Wednesday, November 9, 2011

**October Layout of the Month**

The layout of the month for October is.....

"Dracula" by Beth aka Rabbit51!!!



This bewitching page just entices you for more, just go ahead and bite!!!!  Beth used the All Hallows' Eve kit to make this fabulous dark and creepy page.  The Kasiercraft 13th Hour Acetate shapes and Pink Paislee Phantom frames were wonderfully used to show off these classic "Dracula" movie images.  The Scrapmatt tree branches covering the one image gives a very eerie feeling sending chills down your spine.  The lantern was a brillant vintage touch.  Your collage is outstanding Beth!!  Thank you for sharing this creation with us and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

October Paranoia Winner!

Each month, on a specific secret day of the month, a member of our Design Team searches the gallery at Scrapbook.com for Scraps of Darkness Layouts and projects.  She counts them as she goes, and when she gets to a certain secret number, the artist that created that layout or project wins a prize from Scraps of Darkness.

Our winner for October is Courtney, aka Newtoscrapping2011 for this awesome Halloween book frame!


Congratulations, Courtney!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Meet Our Newest Designers!

Our latest Design Team Call has ended, and before I introduce our new Designers, I'd like to thank everybody who submitted an application.  You all have so much talent, and it was a very hard choice!

And now, I'm so excited to introduce our new DT members!

Karolina Stopyra aka Drycha

Hi! I'm Karolina Stopyra a.k.a. Drycha from Poland. I have boyfriend and almost black cat. By now I'm in jewelery school but before I passed the exam for the cook (trade school too).
I love to learn new techniques and bring them together. I made a lot of things; scrapbooking, cardmaking, jewelry, art dolls and others... I became interested in scrapbooking in spring 2008, love this form due to a combination of many elements.
I hope that you'll like my works, I'm so honored to be here!


 Rachelle Sigurdson aka Rachie Babe

I am married to my husband of 33 years, have 3 sons 30, 26 and; 23. I am kind of in the empty nest, but not quite yet as my boys keep coming home for lots of visits. When my boys started to leave home I did a crazy thing, I started with 1 dog and it slowly worked up to 5.
I love to scrapbook and garden, and always have to be on the go!!!! I will be 55 in Nov.




And some exciting and fun news, I am sure you all know who Escape Kitty is, she has become quite the celebrity!  I spoke with Escape Kitty, and she has agreed to be our new Mascot DT!

Escape Kitty - Mascot DT

Let me introduce myself. I am Escape Kitty. Until now, you probably only found me under JRABS artwork or Jennifer Snyder, but I have escaped out from under her. And I say YIPPEE to that! I have been all over the world and I firmly believe I am big enough now to be on my own (but still have my mom pay my bills! LOL) I got my start on Sept 1, 2010 as I was out playing in the yard enjoying the birds and squirrels. Really just minding my own business. Happy. Content. Daydreaming. When, but in an instant, I caught a movement in the corner of my eye. Since cats are noted for their superior vision, I had to do a double take because I thought my eyesight had failed me. I shut my kitty eyes for a moment and reopened them to disbelief. A coyote? In MY yard? Could it be? And he's drooling my way? Move move move! Find my mom . Run to safety. Big mistake! Really big mistake. Now she never lets me outside. Done - left to dream. ahhhhh but Kitty dreams really do come true. I am so very proud to be the newest Diva designer here at Scraps Of Darkness. So come follow me! I am off to Escape.   copywrite 2011 Escape Kitty

I'm very happy to announce that Renea Harrison will be staying on as one of our Designers, and Cheryl Casas will be staying on as our Mistress of Mayhem! 

I'd like to thank Celina Matthews for all the beautiful work she has done here at Scraps of Darkness, I know she has provided much inspiration to everyone! 

And I'll end the post with a little bit of eye candy and preview of the fun layouts you will see from Escape Kitty!

 

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

DT Call deadline is approaching

Just a little reminder that if you are thinking of applying for our Design Team, the deadline is approaching.
The last day to get your application in is by midnight EST on October 22nd.
If you haven't heard about the call, you can get all the details HERE.

Thanks and good luck!

Monday, October 17, 2011

~Drum Roll Please - Blog Hop Winners~

First off let me thank each and every one of you who helped make this a fun and successful blog hop!!   We gave away two grand prizes here at the Scraps of Darkness blog!! Each winner will receive an October main kit called All Hallow's Eve!!  So if you see your name mentioned below as one of the winners, please contact us here at scrapsofdarkness@yahoo.com to claim your prize!!  Winners were chosen using random.org!!


Winner # 1 - aaveiro said...
                    OMG I had so much fun on this blog hop!!!! I absolutely love the October kit!!!
                    OCTOBER 15, 2011 11:01 AM


Winner # 2 - maxell said...
                    Instant love with this kit! Soooo nice!
                    Been hopping around and I think I managed to comment on every stop - if I wasn't distracted by                                
                    all the dark amazing inspiration I saw. :)
                    Yes, I follow. No other way to go! :)
                    OCTOBER 17, 2011 3:08 AM

Saturday, October 15, 2011

It's our favorite time of the year!!  Halloween is quickly approaching, and not only is it reveal day, but we are having our very first official Halloween Blog Hop!!!  Jump in and play along for your chance to win big prizes!!!
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We are giving away two, YES two kits, and all you have to do is become a follower of this blog and post a comment starting here as well as each of the design team members on the list below!! In addition to the prizes here, you can also win prizes on each of the DT's blog as well!!  International entries are welcome, but please note any shipping charges over $10.00 will be the responsibility of the winner.  Let's get started!!!

Here is the list of where to go!!  Start with Mandy!!
Lisa

And here is what you can win from the Scraps of Darkness Blog - our brand new October kit
All Hallows' Eve!


You can see the new kit and all the add-ons, including a brand new add-on we have for the first time this month on the Scraps of Darkness website. 

And now for what you really want to see - this month's awesome new sketch by Suepup
All Hallows' Eve Sketch by Suepup
Join in on our Halloween Blog Hop to see all the gorgeous and spooky layouts the ladies on our Design Team have done with this sketch and kit!




Tuesday, October 11, 2011

~*~September Layout of the Month~*~

The layout of the month for September is...

Messy by Chaton_13 (aka Sarah)!!!


Sarah's photo editing makes this page pop! Those pink lips grab your attention then you look around the page to look at all the wonderful masking and "mess". The brick masking, cup stain rub on, and splatters of inks and mists really bring home the messy-ness! The gears are a great addition, and the Bo Bunny Et Cetera paper and cool title alphas bring in a touch of vintage to go with the photo.


Congratulations, Sara!