the Scraps of Elegance kits is...

Jennaroo!

This is what Jennaroo said:

"OMGosh I have eyed the SOD kits for a while, but wasn't sure as I don't feel like my style is grungy enough.....but still loved the kits BTW! BUT Scraps Of Elegance is right up my alley and I am def excited about this kit club! I visited and commented on each designers blog and LOVED what I saw by the way, so much so that I became a follower of each of their blogs as well! Thanks for the opportunity and I am crossing my fingers and toes that I am the lucky winner!!!!!"

Jennaroo, please email me (Melinda) at info@scrapsofdarkness.com so we can get you set up with your subscription!


And stay tuned... we'll be giving away another awesome prize a little later this month...

Our First Reveal and Blog Hop!

You may know Scraps of Darkness already ~ she is on the edgy and daring side and is always the "pushing the envelope" kit of diversity.

Now we would like to introduce you to her new sister --- "Scraps of Elegance" is the alter ego of her sister club. 

Her style is more on the sweet and romantic side... a true classic beauty!

Today is the reveal of our very first "Scraps of Elegance" kit!

VINTAGE ELEGANCE

We've carefully chosen these beautiful papers from Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings, Websters Pages Western Romance and Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection. We have also added some wonderful embellishments and unique vintage itemsfor you to create something beautiful to compliment your most treasured photos. 

You can see the full list of kit ingredients on our website: 

Scraps of Elegance

We are proud and honored to introduce one of the most coveted designers in the industry helping us show off our new line of kits.

February Guest Designer

Ms. Gabrielle Pollacco

You won't want to miss the gorgeous work she's done with this kit!

We know how much you look forward to the sketches our ever talented artist Suepup creates each month for Scraps of Darkness.

We are excited to announce she will be designing the sketches for each Scraps of Elegance kit as well!  Now we are sure you don't want to just hear about her sketches, so we are pleased to share this month's inspirational sketch with you.

We would also like to introduce you to some of the most talented designers in the scrapbooking community...

Our 2012 Scraps of Elegance design team:

Lisa Novogrodski - Lead Designer

Charlotte Jenkins - Sketch Artist and Designer

Jennifer Snyder -Designer

Mandy Harrell - Designer

Karen Zueger - Designer

Renea Harrison - Designer

Rachelle Sigurdson - Designer

And we are quite certain Escape Kitty will sometimes make off with some of Jennifer's Scraps of Elegance goodies to create something beautiful!

We are kicking off the reveal of our first kit by way of a blog hop this month. You can enjoy not only the full reveal, but a chance to win an incredible prize!

We will be awarding a THREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB on this blog to one lucky winner!!!!

You win not one, not two, but THREE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KITS!

The subscription will begin with our March kit and end with our May kit. You have until February 4th midnight pacific time to post your comment. A winner will be selected and announced on this blog on Sunday, February 5th!

Many of our designers are giving away their own prizes on their blogs so there are many chances to win.

All you need to do to win is become a follower of the Scraps of Elegance blog. Then visit each designer and leave a comment on their blogs. When you have completed the hop come back to Scraps of Elegance and leave a comment letting us know you have completed the hop and are a follower. (If you are already a follower, after commenting on the designers' blogs leave a comment here letting us know!)

International entries are welcome to participate. All international entries are responsible for shipping costs in excess of $15.00.

(The designers will address the eligibility of international participants individually on each of their blogs)

Now let's get started! We warmly welcome you to the first SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE BLOG HOP!

Scraps of Elegance Blog - this is where you are

Gabrielle Pollacco

Lisa Novogrodski 

Jennifer Snyder

Karen Zueger 

Renea Harrison

Cheryl Casas

Karolina Stopyra

Nancy Hanttula 

Escape Kitty

Charlotte Jenkins 

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy the hop!

Introducing Scraps of Elegance!

You may know Scraps of Darkness already ~ she is on the edgy and daring side and is always the "pushing the envelope" kit of diversity.

Now we would like to introduce you to her new sister --- "Scraps of Elegance" is the alter ego of her sister club. 

Her style is more on the sweet and romantic side... a true classic beauty!

Today is the reveal of our very first "Scraps of Elegance" kit!

VINTAGE ELEGANCE

We've carefully chosen these beautiful papers from Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings, Websters Pages Western Romance and Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection. We have also added some wonderful embellishments and unique vintage itemsfor you to create something beautiful to compliment your most treasured photos. 

You can see the full list of kit ingredients on our website: 

Scraps of Elegance

We are proud and honored to introduce one of the most coveted designers in the industry helping us show off our new line of kits.

February Guest Designer

Ms. Gabrielle Pollacco

You won't want to miss the gorgeous work she's done with this kit!

We know how much you look forward to the sketches our ever talented artist Suepup creates each month for Scraps of Darkness.

We are excited to announce she will be designing the sketches for each Scraps of Elegance kit as well!  Now we are sure you don't want to just hear about her sketches, so we are pleased to share this month's inspirational sketch with you.

We would also like to introduce you to some of the most talented designers in the scrapbooking community...

Our 2012 Scraps of Elegance design team:

Lisa Novogrodski - Lead Designer

Charlotte Jenkins - Sketch Artist and Designer

Jennifer Snyder -Designer

Mandy Harrell - Designer

Karen Zueger - Designer

Renea Harrison - Designer

Rachelle Sigurdson - Designer

And we are quite certain Escape Kitty will sometimes make off with some of Jennifer's Scraps of Elegance goodies to create something beautiful!

We are kicking off the reveal of our first kit by way of a blog hop this month. You can enjoy not only the full reveal, but a chance to win an incredible prize!

We will be awarding a THREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB on this blog to one lucky winner!!!!

You win not one, not two, but THREE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KITS!

The subscription will begin with our March kit and end with our May kit. You have until February 4th midnight pacific time to post your comment. A winner will be selected and announced on this blog on Sunday, February 5th!

Many of our designers are giving away their own prizes on their blogs so there are many chances to win.

All you need to do to win is become a follower of the Scraps of Elegance blog. Then visit each designer and leave a comment on their blogs. When you have completed the hop come back to Scraps of Elegance and leave a comment letting us know you have completed the hop and are a follower. (If you are already a follower, after commenting on the designers' blogs leave a comment here letting us know!)

International entries are welcome to participate. All international entries are responsible for shipping costs in excess of $15.00.

(The designers will address the eligibility of international participants individually on each of their blogs)

Now let's get started! We warmly welcome you to the first SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE BLOG HOP!

Scraps of Elegance Blog

Gabrielle Pollacco

Lisa Novogrodski 

Jennifer Snyder

Karen Zueger 

Renea Harrison

Cheryl Casas

Karolina Stopyra

Nancy Hanttula 

Escape Kitty

Charlotte Jenkins 

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy the hop!