Jesus Teach My Children by Jennifer

Hello all, Jenn here! I am excited to share with you a page from my Bible. August 7th was a very exciting day, as it was the first day of school for my Preschooler, 1st grader and 2nd grader. As a homeschool mom every year is full of a little anxiety, and excitement. I loved this verse I found in Isaiah 52:14 "All your Children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children."

To begin this page I started with the lettering I simply wrote the words and found some amazingly cute washi tape at Target for the word teach as well as the fun alphabet pictures at the top and bottom of the page. Next I pulled out the school stickers and fussy cut the apples and added them to the page to create a fun element and to keep your eye moving around the page. I thought the side of the page looked a little empty so I stamped the pencil from the Sermon Notes stamp set in a red and yellow to coordinate with the apples and fun "teacher" look of the page. 



I also pulled out the curvy arrow to help mark the verse and colored the verse with my watercolor pencils.The red and yellow border stickers were added to the top and bottom under that fun alphabet washi. After adding a very heartfelt prayer to the page and a super fun fabric paperclip the page was finished and my heart was at rest.

Supplies used:

clear stamp/ Sermon Notes

Freestyle Stickers/ School

Watercolor pencils/ Marvy Uchida 12ct

Winter Treat Bags (A Bit Early!) by Michele

It's never too early to get a jump on your holiday projects right?  

I always find it funny when I am creating for Christmas and I am in shorts, AC, and it's 95 degrees outside! ;)

I am totally in love with these new linen bags!

I decided to add a dot of Silver Stickles to the center of each dot for added sparkle. 

The flowers and snowflakes were cut using my die cut machine. 

I added more Stickles to the centers of the flowers.  

I used the Seasonal Plans stamp set. 

I stamped the word "WINTER" on a tag and embossed it in white.  I stamped the snowflake in a pale pink on a circle and then adhered it to the tag.  I added silver STickles to the center of the snowflake. 

I added silver jingle bells, silver string and tinsel and glued it underneath my snowflake/flower combo. 

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Baby's First Year Mini Album by Giorgia

Hello SRM friends, Giorgia here to share a mini album of a baby: my husband cousin had a little girl almost a year ago, so I decided to make a mini album to document each month of her first year.The mini isn't finished yet, since by niece Greta is now 9 months, but I want to show you what I made so far.

This is the cover: I used some baby themed SRM stickers and glittered hearts die-cut with cutting machine.

The mini is a very small, cute, accordion mini album: to create the structure cut a 12x12" pink cardstock in 3 strips of 4"x12" and score them at every 4". Adhere together two strips, cut the other one in two identical parts and glue them to the beginning and end of the previously made accordion. This is the final result:

For the inside pages, I chose this cute patterned paper with months on it. I cut each month and adhered it onto a piece of patterned paper: this papers measures 3x8", scored in half in the long side, and they will contain the picture inside, on the bottom flap.

Adhere each paper to the structure: you will have 4 pages free from pictures, I decided to place them in the beginning to document Greta's first day of life, between month and in the back cover.

This is the first page, to document the first day of life: I used Baby plans stamps and I added handwritten dates with black pen from Le Pen 4 Piece Set - Dark Colors.

The top flap of each page is filled with SRM stickers: I used Baby's First Year-Girl stickers and Calendar Numbers/Small for the date. 

  In each page I used a lot of lovely baby themed SRM products. I didn't add dimensional parts, because I wanted the mini to stay flat once closed: I only used stickers and die-cuts:

I love the cute "milestones" stickers from Baby's first year stickers.

I adhered some of the stickers to scalloped punched pieces circles to create fun embellishments:

 Here you can see another examples of how I decorated the pages without picture.

My niece is the cutest, isn't she? I love her so much!

I already made also the gift box to contain the album: the mini perfectly fits into a kraft window box A2. I embellished it with a sticker, sequin and a jute twine bow.
I will gift it to her parents at her first birthday.

Until next time,

ciao, Giorgia. 

SRM products used 

Fancy Sentiment/Baby | Sticker/Baby's First Year-Girl | FreeStyle/Baby Girl  | Little Borders/Baby Pink | Le Pen 4 Piece Set - Dark Colors | SRM white lace doily | Clear Planner Stamp / Baby Plans | We've Got Your Border/Pastel | Sentiment/Baby | We've Got Your Border/Birthday | Stickers By The Dozen/Birthday | We've Got Your Border/Baby Girl | Calendar Numbers/Small | Sticker/Baby's First Year-Girl | We've Got Your Sticker/Princess | Le Pen 4 Piece Set - Dark Colors | Punched Pieces - 24 Small Scalloped Circle - 1½" - Pink  | Express Yourself/Everyday Girl | Stickers By The Dozen/Valentine |Jute twine | Kraft window box: A2 | We've Got Your Sticker/Sweet  

Summer Baseball Layout by Samantha

Hello! Samantha here today to share a summer baseball layout with you. I'm just using some SRM stickers and creatively cut card stock for this layout. 

I love mixing and matching patterned papers, so I thought I'd give myself a bit of a challenge and create a layout without any patterned paper. It was a bit hard for me, but a lot of fun, and a great way to let my SRM stickers really pop on the page. To add some interest to the plain card stock, I used a Silhouette Cameo to cut some designs. 

Then, I let my stickers, photo, and journaling tell the story. The grungy 2017 from the Year of Memories Sticker set was a great fit for this post game photo.  
  

The big baseball sticker and baseball themed words from Take 2: Stickers By the Dozen Baseball leave no question as to what sport this layout is all about, and they match perfectly with the color theme of our team's uniforms! 

Finally, I added a "LOVE" sticker from Love Sentiments, because coaching my son's 3 grade baseball team this year has been so very much fun, and I've loved every minute of it. 

Next time you're telling a story on your layout, reach for a few SRM stickers to help you tell it, just like I did with this summer baseball layout! 

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Personalized Pencil Pouch with Vinyl by Karen

Hello!  Karen here today with something for back to school! 

My daughter needed a pencil case for school, so we found this one in her favorite color with the added bonus of it being shimmery and came with a fun tassle. But, the top was a little plain - or perhaps, as we decided, it was the perfect canvas for a bit of personalization using SRM Vinyl.

Before I applied the vinyl, we decided to add a bit more color. It was a fun and easy activity to do together as we used the eraser side of a pencil to add dots of  acrylic paints in greens and blues for the perfect backdrop to the gold vinyl initials.

I used my die cut machine to cut her initials and a cat (her favorite!) silhouette with gold shimmery vinyl. 

Now she has a one-of-a-kind personalized pencil pouch and couldn't be more excited to get back to school and make use of it. We love vinyl for all kinds of back-to-school personalizations - water bottles, lunch containers, folders and notebooks, bookbags. What will you personalize today?

For my project I used: SRM Vinyl

Using Jute Twine on Cards by Shantaie

HI, I'm Shanatie and I love to make cards of all kinds! 

I wanted to share a couple of ways that adding a bit of colorful jute twine can make a card that is already pretty, really pop!

For this simple shaker card I stamped the back of my window with bible backgrounds little clouds and the flowers from just believe all built into a frame and filled with sequins, and loose flowers.

 A super cute card on its own, but that pop of wrapped jute twine and tiny bow, really pulls the bold colors together, and adds essential texture and softness.

For this card I created a circle window and stamped the happy sentiment from BIG happy and embossed it in gold, to add a layered greeting a happy birthday to you from the we've got your border sheet clear sticker was placed just below the embossed sentiment. A watercolor flower was embossed in white placed overlapping the window, a tiny bow of plum jute twine anchors the flower and adds a jolt of fibrous color in the same shades, its beautiful!

Try adding little bits or bows of jute twine to your cards, and layouts for a beautiful alternative to a bulky ribbon!

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!

Sermon Notes Bible Journaling & Video by Christine

Who likes to take Sermon Notes?  Christine here today and I'll admit it's a bit of a foreign concept for me on a live basis because I am married to a pastor....so I'm fending for myself in the pew with four kiddos.  Today I have a couple ideas of how to go in with some ready made creations to add your sermon notes into!  The first project involves a traveler's notebook.  The second is a mini book for kids.

Let's kick things off with a video walk thru of how I created these two projects:

Now let's take a close-up look at these projects - here's the full spread in my traveler's notebook.

The notebook combines the use of the Sermon Notes Stamp Set, The Amen Frames Stamp Set, and the Bible Background Stamp Set.

The Bible Background Stamp set was perfect for adding some interest to my punched out butterflies!

I made the kids notebook Black and White so that it could be colored.

Then I set my 10 year old loose on coloring! This is the cover page - packed with the Sermon Notes Stamp Set.

Here's one of the inside pages with just the black and white.

My goal was just to leave enough room for a little bit of note-taking and then places to doodle and color.

Here's what it looks like when she filled in one week!

So there you have it, a couple of ideas for you on how to start using those new stamps in your Sermon Note taking on Sunday morning!

Hooray... Happy Birthday Card by Jennifer

Hello! My name is Jennifer Powell and I am very excited to be one of the new faces on the design team. I am a busy stay at home momma to three kiddos and one very sweet little dog...oh and I can't forget my very understanding husband. Northwest Iowa is the place we have called home for the last eight years. I am a lover of all things coffee, Bible journaling, planning, homeschooling, and making my everyday life a little more beautiful and crafty. I am so looking forward to playing, posting and hopefully providing fun inspiration to get you all up and crafting!

Today I am sharing a birthday card.

I was inspired by the background plaid paper and knew right away I wanted to create a more rugged masculine card. I had these fun wooden star pieces that added to the woodsy feel I was trying to create. I stamped the 'Happy Birthday to you' in a very subtle black and embossed it to create texture. After stamping the word 'Hooray' on the banner in StazOn ink I thought it need just a small punch of color so in came the cute twine bow.

On the inside of the card I used the leftover pieces from the front background paper as well as a SRM birthday clear sticker  

I had so much fun using this Birthday Plans stamp on my card!  

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a crafty day!

SRM Sticker supplies used:

Jute Twine-Mint

Clear Planner Stamp/Birthday Plans