MIxed Media Monday - Falling Leaves kit

Hello ladies! I'm back again to share even more fall inspiration with you. The colors of this kit 'Falling Leaves' are just so perfect for this time of year!

'Grateful Heart'

I'm back to using the gorgeous Blue Fern Studios collection 'Amber & Apricot' for this layout using a cool vintage photo that I found at an estate sale a few weeks back.

I covered the Blue Fern Studios chipboard 'Organic Vine Corner' with white gesso and then I used some 13 arts Pigment Powder in copper and then after that dried some 13 arts Gold Glitter for some sparkle.

Here are a few close ups:

Here is a list of all the products I used:

Blue Fern Studios 'Faded Blooms'

Blue Fern Studios 'Organic Vine Corner' Chipboard

Blue Fern Studios 'Amber & Apricot' Chipboard

Blue Fern Studios Paprika Seedlings

Kendra Orange Opal Ribbon

Gold Leaf Brads

Prima Amber Moon Word Stickers

Prima Memory Hardware Parisian Amber Stones

Prima Amber Moon Ephemera

Thanks for looking,

Lisa xo

Wonderful little boy layout - September Falling Leaves Kit

Hi again! It's Tracy here with my 6th project with the gorgeous Scraps of Elegance September Kit, "Falling Leaves".

"Evan's New Glasses"

I used a bit more flowers and leaves from my stash on this one, but the cream roses, two larger brown flowers, the printed chipboard border and all the patterned papers are from the kit and add-ons.

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

Main Kit

Patterned Paper Add-on

Coordinating Paper Add-on

Elements Add-on

Floral Add-on

I started with the beautiful "Friendship" paper from the Amber and Apricot collection by Blue Fern Studios (included in the Main Kit).  I misted the edges of the paper with water and then dabbed some diluted brown ink from a reinker bottle to the wet edges using a paintbrush.  I also used a splatter stamp with the brown ink to tie in the darker browns from the tinted photo.

The die-cuts were made with paper from the Main Kit, Patterned Paper Add-on and Coordinating Paper Add-on.  I layered each of the die-cuts over a dark brown copy and offset them slightly to accentuate the edges.

The chipboard vines were from my stash.  I heat-embossed them with Vintage Photo Distress embossing powder and then used an embossing marker with Tea Dye Distress embossing powder to add some colour variation to the leaves.

Here are a couple more close-ups:

Thank you so much for taking a look!

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

Adorable Fall Layout - Falling Leaves Kit

Hi, it's Tracy back again to share my 5th project with the gorgeous Scraps of Elegance September Kit, "Falling Leaves".

"Happy Little Moment"

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

Main Kit

Coordinating Paper Add-on

Elements Add-on

Floral Add-on

I started with the beautiful "Busy Bees" paper from the Amber and Apricot collection by Blue Fern Studios (from the Main Kit).  I then made some die-cuts using papers from the Main Kit and Coordinating Paper Add-on.  As I usually do, I layered these over a dark brown cardstock copy and offset them slightly to accentuate the edges.  

I inked around the edges of the background paper, die-cuts, orange flowers (from the Main Kit and Floral Add-on) and the printed chipboard pieces (from the Elements Add-on) to make them stand out a little more. The two red flowers and small oak leaves were from my stash.  All the other flowers, leaves and lace, and chipboard were from the Main Kit and add-ons.

Here are some close-ups:

Thank you so much for taking a look!

Mixed Media Monday - Falling Leave Kit

Hello, everyone! 

Welcome to the Scraps of Darkness/Elegance blog. 

Sandi here with you today sharing a delicate, feminine layout featuring the September Scraps of Elegance Kit, Falling Leaves. 

This pretty, floral paper is from Blue Fern Studios Amber and Apricot collection and is called Tweet Melody. I've paired it with Prima's Amber Moon "Pumpkin Season" wood slat paper.

For a solid focal point, I altered the Blue Fern Studios "Autumn Leaves" chipboard. After priming with gesso, I added gelatoes and Distress ink until I had the perfect color chipboard frame. Before I added to my page, I prepared a nice background with gesso, crackle paint, mists and random stamping. Next came the fun of putting everything together. using my florals and all the great matching chipboard and ephemera included in the Main Kit and add-ons.

If you don't have your Kit yet, here's a pic of everything that is included in the Main Kit. Also, you can shop the Scraps of Darkness Store to see everything that Melinda has in stock. 

Here's a nice close-up of the chipboard which was additionally colorized with the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse from the Creativity add-on. My photo layers were from the Amber Moon paper "Pumpkin Season." (Straws and arts stones are from my stash.)  

I loved adding the Blue Fern Studios seedlings (Main Kit) as well as ephemera from the Elements add-on.  I used the large oval color co-ordinated sticker from Blue Fern Studios to further ground my photo layers. The floral add-ons have all the perfectly co-ordinating flowers to finish out your pages. 

And look at that sweet butterfly from the Prima ephemera pack!

At the top of this close-up you can see some of the Prima washi tape (Elements add-on) that I added to my background to give a nice aged, distressed look. I loved how this little grouping came together using the ephemera and the chipboard and florals.

And of course, you know I love me some flowers!
And I finally had a chance to use that great photo of Lucille Ball.

Thanks for coming by!
Hope to see you over in the Facebook community!



Sandi

Hello friends, Lisa here to share my very first layout created with the beautiful September kit from Scraps of Elegance, called

'Falling Leaves'.

'Love, Ruth'

I love love love the Blue Fern Studios paper collection in this kit, 'Amber & Apricot'.

Really pretty fall colors and my favourite vintage patterns too. I started with the paper called

'Busy Bees' and then added some Lindy's Stamp Gang mists and some stenciling.  Because I knew this page was going to be all about the colors of autumn, I went out into my backyard and found some pieces of bark and some twigs that I added to my page under my photo, I thought it would add a cool twist to my layout.

Here is our kit:

Here are a few close ups:

I used so much from this amazing kit and the Elements and Floral Add Ons:

'Amber & Apricot' papers

'Kendra' Opal Orange Ribbon

Brass Leaf Shaped Brads

Silk Maple Leaves

Blue Fern Studios 'Paprika Seedlings'

American Crafts DIY Tag

Prima Memory Hardware Parisian Amber Stones

Blue Fern Studios 'Amber & Apricot' Chipboard

Prima 'Amber Moon' Flowers 'Bramble'

I also added some feathers from my stash and some cotton lace, a brass heart, and a tiny brown glass bottle from previous kits.

See you soon,

Lisa xo