Smiling's My Favorite

Welcome back for the second day of Elf and Club Scrap!
I picked this quote today not only because it is AWESOME but also because it goes nicely with my Club Scrap project for today!

One of my favorite things about Club Scrap is the versatility I get from their products.
I am able to create all types of paper crafts with my Club Scrap items, in addition to amazing scrapbook layouts and cards.

My project for today is a great example of this!
At work I am hosting an "Elf on the Shelf" to get everyone in the Holiday Spirit.
While on Pinterest I found this:



I decided I wanted to recreate a photo back drop but I wanted to have more than one background choice. Thanks to Club Scrap I had the book board I needed to create a stand and the back drops.

I started with three pieces of 12x12 book board. I  used both side of each so we would have 6 different options. I selected some printed papers and some plain papers to use.

For the first background, I used my snowflake stamps from Club Scrap Joyful. I embossed them and added bling in the centers.

For the next one I used stamps from A Very Groovy Christmas.

The last one I decorated with sticker letters and some clip art!

For a patterned background I chose a paper from Take Wing.

And of course no holiday photo shoot would be complete with out Mr. Gnome!

I then used some random book board from my Pizza Box of Book Board to create a stand to hold the 12x12 backgrounds.
It may not be the prettiest stand but no one sees it and it does the job.

We even provided a fun box of props complete with boas, hats and mini cut outs.

A good time was had by all!

Don't forget to leave a comment. One lucky reader will win their very own Club Scrap pizza box completely full with Club Scrap goodness!

Please stop by tomorrow to see what the Elves and I are up to!

{HUGS}

Anne Marie

Elf and Club Scrap Christmas Count Down

"Buddy the Elf, What's Your Favorite Color?"

Today I kick off my Christmas Count Down. Each day from now until Christmas I will be posting an Elf quote and a Club Scrap project.

Each day you visit and leave a comment will get you a chance at an exciting prize!

At the end of December I will be giving away a Club Scrap pizza box chock full of Club Scrap products. I promise it will be an AMAZING box of scrapping goodness!

The first item added to the pizza prize box is the "I'll Be Gnome for Christmas Unmounted/Stencil Set"

I used these stamps to create my first project!

A Gnome for the Holidays Memento Holder!

I just love how this turned out. For the covers I stamped the holly stamp from the unmounted stamps. I colored the leaves in with my Big Brush markers and added some Crystal Effects to the holly berries. I used ribbon from the kit and some bells and a star from my stash.

All of the paper and the cut a parts are from the original Club Scrap kit.

I just LOVE everything about this project.

What a great way to document all your Holiday Happenings.

The Memento Holder would also make the perfect holiday gift!

Head over to Club Scrap and pick one up. You will be so glad you did!

So for your first chance to win leave a comment and tell me what your favorite color is and don't forget to check back tomorrow for more Elf and Club Scrap!

{HUGS}

Anne Marie

Club Scrap November Artist Challenge

We LOVE the Holidays in my house!

The kids began counting down the days until Thanksgiving as soon as November started.

So imagine my delight when Karen told me the November Artist Team Challenge would be to use two of the past Club Scrap Holiday stamps sets.

The first set is the I'll Be Gnome for Christmas UM/Stencil Set. Can I tell you how obsessed I am with Gnomes. I begged Club Scrap for a Gnome set and not only did they create one set of Gnomes.... They created TWO Gnome kits!

The first kit was created in 2013 and it was called "Gnome for the Holidays" You can find the first set of Gnome stamps HERE. This set was released in 2014 and featured  the adorable Mrs. Gnome. I especially love the ornament stamp with the different decorative options. The included stencil makes coloring in the images a snap!

The second stamp set we were challenged to use was the Homemade Holiday Unmounted Rubber.

This is such a sweet set of holiday stamps. I really like the variety in this set and the fact that it is so versatile. The images are not only wonderful for the holidays but are great for any winter projects!

For the challenge I decided to make the kids Christmas Memento Holders!

This was my favorite 2105 Club Scrap Retreat projects and I really wanted to have the kids keep track of their favorite Christmas memories this year.

 

. I used the solid papers from the Homemade Holiday kit. I wanted a text weight patterned paper to match so I crated one using  the craft text weight paper from Retreat 2014.

 

I stamped the snowflake stamp using Club Scrap ink pads in Amethyst, Ruby and Sapphire.

I used the Dazzle stickers from the Club Scrap Constellations Deluxe Kit to embellish the stamps.

What is great about this project is it gives you tons of options for memory keeping. There are pockets and pull outs and envelope storage. The possibilities are endless.

 

I also made another Memento Holder using the I'll Be Gnome for Christmas stamps but you will have to return on Monday November 30,2015 to see that. That is the day I will be kicking off my

 

Elf Count Down to Christmas

 

Each day until Christmas I will post a daily quote from the movie ELF, along with my Holiday craft projects. Every day you visit and leave a comment gets you another entry into my Holiday Give Away. One lucky reader will win a pizza box FULL of Club Scrap goodness. I promise you will not want to miss this. Stay turn for more information as we get closer to December.

 

Don't forget to come visit next week for the Club Scrap Moroccan Spice Blog Hop!

{HUGS}
Anne Marie



Club Scrap Big Top Blog Hop

Welcome to the Big Top Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from Julie's blog you are in the right place. 

If you lost your way and would like to return to the Club Scrap Blog click HERE.

 

 



I knew the minute I saw this kit that I needed to create a fun and circus like dress!

 

I had a vision of how the skirt needed to look but since the kit paper was too thick to create the look I wanted I decided to create a hybrid dress!

 

 

 

To create the skirt I used the Big Top Digital Kit. I printed out the blue harlequin pattern on to regular computer paper. This gave me the ability to really form the skirt.

 

I used the Dazzle stickers included in the Constellations Kit to add some bling to the skirt.

 



 

I used the solid pink paper in the Big Top kit to create the top and decorated it with the awesome green pearls included in the Deluxe kit.

 

 

The dress was not complete without a top hat!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for hoppin' by. Next stop on the hop is the amazing Kay!

You can check out the whole Big Top collection HERE!

 

 

{HUGS}

 

Anne Marie

 



Club Scrap October Artist Challenge

This month's Artist Team Challenge was to use the Club Scrap 2014 Quad Print Compilation to create cards, layouts or a paper craft project. I was so excited to participate this month! What I love most about the quad prints (other than the amazing prints) is that it is text weight paper. Text weight is a thinner, lighter weight paper and because of that it is perfect for...............

 

 

A PAPER DRESS!!!!! 

 

  

I used the quad print from the Big Deal Kit.  I used a score board to score the paper every 1/4 inch and then folded it like a fan. 

 

 

 

I used some dark teal paper from the Lakes Kit to  create some paper rosettes.

 

 

I used the beautiful red pearl paper from the Big Deal collection for the top and finished off the waist band with ribbon from the embellishment pack. That is what is so nice about the Club Scrap collections. You have everything you need to create amazing layouts, cards and other paper craft projects all in a cool pizza box. The only limit is your imagination!

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting!

Don't forget to check back next week for the Club Scrap Big Top blog hop.

 

 

{HUGS}

Anne Marie





Club Scrap Transformations Blog Hop

Welcome to the Transformations Blog Hop!

 

 

If you arrived here from Janet's Blog you are in the right place. If you have gotten lost you can return to the Club Scrap Blog and start from the beginning.

September brings the start of a new school year here in Upstate New York. My oldest son started his Senior year of High School this year. He has always had difficulty with the school environment due to having Asperger's. He easily gets overstimulated by the environment and needs lots of encouragement to make it through the school day. I decided to make him some daily inspiration cards for school this year. Just a daily pick me up with a positive message. The Club Scrap Transformations Kit was absolutely perfect for this project.

 

I started by selecting paper from my HPOP (Half Pound of Paper). Then I just had fun. I used the Unmounted Stamp sets to create backgrounds and add sentiments.

I also used the cutaparts from my Greetings to Go to add sayings to some of the cards.

 

For this card I created the background by using the leaf stamp from the Borders and Background Unmounted Rubber. I stamped them in purple and then used some red watercolor paint. I stamped the shell stamp and heated embossed it in black.

 

I send a new card to school each day!

Thanks so much for hopping by today!
Your next stop on the Transformations Hop is Deb's Blog.
You can also check out the whole Transformations collection HERE.


{HUGS}
Anne Marie