More Custom Goodness!!

These Custom Papers have been so fun to work with!  For this paper, I chose some great boy colors and added my son's name for the text.  Then, kept the layout clean and simple to accentuate the great lines of the paper.  Then, I found a super cute poem online (author was unknown) and it fit perfectly!  These Custom Papers defnitely work a look, if you haven't looked already!

Products Used:
#998- Custom Cheer Pep Rally

Thanks for visiting!
~Nicole

1 Paper...2 ways

If you are anything like me, you go have a stack of patterned paper about a mile high.  When I get patterned papers, I tend to get at least 2 of each pattern.  The cool thing about Scrappin Sports and More's Custom Papers is that not only can you get 2 of each paper, you can get a bunch of each paper and make an entire album with one personalized paper made just specifically for you. 

Here, I used one of our customized papers to work on a recent trip to Mexico. How cool is it that I not only get an awesome vacation, but now I have an awesome customized scrapbook!!

~Shannon

Products Used:
#921 Custom Stripe
#1087 Hop, Skip, Jump
#1294 Ducks

Fabulous Custom Papers!

When  I heard that I was going to design my own custom papers, I admit that I jumped up and down just a bit!  How exciting to be able to choose the perfect color combinations along with the paper and font styles?  I went right to work searching through my pictures for just the right ones -- the unique ones that were screaming for unique paper! 

Did you know that ordering custom papers is a snap with Scrappin' Sports & More!  It was super easy and quick and the end result was fantastic!

Throughout the month, I will be sharing them with you here -- a couple at a time!

In addition to my Custom papers, I used:

#1114 - Bowling Star Yellow
#1294 - Ducks

In addition to my Custom papers, I used:

#1152 - Classic Hockey

Seth Lontin: the closer

I fell in love with my son's nick name of  'the closer' during spring baseball, so I jumped at the chance to have a Scrappin' Sports & More Custom Paper made with his name and nick name to scrap one of my favorite photos from this season!

Here is my layout, the custom paper worked so well with so many of Scrappin' Sports & More's other papers!

You can find all of Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom Papers HERE! 

Products used:

#916C Softball Custom Rugged Sports Paper

#1148 Classic Cheerleading Paper

#1175 Defining Competition Paper

#1196 Baseball Reflections Paper

#1045 Defining Volleyball Paper

#1269 Mother-Mom Paper

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Happy Belated 4th of July!!!!

I hope everyone was able to celebrate this wonderful country we live in by spending time with all the important loved ones in your lives.  We are so lucky to live in such a wonderful country that gives us such freedom.  God Bless the USA!!!!

Another wonderful thing that happens in the month of July, is CHA!!!  I just love seeing all the new lines and new products, its really inspiring.  Here at SS&M we are showing off our custom paper.  On this layout, I used 2 custom papers.  The first is the #905 Custom Cotton paper, which I chose to use a black background & white lettering for Washington DC.  I paired it with another Custom Paper, #906 Custom Spirit Names, which I choose to use a blue, yellow & white.  The words in yellow say "8th grade class trip" and the white letters say "White House Capitol Mt. Vernon"  Just love how you can customize to meet your needs!!  Check out the SS&M website to create your own paper!

Scrappin Sports Paper Used:

#906 Custom Spirit Names
#905 Custom Cotton (Black with Washington DC)

It's the Dog, again.

Yes, you guys are seeing yet another layout featuring none other than "SirBarksALot"!  I absolutely love the fact that SS&M does custom papers for their customers - I mean, where else could I get paper with the endearing nickname we have for our dog? Toby is sure a sweet fella, despite the barking. Thanks for looking!

 

thanks for looking!  May you all have a safe and happy 4th of July.
Supplies:
# 908 Custom Diagonal Spirit Names
# 1237 Baseball Game Day 12 x 12 paper
# 1310 Football On The Edge Sports 12 x 12 paper

Who's ready for some SNEEK PEEKS???

