Grad Card Season by Shanna

Hi SRM family!  Shanna here today to show you a couple creative cards to celebrate that special graduate in your life!  My oldest is about to finish her junior year in high school...so NO graduating this year (this mama can't even!) but she does have a few good friends who will be graduating.  I took the opportunity to create a couple cards utilizing her school colors, black and purple, but they could be easily modified to whatever color scheme needed. 

 I discovered I don't own many graduation stamps, but I really wanted to stamp on these cards. So I sifted through my SRM stamps and came across my Birthday Plans set...BINGO!  This set worked perfectly to create some backgrounds to die cut out for my cards!  I first stamped out "panels" of the images I intended to die cut, and then ran them through the big shot with my die of choice.  I grabbed my Take 2 Stickers by the dozen/Graduation stickers for my medallion sentiments and my cards were complete!

 I used the celebrate border stamp, hooray, and the balloon icon to make a total of 3 panels.

Take a look and let me know what you think!

 

I really wanted a bolder splash of color, so I chose to watercolor the balloons purple with my watercolor twist pencils.  Easy peasy and just what I had envisioned!

Supplies used:

SRM Stickers Take 2: Stickers by the dozen/Graduation

SRM Clear Planner Stamp/ Birthday Plans

White Doily

Watercolor Twist Pencils

Miscellaneous purple twine

Versafine Black ink

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time,

~Shanna

Graduation Shaker Tag & Gift by Shelly

Hey y'all! Shelly, here.

Today, I'm sharing a fun and simple graduation gift with you.

I started with my gift box. I used a SRM Stickers kraft box and a large SRM Stickers patterned bag for 'wrapping paper'. Simply cut the patterned bag on the sides and lay flat. Then wrap your box. Easy peasy, right?!...

Next, I made a shaker tag. I used a fun die along with some silver glitter cardstock and some sequins. Once I done with my shaker part, I added a simple SRM Stickers 'grad' sticker. Which I placed on a piece of cardstock underneath along with some foam tape and then placed it on my tag. After I added it to my gift. Fun and simple, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

SRM Stickers supplies:

Kraft box

Large Patterned Bag-Striped Black and White

Take 2 Stickers by the Dozen-Graduation

Congrats Grad Card by Shannon

Hello!  Shannon with you today with a little step by step photo tutorial.  Graduation is just around the corner, for our family, we have lots of friends to celebrate! Congratulations Class of 2017!

I created a card that I could make duplicates of, I'm sharing the layering process with you:

You can create a bunch of cards in a hurry so that you can have plenty on hand for graduates and grad parties! I of course had to use plenty of SRM Stickers! You'll find punched paper pieces, stickers and twine on the finished card. Take a look at how it turned out:

Here's a close up of the stickers ❤

Here's the SRM products used:

Take 2: Stickers By the Dozen/Graduation

We've Got Your Invite/Graduation

Stickers By The Dozen/Graduation

Sticker Stitches/Black

Baker's Twine/Ocean

Punched Pieces

Happy Graduation...Congrats! by Shelly

Hey y'all! Shelly, here! 

Today I'm sharing a fun graduation card and gift with you! 

I kept things pretty simple and straight forward. I stamped on my congrats using a green and dark blue ink. After, I added my happy graduation sticker, some wood veneer stars and a tiny touch of gold glitter paper on the side. Simple, yeah?!...

For my bag, I went with the same thing...simple. I added some dark blue twine and then stapled on my 'tags'. Which I used stickers for and just simply added them on black cardstock. That's it. Easy peasy, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

SRM Stickers supplies:

Take 2: Stickers By The Dozen - Graduation

BIG Congrats Clear Stamp

Solid Midnight Blue Twine

Patterned Bag

Graduation - Throwback Thursday

Need some ideas for graduation?  Here's a feature for Throwback Thursday with lots of great ideas from SRM Design Team members past and present.  Enjoy! 

First up, Tessa Wise with a playful graduation card!  Clear stickers and twine dress up this fun card.  Love the twine tassel on the Micky hat!

Love this card from Deana Boston that uses stickers for decoration and a glassine bag to hold a $20.00 bill!

Shelly Kurth creates a clean and simple card using stickers twine and a splash of color using watercolors.  And don't forget the sequins! 

