Memories of First Grade!

If your kids are anything like mine, they come home with so many treasures from school every year that I have no idea where to store them all!  So we have a fun rule at our house --- you can keep it if it fits in the memory box.  Now I'm sure to make their memory boxes fairly small -- usually I recycle an old candy box or something similar. 

Now at first, this seems almost impossible because most of their treasures are huge paintings or projects --- but that's what the computer is for!  The memory box is perfect to store a flash drive, CD or photos of those treasured projects.  My kids have become pros at taking pictures or videos of their items so that those memories will fit in the box!  Of course, we also have lego guys, pencils, rocks and other small items in there too!

Here is a quick example of what our memory boxes look like - you will see that I keep them simple and flat to make storing them easy.  No use to make them really fancy with lots of dimension -- because that would just get squished over the years!  The School is Cool line is perfect --- in fact, I would make multiple boxes at one time so they all match!

Teacher Gift

It's that time of year when the school year is winding done.  It's time to start thinking of some fun ways to thank that awesome teacher that spent the whole year with your child.  Here is a quick and easy project (especially good if you have multiple teachers to make gifts for) that you can try...

With a little cardstock and some fun "School is Cool" paper, you can whip up these Matchbook Post-it Note Holders in a snap!!  Or better yet...have your child help you!! 

~Shannon

Products Used:

#1357 First Grade

Third Grade!

Third grade has been a fantastic year for Elizabeth!  She has learned a ton and has had a wonderful time along the way.  We are so grateful that she has had her teacher this year!  This layout was fun to create because I got to use several of the fun School Is Cool papers AND I used up some of the wallet sized photos that I am usually stuck with.  Elizabeth liked that I included some of the things she learned this year in the journaling.  

Products used:
#1357- First Grade (Green)
#1359- Third Grade (Yellow)/Fourth Grade(Purple)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  Make sure you stop by our page on Facebook and "like" us, then reccommend your scrappy friends to like us too for a chance to win our entire "School is Cool" line of paper and cardstock stickers!!!

~Nicole~

Last day of Fourth Grade

Scrappin' Sports & More's new School is Cool line is so much fun to use for all of your school photos!

You can win the entire line by checking out our Facebook Challenge going on right now!

Friday was my son's last day of fourth grade and how great is it that he wore his purple Colorado Rockies Baseball cap to coordinate with SSM's purple fourth grade School is Cool line - love when that happens! :)

Products used:

#1357 School is Cool - First Grade paper (green)
#1358 School is Cool - Second Grade paper (orange)
#1359 School is Cool - Third / Fourth Grade paper (purple)

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

School's Out for Summer!!

Now that school is officially out for the summer, I wanted to create a simple layout highlighting Victoria's Freshman year in highschool.  I combined the green from the First Grade School is Cool Paper with the Yellow from the Third Grade to create my background.  The black paper actually says 9th grade, but it's hard to see :)  Don't forget to join us in the facebook challenge, so you can win the entire School is Cool line!! 

Scrappin' Sports & More Papers Used:
School is Cool
#1362 Freshman (black)
#1357 First Grade (green)
#1359 Third Grade (yellow)
#1356 Kindergarten (blue)

Thanks to our teachers!!

This month we are going to be sharing LOTS of fun projects using our new "School is Cool" line!  Stay tuned to our blog and our facebook- you don't want to miss a thing!!

With the school year winding down to a close (and some of you are lucky enough to be out already!!), I think it's important to remember to thank the teachers-- not only the parents, but the kids.  The "School is Cool" line is perfect for this project!  I made up these cards for the kids to write a note thanking their teachers for working with them this year.  Both of them have come so far and we feel so lucky to have had these teachers!

Products Used:
#1335- School is Cool: Preschool (red)
#1336- School is Cool: Kindergarten (blue)
#1337- School is Cool: First Grade (green)
#1338- School is Cool: Second Grade (orange)
#1339- School is Cool: Third Grade (yellow)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  If you make a card thanking your kids' teachers, link us up here on the blog or share on our facebook page...we'd LOVE to see it!

~Nicole~

Scrappin' Sports & More Design Team Call!!!

 Design Team Call 2011

 

Scrappin’ Sports & More (SSM) wants YOU to become a member of our Design Team!

Are you running from one sporting event to another? Are your children or grandchildren school age? Do you have lots of family photos & everyday life photos? If you answered yes, this is the team for you. SSM is looking for one enthusiastic, dedicated scrapper or paper crafter to serve a six-month term beginning July 1, 2011. (Continuation of the term will be determined by both parties at the end of six months.)

As a Design Team member, you will receive:

*Monthly supply of SSM products of your choice.

*Advance releases of new product lines!

*Endorsement fees for published layouts and projects!

*Payment for projects used for trade shows!

*Personal on-line gallery on the SSM website

Design Team members are required to complete a minimum of three projects each month, to be uploaded to our blog and website and to retailer websites as assigned. Members are asked to submit their monthly SSM projects for possible publication in crafting magazines and idea books. Members will also complete special projects as requested by SSM to be used for trade shows, catalogs, promotional items, and various other venues. (Members do not need to be exclusive to SSM.)

Interested applicants should send the following in a single email:

1. Full name, address, daytime & evening phone numbers, and email address (US and Canadian applicants only, please)

2. Short biography

3. List of other design teams in which you are currently or were previously a member (It is not a requirement to be part of another team, we just want to see what you’ve been up to recently.)

4. A brief paragraph stating why you would like to be a member of the SSM Design Team and how your style would complement our designs.

5. Three example projects (layouts, cards or other paper crafting items) no larger than 500k each (SSM product does not have to be used in your examples, but would be beneficial to see your use of our products.)

6. Links to any on-line galleries and/or blog (If you do not have one, please include a couple of more examples of your work.)

Please submit the above information to scrappinsportsmore@gmail.com by Friday, June24th. No late entries will be accepted. The new Design Team members will be announced on our blog & Facebook page on Friday, July1st.

For additional information on our products, visit our website at http://www.scrappinsports.com/

Win the School is Cool Line!!!

Scrappin' Sports & More wants to give you, our wonderful Facebook followers; a chance to win the entire new School is Cool line!!! How exciting is that? All you need to do is get your Facebook friends to "like" the Scrappin Sports & More Facebook page. Then, ask your friend to post a message on our Facebook page, stating that "my friend {insert your first and last name} sent me" and your name will go into the drawing for the wonderful prize pack. We will enter your name for each person that you refer to the site, so the more friend you send, the greater your chances of winning!! Simple Right? The contest will start on Saturday June 4th and run through Saturday June 11th. The winner will be announced on Sunday, June 12th. Make sure you keep watching our page for another chance to win a great prize pack later in the month too :)

Gymnastics

Is a way of life at our house.  My daughter spends much of her time tumbling and jumping around.  Although it is hard to get a picture of her standing still, I try really hard!!  

When the gymnastics paper came out, I knew I had to stock up!! 

What sports are played at your house?  What is your favorite sport to scrap?

~Shannon

Products Used:

#1339 Cheer/Gymnastics

#1276 Nephew/Niece

Play Hard

I love baseball photos, I love it even more when I catch one like this where my son has finished his swing and the ball is still in the photo (and that I am getting pretty good taking photos behind the fence)!  

When I saw this photo I immediately thought of Scrappin' Sports & More's Sports on Fire line and then of course I added in some of my other favorite baseball lines by Scrappin' Sports & More! :)

Products used:

Baseball on Fire paper #1133

Baseball Reflections paper #1196

The Sport is ... baseball paper #1337

Basball Cardstock sticker #5544

Thanks for stoppin' by!  Enjoy your long weekend - I am sure you already know what I will be up to! :)

~Carolyn

It's That Time Again!

Graduation, that is!  In addition to my daughter graduation from college, I also have about 4 family friends who are graduating from high school.  The new school line has definitely come in handy for making all the graduation cards that I need to send out congrats to everyone!  Here are a couple that I added to my stash this week:

Supplies Used:

Bazzill Cardstock
School is Cool - Graduation
Game Day - Marching Band
School is Cool - 5th Grade/4th Grade
Pebbles Felt Star
Uniball White Pen

Freshman Year...Where did it go?

I have always heard that once your kids get into high school you barely have time to blink and they are leaving for college.  I have to say as fast as Victoria's Freshman year flew by, I believe it!  I can't believe we are already in the last week of school, it doesn't seem possbile that it has been 10 months since these pictures were taken.  I am thankful that I got to use the new School is Cool line from Scrappin' Sports & More to scrap these special pictures!  I love how easy it is to combine grades and even added the custom paper too!  If you haven't used this paper yet, we will be having a fun giveaway soon, so stay tuned!!

Scrappin' Sports & More Paper
#1362 Freshman  School is Cool
#1359 Third Grade School is Cool (yellow)
#906 Custom Spirit Names

School's almost out...

and I am finally getting all the pictures scrapped from the BEGINNING of the year! 

I am so happy that Scrappin Sports and More has come out with this AWESOME new school line!!!  It's so bright and cheery.  It just makes me happy when I scrap with it!!  It's also 2-sided...BONUS!!

So are you caught up with this school year's scrapping?  What was your favorite thing to scrap?

~Shannon
Products Used: 
#1349 3rd/4th Grade Paper
#1295 4-H Paper (backside)

It's Baseball Season!!

