Athlete in Action!

We had such a great time while Emma was here visiting last fall.  The boys couldn't get enough of her and were alwasy fighting for her attention...it's not surprising that they taught her every sport imaginable while she was here.  What is surprising is how fast she picked them all up!  Just look at that form with the soccer ball - arm back, head down - perfection!

Supplies Used:

Title Sports - Soccer

The Sport is...Soccer

Name of the Game Stickers...Soccer

Title Sports - Cross Country

Down on the Farm...Pigs

Sports Head-On...Soccer

Sports Head-On...Wrestling

 

Sophomore Year 2011

It's hard to believe that summer is gone and we have already experienced the first snow fall of the "winter".  It seems like the first day of school was just a couple of days ago.  I had fun using up my scraps of paper to create this fun colorful layout.  I can't bear to through away any piece of these bright fun papers!  What do you create with your scraps?

Scrappin Sports Paper Used:
#1357 First Grade (green)
#1359 Third Grade (yellow)
#1378 Prom (blue stripe)
#1369 Cheer (gray stars)
#1371 Dance (purple stripe)

Take me out to the ballgame!

We went to watch baseball a lot this summer and had fun taking pictures while we were there. I couldn't part with many of them, so I wanted to add as many to the layout as I could. To bring it all together, I used a Super Sized Sticker...so fun!!

~Shannon
Products Used:
1377 Marching Band
1367 Baseball
5564 Baseball Super Sized Sticker

Oh my - Another Baseball Player?

Sports is just what we do here in my house - and basball lingo is our second language.  As the boys get older, I have been starting to accept that it won't always be that way.  Soon, they will be out on their own and their families will come first and their love of baseball will have to find a new spot in their hearts.  But, it does my heart good to see Emma pick up a baseball and fall in love with the game too.  Time for another generation of ball players!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock Stickers Baseball

The Sport is...Baseball

Classic Baseball
Title Sports - Baseball
Down on the Farm - Pig
School is Cool - Preschool

He Looks Great in YELLOW!!

My son was ecstatic to be invited to test for his Yellow Belt after just three months of Karate classes.  He was so focused and worked so hard throughout the two hour test and was all smiles as he posed with his Sensei wearing his newly earned belt.

My favorite part about this layout (besides my son's big smile) is the belt progression that I created with the punched circles.  Because SS&M has such a wide array of colors, I didn't have to dig very far into my pile of SS&M goodies to come up with a paper for each belt color!

Products Used:
#1336- Sports Head On: Wrestling (black)
#1323- Sports Head On: Fishing (blue)
#1333- Sports Head On: Track (green)
#1341- School Is Cool: 7th/8th Grade (brown)
#1359- School Is Cool: 3rd/4th Grade (yellow & purple)
#1358- School is Cool: 2nd Grade (orange)

Thank you so much for stopping by today!
~Nicole

Not just for school graduations...

The thing I love most about Scrappin Sports & More products is the versatility! My son recently underwent a 2 hour graduation ceremony where he earned his First Degree Black Belt (and yes...it was a loooooong morning!  LOL). But when it was time to scrap it, the Graduation Paper was what I turned to!!

~Shannon

Products Used:
#1366 Graduation

Team Layout

My son's football team is truly 'an all for one and one for all team' - it sure is amazing to see such a strong bond between 10 year old boys.  About half of this team has played together since first grade! 

Here is a photo at our traditional pre-Super Bowl party - what a great team shot! 

Products used:
Football Cardstock Stickers #5549
Title Sports paper - Wrestling #1384
Title Sports paper - Softball #1380
Title Sports paper - Golf #1373
Football Reflections paper #1198

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Take Note!

I am not sure about all of you, but I am always grabbing for a little notebook.  I always carry one in my purse for remembering little tidbits I when I am out and about; from family memories to great quotes to crafty ideas.   These notebooks whipped up in no time at all!

I am throwing the "Life Is Beatiful" notebook in my purse today.  I die-cut the flowers, spritzed them with mist, crinkled and layered them.  Love how well the "Title Sports" papers hold their shape to give the flowers great dimension.

The "Memory" notebook is a gift for a co-worker who just had a baby. It will accompany a memory jar to store all the little slips of memories about her newborn son.  The upside down banner was simply created by punching 6 circles out of the paper, layering the circles, & them cutting them in half.  Again, it added great dimension.  

"Title Sports" line in "Life is Beautiful":

Hockey Paper (#1375)

Prom Paper (#1378)

Cross Country Paper (#1370)

"Title Sports" line in "Memory" notebook:

Cross Country Paper (#1370)

Gymnastics Paper (#1374)

Football...are you ready??

