Game Day layout

One of the great things about SSM papers is that you can mix and match the different lines with their custom papers!   I really like how the words on the custom paper highlight this photo of my son during fall baseball last year.  I love when layouts seem to fall together all by themselves especially when using all scraps (with the exception of the custom paper of course :) )

Products used:
Custom Marbled paper #901
Game Day - Baseball Game paper #1237
Defining the Game paper - Defining Baseball #1005
The Sport is Baseball paper #1337
Cardstock Stickers - Baseball #5544


Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Apple of My Eye

I went deep into the archives for this picture of Maddy.  This was her first week of Pre-School.  She was so excited to finally get to go to school like her older brother & sister.  The apple paper from side 2 of the September Calendar paper was perfect for this page. 

Scrappin' Sports Paper Used:
#1287 September Calendars Made Easy line

Maddy Girl

Unlike this February, last year we were covered in snow most of the month.  I love how the simple things still make Maddy happy, like a snow day from school and an icicle.  I combined the January paper from the Calendar line with the beautiful blue stripe on the back of the Prom paper.  The result is a simple yet striking winter time layout.

Scrappin' Sports & More Paper
Title Sports #1378 Prom (blue stripe)
Calendars Made Easy #1279 January

Begging Burros

One of our favorite stops on our South Dakota road trip was in Custer State Park to see the Begging Burros!  If we would have had more food for them we would have stayed all day - but they quickly ate the two loaves of bread we brought for them and a box of graham crakers!  At one point we had eight burros around our car! The white one at my window would nibble on my coat if I didn't feed him fast enough!

Products used:
Down on the Farm: Tractors #1302
Defining the Game: Soccer #1035
Defining the Game: Gymnastics #1025

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Sweet Summertime - Finally!

Here is Washington State, anything over 65 degrees is considered warm & toasty and summer usually starts in May sometime. But, it's been on of "those" years - cold, wet, and dreary and we are already at the end of June! 

We are trying to be patient and wait -- wait for the temperatures to warm up so that we can hang out at Grandma's pool.  That is our absolute FAVORITE summertime activity.  This year we haven't been there even once this year --- but we remember last year!



Here's hoping that we can get back in the pool really quick --- I just love all the laughter and smiles that happen there!

Products Used:

#1041 - Umbrella Stripes and Tiles
#1040 - Defining Swimming
#1300 - Pigs

For the "Handy Man"....

My dad is the ultimate "handy man," always puttering and fixing.  So, what better Father's Day card than a card that looks like a measuring tape?  I made a simple box out of black cardstock and then decorated it with my Scrappin' Sports & More papers.  I cut two strips of the Racing Paper (yellow), put them together end to end, marked the "ruler marks" and stamped "lots and lots, and lots, and lots...." on it.  It's actually almost two feet long when it's pulled out.  I also rolled up some of the Cheering Paper (gray) and attached it to the tape as a little handle to pull on.  We will sign the back before giving it to him!

Products Used:
#1240- Cheerleading Game
#1247- Racing Game

Have a great day!
~Nicole~

They Call Me Mom

With Mother's Day right around the corner, I had thought about doing a layout about my own mother as well as one about myself.  But, since my kids are so much more photogenic than either my mom or myself... well, once again they became the focus of yet another one of my scrapbook pages.  This is a photo that was taken over the holidays and remains one of my favorites of them. 

When those special family moments occur make sure to reach for Scrappin' Sports and More's Family line of papers to preserve those memories.  I used the Mother/Mom paper on this layout incorporating the word Mom (that's already printed on the paper) into my title - quick, easy and looks great! 

Supplies:
#1269 Mother/Mom Family & More paper
#1253 Volleyball Game Day paper
#1040 Defining Swimming paper
#1164 Cards, Anyone? Young & Active paper
#7520 Swing Rub-on

Project 12 - Spring Break

Here's my layout for the March Project 12 sketch.  Hope you like it!  I focused on just one week of the month of March, the week we spent in Florida with our daughter watching her pitch for her college softball team.

Journaling reads:  "When March finally rolled around, we were ready.  The last few months had taken a toll - record snowfall, cold temps and gray skies..... FLORIDA here we come!
Micah was going to Orland with the Coe College softball team.  Leo and I were going too.  Gosh, a week in the sunny south sure would be a welcome change from the snowy tundra of Iowa.
Landing in Orlando with the sun shinning and blue skies - had we died and gone to heaven?  I think so.   We had a great time  (even though it rained the last couple of days of our trip).  Most of our time was spent at the softball field but we did get to spend a day full of fun at Universal Studios."

I loved using the teal colors in the Umbrella Stripes and Tiles paper - a perfect match with the shirt that my daughtere was wearing a couple of the pictures and with the shades of red to accent, the perfect 1-2 combination!  I'm loving doing these Project 12 sketches.

Thanks for looking!

Products used: 
# 1269 Mother/Mom paper
#1041 Umbrella Stripes and Tiles paper
#7521 Up & Down Rub On