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
 

Club Scrap Woven Strands Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Woven Strands Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Marya'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.

 

The past month has been quite busy at my house as we prepared for my daughter's "Sweet 16" party. I spent all of my free time crafting for the "under the sea" themed party. One of the things I did for her party was to print over 200 square prints of Catie over the past 16 years and then I hung them from a fishing net. (Keep your eyes out for the party post).

 

After the party I am left with all of these awesome pictures through the years so I decided to start scrapping them for the hop!

 

This first picture is of my brother with Catie and her cousins. I LOVE the artwork of the Woven Strands collection and did not want to cover it up.

 

The more time I spend scrapping the more I am able to accept that I like simple, clean layouts.

I added a few embellishments from my stash and some  pieces from my Woven Strands HPOP. It is so nice to have smaller pieces of the kit cardstock to use and not have to cut up the larger sheets.

 



 

 

My second layout is a great picture of Catie and her dad.

 

 

I used the embellishment cutaparts at the top and bottom of the layout.

Have I told you how much I LOVE this art work?

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Next head on over to Lisa's Blog!

You can also check out the whole Woven Strands Collection HERE.

 

 

{HUGS}

 

Anne Marie

 

 

Today we are remembering Lily Chilvers a truly beautiful artist and soul taken from us too soon.

To honour Lily we are sharing projects we have made in her memory using the wonderful, whimsical and wacky art she shared with us all.

Blog Hop List

The Octopode Factory

Suzi McKenzie

Alison Heikkila

Hazel Thomson

Teresa Morgan

Susan Renshaw

Maureen Scott

Leadonna Fritts

Sharon Rogers

Erin Stewart

Susan Salyer

Black Dragon

Julia Vazquez

Kristina Deyette

Kelli Green

Kim Rippere

Gloria Palmer-Steiger

Donna Mundinger

Miranda Van Den Bosch

Fiona Randall

Elaine Hughes

Kezzy Art

Nan Bourdeu

Sue EisenHauer

Janet Klein

Deborah Johnson

Tit Belsoeur

Jenn Borjeson

Wendy Waldorf

Stephanie

Sandra Botham

Tabbatha Ljungberg

Trish Latimer

Arielle Gordon

Carol Plume

Anne Marie Healey

Serena Bee

Leigh Snaith-Brunton Laura Holland

I made this tag a while ago after my brother Richard died. He wasn't just my brother, he was my friend and losing him was devastating. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about him.

 But no matter how much I miss him, the reality is that time goes on and so must those of us left behind. That was the inspiration for this tag.

I used Lily's tree and grass stamps and to create the top of the tree I used the hair off of Steampunk Violet.

Lily was such a talented artist and a beautiful person. She will be greatly missed. But she will live on always in her Octopodes!

Thanks for stopping by. Please follow the links above to continue on the hop.

Hugs,

Anne Marie

Club Scrap Blog Hop - Cantina

Welcome to the Club Scrap Cantina Blog Hop!

 

 

If you traveled here from Janet's blog, then you are following the hop!  If you've lost your way or just want to see all the links in one place, head over to the Club Scrap blog to see a list of all the talented bloggers participating today.

This month's Cantina Kit is such a bright and fun kit. I am totally in love! The beauty of these papers is that they are so beautiful on their own you don't need to add much. I used my Greetings to Go this month and made some cards. I just love having a set of cards with matching bases. It gives you a great starting point if you want to get creative and do your own thing (like I did) or it comes with all the cut aparts and embellishments you need to quickly make beautiful homemade cards. If you haven't played with the Greeting to Go set of cards you are missing out. Check them out here. So on to my cards!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Head on over to Annette's Blog next.

Don't forget to check out the whole Club Scrap cantina Collection here!

 

 

Wishing You a Wonderfully Creative Day!

Anne Marie 

 

Minions and Dinosaurs!

Welcome to the Club Scrap Artist Team July Challenge!

 

The challenge this month was to create a project inspired by the pictures of the minions!

When I original came up with the idea for this challenge it was because I am a HUGE minions fan and the new Minions Movie opened this month. I have a large collection of minions. They keep me company in my scrap room and on my desk at work!



 

What I did not realize was how well this month's Club Scrap Cantina kit complimented these images.

My original plan was to make a layout about my love of minions and my collection. That is so NOT what I wound up with. I wound up with a dinosaur "birthday cake".

 

My daughter's BFF turned 16 this month. Catie and I had discussed the ides of making a "cake" to hold her present. Well, time got away from us and of course the night before the big party we are making the "cake"

 

 

 

 I tried to persuade Catie to let me create a Minions cake. I begged, showed her all the adorable minions in the store but to no avail. Catie held firm that the cake had to have DINOSAURS!

Her BFF loves dinosaurs so nothing else would do.

 

 

All the papers are from the July Club Scrap Cantina Kit. We covered each box differently. We used some foam dinosaur stickers and of course I had to add some bling!

 

 

The "cake topper" we constructed from plastic dinosaurs. Gotta love the dollar bins at Target. The large dinosaur (bright yellow like the Minions) actually growls and his eyes light up when you move his tail. I think it is a Fisher Price toy (not from the dollar bin).

 

 

 

 I just LOVE the Catina kit! You should hop on over to Club Scrap and check out the whole Cantina Collection!

 

 

Wishing You a Wonderfully Creative Day!

Anne Marie 

 

Club Scrap "The Blues" Blog Hop

I know I say it every month but really, I LOVE this kit. The "Blues" in this kit are just beautiful. The graphics are awesome. If you haven't gotten one yet, I assure you, you NEED this kit!  

 

A while back I purchased some project tutorials from Paper Phenomenon during a sale. I decided to make the Gift Box- Gift Card Holder.

 

 

 

It is such a cute project with a box, draw and mini album!

But I have to say The Blues paper really make this project!

 

 

I lined the inside of the draw with my favorite paper from the kit!

 

 

My plan was to fill the album with pictures from my daughter Catie's school musical this year but the pictures I ordered sadly did not arrive in time. So I will have to post a follow-up when I get the album completed!

 

 

The album is an accordion fold with pages that fold out so there is tons of space for pictures and embellishments!

 

 

There are even cute pocket pages to add tags and other memorabilia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! The next stop on the hop is Jill's Blog and don't forget to return to Club Scrap and purchase some of  the amazing "The Blues" items for yourself!

 

 

Wishing You a Wonderfully Creative Day!

XOXO

Anne Marie

 

 



The Blues Deluxe Kit

The Blues Stencil

The Blues Borders and Backgrounds

May Club Scrap Artist Team Challenge

The Artist Team Challenge this month was to use  the new Club Scrap  Idea Deck Vol. 5 and create either cards from the J of hearts card, or layouts from the 9 of clubs. I was so excited for this challenge because it would give me the opportunity to see how the same formula would look when executed by different artists.

 

If you have not heard of the Club Scrap Idea Deck, it is 52 cards each with either a card or layout sketch AND it includes the papers you need to complete the project and the cutting instructions to ensure you have all the correct pieces. How awesome is that!

 

 

 

I proudly own all 5 of the Club Scrap Idea Decks. I tend to use them more to get ideas and often follow the cutting directions but then stray from the actual project.

So the real challenge for me was to use the layout card and really follow the instructions.

This is the first layout I came up with.

 

 

 

I used the Picnic Lite Kit for this layout. I just LOVE the bright colors in this kit. I really stuck to the card when setting up this layout. I added the "Great Day" with plastic letters from my stash.

 

 

 

 

I added some washi tape to my paper ribbons so they stood out more from the background striped paper..

 

 

I was really pleased with how my layout turned out and it came together much quicker than starting from scratch on my own. I decided to keep going and create another layout with the same card but this time using a different kit.

 

 

For this I used the Big Deal Lite Kit. I decided to stray a little from the formula for this one. First I rotated both of the pages and I removed the paper ribbons.
For my title I used the Thickers from the Picnic Lite kit and colored them with Club Scrap Ruby Ink. I didn't add any embellishments yet as often I need take a break from my pages and go back later. But that is what is so wonderful about Club Scrap's Assembly Line method. I can get my pictures out of boxes and on to pages and then go back if I need to and add embellishments.

 

 

Here are both layouts next to each other. What amazed me is how different these layouts look next to each other. I don't think looking at them you would say it was the same sketch!
 

The Club Scrap Idea Decks are a MUST HAVE supply.  They really can be individualized to the crafters needs and used in different ways. Whether you are looking for a quick, efficient way to get your pages done, some inspiration to get pages started, or just new ideas.  So hurry over to Club Scrap and get yourself a set of these amazing cards. I promise you will not be disappointed!

 

 

Wishing You a Wonderfully Creative Day!

Anne Marie