Bridal Shower Card by Melanie

Hello! Melanie here today to share a card for a Bridal Shower. One of my co-workers is getting married in July and her shower is in a few weeks.

I found out the colors for her wedding and used them to put the card together. The Mini-Calendar stickers are a fun way to mark the date of a special event. I placed a heart sticker from the We've Got Your Sticker/Forever sheet over the date of her wedding. Then I added a couple of the sentiments along the edge.

To add some extra detail to the card, I placed a variety of black sticker stitches along edges of the paper layers. Sticker Stitches are my most used SRM stickers! Love them!

The "2018"from Year of Memories Sticker/2018 helps define the year of the event. I can’t wait to tuck this card into my friend’s gift basket at her shower. I know it will bring a smile to her face :)

SRM Products Used:
Sticker Stitches/Black
We've Got Your Sticker/Forever
Mini Calendar Sticker/Decorative 2018
Year of Memories Sticker/2018

Faith Cards by Melanie

Hello! Melanie here today and I am sharing a couple of cards I made using the new Bible Margins Love Clear stamps.

These stamps are wonderful for stamping in Bible margins or for bookmarks, too. I used a masking technique to just use a portion of the stamps for my cards. I used a small sticky note to cover the part of the stamp I wasn't going to put on the card. Then I inked the stamp. After removing the sticky note, I could stamp the portion with ink onto the paper.

 By using the same basic overall design for both cards, I was able to complete them rather quickly. I varied the patterned papers and width of the strips.

 The Sticker Stitches are probably my #1 go-to product by SRM. I use them all the time. For these cards, the dot stitch was a perfect way to anchor the sentiment banner to the card.

Wishing you a "LOVE"-ly day! :)

SRM Products used:

Sticker Stitches

Bible Margins Love Clear Stamps 

Snowman Layout by Melanie

Welcome, welcome! So glad you could drop by today :) We are in the thick of winter here--which actually means lots of rain and an occasional snowfall. My son is so happy to see the snow and will immediately want to go outside to build a snowman. So, I thought it would be fun to document that with our first snowfall of the season this winter.

As you can see, it took most of the snow in our yard to build the snowman! But he sure looks happy doesn't he?

 I used several different sticker sheets to enhance the layout. The sticker stitches always come in handy to define edges or add some depth.

SRM has quite a few stickers available for winter-theme projects. I appreciate how the colors on the sticker sheets coordinate across the line. That way I can mix and match from several options.

Thanks for stopping by today! We are hoping for some more snow soon. Let the snow-dancing commence!

Labels By the Dozen #63005 Bright Blank
Sticker Stitches #58003 Sticker Stitches Black
Sticker Sentiments #51009 Winter
Freestyle #50001 Winter
Live Life #49004 Calendar Year

DIY 2018 Planner by Melanie

Hi Everyone! Melanie here today to share with you my planner for 2018. I LOVE having a planner! Over the past few years I've tried several different ones--but never really found one that I could use efficiently or that matched my needs. So . . . this year I decided to make my own :)

(Front Cover)

I wanted one that was light and compact; a planner that wouldn't end up half-unused. After searching around for blank journals, I found one that I preferred with dot pages. This makes it easy for me to line things up, but not feel like I have to fill up every line.

The look of colorful, decorated planners is BEAUTIFUL--but it doesn't work for my style of what I need a functioning planner to be. Using SRM stickers and stamps is perfect for designing my own planner because of their classic style and clear backing. It would be easy to add color to any of these pages if I wanted to.

(Inside title page)

(Year at a glance)

I tried to incorporate my favorite layouts from other planners, as well as ideas of my own. I need the year at a glance and planning ahead pages for the upcoming months. Because I am only making one month at a time (so I don't have wasted pages in between months), the layout with upcoming events is really important for my planning.

As you can see I used a ton of SRM stickers to set up these pages and they turned out better than I had imagined!

For the monthly layouts, I am using the new planner season stamps. For the February layout, I used both the Winter Plans and Spring Plans sets, as well as the Notes to Self Planner stamps for the days of the week.

I love having these pages tailored to my needs and style. Happy planning! :)

SRM Products Used:

Sticker Stitches/Black

Mini Calendar Stickers/Standard 2018

Year of Memories Sticker/2018

Clear Planner Stamp/Winter Plans

Clear Planner Stamp/Spring Plans

Clear Stamp/Planner Notes to Self

Happy Birthday Card by Melanie

Hello!  Melanie joining you for a fun birthday card idea. 

Glad to have you stop by today! This is a big month of birthdays in our family. Between my family and my husband's family, we have 9 birthdays in 12 days! So in honor of all the birthday celebrations, I am sharing a birthday card with you.

It is no secret that one of my favorite characteristics of SRM stickers is their seamless look on paper. I love how they can be added anywhere and cut to fit perfectly, if needed.

I added a piece of gold shimmer twine to the tag as well. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from We've Got Your Sticker/Happy Birthday.

Wishing you and yours a wonderful day! Go out and celebrate :)

Christmas Decor Tray by Melanie

Hello! Melanie here today to share a tray I decorated for the upcoming Christmas holiday. I used two different SRM Press sticker sheets: Quick Cards/Peace and Fancy Sentiments/Christmas.

 The clear backing helps the stickers to blend seamlessly with the patterned papers.  

Adding a few embellishments here and there completes the look for simple, yet classic decoration for our home this holiday season.

Happy Holidays!

Welcome Baby Cards by Melanie

Hello, Melanie joining you today to share some baby cards. Lately we have had quite a few babies to welcome into our family and circle of friends. I love to have a handmade card to accompany the gift. Here are a couple of baby cards I made to celebrate the birth of new little ones.

 SRM has THE best stickers for making cards! There are all kinds of sizes, fonts, shapes . . . it is awesome :) I love how they can be easily cut apart to fit exactly what you need.

For this Precious Baby card I used the Sentiment/Baby sheet as well as the We've Got Your Border/Pastel for "Hello Beautiful".

The Fancy Sentiments/Baby "Welcome Little One!" is such a sweet way to say just that. I added a bit of buttercream twine at the top of the banner piece for an extra special touch.

To finish off the look for each card, I added a border to the envelopes from We've Got Your Border/Baby Boy. 

Hope you enjoy these cards and are inspired to make some of your own :)

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Faith Cards by Melanie

Hello! Melanie here today to share a couple of cards using Faith sentiments from SRM. I am thankful to have these wonderful sentiments to create personal cards for friends and family who are going through a difficult situation.

For the first card, I used the Praying for you today! stamp from the Child of God stamp set. 

On the second card, I placed a sticker from the Shine Your Light sentiments sticker sheet. Because the sticker was wider than the card, I cut it and made it into two lines. I love that about SRM stickers--how easy they are to cut seamlessly and place where you want them.

Because these cards will be mailed, I made them with flat layers. 

Thank you for stopping by today!

Shine Your Light Layout by Melanie

Hello! Melanie here today I am sharing a layout with you. My daughter just graduated from high school and is off to university this fall. Her light truly shines. This senior portrait of her is one of my favorites.

 I used a couple of different SRM stickers for the layout. It was fun to add them into the journaling.

 Layering the stickers on the patterned paper is seamless with the clear backing. I love the finishing touch of the Sticker Stitches, too.

Enjoy your day, and remember to "Shine Your Light!" :)

SRM Products Used:
Sticker Stitches
Sticker Sentiments/Shine Your Light
We've Got Your Sticker/Hello
Year Of Memories/2017

4th of July Decor by Melanie

Yay! It is summertime here in the USA and our country's birthday is just around the corner. Melanie here today to share a project I made to add a festive touch to our house. I had a block of wood painted red left over from my daughter's graduation party. Since it was the perfect color for the 4th of July I decided to decorate it with SRM products :) 4th of July stickers galore are available from SRM. I added burlap, twine, and jute to give some texture to the project.

I began by wrapping different border stickers around the block. Then I added in shape and word stickers.

In the lower half of the block, I wrapped burlap around the block. Then I adhered the tag shape sticker on top and finished it off with some twine and jute.

I love the festive look this adds to our home as we prepare to celebrate our country.

SRM Products used:

Express Yourself/4th of July

Say It With Stickers/4th of July

We've Got Your Border/Patriotic

Twine/Maraschino

Jute

June Planner Pages by Melanie

How is it June already? 2017 is going by so quickly. Good thing I have my planner to keep me on track :). Melanie here today to share some planner fun!

I gathered some SRM supplies together to work on my June pages. I appreciate how easy it is to match the stickers, stamps, and pens. Plus, because I didn't need any tools, this project was great to complete on-the-go while waiting for my son at baseball practice.

 It is fun to mix and match the stamps and stickers together for an event. I also used the Le Pens to trace over the stamp lines to give more color to the page. With their fine tip, this works really well. And the fine tip is helpful for coloring in small details on stamped images.

 Now that the pages are done, I am ready to head into June . . . well, maybe not quite. :)

SRM Products used:
Planner Notes to Self #77041
School Days Planner #77053
Birthday Plans #77054
Year of Memories 2017 #48022
Live Life Calendar Year #49004
Calendar Companion #48010
Planner Icon Stickers #48030
Say It With Stickers Graduation #39023
We've Got Your Border Bright #57008
Le Pen Bright