Life is good!

The new Title Sports line is so fun!  It's perfect for scrapping the sports and events they were "intended for,"  but the back sides are great for scrapping just about ANYTHING!!  I used tennis and prom papers to create this layout about the baby robins we found in the yard this spring.  The colors and subtle patterns were perfect for the job!

Products Used:
#1378  -Title Sports: Prom (blue)
#1381  -Title Sprots: Tennis (yellow)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I can't wait to see your projects with this fabulous new line!

~Nicole

Dance 2011

The colors in the new Title Sports line are just FAN-tastic!   The vibrancy of the purples in Dance (#1371) perfectly complemented the hip-hop costume my daughter wore for this year's JDTA Dance Recital.  The flowers are made with the back side of both the Dance paper and the Hockey paper (#1375).  I  love how durable these papers were when I wet them and crinkled them to make the flowers.

3 Gold Medals

The new Title Sports line is fantastic!!  I wanted to do a special layout to showcase my son getting 3 Gold Medals in the Big Track Meet of the Year.  He even tied the record in the 100 meter dash.  I love the backs of these new papers too; it makes the possibilities endless.  Here I combined the track paper with the back of the wrestling (stars) and the back of the hockey (stripes). 

Scrappin' Sports Paper used:

 

Title Sports

#1375 Hockey

#1382 Track

#1384 Wrestling

For the Love of the Game

Life is all about Baseball --- and for 9 weeks every summer that is how we live our lives.  We are either at the ballpark, driving to the ballpark or getting ready for the ballpark.  Non-stop baseball.  Austin wouldn't trade those 9 weeks for anything!

This layout incorporates a few different papers from the new Sports Title line - baseball, golf and gymnastics!

Baseball Rally Caps

The coaches always tell the boys to have fun while playing baseball so I am always thrilled to catch something behind the scenes like I did here.  My son and his teammate had put on their 'rally caps' with the hopes of coming from behind for a win during a tournament in June.  

And what made this layout even better is SSM's BRAND NEW "TITLE SPORTS" PAPERS!  On this layout I used the Baseball paper (#1367) and Hockey (#1375).  The strips of stars are from the backside of the Baseball paper!  TOTALLY FUN!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

New Sports Titles Line just in time for Summer CHA!!

Check out this fantastic new sports line from Scrappin' Sports & More to be released at the Summer CHA show.  It features 18 new papers!!!  The back of each paper is either a patterned stripe or stars so the possibilities are as endless as your imagination.  Look for these in a store near you soon!!  You will also start to see some wonderful creations with this line as it is on its way to our wonderful designers!! What paper do you like the best?

Congratualtions Kaite

SS&M is pleased to announce our latest DT member.  We can't wait to show you her designs as she is sure to inspire all of you!  Here is a brief bio from Katie :)

Hi! I am Katie a.k.a. Kate, Katherine, Mom, Hon. I live in Maine with my dh, 2 daughters, and newborn grandson. We are lucky enough to be wonderfully situated 40 minutes from both the mountains and ocean. Our lives are filled with many school activities, sports, music, and jaunts to the ocean & beach. A crafter since I was a little girl, I love all things paper and am an avid scrapbooker and card maker. Besides paper crafting I love photography, running, cooking, reading, and entertaining. I am super excited to be part of the Scrappin' Sports & More design team!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Welcome Katie!!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy Independence Day, everyone!  I hope that this day brings you happiness, good friends & family, and of course, good food!

To help decorate your table, consider making one of these little centerpieces!  This was made using the Preschool (red) and Kindergarten (blue) papers from the School is Cool collection!  You can find the tutorial on how to color the rice HERE!  Isn't that FUN!?!

Products Used:
#1355- Preschool (red)
#1356- Kindergarten (blue)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Enjoy your day!!

Eighth Grade Graduation

I wanted to do a layout featuring the new School is Cool stickers.  I love how they add all this amazing color to my layout.  It was simple & easy, yet effective.  Hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!  Stay safe.

Scrappin' Sports Product Used
#1361 Seventh/Eighth Grade
#5574 Early Years Cardstock Stickers
#5575 High School Cardstock Stickers (graduation)

Design Team Call

I just wanted to let all of you know that we are still processing all the Amazing applications we received for the Design Team Call.  It has been hard to narrow it down, let alone only pick one new member.  Due to some vacation time, we may be a little late on the reveal date.  Don't loose hope if you haven't seen an email yet, we are still taking time to review all the entries.

Thank you so much for your interest in our team. 

In a Flash!!

It all happens in a flash!  You have a beautiful baby and then BAM!  You are looking at your baby who is now so grown up and you wonder where the time went.  How did this happen seemingly overnight?  I took Colby to the playground the other day while Elizabeth was volunteering at the library.  All of a sudden I looked at him and couldn't believe how big and grown up he looked.  I swear he hadn't looked like that the day before!!

The School is Cool collection is perfect for this layout.  This combination of bold colors and simple patterns are just perfect for scrapping my boy- or any boy! 

Products Used:
#1355- Preschool (red)
#1356- Kindergarten (blue)
#1357- First Grade (green)
#1359- Third/Fourth Grade (yellow)
#1361- Seventh/Eighth Grade (gray)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Be sure to take a minute to hug your kiddos- tomorrow they will be all grown up!

~Nicole

And the winner is....

Thanks to all of you who played along in our first ever blog hop!!!  It was a ton of fun and hopefully we'll do more hops in the near future.  We appreciate all of you who support Scrappin' Sports & More and we promise we have lots of great new stuff up our sleeves to share with you soon!