Can you believe it is July already??  And scrappers around the world know what THAT means...CHA SUMMER!!!  This summer, our booth is gonna be blazing HOT with some awesome CUSTOM PAPERS!!!  Did you even know that Scrappin Sports and More had Custom Papers?? 

This layout was created using a combination of the Custom Waves Paper and Defining Boating Paper.  I was about to design the custom title and the colors I wanted to go with the pictures I wanted to use.  It's perfect for vacation pictures, school albums...almost ANYTHING!  So make sure to CHECK IT OUT!!!

~Shannon

Products Used:
#907 Custom Waves
#1186 Defining Boating Paper

School's out for Summer!!!

I can't believe that another school year is over, not that I'm complaining!!  Bring on Summer!!!  I love the lazy days that summer brings, no homework, not too many scheduled activities, everyone is just happier :)  This year we celebrated the last day of school by adopting our first dog, Delta.  It should be a fun summer!!

Scrappin' Sports papers used:
#1080 Writing Paper Primary
#1190 Girls Dance (blue stripe)
#1226 Frozen Treats
#1271 Brother/Sister

Summer's Heating Up!

So, I wanted to cool us down with a Summer Splashdown! I made this layout using some of Scrappin' Sports & More's custom papers! They are so much fun! You can check them out HERE!  You will be seeing lots more about these super fun papers very soon!  *wink, wink* 

Products Used:

#1148- Classic Cheerleading

#901- Custom Marbled

--Nicole

Frolicking in the Sun

My dog loves to play and frolick around in the backyard, especially in the summer when the grass is lush, green and soft.  The summer paper from the Young & Active Seasons line were a perfect choice for displaying Toby's playfulness in the summer sun.

Products used:

#1223 Defining Summer 12 x 12 dbl sided paper

#1193 Girls Soccer 12 x 12 dbl sided paper

#1271 Brother/Sister 12x 12 dbl sided paper

#7523 Climbing Rub-On

#5523 Summer Carstock Sticker

As you frequently see when looking at the products used in all of our Design Team layouts and projects, we combine papers, stickers and rub-on from many of our various lines.  This layout for example uses product from 4 different product lines. Mixing and matching the colors and styles of the various papers always produces amazing results.  Don't be afraid to try it - you'll have fun and love the results!

Hope you all have a great summer!

Bring on Summer Vacation!!!

Living in the Midwest, summer is special because we don't have warm weather all year 'round.  So when we get warm weather...it is swimming pools and parks!!  One of the main reasons I fell in love with Scrappin Sports and More is because of their Young and Active line.  It's an older line...but a staple in my collection!  A perfect collection to document all my favorite park pictures!!  If you haven't checked it out...make sure you do!!

~Shannon

Products Used:
#1105 Jungle Gym Paper

Sweet Summertime - Finally!

Here is Washington State, anything over 65 degrees is considered warm & toasty and summer usually starts in May sometime. But, it's been on of "those" years - cold, wet, and dreary and we are already at the end of June! 

We are trying to be patient and wait -- wait for the temperatures to warm up so that we can hang out at Grandma's pool.  That is our absolute FAVORITE summertime activity.  This year we haven't been there even once this year --- but we remember last year!



Here's hoping that we can get back in the pool really quick --- I just love all the laughter and smiles that happen there!

Products Used:

#1041 - Umbrella Stripes and Tiles
#1040 - Defining Swimming
#1300 - Pigs

School is OUT!

I remember the thrill of the last day of school and now I am experiencing it again with my son.

Here is a layout of my son on his last day of third grade this year.  My journaling is going to be pretty sappy, so I left it blank for online purposes. :)

Products used:
Defining Third Grade paper (both sides) #1209
Defining Third Grade Cardstock Stickers #5020
Cousin - Cousins double sided paper #1275
Fishing Game paper #1242

Thanks for stopping by the Scrappin' Sports & More blog, hope your summer is off to a great start!

~Carolyn

Happy Father's Day!!!

I hope everyone is getting to spend some time with that special Father figure in their life.  It's a beautiful day today and we are enjoying just being together as a family. 

Today I am sharing my take on the Project 12 May sketch from Scrapbooking and Cards Today.  I LOVE how easy it is to get an entire month summerized in 2-pages.  The sketch didn't quite have enough room for my photos, so I added a couple more and diveded some of them into two.  The result, a 2-page layout, with 9 pictures summerizing my month.

Scrappin' Sports & More Product Used:

#1222 Spring Showers Paper (both sides)
#1226 Frozen Treats Paper (yellow)
#5523 Summer Cardstock Stickers

Gardening: We Dig It!

I created this layout for May's Project 12 Challenge.  I used the left side of the two-page sketch and made a layout about planting our garden.  Every May we plant vegetable and herbs in our two raised bed gardens in our back yard.  This was our third year doing it and we love planting and tending our garden together as a family!

Products Used:
#1221 Young and Active Seasons: In The Garden
#1095 Young and Active in the Back Yard: Tire Swing

Congratulations Graduates!

Living in a small town and working and coaching in our school system, we get invited to our share of graduations in May and June.  This is a framed layout made for a dear friend's son.  For all those who have graduated this year or will be graduating, I'm joining with Shannon to say congratulations.

The base of this layout uses a custom paper from SS&M.  You guys will get the chance to see a lot of new projects in July featuring these papers.  You're going to love them!

Project 12 and Graduations

It's that time again...May is filled with graduations.  This year we had 3.  For the past few years we have had at least one every year.  It will only be four short years before I will be (sniff) hosting my own daughter's  graduation.  By then, I should have plenty of practice scrapping the pictures!!  This time, I used the sketch from Project 12.  It fit the pictures for my niece, Brianna's graduation just perfect.  She is a graduate of Shirley High School is the town of Shirley, Arkansas.  Go Bri!!!

I used both sides of the Scrappin Sports and More Defining Senior paper for this layout.  Both sides are so completely different, but work so well together. 

~Shannon

Products Used:

#1218 Defining Senior paper

Here fishy fishy

Happy Monday Everyone! It's been a slow start to the summer as far as good weather is concerned, but I think we are finally there! Summer vacation has started, summer sports are underway and I am finally getting time to work on some fun scrapbooking projects!

This layout has been in my head for awhile - ever since developing these cute pictures!



She could sit and watch that fish for hours!

Scrappin' Sports and More has the perfect paper, of course!

For this layout, I used: the Classic Softball paper (#1154) for my deep red background; the Defining Karate paper (#1032) for my black border strips; the Down on the Farm Cats paper (#1291) for more border strips; the Fishing Game paper (#1242) for the photo mat paper; and the On the Edge Sports Fishing Paper (#1309) for that cute little fish cut out!

Project 12: May Sketch

WOW!  I cannot believe how fast this year is flying by!  It's time to share my Project 12 May 2010 layout already!!

Here is the sketch:

I altered the sketch a little bit by adding additional photos:

Products used:

Young & Active on the Playground Jungle Gym 12x12 Double-sided Paper #1105

Young & Active on the Playground Balancing Act 12x12 Double-sided Paper #1101

Young & Active Seasons In the Garden #1221

baseball Rub-ons #636

Up & Down Rub-ons #7521

Swing Rub-ons #7520

Thanks for stoppin' by the Scrappin' Sports & More Blog!

~Carolyn

10 Reasons Why I Love My Dad

Continuing our tribute to the special men in our lives, I decided to do a layout about my husband and son. They are so alike in so many ways, that I wanted to do a special layout to capture those similarities.

Scrappin' Sports & More Papers
#1087 Hop, Skip & Jump
#1186 Defining Boating
#1269 Mother/Mom (red)

For the "Handy Man"....

