Coffee Lover's Blog Hop - Celebrate Autumn by Tenia

Tenia here and hope all is well!! I created this super FUN card for the Coffee Lover's Fall Blog Hop....CHECK IT!!!

 I created this card using this super fun Jane's Doodles set HERE. 

I used SRM's Sentiment/Fall stickers and of course my signature Sticker Stitches.  The stitches I used on this card are white placed over some washi tape.

First I created this card from white cardstock. Next I adhered different types of patterned papers onto cardstock. Next stamp and heat emboss image onto yellow vellum paper and staple to patterned paper panel. After that using foam adhesive adhere patterned paper panel onto white cardstock, added sequins, stickers and washi to card.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Coffee Lovers Fall Blog Hop - Happiness Is Coffee & You by Juliana

Welcome to our 3rd post for the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!  Today we are treated to a wonderful card from design team member Juliana Michaels   Here's what Juliana has to say in her own words: 

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Hello SRM Stickers Fans! It's Juliana here and I'm happy to be playing along with the Coffee Lovers Fall Blog Hop with some fabulous stamps and stickers from SRM Stickers! Anyone who knows me, knows I love my coffee, so creating a card for this blog hop was right up my alley!

To create my card, I used the adorable Jane's Doodles Tea Time stamp set. I stamped the cups and then colored them using colored pencils. I blended the colors using a blender stump and gamsol. I really love how this gives the colors a nice smooth look and makes them look like I colored them with markers. I then added the "Happiness Is..." border sticker from the We've Got Your Border Bright sticker set.

To complete my sentiment, I added letter stickers and then continued the sentiment into the inside of the card. 

Happiness truly is coffee and you!

Here''s the stamp I used for my card.

Thanks for stopping by today and we can't wait to see what "coffee" themed cards you create with SRM Stickers products!

HUGS!
Juliana

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop with Shannon

Welcome to another day of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop here on the SRM Blog.  Today we welcome Shannon Morgan who loves Coffee…or anything with caffeine for that matter!

For her bright and bold card Shannon used lots of her SRM goodies including SRM's Tea Time clear stamp by Jane's Doodles, clear stickers including Sticker Stitches and some delicious Lilac Twine!  Notice the use of SRM's lace and floral ribbon also used in the layering on this card.  YUM!

Here's a close up of the Tea Time stamp Shannon used for her card.

And a close up of the details of Shannon's card.   Love all the layering of lace, ribbon, patterned paper, cardstock, washi tape, sequins, twine and stickers.  Simply delicious! 

Be sure to leave a comment on the Coffee Lovers Blog for a chance to WIN a stash of SRM Stickers including the stamp that Shannon used in her card today!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Welcome to the SRM Blog and to day #1 of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  SRM is so excited to be part of this great event.  We are a Super Sponsor and that means that there will be SRM giveaways on the Coffee Lovers Blog. Be sure to check it out every day throughout the hop. 

Today we feature a beautiful card from our design team member Shantaie Fowler featuring our Tea Time stamp from Jane's Doodles.  But it can be used for coffee too! :) 

The adorable Tea Time stamp set by Jane's Doodles really is a keeper, and totally perfect for this hop! Shantaie stamped the coffee cup onto watercolor paper in black ink and set it with clear embossing powder. After coloring it in she added a layer of glossy accents to the coffee, and her cup has a stream of hearts {love} floating above it instead of steam!

Shantaie's card features a shaker circle filled with metallic colored sequins backed with a white lace doily and 2 coffee stir sticks.  A pretty lace ribbon knot is embellished with a paper flower and gold leaves, and those all important Sticker Stitches at the top and bottom of the card!  She all brought it  together with fall shades of mustard, java, and teal. I can't wait to see all of the coffee inspired projects along this hop, I bet you feel the same way! 

Leave a comment here on the SRM Blog and for a chance to WIN a Tea Time stamp!  Be sure to use the word "coffee" in your comment! :)  And be sure to hop on over to the Coffee Lovers Blog for more prize opportunities!  Here's a peek at the prize being offered by SRM over on the Coffee Lovers Blog!

Thanks for hopping in and have fun! 

