Guest Designer - Amy Tsuruta

Today SRM is excited to welcome Amy Tsuruta to the SRM Blog.   Here's a little bit about Amy in her own words: 

"I live in the beautiful state of Washington and work part-time for a Seattle biotech company.  I've always been crafty but discovered a passion for stamping in the early 2000's.  I love the Paper Crafting Community!"

Amy is a BIG coffee fan and an avid card maker.  She even has a blog that's all about coffee and card making called Coffee Loving Cardmaking.   Four times a year she puts together a blog hop and the Fall one is just around the corner.  It begins September 15th. Be sure to check it out! 

Today Amy shares with us two darling cards with us using SRM's new 

Coffee Plans Clear Stamp.  

With so many fun expressions, Amy chose two of her favorites and created these fun and fabulous cards.   The cards are perfect for Fall... so warm and cozy!  First up a card that uses one of my favorite expressions:  

"you can do it" ~coffee

Love how it appears that coffee is cheering you on! :)

The second card features the sentiment:  "Caffeine is the new BLACK".  

Every coffee loving carmaker can relate to that! :)  And I love how she has lids for cups of coffee in the photo to "perk" her up! 

Thanks for sharing your darling cards Amy!  And thank you for being a fan of SRM throughout the years!  See you at the Blog Hop!  It is always so much fun! And lots of prizes too!

Crafting with Grandkids by Susan & Sylvie

Today is a very special post because my Granddaughter Sylvie is our guest designer!

What happens when I visit with my grandkids?  Lots of love and hugs and lots of fun crafting!  Today I want to share with you what Sylvie and I made on my last visit with her in Massachusetts.  She loves the Just Believe stamp because last year when I was designing the new Bible Journaling stamps, she helped me design this one! 

And here's what we made!  And boy did we have fun! :)

We made cards, framable art, mini cards, and little notes and I love them all! 

Sylvie taught me quite a bit about stamping and pens.  We had a blast!

Crafting with kids is such fun!  They seem to have a natural feel for color and design and you can learn a lot from them! 

Join us tomorrow for more crafty projects  from our talented design team members. Follow us on Facebook or join any of our groups including groups for Bible Journaling, Planners and Vinyl. 

Hope you have a crafty day!

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Guest Designer - Roberta Rosi

Hello!  Susan here today bringing you a guest designer, one of our past design team members, Roberta Rosi.

Roberta Rosi is one of our all time great designers.  What a talent.  When she left the team she sent me a note with some cards she created using our Take 2 Thank You stickers, doilies, punched pieces and twine. 

Here's what Roberta said:

I’ve used the “Take 2 - Thank you” stickers to create cards in green and pink tones. With these two cards, I thank all of you for the last year, spent together ... for me it has been an unforgettable experience! Thanks again Susan!  A hug from Italy!

I never shared these cards before, but I thought what a perfect time to do it as our new design team is ready to begin their term.  

I love all the surprises that each design team member creates.

Roberta's style is so clean and crisp.  Love how she uses kraft with doilies and love the tiny stitching around the edgiest of the card.  

A big shout out to Roberta Rosi for all the beautiful creations that she made using SRM.  I did a google search and found so many beautiful projects.  Just search "Roberta Rosi SRM Images" and you can see more details. 

Grazie Mille Roberta!  

Teacher Vinyl Gifts by Kristin Kingrey

SRM has a Facebook group called All Things SRM Vinyl and the other day I was checking it out and saw some amazing projects from one of our followers, Kristin Kingrey.  I asked Kristin to be a guest designer and she was game! 

Kristen got a Cricut Explore for Christmas and she's been having a wonderful time with making all things vinyl.  

Today we feature some projects that she created using wooden plaques from the Ben Franklin store in Redmond, Washington.   She's made teacher gifts and a sign for her daughter's room.  Let's take a look. 

First up are teacher gifts that she made using white matte vinyl on a wooden hanging plaque.  Love the fonts and the clean look!

 The second teacher gift for another lucky teacher uses a variety of colors of matte vinyl including white, turquoise, lime green and yellow.  How fun it is with the little added hearts.  

And the last one has a special message for her daughter's room on a white plaque using turquoise and gold matte vinyl.  I love this one!  

Thank you Kristin for sharing your vinyl craftiness with us!  We love what you do with vinyl and we look forward to seeing more projects from you on All Things Vinyl on Facebook. 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to share your craftiness with us on Flicker or in one of our Facebook Groups.  Who knows when you will be in a Friday Feature of SRM fans. 

