Thinking of You by Tobi

As we approach the choosing of a new Design Team, I have asked our current designers to do a "Free Play" assignment and work with their favorite SRM product.  And I've also asked them to tell us why they love that particular product. 

First up is Tobi Crawford who was on the 2010 Design Team and has loved using SRM Stickers ever since.  Tobi's favorite product is the vast array of Sticker Sentiments.  Whether the original Sticker Sentiments or Fancy Sticker Sentiments Tobi finds that these products fits in with her cardmaking no matter what materials or methods she is using.  She loves that she can create her focal image, usually stamped, and then has a wide range of choices for her sentiment:  fancy, bold, large, vertical, color and the list goes on.  

When Tobi finished with the image on this beautiful card, the card said "solemn" to her so she chose a thoughtful sentiment from Fancy Sticker Sentiments Thinking of You sheet.  Perfection!  

Thanks Tobi for your beautiful work and for your love of all things SRM!  We have loved having you on the very first Design Team and now again on the mini term Design Team.  Your work is stunning!

New Product Reveal Day #2- Labels by the Dozen

Ready for Day #2 of the new product reveal?  Here's a little secret.  Labels by the Dozen are my favorite product and these new labels are my most favorite of all! 

Here's the first design, the Birthday Birdie that matches the Birthday Birdie Stickers by the Dozen.  How fun! 

The second design is called Christmas Greetings and would be great as a gift tag on any holiday box or bag.  And wouldn't they be perfect on Pillow Boxes, Glassine Bags or TUBES?

And if you need something sweet for someone you love, here's the perfect labels.  Don't you just LOVE them? :) 

Labels by the Dozen are perfect on Pillow Boxes.  Super simple!  Just put a label directly on the Pillow Box, add a beautiful bow and you're done!  :)

All new products are now available on the SRM Store.  

Leave a comment here on the blog for a chance to WIN all 3 of these new designs.  Make sure you are a follower.  And join us tomorrow for 3 more new products.  Isn't this fun? :)  All winners will be announced next week on the blog.  

Crocheted TUBE Cover by Amy

Many of our friends and fans are multi-talented crafters.  When recently asked, lots of our Facebook followers revealed that they are life-long knitters or crocheters.  So when we asked our Design Team members if any of them would like to do a project with SRM's TUBES showing how they are great for storage, Amy Crockett jumped at the chance to play!  

Amy took one of her 7" TUBES.

She crocheted a darling cozy for her TUBE and topped it with a crocheted flower.  How fun!

Then she loaded her crochet hooks inside and tucked the TUBE info her knitting bag!  She loves how convenient the TUBES are for organization.  

What would you organize with TUBES?  The possibilities are endless!

New Product Reveal Day #1 - Stickers by the Dozen

Welcome to Day #1 of the new product reveal from SRM Stickers!  All new designs are now available on the SRM Store!  

Today we are sharing with you 3 new designs of our very popular Stickers by the Dozen with 12 images, 12 Sticker Sentiments and lots of mini sentiments around the outside border all printed on clear.  How much fun you can have with these creating invites and party favors!  

First up is the Birthday Birdie, my favorite!  Isn't that little bird just adorable?  Love those party hats!

And for Halloween party invites and treat bags, tubes and boxes, the new Halloween Spider is sure to fill the bill!  Love how creepy yet cute that spider is!

And who doesn't love Gingerbread men?  You can almost smell them.  How fun for Christmas favors and treats for to decorate stocking stuffers not to mention lots and lots of Christmas cards that you could create!  YUM!

Leave a comment here on the blog for a chance to WIN all 3 of these new designs.  Make sure you are a follower.  And join us tomorrow for 3 more new products.  You are going to LOVE them!  Winners will all be announced next week.

4th of July Banner by Melanie

It's always a banner day when Melanie Jarocki creates an altered project using SRM Stickers!  Making banners is one of Melanie's favorite crafty pastimes. Here's a banner she put together using some patriotic stickers and twine.  How fun!

Look closely and you will see that Melanie used mini-sentiments from both the Patriotic Stickers By The Dozen and We've Got Your Border on the bottoms of each pennant.  And added the graphic red, white and blue borders along the top of each pennant.  

To add extra dimension to the banner, Melanie placed the flag stickers from Stickers By The Dozen onto punched circles and tied them between the pennants. The Maraschino and Midnight Blue twine are just perfect, tying it all together.  Bold red stitching around the border of each letter and punched stars at the bottom of each pennant are perfect finishing touches!

Princess Magic Wand by Clare

Clare Buswell has created a Butterfly Magic Wand fit for a Princess!  I'll bet her little girl or any little girl would love to have one of these!  Clare started her project with a SRM Magic Wand that's crystal clear and measures 12" x 5/8".  It would make a wonderful gift or party favor.  Here's a mini tutorial so you can make one of these for your favorite princess!

Start with an empty Magic Wand! 

Clare took her Magic Wand and filled it with sweets.  She took her inspiration from the colors of the sweets and drew a simple butterfly template to make the cardstock butterfly topper. 

She added two layers of wings and stitched around the edges of the smaller layer using Marigold Twine.

Using a Bright Blank Label, Clare dressed up her wand with stickers from SRM's Everyday Girl and We've Got Your Sticker Princess designs. 

Clare wrapped some Marigold and Cantaloupe Twine around the wand and left some pieces hanging down to act like streamers. Then she added a variety of stickers to embellish the wand. 

Tip:  To attach the butterfly to the tube Clare made a simple loop tab from cardstock that forms the body of the butterfly and it simply slots onto the tube.

What a lovely, magical project.  Thanks Clare for the inspiration!

Guest Designer; Betsy Veldman

We are thrilled to welcome Betsy Veldman to the SRM Blog as our Guest Designer of the Week.  Betsy is a paper crafter extraordinaire and we love that she loves her SRM Stickers!  

"I live in a small town in the NW corner of Iowa with my husband of 15 years and our three kids, ages 12, 9, and 5.  Making stuff has always been a big part of my life, ever since I was a little girl digging through my mom's boxes of fabric scraps...it seems to be a trait that has been passed down through many generations of women in my family!  Today I love stamping, card making, a bit of scrapbooking, as well as sewing.  My daughters seem to have caught the creativity bug as well and we love to craft together.  I currently work as one of the Paper Crafts magazine Go-to Gals, and I am also on design teams for Papertrey Ink, Pink Paislee, and Anna Griffin." 

Betsy loves to combine paper, stamps and stickers just like she's done on this wonderful, bright and beautiful card.  Who would not love receiving this "happy" birthday card?  The twine and felt embellishments are perfection!  Love how Betsy stamped Happy Birthday on SRM's new Labels by the Dozen Bright collection.  

She loves those labels and the Sticker Stitches as well!

Here's an envelope that Betsy crafted using the same papers as she used on her card and added SRM Labels by the Dozen, Sticker Stitches, Marigold Twine and felt flowers.  What a fun way to coordinate the card and the envelope. If you need to make a birthday card soon, why not CASE Betsy's card and envelope and dazzle your friends & family!

Betsy is loving the SRM Pillow Boxes as the perfect little treat holder.  This bright and beautiful project is perfectly coordinated to her card and envelope. For this project Betsy took all 3 sizes of Pillow Boxes, filled them with bright candies, tied them all together with patterned papers and twine and used a pair of lovely Labels by the Dozen.  Then she embellished them with those felt flowers and a touch of twine.  YUM!

Put them all together and you have a perfect trio of treats!

Thank you Betsy for joining us today with your extraordinary talent.  Here's what Betsy has to say about SRM Stickers: 

"SRM Stickers are the great finishing touch to any project!  The selection of sentiments make them perfect for card makers.  And the new labels like the ones I used on my project today are perfect for stamping on.  I also like the stitched border stickers, which make it so easy to add the look of stitching to my projects without having to pull out my sewing machine.  Thank you, SRM, for letting me be your guest today!"

Would you like to WIN all the SRM products that Betsy used in her guest design feature today?  Just leave a comment here on the blog and be sure you are a follower.  The WINNER will be announced on Monday's blog.  Be sure to keep your finger's crossed!  The winner will be announced Monday May 27th.

Pillow Boxes by Deana

Always looking for a clever way to package gifts, Deana Boston loves SRM's new Pillow Boxes!  The first box is decorated from top to bottom using SRM's Sticker Stitches.  How fun!  Deana then embellished the box with a few die-cut butterflies and added a "make a wish" sentiment.  Inside is a SRM Glassine Bag to hold a gift card. 

On her second gift Pillow Box Deana embossed it, added a big, beautiful flower and one of SRM's Labels by the Dozen Pastel with a "Make a Wish" sentiment affixed to it.  Again, she put a Glassine bag inside to hold a gift card. 

Do you know that Deana has a Gift Wrapping station in her craft room?  I wonder if SRM's new Pillow Boxes and Glassine bags have a special spot?  I bet they do! 

2 Layouts by Corrie

Corrie Jones is a layout expert.  No doubt about it.  When she was tasked to use SRM Labels by the Dozen in an unexpected way, she went right to it and created an amazing layout.  

I love what Corrie had to say about this layout and SRM's Labels by the Dozen Brights: 

"I am a real fan of the SRM Labels by the Dozen.  I think they are super cute and so easy to use!  I mean you can have them for journaling blocks or tags or places for embellishments.  Here is the page i created with my Labels by the Dozen Bright Blank labels.  I love the colors in these!!"

Corrie continues:  "I did not want the labels to compete with other patterns, so instead of using patterned paper, I created a custom watercolor and gesso background.  I love how it came out."  And so do we Corrie!  So do we!

For her second layout Corrie's assignment was to use SRM's Sticker Stitches in unexpected ways and so she did! :)  Here's what Corrie had to say about her layout:  "The stitches stickers are my new favorite.  They really are the perfect little touch on a layout.  Plus, they give that stitched look in seconds!  Love it!"

The dreamy look of this layout is enhanced by the fact that Corrie did not use patterned paper.  Instead she created a muted background and then used the Sticker Stitches and embellishments to create the pattern on her page.  

Thank you Corrie for 2 beautiful layouts and a ton of inspiration!

By the way, I'm featured on the Creating Keepsakes Blog today and it's all about SRM Container products.  The post goes live at 10:00 am Mountain Time.  See you there!  

Trio of Cards by Michelle

Michelle Bertuzzi is very busy with 3 kids and moving to a new house but she still has time for some crafting! :)  Before she packed away all of her crafting supplies for her move, she created a few cards.  

First up Michelle needed a gift and a card for a boy's birthday party.  So she created this gift card holder/card using SRM's Glassine Bag, Sticker Stitches and Birthday sentiments.  The BRRR is from the Winter Sticker Sentiments sheet.  That's totally fun!  

Here's a beautifully embossed card that Michelle made for one of her son's teachers who had been particularly thoughtful.  Love how the embossing matches the sentiment.  Lots of Thank-You's embossed on this special card including a Fancy Thank You Sentiment from SRM!

And finally Michelle loves to make cards and tuck them into her kid's lunch boxes.  She calls her sons "Sunshine".  Her soon to be 7 year old loves finding these special cards and tags and pays attention to details so Michells is sure he's going to love the embossed background.  Who wouldn't?  That "Hello Sunshine" sentiment is from SRM's Life is Good Sticker Sentiments.

Thanks for all the inspiration Michelle.  We know that you have your hands full but there's always time for crafting, right?

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WINNERS!  Here are the 6 lucky winners of Fiskars tools from last week's Fiskars/SRM Blog feature.  

XXXL 3" Circle Punch 

 Carla from Utah

Melissa (Dexie Mel Designs) 

Amy#8546 (TheTigersHaven) 

XL Hexagon Punch 
Denise Bryant
Loly Borda-Towery 
doverdi

Congratulations to all!  Be sure to email me with your mailing address so we can send you your goodies.  susan@srmpress.com