Basketball Layout

While I was cleaning out my scraproom I came across one of my favorite CTMH paper packs, Pro-Player. It's retired now but I still love it! Its "gamer" theme was originally purchased to document my oldest boy's love of video games but when I looked at it again I realized it's perfect for a sports layout!

This one is shares the story of my little guy's first basketball team. Unfortunately, his coach gave up in the middle of the season and decided to stop coaching. Thankfully though, my hubby and another dad stepped up and finished out the season for these kids!

Enjoy!

~Michelle Battitori

Project Recipe (all CTMH unless otherwise noted)
Paper: Slate Cardstock (X5930), Pro-Player (retired), White Daisy Cardstock (1385)
Stamps: All the Details (D1555)
Ink: Honey (Z2162), Ruby (Z2170), Pacifica (Z2192)
Other: Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, Pro-Player Complements (retired), Red Enamel Gems (Z3090)

National Papercrafting Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the National Papercrafting Month Blog Hop! Today, CTMH consultants will be showcasing artwork featuring the Picture My Life (PML), Live Your Day Scrapbooking program. If you've arrived from Gina's blog you are on the right track. For a complete list of hoppers please visit Melinda's blog HERE.

The Live Your Day collection is designed to coordinate perfectly with the new Everyday Life 2016 Planner pages and My Crush Everyday Life Pages, so you can seamlessly integrate pocket scrapbooking into your 2016 planner.

I love how empowering the quotes are on the 4x6 cards so I decided to step out of the box a bit and create a two-page scrapbook layout of my daughter meeting and training with Shannon Boxx, a former USA national Soccer player!

The layout was first designed in Cricut Design Space and uses elements of the Artbooking Cartridge. Here's a link to the file* if you'd like to recreate it: https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/35156337

*To cut you will need the CTMH Artbooking Cartridge. 

Thank you for checking out my project! I hope it inspired you to think a little outside the box and try something new with the Live Your Day PML cards! The set is only $8.95 and a terrific value with a ton of possibilities! To order yours please contact your CTMH Consultant or visit my websit { HERE } 

Now it's time to check out Jacquelin's blog to see what she's created.

Project Recipe
CC1058 PML Live Your Day, 1246 Hollyhock Cardstock, X5762 Lagoon Cardstock, Z13128 Paper Fundamentals Basic, Z3127 Paper  Fundamentals Whimsy, X5929 Whisper Cardstock, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, Z1990 Diagonal Striped Ribbon Thistle, Z1151 3D Foam Tape, Z1912 Corner Rounder, Z1979 Journaling Pen, Z3169 Cricut Artbooking

Baseball Scrapbook Layout

It's been awhile since I've posted traditional scrapbook layouts. Here's one I did recently to document a 2012 Washington National playoff game I was lucky enough to attend.

I used a retired paper pack called Fanfare. The design is based on a sketch from the Imagine How-To Program. The baseball accent was cut with the Cricut Artbooking Cartridge (at 2" I believe).

The banner was also cut with the Artbooking Cartridge. I accented the banner with glitter stickers and faux-stitching courtesy of Liquid Applique.

It may be hard to tell in the photo but to accent the team celebration I covered a piece of chipboard with coordinating paper and used it as a focal point on my photo. This is a great way to focus your eye on the subject without having to crop your photo!

The journaling box was also cut with my Cricut.. This time with the Art Philosophy Cartridge.

I feel a bit out of practice with traditional layouts but had a blast working on this one! Hopefully it will motivate me to keep going!

Supplies Used (All CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Paper: Fanfare B&T (retired), White Daisy Cardstock, Cranberry Cardstock, Indian Corn Blue Cardstock
Stamps: none
Ink: Indian Corn Blue (for distressing page)
Other: Cricut Artbooking, Cricut Art Philosophy, Image How-To, Liquid Applique, Glamour Alpha Stickers (retired)

Have a wonderful day,

~Michelle Battitori