BOMBERS painted sneakers

 My son plays baseball on the BOMBERS, an 11U youth baseball team.  In June, they played in the AAYBA World Series in Flower Mound, Texas.  To show some extra spirit, I bought some white canvas sneakers and painted them in BOMBERS' fashion!  I put some pics of my shoes on Facebook, and my best friend, whose son is on the same team, demanded that she have a pair also!  lol

 This is her pair! painted them with acrylic paint, using several different sizes of paint brushes...mostly tiny!

For the BOMBERS pattern, I used the same design as our pins that our boys got to trade with the other teams.   This was definitely the hardest part of the shoes.

 Here is my son's towel with the pins he collected from other teams.

Here is a close-up of a few of the pins.  The BOMBERS pin I painted on the shoe is right in the middle!

 Peace. love, and baseball!!!

 Her son's name is Jake!!

 These shoes are "#2's MOM"!!  

 Baseball flowers, of course!!

 On this side, I painted "AAYBA World Series" to commemorate our special week!

I think they turned out pretty well!  Besides mine and my friend, Kelli's, I also made my eight year old daughter a pair!  Anything for the BOMBERS!!

 Kelli (on the left), and I (on the right), showing off our BOMBERS sneakers with Terri(in the middle)!

 The BOMBER sisters!!  Macy is the 2nd one from the right, wearing the white t-shirt and holding 2 dolls.  She is wearing her painted shoes, but you can barely see them.

 Poor Jacob, one of our teams members, broke his thumb in one of the games, and had to return the next day with a cast on it!  He was pretty disappointed.  I painted his cast with the BOMBER symbol to try to cheer him up!!

Myself, my husband, and my kids!

The BOMBERS ended up winning 15th in the Diamond Division, which made us 31st in 84 teams! We were pretty happy with that, especially for our first year at the World Series! Good job, boys!  We love you!!

Peek a Boo Monsters "Guess the Date" Raffle Ticket Boards

 A friend of ours is one of my 11 year-old son's baseball trainers.  He and his wife are expecting twin boys, and she is due in July.  He works at D-Bat training facility in Mansfield, and he also coaches the D-Bat 13 year old select baseball team.  As a fundraiser, he wanted to have a "Guess the date" game(for twins, there is really a great variation as to when they could be born!).  I made calendars for him with two small tickets in a little pocket for each day am/pm that a ticket could be purchased for.  I perforated the bottom edges so that they would have a receipt of the  day/time that was purchased.    He said the baby boys' room would be decorated in "Peek a Boo Monsters" bedding, and that they would love to have the calendars match that theme...

                                                          So, here they are...May...

June...

and July!!!

   I think he said that so far, he had sold 40 tickets!  Yea!!! 

 I'd better get my ticket purchased before they're all gone!!  lol  

         P.S.  Any ideas on what day/time I should choose?!?!

 No matter what day they come, I sure am excited to hold those lil' monsters!!

~  Shelley   xoxo

                                

Prarie Chic Album Class

 

Hey, guys!  I'm teaching this "Prarie Chic" Album as a class at The Crafty Scrapper on May 11 at 2:30 pm for $45.

We'll make this chipboard album by Maya Road look like weathered wood!  We'll be using the paper and many embellishments from Prarie Chic by Bo Bunny.  We also are using several goodies from Maya Road and paint by Tim Holtz!

This should be a fun one!  Come join us!  Call the store to sign up:  972-923-3151!

~ Shelley

My Make-n-Take

 

My Make-n-Take for the Make-n-Take Madness at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, April 13th!

See the previous post below for details!

Make~n~Take Madness at The Crafty Scrapper

The Crafty Scrapper 308 South College Street Waxahachie, Texas 75165 972-923-3151 www.thecraftyscrapper.com HOURS: Monday ~ Thursday 10am-6pm Friday 10am-midnight Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday Closed Wow, I cannot believe its been 8 years since I opened the store! It truly has been a journey of ups & downs, meeting and making new friends, a lot of learning, growing personally & creatively and many many blessings. I am blessed to have an fantastic  creative team, hard working employees and the best customers...thank you! We want to celebrate turning 8 and ignite your creativity by spending the day with our talented teachers and designers as we mix, mingle, and most importantly CREATE! Purchase your  Make-n-Take Madness  ticket for just $20, and finish 1 make-n-take or all 10 for the same price! We will have scratch off discounts from 10% ~ 40% with 3 BIG prizes valued $50~$300, giveaways, birthday cake and much much more....so come help us celebrate! Saturday April 13th 2013 10~5pm $20 (for your MNT ticket) Purchase your ticket starting today. Must participate in make~n~take, there will be no kits available. Limited number of tickets.  And now without further ado, here’s a peek at our MNT Team and the fabulous projects that you will create! Introducing Carolyn Ross....... Crafty Scrapper Owner/Teacher/Designer I am inspired by colors, patterns and anything old and vintage. My love of gardening inspires me the most! Who inspires me? Besides all the wonderful friends I have meant along the way in the design world, I would have to say my son. Watching him grow, changing and all the crazy things he does make me what to capture the moment by creating something that will stay with me forever. ~Carolyn Introducing Gena Glover....... Crafty Scrapper Store Manager/Teacher/Designer My inspiration in found in so many things... family, nature, wonderful products and teachers and designers. I am very blessed to work at the store and interact with so many talented people. ~Gena Introducing Anita Scroggins....... Crafty Scrapper Teacher/Designer I am inspired by everything around me! I usually start with my photos and go from there. I love to pull my supplies out and find new ways to use them too. The whole creative process is part of my daily routine - every single day.   ~ Anita     Introducing Jim Hankins (The Gentlemen Crafter)....  Designer/Teacher I am inspired by so many aorist's and designers. To name a few, Dyan Reaveley, Tim Holtz, Dina Wakley and Donna Downey. Each has their own special way to "do" art and from each I take inspiration.   I love paper crafting and find inspiration for my paper projects from just driving down the street and observing life. There are so many interesting things to out there to take note of and mimic when creating. ~ Jim   Introducing Sonia Doneghue..... Crafty Scrapper Designer  My inspiration is found in everyday life. I am constantly framing things in my head...images of trees at sunset, an elderly lady crossing the street with groceries in tow, a runaway balloon ascending into the clouds, the fastener on a seat back tray in an airplane, my pup's nose, freckles on cheeks...all very ordinary, but extraordinary in my eyes. I am inspired by music, by the way a complete stranger can sing words that are fragments of something I am feeling or have felt. Being an aural person, when I hear those fragments I am instantly transferred to that place, to that time. Words alone are powerful, but put some music notes behind them and those words take flight! I could go on and on about all of the things that inspire me but I think I have given you a good idea. Although I LOVE to buy craft supplies…papers, embellishments, chipboard, stamps, etc., those things do not necessarily inspire me. However, they do allow me a very unique and beautiful way to filter out the stream of consciousness, the love, the hurt, the anger, the funnies, and even the ridiculous things that go on in my head, in my heart. I have had two constant inspirations in my life, my parents. I was blessed with my mother’s creative nature, and my father’s appreciation for music. I am also inspired by artists such as Kelly Rae Roberts. Kelly Rae is amazing and inspirational and many are surprised that I own so many of her pieces. Although I have been known to create some “not so positive” pieces of work, I do surround myself daily, whether in my office or at home, with encouraging tokens of art. As I look around the room now, I see “Our dreams give us wings…”, “Express yourself, do something creative.”, “She lived her heart’s glowing truth every single day.”, “Put your heart into it!” and an over sized eraser that says “For BIG Mistakes”. Hehehe. ~ Sonia   Introducing Shelley Hamilton....... Crafty Scrapper Teacher/Design team What inspires me: new techniques and products Who inspires me: anyone who enjoys creating  ~ Shelley   Introducing Frank Vento...... Crafty Scrapper Teacher What Inspires Me? Everything...from the turning cogs of a clock, to the colorful hues of the evening skies. Who Inspires Me? Everyone. Everyone has something in them that makes them unique....to ignore those aspects of other people robs me of the opportunity to be inspired by their differences. ~ Frank   Introducing Tina Covington........ Crafty Scrapper Teacher   Who inspires you? I really can't answer this question with an individual person. I am going with all the stampers in blogland, as I get so many of my ideas from other blogs, pinterest, stamping forums, etc. What inspires you? My creativity comes from many different places. It might be a set of stamps, or a great sketch (as most of my cards begin with a sketch), or pretty papers. Or, it might be something not related to stamping at all, like a photograph or a combination of colors. I never know what might inspire me and allow my creativity to flow. ~ Tina Introducing Patty Rogers....... Crafty Scrapper Designer Inspiration for my paper crafting comes from nature, love of art, human relationships, family history and stories. Most importantly, I am inspired by family members, both living and those who are no longer with us. ~Patty     Introducing Christy Gilbreath..... Teacher/Designer & Sales Rep. Inspiration for me comes from many different angles. I love color and flowers. Anything floral that has the touch of Spring will set my mind to create. A rainbow of colors are the most fascinating things to me. I am drawn to colors, bright cheerful colors! I love whimsical fun products to create with.  Who inspires me? Depends. Most of the time it is the cheerfulness of my grand kids. I love to create with them in mind. I find a lot of inspiration from their energy and the way they see the world. ~ Christy We have a special guest joining us from 10~noon ONLY Introducing Caroline Lau...... Maya Road What inspires me? Seeing people in all different stages of paper crafting using Maya Road products.  Who inspires me? My two kids - Noah and Olivia ~Caroline   Feel free to call the store with any questions 972-923-3151