Color
In honor of the Olympic Rings, grab those true basic
Crayola colors of red, green, blue, yellow, and black and see what they can do
for you!
Theme
Get
Sporty! Have some fun on the couch rooting on our athletes and
then head outside to play some of your own games. Maybe even host
a mini Olympics for the kids. Can you say photo op?
Technique
Work the circle! Channel the
rings and the medals of the Olympic Games and play with
circles on your creations this month.
Card
Congratulate and celebrate! There
are always amazing occurrences in our lives and those of our
loved ones. Make up a batch of cards so you are ready
to help them celebrate those moments.
Check out all of our
streets here.
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2008
Summer Olympic Games
Beijing, China
and the World
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Although the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC, the modern Olympics truly began in 1896 in Athens when the first games governed by the International Olympic Committee took place. 241 participants from 14 nations attended those games. In 2004, Athens again played host to the games with nearly 11,100 competitors from 202 countries.
The Olympics have survived wars, boycotts, drug scandals, violence, apathy, and politics to endure as the highest competitive honor able to be achieved by an athlete.
Modern journalism, television, and the internet bring a new vibrancy to the games. Instead of reading about winners in the daily paper days later, countrymen now can watch and cheer on their athletes live. They can learn the trials and drama behind the athletes, embrace their unique personalities, and feel a sense of pride for their country.
Fan favorites for the summer games are many with gymnastics as the frontrunner overall. Also scoring high on the must watch lists are swimming, diving, beach volleyball, track and field, basketball, and soccer. Are you ready to gather around the television and root on your athletes?
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Great Outdoors
Kit
This kit brings the earthiness of
the outdoors right to your scrap
table. It starts with 12 sheets of
paper from BasicGrey and Kaiser in
browns, blues, and greens with a
hint of rust and white.
Next we added in Scrap Works Rub
on folder with over 650 images in a
warm chocolate brown.
To embellish, we chose buttons
from BasicGrey in coordinating
colors and sweat pearls from Kaiser.
If you haven't tried these yet, you
are going to love them!
All for only $15. Grab yours
today!
Click here for details!
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