Fabulous Custom Papers!

When  I heard that I was going to design my own custom papers, I admit that I jumped up and down just a bit!  How exciting to be able to choose the perfect color combinations along with the paper and font styles?  I went right to work searching through my pictures for just the right ones -- the unique ones that were screaming for unique paper! 

Did you know that ordering custom papers is a snap with Scrappin' Sports & More!  It was super easy and quick and the end result was fantastic!

Throughout the month, I will be sharing them with you here -- a couple at a time!

In addition to my Custom papers, I used:

#1114 - Bowling Star Yellow
#1294 - Ducks

In addition to my Custom papers, I used:

#1152 - Classic Hockey

Seth Lontin: the closer

I fell in love with my son's nick name of  'the closer' during spring baseball, so I jumped at the chance to have a Scrappin' Sports & More Custom Paper made with his name and nick name to scrap one of my favorite photos from this season!

Here is my layout, the custom paper worked so well with so many of Scrappin' Sports & More's other papers!

You can find all of Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom Papers HERE! 

Products used:

#916C Softball Custom Rugged Sports Paper

#1148 Classic Cheerleading Paper

#1175 Defining Competition Paper

#1196 Baseball Reflections Paper

#1045 Defining Volleyball Paper

#1269 Mother-Mom Paper

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Happy Belated 4th of July!!!!

I hope everyone was able to celebrate this wonderful country we live in by spending time with all the important loved ones in your lives.  We are so lucky to live in such a wonderful country that gives us such freedom.  God Bless the USA!!!!

Another wonderful thing that happens in the month of July, is CHA!!!  I just love seeing all the new lines and new products, its really inspiring.  Here at SS&M we are showing off our custom paper.  On this layout, I used 2 custom papers.  The first is the #905 Custom Cotton paper, which I chose to use a black background & white lettering for Washington DC.  I paired it with another Custom Paper, #906 Custom Spirit Names, which I choose to use a blue, yellow & white.  The words in yellow say "8th grade class trip" and the white letters say "White House Capitol Mt. Vernon"  Just love how you can customize to meet your needs!!  Check out the SS&M website to create your own paper!

Scrappin Sports Paper Used:

#906 Custom Spirit Names
#905 Custom Cotton (Black with Washington DC)

It's the Dog, again.

Yes, you guys are seeing yet another layout featuring none other than "SirBarksALot"!  I absolutely love the fact that SS&M does custom papers for their customers - I mean, where else could I get paper with the endearing nickname we have for our dog? Toby is sure a sweet fella, despite the barking. Thanks for looking!

 

thanks for looking!  May you all have a safe and happy 4th of July.
Supplies:
# 908 Custom Diagonal Spirit Names
# 1237 Baseball Game Day 12 x 12 paper
# 1310 Football On The Edge Sports 12 x 12 paper

Who's ready for some SNEEK PEEKS???

Can you believe it is July already??  And scrappers around the world know what THAT means...CHA SUMMER!!!  This summer, our booth is gonna be blazing HOT with some awesome CUSTOM PAPERS!!!  Did you even know that Scrappin Sports and More had Custom Papers?? 

This layout was created using a combination of the Custom Waves Paper and Defining Boating Paper.  I was about to design the custom title and the colors I wanted to go with the pictures I wanted to use.  It's perfect for vacation pictures, school albums...almost ANYTHING!  So make sure to CHECK IT OUT!!!

~Shannon

Products Used:
#907 Custom Waves
#1186 Defining Boating Paper

School's out for Summer!!!

I can't believe that another school year is over, not that I'm complaining!!  Bring on Summer!!!  I love the lazy days that summer brings, no homework, not too many scheduled activities, everyone is just happier :)  This year we celebrated the last day of school by adopting our first dog, Delta.  It should be a fun summer!!

Scrappin' Sports papers used:
#1080 Writing Paper Primary
#1190 Girls Dance (blue stripe)
#1226 Frozen Treats
#1271 Brother/Sister

Summer's Heating Up!

So, I wanted to cool us down with a Summer Splashdown! I made this layout using some of Scrappin' Sports & More's custom papers! They are so much fun! You can check them out HERE!  You will be seeing lots more about these super fun papers very soon!  *wink, wink* 

Products Used:

#1148- Classic Cheerleading

#901- Custom Marbled

--Nicole

Frolicking in the Sun

My dog loves to play and frolick around in the backyard, especially in the summer when the grass is lush, green and soft.  The summer paper from the Young & Active Seasons line were a perfect choice for displaying Toby's playfulness in the summer sun.

Products used:

#1223 Defining Summer 12 x 12 dbl sided paper

#1193 Girls Soccer 12 x 12 dbl sided paper

#1271 Brother/Sister 12x 12 dbl sided paper

#7523 Climbing Rub-On

#5523 Summer Carstock Sticker

As you frequently see when looking at the products used in all of our Design Team layouts and projects, we combine papers, stickers and rub-on from many of our various lines.  This layout for example uses product from 4 different product lines. Mixing and matching the colors and styles of the various papers always produces amazing results.  Don't be afraid to try it - you'll have fun and love the results!

Hope you all have a great summer!

Bring on Summer Vacation!!!

Living in the Midwest, summer is special because we don't have warm weather all year 'round.  So when we get warm weather...it is swimming pools and parks!!  One of the main reasons I fell in love with Scrappin Sports and More is because of their Young and Active line.  It's an older line...but a staple in my collection!  A perfect collection to document all my favorite park pictures!!  If you haven't checked it out...make sure you do!!

~Shannon

Products Used:
#1105 Jungle Gym Paper

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

School is OUT!

I remember the thrill of the last day of school and now I am experiencing it again with my son.

Here is a layout of my son on his last day of third grade this year.  My journaling is going to be pretty sappy, so I left it blank for online purposes. :)

Products used:
Defining Third Grade paper (both sides) #1209
Defining Third Grade Cardstock Stickers #5020
Cousin - Cousins double sided paper #1275
Fishing Game paper #1242

Thanks for stopping by the Scrappin' Sports & More blog, hope your summer is off to a great start!

~Carolyn

Happy Father's Day!!!

I hope everyone is getting to spend some time with that special Father figure in their life.  It's a beautiful day today and we are enjoying just being together as a family. 

Today I am sharing my take on the Project 12 May sketch from Scrapbooking and Cards Today.  I LOVE how easy it is to get an entire month summerized in 2-pages.  The sketch didn't quite have enough room for my photos, so I added a couple more and diveded some of them into two.  The result, a 2-page layout, with 9 pictures summerizing my month.

Scrappin' Sports & More Product Used:

#1222 Spring Showers Paper (both sides)
#1226 Frozen Treats Paper (yellow)
#5523 Summer Cardstock Stickers

Gardening: We Dig It!

I created this layout for May's Project 12 Challenge.  I used the left side of the two-page sketch and made a layout about planting our garden.  Every May we plant vegetable and herbs in our two raised bed gardens in our back yard.  This was our third year doing it and we love planting and tending our garden together as a family!

Products Used:
#1221 Young and Active Seasons: In The Garden
#1095 Young and Active in the Back Yard: Tire Swing

Congratulations Graduates!

Living in a small town and working and coaching in our school system, we get invited to our share of graduations in May and June.  This is a framed layout made for a dear friend's son.  For all those who have graduated this year or will be graduating, I'm joining with Shannon to say congratulations.

The base of this layout uses a custom paper from SS&M.  You guys will get the chance to see a lot of new projects in July featuring these papers.  You're going to love them!

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

Here fishy fishy

Happy Monday Everyone! It's been a slow start to the summer as far as good weather is concerned, but I think we are finally there! Summer vacation has started, summer sports are underway and I am finally getting time to work on some fun scrapbooking projects!

This layout has been in my head for awhile - ever since developing these cute pictures!



She could sit and watch that fish for hours!

Scrappin' Sports and More has the perfect paper, of course!

For this layout, I used: the Classic Softball paper (#1154) for my deep red background; the Defining Karate paper (#1032) for my black border strips; the Down on the Farm Cats paper (#1291) for more border strips; the Fishing Game paper (#1242) for the photo mat paper; and the On the Edge Sports Fishing Paper (#1309) for that cute little fish cut out!

Project 12: May Sketch

WOW!  I cannot believe how fast this year is flying by!  It's time to share my Project 12 May 2010 layout already!!

Here is the sketch:

I altered the sketch a little bit by adding additional photos:

Products used:

Young & Active on the Playground Jungle Gym 12x12 Double-sided Paper #1105

Young & Active on the Playground Balancing Act 12x12 Double-sided Paper #1101

Young & Active Seasons In the Garden #1221

baseball Rub-ons #636

Up & Down Rub-ons #7521

Swing Rub-ons #7520

Thanks for stoppin' by the Scrappin' Sports & More Blog!

~Carolyn

10 Reasons Why I Love My Dad

Continuing our tribute to the special men in our lives, I decided to do a layout about my husband and son. They are so alike in so many ways, that I wanted to do a special layout to capture those similarities.

Scrappin' Sports & More Papers
#1087 Hop, Skip & Jump
#1186 Defining Boating
#1269 Mother/Mom (red)

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~

He Loved Farming

My dad  loved to farm.  He was never able to own his own farm or work his own land, but every spring and fall he could be found in the fields, making round after round in that tractor as he farmed for a dear friend.  I remember spending hours riding along with him in the tractor and when my kids were old enough they would do the same. I miss those days.  With Father's Day right around the corner thoughts of him are frequently on my mind.  When I first spotted the Tractors  paper from SS&M's "Down on the Farm" line, I knew it would be perfect for a tribute to my dad and his love of farming.

Supplies include:

#1302 Tractors 12 x 12 paper

#5563 Tractors Cardstock Stickers

#1148 Classic Cheerleading 12 x 12 paper

#1237 Baseball Game Day 12 x 12 paper

#1248 Soccer Game Day 12 x 12 paper

Thanks for looking.  Happy Father's Day.