My dad is the ultimate "handy man," always puttering and fixing.  So, what better Father's Day card than a card that looks like a measuring tape?  I made a simple box out of black cardstock and then decorated it with my Scrappin' Sports & More papers.  I cut two strips of the Racing Paper (yellow), put them together end to end, marked the "ruler marks" and stamped "lots and lots, and lots, and lots...." on it.  It's actually almost two feet long when it's pulled out.  I also rolled up some of the Cheering Paper (gray) and attached it to the tape as a little handle to pull on.  We will sign the back before giving it to him!

Products Used:
#1240- Cheerleading Game
#1247- Racing Game

Have a great day!
~Nicole~

He Loved Farming

My dad  loved to farm.  He was never able to own his own farm or work his own land, but every spring and fall he could be found in the fields, making round after round in that tractor as he farmed for a dear friend.  I remember spending hours riding along with him in the tractor and when my kids were old enough they would do the same. I miss those days.  With Father's Day right around the corner thoughts of him are frequently on my mind.  When I first spotted the Tractors  paper from SS&M's "Down on the Farm" line, I knew it would be perfect for a tribute to my dad and his love of farming.

Supplies include:

#1302 Tractors 12 x 12 paper

#5563 Tractors Cardstock Stickers

#1148 Classic Cheerleading 12 x 12 paper

#1237 Baseball Game Day 12 x 12 paper

#1248 Soccer Game Day 12 x 12 paper

Thanks for looking.  Happy Father's Day.

Scrapping out of context

The photos on the layout were taken at an outdoor concert last year.  They were not intended to document a relationship or any other emotion, but when I started looking at them, they showed a very candid moment between my husband and my son.  So many times these moments happen and we don't think to take a picture.  I call this my happy accident. 

Another element to this layout is the quote.  I searched high and low for words that would express their relationship.  I finally found it in this quote found at http://www.quotegarden.com/ .  Instead of adding a title, I enlarged the quote and emphasized a few words to convey the meaning of the layout.  No journaling needed. 

Another happy accident is the shirt my husband was wearing.  The writing on the shirt was camoflauge.  I added simliar paper to bring the colors across the layout.  How wonderful that Scrappin Sports and More had just the right papers.  Who knew a paper with a hunting theme could work so well on a Father's Day layout? 

~Shannon

Scrappin Sports and More
Products Used:
#1273 Grandpa-Papa Paper
#1274 Uncle-Aunt Paper
#1245 Huntin Game Paper

This Man of Mine

Father's Day is right around the corner and I was excited for the chance to showcase my husband in a layout!  He is an amazing father and never ceases to amaze me with the things he does - he is an wonderful teacher, a tiehard cheerleader, and a fabulous example for my children.  There isn't a day that goes by that I am not thankful he is the father of my children. 

I wish him and all the fathers out there a wonderful Father's Day!

Products Used:

#1306 Blue Stars
#1295 - Four H
#1253 - Volleyball Game
#1250 - Swimming Game
#1087 - Hop, Skip & Jump

June Celebrates Special Men

This month we are going to honor the special men in our lives.

I decided to honor my husband, who is a fantastic father and husband - who probably isn't thanked nearly enough for everything he does for our family.

I have two layouts I want to share with you today.

The first one is called 'you give him wings'.  I love the butterfly trails on this paper so to emphasize them I hand-stitched over the trails.

Journaling:
you guys spend so much time together being pals yet still being a great father teaching Seth to become a great man.  May 2010

Products used:
Defining Summer Paper #1223
Classic Cheerleading Paper #1148

My second layout is called 'coach dad'.  I created this layout as a tribute to my husband who is an assistant coach on all three of our son's sports teams.  Being a coach isn't easy but season after season he commits to the team and to the athletic growth of our son.

Journaling:

I know Seth really enjoys having you as an Assistant Coach on all three

of his sports teams -- football, baseball and basketball.  I know it isn’t 

always easy - working at every game and every practice or the

complaining parents but you are setting a great example to Seth while 

creating a wonderful relationship with lots of memories!  Photos: 2009

Products used:
Football Double Sided Paper #1257
Baseball Double Sided Paper #1255
Basketball Double Sided Paper #1256


Thanks for stopping by our blog and be sure to come back to see more layouts by our fabulous Design Team!

~Carolyn

A Salute to Preschool Graduation

My son attended the same preschool from the time he was 22 months old until he graduated and earned his pillow at five.  He was so excited and so ready to go to Kindergarten!  And, of course the Scrappin' Sports & More Preschool and Blocks paper were perfect to scrap the occasion! 

Happy graduation and congratulations to all of the graduates out there!

Products Used:
#1205- Defining Preschool
#5016- Defining Preschool Cardstock Stickers
#1166- Young & Active Blocks

The Time for Graduations!

It's definitely that time of year again - school is out and summer is getting underway.  Graduation ceremonies and parties are abundant and families are getting ready to send their children off to college.  Such a bittersweet time - scary and exciting all at the same moment! 

I love the possibility that graduation holds, the future is there for the taking.  I have graduated 4 children from high school and I have 3 kids left to go.  This year, however, is an off year for us.  No one is graduating at any level:  preschool, 8th grade, high school or college.  So I took this chance to take a look back to 2006, graduation night for Travis. 

Time to build the future:

Products Used:

#1166 - Blocks
#1241 - Cross Country Game
##1297 - Rabbits

Graduation Cards

I know for many people, Memorial Day weekend equals Graduation parties.  I am no exception this year.  So instead of a layout, since none of my kids are old enough to Graduation from High School, I decided to make a couple of cards.  For the first one, I used some Scrappin' Sports Custom Paper.  This paper is so fun, letting you create your own sayings, picking your own colors.  If you are interested in seeing all the paper styles and colors we offer, just click here. 

My second card is simple cut from the Generations paper and I've added a bunch of rub-ons from the Graduation Rub-ons Sheet.  So if your in a hurry, you can recreate this is a couple of minutes.

I hope everyone has a safe holiday weekend.  Enjoy those graduation parties :)
Scrappin' Sports Product Used:
#1278 Family/Generations Paper
#1269 Mother/Mom Paper (red on graduation hat)
#906 Custom Spirit Names (hats off to the grad/ way to go)
#631 Graduation Rub-On
#7015 Graduation Academics Rub-on (note: this item has been discontinued and may not be available)

Graduation Day

Time passes by so quickly, it's hard to believe it's been 2 years since I proudly watched my kids as they graduated from high school.  Even with the passage of time, it's still so important to get those memories into the scrapbook.  SS&M makes that so easy with their School line of papers that includes graduation paper and rub-ons!  Mix together patterns and papers from some of their other  lines, and viola! - a great looking layout documenting an important moment in our lives.

Thanks for looking.

Graduation...a time of reflection

When we were given the assignment to highlight gradations, I thought about doing a page of a neice or nephew since my kids are still too young, but then I started looking through an old album that I had made pre-scrapbooking.  And let me just note that I was destined to scrapbook...even back then.  I saved everything and found a way to make it pretty...even without EMBELLISHMENTS!!  *Shock*  I know...I should have warned you before I said that!! 

So I came upon probably one of the only pictures taken of me for my high school graduation.  My family wasn't "big" on taking pictures and I am pretty sure my neighbor took these and gave them to me later.  THANK YOU MRS. REUTER!!!!

So my advice to all you graduating and whose children are graduating is this...
1.  Take LOTS of pictures
2.  Document the "real" moments (the jitters, the tears...)
3.  Don't forget the journaling.  If you have a notebook that people can write message in...use some of those inserts for a page or two. 
4. Finally, carry plenty of KLEENEX!!!!!


Finally, Scrappin Sports and More has TONS of graduation themed products.  As well, the Family line is mostly solid colored (as seen above) and you can easily find your school color combination.  Still want more?  Customize YOUR OWN PAPER!!!

What are you waiting on?  Get to scrappin'!  :)

~Shannon

Scrappin Sports & More Products Used:
#1276 Nephew/Niece Paper
#1271 Brother/Sister Paper

Celebrating Graduations!

With the end of the school year upon most of us, we decided to celebrate our graduations / graduates!

I created a layout using some photos from my son's kindergarden graduation;  I had already scrapped the ceremony photos but I still had a lot of snapshots of him with his pals and one of my favorites - my son giving his teacher a great big bear hug (I also figured you didn't want to see my horrible early 1990's graduations photos ;) )

I really love Scrappin' Sports & More's grade specific papers and stickers - they were just so fun to use!!

Supplies:

#1206 Defining Kindergarten (both sides)

#1269 Mother / Mom

#5017 Defining Kindergarten Cardstock Stickers

Thanks for stopping by the Scrappin' Sports & More blog ... be sure to check back soon to see more graduation tributes by other members of our design team!

~Carolyn

Project 12: Exploring Fort Williams

Hi, All!  What a fun sketch we had to work with for Project 12 this month!  I chose to document our first ever trip to Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth, Maine during our April vacation.  It is a very popular spot for tourists to visit, but we had never been there.  I don't tend to be much of a journaler, but this sketch gave me the push I needed to really document the story of what we did that day.  We had a blast and we can't wait to go again!

Products Used:
#1237 Baseball Game
#1253 Volley Ball Game

~Nicole~

Project 12 - APRIL

Oh my gosh!  I did it!  I actually completed a 2-page layout!  Can you tell how shocked I am?  I haven't done a 2-pager since .... well, since forever!  But, this month's sketch over at Scrapbook & Cards Today was perfect for my Easter pictures!



Products Used:

#1025 - Defining Gymnastics
#1085 - Blowing Bubbles
#1295 - Four H
#1241 - Cross Country Game
#1300 - Pigs

Believe

Believing in yourself, having faith in God and your Family was the theme for my April 2010 Project 12 layout. I really had no plans for this layout until I really looked at my pictures and I realized that just believing in these 3 things made our whole month memorable. I hope this is something that my children remember as they grow and go through the trials that life throws their way. Believing in yourself is a powerful thing and backed by your faith and your family, you can get through anything.

Scrappin' Sports & More Products Used:
#1300 Pigs (pink) Down on the Farm line
#1219 Defining Spring Paper (words)
#1152 Classic Hockey (blue)
#1226 Frozen Treats (yellow)
#1033 Defining Running

Journaling:
This one word can sum up our whole month. Believing in yourself and your abilities is such a strong lesson. You can and will succeed when you dig deep, work hard and have faith in your abilities. All three of you set goals, worked hard and made me and your coaches very happy with your track accomplishments. This month was also the celebration of our faith in God, not only with the Easter season, but also with Victoria’s confirmation. She has taken this responsibility of her faith very seriously and we are all very proud. Angie stood up as her sponsor and Victoria honored her by choosing Angela as her confirmation name. Lastly, believing in your family, that they are always there for you no matter what life throws your way. You can always find strength in our love. You can always come to us and find comfort in our arms. You can always talk with us and find wisdom in our words. We are here for you. Always & Forever, Just Believe.

Thanks for taking a look.

Project 12 for April

Spring Break, Softball and a speeding ticket.... those are the things that highlighted April 2010.


Every month, when Scrapbook and Cards reveals it's Project 12 sketch I get more and more excited.  What a great way to document your life throughout each month and by the time December rolls around you'll have 12 great looking layouts documenting an entire year in the lives of you and those you love most.  Here's my layout for  April.

Journaling reads:
Michael’s spring break was the week before Easter. He and some friends spent a weekend in Iowa City so on Saturday, he, Kelsey and Cody met us in Cedar Rapids for the Coe Tournament. Following the games Leo and I took all the kids out for supper at Texas RoadHouse. It was a lot of fun seeing all the kids together.

While he was home, Michael was finally able to use his gift certificate from the Asylum. I sure think his tattoo came out pretty cool. He was thrilled with it too.

I got a speeding ticket on my way home from one of Micah’s games. Guess I’d better watch my lead foot - an $87 lesson learned!

Products include:
#1194 Girls Softball 12 x 12 paper
#7510 Girls at Bat rub-on
#1148 Classic Cheerleading 12 x 12 paper
#1237 Baseball Game Day 12 x 12 paper
#1246 Marching Band Game Day 12 x 12 paper

Thanks for looking!  Have a great weekend.

Project 12...the good and the bad

April was a month of ups and downs for our family.  We went on a WONDERFUL vacation, but ended the month in a serious car accident that totalled our vehicle.  So this month when I was working on my Project 12 layout, I wanted to make sure to document it all.  Because afterall, what is life but a bunch of ups and downs.  We often document the holidays, the cute things our kids say, etc.  But sometimes it is good to write down what went wrong...or a trying time we're going through. 

I hope that this inspires you to scrap some of the harder times.  Afterall, it is from our darker times that allow us to see the light! 

Blessing to all!!
~Shannon

Scrappin Sports and More Products Used:
#1275 Cousins Paper

Project 12: April Sketch

Yup, it's already that time again!  We are going to reveal our Project 12 layouts for April!  I am having so much fun with the sketches and the recap of each month!

Here is the Project 12 sketch:

Here is my layout using the sketch:

Journaling:
With April came the baseball games - every Saturday and Sunday thru June!  Seth is really becoming a fantastic ball player this year - it's so neat to watch him grow!  We celebrated Easter with my family and caught some rare group photos!  It wouldn't be spring time in CO without a few big snow storms!  Also caught this great shot of Seth and Ninja!  April 2010

Products used:
Girls Soccer #1193
Defining Swimming #1040
Swing Rubons #7520
Down on the fields Rubons #7506

Thanks for stoppin' by the Scrappin' Sports & More blog, be sure to stop back often to see the rest of the Design Team's work with this sketch! :)

~Carolyn

Happy Mother's Day!!!

She is their blanket to warm them on a cold winter night.  She is the food that satisfies their hungry spirit.  She is their shelter from the storm, their comfort in times of pain, their nursemaid to heal all hurts.  She is the wind that lifts them up when they have fallen.  She is encouragement that guides them forward.  She is the love that brought them here.  She is the heart daily praying them through.  She is their Mother. - Linda LaTourelle

I hope everyone is enjoying their Mother's Day today.  I am lucky enough to spend it with my mom and three sisters and our wonderful families.  I decided to honor all of them today in this layout.  The picture was just taken at Easter of this year.  I hope everyone will stop and take the time to remember how blessed we are to have the title of Mother, Mom, Mommy, Mum, Mummy, Grandma, etc.  Give all your loved ones an extra hug and kiss today, because nothing is more precious or stronger than a Mother's Love.

Scrappin Sports Paper:
#1300 Pigs (pink) Down on the Farm line
#1299 Steers (red) Down on the Farm line

Happy Mother's Day!

Hi, All!  Happy Mother's Day!  This is my first blog post as a Designer for Scrappin' Sports & More and I am SUPER excited!  I made a layout to feature my  beautiful grandmother.  I live in Maine, and I, like many of us here, have French Canadian roots.  My Memere (pronounced mem-may) is the sweetest lady on earth and I feel so lucky to have her in my life and for my kids to be able to know her.  And, this summer she will celebrate her 30th birthday for the 61st time!!  Oh, and for those of you who may not speak French, "je t'aime" means "I love you!"

Products Used:
#1224- Summer Wishes
#1249- Game Day: Softball Game

Thankful for Motherhood!