Getting Organized with SRM Stickers by Christine

We often use our paper craft supplies for fancy, fun, and whimsical creations.  But every once in a while we find a really sensible use for them that will enhance our everyday life.  Christine joining you today to show how I used supplies from SRM to create a new filing system! What!?!  Yep, a filing system, with paper craft supplies! 

Our family is busy and with four kids, I have to be organized or things get ugly.  One of my biggest weaknesses is having too many piles of paper work.  Bills, invitations, school newletters, they take over fast.  And then I can't find anything!  So when I saw this post recently on creating a "Tickler File" on Home Solutions 101.  The basic idea is to jog your memory on upcoming events, tickets, bills due, etc.  Click on the link and it will take you right through how to set it up! It's a system I knew would work for me so I got right to creating it!  

Using Number Stickers and Calendar stickers are the obvious part and SRM has a variety of them available in the Calendar section of the store.! I used months from the Year of Memories Sticker Set.  But wait til you see how I made the file tabs!

Our new Wafer Thin Die for the Decorative Calendar Sticker works perfectly!  I cut enough to make tabs for 31 days and 12 months.

 Running it thru a xyron machine allowed me to have a strong adhesive when I secured it to the file folders. 

So there you have it!  Just another way to use those paper crafting skills and supplies for something that came make your life even better!

Very Versatile Vinyl by Shannon

Hello!  Shannon here with a quick project that will help you with your crafty Christmas gifts.  I am always looking for ways to make quick, thoughtful gifts for the people in my life. I am also always looking for earth friendly,  inexpensive ways to do this as well.

This project is a good one, I promise. You can make a great little gift for a teacher, a hostess, a neighbor and it can be a gift that gets used again and again. 

This is a repurposed jar. This project isn't new. I'm sure it's been done before, I'm just sharing a different way and encouraging you to do the same.  NOTE:  Be sure to clean the jar and let it dry before adding the vinyl.

Select a design of your choice, or for whatever occasion you are celebrating. The key here is simple.  I chose a one word sentiment and some branches for a Christmas themed candle holder. The vinyl is where you can add the detail. SRM has some FANTASTIC PATTERNED VINYL in a bunch of colors so you can customize in so many ways...for holidays, school colors, etc.  I used the Red and Green Dots for this project.  So festive!

Here's a view of the back, which shows you the branches that wrap around the candle holder. Pebbles or rocks are a great filler.  The candle is a small pillar candle.  Both the rocks and candle were purchased at the dollar store. The plan is to make more of these and wrap them in cellophane for teachers this year. 

Thank you for letting me share with you today that sometimes less is more. I'm showing you that you can do vinyl also, especially if you find it intimidating.  This simple project is showing you that you can navigate it in small steps and master it.   So how many of these little candle holders do you need to make? :)

Mini Calendar & Die by Shantaie Fowler

I have a sweet little mini calendar set to share with you today that can easily be made in multiples for the upcoming gift giving season. 

I started with a simple sheet of 12X12 kraft cardstock cut to 5.5" X 12 and scored at 6".

From there I cut a 4"X 5.5" piece and scored it at 1"-2" 3" to create the easel base. Embellished with papers that inspire you and add a layer of ecru lace, ribbon and gold shimmer twine. 

I applied each calendar month to coordinating papers and cut them using the mini calendar die and my cuttlebug, I then attached them to 3"X 3" squares of cream cardstock and added  the calendar months up top for added boldness 

{ I love this look!} I punched a small hole in the set and placed a brad to hold them together, {A kraft bag would be great to store them in too!} 

Now stow the upcoming months inside the easel and clip the current month to the front with a border sticker embellished clip.

Now you are ready to make a couple or check off your "what to make?" list!  Thanks for stopping in, and as always have a great and crafty day!

~Shantaie

BIG Hello Gift Bags by Angi Barrs

Hello everyone! Angi Barrs here with a fun little bag that I whipped up this weekend. I was attending a crop event and a few of the ladies wanted to see the variety of products that SRM Stickers carries.

I was happy to show them some products. We ended up making gift bags for everyone in the group.

I used the kraft embossed bags. The embossed flourish design has such pretty detail that goes great with embellishments.

I used a light adhesive to place an SRM white lace doily onto the bag. I folded down the sides to fit around the bag. I then topped it off with a patterned heart.

I placed a greeting in the center of the bag using the BIG Hello clear stamp set. This one is great to use for a variety of projects.

I added a colorful paper straw and paper confetti to the inside of the bag. I also used a leaf die to add a little more detail.

These bags are just the right size for parties and gifting. They are even great to use at a craft party. My guests loved them. 

Vintage Ribbons on Cards by Christine

The new ribbons from SRM are so pretty and have great patterns.  I thought they'd be perfect to play with on cards and I'm gonna show you a different way to use them than just tying a bow! Christine joining you today with two similar cards using metal dies and SRM Ribbon!

I used a metal die in a scallop flower shape to create some negative space on my card.  I then backed that with some of the Black/Pink Vintage Floral Ribbon.  To decorate the card more I used several different pieces from SRM Stickers! I cut out the center of a White 4 inch Doily and used that to surround the original flower.  I also used some twine for a bow.  We have all varieties of twine so there is one to match all of your needs!  On this card I used Pink Sorbet.  My sentiment is from the Thank You By The Dozen Sticker Set and is set on vellum to add to the soft feel.  And don't forget the Sticker Stitches!

As you can see this card is very similar but set to a different color scheme! I used the Turquoise Vintage Ribbon for this card. The Ocean Twine was a great match for this! The variety of ribbons are so fun, you could easily make a set of different cards using all the different ribbons.

I also used it to line the punched border on this card.

This is what the back side looked like before I covered it up to make it more presentable!  As you look at the beautiful new ribbons think a little outside of the box for other creative ways you can use them!

BIG Hello by Michele

Hi there friends! Michele here with a fun water colored card to start  your day! 

I absolutely adore this new stamp set called, BIG Hello!  I love that the sentiment takes center stage here.  

I used water colors to create the background, using shades of blue, green, and touches of black. 

When the paint was dry I spritzed it with gold spray.  The sentiment was stamped in Versamark along with the stamped stitching underneath it, and embossed in gold.

 

I tucked gold glitter leaves under the sentiment, added ribbon and twine, and a scattering of gold sequins to finish the card off.

Thank you so much for making us a part of your day!

Dipped Dyed Linen Bag by Shantaie

Hi, Shantaie here with a quick and totally delightful dip dyed treat bag! 

To recreate this stylish and simple favor mix 2 parts water and 1 part craft paint, dip the end {top or bottom} of a linen bag into the paint mixture and allow to dry,if a darker color is desired dip it a second time. 

   

Fill bag with treats or goodies and add a tag. Here I used the orange punched pieces and Halloween take 2 stickers by the dozen tied on with cheerful and festive striped bakers twine. 

Have fun making a few dip dyed linen bags for your next party!  Use different colors of paint to match your occasion.  Such FUN!

Burlap Christmas Stocking by Annette

Happy Day SRM Stickers Friends..

Annette Allen here with you today to share a fun Christmas stocking idea.

I am so excited that SRM Stickers is now offering these amazing Burlap Stockings. Now that we have a new puppy I knew this would be the perfect time to make him official with a stocking for Christmas. Every dog needs a stocking full of toys and treats.

Today I am playing with:

SRM Stickers: Burlap Stocking with Red Trim

SRM Stickers: Lace Ecru (2x25)

Baker's Twine: Gold Shimmer

 I did a little stitching to to add the lace to the stocking. I think the glue would leave a glossy look and I did not want that seam to show. I also used glossy accents to adhere the sequins to the lace. Since the sequins goes right over the glossy accents I was not worried about it showing through. I would recommend putting a scrap piece of paper inside the stocking just incase the glue leaks through. This will keep the stocking from gluing together.

Next I used Amy Tangerines stitching stencils and a sharpie to make the dots so I could stitch Sammy's name using the Twinery Twine: Gold Shimmer. This was very easy to do and the pen marks do not show because you are stitching right over them. 

Easy Peasy...

So many fun ways you can decorate these fun Burlap Stockings.

You could go crazy and add all sorts of fun things to your stockings.

Get creative and have fun.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting.