Modern Wedding Favors with Heat Transfer Vinyl by Emma

Greetings, fellow crafty people!  Emma here today to share an awesome idea for wedding favors with a twist, of course using SRM supplies.

When my husband and I got married 14 years ago, Pinterest didn't exist (I know, the horror!)  So, this kind of inspiration for cool and modern wedding accessories only appeared in expensive bridal magazines.  At the time, although I longed to create something like that on the glossy pages, it seemed very out of reach.  Well, not any more!

SRM stocks these amazing fabric bags, which are perfect for all kinds of embellishments.  For this project, I'm using a cool metallic orange heat transfer vinyl.  

My wedding favors are going to contain tea bags, as I thought it was a fun theme.  I cut the vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo machine and applied it to the fabric bag.  The font I used was called 'Sign Painter', and the swirls were available in the Silhouette Design Space software.  (Remember to flip your design to a mirror image before cutting!  Otherwise the letters will be back-to-front when you apply the design..)

So, of course my wedding was a while ago now, but maybe one day I'll get to use some of these crafty ideas for one of our children's weddings.  It's certainly fun to create things and share them with you!

Happy crafting!

~~ Emma ~~

Supplies:

SRM Muslin drawstring bag

Metallic orange heat transfer vinyl

Silhouette Cameo / Design Space

Craft iron

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Mom's Day Card & Gift Bag by Karen

Hello!  Karen here today to share something special just in time for Mother's Day!   And a video too!

Mother's Day is a special day to honor and celebrate those women in our lives who encourage, love, and inspire us. Today, I'm sharing a sweet card and gift bag to help me do just that.

Check out this process video to see how you can quickly put together a similar card and gift bag for that special lady in your life.

For this project I used:

Trust in the Lord Faith Stamps | BIG Thank You Sentiment Stamps | Mini Calendar Standard Stickers | Birthday Fancy Sticker Sentiments | Marvy Uchida LePlume II Markers | Muslin Bag

Hello Muslin Bag by Cassonda

Hello!  Look who has dropped in on us today to share a wonderful DIY project using SRM's Muslin Bags and some stickers!  It's Cassonda Tadlock who was on our team last year, and I love her style! 

For this project Cassonda used one of SRM's Muslin Bags  sprayed it with 3 different colored mist sprays, let it dry and them embellished it.  SRM's clear stickers are perfect for this project.  They melt down into the bag. 

Cassonda added 2 large green beads to the string end of the bag and she had a wonderful little bag to give to a friend who had recently helped her out.  Her friend loved it!  Who wouldn't?

Here are the SRM products that Cassonda used.  Just click on the image to find more details.

These bags are perfect for gifts, treats or just because!  What would you do with them?  

Want to be featured on the SRM Blog?  Post your project to our Flickr

and you may be chosen to appear in our Flickr Friday feature. Or email me with photo and description:  susan@srmpress.com

Stamping Fun by Annette

Happy Day SRM Stickers Friends.

Annette Allen here with you today.

Today I am getting crafty with:

Jane's Doodles: Seamus The Sheep

Jane's Doodles: Rain or Shine

SRM Stickers: Muslin Bag (Small 3x5)

SRM Stickers: Kraft Box (2x2x2)

Baker's Twine Buttercream

Stamping and coloring on SRM Stickers Muslin Bags is so easy.

You can use markers or color pencils. 

Today I colored with professional colored pencils.

Don't you just love how fun it is?

YAY for more stamping and coloring but now on SRM Stickers Kraft Boxes. Very easy to do and again I colored with professional colored pencils.

So simple but so fun for those special little gifts. 

Make them a little more personal with stamps or even SRM Stickers.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting.

Valentine's Day Craft with SRM! by Angi

It's time to gear up for Valentine's Day! Hello everyone! Angi here with a fun gift bag idea that your sweetheart is sure to love. I recently found some fun items and wood pieces. I thought it would be fun to dress them up with SRM Stickers.

I really love the Express Yourself - Valentine and the 

We've Got Your Sticker - Sweet packs. They have the cutest designs that your sweetheart will love. And don't you just love the way that you can dress up SRM's muslin bags with stickers?

The stickers work very well on wood and clothespins too. I even used some on a small gift bag. They are strong enough to stick on a variety of surfaces.

I hope you enjoyed my fun project today! Be sure to check out all of the fun Valentine's items in the SRM Store!

Let it Snow by Shannon

It's been a strange winter leading up to the new year.