We'd like to congratulate:  NICOLLE KRAMER who has won the ENTIRE School is Cool Collection!  Please email scrappinsportsmore@gmail.com with your address so that we can get your prize out to you!

Thanks again to all who played along!

Mix and Match

The thing I love about Scrappin Sports and More paper is that it is so easy to mix and match the collections.  Not only do I love the school line, but there are so many opportunities that the sports line goes with it perfectly!!

Here is a prime example...matching school with dance and marching band papers...and here is what you get...

So what combinations can you come up with?  How about Senior Prom?  A field trip to a petting zoo?  There are so many choices!! 

~Shannon

products used:
#1246 Marching Band
#1341 The Sport is Dance
#1362 Freshman
#904 Custom Leather Grain

Preschool Cubby layout

I recently came across these photos of my son in front of his preschool cubby from 2004 - I knew the Scrappin' Sports More's new School is Cool line would be perfect for these photos! I just adore the bright & bold colors of the School is Cool line!

Products used:
School is Cool - Preschool paper #1355
School is Cool - Kindergarten paper #1356
School is Cool - First Grade paper #1357
School is Cool - Third & Fourth Grade paper #1359

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

School is Definitely Cool!

Hello again!  I am here with another couple layouts for you created with out School is Cool line.  One of them you might have seen last week on my blog during the 1st ever Scrappin' Sports & More Blog Hop.  In fact, you can still get in on the fun of that blog hop! You can win the entire School Is Cool line of paper and the cardstock stickers to go with it!  You only have until Midnight on June 27^th, so hurry!  Just scroll down the blog to see all of the details… Don’t miss out on the fun!

Okay, so here you go....

A school year in review...

It's so fun to look back though the years and see how much our kids have changed...especially when they are little.  But this year, my 15 year old shocked me the most.  She went from short hair and glasses to long hair and contacts.  It's crazy how mature she has gotten in just one year of high school! 

I think she can quit growing any time now! :)

~Shannon

Products Used:
#1359 3rd/4th grade
#1362 Freshman Grade

Gift Bag Tutorial!

Before we get to the tutorial, don't forget to play along in our Blog Hop!  You have until Monday, June 27th to play along and a winner will be posted here on the blog on the 28th!  See the hop and what you can win HERE!

On my blog for our blog hop, I created a gift bag and told you all to let me know in your comments if you wanted to see a tutorial.  You said you wanted to see it, so here it is!!  It looks like a lot of steps, but it's really easy- I promise!!

First of all, gather your materials.  You will need 2 pieces of patterned paper (or cardstock), a scoreboard/scoring tool, paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive, hole punch, eyelets/eyelet setter (optional), ribbon, tag or decoration for the front.

The first piece of paper should be at 12"X12".  You need to score it at the following measurements.

The 2nd piece of paper should be trimmed to 10"X12" and scored at the following measurements.

Now, fold all of your score lines as shown below.

 On the 12"X12" piece of paper, use scissors to remove the area of the paper between the 3" horizontal score line and the 2.5" score line as shown below.  Repeat on the other side using the 3" horizontal score line and the 9.5" score line.

 On the 10"X12" piece of paper, make one cut from the edge of the paper into the 1.5" score line along the 3" horizontal score line as shown below.  Repeat on the other side using the 3" horizontal score line and the 8.5" score line.

Now flip your paper so you are looking at the side that will face the outside of your bag.  Add a strong adhesive to the outer most flap (the 1" wide section) on both sides.  I used my ATG gun, but a sticky strip would work well, also.

 Stick down the 10"X12" paper on to the flap that you just put adhesive on.  The edge of the paper should run along the 1" score line of the 12"X12" paper.

 Now, fold the 12"X10" paper underneath and fold the 1.5" flap over onto the 1" section that has ahdesive on it.  Again, the edge of the paper should run along the 1" score line.

 Now, to form the bottom of the bag, add adhesive to the outer flaps of the bottom section as shown below.

 Fold the bottom flap over and ahere the sticky ends to the innner sides of the bag.

Now, add adhesive to the remaining bottom flap.

 Fold the flap over to close the bottom of your bag.

Now, the basic bag is made!  All you have left to do is decorate it!  And, you can do that any way you want!

Here's how I chose to decorate my bag...  I started with a 2"X11" strip of white cardstock and one of the red preschool paper.  I used my Fiskars Scallop Border Punch along the red and then adhered them together as shown.  You need to make TWO of these strips and score them at 1.5", 8.5" and 10".

 Now, adhere the strips to the top of your bag.  They should go all the way around and should overlap slightly.

 Next, punch holes for your handles and add eyelets (optional- you could use holes).  I put mine at 1" in and 1/2" down on either side.

To make the handles, I chose to use ribbon, but the only white ribbon I had was satin and too "floppy" to make good handles.  So, I cut two pieces of ribbon that were approximately 18" long and ahdered a 1/4"X9" strip of the red paper to the ribbon to make it stand a little straighter.

Now, feed the ribbon through the eyelets/holes and tie a know on the inside of the bag.  Trim off excess ribbon as shown.  Repeat on the other side of the bag to create two handles.

Finally, if you want to, you can add a tag or decoration of your choice.  I used my Nestibilities dies and a stamp to create mine. 

Here's the bag I just made next to the one I made for the blog hop!



Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Please let me know what you think of the tutorial and share your gift bag on our Facebook page so we can share some love!

~Nicole~