elements | scrapbook 911
sporty style
Got a scrapbooking
problem? In each
issue we tackle one
reader’s dilemma
and show three
creative solutions.
the problem
I have dozens of photos of my
son from each season he has
played sports. How can I use
them on a page highlighting his
involvement through the years
without making it look
too cluttered?
—Kim Miller, LeMars, Iowa
3 so lution two: t uck extra photos into pockets
Tracy Kyle featured her favorite photos from two
seasons and stored the rest in colorful pockets. Adapt
this idea into a two-page spread if you’d like to include
pockets for additional seasons.
SOURCES Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper. Font: Century Gothic.
Stickers: SEI (letter), Font Werks (labels). Envelopes: Paper Source.
Pen: American Crafts. Design: Tracy Kyle.
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3 s o lution one: use past pho tos as d e tails
Shannon Zickel enlarged a current photo and used a
strip of photos from past seasons to reflect on her son’s
love of baseball.
SOURCES Patterned paper: Fancy Pants Designs (dots,
circles), American Crafts (green). Stickers: 7Gypsies (“ 3”),
American Crafts (“you,” “this game,” numbers), Creative Café
by Creative Imagination (labels), Scenic Route Paper Co. (“still”). Chipboard
accent: Heidi Swapp. Design: Shannon Zickel.
3 solution three: compare the first and current seasons
Lisa Storms used similar photos taken six years apart
to show the change in this star softball player. Her
theme accents and clever title help tell the story.
SOURCES Cardstock: World Win Papers. Patterned paper: Li’l Davis
Designs (yellow), Kimberly Poloson (green), Scrapworks (stripe). Font:
Typo Slab Serif o the Internet. Stickers: American Crafts. Rub-on:
Making Memories. Chipboard accents: BasicGrey. Epoxy accents: Cloud
9 Design. Punches: Fiskars. Floss: DMC Corp. Photos: Matt and Kirsten
Decker. Design: Lisa Storms.
