❤{Olive You}❤ by Shannon

Hello!  Shannon here today to share a special project that's all about love using SRM's Bistro Chalk Markers!

These markers are wonderful. I really, really mean it! I love the consistency and different sizes you have to work with. You can use them for so many things.

I repurposed a sign for my kitchen. I filled in the middle of the sign with my very cool BIG Easy Chalkboard Marker before creating the design.  Since the sign was going to hang in my kitchen and I am a lover of food puns, it has a cheesy smiling food pun. Olives, to be exact!

Even more awesome, you have the availability to create texture with these markers. I blended my olives with my fingers, creating shadows and texture. You can also create a relief, using a wet Q-tip. I created the smiles by simply using a wet Q-tip to erase the green. It may take a few Q-tips to get down to black, but with a little patience, you can create a great design.

Here's a close up of the details on this sign: 

Materials Used: 

Bistro Chalk Marker Fluorescent 6mm Tip

Bistro Chalk Marker Fluorescent Fine Tip

Bistro Chalk White Marker Fine Tip

Bistro Chalk Marker White 6mm Tip

Easy Chalkboard Marker

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Thank you for letting me share!  What would you make with these chalkboard markers?  The possibilities are endless!

Baby News Card Set by Shery

Hey there, SRM fans! Shery here today sharing a set of cards using chalk markers! These chalk markers are incredibly fun and easy to use for all sorts of projects. They go so well with SRM stickers, particularly the We've Got Your Border stickers and my all-time fave, Sticker Stitches.

As my husband and I will be welcoming our first child in August, baby announcement cards are just some of the things I started working on as soon as the pesky morning sickness started to become a thing of the past and I've got a lot more energy. I needed to make these cards to send out to family, relatives, and friends here and abroad, and here are just 6 (of many!) I've done.

To start, I stamped the rocking horse, teddy bear, and baby carriage that I'd originally illustrated and turned into stamps in various Hero Arts inks. Since we don't know yet if we're having a boy or a girl, I went with ink colors that would work regardless of our baby's gender.

I covered white card stock with the Easy Chalkboard Marker and once it was dry, I cut it in several small pieces. I doodled the frame/border using the Bistro Chalk White Marker and then used the Bistro Chalk Marker Fluorescent markers to write different baby messages.

I used Black Sticker Stitches on the cards, as well as 3 We've Got Your Border stickers: Baby Girl, Baby Boy, and Pastel.

Hope you enjoyed my project, and thanks for letting me share! :o)  Got to get back to making more announcements.  I'm having so much fun! 

Small Things with Great Love by Shannon

Good Morning SRM fans!  Shannon here and so excited about SRM's new Chalkboard products!  You've seen a ton of inspiration featuring the new Chalkboard Markers being offered at SRM! It's my turn to show how versatile these markers really are...and chalkboards are all the craze now, even after the trend seems to have been around forever.  So I guess it's more than a trend, it's an essential basic!

I created this canvas using the Easy Chalkboard Marker, the Bistro Markers 6 mm tip (both White and Fluorescent) & the Bistro Markers Fine Tip (both Fluorescent and White).  In fact, I used every Chalkboard product that SRM offers!

The markers are so fluid, yet they give you the ease of marking exactly how you want to! This is an 8X10 canvas, I seasoned the "Blackboard" before adding the quote.  Here's a link to how you can season almost any surface:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msr9CpNBNcE#t=18

Here's what I created…. 

Click on images to enlarge!

Here are some close ups of the quote and texture.  Love how the fine tip creates the bright dots in the background.  I love the way this turned out and can't wait to make more in the future!

If you would like to WIN some of these awesome markers, be sure to leave a comment here on the blog and keep your fingers crossed.  

Thanks for letting me share!!! 

Now, go pick up some chalkboard markers and get creating!! 

Psssst….. by the way…..  SRM is featured on the My Favorite Things Challenge Blog today.  Hop on over and check it out:   http://www.cardchallenges.com/2015/03/mft-color-challenge-17.html

Chalkboard To Do List by Christine

I love the versatility of chalkboard!  Christine joining you today to show you how you can make that boring and intimidating To Do list a little more fun by using Chalkboard Markers.

My To Do list is always long but there are always certain things that are top priority and I am also liable to forget.  So I decided to use the new Chalkboard Markers to create a shorter - in your face list that can hang in my kitchen!

I started with an inexpensive wood clipboard.  I then used the Easy Chalkboard Marker and just colored it.  I did two layers to ensure it was thick. I used some letter stickers to trace the "to do" part with Bistro Flurescent Chalk Markers.  You could totally freehand that if you are braver than me :)  I then created lines and boxes using the white fine tip  Bistro Chalk Markers and the 6 mm Bistro White Chalk Marker.  Because I was in a bright and cheery mood when I created this, I doodled some flowers using both the Fine Tip and 6 mm Flourescent Bistro Chalk Markers. I love that depending on my mood, I can change up the doodling or even just leave it plain and simple! Make a mistake or need to change your list?  Just take a damp cloth to remove it!  Super simple and super fun!

Lastly you add your to do's and then enjoy checking them off!  

And here are the fun markers I used on this project.  You can see all of them HERE! 

I can think of a million things to do with these markers!  How about you?

Thanks for joining us today.  Want to WIN some of these markers?  Just leave a comment here on the blog for a chance.  

Chalkboard Markers Yummy Jar by Annette

Welcome to day #2 of SRM's Chalkboard feature.  As we revealed yesterday, SRM has added Chalkboard markers to our line and over the next few weeks our design team will be playing with these incredible products.  

First up is the EASY ChalkBoard Marker.  With this product, you can create a blackboard on just about any surface…. paper, fabric, wood, terra cotta, stretched canvas, glass and the list goes on and on!  Check out this YouTube to see how to use them:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msr9CpNBNcE#t=18

In addition of the EASY Chalkboard Marker, we have a selection of white and fluorescent markers for you to write on this blackboard surface you have created.  How fun is that?  Here's the complete selection of Chalkboard marker products. 

And now let's share with you a yummy project that Annette Allen made with these delicious products!  

Who doesn't love a jar full of candy all decorated with some fun Chalk Board Markers.  On today's projects I am using the EASY extra-wide tip Chalk Board marker and Bistro Chalk Marker Neon Blue and some Twinery Honeydew twine. 

I found these fun wood flags from Jillibean Soup. Just for fun I covered the wood flag with Marvy Uchida EASY Chalk Board Marker, and turned it into a tag. I love how the Chalk Board marker goes so perfectly on wood. Just another way to use these fun markers.  And I love that I don't have to get out chalkboard paint and brush for this job.  No fuss…no muss!

I got this fun jar and added more Marvy Uchida Chalk Board Marker to paper and created a diecut tag to label my jar with the Bistro Chalk Marker Neon Blue. Then wrapped the fun tag with Twinery twine and tied a fun bow. 

A gift for ME. I could not resist a jar full of M&M's.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a SWEET day.