Have a crafty day! 

Planner Guest Designer - Yvonne Yam

We are excited to welcome Yvonne Yam today as a guest designer.  Yvonne is a true artist and she's turning her planner into a work of art! Let's take a look….

and let's hear from Yvonne in her own words.

Hello, Yvonne here and so happy to be back on the SRM Blog.  I've always loved their products and I was excited to be part of their design team in 

2013-2014.

I love it when the little bits and pieces in my stash get used up...even though it takes a long long long time to even make a dent in that stash...I'm sure you know what I mean. *winks*  

I'm currently enjoying my monthly planner spreads [daily and weekly are just too much work for me!] even though I've essentially completed only one month. *haha...fingers crossed that I can keep up with it!*  SRM's Calendar Companion is perfect for my planner and so many bits and pieces that it should last me quite a while!  

It's been fun fitting in the little bits of scrap paper, adding personal touches like a painted face and using found objects in my "save-it-for-a-rainy-day" stash in my planner. :)  

Like an ice-cream stick. It is lightweight and has a cool texture. :)

By the way, do you spy some SRM?  These clear stickers are perfect for planners or any kind of mixed media.   SRM's Cooking clear stickers are included on many of my projects.  "What's For Dinner" is a daily question in my house! :)

My partial girl's face was from a scrap piece of watercolour practice.paper that I tested my new watercolour pencils on.

Like most of you, my real schedule is stored electronically. This physical planner is just a way to jot down some memories that I may not scrapbook about and to use up my scraps.:)

Thanks for dropping by.  And be sure to share your planner projects with us on Planner Sticker Fun Facebook group. 

Happy Planning! 

Guest Designer - Kathy Racoosin

We are so excited to welcome the amazing Kathy Racoosin back to the SRM Blog today as a guest designer.  Kathy was on the very first SRM Design Team back in 2010 and she brought to our blog such incredible talent.  Since that time, Kathy has become one of our industry's most talented crafters with a big following on her Blog, The Daily Marker, and on her Instagram as well. 

Kathy is having a 30 day Color Challenge on her Blog all this month and we are excited to be part of that event!  Kathy has used one of Jane's Doodles new stamps called Special Delivery for this fun and fabulous card.  And did I mention a giveaway?  Just hop on over to Kathy's Blog and check it out. 

Thanks for dropping by and don't forget to head over to Kathy's Blog, leave a comment and have a chance to WIN!

Guest Designer - Planner by Corri Garza

Today we are excited to welcome former SRM design team member Corri Garza as a guest designer.  

Corri is currently a member of multiple design teams including Silhouette Circle, (a team of bloggers handpicked by Silhouette America), Lori Whitlock, Paper Issues and Scrapping Moms design teams.  Corri is very busy with work and crafting and she loves her Plum Paper Planner using lots of SRM Stickers.

Let's take a look at Corri's planner pages for this week in November with a description from Corri in her own words! 

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Hello!  Corri here am sharing my weekly planner spread using a variety of stickers from SRM.  I like my planner to be pretty but functional and the SRM Stickers are perfect.   

I used the Halloween – Little Borders (a new product coming in January) to cover up the check list headers on the bottom of my spread.  These covered the headers perfectly in my Plum Paper Planner.  They are the black dot borders at the bottom of both pages.  They are fabulous for planners!  Quick and easy decorating, adding a touch of color and design.

I also used some borders from the FreeStyle Spring sticker page to section off the upper part of my pages.  These stickers were a perfect match for my planner.  

I used several elements from the Calendar Companion set.  I used the stars to mark my work days. 

  

 The leaves stickers coordinated with my color scheme and are perfect for embellishing. 

I used the arrow from the Calendar Companion set to highlight some important events taking place this week and added a polka dot border from the We’ve Got Your Border – Wedding to create bullet points for my busiest day.  Thursday is a crazy day at our house. 

Finally, I added some cute borders from the We’ve Got Your Border Thank You…

 And a “Life is Good” sentiment from the Express Yourself – Everyday Life set to highlight my weekend.  

I had so much fun playing with my SRM Stickers on my planner pages and the wonderful part is that I still have tons of stickers for planner pages in months to come! 

Thanks for joining me today and please share your planner pages on our Planner Facebook page, 

Planner Sticker Fun  

Guest Designer - Virginia Lu

Oh so excited to have Virginia Lu as a guest designer here on the SRM Blog today!  What a great way to kick off the week!

