Cap & Gown

I always find traditional activities such as sports, holidays and graduations a little more difficult to scrap.  That is why I just love Scrappin' Sports & More papers.  Their papers inspire me design layouts that are theme based, but in my own style. 

I designed this Graduation page with a couple different lines of SS&M papers.  

Supplies:

"School Is Cool" Line

Senior Paper (#1365)

CardStock Stickers (#5575 High School)

"Title Sports" Line

Baseball Paper (#1367)

Wrestling Paper (#1384)

Not just for school graduations...

The thing I love most about Scrappin Sports & More products is the versatility! My son recently underwent a 2 hour graduation ceremony where he earned his First Degree Black Belt (and yes...it was a loooooong morning!  LOL). But when it was time to scrap it, the Graduation Paper was what I turned to!!

~Shannon

Products Used:
#1366 Graduation

SHS Graduation

The month before joining the SS&M team my daughter graduation from high school.  I was estatic to find custom high school papers made by Scrappin' Sports & More at my LSS.  Did you know that SS&M does custom school and sports papers?  They are just fabulous!  

Supplies:

Custom SS&M Paper

Sanford High School/ Redskin

"School Is Cool" Paper

#1366 Graduation

"Title Sports" Papers

#1367 Baseball

#1369 Cheerleading

So Proud!

I am so proud of my daughter!  She graduated with honors a couple weeks ago with her BA in Education and is officially an English Teacher!  I still remember teaching her to read, and then to write, and everything that goes along with that.  Seems like yesterday!  She will head back to graduate school in the fall for her Master's Degree and I can hardly believe it! 

Here she is on her big day:

The School is Cool Paper line was perfect!  I combined the Graduation papers with the 5th/6th grade sheet for a fun combination! 

Don't forget about the Design Team Call in progress right now!  You can find all the information here!

Project 12 and Graduations

It's that time again...May is filled with graduations.  This year we had 3.  For the past few years we have had at least one every year.  It will only be four short years before I will be (sniff) hosting my own daughter's  graduation.  By then, I should have plenty of practice scrapping the pictures!!  This time, I used the sketch from Project 12.  It fit the pictures for my niece, Brianna's graduation just perfect.  She is a graduate of Shirley High School is the town of Shirley, Arkansas.  Go Bri!!!

I used both sides of the Scrappin Sports and More Defining Senior paper for this layout.  Both sides are so completely different, but work so well together. 

~Shannon

Products Used:

#1218 Defining Senior paper

The Time for Graduations!

It's definitely that time of year again - school is out and summer is getting underway.  Graduation ceremonies and parties are abundant and families are getting ready to send their children off to college.  Such a bittersweet time - scary and exciting all at the same moment! 

I love the possibility that graduation holds, the future is there for the taking.  I have graduated 4 children from high school and I have 3 kids left to go.  This year, however, is an off year for us.  No one is graduating at any level:  preschool, 8th grade, high school or college.  So I took this chance to take a look back to 2006, graduation night for Travis. 

Time to build the future:

Products Used:

#1166 - Blocks
#1241 - Cross Country Game
##1297 - Rabbits

Graduation...a time of reflection

When we were given the assignment to highlight gradations, I thought about doing a page of a neice or nephew since my kids are still too young, but then I started looking through an old album that I had made pre-scrapbooking.  And let me just note that I was destined to scrapbook...even back then.  I saved everything and found a way to make it pretty...even without EMBELLISHMENTS!!  *Shock*  I know...I should have warned you before I said that!! 

So I came upon probably one of the only pictures taken of me for my high school graduation.  My family wasn't "big" on taking pictures and I am pretty sure my neighbor took these and gave them to me later.  THANK YOU MRS. REUTER!!!!

So my advice to all you graduating and whose children are graduating is this...
1.  Take LOTS of pictures
2.  Document the "real" moments (the jitters, the tears...)
3.  Don't forget the journaling.  If you have a notebook that people can write message in...use some of those inserts for a page or two. 
4. Finally, carry plenty of KLEENEX!!!!!


Finally, Scrappin Sports and More has TONS of graduation themed products.  As well, the Family line is mostly solid colored (as seen above) and you can easily find your school color combination.  Still want more?  Customize YOUR OWN PAPER!!!

What are you waiting on?  Get to scrappin'!  :)

~Shannon

Scrappin Sports & More Products Used:
#1276 Nephew/Niece Paper
#1271 Brother/Sister Paper