Club Scrap June Artist Team Challenge

Welcome to the artist team challenge. If you arrived here from Tina's blog, you are in the right place. If you lost your way or want to return to Club Scrap go HERE.

Our challenge this month was to incorporate the Club Scrap Hypno papers into our projects. There are three different paper packs all with bold graphics on kraft text weight paper. This paper is perfect for all types of paper crafting.

I love the masculine feel of these papers and with Father's Day and numerous birthdays I decided to focus on cards. 

I used the Hypno paper for the background and then cut random circles from my stash of Club Scrap paper. I used the Happy Birthday and circle stamps from Boardwalk to decorate the orange circle.

Thanks for stopping by today.Your next stop on the hop is Roni's blog. You can pick up your own set of Hypno papers HERE and they are currently on sale so grab them quick because they won't last long!

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Anne Marie 

Lovin' the Crabs!

I come from a long line of fishermen. My dad, uncles and brothers all love to fish. I grew up down on the Jersey Shore and every year we would go crabbing. We would spend the day out on the water in these small rental boats. We would catch crabs not only with traps but with lines. We would drop a line with fish on the end and patiently wait for a nibble, then slowly pull up the line so as not to knock the crab off. These are some of my favorite childhood memories of my father and brothers.
So naturally, I was beyond excited when I saw this month's Club Scrap Boardwalk kit with the crab stamps and adorable crab charms. I could not wait to play!

I got the idea for this card from Pinterest. I stamped  the tiny crab from the  Boardwalk Jumbo Unmounted Stamps in Club Scrap ruby ink and then carefully cut them out. I took a white panel and drew lines with a fine tip sharpie. I used Ranger black enamel to make the dots and added some red rhinestones from my stash. 

Isn't he just too cute. You can check out the whole Boardwalk Collection HERE. 

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Anne Marie

Club Scrap June Card Sketch Challenge

This month's Club Scrap Boardwalk collection makes me so HAPPY! Everything about this kit screams summer. The cute retro bathing suits, the beach umbrella, ice cream and my personal favorite the adorable crabs.

I could not wait to start playing with this kit. I started out making this birthday card for the Club Scrap monthly Card Sketch Challenge.

Isn't that crab just the cutest?  He is just lovin' that ice cream. I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot of this little fella and his ice cream!

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Anne Marie

Club Scrap May Artist Team Challenge

Welcome to my little corner of the world. If you arrived here from Tina's blog you are in the right place. If you have lost your way you can return to Club Scrap HERE.

This month we were challenged to use metal or faux metal in our projects. I was inspired by this project I found on Pinterest. I wanted to make one as a gift card holder for my nephew's birthday. I new the creative license kit would be perfect for the project since my nephew loves cars.

Although the tutorial calls for craft paper to make the box, I decided to use the solid mustard color from the kit. I also made my own coin size envelopes with the other solid papers from the Creative Lincese kit.

I incorporated metal in a number of different ways. I used metal tape to decorate the license plate cut out, to create a tag with my nephews's initial and to embellish some of the envelopes.

I used metal cog wheel embellishments from Club Scrap to embellish an envelope.

I stamped the cute key stamp on the Club Scrap silver paper. I love how they look strung together.

I also used my faux patina papers from this month's Technique challenge to create tags and embellish my project.

Thanks for stopping by today. Your next stop is Roni over at Ink Stains.

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Anne Marie

Club Scrap Creative License Blog Hop

Welcome to the Creative License Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Julie's Blog you are in the right place. If you have lost your way, you can return to Club Scrap HERE and start from the beginning.

I was so excited for this month's Creative License kit. I was thrilled for a more masculine theme and color palette. My favorite has to be the license plate stamp that can be customized with the matching alphabet stamps. 

I made this layout for the the Sketch-n-Scrap challenge. It was only natural to use this kit for pictures of Catie passing her driving test. She just passed her road teat in April so this kit could not have come at a better time. I just love the cute little car and key charms included in the embellishment pack!

I also created a number of cards this month for different challenge blogs.

             This card is for the monthly Club Scrap May card sketch challenge. Sketch challenges are a great way to find inspiration and motivation. I think I will use this sketch ALOT. So many ways to change it up. Click the link above to see all the entries and come play along!

I created this Birthday card for the AAA CAS card challenge. They are celebrating their 2nd Birthday with a blog hop and lots of prizes!

This last card I created is for the CAS(E) this Sketch! #173.                                                                          

 

I just love the simplicity of this sketch. The Hello from the Creative License Greetings Unmounted stamps worked perfectly.

Thanks for stopping by today! Your next stop on the hop is Tina's Blog. You can check out all the Creative License goodness HERE.

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Anne Marie

Club Scrap Dahlia Blog Hop

Welcome to the Dahlia Blog Hop!
If you arrived here from Julie's Blog you are in the right place.
If you have lost your way, you can return to Club Scrap HERE and start from the beginning.

Did you know that Club Scrap has a forum over at their website?
Each month there are lots of great challenges over in the forum. These challenges provide creative motivation and provide a great social outlet for sharing your work.
One of the challenges is the Monthly Card Sketch. At the start of each month Merilyn posts a sketch and you have the month to play along. If enough people play along there is even a chance to win a prize. I decided to play along this month.

This is the sketch for April and these are the cards I created.

For my final card I just couldn't cover up the beautiful floral design so I decided to leave it as a simple note card.

For all of my cards I followed Tricia's instructions HERE for this awesome three piece bow. They are so elegant and quite easy to make. Once you make one you will totally be hooked.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today. Your next stop on the hop is Tina's blog.
Don't forget to check out all the Dahlia products HERE and come back tomorrow to see my layout for the Club Scrap Idea Deck Challenge!

{HUGS}

Anne Marie

Club Scrap April Artist Team Challenge

Spring has finally arrived here in Upstate New York!

Can I tell you how much better life is when the sun is shining and there is no snow on the ground!

To celebrate the arrival of Spring the Club Scrap Artist Team Challenge this month was to create handmade  flowers and/or butterflies to accent our pages, cards or projects.

For the challenge I decided to use this months Dahlia kit to create a layout. My cousin recently got married and this kit is perfect for some wedding photos.

I used my the solid colored paper from the kit to create roses and the butterflies. I had a butterfly punch in my stash and used my Tim Holtz pine cone die to create the roses.

I used my Moroccan Spice bonus stencil with iridescent medium to add some texture.

Thanks for stopping by today. Next stop on the hop is Roni over at Ink Stains.

If you lost your way or wish to return to Club Scrap to start from the beginning go HERE.

You can pick up your very own Dahlia kit HERE and play along!

{HUGS}

Anne Marie