Huge Karen Foster Give-Away!

Karen Foster Design will be kicking off a week of sneak peeks starting on Monday.

Be sure to stop back here to see some of the new collections being released at the upcoming CHA show and to enter the drawing to win one of four FABULOUS prizes!

Each prize has a value of over $350 and is jam packed with goodies... check it out!

Here is a list of what is included in each of the four prize packages:

- FOUR brand new themed collections being debuted at CHA Winter 2011 (with all of the corresponding papers, stickers, and embellishments)

- FIVE of the themed collections released in October 2010 (including all of the papers and stickers)

- ONE High Society Paper Craft Stack with 84 sheets of coordinating black and white patterned papers (retail value $19.99)

- ONE 3-D Peek A Box (retail value $29.99)

- ONE Countdown Calendar (retail value $19.99)

- FOUR Assorted Pocket Notepads from our Stationery Collection (retail value $19.96)

- ONE Holiday Bottle It Up Kit

- ONE Harvest Bottle It Up Kit

- ONE Holiday Make N Tag Kit (retail value $15.99)

- TWO assorted Scrapper's Spools

- TWO assorted Tubes of Crazy Coil Brads

- THREE assorted Sports Themed Lil' Stacks

- TEN brand new Summer Themed Lil' Stacks

- ONE brand new Trinket Vintage Button Brads

- ONE brand new Flying THIN-ments Decorative Metal Brads

- ONE brand new Buds THIN-ments Decorative Metal Brads

- ONE brand new Bubbles Fancy Frame

- FIVE brand new Sports Themed Clear Stamp Sets (retail value $29.95)

- ONE Cancer Survivor Clear Stamp Set

- SIX packages of Swirl Burst Brads (one package of each color - retail value $29.94)

- ONE package of Metal Loopy Brads

- TWELVE packages of Birthstone Brads (one package for each month)

- ONE package of Black & White Bradlines

- ONE package of Screw Brads

- ONE package of Mini Screw Brads

- ONE package of Bloomin' Charms


For a total retail value of well over $350! Wouldn't it be fun to come home and find this box sitting on your doorstep?

Be sure to come back starting Monday to help us celebrate Sneak Peek Week and to find out how to enter the giveaway.

Scrappin' Sports Stuff Design Team Work

Stop by the Scrappin' Sports Stuff blog this month to see some great projects by the Design Team!

Here are my projects for this month:

Cracked
During my son's fourth season of tackle football with two games left (play-off and Super Bowl) we noticed his helmet had a crack. It was a mad scramble to find a loaner since none of the local stores had one in stock. Thankfully we found one and he was able to finish out the season! Now this helmet is retired to the shelf in DS's room with all of his trophies.



HomeRun
Here is a layout about my son hitting a game winning home run during the play-offs this past spring - what a moment to capture!



Thanks for stoppin' by & don't forget to stop back by on Friday for the HUGE Karen Foster give-away!

Scrappin' Sports & More Design Team Work

Here is a layout for Scrappin' Sports & More's blog this week, I love baseball photos (and spray mists)! :)

Check out the rest of the Design Team's fabulous work over there - the blog is ROCKIN'!

Stay tuned for some AWESOME new products from Scrappin' Sports & More for CHA at the end of the month - I am super excited!!

Also, check back on Friday for a HUGE Karen Foster give-away!! Trust me, you don't want to miss this!!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Wacom Tablet

For Christmas I rec'd a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet ... sounded fun when I asked for it, but when I got it I wondered what I would do with it LOL!

First of all I downloaded some digital Copic markers and colored some digi stamps I had:




Then I decided to try writing on my photo - LOVE LOVE this technique, Santa is my handwriting:


Then I decided to sign up for a self-paced online class Pen Tablet Basics for Scrapbookers by Jessica Sprague and I created this digital layout for the first lesson :



Lots of learning going on & I think I ultimately want to use the pen / tablet in Photoshop while editing photos ... maybe some hybrid scrapping projects too.

Hope you had a safe & happy New Year!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Scrappin' Sports & More Design Team Work

Here are my design team projects for Scrappin' Sports & More. Check out the blog for other fabulous projects by the rest of the design team!

ten years old

Our Great Dane recently turned ten years old so I wanted to create a layout celebrating her birthday. My 9-year old son took this fantastic photo of her and I combined Scrappin' Sports & More's fun papers and stickers from two of their new lines: Down on the Farm & Calendars Made Easy.

Products used:
Calendars Made Easy: February paper #1280
Down on the Farm: Dogs paper #1293
Down on the Farm: Dogs stickers #5554

Begging Burros

One of our favorite stops on our South Dakota road trip was in Custer State Park to see the Begging Burros! If we would have had more food for them we would have stayed all day - but they quickly ate the two loaves of bread we brought for them and a box of graham crakers! At one point we had eight burros around our car! The white one at my window would nibble on my coat if I didn't feed him fast enough!

Products used:
Down on the Farm: Tractors #1302
Defining the Game: Soccer #1035
Defining the Game: Gymnastics #1025

And finally we used a sketch from Page Maps:

Three time Super Bowl CHAMPS

My son's football team has gone to the Super Bowl all four years, however they lost in 2009. Winning three Super Bowls in four years is quite the accomplishment for any team!

Products used:

Classic Sports Classic Football Paper #1150

Name of the Game Footballs Paper #1257

Football Reflections Paper #1198

Down the Field Rub-ons #7506

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Scrappin' Sports Stuff DT Work

Here are my design team projects that were featured on the Scrappin' Sports Stuff blog this month. You can check out the blog for specific products & instructions.

Capturing another season of football with the tradition of the 'play off mohawk'. This photo was taken after they won the play off game. The journaling card was left blank so I could add the boy's names after I scanned the layout.

This layout was a lot of fun with the glimmer mists on the white cardstock! Such a great accomplishment!!

Had a lot of fun playing with Bo Bunny's Mama-razzi line to create a card for my cousin's birthday.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!

~Carolyn

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I want to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Be sure to take a step back from your busy day-to-day life and be thankful for the little things throughout the year, not only at Thanksgiving.

Earlier this month at Scrappin' Sports & More we created layouts about something we are thankful for ... here is mine ... I am thankful for the TIME TOGETHER we spend as a family and with each other - Here, I captured a photo of Rick helping Seth at a scrimmage football game this summer.

Happy Thanksgiving & thanks for stoppin' by!

It's been a while ....

... these days life seems to pass pretty fast! October came & went with the blink of an eye!

Now we are knee-deep in Superbowl fun! Seth's team is going for the 4th year in a row so we have a lot of traditions that we keep up with, which also keeps me very busy as the team mom.

The past few years I have made a DVD for the team with photos from the season, but this year we decided to mix it up a bit & I made one of these for each boy on the team:

And here is my practice one since baseball photos are easier:

Love how they turned out. The templates are from http://www.easydigitals.com/.

Last night treated myself to the latest QK alpha release, isn't that font just yummy!?

Thanks for stoppin' by & hopefully I will post more often! :)

~Carolyn

Karen Foster Design Team!

WOW! Yes ME! I have been asked to join the Karen Foster Design Team!! How cool!! I am looking forward to working with some very talented ladies there! :)


For my tryout I was given two lines from Karen Foster's new Oct 2010 releases; You can check out all of the Oct 2010 releases on their facebook page (gasp - yes that is me linking to facebook! :) ) You can also see projects from the other designers using the new releases HERE! Great stuff, huh!


I rec'd the St. Patty's Day and Cancer Survivor lines; here are my projects using the lines:

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

~Carolyn

Labor Day weekend scrapping!

Over Labor day weekend I was one busy scrapper! Eight 1-page layouts & one 2-page layout! YAY!

The first Two are design team work for Scrappin' Sports & More.

This summer Seth tried out for two baseball teams at a more competitive level. One was a tournament only team & one was AAA and tournaments. This layout is about his tryout for the AAA and tournament team.

Here is another layout for Scrappin' Sports & More - love these photos of Seth!

Here are a few design team projects for Scrappin' Sports Stuff:

There are a few more that I cannot share just yet. :)

Thanks for stoppin' by!

4th season

It's not only hard to believe that summer is coming to an end as football pre-season is in full swing and my son's regular season games start September 4th but it's also hard to believe that my son is in his fourth year of tackle football.

Here is my layout titled "4th season". This layout was inspired from Creative Scrappers Sketch #118. Sketches are a great way to get my scrappin' mojo flowing! :)



Scrappin' Sports & More Products used:
#1324 Sports Head On Football
#1329 Sports Head On Racing
#1336 Sports Head On Wrestling
#1198 Football Reflections


Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Kenny Chesney - The Boys of Fall

**swoon** as if Kenny wasn't already one of my favorite artists ... he goes & does something like this! These song lyrics will be the inspiration for many football layouts to come, the ideas are already spinning in my head!

Hope you enjoy this song too!

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Back to school!

Are your kiddos gearing up to head back to school? My son started the 4th grade last week! Though he had his doubts since his two best pals were in two other classes - he is lovin' his teacher & his classmates!


