You may know Scraps of Darkness already, she is on the edgy and daring side and is always the "pushing the envelope" kit of diversity. Now we would like to introduce you to her new sister---
"Scraps of Elegance" is the alter ego of her sister club. Her style is more on the sweet and romantic side... a true classic beauty. Today is the reveal of the very first "Scraps of Elegance" kit! "Vintage Elegance"
Beautiful papers have been carefully chosen from Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings, Websters Pages Western Romance and Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection. Also added some wonderful embellishments and unique vintage items for you to create something beautiful to compliment your most treasured photos. You can see the full list of kit ingredients at the Scraps of Elegance Website
I was honored to be asked to be the first Guest Designer for this fabulous new kit club and was completely WOWED when I got this gorgeous kit in the mail! Here are a few of the projects I made with this lovely kit...
I love the pretty bling and lovely rub-on's that came with this kit! There are also these wonderful vintage tags and cards that I know you'll love to design with!
For the above layout I used the Martha Stewart leaf punch on some green cardstock to make the leafy canopy (It was fast and easy to do with that punch! I lightly misted the leaves with some water and gave them a little crinkle to give them a more 3D effect). I also used an old stamp set I have from Prima (Build a Frame) to create the border around the edges of my paper.
The corner flourish is a new Dusty Attic Corner Flourish, I used some embossing powders on it in gold and blue, then added a bit of green mica powder (Pearlex) and then added some Glossy Accents to coat it all. Here is a close-up pic of the finish...
And a third layout I made with this kit I used the soft 'shabby chic' elements of this kit.....I just LOVE the pretty Mellisa Frances resin piece included in the kit!...
I cut the chandelier from one of the patterned papers to create the 3D embellishment and used pop dots to adhere it to the page (below)....
I'm often asked how I apply unusual items like pearl strands to a page. I love the Tombow liqued adhesive (green & white) bottle. You apply the adhesive to your project and let it 'set' (it becomes clear) and turns tacky...then it's easy peasy to attache the strand because it immediately grabs and holds the strand as you attach it. It becomes more permanent as it sits.
The amazingly talented Suepup has been creating the inspiring sketches for Scraps of Darkness each month and Scraps of Elegance is excited to announce that she will also be designing sketches each month for this new kit club as well! Now we are sure you don't want to just hear about her sketches so we are pleased to share this months inspirational sketch with you.
2012 Scraps of Elegance design team:
Lisa Novogrodski- Lead Designer
Charlotte Jenkins- Sketch Artist and Designer
Jennifer Snyder-Designer
Mandy Harrell- Designer
Karen Zueger- Designer
Renea Harrison- Designer
Rachelle Sigurdson- Designer
And they are quite certain Escape Kitty will sometimes make off with some of Jennifers Scraps of Elegance goodies to create something beautiful!
SOE are kicking off the reveal of their first kit by way of a blog hop this month. You can enjoy not only the full reveal but a chance to win an incredible prize!
SOE will be awarding a THREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB to one lucky winner!!!!
You win not one, not two but THREE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KITS!
The subscription will begin with the March kit and end with the May kit.
All you need to do to win is become a follower of the Scraps of Elegance blog. Visit each designer and leave a comment on their blogs. When you have completed the hop come back to Scraps of Elegance and leave a comment letting them know you have completed the hop and are a follower. (If you are already a follower, after commenting on the designers blog leave a comment here letting them know!)
International entries are welcome to participate. All international entries are responsible for shipping costs in excess of 15.00.(The designers will address the eligibility of international participants individually on each of their blogs)
Now let's get started! We warmly welcome you to the first SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE BLOG HOP!
Scraps of Elegance Blog - http://scrapsofelegancekits.blogspot.com/
Gabrielle Pollacco- http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com/
Lisa Novogrodski - http://lisas-livingincolor.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Snyder- http://scrap-escape.blogspot.com/
Rachelle Sigurdson- http://rachiebabe56.blogspot.com/
Karen Zueger - http://lostcoastscrapper.blogspot.com/
Renea Harrison- http://www.myglittercoatedlife.blogspot.com/
Cheryl Casas- http://www.cherylspassion.blogspot.com/
Karolina Stopyra- http://drycha.blogspot.com/
Nancy Hanttula - http://justaboutthedetails.com/
Escape Kitty- http://escapekitty.blogspot.com/
Charlotte Jenkins - http://suepup.blogspot.com/
You will have until February 4th midnight Pacific time to leave your comments and a winner will be announced at the Scraps of Elegance blog on February 5th. After you've left a comment at my blog you will then move onto Lisa's Blog. Happy Hopping! xx
P.S! A little side note! I have hit my million mark on blog visits here at my blog and am going to have a huge giveaway tomorrow to celebrate (lots of my favourite things!) so be sure to pop by again to have a chance to win! xx
95 comments:
Ooooh lovely kit! As always your Layouts are so beautiful!
Alisha
I love all you make! I love this kit!
WOW great kit!!
love your Layouts!!
Zehavit Shaked
Three gorgeous layouts, what a beautiful start for Scraps of Elegance..
Gabi what a stunning job you did with this kit! We are so honored to have you join us this month!
xo-Lisa
oh your creations are amazing.. always love what i see when i visit you!
Gorgeous work Gabi! Thank you so much for joining us the kick off of the Scraps Of Elegance Kit. Your work is phenomenal and it is an honor to have you along for the reveal.
What can I say...always love your work! It is exquisite!
Wow, I just loooove your work! There is tiny details on your layouts, I need to go over the layout over and over agian to see all the detials and I just LOOOVE it!
Love the pages you did! You worked wonders with the gorgeous kit!!!
Gabrielle, you are an amazing designer, and I'm so glad to see that you have a part in the Scraps of Elegance! You're layouts for this kit are gorgeous!
WOW GAbi, what beautiful work you've done for them!!! I love each one, but I especially love how you have the little blooms and envies coming from the little hat!!! All the little special touches are like looking for treasure! Looks like a beautiful kit! They made a wise choice asking you to guest! Beautiful, beautiful work my friend!! Off to check the other blogs!
I so love your pages! Whish I had 1/2 that talent! :) Beautiful kit. I can't wait to see more.
omgosh! truly truly beautiful! you are amazing!!
That unbelievably beautiful layouts you've created with this kit!
Lovely kit.
Great job.
I love checking out your blog because of your tutorials and your creative ideas, thank you for the wonderful flower turorials you post from time to time, this kit is stunning and good luck to everyone who enters
Goodness, your pages are spectacular. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your layouts are just so stunning. Your attention to detail and the techniques you use on your layouts inspire me. Your so amazingly talented! Love your work!
Hi Gabby, wow what beautiful layouts and beautiful kit - so very pretty.
Gabby as always you have amazed me with your loads of talent and artistic eye!!! Love love love what you did with this kit!!!
Gabi you are amazing my dear!! Love what you did with this kit!!
wowza! Such talent - amazing pages and a joy to behold
Gabi, it was such an honor to have you GDT. I am always a fan of your work, and I want to thank you for the gorgeous lo's you did with the kit!
stunning Gabrielle, so glad to see you are part of this, love your work!
Lovely kit - lovely layouts - lovely bloghop - lovely giveaway...guess I'm in a lovely mood! Congrats on the million too - it's no wonder you are an amazing artist. TFS, Bonnie S :-)
Gabi, I love your work and all the great tutorials on your blog. I'm new to scrapping and your work is such an inspiration. Can't wait to see what you do next!
gorgeous layouts you created with a gorgeous kit!!
wow these are so elegant, just drooling
hugs
Hi Gabrielle,
As always your work is always a joy to look at. I look forward to your posts and you did another amazing job with these kits! You inspire me to challenge myself more. Take care.
Absolutely inspiring! Love all the little details in your layouts.
Awesome kit. Your layouts are gorgeous. Love your style. TFS
Stunning creations Gabrielle!
a lovely kit!!
the layers are DEVINE!
NICE WORK!
Absolutely beautiful work with the kit Gabi!! It was an honor to have you GT for us!! Congrats on the million mark, that's fantastic!!!! Hugs, Karen
Gorgeous kit!! Stunning layouts!!
The kit is gorgeous, it has written your name all over it:) You've made three stunning layouts with it! I just love your style to pieces: the shabby chic details you always incorporate, your beautiful design, your enchanting photos...you're amazing:) Big hugs, I hope everything is fine:)
Wow Gabrielle......L.O.V.E your amazing lo's!! Really love the way you used Mellisa Frances resin piece it's so pretty!
I'm a big fan of your work and you scrap your pictures so beautifully. I have to watch out I'm not drooling on my keyboard *grin*.
Thanks for the inspiration!!
Hugs from The Netherlands
Amy :)
Oh my word this is stunning!!! I love your eye for detail...love this beautiful set.
Your layouts are always beautiful! You are so very talented!
Love your los. So beautiful and feminine. Congrats on your one millionth blog visits. What a huge milestone!
Beautiful pages again. Honestly, you are an amazingly talented person (no matter which site you design for). Been a regular follower of yours for over a year now. Congratulations of your million visits. I'm not surprised at the number at all.
Gabbi I absolutely love what you've done with the kit, it's fantastic!!!! You are such an inspiration to us all!
I have been soooo looking forward to getting to see what you created with these gorgeous Scraps of Elegance papers....I knew from the moment I got the kit that it was a perfect fit for the infamous Gabrielle (yes Gabi, you are FAMOUS in the scrapbooking world)! What an honor to have you design for this Kit reveal! I was beyond excited as you are the quintessential Scrapbook Queen to me! Absolutely, positively OUTSTANDING WORK! You really are an inspiration to us all!
Congratulations on hitting a million!
I have visited you at least a thousand times - LOL.
I love your style and you have applied it to this layout so beautifully!
COngrats on hitting one million. I love your work. The flourish is absolutely gorgeous.
I am so excited to have found your blog thru Scraps of Elegance - you have amazing and totally gorgeous layouts!!!
WOWZERS I love all your elegant layouts!
I am in awe of your layouts with this new kit. They (and the kit) are beautiful!
Gabrielle! I absolutely LOVE what you created with this amazing kit! Your work here is just so pretty,detailed, elegant, and downright fabulous! YOu used so many awesome little details. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us!!!!!
Gabrielle, I've followed your blog for awhile now. You work never seizes to amaze, I followed your tutorials and routinely use embellishment made using your techniques. I was SO excited to see that you were going to create using a kit from the club I'm a member of. Thank so much for your tutorialas & the constant inspiring work you share with us.
Lovely designs and dimension.
Let me say that I have always been a follower of your blog and your work is absolutely amazing!! I absolutely love what you did with this kit!! you are an amazing artist!!
Wow, your work is sooo pretty!
What an awesome kit
Gorgeous layouts and beautiful kit. Love your DA pieces and all the whimsical elements.
Congratulations on hitting one million visitors. Wow!
I am so glad I popped into your blog today for the reveal of SOE! Sounds exactly what I would love for a kit club! And seriously Gabi, your projects are nothing short of amazing!!!! I couldn't even begin to list all the things I'm swooning over on just this one post! Thank you so much for all the eye candy and inspiration and congrats on your blog accomplishments!
Beautiful and inspiring!! I have a quick question-- The large swirled pearl embellie, is that a vintage piece or something or bought/created. Good luck to all the ladies.
oh so pretty! these layouts are absolutely fabulous. thank you!
Congratulations on hitting a million visits - a great number for a great artist!
I'm in love with this new kit and can't wait to get my hands on it. Thanks for sharing your Dusty Attic notes - I love what you've done with the corner flourish!
Cheers,
Susan
You have such amazing talent!!! I love what you did with that beautiful kit!
WOW fabulous layouts, the details are simply amazing. Love everything about the 'chillaxin' from the colors to the design TFS
You are always amazing Gabi. I am never dissappointed with your work. Stunning creations with this SOE kit.
Gabi your layouts done with this kit are gorgeous, this would be a great prize to win!!
Thanks so much for comment on my blog!! I'm honored!
You created beautiful works with SOE kit!! Happy to see you in this DT!!
Regards!
Drycha
Amazing layouts Gabrielle. I really am impressed with the new Scraps of Elegance kit.
Elegance at its finest! WOW! They say Envy is bad, but holy, am i envious right now! Congrats on being part of this awesome DT! Your layouts are gorgeous! I love what you did with the DA corner flourish and love the pearls dangling from the chandelier! Exquisite!
Wow what beautiful layouts! Love the papers in the last one so pretty. My fav is the middle one I just adore the teal blues and greens you used and how you did the arched leaves with the flowers and WOW your daughter is getting so grown up :) She's beautiful!! Love that pic and the pose :)!!
Oooh,each layout is absolutely breathtaking!
What a beautiful beginning to SOE!!! Elegant, dignified, refined, luxurious...are the kits and the opening GD !! What a knockout to have you Gabi...always amazed!!
Your layouts are stunning. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
Vicki
vwilson577 at yahoo.com
Wow, what beautiful creations made from a gorgeous kit!
Amazing layouts as always! What a great prize, thanks for the chance to win.
Beautiful and Elegant kit! love the sparklers and i really love what you did with the dusty attic corner adornments!!
Gorgeous work with this kit!
I really like the Scraps of Elegance kit, and of course, your layouts are always breathtakingly beautiful.
Beautiful kit. Absolutely gorgeous layouts!!
WOW ... I don't think I've seen a personal blog with over 70 comments!!! Congratulations! LOL . I LOVE the Kaisercraft embellishments you have used on these pages, it's so nice to see such lovely pages done using some of my favourite embellies ... you just gotta admire the universal nature of Scrapbooking! Smiles from Kel.
Absolutely gorgeous, fantastic, lovely work Gabrielle. I now cannot wait to receive my first kit.
Following around on the Scraps of Elegance blog hop. Been a follower of yours since I found your blog. Thanks for all the wonderful sharing you do.
Wow, the kit is so elegant and beautiful! You created magical layouts with it!
Absolutelybeautiful work and such an amazing blog.
As always Gabi, beautiful work!! I love it!!
I belong to a few kit clubs and have often thought of Scraps of Darkness. I follow their blog and am wowed at their kits but I'm more of a Vintage kinda Gal. Am I so excited to learn that they are now going to have an Elegance Club! wowzers!
As usual, your creations are stunningly jaw dropping!
One word: BEAUTIFUL!
Beautiful kit! Gorgeous layouts!
Love what you did with the kit! As always your an inspiration.
What fun you must have had playing with all the pretties in this kit! I must admit, I have often wondered how to apply strands to a LO. Thanks for the suggestion about the Tombow. Beautiful LOs.
fabulous! both the kit and the layouts you have done
Everything you make is sooo gorgeous!!
First time seeing your work and it is awesome, lots of detail and I love that.....thanks for the chance to win some kits that would be neat and look forward to seeing your next creation.
Your work is AMAZING! Great job with all the products! Love Penny Scrap-aholic@blogspot.com
Love all of them! Such beautiful work! Mimi
gorgeous!!
I love all you work Gabriella,
As always, beautiful!!
Loving the kit !!
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