Burlap Bags by Angi

Angi Barrs just loves the new line of burlap and muslin bags from SRM stickers. They are right up her crafty alley!

Today she would like to show you some fun ways to dress up the Burlap bags.  She finds them so perfect for gifting.  Angi used a Medium Burlap Bag and Pastel Borders for her first project.

The top of Angi's Burlap bag features one of the Border Pastel stickers.

And on the bottom Angi placed another sticker, "it's the little things", from that same Pastel Border.

And on her second project Angi used the new Take 2 Stickers by the Dozen Birthday.  And a touch of solid twine!

Wondering how to secure different papers, stickers, embellishments and fibers to your burlap bags?  Angi has given us a few pointers.

Tips for crafting with burlap bags:

1. Staples are great to hold your embellishments to the bag. {Angi stapled underneath the layers so that they are not visible on top}

2. Fabric glue is also great to use on the bags.

You can use these bags in so many ways!  They are perfect for birthdays, weddings, baby showers, or any type of gifting.

Valentine Pencil Cards by Latrice

Need something spectacular for a Valentine's card?  Here's an idea that's sure to impress!

Latrice Murphy had Cupid's arrow in mind and she made it come to life by using SRM's XOXO Pencil sentiments, die cut hearts, various SRM Stickers and and few other embellishments. 

Latrice's cards are simple to create using patterned paper on the the left side which she bordered with some stickers sayings. She used 3D squares to raise her heart die cuts up and weaved the pencil through. Latrice is very excited for her daughter to give these to her BFF's. 

Latrice alternated pink and red die cut hearts.  

She created a decorative end to the pencil "arrow" using card stock.

And decorated the tip of the arrow using Valentine Sticker Stitches!

 Latrice then wove the pencil through the heart, added some red and pink embellishments.

Here are the SRM products that Latrice used on this project:

Pencil Sentiments/ XOXO

Sticker Stitches: Valentine

Express Yourself: Valentine

We've Got your Border: Valentine

What a totally fun idea!  Thanks for sharing Latrice!

Doily Treats by Shelly

Shelly Kurth has created a sweet treat using SRM's new Doilies.  What a great idea for a baby shower to have little favors at each table.  

Take each doily and dab on the ink towards the middle/bottom of each one. After doing so, roll each one into a cone shape. Adhere close with adhesive. Then take twine and tie around each cone, tie in a bow. Set aside.

 These little doily cones are so quick and easy to create.  They go together in no time flat! 

To create the holder for your party favors, use kraft cardstock and score the lines to make a square box 'cone holder'. Before assembling it together, punch holes in the top.  Now assemble box together. Set aside. Take patterned paper,  place sticker on it and cut it out. Tie a piece of twine around the box. Then place foam squares on back of sticker piece and adhere to box, covering the knot from the twine. To change the theme of this box, just change the SRM sticker you choose.  This could be for a wedding, a birthday or any holiday.  So cute!

There are so many wonderful things to do with SRM's new doilies.  Thank you Shelly for sharing a very creative idea!

What's your favorite thing to do with doilies?  Be sure to share your ideas on our Flickr where we have more than 6500 projects created by our design team as well as friends and fans of SRM.

Birthday Gift Set by Yvonne

The SRM Design Team is have lots of fun playing with the new CHA products, especially the birthday stickers, fabric bags and clear boxes.  Today Yvonne Yam shares with us a Birthday gift set that she created. 

Yvonne started with an unadorned muslin bag from SRM. 

 Yvonne adhered ribbon and a new SRM Take 2 Birthday Border to the base of the large muslin bag. Then added some happy birthday Take 2 circular stickers.  How I love these bags!  And I love that you can use stickers right on them!

Yvonne decorated the new Mini Box with Take 2 birthday stickers and ribbon.  These boxes are perfect for 3 x 3 mini cards or tiny treats.

And for her matching card, Yvonne used a stencil and some modeling paste to create a camera shape on cardstock.  Then she embellished the card with SRM Take 2 Birthday stickers and matching ribbon.  

The card and mini gift box fit perfectly into the muslin bag!  Brilliant! 

SRM Products used in this project: 

Muslin Bag - Large
Take 2 Stickers by the Dozen - Birthday
Mini box

What are you waiting for?  Time to make something fun with SRM!

Playing with Vinyl: Tutorial by Juliana

Need a little training in using SRM's new Vinyl?

Juliana Michaels loves playing with vinyl and today she gives us a tutorial on how she created wedding favors using vinyl and SRM's Glassine Bags.  How perfect for those of us who are not familiar with Vinyl to see how she created this wedding favor step by step. This project was featured in our booth at CHA and was a big hit!

Use an electronic die cutting machine. Cut a piece of SRM Matte Vinyl slightly larger then the finished cut size of the image, place it on your cutting mat and cut the image. Select the Vinyl setting when cutting the Vinyl.

Remove the piece from your mat and then remove the excess Vinyl.

Cut a piece of Transfer Tape the same size as your original piece of Vinyl.

Remove the backing from the Transfer Tape.

Position the Transfer Tape on top of your cut images.

Run a bone folder over the image and help adhere the Transfer Tape to the Vinyl.

Carefully peel up the Transfer Tape making sure that the Vinyl image is stuck to the backside of the Transfer Tape.

Position the Transfer Tape with the Vinyl image onto the surface you wish to adhere the Vinyl.  In this case, the surface is a SRM Glassine Bag.

You can again use a bone folder to help adhere the Vinyl to the surface. Carefully peel off the Transfer Tape.

Here's the Vinyl cut image adhered to a Glassine Bag.

Juliana then added SRM Wedding Take 2 stickers and some twine.

Thanks for that super tutorial Juliana!   Now it's time to play with some vinyl!

New Year's Resolution Layout by Laurel

I love this layout.

Laurel Seabrook created it as sort of like a New Year's Resolution.  She used to run regularly but a couple of bumps last summer had her really unmotivated to do much of anything.  She plans to get back on track and run regularly again in 2014.  

Laurel says "Don't be afraid to cut your stickers apart.  I created the 'start here' by cutting it from the saying 'Life starts here' and the word 'GO' is from the saying Life is Good both from the Everyday Life set".  What a great idea!

Are you inspired to put on your running shoes and make some New Year's resolutions?  It's never too late!

SRM Products Used in this layout:

Say it with Stickers - Running 

Express Yourself - Everyday Life 

Thank you Laurel for the inspiration and encouragement.  And that tip about cutting apart your stickers.  Great idea!

Masculine Muslin Bag by Shelly

The different ways that you can use the new Muslin bags are endless. They are great for party favors or gifts.  Shelly Kurth decided to create a masculine birthday gift bag and it is adorable! Don't know if "masculine" and "adorable" go together, but in this case it works! 

Here how you make it.  Using a SRM Birthday Say it with Stickers, Shelly placed the definition of "celebration" onto kraft card stock.  She then took a die, placed it over the sticker and ran it through the machine.  And voilá!  You have a moustache trim for your masculine bag.

Shelly removed the original drawstring from the bag and replaced it with solid black Charcoal Twinery Twine.  

Next, add Happy Birthday to You sentiment from SRM's Take 2 Birthday Sticker to kraft card stock, cut around the sticker, punch hole in top of sticker tag and add tag to twine and tie both sides of the twine in a know.  

Adhere moustache to bag and you are done!  How cute is that?  

Might be fun to make one of these for Valentine's day for your special man! Shelly used the medium Muslin bag for this project.

Love Cards & Box by Angélique

Angélique Jarrier has created a pair of lovely cards that are all about love and a little matching gift box too.  I love the non traditional colors for Valentine's Day or what pretty wedding cards these would be.

Angélique has used SRM's new 4" Doilies which are perfect for her style.  And on this first card she used SRM's Wedding Borders too.  Love the beautiful details on Angélique's work.  It is always full of surprises!

On SRM's new little mini box, Angélique has covered the box in paper.  Here's the box undecorated.

And here's the box after Angélique has worked her magic on it!  It's just the perfect size for truffles or perhaps you will fill it with a set of 3 x 3 mini cards as a gift.

Angélique is crazy for doilies and was so happy to see that we've added them to our line. 

And for her second card Angélique has created a Valentine card. The sentiment is from SRM's Stickers by the Dozen Valentine sheet. 

What a beautiful trio or projects.  

Be sure to join us tomorrow for more design team treats.