Batter Up!!!

I've been at it with more of Scrappin' Sports &More's custom papers!  This one I made to highlight Colby's love of tee-ball, and especially batting!  He swings as hard as possible every time! 

I have really been enjoying SS&M's brand new papers that have yet to be released this week, too!  I can't wait to show those to you-- you are going to LOVE them!!!  *wink, wink*

Batter Up:

Products Used:

#916- Custom Rugged Sports 

#1005- Defining Baseball

Bella Blvd Sneaks...

I am just curious what you all think of the new Bella Blvd. Sneaks that they released on their blog yesterday and today.  I am pretty excited about them, and I am pretty sure they will be in my scrappy lil' hands as soon as I can get them!!   Check out their BLOG and check them out.... and don't forget to leave comments over there to win some!!

Scrappin' Sports & More's CUSTOM PAPERS!!

You read that right... CUSTOM! With SS&M's Custom Papers, you can acutally customize your colors and your text! And, it's so much fun! The Custom Papers is what SS&M will be featuring at CHA this year, so you will be seeing a lot of it here on my blog and on the SS&M Blog, as well.

Products Used:
#998- Custom Pep Rally

And the winner is....

..."LORI"

Congratulations to you!! Please email me at nwise(at)metrocast(d0t)net with your mailing address and I will get a little somethin' out in the mail to you.

Thank you so much to all who visited and left the sweet comments. I hope you will be back to visit often!

Ode to SNR!

Welcome to the friends of Scrapbook News and Review!
I am so honored to be a part of the special staff that is SNR! If you haven't had a chance to check out the monthly online magazine, I would really encourage you to do so! There are articles, tutorials, sketches and TONS of inspiration in every single issue! You can check out how the subscriptions work HERE. For only $4.99 a month, you get access to all of the layouts, cards, ATC's, Mixed Media and more in each issue! You won't find a deal like this on any newsstands!

And, YOU can be published in SNR, too! All you have to do is check out the montly calls and submit your work. Just go to the SNR Home Page and click on the tab that says "Calls" for the most up to date calls and the submission forms!

Don't forget to visit the SNR Forums, as well! There are amazing, inspiring discussions happening every day!

I want to share with you some of my work that was published in the May issue!

Eggtastic was for the "Clean & Simple" Style Spotlight Call. It's based on a sketch by Pamela Young and features my kiddos having a great time doing their egg hung on Easter morning.

Gettin' Hosed was for the "Funny Family Photos" call. Most people immediately thought of the non-furry members of their family doing funny things, but we have a furry member of our family that keeps us laughing all the time- especially when he plays with the hose! There is hidden journaling under the photo (just pull on the tab) that tells the story of Fergus playing with the hose and even occasionally spraying US with it!

Dance was for one of the sketch calls for May. It was a gorgeous sketch! I love the way SNR does their sketches- you get to see the sketch and then several different takes on it- different styles, adding photos, rotating the sketch, changing the balance and weight, and even using it for cards, altered projects and ATC's!

Thank you so very much for stopping by my blog! I hope that you will become a follower and visit often! To celebrate the FUN of this SNR event on my blog, I would love to give away a RAK! Please leave a comment here and I will choose a winner on Wednesday, July 7th! Be sure to come back to see if you won!

Have a wonderful day!

Summer's Heating Up!

So let's cool it down with a good "Summer Splashdown!" For this layout I used some of Scrappin' Sports & More's FABULOUS Custom Papers! They are so cool, and you will be hearing LOTS more about them in the very near future! *wink, wink* You can check them out HERE!

Products Used:
#1148- Classic Cheerleading
#901- Custom Marbled

Thank you for stopping by!!

I'm Rockin' Out....

....at Scrapbook Deals 4U's Summer Camp Rock Crop! This week's challenge was a BLAST and I am super excited to announce that this layout won the most votes this week!!! I am so honored- there was some AMAZING work shared this round! I can't wait to see what next week's challenge (based on Prince) will bring!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Come on back soon!!!

A few things to share....

Hi, All!! I hope you are all enjoying beautiful sun-shiney days! Just thought I'd take a few minutes to share a few things I have been up to....

This layout was done for the Camp Rock Crop at Scrapbook Deals 4U. It's been a super fun crop so far and I can't wait to see what week four's challenge will be! I am LOVING this line from My Mind's Eye, too!

And, this is the card I made for my dad for Father's Day. He's quite the handy guy to have around so I thought this would be perfect for him! I used Scrappin' Sports & More papers to create a "Tape Measure" card. When you pull out the "tape" all the way, it's about two feet long! And, we all signed the back before we gave it to him. Happy Father's Day, Dad!!

I'll be back to share more very soon!! Thanks for stopping by!

{Project 12} Gardening: We dig it!

The design team at Scrappin' Sports & More is participating in the Project 12 challenge at the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog. I used the left side of May's two page sketch and scrapped about how we plant our garden every year at the end of May. This is a project that has become very important to our family over the last few years, and we love planting and tending our garden together!

SS&M Products Used:
#1221- Young and Active Seasons: In the Garden
#1095- Young and Active in the Back Yard: Tire Swing

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Time to take some ACTION...

...action SHOTS, that is! My challenge at My Sketch World this month is to use some ACTION SHOTS on your layout. For my example, I used photos of my 6 year old and his 20 year old buddy doing cannon balls into the pool. They had so much fun! If you would like to participate in the challenge (and check out the other challenges this month), just swing on over to the new MSW Forum! See you there!! Thanks for stopping by!!