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~

November Kit Reveal!

This month we are really bringing you some Elegance!  Our November kit is packed with beautifully soft, feminine papers and embellishments from Fabscraps, Ruby Rock-It, Dusty Attic, Prima, Petaloo, and more...

November Je t'aime Kit

 

As always, you can see the kit and it's coordinating add ons on our website or in our store...

And just an added note, you can now find Scraps of Elegance on Facebook!  Stop by and "Like" us!

And of course, we have another wonderful sketch by Suepup to accompany this kit!

Even better, we have 2 amazing ladies guest designing for us this month!  I'm thrilled to intoduce them both to you...

Romy Veul

My name is Romy Veul and I'm a 19-year-old scrapaholic from the Netherlands.  I live in a small village close to Amsterdam with my parents and two little brothers,  I study Dutch languages with a second major in linguistics in Amsterdam.  At the moment, I am in my second year and my dream is to work as a writer or reporter someday.  Besides my passion for languages and writing, I also have a huge obsession for scrapbooking.  It all started almost seven years ago.  When my school celebrated its 45th anniversary we got to choose from a couple of creative workshops.  I decided to attend a workshop scrapbooking and was hooked immediately!  Seven years later scrapbooking has become a big part of my life.  Scrapbooking is a wonderful creative outlet for me and a perfect way to relax after a long day at University.

I love creating both lay-outs and cards and I sometimes also venture upon an altered item.  I like to try different styles, though I tend to love the shabby chic/vintage style the most lately.  No matter what style I try, I almost always incorporate lots of layers and details in my work.  I think they are kind of my signature.  I am currently proudly designing for Bo Bunny, Once Upon a Sketch, and a Dutch magazine. 

Romy's blog:  http://www.scrapstuffandmore.blogspot.com/ 

Jodii Cent

Hi I'm Jodii from Canberra, Australia, a wife to my gorgeous husband Darron and a mother to two beautiful children, Paris and Louis.

Ive been arty and crafty ever since I can remember, and have tried just about every craft that exists, but when I started scrapbooking a few years ago it just stuck and I always go back to it, even if I break from it for a few months. I love it! 

I love to create and I absolutely love colour, which I think is the most important to me when I'm scrapping.

I'm totally addicted to all the pretty things scrapbooking has to offer. 

I feel honoured to be a guest designer for Scraps of Elegance and see it as a real privilege to be designing for them.

Thank you! 
Jodii's blog: mydevinethings.blogspot.com.au

I wanted to share one of the layouts each of them did here, but be sure to check out their blogs to see the rest of their gorgeous work!

Created by Jodii

Created by Romy

I'm sure you'll love seeing the rest of the beautiful work they and everyone on our Design Team do with the kit, and I hope you Create Something Beautiful Today!