Beautiful shabby chic layout from Sandi!

Hello again!

Sandi Clarkson here with you today sharing Project #4 with the March Scraps of Elegance Kit "Hello, Beautiful."  And what a beautiful Kit it is! These warm, earth tones get my creative juices flowing! 

Quick story! As I was creating this fun layout, I had a totally different photo chosen, printed, cropped and matted. At the very last moment, I decided to try a new one of sweet granddaughter Zoe.  The crisp black and white along with her sweet expression was a more perfect choice! Moral of the story: last minute changes can be a good thing! So don't be afraid to branch out. 

I kind of went "old school" on this one and brought out a punch and my distress tool to customize the edges of the peachy Josephine paper from Graphic 45s Portrait of a Lady collection included in the Main Kit.  I layered it over the pretty floral Catherine paper. The vertical strip is from the Blanche paper as are the photo mat layers. Of course, there are some layers of fussy cut flowers from the Victoria papers along with a few Cardstock die cuts included in the Main Kit. 

I misted some of the Prima florals from the Floral add-on and incorporated some of the Petaloo flowers (also, Floral Add-on) as well as the Craft Consortium Resin Flowers from the Elements add-on. I couldn't resist adding a shabby chic Prima resin clock from my stash. Using the Cardstock Sticker sheet, I added Zoe's name along with some of the word phrases here and there. Note the glass beads which were included in the Creativity add-on. Some were painted with white gesso while others were colorized to green using the green gelato in the same add-on. Also, the Adhesive gems from the Main Kit made for some nice bling to scatter around. They look like wet dew on the roses. 

A little close-up of those beads and gems. You might note that I also incorporated a piece of chipboard from my stash to use for anchoring my photo. 

The Heidi Swapp stamp set is such a great one! Although my elements went a little outside of my original boundaries, the stamp still added a nice subtle subtitle. 

I love how all the florals work together in this Kit! Melinda has a great eye for co-ordintating elements but this is just over the top this month! To bring focus to main cluster, I used the Iced Rose gelato from the Creativity add-on and went all the way around my central elements with color. 

My dimensional shot! 

And from this side! 

Although the Main Kit is sold out, I believe there are still some add-ons in the store that you can grab! For example, you can find the Graphic 45 papers right HERE.  While you're there, do some shopping and check out the Kit subscriptions! 

Thanks for dropping by today! 

We appreciate your support! 

~ Sandi ~

Nicole's gorgeous shabby chic cards

Hello!  This is Nicole back with  you again today with more 

creations using the Scraps of Elegance March 'Hello Beautiful' kit

After creating 3 layouts with this kit, I had more than enough leftover products to create these 3 very elegant cards with a very vintage feel.

All my cards were mounted on ivory card stock and even though I didn't 

take pictures of the insides, they are fully decorated in and out.

I made great use of the numerous chipboard shapes and tags 

from the Graphic45 'Portrait of a Lady' collection.

All these beautiful portraits showing vintage sophisticated ladies 

were just perfect for these cards.

The main kit as well as the floral add-on combined hold so many flowers 

that even after 3 layouts and 3 cards, I still have some left!

I love how my 3 cards turned out, but I have to say that this last one is my favorite.

That chipboard artisan shape with beautiful rose pattern is so pretty 

and was the perfect frame for the lady image.

Included in the main kit is this pretty pearly tulle trim that I adore!

It was a pleasure for me to create with this fabulous kit and showcase its contents this month!

Elements Add-On

Floral Add-On

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Shabby chic elegance from Nicole!

Hi Nicole here!  It's time to reveal my another project with the latest kit from Scraps of Elegance!

This kit is called 'Hello Beautiful' and features the lovely and elegant Graphic45 'Portrait of a Lady' collection with loads of classy vintage embellishments and flowers.

Take a look at this fabulous kit and the add-ons that I was provided this month to create with:

Elements Add-On

Floral Add-On

For this layout, I decided to not add a photo of my own, but to create a mosaic style collage of the beautiful Victorian frames found on the Graphic 45 papers, each lady depicting the idea of classic beauty, thus my title.

The 'Hello Beautiful' kit along with its Elements Add-On includes so many pieces: tags and pockets, journaling chipboard, lots of stickers, all from Graphic 45.

I misted one of the roses a deep shade of peachy orange and created a beautiful cascade of flowers with small paper and resin roses and several blooms cut out of the gorgeous Prima knit tulle trim.

Grace, sophistication and elegance... that is what I aimed for with my page, just like this kit! 

I hope you have enjoyed this project with the Scraps of Elegance March 'Hello Beautiful' kit.

I am looking forward to sharing with you more of my creations using this gorgeous kit!

To see more of the Scraps of Darkness and Scraps of Elegance kits, click HERE (http://www.scrapsofdarkness.com/) ! And make sure to join the Scraps of Darkness and Scraps of Elegance Mixed Media Scrapbooking Community on Facebook. We would love for you to share your creations using these fabulous kits!

Two amazing layout from Annie using the Graphic 45 from our Hello Beautiful kit!

Here is my second layout made with March Scraps of Elegance Hello Beautiful kit !

For the first time in a while, I haven't used any Mediums for this layout !! There are so many beautiful things in the kit that after putting everything in place, all I added were splashes of Gold here and there !

Here is my third layout made with March Hello Beautiful kit !

I have to be honest, Green and Brown are not colors I use very often ! I somehow was able to find the perfect photos !  I used different papers from the kit, mostly the green ones and cut little squares that I  put on both corners of the page. I covered with Gesso and used different tones of Green to add color.  I used the Heidi Swapp flower stamp from the kit to add texture and finished with lots of embellishments and flowers from the Add-On kit.

thank you ! 

Annie xxx

Two beautiful Shabby Chic layouts from Nicole!

Hi Nicole here....I am back today with another layout featuring the Scraps of Elegance March 'Hello Beautiful' kit!

This photo of my niece Daphne went perfectly with these patterned papers and I found the perfect title for my page in my own stash... just plain wonderful!

As far as colour combination, I wanted to focus on purple, green and gold.  So I used the beautiful Petaloo flowers from the Floral Add-On as well as white and purple Prima flowers and some lavender blooms from the main kit. 

I sprayed my page with Lindy's Stamp Gang purple mist and added a fair share of beads.

I dare say that this is now a new favorite of mine!

Thank you once again for joining me today

and hopefully you'll be back soon for more Scraps of Elegance inspiration !

Sharing with you one more project 

showcasing the March Scraps of Elegance 'Hello Beautiful' kit.

Those who are familiar with my work have noticed that I do a lot of paper ripping

 lately on my layouts. I love the look of it and how it allows me 

to feature several different patterned papers on my pages. 

This time, along with paper from the kit, I also used corrugated cardboard

and white cardstock from my own stash.

This quote shows up many times in the Graphic45 collection 

which is included in the SOE kit. It is so beautiful and 

I thought that it would be very fitting for a layout about me.

I used the rose stamps in the Heidi Swap set on white cardstock 

and fussy cut around the image 

to then slip the stamped pieces in and about my flower clusters.

This is me, a couple years back, 'au naturel' as they say, 

during a nice stroll in a wooded park of my hometown.

Here is one again the 'Hello Beautiful' kit and the add-ons with which I created this month:

Elements Add-On

Floral Add-On

To find out more about Scraps of Darkness and Scraps of Elegance kits 

and on how to suscribe, click HERE! And make sure to join the 

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on Facebook. We would love for you to share your creations using these fabulous kits!