Snow seems to be missing this year (well, for most of us). I created this project using SRM goodies, in hopes that snow will fall and create some winter magic.

I purchased some frames from an online discount site, they sat on my shelves waiting for me to pick them up and create something. 

Finally, inspiration came!  First I painted the frame.  Once it was painted and dried, I set it aside. I then took a Medium Muslin Bag and cut it into two pieces. I did the same with a SRM Burlap Bag. I adhered those to the frame backing, to provide a base for my decoration.

I used white card stock to create the "hills" I simply traced around a plate and free handed them. Using Jane's Doodles "Warm Wishes", I stamped and colored snowmen, snowflakes, stars and trees. to set the snowy scene, I placed the stamped images throughout the hills.

I added "let it snow" to the image using Winter Sentiment stickers. I tied some twine around the top and added a few sequins before popping it back into the frame. It's ready to go! 

In this case, it went to a good home as a Christmas present to my Auntie Claudia and Uncle Pete. 

Here's a close up of the Jane's Doodles!

Thanks for letting me share with you! Happy 2016! Here's to the year ahead! 

Day #7 - Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Coffee Love #2 by Cathy Harper

Welcome to day #7, the final day of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  SRM has been very excited to be part of this great event.  We have been a Super Sponsor and that means there are SRM giveaways on the Coffee Lovers Blog. Today is the last day.  If you want to join in the fun, be sure to create a card and link it to the blog hop.

Hi everyone, Cathy here with you again today and I am sharing another fun coffee treat idea with you using SRM's fabric bags, Heat Transfer Vinyl and gold doilies.

I created a couple of very simple little gift bags so that I could share some of my favorite Kuerig coffee cups with friends.  These are the perfect size for giving a little pick me up!  I used a couple of SRM bags… a Small Burlap Bag and a Small Muslin Bag, I then added a SVG cut from Ashley Horton's The Cut Shoppe using SRM's Black Heat Transfer Vinyl.  The HTV cuts like a dream and adhered easily to the sweet little bags.  I added my Kuerig cups and then just a bit more fun and detail with SRM doilies....a gold lace one and a white lace one.  The doilies are a perfect finishing touch to these.

Thanks for joining us today at SRM!

We have loved sharing lots of coffee related projects over the past week. 

And we have loved being a part of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

If you would like to win a few of the goodies used on today's project, be sure to leave a comment here on the blog and be sure to check out all the fun over at the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

Holiday Gift Bags by Annette

Happy December SRM Stickers friends.

Annette Allen here with you today to share some fun ways to make a small gift a little more sweeter.  If you need some last minute gift bags, here's some fun ideas!

I just love all the different sizes of Muslin Bags that SRM Stickers has to offer. Today I am using Muslin Bag Small (3x5) and Medium (4x6).

SRM Stickers stick so perfectly to the Muslin bags.

I used the following stickers on this project: 

  We've Got Your Stickers (Merry)

 We've Got Your Border (Bright)

 Sticker Stitches (Christmas) and 

Sticker Sentiments (Happy Holidays). 

 

Another fun way of decorating these great SRM Stickers Muslin Bags is to stamp on them. On this bag I used Technique Tuesday, Copic Sketch Markers and Tsukineko Memento ink pad. I also wanted the snow and snowman to pop just a little more so I used a white Gelly Roll pen.

You can also just use colored ink pads. They all work great with SRM Stickers Muslin Bags. These stamps are from Lawn Fawn.

Well I hope that I have inspired you today to get a little crafty with your SRM Stickers Muslin Bags.  They are sure to make the recipient feel merry & bright!

Happy Holiday Crafting!

Guest Designer - Joscelyne Cutchens

We are so excited to welcome Joscelyne Cutchens as a guest designer here today on the SRM Blog.  Joscie, which is her nickname, is an amazing crafter having won the Gallery Idol competition over at Paper Crafts in 2012. 

In addition to being a talented crafter, Joscelyne also has her own line of craft products.  We asked her to share some of her favorite Bossy Joscie Christmas flair products with our designers, do a guest design spot and have a week of celebration of all things Bossy Joscie!  So let's get started! 

Here's the Modern Christmas Flair that Joscelyn and all of our designers are using this week and next.  Yes, that's right… 2 weeks of Bossy Joscie fun! 

For her project Joscelyne uses a SRM Muslin Bag.  She says she's quite smitten with the gold on muslin on the bags :) Here's what she did: 

Joscie used a SRM small muslin bag, washi tape, bold acrylic paint and a brush for this project.

 She masked off the bottom section of the drawstring bag with the washi tape. 

Joscie painted a light coat of gold acrylic paint on the bag and set it on a flashlight to dry.

All painted, her bag is dry and ready for some embellishments. 

Joscie ironed her bag and then added a SRM Punched Piece, mounted a Bossy Joscie flair and some pom poms on the bottom!  Now that's adorable!

WOW!  Love that metallic paint on SRM's muslin bag!  What a fun and festive idea for Christmas treats. Thank you Joscie for joining us today with such a fun holiday idea!

Want to WIN a stash of SRM and Bossy Joscie?  Just leave a comment on the blog and keep your fingers crossed.  To see all Bossy Joscie products, click on the image below!

Trendy Make Up Bag by Lorena

Hello friends! It's Lorena Cantó here with a project to show you that you don't necessarily need an electronic die cutting machine in order to have fun with SRM's heat transfer vinyl.

I've been wanting a handy pouch to store my make up when I travel. There are lots of cute ones out there with trendy gold designs. Cute and overpriced! So I went the crafty way and made one myself using SRM Large Muslin Bag and Heat Transfer Vinyl in gold.

Here's what you'll need. No electronic machine needed, just your manual die cutting machine and metal dies.  I used a regular paper trimmer to cut the strips from the heat transfer sheet, but a craft knife works perfectly too.

I started by ironing the bag so I would have a perfectly flat surface to work with. Second, I cut strips from the heat transfer vinyl and manually  die cut a simple design from the widest strip.

Once I had all my vinyl elements ready to go, I positioned them on the bag. You need to have the shiny side of the vinyl facing up. Once everything is in place, cover the vinyl with parchment paper and just iron over the paper using a no-steam setting.  After the design has been adhered, you'll need to remove the adhesive plastic backing from the vinyl. Just pull gently and you're done!

Here's a closer look of the result. Look at that luscious gold! It has kind of a leather finish that I love.

I was able to use both the negative and the positive of the flower and leaves to decorate the bag.

And once I was done, I couldn't wait to fill it with my make up thingies!

One last shot of my brand new make up bag sitting up :)

That's it! I can't wait to experiment more with the heat transfer! My next project will probably be a fun t-shirt for my son.  Stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting!

Gift of Love by Annette

Welcome SRM Stickers friends.  Annette Allen here with you today to share a fun way to give a sweet gift to the one you love. 

I have taken the SRM Stickers Muslin Small Bag and stitched a fun bow from Amy Tangerine stencils using The Twinery's Solid Maraschino Twine.  Then I used a heart stencil to make fun hearts as a background.  So fun to stencil the SRM Muslin Bags!  To top it off I added SRM Stickers Sticker Sentiments. Love how those clear stickers can be put on any type of surface and melt right in!

It is always fun to add a little tag, so I used SRM Stickers Small Scalloped Punched Pieces, black.  The stitched heart is from Amy Tangerine stencils using The Twinery's Pink Sorbet twine.

And now to make it just a little more special I made this fun little book to go inside.

I used my Zutter Bind it All to make the little book and added SRM Stickers: Stickers By the Dozen Valentines and Express Yourself #42041 Everyday Girl on the cover to make a sweet title.

Thanks for dropping by and thanks for letting me share.  

Happy Crafting!

Shell Bag by Cassonda

Meet Cassonda Tadlock.  She's wild for SRM and you will be wild about her.  What a creative talent she is.  So thrilled to have her on our team. 

Here's a wonderful project from Cassonda that just perfect for summer.  She made it to use which at the beach collecting shells.  She was recently visiting a friend, collecting shells on the beach and tried to hold them all in her hand, in her pockets and finally in a ziploc baggie.  She thought it would be so much better to create a wonderful little bag to collect and store all her shell treasures so she used a SRM Muslin bag to make it. 

First she sprayed some Glimmer Mist on top of a Heidi Swapp stencil.  She let both sides dry, spraying one side at a time.  Once dry, she added the stamped shell images with some Stazon ink so that it would not rub off.  

Then she went to work embellishing the bag to her liking.  She stamped and heat embossed a 2" SRM Punched Pieces with metallic powder and safety pinned in onto the bag with a larger 2 1/2" Punched Pieces underneath.  

Then she added some Sticker Stitches on the bottom and a Summer Fun Sticker Sentitment as well. 

What a great idea Cassonda!  I'm sure that you have inspired many of our readers to create a little collection bag just like yours!