Teacher Gift Set by Karen

Hello!  Karen here today with some fun ideas for Teacher Appreciation. 

Whether it's for Teacher Appreciation Week or as an end of year thank you, teachers everywhere need to be recognized for all the work and dedication they've shown this past school year. You don't need to spend a lot of money. Even something small can say a big thank you. 

SRM tubes are perfect for a little thank you and when filled with a sweet treat, it fits the bill for cute and satisfying. Use stickers from any of SRM's adorable and inspiring school-themed sets to decorate any size tube. Using an awl, I poked a hole in the top of my lid and attached several lengths of twine to create a few hanging tags. The tags are stickers on a semi-clear plastic backing.

The bright red chevron paper bags are perfect for teacher appreciation, too. I cut out an apple shape in the front layer and inserted a piece of printed acetate inside. I shaped a stem and leaf by hand from cardstock and used a marker to outline it. Give your favorite teacher a gift card, decorated cookie, candies, or like me, a set of colorful pens. A small clothespin clip decorated with more stickers keep them secure. One more sentiment sticker across the bottom sends the message that we appreciate our teachers!

Don't forget to say thanks to the great teachers who have helped you or your kiddos grow this year!

For these projects, I used:

Clear Tube | Red Chevron paper bag | Say It With Stickers Teacher | FreeStyle School

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Trick or Treat by Amber

Hello everyone! I'ts Amber here, today I'm sharing this fun Halloween themed card and matching candy filled tube. I also have a quick bonus project at the end of this post for you to check out.

I started by folding an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of light green cardstock in half to create a 5 1/2" by 4 1/4" card base. Once my card base was folded I took the largest die from Avery Elle's Double Pierced Rectangles Elle-Ments Die and die cut a large rectangle out of some colorful striped  patterned paper, adhered it to my light green card base, and set it aside to work on my stamped photo frame. 

For the next part of my card, the photo frame I traced a die cut photo frame I had in my stash onto some orange pattered paper and cut it out. I stamped my cute little Halloween image in some black Memento Ink onto some white cardstock and colored it with some Spectrum Noir Markers. A quick little trick for you, I like to pick my patterned paper in the beginning of my card making process. Ding this ensures the entire card will match and it makes it so much easier to choose colors to color your images. I added my colored image behind my orange photo frame, added a Trick-Or-Treat sentiment from SRM's Stickers By The Dozen/Halloween sticker sheet, added some twine with a mini black safety pen, and attached the entire finished photo frame to my card base at an angle.

I'm always looking for fun new ways to package up fun little classic treats like these lemon drops. Since my card featured a little boy dressed as a dragon I thought it would be fun to fill one of The Original Tubes with some yellow lemon drops and label it with a little tag that read Dragon Spots. Fun right?  If you don't have any clear tubes on hand or if your looking for a quick way to mass produce more then one gift another fun way to package up some treats is with a bag.

I quickly decorated this 5" x 7.5" Embossed Chevron Kraft Bag with some matching patterned paper, clear stickers from the Sentiment/Halloween sticker sheet, a mini black clothespin, and some twine. This was super easy to make and can quickly be made while you still have all your supplies out. I hope you enjoyed my card, tube, and gift bag today! Thanks for visiting!

SRM Supplies

Stickers By The Dozen/Halloween

The Original Tube

Burlap Ribbon

5" x 7.5" Embossed Chevron Kraft Bag

Sentiment/Halloween

Soccer Treat Tubes by Juliana

Hi everyone! It's Juliana here with you today to share a great way to treat your little soccer star using SRM Stickers Tubes. These fabulously fun tubes come in so many sizes. All you have to do is select the one that works for the treats you want to fill it with. 

I used the Original Tube which is 7 x 1 inches. To decorate it, I grabbed a variety of SRM Stickers including the Say It With Stickers Mini Soccer, Tiny Stickers Soccer Balls, and Labels By The Dozen Black/White.

I adhered the Tiny Soccer Balls directly to the tube. Next, I selected several sayings and adhered them to white cardstock to create tags. I added a soccer ball to a Small Scallop Circle in White.

I then punched holes in the top of each of these and tied them to the top of the tube using a piece of ribbon.  The banner shaped label was perfect for adding a name which I attached to the back side of the scallop circle.

Now my treat holder is ready to be filled with my little soccer star's favorite treats!

How do you like to use SRM Stickers Tubes? Remember you can share them with us on our Facebook page, Flickr Group or tag us on social media with #srmstickers.

HUGS!
Juliana

Teacher Gifts Bags by Angi

Hello SRM fans! Angi from Twenty Five Smiles here to share something fun for teachers. Teacher Appreciation Day is coming up on May 9th. Why not make a little something to bring a smile their face.

