Graduation Banner (Banner Bonanza Blog Hop)

Welcome to the Banner Bonanza Blog Hop!

I am your final stop in this hop and I hope to make it worth your wait!!!

We're so glad you could join us today! If you've come from Robin's blog, you're in the right place. If you've just come across the hop, please start at the beginning with Ashley at http://especiallymade.blogspot.com/  Made Especially For You

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I have a high school senior and I created a banner for his graduation open house.  I wanted to add tennis, bowling and baseball icons to his banner along with his name and 2013.

I started with my Gypsy.  I used the banner found on Birthday Bash and put the shadow on my mat sized to 4 inches.  Because I used solid color cardstock, I flipped half of the banner flags upside down to maximize space.

I need 18 banner flags, so I cut out three sets of banner flags in black cardstock.

The next Layer on my Gypsy has my banner flags also sized to 4 inches.  This layer will fit on the shadow banner flag and is a bit smaller, so I was able to fit three rows of flags.

I cut out two sets of banner flags in white cardstock.  Because the two banners are designed to layer on top of one another, the holes match up as long as both layers are cut out at the same time.

For the sports icons, I used balls from Sports Mania.  I selected a tennis ball, baseball and basketball (I hid the inside cuts and added three holes for a bowling ball) sized them to 2 inches.

I cut the pieces out of cardstock (yellow, red, white and black) and the back side of some Christmas paper.

Here are my pieces all cut out.

I cut out Tyler, 2013 and T (for Titans) from Varsity Letter sized to 2 inches.

I cut them out in blue and white cardstock.

I found these starburst circles from CTMH Art Philosophy and cut them out at 3 inches.

They make a nice background shape.  There was not enough black showing and the white of the letters/numbers blended in with the white banner flag.  The black shape really makes the letters/numbers pop!

I adhered the black starburst circle to the banner flags and pop-dotted the balls and letters/numbers on top.

I debated on which ribbon to use.  The blue looked better even though it was glittery!!!  Hopefully Tyler won't notice the glitter!

Here are some close ups of the completed banner.

I added a star from George at 1.59 inches to separate Tyler and 2013.

In this close up you can see that I pop-dotted the letters and balls on the banner.

It is so hard to get a good photo of this big banner, but I hope the close up shots give you a good look!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have been working hard to plan Tyler's graduation party.  If you have any suggestions for a party held at my house, please do share!!!

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1. Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

2. Angela - http://crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/

3. Teresa-http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/

4. Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

5. Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

6. Daphne - http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com

7. Cicily - http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/

8. An'Jenic - http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

9. Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

10. Julie- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/

11. Elecia- http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com/

12. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com

13. Robin - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

14. Lori ~ http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/****HERE

As you can see, I am the final stop in this hop. If you missed any other stops, please head back to the beginning to catch them all!!

Thanks Coach - Tennis Card

I typically create scrapbook pages but every now and then I need a card.  I prefer to make my own when I have the time and the supplies on hand!!

I made a card for Tyler's tennis coach at the end of his season to thank him for his time and dedication to our team.  I grabbed my Gypsy and opened up Sports Mania. 

I took two of these tennis ball frames from the Frame Option sized to 4 inches..  I used Hide Contour to hide all of the inside cuts from the frame on the left.  I welded the two frames together to create my card base.

I cut the card base out of white cardstock.

Because Sports Mania does not have any layer options, I had to make my own.  I put another tennis frame on Layer 2 of my Gypsy.

This time I used Hide Contour to hide the outside square cut.  I cut this out of yellow cardstock.

Here are my pieces cut out.

I used my scissors to trim around the edges of the tennis ball and adhered it onto the front of the card.

I used a stamp from my go-to Pink by Design set Everyday Occasions.

I just love window cards!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Class Picnic (LO)

Hi ~ Lori here from ScrappinMyStressAway!!

I am excited to be here at She's A Sassy Lady with a 2 page layout I created BEFORE I broke my right wrist.

Tanner's Kindergarten class picnic was held at our neighborhood park the last Thursday of the school year.  Tanner played soccer, football and baseball with his friends.  I wanted to capture this special day for him.

Of course, I started with my Gypsy: 

I found the soccer players from Sports Mania and sized them to 2.08 inches.

I found the grass from A Child's Year and sized them to 2.85 inches.  I ended up cutting two sets.

I grabbed the sign from Street Sign and sized it (and the layers) to 3.16 inches.

I used letters also from Street Sign to spell out PARK sized to 1 inch.

I found the swingset and slide from Pop-Up Neighborhood sized to 1.77 inches. 

I used the font from Nate's ABC's sized at 1.56 inches.

I opened up another layer and grouped the green cuts all together.

I opened another layer in order to group the rest of the cuts by color.  I cut everything out of cardstock.

I pop-dotted the grass cuts over the photos and park sign.

I used my Cricut Imagine and the Hopscotch cartridge to print the cloud paper.  I printed one 12x12 sheet and cut it in half - one for each page.

I crinkled up some creme colored cardstock and inked it to look like sand.  I put the swingset and slide in the sand.

I did not use the shadow layer for the title because I cut the wrong shade of blue.  I liked it better without a shadow, so I left it.

I journaled on a cloud.

I have been trying to use more than one patterned papers in my layouts - I am still not comfortable with this!!!  I used a string of green twine to separate the sky from the polka dotted grass.

Thanks so much Sheila for having me over today!!!

Frosted Designs Challenge ~ Sports Layout

Welcome to Frosted Designs 2nd Annual online Crop!  Lori here from ScrappinMyStressAway with your May 6th 10:00am - Noon challenge:  Sports Layout.  For this challenge you need to make a layout for any sport.

For my layout, I chose some photos of my son playing soccer.  You can create a layout with photos of a family member or friend playing sports, a sporting event that you attended, photos of sports equipment, your dream sport, your favorite sport, etc. 

I started my design with my Gypsy and Sports Mania Cartridge.

I put the soccer ball and layer on my mat sized to 4.54 inches.  I added the phrase Kick This sized to 2.23 inches, two of the soccer boy borders sized to 1 inch. ~ all from Sports Mania.

From Baseball, I added the jersey top sized to 2.69 inches.  I added the number 9 from Varsity Letter sized to 0.79 inches.

I cut out the pieces in black and white cardstock.

I used my Cuttlebug to emboss my background paper with sports words.  I inked the paper with Antique Linen.

I added some chipboard stickers from Me and My Big Ideas an some twine.

I decided to create a second page to go with.

The lighting was not the same when I finished this one.  I cut out I <3 Soccer at 1.82 inches and the soccer player at 4.57 inches both from Sports Mania.

I adhered the twine onto the heart.

I added some more of hte chipboard stickers (and some twine) to the layout.

Here are both of my layouts.

I have some sporty Blog Candy up for grabs.  I will use Random Number (Mr. Randy) to select my winner. Make sure you link up your sports layout ~ please no back posting!

Thanks so much for cropping with us this weekend!!!