Mixed Media Monday - 1/9/17

Good morning!

Mixed Media Mondays are a great way to start our weeks!

I love all the details and the mixture of colors!

The pearls and snowflakes are a great touch

What a fabulous way to start your week!

Thanks for stopping by

~Laura

Shabby Chic Christmas Tags Video Tutorial

Scraps of Elegance Christmas Cheer Kit tutorial alert!

Yes, we've got a wonderful new tutorial to share today... If you follow Anna Rogalska's work, you know she creates gorgeous shabby chic mixed media tags, and today we're sharing a tutorial she did for two holiday tags she created with our November kit:

After the tutorial, we've got a few more pics to share, as well as a link to the kit Anna used.

You can find our Scraps of Elegance kits here, and as of today, we still have the Christmas Cheer kit available: Scraps of Elegance kits.

You can also find lots of other great items to use on your tags or other paper-crafting projects in our store, we carry gesso, embossing powders, a large selection of Blue Fern Studios chipboard and papers, flowers, etc.

And now here are a few more photos of Anna's gorgeous tags:

Thanks for stopping by, have a beautiful day!
~Melinda

Weekend Inspiration - Cards!

Good morning!

I have three gorgeous cards to share you from Nicole using our

Scraps of Elegance 'Christmas Cheer' kit.

And some close-ups:

I love the non-traditional colors and fabulous design!

The touches of gold add elegance to this beautiful card!

~Laura

January Challenge!

Good morning!

This months challenge is lots of fun!

It's a sketch challenge!!!!

the rules are simple:

*use this sketch for inspiration 

*must be new and created for this challenge

*paper only please (no digital)

*please upload your sketch for this challenge into this album

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1830988583842457&type=1

by January 31st 

*Melinda will be providing a $10 gift certificate for the randomly drawn winner

Here is my example using the Scraps Of Darkness

'Snow Angels' kit

This kit was perfect for the photos of our son making his snow man.

I started by layering the wonderful Bo Bunny papers.

 

I created some clusters using the flowers from the main kit and floral add on and previous kits. 

I must admit I am in LOVE with that snow pen!  I used it on those gorgeous Bo Bunny chipboard snowflakes and the flowers!

The chipboard flourishes were also Bo Bunny from a previous kit.  I painted them with Gesso then used the art alchemy Acrylic Paint in silver spoon from the color add on and the snow pen.

I wanted to used more than one photo so I decided to use smaller photos.

Can't wait to see your entries!

~Laura

 

Tatiana celebrates winter and Nicole celebrates Christmas with SOD/SOE!

Good morning!

The Scraps Of Elegance and Scraps Of Darkness kits will help you commemorate your winter celebrations!

Tatiana celebrates winter and all things shiny using the Scraps Of Darkness 'Snow Angels' kit

  

She used a lot of different golden shades for it.

She also used different glitter, glitter gel and sequins.

Nicole did some fabulous techniques on her Christmas layout, using the Scraps Of Elegance 'Christmas Cheer' kit!

The 'Christmas Cheer' kit comes with a beautiful Fabscraps holiday stencil, which she used to trace some holly on her background, then colored it in and stitched the contours.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

~Laura

Christmas Cheer: 2 Mixed Media Layouts to Inspire!

Well now that the holidays are over, it's time to print out all those wonderful photos you took and scrap them!  Our Scraps of Elegance "Christmas Cheer" kit is the perfect thing for your Christmas pics, and we're sharing two beautiful scrapbook pages our designers have created to inspire you with the kit.

The first layout is by Anna Rogalska, who started out using the Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas Noel paper from the main kit:  

 And a few close-up photos:

And the next layout was created by Annie Carignan, who started out with the Vintage Christmas Deck The Halls paper from the main kit:

And some detail pics from Annie's layout:

Thanks for stopping by, and have a beautiful day!

~Melinda

 

DIY Winter Decor: Mixed Media Snowflake Tutorial

Happy New Year!

We wrapped up 2016 with a tutorial for a beautiful layout, and we're kicking off 2017 with a tutorial for a gorgeous off-the-page winter decor project:

 Tracey used our Nov. Elegance kit, 'Christmas Cheer', along with some of the kit add ons (and specifically the OTP Add On) to create this gorgeously textured and shimmery snowflake.

Here's the video we promised, showing you how Tracey created this beautiful piece of winter decor:

And here are a few close-up photos:

 And the supply list:

Scraps of Elegance November Main Kit (Christmas Cheer):
Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas 2 Collection:  Holiday Cards

SOE Nov. OTP Add On:
Kaisercraft Lucky Dip Wood Flourish: Star Snowflake

SOE Nov. Creativity Add On:
Jacquard Lumiere Pearlescent White Acrylic Paint
US Artquest Silver Lining Prills
Stampendous Spoonful of Snow Embossing Powder and Elements
Cottage Mills Needloft Solid Silver Craft Cord

SOE Nov. Floral Add On:
Ultimate Crafts Season's Greetings Metallic Daisies
Ultimate Crafts Season's Greetings Small Poinsettias

From our Store:
Prima Art Basics Mixed Media Essentials - Gesso
Dina Wakley Media Gel Medium - Matte

From our Previous Kits
October 2016: Mixed Media Creativity Add On ~ Prima Metallic Accents Watercolors
May 2016 ~ Creativity Add On: Prima Art Basics Double Sided Texture Brushes Set 1 (3 pcs)
April 2016 ~ Creativity Add On: Prima Water Brush Pens 3 pack
December 2016: Main Kit~ Ranger Perfect Medium Clear Bullet Tip Pen

Other Products
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Bead Berry Spray Clusters, White
Hug Snug ~ Rayon Seam Binding - white
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ 3D Foam Squares - Small, White
Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue
 
Thanks so much for stopping by today, and we hope you have a beautiful and creative New Year!

~Melinda