Simple layouts for Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff

I look forward to my monthly design team shipment from Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff every month! However, I usually have more product than I can use in one month. Last week I pulled out some of my "leftovers" and started creating.

First, I used the new Tiny Woods line by Kaisercraft. I scrapped a couple photos of our fine dining experience in our own backyard in April. the boys love to build fires, so roasting hotdogs and s'mores is a much requested dinner option now!

I also scrapped Kevin's new class photo. We don't frame them, but just keep them in his scrapbook. I try to scrap them soon after he brings them home so they don't get damaged. I used Game Day Chili by Jillibean Soup for this layout. It's one of my favorite new lines.

A new shipment just arrived from SSS yesterday. I see some Scout layouts in my future...



Best Creation...

Last weekend was a bit of a letdown for us. After over a month of preparation with a new team, Blake was ready to play. (Kevin was ready to be batboy!) Our first tournament was scheduled. It rained.

We are going to try it again this weekend and hope the boys get their games in.

In honor of our upcoming baseball season, I have some layouts to share that I created for Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff with a line of Baseball themed products by Best Creation. It was a new manufacturer for me to work with and I admit that I was originally unsure about using something labeled "glitter paper" on my boys' layouts. I ended up loving the color scheme. It was refreshing to see baseball products that weren't the traditional red and blue. Plus, the glitter was subtle and worked for me.

Without further ado...

I made a few 2-pagers...

And a couple singles... The line also worked great for team photos. Super simple pages.

I am SOOOOO ready for baseball games to start!

Baseball Season is almost here...

Baseball practices have started for the boys and I could not be happier. Plus, it's been sunny and 80 degrees!!! Spring is here!

In honor of baseball season, I have a couple projects I completed for Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff that I would like to share with you.

I used the Little Yellow Bicycle "Game On" collection.

For my first layout, I scrapped Blake's all-star team from last summer. It was a great group of kids. Many of them are playing together this year. And, I also have a layout of us taking in our Minor League Louisville Bats. Hopefully we will have time to go see them again this year. That's always a fun outing, even if Blake doesn't smile in the photos!

Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff has some great sports lines in stock and more coming soon. You will see many sports layouts from me in the near future.

Happy scrappin'!

"Making the Team" again...

I have a few more sports layouts to share with you. I used the "Making the Team" line from Bella BLVD that I got from Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff.

Kevin had his first basketball practice on Saturday. I guess it's only fitting that I finally scrap last year's basketball pics. This year instead of doing Upwards, we have him playing in the new "Little League" basketball program they started at the high school.
We had a really good experience with Upwards last year. This layout documents the game where Kevin scored 8 points. We were so proud of him!

Blake also played Upwards last year. Luckily he was able to return for his last game after wearing a cast for the wrist he broke in practice for 5 weeks. And, I can't seem to scrap anything sports-related without throwing in something for Baseball. (Sometimes I think my baseball pics multiply in my photo boxes...) I added some wood veneer stars by Studio Calico to this layout.

I have really enjoyed working with this line. I still have a some scraps left and plan to use up every last bit of it!

Celebrating with "Animal Crackers"...

I have been a bit M.I.A. since Blake's birthday. Rest assured, I survived his 13th. However, although I'd love to share some pictures from his special day, I have had some camera issues that are making uploading my photos a little difficult. Plus, I just haven't had the time to mess with in.

In the meantime, I'll stick with the birthday theme (while not his 13th) and share some recent layouts I did for my design team commitment with Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff. I was really drawn to the bright colors and fun patterns of the "Animal Crackers" line by Imaginisce. I knew I didn't have any circus or fair pictures to use with the line, but instead felt that it would be perfect for some birthday pages.

Armed with Sketches for Scrapbooking Volume 8 by Allison Davis, I was able to sit down with this line, my photos, and a fun assortment of alphas and quickly knock out some documented memories.

First, I scrapped Tom's birthday from August.
2-page layouts make me so happy.

Pop dots turned shapes cut from patterned paper into instant embellishments.

The die-cut pennant strip was one of my favorite embellishments from the whole line. (LOVE those colors!)

Next up was Blake's 12th birthday.

It's obsvious from the pics that he really enjoyed his dinner out at the local Mexican restaurant.

I only used one side of the sketch for this single page layout. I used another of the pennant strips and added a couple different Thicker fonts, too. The pennants made yet another appearance on a page from Kevin's birthday last November. This layout is for Blake's album. Kevin loved the Cars set Blake gave him. In addition to Thickers (2 fonts), I also used alphas from Paper Trunk and Sassafrass Lass.

Our fun family game of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey needed a page to itself. My youngest sister won the game at Kevin's party last fall.

I used the ribbons from the line to help frame out the page. Several pop dots were also used on this layout.

I converted a couple of my favorite photos from Blake's 12th birthday to black and white. I'm glad I did since I think they look so nice on this next layout. They aren't competing with the bright colors on the rest of the layout.

Since I was out of my pennant borders, I used pennant paper!

When I have a lot of photos from one event, I often print them as photo collages. I did that for pics of Blake with his gifts. I like to document what he receives each year, so we can look back and remember his interests. In this case, I printed the photos as 2-up 4x6 collages. This made it very easy to get six photos on one page.