I love to give my son's teacher a little treat to kick off the school year - I usually make a card & tuck in a Starbucks gift card. Here is the card for my son's teacher this year:



This card featureds the fun new WRMK Show & Tell Line and will be on the Scrappin Sports Stuff Blog this month, be sure to check it out! :)



Thanks for stoppin' by!

Two new layouts

Here are two layouts I created over the weekend that will be featured on the Scrappin' Sports Stuff blog later this month, so be sure to check them out!

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Cousins (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

Here is a layout of my son with his two cousins, I only have this one photo of the three of them where no one is crying lol!

I used the Fancy Solid Custom Paper by Scrappin' Sports & More - I love the font!!

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

Products used:

#903 Fancy Solid Custom Paper

#1148 Classic Cheerleading Paper

#7524 Merry Go Round Rub-ons

#7523 Climbing Rubons

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

UTAH: Arches Nat'l Park (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

Utah is a gorgeous state! I loved our visit to Arches National Park in the Spring 2009.

This layout features Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom Leather Grain 2 Paper, which is amazing by itself so I wanted to keep this layout simple to showcase both the papers and the photos.

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

Products used:

#999 Custom Leather Grain 2

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

School Days (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

I used my son's school colors and school name to create a general layout of his elementary school. I listed all of the teachers he has had so far and I will add to the list as the years go by!

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




Products used:
#903 Custom Fancy Solid
#1240 Cheerleading Game
#7520 Swing Rubons

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Good Dog (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

I decided to stay simple with my selection on the Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom Varied Spirit Names paper by just using a black font color - the fun thing is you can pick from a wide variety of colors and your choice of words!

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





Products used:
#927 Custom Varied Spirit Names
#1299 Steer
#1293 Dogs

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Birthday Boy (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

I love the flourishes on Scrappin' Sports & More's custom flourish 2 papers! I thought this one would make a fun birthday paper!

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

Products used:

#913 Custom Flourish 2 Paper

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Monster Trucks: World Finals X (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

In 2009 we took a trip to Las Vegas to see the Monster Jam World Finals X - this is the big end of season event in which trucks qualify for all season long. At first, I was just excited for the mini family vacation ... I never expected to have as much fun as I did or meet as many nice people. The drivers of the Monster Trucks are so nice, so much fun and so very appreciative of their fans (as well as their fan's parents for bringing them!)

This layout features Scrappin' Sports & More's Custom Spirit Names Paper to highlight the champions of the 2009 World Finals X. The Free-Style champion was AirForce and the Racing winner was Maximum Destruction. I had a lot of fun creating this layout!

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




Products used:
#906 Custom Spirit Names Paper
#1296 Down on the Farm - Horses Paper
#1137 Playing the Game Paper

Thanks for stoppin' by !

~ Carolyn

Scrappin' Sports & More NEW CHA LINES!

Scrappin' Sports & More is releasing two more fantastic lines at CHA!

The first one is called Sports Head On - I LOVE this line!! The second one is called Calendars Made Easy - check back later this week for layouts using that fun line!!


Extreme Golf
I cut out the golf balls from the Sports Head On Golf paper & pop dotted them to frame the photo. The X is cut from the Sports Head On Soccer paper.



Journaling:

two boys

an air soft gun

and a golf club

June 2010






Target Practice

I cut out the scopes from the hunting paSports Head On - Hunting paper and used the back side camo design ... I am going to us a lot of this camo pattern since my son is totally into anything camo! I also used the back sides of the Sports Head On Music and Wrestling papers.



Journaling:

You love target shooting with your BB gun. Jan 2010

Thanks for stopping by & be sure to check back later for more Custom Paper CHA releases as well as layouts using Scrappin' Sports & More's new calendar line!

Road Trip (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

Who doesn't love a good road trip? The first one we took as a family was from Colorado to Las Vegas in March 2009. We made sure to get photos of the states as we entered or left them - having those photos was a fun way to show our path.

When selecting my Scrappin' Sports & More custom paper for the road trip, I decided to have fun and mimic a road with the black with yellow and white stripes.

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



Products used:
#922 Custom Stripe 2 Paper
#1313 On the Edge Hockey Paper

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Exploring Castlewood Canyon (Scrappin' Sports & More CHA!)

This year for Mother's Day we went on a hike to Castlewood Canyon - we had a great day!

I love how this custom paper by Scrappin' Sports & More came out - I love the bright white grungy "exploring" against the dark brown.

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





Products used:
#921 Custom Stripe
#1101 Balancing Act

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn