Amazing Autumn themed cards - September Falling Leaves kit

Hello, hello! 

Sandi here with you today ... 

What a lovely weekend we had here in Texas .. and now it's time to get back to business, right? 

Today I'm sharing a fun card and tag set that I created using the September Scraps of Elegance Kit "Falling Leaves."  I'm always needing a card of some sort around here and having a co-ordinating tag for a gift is a real plus!

For the card I've primarily used along with flowers and embellishments from Prima's Amber Moon collection. Papers include Amber and Apricot Birdsong and Friendship as well as a small strip of Amber Moon's Pumpkin Season. The co-ordinating chipboard pieces are Blue Fern Studios and are found in the Elements add-on. I've tucked in lots of small bits of Prima's ephemera also from the Elements add-on. Flowers are all from the Floral add-on. Those wonderful Blue Fern Studios seedlings are from your amazing Main Kit! 

Just a little close-up of the seedlings and other details. 

Don't overlook the sweet leaf brad found in the Main Kit. Those add such a nice touch and are part of your Main Kit. 

I might have to keep this tag for myself because it just makes me happy! 

I went crazy on layers with Prima's Amber Moon ... Autumn Sunset (both sides), Pumpkin Love and Into the Woods. Punching the edges is so fun when you're doing tags and gives them such a great finished touch. Next I added layers of notecards and ephemera along with the Amber Moon flowers from the floral add-on. 

Here's a little close-up view. I've included the ribbon from the Main Kit but I snipped it really narrow for my use here and just tucked it in. 

Just a little dab of gesso and some tulle (stash) to complete the look. 

Here is that wonderful Main Kit. Please visit the Store to see which Kits Melinda still has in stock. Also there are lots of basic scrapping supplies there as well. 

See you soon! 

XO

Sandi

Gorgeous Fall layout - September Falling Leaves Kit

Hello, everyone! 

Sandi here with you today sharing an Autumn inspired, masculine layout created with the Scraps of Elegance September Kit "Falling Leaves." 

This layout features sweet grandson Joseph at the petting zoo. It was in my "to scrap" pile and I thought it would be perfect for these bright orange tones. I love a good pop of orange although I tend to do more peach or coral. But this looks amazing on autumn-themed paper! And paired with golds and brown ... yummy, so perfect! 

I went simple in design this time and only did a small amount of gesso splattering ... otherwise clean and simple on this one. I've paired Blue Fern Studios Amber and Apricot "Flora" and "Chapters" to complete my layers along with some of the co-ordinating chipboard pieces. I've also added the Blue Fern Studios Pretty Pumpkins chipboard which is found in the Chipboard add-on. 

I doubled my floral add-on this month because I wanted to have plenty, plenty .. well, a surplus actually, lol. They look so beautiful used here with my sweet boy! And there is one of the Pretty Pumpkins peeking out there which was altered using the Brusho in Sandstone from the Color add-on. 

My photo layers (and the florals) were from Prima's Amber Moon collection which pairs so nicely with the Blue Fern Studios products. 

A few pieces of the co-ordinating chipboard goes a long way in creating a co-hesive page. You may recall that the amber stones by Prima were found in the Elements add-on Kit. And ... I love the silk leaves from the Main Kit ... so perfect for layering. 

In reality, I am not quite ready for Fall just because it so quickly fades to Winter around here. And I am not a fan of Winter at all. But I have to admit I love looking at Fall colors and Fall decor. 

This Busy as a Bee chipboard fits Joseph to a T. He's a busy boy! 

That's it from me today. Here's a photo of the Kit and a LINK to the online store, so you can check out what's available! 

Thanks for coming by! 

Sandi

Celebrating Fall with two beautiful layouts - Falling Leaves kit

Hello to all the Scraps of Darkness and Scraps of Elegance community!

It is Nicole with you today, sharing a project created with the gorgeous Scraps of Elegance September 'Falling Leaves' kit.

My page was inspired by the Cuts2luv October mood board

Here is the 'Falling Leaves' kit followed by the Coordinating Paper, 

Elements and Floral add-ons with which I created this month.

 Make sure to visit the Store Website right HERE to find out more about the SOD & SOE kits.

Now, let's take a closer look at my layout. Every Scraps of Darkness and Scraps of Elegance kits come with so many elements

that the creative possibilities are endless, and this kit is no exception.

Among the Blue Fern Studios chipboard, the Prima Ephemera and Word Stickers as well as all the lovely papers, I found so much inspiration.

The main kit comes with some gorgeous blooms from 49 and Market,and if you're like me and can never get enough of beautiful flowers, then you can subscribe to the floral add-ons.  The September Floral add-on includes 4 packs of Prima flowers all from the Amber Moon collection.

This photo of my partner and I was taken in 2015 during a Fall photoshoot with my best friend Christine as the amateur, yet very talented, photographer.

When I started scrapbooking back in 2004, and in the first few years after that, all that I ever did were double-page layouts.

Even though my style has changed and I now do mostly single pages, I occasionally like to go back to my roots.  Double page means double fun!

I opted for a plain white cardstock background

as I thought it the best way to showcase the many beautiful

patterned papers out of the main kit and the coordinated paper add-on.

I love the black, orange and yellow combo over the white.

The pictures are of my good friend's family Fall photoshoot.

I used many of the Prima Ephemera die-cuts and Word Stickers.

The Elements Add-On includes some fabulous Prima washi tape

which I used on this double spread to add some vertical shiny layers.

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Until next time!

Weekend Inspiration with a golden Fall layout - September 'Falling Leaves' kit

Hi, it's Tracy here to share my 4th project with the gorgeous Scraps of Elegance September Kit, "Falling Leaves".

"Sunny Disposition"

I used Main Kit, Patterned Paper Add-on, and Floral Add-on.

Main Kit

Patterned Paper Add-on

Floral Add-on

This was a fairly simple layout to make. I started with the beautiful "Sunny Disposition" paper from the Amber and Apricot collection by Blue Fern Studios (available in the Main Kit).  I used the backside of another sheet of the same paper (available in the Patterned Paper Add-on) to make some die-cuts to layer under the photo.  I layered each die-cut over a black cardstock version and inked around the edges in brown.  

I also fussy cut a flower and flower bud from the second sheet to use in the flower cluster.

The butterflies and coconut buttons were from my stash.  The chipboard corner piece was from the Main Kit and the flowers were from the Floral Add-on.  

I embossed the chipboard corner flourish with Peeled Paint Distress Embossing Powder and then rubbed some white paint overtop with my fingertip to grunge it up a bit.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

An Enchanting Autumn layout - September Falling Leaves kit

Hi, it's Tracy Funk here again to share my second project with the beautiful September Scraps of Elegance Kit, "Falling Leaves".

"By the Shore"

I used the Main Kit, Elements Add-on, Chipboard Add-on and Floral Add-on.

Main Kit

Elements Add-on

Chipboard Add-on

Floral Add-on

For this layout I used some of the beautiful "Amber and Apricot" papers by Blue Fern Studios from the Main Kit.

I did a bit of stenciling on the background paper ("Birdsong" from the Main Kit) using Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo Distress Inks applied with a Clarity stencil brush.

I then made some die-cuts to layer under the photo using the "Faded Blooms" and "Chapters" papers from the Main Kit.   I layered each of the die-cuts over a black copy and offset them slightly to accentuate the edges.  I also applied some brown ink around the edges of each one and around the edges of the background paper as well.

The chipboard wreath was painted green and then watery layers of brown and green paint were added overtop to add shading and dimension.  I cut off the part that would have been hidden under the photo and used it on the other side.

After that is was just a matter of gluing down the chipboard and die-cut layers and adding the other embellishments.  The coconut buttons were from my stash.  All the other embellishments were from the Main Kit or Add-ons.

Here are a couple more close-ups:

Thank you so much for taking a look!