We are honored to have Virginia playing with our Jane's Doodles Stamps, SRM Clear Sticker Stitches, SRM Chalkboard Makers, Kraft Pillow Boxes and Twine.  She is an incredible crafter and everything she does is perfection.  Here are some of the supplies Virginia used.

So without further ado…here are Virginia's beautiful projects with descriptions in her own words. 

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Hello friends!  As a design team alumni for SRM Stickers (2011 and 2013), I am so happy to be back here to share my guest design projects with you. The SRM products keep getting better and better. The varieties are awesome for any paper-crafters and event planners. I have used the SRM products many times for my own special occasions from wedding, birthday and dinner parties.

As an avid stamper, no post would be complete without sharing a card with you.

I love the Jar image from SRM's Jane’s Doodle Stamp “Life is Good”. I paired it up SRM doily. With some paper-piecing, this card is rather fun to create.



My 2nd project is to create watercolor tags. I also used “Life is Good” stamp set.  These small tags are handy to have and great for using on SRM's kraft pillow boxes wrapped in a doily and twine.

For my 3rd project, I created two large tags. I love creating my own watercolor paper! With SRM's chalk board markers, it’s easy to add the personal touches.

These tags can be for food displays or gift toppers. While I was at it, I also added the SRM Sticker Stitches to dress up the wooden clips!

I hope that you are inspired by my ideas and designs.  I so enjoyed creating them!

Can you say YUM about these fabulous SRM products?

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Thank you Virginia for joining us today with your fabulous projects!  We love Virginia and love that she loves her SRM!

Want to WIN the stamp Virginia used and some SRM Sticker Stitches? 

Just leave a comment here on the blog and you will be in the running!

Guest Designer - Jennifer Ingle

Hello, SRM friends! I am so excited to be here as a guest today! 

This is Jennifer Ingle of Just Jingle and today I have an adorable card to share with you using some SRM Stickers and Jane's Doodle Stamps. I absolutely LOVE how adorable these stamps are! SO CUTE! 

I began with the Little Miss Mia stamp set. That little girl stamp is SO cute, but if you know me, you know the puppy caught my eye first and foremost! 

Puppies ALWAYS win! I colored him with Spectrum Noir pens and masked him to stamp the kite before coloring that portion, as well. A bit of glossy accents make his nose super shiny!

I accented the sticker sentiment from the Stickers by the Dozen Thank You set with Sticker Stitches.  I love the stitches! They make the life of this non-sewing machine friendly crafter MUCH easier!  And now SRM has just introduced a Stamped Stitches stamp.  Hmmmm….think I might need one of those!

I had a great time pulling this fun little design together! These stamps?! SO CUTE! Love them! Thanks for stopping by today!

Jingle

Guest Designer: Kathy Racoosin

We are so excited to welcome Kathy Racoosin back to the SRM Blog today as a guest designer.  Kathy was on the very first SRM Design Team back in 2010 and she brought to our blog such amazing talent.  Since that time, Kathy has continued to blossom and grow into one of our industry's most talented crafters. 

Today Kathy is playing with a Jane's Doodles "Doodle Flowers" stamp and some of SRM's new chalkboard markers and SRM's new square kraft window box and the results are stunning.  

Want to create this set of beautiful set of cards all wrapped up in a kraft window box?  Read on for the instructions in Kathy's own words! 

 "Stamp flower with some black dye ink on each card. Cut the sentiment to fit the card base and stamp the dot boarder with white ink plus part of the sentiment. Stamp the other half of the sentiment in black ink. Color the flower with SRM's new chalk board markers. Add some black lines to the leaves and petals with a sharpie marker. Draw some circles inside the white dot boarder. Add some white dots with a white gel marker. Embellish the flower if you want by adding some white and black dots to the  inside the petals. Add twine to the white card base. Use foam tape to pop the front of the card. Score a back for the card and attach." 

 Stamp a strip of card stock to decorate the box and enclose the set of cards.  Wrap strip around the box and embellish with some twine. Perfection! 

And here are some of the supplies Kathy used in creating her project:  

Jane's Doodles "Doodle Flower" Stamp

SRM's Chalkboard Markers 

Kraft Window Box - Square 4 1/8" x 4 1/8" x 7/8"

Thank you Kathy for inspiring us with your beautiful work.  It's stunning!  And be sure to join Kathy on her blog "The Daily Marker" where you will find  lots more inspiration.  

Plus….leave a comment on the SRM blog for a chance to WIN the stamp, markers and kraft window box that Kathy used in her project.