A snippet to create a 0 to 1 opacity Storyboard for Windows Phone

CreateOpacityStoryboard

public static Storyboard CreateOpacityStoryboard(FrameworkElement element)
        {

            Storyboard sb = new Storyboard();
            DoubleAnimation opacityAnimation = new DoubleAnimation();
            opacityAnimation.From = 0;
            opacityAnimation.To = 1;
            opacityAnimation.Duration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(300);

            Storyboard.SetTarget(opacityAnimation, element);
            Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(opacityAnimation, new PropertyPath("(FrameworkElement.Opacity)"));



            sb.Children.Add(opacityAnimation);
            sb.Begin();
            return sb;
        }