Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Scraps Of Elegance Premiere AND Dusty Attic Guest Designer for Feb.

I am thrilled to celebrate two big events......Scraps Of Elegance Inaugural Reveal and being selected as Guest Designer for Feb.  at Dusty Attic. Two great  products to pair up and showcase.  Oh, you know I had me some fun!





If you have come here from Lisa Novogrodski's blog. Welcome!

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 sweet and romantic ... a true classic beauty

Today is the reveal of our very first "Scraps of Elegance" kit!
VINTAGE ELEGANCE

We've carefully chosen these beautiful papers from Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings, Websters Pages Western Romance and Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection. We have 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 on our website.

We are proud and honored to introduce one of the most coveted designers in the industry helping us showoff our new line of kits.

February Guest Designer - Gabrielle Pollacco
You won't want to miss the gorgeous work she's done with this kit!


We know how much you look forward to the sketches our ever talented artist Suepup creates each month for Scraps of Darkness. We are excited to announce she will be designing the sketches for each Scraps of Elegance kit 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.

We would also like to introduce you to some of the most talented designers in the scrap booking community...

Our 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

Trust that me, the great Mascot Designer, Escape Kitty, will sneak off with some of my Scraps of Elegance goodies to create something beautiful!  
We are kicking off the reveal of our 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!

We will be awarding a THREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB on this blog to one lucky winner!!!!

You win not one, not two but THREE SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KITS!
The subscription will begin with our March kit and end with our May kit.

Many of our designers are giving away their own prizes on their blogs so there are many chances to win.

Here are the easy steps to win

1  Become a follower of the Scraps of Elegance blog. 
2. Visit each designer and leave a comment on their blogs. 
3. You must become a member of my blog to win my prize of a $15 gift card to Scraps of  Darkness/Scraps of Elegance. 
4. When you have completed the hop, come back to Scraps of Elegance and leave a comment letting us know you have completed the hop and are a follower. 
5. CHECK back here on Feb. 5th to see if you are a winner.  If you win, please leave me an email!

Deadline
You have until Feb 4th midnight pacific time to post a comment. Winner will be announced Feb 5th on the Scraps of Elegance blog and here on my blog as well.

International entries are welcome to participate. All international entries are responsible for shipping costs in excess of 15.00USD.

(Each designers will address the eligibility of international participants individually on each of their blogs)

Now let's get started! 

Blog Hop Starts Here!
We warmly welcome you to the first SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE BLOG HOP!


If you have arrived here from  Lisa Novogrodski's blog.,welcome.  After leaving your comments and signing up to follow me, then your next stop is here, to Karen Zueger's blog.



Now for my reveals - Some amazing sneak peaks of Dusty Attic paired with Scraps of Elegance.


This is an image I obtained from Magical Moonlight Free Images.  So cute. The Dusty Attic name plates in the upper corner along with the Leafy Stem #3, DA0580 .
This was created using the wonderful  sketch from Suepup, Charlotte Jenkins. Thanks, Charlotte, for your monthly inspiration. 



The Dusty Attic name plate and Leafy Stem has been rubbed with some white Tim Holtz Picket Fence distressing stain and then a little Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distressing ink.

The butterflies are punches from Martha Stewart.


Vintage Style and Elegance
This was created using an image from Magical Moonlight Free Images
The base layer is a piece of fabric adhered to some 12x12 cardboard with spray adhesive, then inked with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink.  
I chose a wonderful new Dusty Attic water fountain piece to use as art deco.  These pieces will be released soon with proper names and product numbers so you can order them. 





Waiting:
This is Escape Kitty's cat brother, StayBehindCat as he waits by the door eagerly waiting for Escape Kitty to return home from her Australian adventure.  I actually think he is interested in any souvenirs that she may bring back for him , but he denies that; some exotic catnip mouse or maybe a new scratch post.

This was created using the wonderful sketch by Michelle Grant, at Dusty Attic.   She has such a talent for design - thanks Michelle.    The sketch features the soon-to-be released door frame, keyholes and mail box. 



Shabby Winter Forrest
This is was a photo I took with my nieces a few weeks ago.  The little darlings were sleeping over at my house and agreed to play dress up with me for some photos in our freshly fallen snow.  I have wonderful vintage sled that was needed to be used as well. 

I do not own the Tim Holtz  pine tree die so I have to improvise.  When ever I need a tree, I kick myself for being cheap and not just ordering one.  I am left to haul out the cardboard and start a ripping.    I have created a tree tutorial just in case there are others of you out there holding off on the Timmy tree die.   



Here is a sneak peak of the Dusty Attic flower vine.  Very pretty used here as a snow flower, chunked up with molding paste and then painted white and sprinkled with glitter



Vintage Shabby Shrubs Video

Wedding Day Butterflies
This is a photo of my step daughter at her wedding.  She was a gorgeous bride, as all are.  I was taken with her backside.  The elegance of her dress and the shape of the dress line was so pretty so I followed her 
for quite a while to get that shot.  I do fear that I was very irritating to her since I did not tell her why I was stalking her backside.  But I could sense in her eyes that she really wanted to yell, "enough with my bum already!"

I picked the new more intricate Dusty Attic Dress form design to go with this layout and added my wedding veil tulle and some lace.  I also took my craft knife and cut the chandelier to   make it more dimensional on the page. 

The butterflies were cut from the patterned paper and coated with Crackle Glossy Accents. 





Here is a close up of the dress.  I dotted the neckline of the dress with liquid pearls.  




                          

Thanks for looking.   Thanks for sharing our big day at Scraps Of Elegance as well as my big day for Guest Designer at Dusty Attic.

91 comments:

  1. Wow your work is stunning so glad I found your blog! The kit looks wonderful too!!

    Alisha

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  2. WOW great kit!!
    Stunning!!!

    Zehavit Shaked

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  3. Stunning work Jennifer!!!! Every layout is a masterpiece!

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  4. Having trouble leaving a comment.. I love your colour palette and don't the Dusty Attic pieces work well with the new kit! I especially like that new door frame...:) New follower and looking forward to seeing more.

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  5. Phenomenal job with the Scraps of Elegance Kit Jennifer! Your work is so amazingly detailed and just layer upon layer of gorgeous!

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  6. Just spectacular, Jennifer!! Could not pick a favorite...loved them all!

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  7. Jenn, I'm a follower, and I love your Vintage Shabby Shrubs! What a great idea! I love your work, and the LO's you did with this kit are outstanding! Glad to see you're a part of the SOE Design Team!

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  8. WOW!!!!! I love these, especially love your treatment of the little dressform!!! Stunning work! I'm so glad I saw this blog hop, looks like some really beautiful and inspiring work from the SOE design team! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Absolutely stunning! I am amazed by the variety and the beauty of each layout!

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  10. I'm seriously dying. these are the best pages ever! I adore each and every one!!
    I am now following you too!yay

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  11. Stunning job. Love it! Love following you gals!!

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  12. This blog hop has seriously perked me up this morning. It's better than coffee! Your work is amazing.

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  13. Stunning work as always!! I just LOVE the background on your Vintage layout!!

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  14. Amazing Jen! Thanks for sharing your beautiful LO's with all of us and give EK hugs from me!!

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  15. Beautiful! I especially love the second one!

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  16. Your work never fails to delight me! Loved the tutorial too!

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  17. Hi wow, love your blog, your work, your kitty, and all the kit stash. Whats not to love. BFN Carole ps also just became a follower cant wait to check out some of your tutorials.

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  18. Holy cow Jen! Fabulous layouts!!! I love what you did with the DA chippie on the Wedding day butterflies layout! Amazing!!!

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  19. WOW Jenn!! You always amaze me!! You did a stunning job with this kit!! Love all of your pages!!

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  20. the details on your layouts are incredible!!! i enjoyed your tutorial, tfs it!

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  21. Beautiful layouts! I'm new to your blog but, am really looking forward to checking out more of your work. TFS, Bonnie S :-)

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  22. Oh so pretty! All you layouts are fabulous! I've added this site to my favourites! Thank-you for sharing!

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  23. Breathtaking layouts! I absolutely LOVE your shabby trees! Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Absolutely GORGEOUS Jennifer!
    these are amazing layouts!!

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  25. Hi Jenn, Incredible work with the new kit, I love them all!!!! Great tut. I can't wait to try it!!! Hugs, Karen

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  26. Love this kit!! Your layouts are stunning!!

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  27. OOOOHHHHH wow it just took me like 5 minutes too leave you a comment (didn't know what to say)!! Because my mouth was open and drooling over you lo's! Especially the one with the satin on it WOW WOW WOW that one is so WOW can't speak sorry!
    Hugs Amy :)

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  28. I am going to keep saying how stunning all your projects are. Unbelievable work.

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  29. Gorgeous layouts!! See why you are on this team!!

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  30. Jennifer- love, love, love these sumptuous layouts, and especially the soignee touches of vintage movie-star elegance in the second l/o. Wow. SOE is off to a great start.

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  31. Hi Jennifer! Just wanted to say that I am in love with the wedding lo you created. It's so elegant. The dress form is awesome and I love the colors you chose.

    P.S. been a follower for a while now!

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  32. Jennifer I love what you have done with this beautiful kit, you know I am a HUGE fan of your work. ALSO A BIG HUGE CONGRATS ON YOUR DA DT!!!!! I know you told me a while back you'd love to design for them so congrats on dreams coming true my friend!

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  33. Oh my goodness...my friend....you have done such incredibly exquisite work with this kit! I am in awe! and a bit speechless! I am not surprised....but still am incredibly impressed with your design and cleverly detailed work!!~!!! These papers were made for you I think! truly exceptionally AMAZING work!!!!

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  34. I love your work. What an amazing job. I love the kitty page especially!

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  35. Oh my gosh I can't believe how gorgeous your layouts are! I am happy to subscribe to your blog for the wonderful inspiration! Thanks for the opportunities over at Scraps of Elegance.

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  36. Jennifer, your work takes my breath away!! Every page is a work of art, you totally rocked this kit! And congrats on being our GD this month at Dusty Attic, that's wonderful! xx

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  37. Oh my heck... such gorgeous layouts. The little stories you post on your layouts really make them extra special. Please keep up the dialog. Especially 'Escape Kitty'....

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  38. I'm new to blogging so I'm not sure I am doing this correctly. YOur layouts are wonderful - this can be dangerous - I can tell already. I also signed up to follow your blog. Thanks for the opportunity.
    Scrapnurse

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  39. I am already a follower of your beautiful blog, Jennifer! And all I can say is a great big WOW! Your layouts are so fabulous and gorgeous. I ADORE your StayBehindCat layout and how he is looking out the window for EK! Your sense of humor aand big heart lways shines through in your work! Thank you so much for sharing your layouts!

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  40. P.S. BIG congrats on your DA guest designer spot, too!!!!!!!!

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  41. OH my goodness...you have so many wonderful LOs! I love the vintage look on so many of them!

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  42. YAYYYY Congrats on the Guest Design with Dusty Attic....so well deserved!! I love what you did with this kit...fabulous work

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  43. I adore your LOs, especially the vintage layouts and the gorgeous wedding dress form. Stunning.

    I'm a follower.

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  44. Hi Jen, I think the new sister elegance club is the perfect place to showcase your elegant scrapping style. Beautiful, beautiful finely crafted work! And, congratulations being featured at DA...you belong there!

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  45. Oh my!!!!!!!!!! Waiting and the Wedding LO are drop dead gorgeous! I am in complete AWE! Following you now for sure~!

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  46. Beautiful Work soooo inspirational. I love the art deco fountain on the vintage layout. I have become a follower and enjoyed browsing your blog. Good luck to all the ladies.

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  47. so elegant....love the bridal layout. thank you.

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  48. Beautiful layouts! I especially liked the layout of the cat behind the window!!!

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  49. Wow, I'm really bowled over by your style and attention to detail, Jennifer! Congratulations on your DA guest designer honor - I look forward to checking back to see what you do this month!

    Cheers,
    Susan

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  50. holy smokes lady! You completely ROCKED this kit! I love love all your layouts, the details, the layers, shabby chic and oh so inspiring! So very beautiful and elegant! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

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  51. each page is a divine beauty. Delicate and stunning work. Congrats again on the GDT for DA!

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  52. I adore your layouts. They are so beautiful with a touch of whimsy added. Fantastic!

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  53. WOW!!! Gorgeous stuff here. You do stunning work.

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  54. Wonderful layouts! Love all of the detail!

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  55. Absolutely elegant and whimsical designs with all types of mediums! I always enjoy coming to your blog...and how exciting to be on the design team for SOE!

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  56. Wow! Your layouts are breathtaking. Love all the remarkable details.

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  57. What gorgeous, muted colors and beautiful pages! I'm your newest follower!

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  58. OMG, OMG, OMG - that says it all. Sooooooo amazing!

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  59. Your layouts are absolutely stunning. STUNNING! I'm a new follower and am so grateful that you share your creativity. So inspirational.

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  60. I love your products - so unusual. I saw the corner adornment that Gabrielle used in her layout and immediately fell in LOVE! I am a follower.

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  61. Gorgeous work! Happy to be a new follower!

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  62. Great layouts! Glad to be a new follower!!

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  63. WOW! Your talent is amazing! Thanks for sharing so many wonderful layouts!

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  64. Wow!! So glad I found this new kit and scraps of elegance and your blog!! I am definitely following!!! What awesome art!!! Congratulations on your two big events!!

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  65. And I wanted to add that I have Timmy's pine tree but oooohhhh yours is awesome!!

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  66. I love your work and especially love your beautiful Wedding Day butterflies page - very noice!!

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  67. Your work continues to amaze me, simply breathtaking.

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  68. Wow! Very beautiful work! I'm am new to all of this, and I first learned of SOD after falling in love with your work posted on scrapbook.com. Thank you for the great inspiration and tutorials. I'm happy to have found your blog and become a follower. Thanks!

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  69. I'm a new follower and fan! This is my first blog hop, thanks for the chance to win!

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  70. Glad I found your blog. Like your style. Became a subscriber to your blog and am continuing around the blog hop. Thanks for sharing.

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  71. Goodness, you've created a variety of stunning works of art here!

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  72. I'm loving your creations!! and beautiful kit!!

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  73. Jen,

    All beautiful work!! Amazing job!! Really, I can't think of any superlative to sum this up! Congrats! They're lucky to have you..

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  74. Gorgeous LO's and one gorgeous Kit!! I had to laugh at your story of following your daughter..what we scrappers will do to get the perfect shot! Judging from the end result of the layout..it was well worth it!
    I follow your blog :o)!

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  75. All of your layouts are absolutely gorgeous. I love them all!

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  76. Love your layouts . . . They are absolutely beautiful!

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  77. Incredibly beautiful layouts. Love the kit.

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  79. Your work is both Amazing and inspirational!
    I am now a follower!!

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  80. Such beautiful work. The LO with your cat was adorable, as was the sledding one. I love all of your details.

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  81. Always been a follower of your blog! Gorgeous layouts as always!!

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  82. Beautiful work, beautiful products! I am loving this hop! Love Penny Scrap-aholic@blogspot.com

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  83. Very beautiful work! My favorite is the last one Wedding Day Butterflies just gorgeous! Mimi

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  85. I'm one of your followers as well.

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  86. All of your layouts are just GORGEOUS! hugs xxx

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