Softball Memory Mate

Now if your mom is not a scrapbooker, you have these sitting in your room maybe on a dresser.  My kids just know mom takes them and they get "gussied" up.  Here is L's softball memory mate:

The photo of the bats worked perfectly with (my favorite neutral) Sahara Sand.  I layered that onto Basic Black to make it stand out even more.  I wanted to include the names of the girls on the team, but didn't have much room....that's where a hidden pocket come in.  If you pull the ribbon, out comes the names.  I used the Apothecary Accent Framelits to back the list of names.  I used the new Silver pen to write the group and year on.  LOVE that I remembered I had that, and it worked perfect with the silver accent around the photos. 

Here's how I did the title: I cut chipboard using the Alphabet Typeset dies and then used my Real Red craft ink to color them.  Once dry, I then applied a layer of Crystal Effects on them.  They are super shiny and you'll always have the letter you need.  For the softball I cut out the O and then traced it.  I started with Daffodil Delight card stock and then pierced holes to stitch it.  I dyed my Bakers Twine using my Real Red reinker and Rubbing Alcohol.  After stitching it, I decided to carefully use my Daffodil marker and color it also.

I'm linking this up to Create with Connie and Mary, a challenge site that I haven't played with in quite some time.  I just happened to use this week's colors....love it when that happens.


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