Hey Batter by Julie

I know many of my friends are right in the middle of baseball season, so I am very happy to showcase this wonderful layout created by our June guest designer Julie Rainbolt.  Julie has a very distinct style and loves to outline her papers and embellishments with black cardstock.  I think on this layout it really makes the individual papers stand out.  Look at that adorable smile :)

Scrappin' Sports Product Used:

#1367 Baseball Title Sports line
#1397 Baseball Sporty Words
#5544 Baseball Cardstock Stickers
#1337 Baseball The Sport Is

What's up Buttercup?

Every time we go to Arkansas to visit my sister in law, the kids are excited to go visit the horse, Buttercup, that lives next door. She is a very nice horse and enjoys the carrots she receives from my kids very much. It's hard not to stop and snap a picture because she is truly a very beautiful horse.

I have to say that it is very handy that Scrappin Sports & More also carries animal paper, so I always have plenty of horse-related paper and embellishments to use when I am in the mood to scrap some pictures of our dear Buttercup.

~Shannon

Products Used:
#5557 Horse Cardstock Stickers
#1296 Horses (Down on the farm)
#1243 Football Game (Game Day)
#1251 Tennis Game (Game Day)

Album Tips

As you Sports Moms know, there are often hundreds, if not thousands of pictures taken during a season of our children's activities.  As was the case with my middle daughter's Cheer Team...so I decided that I would create an album for her with all of the layouts for the year.  Being that the first page of the album works so well as a title page, I created this page with the team photo and a large title.

I kept the design simple and I added the roster to the back of the layout since there were so many girls (over 60!).  I think it sets the tone for the whole album and I just love that all of my pages will coordinate because I've been scrapping them with the Scrappin' Sports papers! 

Products Used: Title Sports Baseball #1367

Girls Rule Cheer #1387

Last Day at SMS

The last day of school normally is a time that all kids are looking forward to, but that was not the case this year for mine.  They knew is just brought them closer to the move.  I know that I was really struggling, knowing it was our last year at SMS.  It is such a wonderful community that I can't imagine finding something that compares.  I was really expecting to find Maddy upset saying goodbye to all her friends, but I found just the opposite.  She had a beautiful smile on her face as she hugged and said goodbye to all of her friends.  They on the other hand were all crying :)  She didn't know it, but it was a gift to me to see her so brave.  I knew then that she was going to be just fine in her new school. 
I started with the 6th grade paper from the school is cool line and then added little pops of color with some scraps I had from previous projects. I love it when I can use up those scraps! I think it really highlights the photos :)

Scrappin' Sports Papers Used:
School is Cool line:
    #1360 Fifth/Sixth Grade (background & red circles)
    #1359 Third/Fourth Grade (Yellow Circles)
    #1357 First Grade (Green Dots)
    #1358 Second Grade (orange stars)
Title Sports line:
    #1379 Soccer (green stars)
    #1381 Tennis (yellow stripes)

6-3-12 Playlist

Our daily life is full of music. Not a day goes by that the house isn't full of our favorite songs whether it be in our cars or in the house.  My husband, Scott, is even known to still play his favorite 80's records on the weekends.  This weekend I thought it would be fun to document what we were listening to that day. 

Scrappin' Sports & More has several lines that include music papers.  I pulled out two of the lines to work on this layout, "The Sport Is..."(#1346) and "Girls Rule" (#1404).  

The big curves with music notes is a SS&M Supersized Cardstock Sticker (#5569). I have been waiting for just the right project to use this!  I cut pieces of the sticker off (initially it was round) and mounted the cut pieces on black cardstock.  Doing this made them stand out on my page. 

What are you listening to today?  

Pre-Game layout

I came across this fun sketch the other day and I knew it would be great to mix a bunch of SSM's papers!

Products used:

Sports on Fire - Baseball

Title Sports - Cheer

Title Sports - Volleyball

Name of the Game - Baseball

The Sport is - Baseball (both sides)

Cardstock Stickers - Baseball

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Welcome Guest Designer Julie Rainbolt

It's another new month and that means we get to showcase another Fabulous Guest Designer.  Please welcome Julie Rainbolt.  Before I showcase Julie's work, lets get to know her a little better.

I’m a 30+ something mom to a beautiful daughter who is married and currently away in basic training for the Army and I also have twin sons that are 19 and one is leaving shortly for the navy to be a pilot. I also have a son who is Ten who is very active in travel hockey, and I have been married to the most amazing man for almost 14 years. We make our home in Illinois where we get to enjoy 4 beautiful seasons! I am a work at home mom, and would not have it any other way. I’ve been scrapbooking for over 15 years but have only become passionate about it in the couple of years.


Scrapbooking gives me a creative outlet to keep me focused and help me relax. When asked to describe my style it is always hard to pin down one style for me. My style is always changing depending on what papers I use or what pictures I am working with. I am one that is not afraid to try new techniques and supplies. I love creating paper crafts that have dimension. Before scrapbooking, I never would have considered myself to be crafty. I am very excited to have been given the opportunity to Guest Design for Scrappin Sports and More.
 
And now, a little of her work :)  I know it can sometimes be difficult to scrap those team photos, but Julie did a fantastic job on this basketball layout.  I love how she has backed everything in black, making it really pop off of the page.  And the placement of the basketballs really adds a lot of movement. 
 

 

A Dose of Humility

Let's be honest-- we love to see our kids walk away with the gold.  I'm no different- I love to see my kids succeed at what they love.  But, in this case, I think that my son's losing what the best thing that could have happened.  He's been lucky that sports have come easy to him.  He easily won his age division of the soccer shoot out.  Then came regionals...  We tried to get him to practice, but he thought he had it nailed.  Even during the wait before the event started, he didn't practice (although he was being a nice guy and retrieving balls for other boys who were practicing.). 

When it came time for his turn, he missed once and then again, and again.  It was hard to watch him lose, but it opened up a conversation about working hard to succeed. I hope that he will take this "dose of humility" and use it as an inspiration to work hard and do even better next year!  Win or lose, I'll always be his #1 fan!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you were inspired!

~Nicole

Products Used:
#5580- Super Sporty Clear Stickers: Soccer
#1375- Title Sports: Hockey
#1379- Title Sports: Soccer
#1349- The Sport is... : Soccer

Take me out to the ballgame...

My girls love to go to the Dodger games.  It doesn't matter that we usually sit in nosebleed seats...they just LOVE the experience of it all.  Most of the time they go with my husband and his father and neither one of them carry a camera other than their cell phones so this is the kind of photo I get texted to me and am expected to scrap with...maybe you experience the same thing??  I still find these blurry photos "scrap worthy" though..and this one was no exception.

I used the Title Sports Baseball and Gymnastics papers for this layout and kept it pretty simple...I just love that I've documented this special memory despite the blurry photo and the Scrappin Sports papers were a perfect fit for my layout!  Hope you make some time to enjoy a baseball game this summer!

Patriots Lucky Charm

We are big Patriots fans in our house.  Each week they play, DH was insistant that Chase be there.  He kept saying that Chase was their lucky charm. Not sure that is accurate, but it sure was cute.  During a SuperBowl break I took some pics of Scott and Chase in their Pats attire.  

I finally used some of my Scrappin' Sports & More football stash.  I love the browns of the "Title Sports" Football Paper (#1372) and the Football Cardstock Sticker  (#5549) was a perfect accent. I used the front and back of the "School Is Cool" Fifth/Sixth Grade (#1360) Paper because the red and blue are perfect Pats colors! 

Another Great Track Season

I can't believe another track season has come and gone!!  Alex had another wonderful year, sprinting his way to a lot of ribbons & medals :)  These pictures were taken of him running the 100 meter dash.  I can't believe how far out in front he was for such a short distance. 

Scrappin Sports Papers Used

Girls Rule Track

Title Sports Softball

Title Sports Volleyball

Soccer Season

A few years ago Logan was really into soccer. As an officially soccer mom, I can remember running around every Saturday to watch him play in rain, sun and freezing winds. It is certainly not a sport for the weak at heart. But he always looked so cute in his uniform and he always tried so hard. I sort of miss those days as we move on to other sports. That's the best part of scrapping...pulling out those older pictures to scrap or looking at a layout you did from a few years back!

~Shannon

Products Used:

#1248 Soccer Game

#1375 Hockey

#1379 Soccer

#5541 Soccer cardstock stickers

Congratulations Cards

I needed several cards for recent grads this past weekend so here are a few quick and fun cards using the amazing backsides of SSM's papers!  

Products used:

Girls Rule - Prom Paper #1392
Girls Rule - Dance Paper #1388
Girls Rule - Cheer Paper #1387
Girls Rule - Track / Cross Country Paper #1396
Sporty Words - Soccer Paper #1405
Title Sports - Dance Paper #1371
Title Sports - Wrestling Paper #1384

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

2 more great projects from our Guest Desinger Lisa!

I am very excited to share two more projects created by our May Guest Designer Lisa!  First is this adorable patriotic card.  This is a perfect way to use up all those little scraps from other projects.  Love the stitching on the card too!

And last is this Super Cute flower pot.  Look at the detail on the flowers!!!  This would brighten any one's day!

We want to thank Lisa for sharing her talent with us this month!!  We hope you have enjoyed Lisa's projects too!!

Need a card for your graduate?

Try something like this...

Scrappin Sports & More has a wonderful line of Graduation papers and stickers that are easy to whip up a card for your special graduate!

~Shannon

Products Used:

#5575 High School Cardstock Stickers

#1366 Graduation paper

Powder Puff Football!

The Annual Powder Puff Football game at our high school is always a well attended event...it's so much fun to watch the girls play football and the boys cheer and dance...everyone gets a good laugh out of it, and the bonus is, the kids find out where prom is to be held this year.  My oldest daughter attended the game as a Junior and my middle daughter was cheering with her squad from the sidelines this year.

I used our new clear sticker to back the banner pieces for a little more pop.  I just left them on the backing so they would stay white and shiny.  I like the subtle shimmer it gives, too!

Products Used:

Sporty Words Football Sticker #5578

Classic Sports Football #1150

Game Day Football Game #1243

Title Sports Football #1372

Title Sports Baseball #1367

Name of the Game Cardstock Sticker Footballs #5528

There is no off Season

It's seems with most sports there is really no off season.  In soccer we play all year long.  Maddy did a great job playing indoor this year; even scored a goal, which is pretty good for a defender!  I used the super-sized soccer ball as the background for my main picture.

Scrappin' Sports Product Used
#1378 Prom Title Sports (blue stripe)
#1374 Gynastics Title Sports (blue stars)
#1349 The Sport Is..Soccer
#5530 Soccer Balls Cardstock Sticker
#2270 Soccer Super Size Stickers

Thanks For Making Me Wiser!

I was so happy to be inspired to make this cute owl 3-d card from a paper bag owl I saw on Pinterest yesterday. I needed a quick teacher gift and this was just the thing!  The inside is filled with a bag of smarties. 

 Before I wrote this post, I went through all great projects my fellow designers had created on the Scrappin' Sports & More Blog over the last few weeks.  Clearly I was none the wiser to the super cute owl card Shannon shared with us a couple of weeks ago.  How cute is her owl!!
Hopefully one of us inspired you to use your left over scraps of Scrappin' Sports & More basketball and football papers to create a cute owl! 

Scrappin' Sports & More Supplies:
Sporty Words

#1398 Basketball

#1399 Football

School Is Cool

#1364 Junior Paper

Sports Head On

#1320 Basketball

Home Plate layout

Who doesn't love capturing action shots -  so you know I was thrilled to catch these sequenced photos of my son stealing home during baseball tournament in April!  

Check out this SUPER COOL SUPER SPORTY WORDS CLEAR STICKERS!  AWESOME!!  

Products used:
Super Sporty Words Clear Sticker - Baseball #5576
Cardstock Sticker - Baseball #5544
The Sport is ... Baseball paper #1337
Girls Rule Track / Cross Country paper #1396
Title Sports - Gymnastics paper #1374

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Volleyball Layout by Guest Designer Lisa Moen

I am so excited to share another Amazing layout from our May Guest Designer Lisa Moen.  I really love how she cut out the Volleyball and moved the title up and then backed it with the orange stars to make it pop!!  The machine stitching mimics the stitching on the ball creating a really cohesive look.  I love the ribbon made from the orange star paper too and the addition of the small volleyball sticker as a scalloped border.  I hope she inspires you as much as she did me!!

Scrappin' Sports Product Used:
#1368 Title Sports Basketball (orange stars)
#1383 Title Sports Volleyball
#1369 Title Sports Cheerleading
#5543 Volleyball Cardstock Stickers
#5573 Volleyball Super Sized Cardstock Stickers