Summer Vacation-New CHA Paper

I love to scrap my summer photos when it's cold outside.  It allows me to relive the fun times we have as a family during the warm summer months.  Scrappin' Sports & More new swimming paper being released at CHA this winter is perfect for capturing my memories.  I love the swirls as it gives the layout such movement.  Here is what I created....

Scrappin' Sports Papers:
#1351 The Sport is Swimming
#1335 Watersports (Sports Head On)
#1275 Cousin (Orange)
#1294 Ducks (Yellow sun) Down on the Farm line

Eye on the prize ...

I love this black & white photo of my son during football practice last summer.

My journaling reads:  It's hard to watch you guys practice in the August heat - but you have  your eyes on the big game in November , so  you tough it out!  Aug. 2010

Products used:

On the Edge Sports - Football paper #1310

Baseball Rubons -At Bat #7501

Football Cardstock stickers #5528

Football Reflections paper #1198

Be sure to check back soon to see our CHA RELEASES - you are going to love them!! 

~Carolyn

It's THAT time of year!!

It's the time of year when we get to start sharing some peeks of our new lines coming out this winter!  This new line is VERY exciting!  It's called "The Sport is..." and there are TONS of sports and activites represented in this line!  Today, I'm going to show you the FISHING paper.  The Red, White and Blue is so easy to work with and coordinates well with Scrappin' Sports & More's other fishing papers. On the back side of the paper is a hunting design.  So fun!

Products Used:
#1342- The Sport is Fishing/Hunting
#1309- On the Edge Sports- Fishing

Meet Kennedy...

Yep, my neice went and had this adorable little guy this summer and made me a GREAT aunt (I always knew I was bound for greatness!!).  Here he was only a week old and my little cuddle bug!!!  It was just perfect that Scrappin Sports & More has a Family line of papers (especially since I now have a Great NEICE that just arrived for New Years!!).  I'm having a hard time keeping up with everyone!  They need to slow down so Aunt Shannon can scrap!  Ha! Ha! (no, seriously guys...if you are reading this...)

If you haven't checked out the "Family and More" line...you totally need to!  There is literally something there for the WHOLE family!!

Stay tuned...new CHA products are arriving as I type...

~Shannon

Products Used:
#1277 Grandchild/Grandchildren
#1274 Uncle/Aunt

Happy Birthday Toby

Our family dog recently celebrated his 16th birthday!  I will have to admit parenting a teenage dog is a lot like parenting teenage children. Both want to be independent, but both still need their mama!  Today I'm sharing a few photos taken of Toby this fall.

When SS&M first came out with their Down on the Farm line last year I knew this dog paper would be getting a lot of use in my house.  With it's brown and cream tones and the coordinating solid on the back side and the coordinating stickers... well, perfect for Toby pictures!

Thanks for looking.
Peggy

Products used:
#1293 Dogs (Down on the Farm) 12 x 12 dbl sided paper
#5554 Dog Cardstock Stickers (Down on the Farm)
#1299 Steer (Down on the Farm (12 x 12 dbl sided paper

Getting Ready!

Oh my, Scrappin' Sports and More has some amazing new papers coming out at Winter CHA --- I can't wait to get them in my hot little hands and start working with them!  You are going to love them!  I'm planning my next couple of posts using the new lines, so you will all have some fun sneak peaks really soon! I know that once they arrive, I won't have time to make my Valentine's Day cards, so I thought I would get a head start on them while I'm waiting!

There is such a big variety of pinks and reds in the Scrappin' Sports & More paper lines, that they make creating Valentine's super easy!

I love how the Baby Girl paper has the sweet monochromatic floral print in the background, it just adds so much dimension to the card! 

If I don't get a chance later, I want to take this time to wish you all a fabulous Valentine's Day a month early!

KIM  :)

Tennis Lessons

You may recognize this Becky Fleck sketch that the DT members used as inspiration a couple of weeks ago.  This sketch was perfect to capture the few photos that I had of my daughter taking her first tennis lessons.  I'm glad I was able to get these photos, as she decided maybe tennis wasn't really her thing :)  I was able to use several of the SS&M lines to create this layout.  The background is from the game day line, while the smaller patterns come from the Name of the Game, On the Edge Sports and Sports Head On lines. The stickers coordinate with the Sports on Fire line. Just one of the reasons I love SS&M papers, they can be combined to give you more options when scrappin'. 

Scrappin' Sports & More Products Used:
#1263 Tennis Balls (Name of the Game)
#1316 Tennis (On the Edge Sports)
#1332 Tennis (Sports Head On)
#1251 Tennis Game (Game Day)
#5534 Tennis Balls Cardstock Stickers

The end of another Football Season

It's hard to believe another football season has come to an end.  Fortunately they had an amazing year, undefeated until the last game.  Alex got a lot of play time, which is great for a 7th grader.  He loved the games when he was able to sack the quarterback :)  I wanted to keep this layout simple, to keep the focus on his picture.  I can't believe how grown up he looks!!  I used the football paper from the Title Sports line as my background paper and added my scraps from the same line & the School is Cool line to come up with the colorful circles.

It's all about baseball

It's all about baseball!  I have so many photos from baseball - I love ones like this where my son is talkin' it up out on the field!

Products used:
Baseball Reflections Paper #1196
Baseball Cardstock Sticker #5544

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Card Friend-zy!

Did you know, that in the U.S. in the year 2011, there are 303 days that the mail will be delivered?  That's right!  That's THREE HUNDRED AND THREE opportunities for a handmade card made by YOU to brighten someone's day!  Scrappin' Sports & More papers are perfect for cards for any occasion!  I made a few simple cards to inspire you to make some cards and brighten someone's day!

Now it's your turn!  Grab your SS&M papers and brighten the day of someone you work with, someone you haven't seen in a while, or even someone you see every day!

Products Used:
#1239- Bowling Game
#1148- Classic Cheerleading
#1283- Calendars Made Easy: May
#1280- Calendars Made Easy: March
# 1281- Calendars Made Easy: April

~Nicole~

Photo Op

Who doesn't like the chance to have their picture taken with their favorite wrestler...oh...just me...well...  LOL  Well, I know I am not the only one that is drooling over the possibility of being able to CUSTOMIZE their own papers to go with their favorite celebrity photo ops!!  Scrappin Sports & More gives you SO MANY options!!  And don't forget to wear that big cheesy grin while you pose for the camera!! (as seen above!)

~Shannon

Products Used:
#998 Custom Cheer Pep Rally
#1181 Defining Wrestling

Project 12, December

We started out the year with the challenge to do the Project 12 monthly layouts sponsored by Scrapbooking and Cards Today.  I'm pleased to say the I have now completed the December sketch and am even happier to be able to share it with all of our blog readers.

These are photos of my family on my husband's side taken at our annual family Christmas.  We got together for brunch at an old hotel that has been recently restored.  Let me be the first to say this place is beautiful.  Can you believe it even has a 2 lane bowling alley in it?  To say the little kids were in heaven would be an understatement. 

Thanks for looking.  I hope you all were closed out 2010 surrounded by people you love and may 2011 bring great joy and blessings your way. 

Products used:


#1290 December Calendars to Go 12 x 12 paper
#927 Custom Varied Spirit Names (December) custom paper

#1237 Baseball Game Day 12 x 12 paper

#1269 Mother/Mom Family & More 12 x 12 paper

Unwrapping Gifts

Here's my take on the sketch on this month's sketch. 

I love that this sketch has such clean lines.  I loved being able to use a variety of papers.  I love incorporating journaling strips (I came to this conclusion while putting this layout together - you may be seeing this technique utilized a lot more in the future).  I love how this layout came together.  I hope you like it too.

I knew this sketch would be perfect for pairing together the December calendar paper along with some custom varied spirit names paper with December printed in red and green!  A wonderful combination for holiday photos.

Products used:

#1290 December Calendars to Go 12 x 12 paper

#927 Custom Varied Spirit Names (December) custom paper

#1237 Baseball Game Day 12 x 12 paper

#1269 Mother/Mom Family & More 12 x 12 paper

Thanks for looking.  Hoping you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

Let it SNOW!!

Here in Maine, we finally got our first snowstorm of the winter!  We had barely had enough to call it a "white Christmas."  Then, only a few days after Christmas, 16 inches of white stuff fell overnight!  My kids are having a great time in it, and it's put me in the mood for snow.  Give me a week or two, and I'll be begging for warm sand and palm trees, but for now, I'm embracing the cozy feeling of being snowed in.

I used the January Calendars Made Easy Papers and created this snow banner.  The photo doesn't do it justice- it came out SO cute!  I cut the big snowflakes on my cricut, using the January paper and then went to town adding more snowflakes!



Here's a close up so you can see some of the details of the paper!

Here is the paper that I used for the background snowflakes that inspired the whole project:

Where ever you are I hope that you are warm and cozy today!

~Nicole~

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from all of us here at

Scrappin' Sports & More!

May your New Year be full of blessings and creativity!

Three time Super Bowl Champs!

Here is my take on the sketch for this month!

My son's football team has gone to the Super Bowl all four years, however they lost in 2009.  Winning three Super Bowls in four years is quite the accomplishment for any team!

Products used:
Classic Sports Classic Football Paper #1150
Name of the Game Footballs Paper #1257
Football Reflections Paper #1198
Down the Field Rub-ons #7506

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Christmas Traditions

With Christmas right around the corner, I decided to focus my layout on one of the traditions we have as a family.  My husband Mark grew up in England, so we make sure we have Christmas Crackers every year.  In fact, I thought about skipping it this year, but my 14 year old daughter told me I wasn't allowed :)  One of the challenges this month was to only use one line.  Not only did I only use one line, I only used one paper from the Calendar Line.  I first created an 8 1/2 by 11 layout, inked the edges and then applied it to my 12 x 12 sheet of paper.

Wishing you and your family a safe, healthy and happy Christmas. 

Scrappin' Sports Paper Used:
#1290 December Calendar Line

Just Dance!

My daughter has been dancing since she was 3 years old.  We were talking the other night amongst the moms at dance class about how different they all looked when they started and about all of the different costumes that they have had throughought the years.  Just for old time's sake, I pulled out her dance pictures from the past few years and realized that the "wallet" sized photos would work perfectly on the Becky Fleck sketch that we are playing with this momth!  I made a a few changes to make it work, and I'm pretty happy with how it came out!

Products Used:
#1148- Classic Cheerleading
#1171- Defining Dance

Thanks for stopping by today!
~~Nicole~~

December Sketch Fun!

Ahh...the middle of December and life is crazy busy with planning for the coming holiday!  My mind seems to wander constantly during these busy times, always thinking of  another thing before even finishing my current project! So, when we decided to play with a sketch this month, I was thrilled!  Nothing keeps me on task like working from a sketch!  Even if I have to walk away from creating for a few minutes, a few hours, or even a few days, I can get right back on track just by looking at my sketch!  I love the help it gives me! 

An this month's sketch is fantastic!  It comes courtesy of Becky Fleck and Page Maps!  You can find so many wonderful sketches to inspire you on her blog!  Make sure to head on over and check them out!

The sketch we are playing with this month is:

Here is my layout for you:

Products Used:

#1221 In the Garden

#1107 - Round & Round

#1022 - Teed Up

#1026 - Hooked

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