I just love the new Title Sports Football paper from Scrappin' Sports & More.  I combined it with some of the blue patterned paper from the School is Cool line and this layout really came together.  I did cut out the "football" letters from a second piece of the paper so I could put them over the added paper and maintain a nice even look to the layout.  I can't believe football is over for another season :(  I guess it's time for basketball!

Scrappin' Sports & More Paper Used:
#1360 Sixth Grade (blue)
#1372 Football

Christmas Cards - Quick & Cute!

It's that time again, time to start to plan our Christmas cards.  I love quick & easy cards that my kids can help me make and that don't cost me more than a few dollars!  After all, we need all the time and money we can get at Christmas time! So, I always turn to my scraps.  With all the different sport papers from Scrappin' Sports & More, I have more than my share of scraps in all different shades of green.  Perfect for a cute Christmas tree card!

All you need to do is cut those green papers into strips, punch out some stars and hearts, and add in some brown strips and blue squares.

Then all you have to do is glue them on to your card base!  Cute & easy for sure!

It's that time of year....

...when we crafty folks need to start thinking about, and creating, those homemade holiday gifts.  I stopped by the dollar store today for some candles (which I did NOT find...), but found some super cute glass jars.  I figured they would be perfect for altering into gifts!  For this one, I don't know what i'll put in it yet-- maybe those red and green M&M's, or maybe even a small candle (if I can find one!).  Either way, I think it came out really cute, and I think I know just who it's going to be a gift for!

Products Used:
#1370- Title Sports: Cross Country (green)
#1355- School is Cool: Preschool (red)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Nicole

Who can resist a photobooth??

I know we can't!!  My daughter and I LOVE to hit the mall and do a little shopping and just have a good time (and maybe a latte!!). Scrappin Sports & More has an awesome family line that allows me to scrap our fun times at the mall so easily.  The papers are 2-sided. The "me" was cut from the word "mother"...how handy, huh?

What special things do you do with your kids?  I'll bet we have paper for that!!

~Shannon

Pride Layout

This year when it came time for our son to get his 'play-off mohawk' in football ... my DH decided to join the boys and sport a mohawk of his own!  In this photo, five of the six boys have been getting mohawks together since the first grade (they are in 5th grade this year!)  Great memories!

I think it's SUPER COOL to use SSM's Custom papers to add the team name and colors to a layout!

Products used:
Custom Football paper #995A
Football Reflections paper #1198
Football Cardstock stickers #5549

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Not Her Sport

Ever have your child play a sport and after the season ends he/she tells you they didn't really enjoy it?  That is what happened after Lily played basketball.  She had skills, she was fast, she got a lot of play time.  Every season since a coach has invited her to play and she kindly turns them down.

Scrappin' Sports & More supplies used in "Not Her Game"
"Title Sports" Line:
Basketball paper (#1368)
Gymnastics paper (#1376)
"Name of the Game" Cardstock  Stickers:
Basketballs (#5527)

Another Page Maps Sketch

We all had such a great time working with the Fabulous sketches that Becky Fleck created for the November Page Maps newletter.  I really love the baby bird & the tree so I knew I wanted to keep true to the sketch.  Stop by the Page Maps blog to see all the wonderful monthly sketches!

Page Maps!

We had so much fun this month designing with the fabulous PAGEMAPS sketches!  Here was the vertical 8.5 x 11 sketch I was given:

and here is my example:

Products Used:

The Sport Is... Soccer

The Sport is  Football

Title Sports - Football

Title Sports - Soccer

PageMaps FUN!!

I feel so fortunate that we got to be a part of the awesomeness that is PageMaps!!  I LOVE the sketch that Becky gave me to work with and I look forward to using it over and over!!  Be sure to check out all of the November PageMaps (including this one)!  They are amazing to work with!

I decided to do the photo of my son wearing his Rally Cap at the Portland Sea-Dogs game.  He was there with the team that he was the bat-boy for (all 7th graders) and had a blast just being "one of the guys."  Unfortunately the team got absolutely creamed!  But, he did is part to cheer them on by putting on his Rally Cap and getting the rest of the boys to do the same!

Products Used:
#1367- Title Sports: Baseball
#1375- Title Sports: Hockey
#1196- Baseball Reflections
#1337- The Sport Is....Baseball
#1363- School is Cool: Sophomore
Baseball Rub-ons

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget to check out all of the November PageMaps!

~Nicole

Thank you PageMaps!!

Did you get your copy of the PageMaps November Newsletter? If not, you can view it here.

This month the Scrappin Sports & More designers had the opportunity to design with one of the sketches for the newsletter! How exciting!! 

Here is my 2 page 12x12 assignment...

~Shannon

Game Day - Pagemaps sketch!

Here is my sketch inspired from a super fun Pagemaps sketch!  

Be sure to check out the Pagemaps November newsletter to see all of the fantastic layouts by the SSM Design Team!

Products used:

Classic Baseball paper #1145

Sports Head On - Baseball paper #1319

Title Sports - Wrestling paper #1384

Title Sports - Softball paper #1380

Baseball At Bat rub-ons #7501

Baseball rub-ons #636

Baseball Cardstock stickers #5544

Baseball Player Stickers #5501

Thanks for stoppin' by! 

Carolyn

Sanford Soccer & PageMaps

Did you all see this month's PageMaps?  The designers here at Scrappin' Sports & More had the honor of using Becky's sketches and being showcased in the November PageMaps.  Using an 8 1/2" x 11" sketch, I created "Sanford Soccer."  I used papers from several different Scrappin' Sports & More lines to achieve this totally soccer layout.  

I loved the sketch Becky assigned me, but I am more of a 12" x 12" scrapper.  So I took the 8 1/2" x 11" layout and simply added it to some white cardstock giving me the size I needed.  

Scrappin' Sports & More supplies used in "Sanford Soccer" 

"Title Sports" line:

Soccer Paper (#1379)

"The Sport Is" line:

Soccer Paper (#1349)

"Sports Head" line:

Soccer  Paper (#1330)

"Name of the Game" Cardstock Stickers:

Soccer Balls (#5530)

The end of the season

It's hard to believe that another football season has come to an end.  Alex had an amazing season, almost went undefeated, darn last game!!  I wanted to focus on his picture for this layout as it shows me how fast he is growing up.  I used the Football Title Sports paper as my background and used some scraps form the School is Cool line and Title Sports lines for some fun color!

Thanks, Coach!

As the soccer season winds to a close, it's time to think of a way to say "Thanks" to the coaches to give their time to our kids.  Both of my kids play for a "rec" league where the coaches are all volunteers.  I think they deserve a little something speical at the end of a long (WET!) season. 

So, I made this card (three of them, actually) as a token of my appreciaton for what they've done for my kids.  This could easily be adapted to any sports season using the wide variety of papers that Scrappin' Sports has to offer!

Here's the front:

 And, here's the inside.  I created a pocket to put a Dunkin' Donuts gift card in.  Based on the weather forecast, they are going to need a nice, hot coffee to warm them up after this weekend's last game!  I also put a blank spot at the top (using non-textured cardstock) to write a note of thanks.

Products Used:
#1370- Title Sports: Cross Country
#1379- Title Sports: Soccer
#1349- The Sport Is... Soccer

So, as the fall seasons wind to a close, don't forget to thank the coaches!  Scrappin' Sports makes it SO easy!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Nicole

Fifth Grade

The back sides of the Title Sports line is so flexible, you can mix and match it with anything!  

Products used:
Early Years Cardstock Sticker #5574
Title Sports - Softball #1380
Title Sports - Wrestling #1384

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Carolyn

Sketch Inspiration

Hope you all got a chance to visit Sketch Inspiration this past week and particpate for the SS&M prize package.  I know we all had a great time working with the sketch.  Here is my take....

I used the backs of the Title Sports papers, which I absolutely LOVE!!  If you haven't tried them you need to, they are the best!  Stay tuned as you will have another chance to win this line & more soon as we team up with Becky Fleck!!!!

Sketch Inspiration!

This week we are honored to be hosting the sketch challenge over at Sketch Inspiration!  Just look at this fabulous sketch that we all got to work with:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used:

#5544 - Cardstock Stickers Baseball

#1337 - The Sport is...Baseball

#6500 - Baseball Album Emblem

#1145 - Classic Baseball

Be sure to visit Sketch Inspiration today and play with this week's sketch!  You could be the winner of this fabulous prize:

Santa's Little Helper

Ok, perhaps it is too early to be thinking about Christmas, but when I saw this picture of my dog, Jenny, I knew it would be a perfect fit for the sketch at Sketch Inspirations!!  Scrappin Sports & More is hosting this week's sketch so make sure to go on over there and give it a try!!!

~Shannon

Products Used:

1272 Grandma/Nana

1237 Baseball Game

Sorry Mom....