Mother's Day is this weekend and it always makes me reflect on my own journey as a mom.  It's pretty ironic that as a young girl of babysitting age, I thought I didn't want kids.  It just wasn't the job for me and I thought that meant that I wasn't cut out to be a mother.  Then I got married and the hormones kicked in and I ended up raising 7 kids, 5 of my own!  Quite a change from those early teenage years!

For this Mother's Day, I thought I would document a little of that irony:



Love that all the black & white papers coordinate!

Products Used:

#1253 - Volleyball Game
#1291 - Cats
#1175 - Defining Competition
#1022 - Teed Up
#1278 - Family/Generation
#1164 - Cards, Anyone?
#7521 - Up & Down Rub-on

Book Titles

There are many books out there that tell a mother's love for her child.  One of my favorites is Love You Forever.  I don't think I have been able to read through that book once without getting a tear in my eye.  So when I was scrapping this page for my sister-in-law, Ashley, for her first Mother's Day, I thought this would be a perfect title to add.  I mean just look at my nephew, Nathaniel...how can you not love that face?!!  :)

                                                                                                          ~Shannon

Scrappin Sports and More products used:

#1295 Four H Paper (backside)

#1250 Swimming Game paper

They Call Me Mom

With Mother's Day right around the corner, I had thought about doing a layout about my own mother as well as one about myself.  But, since my kids are so much more photogenic than either my mom or myself... well, once again they became the focus of yet another one of my scrapbook pages.  This is a photo that was taken over the holidays and remains one of my favorites of them. 

When those special family moments occur make sure to reach for Scrappin' Sports and More's Family line of papers to preserve those memories.  I used the Mother/Mom paper on this layout incorporating the word Mom (that's already printed on the paper) into my title - quick, easy and looks great! 

Supplies:
#1269 Mother/Mom Family & More paper
#1253 Volleyball Game Day paper
#1040 Defining Swimming paper
#1164 Cards, Anyone? Young & Active paper
#7520 Swing Rub-on

Moms, daughters and a bunch of cats!

Hey everyone! It's Shannon again and time for my post.  As a mother of two, it is often hard to spread my time equally...especially since my kids are 6 years apart and polar opposites!!  One of the ways I spend time with my 14 year old daughter, Bailee, is our interest in the arts.  For Christmas, we got tickets to go see the Broadway Musical "Cats".  We had front row seats and it was truly an amazing time for both of us!! 

Unfortunately, we weren't able to take actual pictures at the show so I used a picture of us that was taken before we left for the show...all dressed up!  For this layout, I wanted to use the program from the event. I tore out the title page to the program and used the rest of the program in my die cut machine to make flower embellishments!  And how perfect was it that Scrappin Sports and More just released CAT paper and coordinating stickers??  I cut out some of the cardstock sticker cats to use in my collage of flowers.  I left the backs on and added pop dots.  So what fun things do you do with your kids?  How do celebrate your role as "Mom"?  Post a comment and let us know!!

Scrappin Sports and More products used:

#5552 Cats Cardstock Stickers

#1291 Cats "Down on the Farm" Paper

In honor of ...

Mother's Day, a special lady, grandmother ... any wonderful woman in your life!  That's right, here at Scrappin' Sports & More we are kicking off May honoring women - that includes yourself!

Many women out there do not take the time to treat themselves because they are so busy taking care of their families or the details that make each day run smooth ... so make sure you take the time to thank yourself for all that you do for others.

Here is my layout about me:

Journaling:
I AM
a mother
a wife
a daughter
a sister
a cousin
an aunt
a friend
me!
Photo: Feb 2010

Supplies used:
Classic Cheerleading Paper #1148
Baseball on Fire Paper #1133
Summer Wishes Paper #1224
Mother / Mom Paper #1269
Grandchild / Grandchildren Paper #1277
Down the Field Football Rub-ons #7506
Swing Rubons #7250

Thanks for stoppin' by the Scrappin' Sports & More blog!

~Carolyn