Most Valuable Player

Here's a different take on Alpha Varsity, this month's Stamp of the Month at Clear and Simple Stamps. I showed off the letters on something I haven't done in a while--a simple scrapbook page.

The page features a photo of one of my co-worker's sons, a talented basketball player, in action in a tournament earlier this year. It makes the perfect focal point for this 8" x 8" page. I went with a masculine navy and orange color scheme with kraft and cream accents.

The photo is matted on a corrugated kraft panel for texture, then layered on the navy background. I added a strip of dotted cream and orange paper, edged with a solid orange strip, along the bottom of the page. I used the Alpha Varsity letters to stamp "Clifton" in navy on a fancy-edged kraft die cut and used my sewing machine to stitch the piece in place.

I made my own embellishments for the page, including a layered star accent made from a combination of corrugated kraft and orange felt and topped with a button, and a fun prize ribbon, too. The ribbon came together quickly with a sentiment from CSS's MVP stamp set, a few layered die cut circles and some orange ribbon scraps.

For more CSS inspiration, be sure to stop by the CSS iPhone app. The app features a new project, complete with step by step instructions, every day. Here's a sneak peek at a project of mine that you'll be able to see exclusively on the app on Tuesday. You can find all the info on downloading the app here.

Materials Used:
Alpha Varsity and MVP stamp sets, True Blue Fan ink, True Blue Fan, Creamsicle Cardigan, On the Catwalk Cream, and Kraft Like a Rockstar cardstock, True Blue Fan button (Clear and Simple Stamps); corrugated kraft paper (Creative Imaginations); designer paper (My Mind's Eye); circle, pinking circle, and Labels 8 dies (Spellbinders); star dies (Papertrey Ink); orange grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); sewing machine; foam tape