Colby's been waiting 9 months for baseball season to come around again!  Even though six of his eight games have been rained out so far, he's still excited and has even been practicing in the garage!  Since he has his pictures taken each season, I decided I might as well make a frame to keep them in.  The "The sport is..." line makes it easy to make frames for any sport!

I started with a basic wooden frame that I got for $1.00 at a craft store and inked the edges black.  Then I covered the frame with the baseball paper.  I put the rubons onto some smooth, white cardstock and cut them out.  Finally, I inked the edges of some corrugated letters and an acrylic star and attached everything to the frame using glue or foam dots.  I think it came out cute!

Products Used:
#1337- The Sport is....Baseball
#636- Baseball Rub-On

If you've made a frame using your Scrappin' Sports & More papers, share them on our Facebook page!

Speaking of Facebook, are you a fan of Scrappin' Sports & More on Facebook?  If not, be sure to pop over and "like" us!  You'll be glad you did!

So glad you stopped by today!!

~Nicole

I {heart} Banners!

I love all the cute banners that are showing up on scrapbook pages and as home decor these days!  I have wanted to make one for the bottom of our chalkboard for a while now and finally got around to it today!  I created mine with the B sides of the Down on the Farm Papers because the colors were perfect for my country style home decor!

Here is a quick tutorial for you!

Step #1 - Cut out various size hearts using your die-cut machine. In addition to cutting the hearts out of paper, cut one set out of chipboard to add some strength to the base heart.  I used my Cricut for the hearts and then hand cut the chipboard the size of the largest heart.  It works best if you use a odd number of hearts for your banner. I went with five.

Step #2 - Glue your largest heart down to the chipboard heart and add distress ink all around the edges.

Step #3 - Add distress ink to the edges of all the hearts and then lay them out the way you want the banner to be.

Step #4 - Set aside the chipboard heart and line up the remaining hearts one set at a time and then stitch down the center- complete all sets.

Step #5 - Bring thread to back side of heart set, trim and tape down.  Then use an adhesive strip to adhere heart set to chipboard heart straight down the center leaving the heart sides free.

Step #6 - Bend heart sides up to add dimension.  Use your hole punch to put a hole in each side of the chipboard base at the widest spot.  Match up the remaining hearts and mark where you want the holes to go.  Punch them all.

Step #7 - Using twine, thread all hearts together running twine down the hole from one side and up the hole on the other side.

Here is my finished product:

Products Used:

Down on the Farm - Sheep

Down on the Farm - Steer

Down on the Farm - 4 H

Down on the Farm - Tractor

Game Day - Marching Band

2010 MVP Metals

Don't you love it when a layout just falls in place quickly?  With Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom papers it's so easy to create layouts that are uniquely yours!  

Products Used:
#901 Custom Marbled Paper
#1150 Classic Football Paper
#1198 Football Reflections
#5549 Cardstock Stickers - Football

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Celebrating Date Night!

Recently, my favorite college - Ball State, played a volleyball game against IPFW (our home college) and we had an alumni night.  How awesome that Scrappin Sports and More had the perfect papers to allow me to scrapbook the event!!

~Shannon
Products Used:
#1355 Preschool
#1353 Volleyball

Mickey Golf?

This is one of those times when I scrapped one of the hysterical things my kids said so that we can remember it for years to come.  Around the age of three, my son would constantly ask to play "Mickey Golf!" I just figured he was saying it wrong and didn't bother to correct him-- it was kind of cute, after all!  So, one day I asked him if he'd like to go play some Mini-Golf.  He quickly corrected me: "Girls play Minnie Golf!  Boys play Mickey Golf!"

Scrappin' Sports and More has a few different golf papers, and I used two of them to create this layout, along with some fun cardstock stickers that I incorporated into my title!

Here's a close up of the chipboard letters that I put onto the cardstock stickers for the title:

Products Used:
#1244 Game Day- Golf Game
#1311 On the Edge Sports- Golf
#5546 Golf Balls cardstock stickers

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

~Nicole

Party Animal!

I am in love with the new SCHOOL IS COOL papers!  I am drawn to the bright primary colors and simple patterns in all the different papers --- so versatile for so many things!  Today I used them as fun, bright accent colors on my Party Animal page:

Supplies Used:

All papers from the Scrappin Sports & More School is Cool line!

Party on! 

Kim :)

baseball ... baseball ... baseball ...

Yep, that is pretty much our spring & summer, that is where I was at today & where I will be at tomorrow, too! :)

So... here is another baseball layout from me - using one of my absolute favorite stickers ever!  The Scrappin' Sports & More's Super Size Cardstock Stickers!

Products used:
Super Size Cardstock Sticker - Baseball #5564
Cardstock Sticker - Baseball #5544
Baseball Rubons - At Bat #7501
The Sport is ... Baseball pattern paper #1337
Baseball Reflections paper #1196

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn