Love You Card by Tobi

Hello there!! I'm here to share a colourful card made with Bible Margins: Love clear stamp set. 

Are you wondering how you could use bible journal stamps other than in your bible?  

Not a bible journaler? 

Neither am I, but there are still lots of great ways to use these stamps on cards, tags, and other projects! 

I took the plunge and cut the stamps up to separate the images/words/phrases so I could mix and match for cards and tags. (Make sure you use good scissors if you're going to do this. I used the Tim Holtz large scissors by Tonic. (I actually cut up my stamps often and they are always my go-to scissor. I think it's the serrated edges that make them so good for cutting rubber and photopolymer)

The heart image is what inspired this card, so I stamped it in four different colours (Distress Oxides) and stamped "Love you" (two different stamps) in black ink. 

SRM Stickers Supplies: 

Bible Margins: Love clear stamp set

Solid Maraschino Twine

Gift Wrapping by Shantaie

Hello!  Shantaie here today to share some gift wrapping ideas!

I'm one of those people who cherish the opportunity to wrap gifts, I make an event of it, and truly find it to be a joyful activity. That being said I know not everyone feels the same way I do, so I thought I would share a couple of ways to add beauty to simple packages that are so pretty that you may just convert.

Let's start with a simple square kraft box.  Before opening the box add a joy stamp from Big Merry in a row of three with versamark ink and gold embossing powder, heat set and open box. To add a fun ribbon detail I cut a small slit in the box front bottom, and wind around to tie on top

Kraft boxes come in a ton of different sizes and I reccomend have them on hand for every occasion, but I especially stock up before the holidays.

We all love the ease of a gift bag, and if you've never given any thought to flat bags as an easy but beautiful option for gifts allow me to share with you my love of these bags!! They come in many sizes, colors and patterns. 

Like the box above I used a stamp to add a sentiment and embossed it with gold powder, the gift was added and I folded the top of the bag over, and tied a bow, to that I added a spray of die cut branches and a lovely gold ornament tag with a sticker from Fancy Sentiments Christmas and a spattering of pearl dot accents.

Gift wrapping can be easy if you start with a few simple basic containers, and a little crafty fun! 

Bible Journaling with Stamps by Karen

Hello!  Karen here today with some Bible Journaling with SRM Stamps. 

In the Book of Exodus, God tells Moses,

"Say this to the people of Israel: 'I AM has sent me to you'" (3:14). 

God, I AM, is past, present, and future. 

He is, as the verb indicates, the essence of all being. 

God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in one. 

For this page, I began by stamping Father, Son, & Holy Spirit in yellow. I felt it was a little too light, so I added darker yellow/gold layers with my ColorIn Watercolor Twists and waterbrush. I repeatedly stamped "I am" over the yellow and added the "amen" block stamp throughout the page.

I repeated the element of 3 with three mixed media leaves.

We are so incredibly blessed by a God who wants to be, and is, present with us. He meets all our needs because He is all things. Be blessed today as you reflect on the great I AM.

For my bible journaling page I used:

BIG Trinity stamp set| Bible Backgrounds stamp set | I Am stamp set | ColorIn Watercolor Twists | WaterIn Blending Brush

Polke Dot Bag/Card Holder by Angie

Hello!! Angie here again with a fun way to give a card!

 I wanted to use the black polka dot cotton bag instead of an envelope to hold my card.

I started with a scalloped circle punch out in a teal blue color and added a 'Love You' sticker to the center. To add some embellishment to the circle, I used the small flowers from the Just Believe stamp set. I stamped them with archival ink, watercolored them using the watercolor markers and pencils and then fussy cut them. Quick, easy and so cute!!

For my card, I used some bright pink cardstock from my stash and just trimmed it down so that it would fit inside of the bag. I used another scalloped circle punch out to tie the card and bag together. This time I used the larger flower and branches along with the butterflies from the Just Believe stamp set. I watercolored them as well and cut them out. The top of my card was looking a little plain, so I used a scalloped sticker stitch to fill in the space. I placed a best wishes clear sticker at the bottom to complete my card. 

What fun a fun way to give a card instead of the traditional envelope!

Love You Striped Card by Tobi

Hi, there! It's Tobi here and today I have a card using a whole bunch of border stamps from SRM Stickers clear stamps. I (like most of you) follow a lot of blogs and file ideas and inspiration in the ol' noggin' for later use - and today my inspiration comes from Kristina Werner. 

I have been discovering new ways to use my new Oxide Inks, and I definitely love to blend with them, but also stamping with them is fabulous. Because it's kind of like pigment, you can layer colours on top of each other and the colours POP! 

Process: 

1. using masking tape, mask off different sized sections and sponge ink (oxide ink) onto background. 
2. grab as many border stamps as possible.
3. stamp border stamps on top of inked lines in various colours 
4. sprinkle water to activate "oxidization"
5. stamp sentiment in black and add die cut 

      SRM Supplies: 

• Clear Stamp/BIG Merry
• Clear Stamp/Stamped Stitches
• Clear Stamp/BIG Love
• Clear Stamp/BIG B-day

       Other supplies: 

• Sizzix die cut
• Ranger Distress Oxide Inks
• Ranger Archival ink (black)
• Bazzill Cardstock

August Planner with SRM by Shanna

Today we welcome Shanna Slater to our design team.  What a talent she is!  Enjoy her work Here's a bit more information about Shanna in her own words. 

Hello!  My name is Shanna…. I am a blessed wife of 15 years and mother to 3 wonderful (most of the time) children living in Northern California.  In my spare time I love to be crafty!  Paper crafts are my favorite, but I dabble in nearly everything.  I work full time as a registered vascular access nurse and really love my job.  I am a excited to be a part of the fabulously talented design team here at SRM Stickers, and can’t wait to show all of you the ideas I have brewing in my head…. If you like what you see, you can follow my crafty adventures over 
at www.caffeinatedcraftiness.wordpress.com.

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Hello and Welcome!  
This is Shanna with my first post as a SRM Design Team member.  I'm very excited! 

Today I am sharing with you my August Happy Planner monthly layout!  I love monthly layouts as a tool to get a quick glance at to do's and important dates.  I had a lot of fun using a lot of different products on this layout, and even watercolored a little!  Super fun, and even pretty quick as well.  

I used the Bible Background stamp set to stamp out the clouds in my empty squares at the beginning of the month. I love doing something creative in the blank space and the clouds were a perfect compliment to my layout.  After stamping them I lightly watercolored a pretty shade of blue in the space in between the clouds using Color-in Watercolor Twist Pencils.  Oh my goodness!!  I loved using these!  I tend to not watercolor much in my planner because it warps my pages, but I barely had to add ANY water to get the desired effect with these pencils. I foresee more watercoloring in my future planner pages for sure!

August brings a big event in our house.  With 3 kids all in school this year, Back To School might as well be considered a federal holiday!  I have one entering kindergarten, one in 2nd grade, and a soon to be junior in high school this year. They all attend different schools, and one doesn't start the same day as the other two.  So I turned to SRM Stickers to save me!  I loved how the "First day of School" sticker from the Express Yourself/School sticker sheet fit right in between the 2 weeks so it could label both dates!  I utilized the school year stickers from the Live Life/School sticker sheet to further commemorate the individual grades each of my kids are entering.  This Mama is going to be a big cry baby for the last couple weeks of August!! 

I also love coding things in my planner.  Instead of writing everything out, I choose an icon that relates to the task.  I did this specifically for my crafting swaps I participate in with the calendar icon from the Everyday Plans clear stamp set.  Whenever I see that stamped, it correlates to a due date or event I have marked on my "crafty calendar" I keep in my craft room.  I also utilized a coffee cup from Coffee Plans clear stamp set to help me remember schedule my blog posts on my personal blog Caffeinated Craftiness. You can also spot some of the Coffee Plans set being used to fill in the blank squares at the end of the month.  The little coffee beans included in the set are totally adorable as a background filler and the sentiment speaks to my caffeinated life! 

Rounding off my layout are a few snippets from the Pray, Journal, Repeat stamp set.  I adore this set and it's versatility!  Can you spot everywhere I used it??

(I will help you out some!)

Pray, PLAN, repeat sentiment

 PLAN banner (love those little alphabet letters!)
Circle around the August To Do in the sidebar
Circle around August 19th

I also used the Everyday Plans clear stamp set to create my "payday" icons and my To Do list/ My To do list features check marks that I will color in as I complete each task. Who doesn't like crossing things off a list?? My Neon Le Pens allowed me to add in small details where needed all well.  I loved the "life is good phrase" from the We've Got Your Sticker Plus Birdie sticker sheet, so that got incorporated into my sidebar because well, LIFE IS VERY GOOD!

Here is a quick recap of the SRM products used in this project:

Clear Stamp Sets:

Bible Background

Coffee Plans 

Everyday Plans

Pray, Journal, Repeat 

Pens/Pencils:

Color-in Watercolor Twist Pencils

 Neon Le Pen pens

Stickers:

We've Got Your Sticker Plus Birdie

Express Yourself/School

Live Life/School

I hope you all enjoyed my planner layout, and as always....Thank you and God Bless!! 

Until next time,

Shanna

Bible Journaling Book Mark/Tip by Tenia

Here's a special Saturday Blogpost as we say farewell to Tenia Nelson who has been on the SRM Design Team multiple times!  I'm sure that we will be seeing here again! :)  

Tenia's talents are many.  Here lettering is awesome, her stamping and coloring skills are superb!  And her love of SRM Sticker Stitches is one for the record books!  

Thank you Tenia for all that you have done using SRM!  We love you!

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Tenia here from Jazzy Paper Designs showing y'all some goodness that I created with SRM products....CHECK IT!!!!

I had a BLAST on this Bible Journaling/Hand Lettering project!!! Here are all of the SRM products that I used on this project: Marvy Uchida Le Plume Markers, Old Testament Clear Stamps, Walk By Faith Clear Stamps, Clear Stamp/Big Numbers and Sticker Stitches/Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!!

Mini Celebrate Card Set by Shelly

Hey y'all! Shelly, here.

Today, I'm sharing a sweet little card set with you. 

Aren't those little ice cream cones adorable?!...Yum! :) 

Now because these ice cream cones are on the smaller side, I wanted to use more than one on my cards. 

I simply thought of a couple different layouts to use with them and then made two cards each with the layouts. Once done, I did some coloring with colored pencils and then added a simple sentiment underneath my cones.

 To finish things off, I added all my cards and envelopes in a embossed glassine bag tied off with some jute twine. Easy peasy, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

SRM Stickers products:

Birthday Plans Clear Stamp

Glassine Bags 3.25"x4.75" Embossed Chevron

Jute Twine

Traveler's Journal by Tobi

Hi there, it's Tobi here with a DIY planner using a traveller's journal and of course, SRM stamps. 

Here are some things that have added up to my current planner situation:

~ I've tried the planner thing... I don't get it, OR I'm not good at it. 

~ I've recently gotten into hand lettering and have started to collect journals to practice in. 

~ I had a very stressful month and kept a notebook of everything i had to remember and keep track of and it really worked for me. 

So, because of these factors, I thought i would continue with the notebook/hand-lettering/journal format, but organize it a little better using various stamps and supplies. 

So I've got my day divided into three zones: 

1) School (I'm a teacher)

2) After school - which includes clubs and rehearsals/performances

3) dinner (we have meal-plans)

As much as I can, I try to fill in the spots using bounce lettering (the style of calligraphy I am working on) so I can practice as many letter combos as possible. 

Here's a mostly blank page so you can see how it looks before I fill it out:

Thanks for stopping by, I hope this was inspiring! 

Supplies: 

Clear Planner Stamps/School Plans

Clear Planner Stamps/Planner Notes To Self

Brush Markers - Marvy

Rainbow Hearts by Michele

Good morning friends! Michele here with a fun rainbow card using the cute little heart from the Birthday Plans stamp set.  I repeated the heart in a cascading pattern and colored them in rainbow order.  I added clear Wink of Stella and then glossy accents over each.  I added some dots in between the hearts for a bit more interest.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink.

I adhered a few coordinating rhinestones and clear dew drops.  I adhered my panel to bright pink card stock and thought it needed a little somethin' somethin.'  So I added some faux stitching around the panel with my 

White Gel Reminisce pen.  

When I am feeling a bit creatively challenged, I tend to go to my favorite stamping technique....repeating a small stamp!  (And rainbows never hurt either! LOL) 

Thank you so much for stopping my sweet friends! 

The Lord is Kind & Merciful Bible Journaling by Samantha

Hello! Samantha with you today to share what I've been doodling in my Bible lately. This week I have a page I did from Psalms. Here's my The Lord is Kind and Merciful Bible journaling. 

You'll only need a few supplies for this page:

The Lord Is Kind and Merciful Stamp Set
Color In Watercolor Pencils
Reminisce White Gel Pen 
Waterproof Black Ink
Light Blue Ink 

I started by blending a little light blue ink over the entire page. I intentionally left the color uneven and not blended well. I like the faded look it gives the background of the page.  Next I stamped my words on with waterproof black ink. I did cut apart some of my stamps. For example, "the LORD is" is one stamp. I cut the words apart so I could stack them up instead of using them in a line. Just make sure you use a strong, sharp scissors to cut them apart if you choose to do so.  

Next, I used my watercolor pencils to doodle some vines on my page and color in some of my stamped words. You guys, I have no artistic talent. I'm crafty, but I can barley draw stick people, so believe me when I tell you, doodling these vines is really, really easy.   I finished up by using the white gel pen to add some buds dots to my vines and color in a few of my stamped words. The white gel pen helps brighten up the page a bit and makes the stamped words pop a bit more.  

The Lord is Kind and Merciful Bible journaling is a nice way to try your hand at drawing in your Bible if you're a bit hesitant about your drawing skills. It's also a fun way to combine stamping and drawing in your Bible journaling.