Cupcakes anyone?  Shantaie Fowler really knows how to fancy up a cupcake!  Using a graduation sticker she created toppers with a gold banner.  So fun and festive! 

And the final project is also from Shantaie.  This time she used Stickers by the dozen, a clear treat bog and a bit of twine and created a tag for her "smarty" favors.  How totally fun! 

Hope that this Throwback Thursday has given you some good ideas for your Graduation cards, gifts and favors!

Graduation Cards by Melanie

Hello! Melanie here today to share a couple of graduation cards with you. My oldest child is graduating from high school this year (*sigh*). I went with her school colors of dark red and black for the cards.

SRM has several great graduation sticker options. I used the following:

Stickers by the Dozen/Graduation
Express Yourself/Graduation
Fancy Sentiment/Love

Black Lace
The bottom layer of the card is actually some polka dot tissue paper. I love how it has a playful look and adds a little texture to the card. Then I layered some Black Lace for more texture and a border sticker on the tissue paper.

Next I used a dark red cardstock to mat graduation sentiments to layer on the lace. I finished off the cards with one more border sentiment.

By using the same basic structure for both cards, they came together quickly. SRM stickers made it easy to vary the look of the cards, yet keep the process simple.

Non Trad Grad Card by Tenia

Tenia Nelson here from Jazzy Paper Designs showing y'all a lil fun non trad graduation card.....CHECK IT!!!!

Believe it or not my son Thelonious helped me pick out all of the colors on this card....that kid is talented I tell ya....hee hee!! I created this card using SRM goodness HERE:

Say it with Stickers/Graduation
Sticker Stitches/Black

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Be sure to join us next week for all the new products being released by SRM Stickers.  And did I mention GIVEAWAYS?  :) 

Graduation Party by Shantaie

Hi, and welcome back to SRM, I'm Shantaie signing in with a gold and glamorous graduation party!

My niece is graduating in a few weeks, she wants her event to be memorable, and unique!  The best part of being a paper crafter is being able to customize premade items, like these cards I picked up at the dollar spot in Target. A few little details and a sheet of SRM thank you stickers I can make a dozen thank you cards for her to send after the party! 

Need fast easy cards? just add the Thank you sentiment, and they are ready to go!

No party is a party without a cake or cupcakes! These cupcake toppers are quick because I picked up the pleated circles as part of a banner package, there were 8 for 3.00 and all I did was add a gold banner, and the SRM round sticker by the dozen take 2 graduation stickers and a stick to insert into the cupcake. These literally took 15 minutes total! 

Super sweet right?

Invitations are the "headliner" to any party, and as we are doing a casual glamorous party, these simple but elegant cards are perfection! I love the fun 2016 sticker under the gold embossed graduation cap, a quick peel and stick and they are ready to go!

What could be more easy? You are going to love these SRM invitation inserts, all the info you need is ready to fill in. Quick and simple!

I used the chevron embossed glassine treat bags and filled them with chocolates of gold and lavender that match the party. They are folded closed, and topped with a doily and layers of ribbon and paper flags, and sealed with a clothespin. A luxurious gold tassel is adorned with a 2016 sticker tag, and the flag to the left is sporting a sticker sentiment from the graduation stickers by the dozen take 2.  

All the elements to get a party started, right here. SRM has stickers, treat containers, and all the happy additions you need to make a party both easy and gorgeous!

Graduation Card by Christine

Graduations are right around the corner and SRM Stickers has stickers that are perfect for customizing your cards to fit the colors of your school!  Christine joining you today with a quick graduation card using Graduation Stickers by the Dozen and the Year of Memories/2016 stickers. With these two sets you can easily make a whole bunch of graduation cards to take along to each party!

The stickers are clear and black so they work perfectly for personalizing with things like or sequins, cardstock, or even some Sticker Stitches!

I added the biggest 2016 I could in the center and at an angle to up the whimsy!

The Stickers by the Dozen make it easy to add lots of caps to the card.  I used a circle punch to punch it out so I didn't have to try to place my sticker to precisely.

We're looking forward to seeing what cards and treats you are making for the grads in your life!

Congrats Smarty by Shantaie

Graduation is around the corner!  Before you know it final exams and choosing senior pictures will be all anyone with a graduating student at home can talk about! Trust me I have been down the cap and gown road twice!