I used a set of Thickers, a set of Cosmo Cricket chipboard alphas and a sheet of Scenic Route alpha stickers for my big title.

To further accent the page, I added some scraps in the upper corner, a piece of ribbon and a Jenni Bowlin vintage looking button from my stash.

While going through my stash, I decided to use up some older (and large) chipboard alphas by Heidi Swapp on this final 2-pager. This layout shows off the gifts Blake got from family at his party last year.

I didn't have enough letters to spell the word I wanted, so I used the negative "scrap" from a G and just backed it with patterned paper.

Once again, I cut shapes out of the papers and adhered them with pop dots for dimension.Now I want to print out photos from this year's birthday and scrap them!

Happy scrappin'!

Vacation Rewind - Great Wolf Lodge...

I have a couple new 2-page layouts to share. I completed them both using the "Happy Camper" line by Imaginisce that I picked up over at Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff. I also used Allison Davis' Sketches for Scrapbooking Volume 8 sketches for both layouts. The photos are from our trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Cincinnati last summer. The boys LOVED our room! (I have to admit, I wasn't overly impressed, but it was cool for a boy.)

Of course, I worked in various alphas for my title.

And, I also completed a 2nd page of the same trip.

The lodge was good about having lots of opportunities for photo ops. I'm ready for another vacation!

"Making the Team"... (Part '2-pager')

Last weekend I used my Sketches for Scrapbooking Volume 8 book that I received for guest designing over at Sketch Support this summer. I pulled out some baseball photos and the new "Making the Team" line by Bella Boulevard that I picked up at Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff. I ended up with two layouts (one for each boy!) that really make me happy and more importantly document some special memories.

"Final Slam" is for Kevin's album. These photos are from his travel team's last weekend playing together. I liked this sketch because I was able to use so many different patterns.

I changed the title placement and worked in the chipboard banner flags from the paperline to further accent my title. The best part was that the alphas came WITH the line, too!I'm finding that I enjoy pulling something old from my stash to use on layouts with some of my newest products. On this layout, I dug out some naked chipboard stars I purchased at Hobby Lobby a LONG time ago. I covered them with patterned paper. I also took a large white brad and drew stitching on it with a Slick Writer to turn it into a baseball embellishment.

For my other boy, I created "Heavy Hitter."

Again, a sketch allowed me to use several different patterns. I completely altered the photo placement and added the larger photo with the black mat.

I mixed the alpha from the line with an old American Crafts Thicker font.

For an embellishment, I added a pop dot behind a small circular sticker to add dimension. I also added some hand-drawn stitching. And, whenever I have a chance, I like to include the boys' baseball number. We like our #18!

So far, I've completed NINE layouts with this paper line. I still have some supplies left and plan to work in at least one or two basketball layouts, too.

"Making the Team..."

As soon as I saw the preview of Bella Boulevard's new line "Making the Team" I knew I had to work with it. Needless to say, I was beyond THRILLED when I saw it was "coming soon" over at Scrappin' {Sports} Stuff. I couldn't wait for it to come in so I could use my design team credit!

My order arrived on Saturday right before we headed out for the day, but I worked in some quality scrap time on Sunday...

I scrapped a couple non-action shots of Kevin with a couple of his travel team teammates. These three had so much fun together! I used a sheet of black cardstock for my base. Everything on this layout is from the Bella Boulevard line with the exception of the red arrow - it's Jillibean Soup corrugated cardboard sprayed with Mr. Huey Schoolhouse mist by Studio Calico.

I loved the funky alphabet that came on the sticker sheet and added in a couple chipboard numbers for my title.

Next, I had to document Blake's great "Trifecta" - showcasing the baseballs he hit out of the three ball fields in our league.

This layout came together really quick since I used the black patterned paper with quotes and simply topped it with a section of the border striped paper. I was even able to add my journaling to the grid patterned section. I mixed my title using Bella Blvd. chipboard numbers and a mix of American Crafts Thickers and Paper Trunk alphas in white.

I hand-cut a baseball from one paper and added it with pop dots for a fun little accent.

When Blake played in the District Tournament in July, I ended up with a lot of great photos. "100% Athlete" catches him sliding back to 1st base and all dirty afterwards. He even ripped a hole in his pants (knee) the first time he ever wore them!

EVERYTHING on this layout was part of the paper line with the exception of the three brads I added to the flag stickers.

I fell in love with the bright colors and fun patterns - they make me happy.
Blake made a great play (on his knees!) while playing 3rd base. These photos told a great story that deserved a page to themselves. "Game Face" spotlights two of my favorite photos from Districts. My boy is so handsome.

I just added pop dots to a few stickers to give the page some dimension.

Lucky for me, we captured some of Blake's emotion behind the plate. I thought the "It's all in your attitude" quote from the paper line was PERFECT for this layout.

I added an older American Crafts sticker font with a classic set of Thickers.

And, since Blake was catching most of the weekend...I had another layout of him behind the plate.

I'm still enjoying the banner trend. As you can tell, I LOVED working with line! I have a few more projects to share with it, but I'll save them for another day.

Happy scrappin'!