Huntin' Dogs

When I saw this new line of paper, I thought to myself...nice, but I don't hunt anything. Then I heard the distant sounds of my beagles yelping at the squirrel in the back yard. I may not hunt, but they sure do...I own HUNTIN' DOGS!

So here is a layout to showcase my howling hunters! Aren't they cute?

Shannon

Products Used:
1327 Hunting
1403 Hunting

Sports Head On Papers!

The new Sports Head On line released by Scrappin' Sports & More at CHA just ROCKS my scrappin' world!  I love the big patterns and as well as the backside of the papers that have very cool patterns!


In my first layout 'target practice' I cut out the scopes from the Sports Head On - Hunting paper and used the back side camo design ... I am going to us a lot of this camo pattern since my son is totally into anything camo! I also used the back sides of the Sports Head On -  Music and Sports Head On - Wrestling papers.


Journaling:  You love target shooting with your BB gun. Jan 2010

I had a lot of fun with this second layout 'eXtreme golf'  I cut out the golf balls from two sheets of Sports Head On - Golf papers and pop dotted most of them to create an eye catching frame around my photo.  The 'X' in eXtreme was cut from the backside of Sports Head On - Golf paper.

Journaling:  two boys   /   an air soft gun   /   and a golf club   /    June 2010

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Scrapping out of context

The photos on the layout were taken at an outdoor concert last year.  They were not intended to document a relationship or any other emotion, but when I started looking at them, they showed a very candid moment between my husband and my son.  So many times these moments happen and we don't think to take a picture.  I call this my happy accident. 

Another element to this layout is the quote.  I searched high and low for words that would express their relationship.  I finally found it in this quote found at http://www.quotegarden.com/ .  Instead of adding a title, I enlarged the quote and emphasized a few words to convey the meaning of the layout.  No journaling needed. 

Another happy accident is the shirt my husband was wearing.  The writing on the shirt was camoflauge.  I added simliar paper to bring the colors across the layout.  How wonderful that Scrappin Sports and More had just the right papers.  Who knew a paper with a hunting theme could work so well on a Father's Day layout? 

~Shannon

Scrappin Sports and More
Products Used:
#1273 Grandpa-Papa Paper
#1274 Uncle-Aunt Paper
#1245 Huntin Game Paper

Think Outside the Box by Kim Holmes

Cheerleading papers should only be used for cheerleading photos and karate papers should only be used for karate photos, right? Wrong!

I agree that they are perfect for those activities, but they are also versatile enough to use for all sorts of events and activities!

Take this layout for example:



It's a layout about soccer, but guess what? Only one of the papers is actually a soccer paper! This layout includes paper from soccer, karate, cheerleading, competition and volleyball!

How about this one:




This one contains paper from hunting, softball, golf and karate!

What about this card:




This adorable baby card is made from papers from the soccer, cycling, football and baseball lines!

So when searching for paper to use - look beyond the originally intended use - color outside the lines!