Shantaie here today to share a fun graduation party favor. 

Along with graduation comes parties, gifts, and celebrations! (claps hands) Yay! I do love favors, and when they are quick, cost effective and clever....well they go straight to the head of the class!  Here I have filled the clear treat bag with smarties not only a super cute pun but it only takes 3 rolls to fill one bag! (Very cost effective!) 

Topping the bags is a layered scalloped circle made from black medium punched pieces and a gold circle, a purple circle and adorable graduation cap stickers from stickers by the dozen graduation and tied on a tag with natural twine using a sentiment I printed, I also added the borders from the stickers by the dozen graduation along the bag. 

Don't wait too long to get started.  Graduation is such a big accomplishment! Celebrate it and show your student how very proud you are! Most of all have fun! 

Graduation Chalked Muslin Bags by Annette

Hello SRM Stickers friends.  Annette Allen here with you today to share a new product and a fun way to use it. Let's get started.

SRM Stickers now carries Marvy Uchida Chalk markers…YAY!  I am sharing how you can use them on SRM Stickers Muslin Bags. On today's project I am using SRM Muslin Bags/Medium 4x6.

I first started with using the Marvy Uchida EASY Chalk Board Marker extra-wide tip. I masked off the area and also added this fun silhouette from Hazel & Ruby.

TIP:  I recommend putting a piece of paper inside the bag to absorb any of the marker that leaks through the muslin bag. 

With it being March it is time to start planning for those graduates.  I used SRM Stickers: Stickers By the Dozen (Graduation).  I first added the graduation hat to a piece of card stock then adhered to the muslin bag, next I added these fun sentiments to add to the celebration. SRM Stickers adhere very nicely to these muslin bags.

You can also personalize with color like I have done on these.  I used Marvy Uchida Bistro Chalk Marker Fluorescent Pink and Fluorescent Blue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Chalking.

Graduation Party by Roberta

Roberta Rosi shares with us today party favors for graduation.  To match the color of your school, simply change the color of the candy and the twine! 

Here are the supplies that Roberta used to create her favors: 
Medium Pillow Boxes
Large Muslin Bags 
Stickers by the Dozen Take 2 - Graduation
Happy Graduation Pencil Sentiments 
Maraschino Twine

Roberta filled the pillow box with some red candies which is the color used in Italy for graduation.  I never knew that!  She decorated the pillow box with stickers and twine. 

Again, using stickers and twine, Roberta decorated the Muslin Bags.

Roberta made 2 versions.  One more feminine (with scallops) and one more masculine with the plain edge.  

Once finished decorating the Pillow Box and Muslin Bag she put the little box and pencil inside the bag.  

What a fabulous treat bag!  Do you have a grad in your family?  Time to get started on your party planning.  

 And by the way, if you want to make a different theme, just use a different Take 2 Sticker.  You can see all the themes HERE with more coming soon!

DIY Graduation Pillow Boxes by Juliana

Welcome to day #2 of our DIY Week!

Need some darling graduation party favors?  Juliana Michaels has created the perfect set for you!  I love the image of the wise owl for a graduation project.  So adorable! 

Juliana took SRM's Graduation DIY Kit and tweaked it to create this project. You can create 12 party favors or gift boxes using this kit.  Everything you need is in the box!

First, Juliana cut the owls from various colors of cardstock using her Silhouette.  You can use any color to customize it to your school colors.  

She then layered and assembled the owls and adhered them to the front of a SRM Medium Pillow Box. You get 12 of these in your kit.

Juliana cut "Happy Graduation" from SRM's Take 2 Graduation sticker borders, adhered them to a strip of chipboard and then attached them to the front of each owl.  

She added Twinery Twine to match the cardstock on each of her owls.  

On the inside of each box Juliana cut a piece of white cardstock to the size of the inside of the box and embossed it using her Cuttlebug.  She used this to "hide" the backside of the owl which is taped to the front of the box.  She finished it off with a "Congrats You Did It" sticker to the back of the box.

What an adorable idea!  You still have plenty of time to create your graduation favors or gift boxes.  This idea is sure to please.  Just tuck in some sweet treats for a favor and a check, gift card or a stash of cash if you use it as a gift box. 

Thanks Juliana for taking the SRM DIY Graduation Kit and making it "owl" about fun!