Prima Ballerina!

I am always on the lookout for things that I can recycle in my scrapbooking.  We switched laundry soap last week and began to use an all in one soap & laundry sheet.  These go in the washing machine with the clothes and then directly into the dryer with them too.  They serve double duty. 

When I pulled them out of the dryer, I knew instantly that they would serve triple duty!  They are nice and thick and the perfect absorbing material for misting! 

The first thing I did was pull out my misting box and lay a couple of them flat on the bottom.  Using my mists, I saturated them in various colors:

I dried these with my heat gun (because I am a very impatient scrapper!).  Remember to keep your gun at a safe distance as the intense heat will start to melt the sheet.

Then I ran them through my Cuttlebug and made these:

I ended up using the back sides of the flowers for my design --- just really liked the variegated look of the back:

Supplies Used:

Down on the Farm - Pig:

Down on the Farm - Cat:

Family & More - Nephew/Niece

Family & More - Family/Generations:

Game - Marching Band:

 

Thinking Ahead

I was thinking about my mom today and decided to get a headstart on her Mother's Day card.  The Calendars Made Easy-May paper is perfect for the occasion!  The bright yellow flower pattern is springy, bright and works beautifully for what I wanted to do.  I used my Cricut to cut out the word "mom" and used the negative space from the cut to make my card.  I used the May paper as the background and to make the flower. 

Products Used:
#1283 -Calendars Made Easy- May

To make the flower, simply punch out 6 circles.  Make a small swipe of strong adhesive or put a small dot of quick drying glue (hot glue will work great, too!) onto one edge of 5 of the circles.  Then, just pinch each circle to create a petal and hold until the glue dries.  Once you have made 5 petals, glue them to the sixth circle.  I added a button to the middle to complete my flower.  Adding some ink to the edges would be a great addition, as well!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  We'd love to see how you use your Calendars Made Easy papers.  Leave us a comment and link us to your blog or gallery so we can see!

~Nicole

The Wild, Wild West

We recently spent a week in sunny Arizona - what a welcome and warm relief from the cold of a midwest winter!  While there we spent time sightseeing in Tombstone and a day at Old Tucson Studios.  Spending time at these places brought back memories from my childhood, spending time with my dad - a guy that loved watching "shoot 'em up" westerns on tv.  It was fun to see where old episodes of Bonanzo were filmed as well as movies like Rio Bravo and McClintock. 

Supplies used:
#1296 - Horses 12 x 12 dbl sided paper
#5557 - Horses Cardstock Stickers
#1269 Mother/Mom 12 x 12 dbl sided paper
#1221 In The Garden 12 x 12 dbl sided paper
#1332 Tennis - Sports Head On 12 x 12 dbl sided paper

Thanks for looking! 
Peggy

Game Day 2011

This past weekend my son played in his first AAA tournament, it was a weekend full of baseball & a great time!  I snuck into the dug out right before the last game to grab some candid shots of the boys.  I created this layout using a sketch created by Julie Bonner.

Products used:
Baseball Paper #1812
Custom Spirit Names Paper (#906)
Baseball Reflections Paper #1196
Baseball cardstock sticker #5544


Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Happy Birthday America

I know July is still a ways off, but I was longing for summer, warm weather & sunshine.  This layout celebrates our first holiday with Delta the dog.  The girls were excited to sit and watch the fireworks from a far with the dog :)

Scrappin Sports Product Used:
#1237 Baseball Game Day (Stripe & Polka Dot)
#1285 July Calendars Made Easy (Blue Fireworks)
#927 Custom Varied Spirit Names (July words)

Summer Concerts...

Can I just say that I am SICK of winter and ready for some summer weather?  Spring would actually be ok, but Summer is calling me!!!

For this 2 page layout, I wanted to showcase the concert we went to last summer.  This was the opening act for the Romantics (for all youu 80s music fans) and they totally ROCKED it!!  

The chipboard stars are wrapped in the same masking tape as the border.  I personally think the Scrappin Sports and more Music paper ROCKS and it totally helps that all the papers coordinate so well!!! 

So here's to Summer!  It's coming, right???

~Shannon

Products Used:

#1328 Music paper

#1246 Marching Band Game paper

#1276 Niece/Nephew Paper (purple)

Working with Scraps!

I'm thrifty by nature - in fact, there is nothing that makes me happier than getting a bargain!  I'm not just talking about when you have to buy something --- another way to be thrifty is to use what you have.  This is the theory I apply to my scrappin'!  I love to use my scraps and I my rule of thumb is "If it's big enough to stamp an image on, then it's a keeper! 

Once in a while, my scraps start to take over my space.  That is when I know that I need to get to work making some cards!  I decide on a design and then I start mass producing them with any and all scraps that I have hanging around!  Scrappin' Sports & More papers are perfect for doing this because all the paper lines have coordinating color families! 

For this set of cards, I worked with this basic sketch:

and created these three cards made from various scraps and papers from all different

Scrappin' SPorts & More paper lines!

I'd love to see what you create with my card sketch!  Feel free to leave a comment here with a link to your creations so I can leave you some love!

Thanks!

Kim :)

My All-Star

Hi, everyone!!  I'm so excited for baseball season to start, that I decided to take a break from working on my calendar and play with the baseball paper from the new "The Sport Is..." line.  The red in the paper is just fabulous and worked beautifully with my son's baseball photo from last year.  And, the strip of baseballs is just a strip cut from the back side of the paper!  Isn't it cool?!  Colby truly is baseball's number one fan! 

Products Used:
#1337 - The Sport Is...Baseball

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

~Nicole

Go Kart Racing

Whe we were visiting relatives this past summer, we caught the bus right next to the go-kart track.  We told the kids if we didn't spend too much time in town that we would take a ride when we were done.  As you can see, we had plenty of time for racing.  It was pricey, but a lot of fun :)  Scrappin' Sports has some really wonderful racing papers & stickers.  It was fun to finally get to use them.

Scrappin' Sports Product Used:
#1348 The Sport is Racing (Racing words & tire tracks)
#1247 Racing Game Day (Yellow Dots)
#1329 Sports Head On Racing (background paper)
#5536 Racing Flags Cardstock Stickers (checkered & black & white stripe)
#5545 Checkered Flags Cardstock Stickers

Spring Training 2011

Here is another baseball layout from me - I love scrapping baseball photos! :)

Since my son started practicing with his new team in December, I wanted to scrapbook the amazing catching & pitching coaching he is receiving from this one particular coach - whatever my son will learn from him this season will be worth the move to this team.  It's wonderful to have a catcher / pitcher only coach in 10 year old baseball.

So, when I saw them warming up together at a seeding tournament earlier this month, I grabbed my camera!

Supplies used:

Baseball on Fire paper #1133
Baseball double sided paper #1255
Defining Baseball paper #1005
Baseball cardstock sticker #5544

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

My Grandpa...

For those that know me, you know I am extremely close to my Grandpa.  I am an only grandchild and have been "Grandpa's girl" my whole life.  Last year, Grandpa had to go into a nursing home, but that only presented an opportunity for us to grow stronger.  I am so thankful that Scrappin Sports and More has a family line of papers as well as this custom paper! 

~Shannon

Products Used:
#906 Custom Spirit Names
#1273 Grandpa/Papa

Bring on More Baseball!

I just can't get enough of the new baseball papers from Scrappin' Sports and More.  Of course, having 3 boys on 5 different baseball teams could have something to do with it!  I'm forever grateful that the new sports line is so versatile and works with any color uniforms!  And check out that new oversize baseball sticker!

A Year's Worth of Fun- Part TWO!

As promised, I have more pages of my calendar to show you!  I am having so much fun making these pages, and they are turning out to be tiny little layouts!

I'll share more pages of my calendar with you in my next post! I'd love to see you make your own calendar! If you do, leave a comment and link your blog or gallery so we can be sure to leave you some love!

Products Used:

#1279 Calendars Made Easy- January

#1286 Calendars Made Easy- August

#1288 Calendars Made Easy- October

#5538 Calendars Made Easy Calendar Topper Cardstock Stickers

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

~Nicole

Pirates Baseball

We are already in the full swing of baseball around here and I love baseball action shots!  Here are some photos from my son's fall baseball league.

This layout features Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom Marbled Paper (#901) and Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom Spirit Names Paper (#906).  You can check out the custom papers HERE!  I also added a couple Baseball Cardstock Stickers (#5544) and Baseball Rub-ons (#636).

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Spring Practice

I'm still loving playing with all the new styles of papers that SS&M debuted last month at CHA.  I've been wanting to use the title from a favorite Kenny Chesney song for a while now.  When I saw the new papers, I knew it was the right time to do a layout of our Boys of Fall.

Products used:
#1343The Sport is Football

Hooray for March Madness!!!

March Madness means different things to different people.  Although we don't have any basketball players in the family, we can certainly root on the home team!!  Luckily, Scrappin Sports & More not only carries all your favorite sports, there's something special for all you cheerleaders!!

~Shannon

Supplies:
#1305 Basketball Paper
#5550 Basketball cardstock stickers
#1388 Basketball Paper (CHA Winter release)
#1291 Cats Paper (backside)
Cheerleader Custom Paper

Spring Training!

Spring Training is in full swing at our house and it's not even spring yet!  But, spring training is all about baseball and we eat, sleep, and dream baseball 12 months of the year!  All the boys have started practicing and even with his broken heal, Austin is at every practice, meeting and game that the High School team has.  He has high hopes to get back in the game as soon as he is healed!  In the meantime, I have some pics from some previous years to scrap with and a layout to share with you!  This new baseball paper is the perfect color scheme for the Alderwood Little League Juniors!

A year's worth of Fabulous!!

I decided to make a calendar to use as a gift, but I'm liking it so much, it may end up staying right here!  The Scrappin' Sports & More Calendars Made Easy line is perrfect for this project.  And, the line has a set of cardstock stickers that fit perfectly on my blank calendar with the names of the months.

Today I did small layouts on three of the pages on my calendar.  Throughout the month, I'll share a few more pages!

Products Used:
#1281- Calendars Made Easy March
#1283- Calendars Made Easy May
#1287- Calendars Made Easy September
#5538- Calendar Topper Cardstock Stickers

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check back later in the month to see more pages from my calendar!

~Nicole~

Freshman Year Homecoming

It is still unbelievable to me that Victoria is a Freshman this year.  She was very excited to go to Homecoming this year.  I wanted to do a special layout to focus on her hair and dress.  I used the newest line from Scrappin Sports and More...The Sport Is to create this layout.  Here is what I came up with..hope you like it :)

Scrappin' Sports & More Paper:
#1347 The Sport Is Homecoming
#1328 Sports Head On Music

Wrestling!

My son participated in a local wrestling league for one season.  Of course the photos from the crowded & poorly lit gymnasiums aren't great but I am still thankful to have them.

My layout features Scrappin' Sports & More Custom Wave Paper (#907) and Scrappin' Sports & More Custom Cotton Paper (#905) - Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom papers really personalize your scrapbook pages!   You can see the Custom papers Here!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn