I Got This!

(Close Up Included) 

by Lynette Daniel, Owner of Scrap That Moment

Miss Hannah Gebhart was so serious playing Princeton Youth Soccer defense this year! She was a blast to shoot. Maybe she tried a little harder knowing I was on the sidelines just for her. ;) I loved this tongue in cheek picture it shows her determination and playfulness all wrapped up in one darling little girl. I was inspired to try something totally unique with the soccer paper, the idea was to get a mixed media look by using watercolors and paints. The trick was blending all the layers together with a chevron design. I mitered the "frame" corners to continue the motion of the page. I hand drew the title which I tried to mimmick a font called "Bring The Noize" that seems to have an attitude to match. Thanks for looking and appreciate your comments!

The Sport Is.. #1349

Altered Antique Clock

One of my best friends, Tina Gebhart is a GREAT mom. She works all day then comes home to 4 kids and all their activities and she still finds time to coach her daughter's city league soccer team. She's been my bleacher buddy at our son's football games for the past 4 seasons. For Tina's birthday, I wanted to make her something different. The area that we live (Princeton, IL) in is known for antiques and flea markets. I picked up this wood mantel clock that had seen better days. I call this piece "Time with Hannah." I did a photo shoot of her daughter a couple weeks ago and got a darling shot of her playing goalie looking down field waiting for the ball to dare to come near her. I used the Sports & Activities Soccer paper line on the front face and designed "grass" out of cardstock. I love using scrapbook papers for home decor and I especially liked spoiling Tina by capturing a memory of her little angel in "time." Thanks for your comments, I really do appreciate your feedback.

All my best, Lynette Daniel

Sports & Activities Soccer Paper #1423

Atta Boy!

Asst. Coach Kevin Staton of Princeton Youth Football gives Zach Daniel an big Atta Boy! for catching a tough long pass against defenders and running it into the end zone. This proud mom wanted to thank each volunteer coach with a nice "cover page" to their custom PYFL albums I made. They have been uplifting, tough, and pushing my kid to be a rock star this season. 

In the layout below, I (Lynette) decorated "tags" of the new "Sports & Activities" paper and embellished with May Arts chocolate silk ribbons. Special effects are made with metallic watercolors, chalks, and an opaque white marker to create what I call a "comfortable but formal grunge" style.   

Thanks for looking, and appreciate any comments! 

Lynette Daniel

Sports & Activities - Football Paper #1415 (front and back)
Football Cardstock Stickers #5550

Life Is Like A Golf Swing

Hey it's Lynette, and it's double treat Tuesday! Where I load up TWO Scrappin' Sports & More projects! One that was displayed in my retail store never seen here AND another exciting fresh brand new one! 

Below is a golf layout I made for SSnM's Design Team tryouts that was never shown on SSnM's Blog. It's a very simple layout that only used a few strips of textured cardstock to frame out the beautiful photo I took of Jessica Headley. I spent the most time hand drawing and painting the flourish across the photo and the "Name of the Game" paper. If you love my unique quote I wrote and would like to use it, please give me credit. :)

Name of the Game - Golf Paper #1262

"X" COUNTRY

Hey, it's Lynette Daniel saying TGIF! to our Scrappin' Sports & More Bloggers! I'm sharing my brand new layout of St. Bede Academy's own Cross Country star Leo Lopez. Go Bruins! I took some perfect fall photos of Leo and used the glorious green tones in the (Girls' Rule) Golf! papers to match SBA's school colors. I used the backside for the outside border and the right side green & white "stripes" for the flag strips of journaling of his score/rank.  I streaked the Kraft cardstock with green paint and gave it a flow~ but cool masculine grunge look and topped it with a die cut X. Tried to replicate the "X" (cross) throughout the layout by using green staples on the journaling tags. Title is painted (chip) grungeboard. 

Have a great weekend SSnM fans and hope this inspires you to try something new! 

 (Close Up)

(Girls Rule) Golf Paper #1390

You've Been Served!

I added 2 projects to the blog today because one was done in the summer. I needed to use the leftover fresh flowers from designing St Bede Academy Homecoming bouquets for Adam Schweickert & Leo Lopez, they were big hits for their dates, lol. I decided to do a "follow up" from the martini glass and tennis tag from my Guest Design Team Debut using matching ribbons. This time, I covered a paper mache` wine decanter/carrier with The Sport Is.. tennis paper (both sides) and designed a lovely corsage down the side of the box. it's held on by a ribbon so the recipient can use the tennis themed carrier again and again!

The Sport Is.. Tennis #1352
Name of the Game.. Tennis #1263

Merry Mermaid by Lynette Daniel

Last year I did a very special photo shoot with stunning Meghan Ryan. I had gone to a thrift store and bought her a beautiful sapphire full length gown and literally threw her in the indoor pool at the park district making her the most gorgeous real life mermaid. I did her makeup with an angelic glow keeping it natural with silvery highlights and smokey eyes. I think she was even shocked to see the timeless beauty (she never wears makeup!). So back in mid July 2012, I made this Scrappin Sports & More layout for Scrap That Moment and wrote an article for a prom promotion calling it~ "Make A Splash This Prom." A few designers and customers have seen this previously and have been inspired, but this layout was never launched nationally since it was being saved for a major publication. Now that they have chosen another layout to be published, I can show off the original. Shockingly, I only used 1 piece of swimming paper and 2 pieces of WorldWin cardstock (both papers double sided). My signature style elements are hand drawing the title "Splash" (mocking a Scriptina font) with a simple black marker and added Stickles over it.. Next, I used my favorite metallic US Artquest & Prang watercolours on the background, photos, and subtitles.  The flower embellishments are made from the swimming paper with a touch of shimmer. Enjoy~!

The Sport Is.. Swimming #1351

I Feel Like A Pro!

Hey Football Fans! It's Lynette Daniel the newest Design Team Member and since we are in the "throws" of the fall season and I wanted to make a bold graphic statement to replicate my son Zach's cool wide receiver gloves. When his hands are together it spells NIKE. To make this monochromatic layout, I started with a textured piece of white cardstock and hand painted the black burst. Then cut a neutral overlay of medium gray cardstock for the spiked effect. Next, I hand cut the PRO title with an Excel Hobby Blade and used black Stickles to make it shine. The clear football shape is hard to see in the scan but I hand cut the P logo for the Princeton Tigers and glued it on the helmet. Please give me your feedback on how you are "receiving" my new designs!

The Sport Is .. Football Paper #1343

Just Dance!

It's HOMECOMING time and Lynette Daniel, our newest design team member has created a layout that makes you want to dance! She used a simple design she sketched out by only needing 1 main piece of Scrappin' Sports & More Homecoming Paper, and a sliver/scrap of Volleyball paper! 2 pieces of hot pink WorldWin Papers Colormates Cardstock. In photoshop, Lynette desaturated the photo she took of her beautiful daughter Taylor and added a little paint and glitter to her bouquet to match the paper theme color. What pops is a fun Crafters Workshop Template Lynette painted the "dancer" right onto the Homecoming paper. You can just feel the rhythm! For embellishments, Lynette added black Stickles on the "dance" title, "disco sequins" to capture the light, sewed a fun black jute twine twirling stitch down the side and added clever safety pins to make this a rockin' teenage layout!

#1421 Prom/Homecoming
#1429 Volleyball (backside)

Please welcome Lynette Daniel, the newest SS&M Designer!!!

Scrappin' Sports & More is very excited to announce our newest designer to the team Lynette Daniel.  She was our first Guest Designer and we loved her work so much we couldn't wait to ask her to stay on full time.  She said YES!!!  

For those of you who may not know Lynette, here is a little about our newest designer.

Lynette Daniel is a widow and has two beautiful children. She owns Scrap That Moment, Central Illinois' largest scrapbooking store. She is a talented photographer, graphic designer and has been a nationally published scrapper since 2003. Lynette has had the privilege of working with over 20 scrapbooking manufacturers and is thrilled to design for Scrappin' Sports & More. In Lynette's spare time she coaches in city programs for kids, sponsors local sports teams, and photographs and writes editorials for different IL newspapers. 

Here is Lynette's debut design called "Go Long."

#1415 Football

Lynette hand drew and painted the tiger paw onto the new Sports & Activities Football paper. We love the way she worked her son Zach's team colors of grey & blue into the collage. You are not going to believe how Lynette made the flowers- it is sports athletic gauze tape! She fashioned it in and around itself and used a little distress ink to match the tough grunge background.

I am sure you will be as thrilled as we are to have her part of the SS&M family.  Her designs are fresh and very creative.

Welcome again, Lynette!!!

Another Wonderful Layout from Lynette Daniel

We have some more amazing work from our guest designer Lynette Daniel to share with our fans today. I love the hand drawn title, the letters add a lot of movement to the page.  Her handwriting is Wonderful, should be a font!  I love the little picture of her son's feet; such a great idea!  If you love it too, make sure you leave her some love :)

Scrappin' Sports & More Product Used:

#1349 The Sport Is Soccer
#5530 Soccer Balls Cardstock Stickers

"Beware! We're gonna kick your booty!"

I love how Lynette used the pirate theme for her soccer layout.  What a fun idea!!  The distressing technique makes it look rough and tough; perfect for a picture of young boys.  The title is hand drawn and painted; she did such an amazing job on the letters!  What an inspiration!!

Scrappin' Sports & More Paper
#1349 The Sport Is...Soccer

Introducing our First Guest Designer....Lynette Daniel

We had such an amazing response to our DT call that we decided to ask some of the ladies to be our guest designers.  I am excited to show you work from our first guest designer Lynette Daniel.  But first, a little about Lynette...

Lynette Daniel is a widow and has two beautiful children. She owns Scrap That Moment, Central Illinois' largest scrapbooking store. She is a talented photographer, graphic designer and has been a nationally published scrapper since 2003. Lynette has had the privilege of working with over 20 scrapbooking manufacturers and is thrilled to design for Scrappin' Sports & More. In Lynette's spare time she coaches in city programs for kids, sponsors local sports teams, and photographs and writes editorials for different IL newspapers. 

And now a little sample of her work :)

The first one is a gift tag on a bottle that says, "you been served."
Her nickname is "Net" and the tennis paper was her inspiration.

  Below is a little Easter (basket) flower pot Lynette painted and put little football Easter chocolates & green skittles in the cardboard grass.



Stayed tuned this month as we will have some Amazing layouts to share from Lynette as well!