Super Bowl Champs!

About a week ago, my son's football team finished up another undefeated season including a Super Bowl win!   My layout features several great SSM lines, which I always love to mix & match!  

This is my last post for SSM - I want to thank everyone at SSM for having me as part of their team these last few years, I have truly enjoyed being a part of this amazing family!!  I also want to thank SSM's fans and followers for making SSM such a success and if you were local to SSM, I hope you stocked up on goodies at their warehouse sale!

Scrolling through my blog posts here at SSM, I couldn't pick just a few favorites as so many important moments for my family are here on this blog - so if you have some time you can check out my SSM projects from the past few years. :)

Products used:
Sporty Words - Football 
Sports & Activities - Football Paper
Title Sports - Wrestling
Title Sports - Baseball
Cardstock Stickers - Football


As always,  thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Football Play Off Time!

During the first grade, my son's football team started a tradition of getting mohawks when they made it to the play offs!  This year my son decided to go all out by adding his number and his team's W logo - I thought it turned out pretty cool!

I added some of SSM's backside patterns in my son's football team colors - black & red and I included a star for each year my son has played football and each year they made it to the play offs - so far six for six! :)

Products used:
#1198 Football Reflections paper
#1372 Football Title Sports
#1430 Workout Sports and Activities paper
#1429 Volleyball Sports and Activities paper
#5566 Football Super Size Sticker

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~Carolyn

Football MVP

During a 2-week pre-season football camp my son received a certificate of recognition from the coaches at the camp - he was beyond thrilled to be honored and we are beyond proud!

His award was for "COACHES AWARD FOR RESPECT TOUGHNESS".   He has always played extremely tough so it was great he was recognized for it and hopefully it encourages him to keep playing tough!

Products used:
Football Reflections #1198
Sports & Activities - Basketball #1410
Title Sports - Wrestling #1384
Title Sports - Cheerleading #1369
Cardstock Stickers - Football #5549

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~Carolyn

October 2011

We love going to the pumpkin patch each fall - here is my son's prized pumpkin from last year - I love how the back sides of the Sports & Activities papers work so well with the Custom Papers!

Products used:
Sports & Activities - Soccer #1423
Sports & Activities - Hockey #1418
Sports & Activities - Basketball #1410
Custom Varied Spirit Names - October #927


Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Sportsmanship layout

I love to catch my son in acts of kindness during his games - here I snapped a photo of my son assisting the referee fix an athlete's equipment on the opposing team.   I worked one of my favorite quotes into my journaling "sports do not build character, they reveal it" and I am proud of my son's character!

Products used:
Name of the Game - Footballs paper #1257
Title Sports - Wrestling paper #1384
Cardstock Stickers - Football #5549

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~Carolyn

be Bold.

Ahhh, that son of mine is full of personality and he isn't afraid to express it!  Last week before his baseball game, he swapped out his baseball cleats shoe laces for his running shoes shoe laces - yes neon pink and neon green!  I just love that he is so sure of himself!

Products used:

Title Sports - Cross Country paper #1370
Sports Head On - Baseball paper #1319
Cardstock Stickers - Baseball #5544
At Bat Rub-on #7501

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~Carolyn

#5 Hey batter batter ...

Around here an athlete's number is such a big part of them but when we play fall baseball they hand out t-shirts with the numbers 1-11 and you get what you get.  Last year was my son's first time ever playing a sport without his beloved #55 on his jersey ... but the #3 came and went in a blink of an eye.  This fall he is sporting the #5 on his baseball t-shirt.  The #5 is better for two reasons - it is the number worn by the Rockies Carlos Gonzales and because people tease my son about losing one of his 5's! :)

Products used:

Title Sports - Baseball #1367

Title Sports - Volleyball #1383

Sports and Activities - Baseball #1409
Baseball Cardstock Stickers #5544

Super Size Sticker - Baseball #5564




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~Carolyn

How fast can you pitch?

The last time we were at the Rockies baseball game, my son wanted to test his pitching arm strength to see how fast he can pitch - I think 51 & 53 mph is pretty good for an 11 year old (and much harder & more accurate than I could throw! :) )

Products used:
Name of the Game Paper - Baseballs #1255
Title Sports Paper - Baseball #1367
Sports and Activities - Baseball #1409
Baseball Cardstock Stickers #5544

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

I love this game {football}

whooo - whooo!  I love everything about football season - the cool, crisp air of fall, NFL football and of course my son's football games and team gatherings!

Here I was trying to get a "game face" photo of my son, but I ended up with a fantastic one of him laughing!

Products used:
Sporty Words - Football 
Cardstock Stickers - Football
Sports & Activities - Football Paper
Title Sports - Softball paper 

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Riddell {football} Helmet

My son's football helmet had to be sent back to Schutt so he is currently using a different brand, Riddell, for the first time - so naturally I had to record his loaner helmet. :)

Products used:
Sporty Words - Supersized Clear Football Sticker
Sports & Activities - Football Paper
Name of the Game Cardstock Stickers - Football
Title Sports - Football Paper


Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Football layout

Oh yes, it's that time already - two weeks of camp and two weeks of practices so far and I swear the chill of fall is in the air!  I absolutely love football season!!  In anticipation of the upcoming season and all of the photos I will be taking I better start scrapping my favorites from past seasons!!

These photos are of my son chatting with his team after a game - I can still hear it ! :)

Products used:

Title Sports paper - Football #1372

Title Sports paper - Baseball #1367

Cardstock stickers - Football #5549

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Hey Batter Batter ...

The spring baseball season might be over, but I still have a lot of great photos from a fun season!  :)

Supplies used:
Name of the Game Paper - Baseballs #1255
Title Sports Paper - Baseball #1367

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Love of the game ...

I love after-the-game photos of my son's sports teams.  These were taken at the end of their regular season last year, where they finished with an 8-0 record!  Such an exciting time for them!

I absolutely love SSM's new Sports & Activities papers - the brown and green color combo on the football paper is awesome!  And who knew I could mix it with red and black! :)

Products used:

Title Sports - Baseball paper #1367

Sports and Activities - Football paper #1415

Cardstock stickers - Football ##5549

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Are you ready ...

... for some football?!  That's right football season is about ready to start!  On Monday, my son starts football camp!

Supplies used:

Football Cardstock Stickers #5549
Game Day - Football Game Paper #1243
Title Sports - Cheerleading #1369

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

New Baseball Paper!

Here is another layout featuring SSM's latest line - Sports and Activities!

I used the words on the baseball paper to create a title, I lined my photos to be framed on both the left side and the bottom by the word "catcher" - how easy and fun is that! :)

Sports and Activities - Baseball #1409
Title Sports - Volleyball #1383
Baseball Cardstock Stickers #5544


Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

On deck layout

I have another baseball layout to share! :)  We just spent the weekend in Steamboat Springs, CO at a pretty big baseball tournament - it's so much fun to go up there to play and lots of team bonding going on!  I am torn with love and hate when my son is on deck with two outs, but I love when he is on deck with his catchers gear on, so naturally I had to snap some pics of it this weekend!

Products featured:

The Sport is ... baseball #1337

Title Sports - Gymnastics #1374

Name of the Game - Baseballs #1255

Baseball Cardstock Stickers #5544

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Baseball Layout

Here is another baseball layout for you as we head into a baseball filled weekend !

Supplies used:

Sports on the Edge - Baseball
Title Sports - Cheerleading
The Sport is ... Baseball
Game Day - Volleyball
Girls Rule - Soccer
Baseball Cardstock Sticker

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Pre-Game layout

I came across this fun sketch the other day and I knew it would be great to mix a bunch of SSM's papers!

Products used:

Sports on Fire - Baseball

Title Sports - Cheer

Title Sports - Volleyball

Name of the Game - Baseball

The Sport is - Baseball (both sides)

Cardstock Stickers - Baseball

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Congratulations Cards

I needed several cards for recent grads this past weekend so here are a few quick and fun cards using the amazing backsides of SSM's papers!  

Products used:

Girls Rule - Prom Paper #1392
Girls Rule - Dance Paper #1388
Girls Rule - Cheer Paper #1387
Girls Rule - Track / Cross Country Paper #1396
Sporty Words - Soccer Paper #1405
Title Sports - Dance Paper #1371
Title Sports - Wrestling Paper #1384

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Home Plate layout

Who doesn't love capturing action shots -  so you know I was thrilled to catch these sequenced photos of my son stealing home during baseball tournament in April!  

Check out this SUPER COOL SUPER SPORTY WORDS CLEAR STICKERS!  AWESOME!!  

Products used:
Super Sporty Words Clear Sticker - Baseball #5576
Cardstock Sticker - Baseball #5544
The Sport is ... Baseball paper #1337
Girls Rule Track / Cross Country paper #1396
Title Sports - Gymnastics paper #1374

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn