Tales from Fourth Grade....

I can't believe that Elizabeth is already in Fourth Grade.  When it was time to get her school pictures done, she really wanted to have a purple background for her photos.  She even wore a white shirt so that she wouldn't have to worry about matching their shade.  I was super excited because the Fourth Grade paper from the School Is Cool collection is purple and it was going to be perfect!

I really like to have Elizabeth do her own journaling on her school layouts.  She likes to write the important info about the year, as well as what she's into right now.

Products Used:
#1357: First Grade (green)
#1359: Third Grade/Fourth Grade (yellow/purple)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Fall Baseball!

This is the second year my son is playing both football and fall baseball - while things are crazy busy, he loves it and I would totally miss either one!

Here are some baseball photos from this fall - when I see photos of my son at bat I always hear the crack of his bat against the ball, man I love that sound! :)

I was inspired by Kim to cut SSM's Super Size baseball sticker - great way to frame my photos and to show off the background of the Title Sports baseball paper!

Products used:
Title Sports - Baseball #1367
Title Sports - Volleyball #1383
Super Size Stickers - Baseball #5564
Cardstock Stickers - Baseball #5544

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Wrap it up!

I love to decorate plain colored paper bags for gift giving.  Having enough scraps to decorate a bag to match the card I am giving is even better!  The bag and card below were made for a co-worker's baby shower.  She just had her baby boy last week.  

Baby showers are always an excuse for me to give away my favorite gifts...books. A few of our family favorites were tucked inside the bag.  The altered tag on the bag doubles as a bookmark.    

I punched the yellow laced trim out of the Tennis (#1381) paper from the Title Sports line.  You would not believe how nicely it punches! 

I am very much loving the contrast of the blue starred Gymnastics (#1374) papers and the yellow striped Tennis (#1381) paper from the Title Sports line.  They compliment eachother so well and are so boyish together.  

The Last Day

Almost every year I scrap the FIRST day of school.  For some reason, I never really thought to take photos and scrap the LAST day of school!  Maybe it was because I was so excited to get to the beach and start enjoying the summer.  So, this past June, I remembered to bring my camera and had the kids pose outside the school as I picked them up.  The smiles were big and the sun was bright!

I used a mix of the "School is Cool" collection and the "Title Sports" collection to create this page.  It was only a few months ago that these photos were taken, but I can't believe how much they've changed already!

Products Used:
#1357- School is Cool First Grade (Green)
#1357- School is Cool Third/Fourth Grade (Yellow)
#1361- School is Cool Seventh/Eighth Grade (Gray)
#1380- Title Sports Softball (Red Stripe)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

--Nicole

Love this Boy!

After seeing Nicole's post where she cut out the fun title letters from the patterned paper and re-arranged them to create her own title, I just had to give that a try too!  Here I used the title "Volleyball" and after some creative re-arranging, I ended up with:

Supplies Used:
-The Sport is ...Volleyball
#1239- Bowling Game
#1360 - Fifth, Sixth Grade Paper
#1291- Cats - Down on the Farm

Bittersweet

This is Jordan's final season of college soccer.  It seems like just yesterday that she was 4 years old and tripping over her feet when she ran.  The doctor suggested putting her in soccer where she would have to keep the ball at her feet when she ran.  Who could have guessed that that would be the start of 17 amazing years of soccer. Soccer has been part of our lives for almost 18 years and now we are 2 months away from this chapter in our lives coming to a close.  I can't even imagine that there will be no more games.  No more butterflies in my stomach as she takes the field.  No more private celebrations every time she makes an amazing save.  No more instant prayers when she collides with another player.  I will no longer be the mother of the keeper.  No one envied me that role, but I reveled in it.  I wouldn't have had it any other way. 

Here is a layout from last year's season.  She played amazing and was awarded some great honors.  This year is starting out no different.  Already this preseason, she has been the Defensive Player of the Week for her conference twice.  I can't wait to watch every single game.  I won't miss one minute.

Products Used:

The Sport is.... Soccer - #1349
Super Size stickers - Soccer - #5570
Title Sports - #1384 - Wrestling

Title Sports - #1375 - Hockey
Title Sports - #1370 - Cross Country
#5575 High School Cardstock Stickers
#1357- First Grade

Our Champion

I just love the new soccer paper from Scrappin' Sports.  I love how easy it is to cut out the title so you can place it exactly where you want it on the layout. 

SHS Graduation

The month before joining the SS&M team my daughter graduation from high school.  I was estatic to find custom high school papers made by Scrappin' Sports & More at my LSS.  Did you know that SS&M does custom school and sports papers?  They are just fabulous!  

Supplies:

Custom SS&M Paper

Sanford High School/ Redskin

"School Is Cool" Paper

#1366 Graduation

"Title Sports" Papers

#1367 Baseball

#1369 Cheerleading

Sports Cards

It's always fun to use up scraps to make cards!  Here are a few sports themed cards:

Products used:

Title Sports Volleyball paper #1383

Products used:
Title Sports Tennis paper #1381
Title Sports Golf paper #1373

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Soccer party!!

At the end of the soccer season, the kids got to have a party at the bowling alley.  So then the decision...do I use SOCCER paper or BOWLING paper?  Luckily, Scrappin Sports & More has BOTH!! 

So here is my son with his 2 besties hanging out at the bowling alley, but wearing their soccer shirts!!  Confused yet? 

~Shannon

Products Used:
1248 soccer game
1330 soccer

Boo!

I know, it's still way to early to be thinking about the holidays, but really Halloween is just 41 days away! The boys started talking today about costumes and such and it got me thinking. With a little bit of time on my hands today, I decided to start planning ahead --- well, at least a little bit. I went through all my fun Scrappin' Sports & More scraps and pulled out all the colors that reminded me of Halloween. These are the papers I used:

School is Cool - #1358 - 2nd Grade

School is Cool - #1359 - 3rd/4th Grades

Title Sports - #1384 - Wrestling

Title Sports - #1375 - Hockey

Title Sports - #1370 - Cross Country

Down on the Farm - #1291 - Cats

Family & More - #1275 - Cousins

Family & More - #1276 - Niece

Here is what I created with my scraps:

I am 2 cards closer to being ready for the holidays!

She shoots....SCORE!!

After sitting on the sidelines for three years watching Colby play soccer, Elizabeth decided to give it a try. And, she scored her first goal in only her second game! She was so excited (and shocked)! I love her smile as she ran over for her congratulatory hug!


Of course, there's nothing better to scrap this momentous occasion, than Scrappin' Sports & More papers! I used mostly the soccer paper from the "Title Sports" collection, but also a strip of soccer balls from the "The Sport Is...." collection. I was pretty excited to figure out that I could use the SOCCER title but cutting it out, re-arranging the letters and leaving out a C to spell SCORE! Love it!

Products Used:
#1349:- The Sport Is....Soccer
#1379- Title Sports: Soccer

Thanks for stopping by today!

--Nicole

Best Friends

This is a layout I created for last year's homecoming.  I may not be invited into the dance but at least it's still okay to take pictures before the dance :)  It's amazing how grown up these Freshman girls look when they are not in pony tails playing sports!!  The newest homecoming paper from the Title Sports is a beautiful blue-grey making it a perfect neutral color for all the colorful dresses. 

First & Last Day of 6th Grade

It is amazing how much children grow within the course of a school year.  It was never so apparant to me as it was in Lily's 6th grade year.  

The primary paper in my layout is both sides of the Fifth/Sixth Grade paper from the "School Is Cool" line with a splash of the Watersports paper from the " Sports Head On" line (yes, puns were totally intended).  

Scrappin' Sports & More Supplies:

"School Is Cool" line

Fifth, Sixth Grade Paper (#1360)

Early Years Cardstock Stickers (#5574)

"Sports Head On" line

Watersports paper (#1335)

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?

Well we were, but then it decided to rain...THE WHOLE WEEK!!!  But I still managed to capture these photos!!  How's the weather in your neck of the woods??

~Shannon

Products Used:
#1372 Football
#1257 Footballs (large footballs)
#1284 June (for the clouds)
#1296 Horse (for the umbrella)

You don't need a lot of other papers or embellishments to create a fantastic layout using SSM's Title Papers!  Here I only used both sides of SSM's Title Sports Basketball paper with a few embellishments.

Products used:
Title Sports Basketball Paper #1368

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Just playing around...

.... after browsing through all the fun primary colors in the School is Cool line and the new sports line, I decided that I would play with all of them together!  Then I decided to have some play tome with my sewing machine and my mists too - this is what I ended up with:

It was tons of fun just creating and playing with a bunch of wonderful products at once!

Supply List:

Title Sports #1378 Prom (blue stripe)

Sports Head On - #1323 - Fishing

Title Sports #1381 Tennis (yellow stripes)
School is Cool - #1360 5th/6th Grade
Schhol is Cool - 2nd Grade (orange)

An Elegant Card...

There are lots of words that come to mind to describe Scrappin' Sports & More's School is Cool collection:  bright, cheery, fun, kid-friendly, elegant....ELEGANT?!  YES!  The beautiful colors and subtle patterns on the papers can be used to create elegant projects, as well as fun, bright projects that involve our kids!

I paired the elegant School is Cool collection with a sketch from Sketch Support and created this beautiful card that will be sent long overdue to a good friend!

Products Used:

#1357- School Is Cool: First Grade (green)

#1359- School Is Cool:  Third/Fourth Grade (yellow)

#1363- School Is Cool: Sophomore (black)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to share your fun, bright or even elegant projects made with Scrappin' Sports & More products on our Facebook page!  We'd love to see them!

She's Got Mad Skills

My Lily is a girl that sets her mind to doing all the things she loves and doing them well.  This layout is all about what she is loving right now; music, swimming, dance and soccer.  What do I love?  I love that "The Sport Is..." line has theme papers for all of Lily's loves making them perfect for creating a fun layout of my girl.

The ruffles are made from the back sides of the swimming, dance & soccer papers.  The bottle caps are made from SS&M stickers.  Believe it or not, the music note bottle cap is made from the negative part of the Music Super Size Cardstock Sticker.

Scrappin' Sports & More Supplies~
From "The Sport Is..." line:
#1341 Dance paper
#1346 Music paper
#1349 Swimming paper
#1351 Soccer paper
From "Name of the Game" line:
#5541 Soccer Cardstock Sticker
From "Super Size Cardstock Stickers" line
#5569 Music

Winners never quit ...

My son tried wrestling one season through our local high school's youth program and it was a tough season.  Since my son is a bigger kid he was usually paired with more experienced kids - he sure learned about not giving up!

I was thrilled to see SSM's new Title Sports Wrestling paper - I love the tiny words on the paper!  I mixed the wrestling paper with Title Sports Golf and Title Sports Volleyball for a layout I love!

Products used:
Title Sports Wrestling #1384
Title Sports Golf #1373
Title Sports Volleyball #1383

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn