Friday, April 20, 2012

Meet our newest Designers!

Our Design Team Call ended on April 15, and wow did we get some amazing entries,  I'd like to thank everybody who applied!

In the end, we had to narrow it down to just 3 talented designers, and while it was a hard decision, I think you'll agree that these ladies will provide lots of inspiration!

I'll introduce our new Scraps of Elegance designer first, and then I'll let you in on the newest Scraps of Darkness designers:

Our new Scraps of Elegance designer is Helena Johansson:

My name is Helena Johansson and I live in Sweden with my dh Martin and our two children, Timmie 10 years old and Linn 6 years old. We also have two cute cats that we all adore - most of the time that is! I'm a socialworker by day and scrapbooker by night, I spend lots of time in my scraproom creating and I often have my little daughter as company. She loves to scrapbook, too (she loves to shop and hoard too, I can't imagine where she got that from!). I've been scrapbooking for more than four years now and I often say it's my passion in life! I love everything romantic, shabby and vintage. I adore beautiful papers, flowers, chipboard and other embellies. I am so happy to be a part of the Scraps of Elegance design team and can't wait to get to know everybody and start to create with these amazing kits!



And we have 2 new designers that will be working with our Scraps of Darkness kits, too:

Elena Olinevich - Designer

My name is Elena a.k.a. Eleele in virtual life. I'm very happy and proud to be a part of The Scraps of Darkness Design Team. I want to thank Melinda, who helped me initially to become a Subscriber ( there were some obstacles) and then gave me an opportunity to show and express myself as a Designer.
So I have been scrapping for more than 5 years, and completely addicted to it past 2 years. I started with the cards, but now my passion is lay outs and altered art. Besides my hobby is batik (silk painting) and water color painting. Now I try to use all these techniques in my projects.
What about my style, so now it is difficult to determine. I am exploring at the present moment steam punk, grunge and mixed media, but being a very gentle person my projects tend to be more feminine. That is why I like also some shabby and vintage. I adore using paints, mists and lace.
My husband is a great support in every aspect of my life, and I'm very happy that he accepts all my beginnings and crazy plans without any objections. My 5 year daughter inspires me to be creative.  I hope I can be creative and inspirational for all of you too.



Michelle Phillips - Mistress of Mayhem

G'day Dark sisters, my name is Michelle aka Bubbachooka, I'm 46 and I live in Sydney, Australia, the Great land down under. I work 9-5 for a global company, and we build ship engines. I have a hubby and 2 beautiful fur babies who you will see in my layouts. I've been scrapping now since 2009, and only last year found my wonderful home here at Scraps of Darkness, until then I wandered aimlessly thru the scrappy world wondering where to begin.
I consider myself to be an eclectic scrapper, I love all styles and Bling, ya just gotta have Bling. I've met so many wonderful people at Scraps of Darkness and made some lifetime friends and I'm totally honored to be the Mistress of Mayhem, Mayhem is my middle name.  See you in the gallery!   Mish

Visit Michelle's blog to see her awesome work!

Sadly, with hellos come goodbyes.  I want to thank Cheryl and Rachelle for all the gorgeous work and dedication they've given us during their terms.  You will both be missed, but we'll all still be following your work!

Cheryl is taking a little break to spend more time with her family.  Summer is coming, and we all know that means the kids are home from school!

And I think we all know where Rachelle will be...  Rachelle's decided to take a break from the DT to spend time in one of her favorite places, the garden!

Meet Our Newest Designers!

Our Design Team Call ended on April 15, and wow did we get some amazing entries,  I'd like to thank everybody who applied!

In the end, we had to narrow it down to just 3 talented designers, and while it was a hard decision, I think you'll agree that these ladies will provide lots of inspiration!

I'll introduce the two new Scraps of Darkness designers first, and then I'll let you in on the newest Scraps of Elegance designer:

Our New Mistress of Mayhem:  Michelle Phillips

G'day Dark sisters, my name is Michelle aka Bubbachooka, I'm 46 and I live in Sydney, Australia, the Great land down under. I work 9-5 for a global company, and we build ship engines. I have a hubby and 2 beautiful fur babies who you will see in my layouts. I've been scrapping now since 2009, and only last year found my wonderful home here at Scraps of Darkness, until then I wandered aimlessly thru the scrappy world wondering where to begin.
I consider myself to be an eclectic scrapper, I love all styles and Bling, ya just gotta have Bling. I've met so many wonderful people at Scraps of Darkness and made some lifetime friends and I'm totally honored to be the Mistress of Mayhem, Mayhem is my middle name.  See you in the gallery!   Mish

And our new Designer:  Elena Olinevich


My name is Elena a.k.a. Eleele in virtual life. I'm very happy and proud to be a part of The Scraps of Darkness Design Team. I want to thank Melinda, who helped me initially to become a Subscriber ( there were some obstacles) and then gave me an opportunity to show and express myself as a Designer.
So I have been scrapping for more than 5 years, and completely addicted to it past 2 years. I started with the cards, but now my passion is lay outs and altered art. Besides my hobby is batik (silk painting) and water color painting. Now I try to use all these techniques in my projects.
What about my style, so now it is difficult to determine. I am exploring at the present moment steam punk, grunge and mixed media, but being a very gentle person my projects tend to be more feminine. That is why I like also some shabby and vintage. I adore using paints, mists and lace.
My husband is a great support in every aspect of my life, and I'm very happy that he accepts all my beginnings and crazy plans without any objections. My 5 year daughter inspires me to be creative.  I hope I can be creative and inspirational for all of you too.

Our newest Scraps of Elegance Designer:  Helena Johansson

My name is Helena Johansson and I live in Sweden with my dh Martin and our two children, Timmie 10 years old and Linn 6 years old. We also have two cute cats that we all adore - most of the time that is! I'm a socialworker by day and scrapbooker by night, I spend lots of time in my scraproom creating and I often have my little daughter as company. She loves to scrapbook, too (she loves to shop and hoard too, I can't imagine where she got that from!). I've been scrapbooking for more than four years now and I often say it's my passion in life! I love everything romantic, shabby and vintage. I adore beautiful papers, flowers, chipboard and other embellies. I am so happy to be a part of the Scraps of Elegance design team and can't wait to get to know everybody and start to create with these amazing kits!



Sadly, with hellos come goodbyes.  I want to thank Cheryl and Rachelle for all the gorgeous work and dedication they've given us during their terms.  You will both be missed, but we'll all still be following your work!

Cheryl is taking a little break to spend more time with her family.  Summer is coming, and we all know that means the kids are home from school!

And I think we all know where Rachelle will be...  Rachelle's decided to take a break from the DT to spend time in one of her favorite places, the garden!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

March Needful Things Sketch Winner

The winner for this month's sketch challenge is:
Vanalv






















This page is so full of unique and wondrous beauty.  The pretty lady pictured is Vanalv's daughter, showing off her incredible & fun personality during her senior photo shoot.   Vanalv complimented her daughter's gorgeous senior photo with the "Needful Things" kit using the monthly sketch by Suepup.  She selected and placed the Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe papers and stickers accordingly, to  reflect just how unique her daughter really is.  The symbolism is astounding and everything is just delightful!  Congrats!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

April Kit Reveal and a tutorial!

Sakurabana, the Japanese word for cherry blossom, is the name of our newest kit... If you are lucky enough to see the cherry blossoms in bloom each spring, you know how perfect and beautiful they are, if not, you'll find lots of them on the gorgeous papers in this kit!


We've got beautiful papers for you this month from Bo Bunny's Serenity Line, Glitz Design's Happy Travel's collection, and from the Classic line from Fabscraps, and lots of fun embellishments to play with - just look at those gorgeous black ostrich feathers!

Normally I direct you to our website to see the add ons for the kit, but I wanted to show off these gorgeous papers, as well as the entire kit, so I thought I'd include a pic of the Patterned Paper and Coordinating Paper add ons.  And what the heck, our Color add on is really fun this month, I can tell you I've been having fun playing with it, myself, so we'll include a pic of that one as well!

Sakurabana Patterned Paper Add On

Sakurabana Coordinating Paper Add On


If you haven't used Lindy's mists, stains, embossing powders, and mica's, you really don't know what you're missing, they're a favorite of mine and our customers!  So stop by the website to see these and our other available kit add ons!

And what would Kit Reveal Day be without an inspirational new sketch by Suepup?



Feel free to use this fabulous sketch whether you are using our kit or not, we would love to see what you do with it!  And of course I want to share some of the gorgeous projects the ladies and kitty on our Design Team were inspired to create with this sketch!


Mandy
Renea
Lisa
Jennifer
Karen
Drycha
Escape Kitty

Each month, one of the talented ladies on our DT does a tutorial to show you exactly how she created one of the layouts she did with the current kit.  We call this series of tutorials our Pandora's Box tutorials.  Jen has done a wonderful video tutorial on how to create this Layout:


You can see the tutorial here!

And I'll end with saying don't forget that today is the last day to get your application in for our Design Team Call!

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope we've inspired you to create something beautiful today!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Design Team Call Reminder

Just a little reminder that we are looking for some new talent to add to our Design Team!

You can get the details on our website, and don't forget the call ends at midnight, Pacific Time, on April 15th!

New tutorial and a reminder

First, just a reminder that we are looking for some new talent to add to our Design Team!  You can get the details on our current Design Team Call here, and remember, get your application in by midnight Pacific Time on April 15th!

And Lisa had done a fabulous new video tutorial.  This is for our monthly Pandora's Box tutorial, where one of our designers will show you exactly how she created one of the layouts she did with the current month's kit.  Lisa's tutorial is for our March Needful Things Kit, and this is the layout she is demonstrating for you:







Thank you for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed the tutorial, and I hope you create something beautiful today!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

March Layout of the Month

The layout of the month for March is:

"Good Times"
by Lily Fiore
Now if this doesn't scream fun and good times, I don't know what will.  Lily used the March "Needful Things" kit to create this very lively page full of smiles.  The collage of photos just seems to have so many happy memories of a girl during her senior year at school.  Lily used the new Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe papers with some Maya Road ribbon flowers and some other fabulous embellishes to compliment her collage of photos.  Congrats Lily!!!  Happy Memories!