This week we get to share the fabulous sketch at Sketch Inspiration!  Scrappin' Sports is giving away a FABULOUS prize package of papers and stickers, so get on over here and post your take on the sketch!

We had a new addition to our family in August...Duffy the Goldendoodle.  He's about the sweetest, most mellow puppy I've ever seen.  He's only a little naughty, but that's a part of his charm!  I love taking photos of him although he usually tries to chew on my camera strap during our "photo sessions" so the photos aren't always the best.  This photo is a bit of an "out-take" but it truly made me laugh out loud when I saw it.  What are the chances of getting this shot again?  I can just pictue him saying, "Sorry, Mom!  I think I blinked!"

**I created the camera using just a corner rounder, some circle punches and som foam tape for dimension!  Isn't it CUTE?!

Products Used:

#1328: Sports Head On- Music (gray)
#1330: Sports Head On-Soccer (green)
#1362: School is Cool- Freshman (black)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Don't forget to share your take on Sketch Inspiration's sketch on our facebook page so we can oooh and aaah over it!

--Nicole

Game Face

Scrappin Sports & More is hosting this week's sketch at Sketch Inspiration!!  Here is my take on their fabulous sketch!

Products used:

#1198 Football Reflections

#1324 Sports Head On - Football

#1136 Sports on Fire - Football

#5549 Football Cardstock Stickers

#7520 Spring Rubons

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Dance Diva

We all had the pleasure of designing examples for this week's sketch at Sketch Inspiration.  The sketch this week was exactly what I needed to pull together a layout using this picture of Lily right before last year's dance recital.  

All of the patterned papers I used for "Dance Diva" are from the Title Sports line.  Don't you just love how bold and fun the colors look together?  They are a great compliment to the yellow in Lily's dance costume.

"Title Sports" supplies used:
Tennis Paper (1381)
Dance Paper (#1371)
Prom Paper (#1378)

Adding the white dots on the right side, under the title, helped make the colors of the SS&M papers pop even more.

Since I wanted a bit of dimension when I created the dots, I used a simple technique often seen in multi-media art with the items below.

To create the textured dots place the punchinella on the paper where you want your dots and hold firmly.  Dip your sponge/brush into the Gesso and simply dab the sponge/brush directly over the punchinella and onto the paper.  Once you have the desired effect just lift the punchinella straight up (as to not smear the Gesso).  Let the Gesso dry completely.  

This is a messy technique, so be sure to put something like a splat mat or newspaper underneath your work area.  You can mix any color paint into the Gesso for a colored dot effect. I also recommend creating the dots on the paper and then adhering that layer to the rest of your layout/card/project since Gesso is a wet medium.

I hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial.  Now go on over to Sketch Inspiration to grab this week's sketch & enter your take on it to be eligble for an awesome prize package from Scrappin' Sports & More!  

SS&M is sponsoring Sketch Inspiration

This week SS&M is teaming up with Sketch Inspiration and sponsoring this weeks sketch!  Each member of the Design Team had the privilege to work with this weeks sketch and provide inspiration for all the members of Sketch Inspiration.  For those of you who are not members yet, now is a great time to hop over to the Sketch Inspiration site and sign up.  Each Sunday a new sketch is revealed and the members of the site have one week to upload their projects and be eligible for the weekly prize.  What is this week's prize?  You get the Entire Title Sports line AND the Entire School is Cool line!!!  How fabulous is that??  Just so you have an idea of what it would look like showing up in your mailbox, below is a picture of everything that you could win :)

So....hop on over to Sketch Inspiration for your chance to win!  The site is filled with wonderful sketch's and lots of great ideas!

Each Designer will be featuring their take on the sketch this week so stop by for some great inspiration!

Best Friends

The new Title Sports line from Scrappin' Sports & More is a perfect match for fun, silly friends photos with it's brigt colors.  I love that the cell phone camera's are so much better now, that I can use the photos Victoria & her friends post to Facebook to have fun scrapbook layouts!  These are pictures that were taken over the past couple of months and I can't believe how old they look!  I remember when they met in Kindergarten....seems like yesterday :)

Scrappin' Sports & More paper
#1378 Prom Title Sports (blue stripe)
#1371 Dance Title Sports (pink stripe)
#1381 Tennis Title Sports (yellow stripe)
#1359 Third Grade School is Cool (yellow with circles)

Goodbye Summer!

With the recent warm weather, I have certainly been reminded of why I love summer so much. So it was only fitting that I scrapped some of my summer photos!

~Shannon

Products Used:
1335 Watersport
1351 Swimming
1284 June

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