I love SRM's embossed dots glassine bags. I layered this bag with a doily. I then placed a pencil card on top and added an Express Yourself - School sticker to the bottom. I also used one of SRM's skinny tubes and filled it with candy. I placed an apple sticker from the Calendar Companion set to the front.

You can fill the bag with a gift card or something sweet for teacher.

I hope you enjoyed my sweet little project today. Be sure to check out all of the fun products in the SRM Store!

Love you this MUCH! by Annette

Annette here with you today to share a tube full of LOVE.

Today I am playing with SRM Stickers Mini Tube, We've Got Your Border (Valentines), Jane's Doodles Little Miss Mia and Seamus The Sheep. I also used a cute die from Casual Fridays. 

I just can't get enough of this little Dog from the Little Miss Mia set and the sentiment script from Seamus The Sheep is just perfect. Mixed with SRM Stickers We've Got Your Border (Valentines) this makes for the perfect gift of love. 

As a bonus, the inside of the tube is full of hearts. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut all the hearts out to fill the inside of the SRM Stickers Mini Tube. The heart file can be found in the Silhouette Library. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting.

TUBE Snowmen by Christine

Don't you just love versatile packaging? SRM has you covered in that department and today I am going to show you how I used the clear tubes to create some fun packaging!  Christine joining you with a unique twist on the tubes! I used the mini tubes and original tubes in combination with punched pieces to create snowmen!

We haven't had our first snow day here yet - but it's Illinois so I know it is coming.  I created these little snowmen to be treats for my kids on that day.  I first curled the punched pieces and slid them into the tubes.  The original tubes (for my big kids) got three pieces and the mini tubes (for my little kids) got two pieces.  

I used the following sticker sets to create these snowmen:

Eyes: We've Got Your Border Wedding

Nose: We've Got Your Border Halloween

Mouth: Sticker Stitches - Black

Buttons: Sticker Stitches - Black  

And then I used the following for their bodies:

Bodies: White Medium Punched Pieces & White Small Punched Pieces

Each snowman got a scarf in their favorite color using Striped Bakers Twine in Maraschino, Midnight Blue, Peapod, and Lilac.  

Last step was to add some candy!  I added little chocolate balls but pretty much anything would work! Now I am just waiting on that snow!

A Little Halloween Ensemble by Lorena

Hello SRM friends!  For the next few weeks SRM is being featured in a "Linky Party" over at Paper Issues.  Be sure to join the fun HERE!  

It's Lorena here just in time for some trick or treating and for the Linky Party! :) Today I bring you a treat + mini card set with lots of sticker goodness!  Again, another project that could be mass produced in no time and used as a fun party favor or school treat.

Let's start with the treat. I used  the Tiny Tube and filled it with seasonal Reeses Pieces. I love this stuff! And yes, some of the round little guys may have been harmed in the process of making this project *nom nom* I started adhering a border from We've Got Your Border/Halloween around the tube cap, and topped it with one of the cute scary pumpkins from FreeStyle/Halloween. They fit perfectly!

The "Trick or Treat" pannel comes also from FreeStyle/Halloween. I adhered it to a piece of vellum and trimmed it. That way it has stability but not too much bulk. At first my idea was making a tag with it (just punch a hole on the top and you're done) and then tie it around the tube. But when I was playing around with it to see the placement I wanted, I found that I loved how it looked adhered to the tube with foam tape. So I went that way.

For the card I stuck with similar elements so everything would coordinate nicely. I layered a green border from FreeStyle/Halloween and the same border I used on the tube. The sentiment and the pumpkin come again from FreeStyle/Halloween. I trimmed it, adhered it to a piece of white cardstock and trimmed again so the white border would make it pop against the black background. Finally, I added dots with a white gel pen to mimic the pumpkin sticker I used on the tube cap.

And we're done! Thanks for visiting, have fun this Halloween and remember that it's all about the candy ;)

And don't forget to hop on over to Paper Issues where you can join the SRM Linky Party fun!

Teacher Goodie Bags by Tessa

Hello!  It's Tessa Wise here with you today sharing some treats I made for our teachers for the first day of school but they are great for any time of year. 

I picked up yummy chocolate bars and some Starbucks Refreshers to keep the teachers going on the first day.  I thought it would be fun to decorate the packaging and personalize them a bit.

I wrapped the Refreshers in patterned papers adhering it together at the top of the packages.  Next I added a panel of striped patterned paper towards to bottom and a scallop cut out of colored cardstock to each of them.  I added a border from SRM's Sticker Stitches/ Black sticker sheet over the top of each scalloped piece.

**I've included a mini tutorial at this point so that you.  Enjoy!**

I started my stamping next using stamping sets by Lawn Fawn.  I stamped the white board and stars on to a white piece of cardstock and colored it in with Copic markers.  I fussy cut around it and added this perfect sentiment from the Say It With Stickers/ Teacher sticker sheet. I added it to one of the packages using foam adhesive dots.  I picked a Small White and Medium Blue Scalloped Punched Pieces and added the cut apple sticker from the Quick Cards/ Teacher sticker sheet to the center.  I punched a hole at the top and threaded it with some Solid Stone Baker's Twine, wrapping it around the top of the package and finishing it with a bow.  I diecut a journaling card out of white paper and stamped the globe for the second package.  I watercolored it and splattered it with gray ink.  Once it was dry, I added my sentiment from the Say It With Stickers/ Teacher sticker sheet.  I added two epoxy geotags to embellish and adhered it to my card using foam adhesive dots.  I finished the packaging with the Solid Stone Baker's Twine at the top, tying it in a simple bow.

The chocolate bars were the perfect size for the Original 7" x 1" Tube.  I decorated them with banners of the same patterned papers and added the sentiments from the Say It With Stickers/ Teacher sticker sheet.  I finished them off with the same Solid Stone Baker's Twine wrapped around the tops and tied in a bow.

Did you make any treats for the first day of school?  I think the teachers will love these personalized treats!  They would be great for Christmas gifts too!
Thanks for joining me today!

Birthday Bird House Tube by Shantaie

Hello from Shantaie Fowler!  Are you a fan of SRM clear Tubes like I am?  I have used them for party favors, gifts, and ornaments. There are so many ways to use them!  You start with an empty tube, a perfect palette for crafting and the possibilities are endless!

When Susan challenged us to use Tubes in a new way I start dreaming up all kinds of things! I decided to  build a birdhouse and I think it worked out pretty well! I filled the Standard 7" Tube with sunflower seeds and added a fun sticker sentiment from the We've Got Your Sticker Plus/Birdie.

This birdhouse was cut using the Silhouette in shades that hold onto to summer and quietly beckons fall! To make this adorable bird I put the Birdie Sticker on white cardstock and trimmed around it, I added a bitty party hat from a patterned paper and coated the bird with glossy accents and sprinkled it with clear glitter.  The banner was also cut from patterned paper and tied to the roof with Marigold Twinery Twine, then added a Fancy Birthday Sticker Sentiment. 

I hope the next time you need a little Birthday something you will give this a try!

Flower Power Tube Tutorial by Cathy A

Greetings from Cathy Andronicou!  Today I want to share with you a tutorial using a SRM Mini Tube and some SRM Punched Pieces.  I love how you can make carnation flower shapes out of punched circles, so I thought I would share for any one that hasn't tried it before and the best bit, is you don't have to spend ages cutting circles because they are already done!

1.  Start with 7 Small Hot Pink Punched Pieces.

2.  Ink edges with Memento Lilac Posies and punch a hole in the centre of each circle.

3.  Place in a tray and liberally spritz with water.

4.  Carefully scrunch scalloped circles.

5.  Open back out, they will be delicate while wet so do this slowly.

6.  Place all 7 circles on top of each other and place a brad through the centre.

7.  Fluff up the individual circles around the brad.

8.  Spray with Shimmer Spritz spray sparkle and leave to dry, when dry the flower will be really robust.

9.  Die cut some leaves and create a bow from ribbon add some loops of twine and adhere to top of tube.

10.  Wrap twine around the side of the cap and apply Congrats and pennant border stickers to main body of the tube 

11.  Then fill with goodness.

SRM materials used: 

Hot Pink Punched Pieces Small 

Mini Tube

The Twinery Pink Sorbet Solid

We Got Your Border Birthday

Quick Cards Congrats

Other materials used: Cream Satin Ribbon, Green Cardstock, Penny Black Leaves die, Imagine Craft/Tsukineko Memento Lilac posies ink and Shimmer Spritz spray Sparkle.

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and that you will be making bouquets of paper flower Tubes soon!  These little tubes make the best gift container or party favor.  Pop some candy inside for a favor or some money inside for a gift!

Happy New Year by Roberta

With some SRM New Year's stickers and an invitation sticker Roberta Rosi made an invitation , a decorative flag and a party favor for a New Year's Eve dinner.  

Roberta used white and ivory card stock glittered gold paper and some black for the invitation and the flag.

In the tube, she put magical sparklers and some confetti to help celebrate the arrival of the new year.  She decorated the tube simply with one sticker and some twine.

Using a blank "You're Invited" sticker, Roberta mounted it on white card stock and tucked it into a pocket, added a touch of glitter paper and twine.  

Supplies used for this project: 

Standard TUBE

New Year's Express Yourself Sticker

New Year's Quick Card

Charcoal Twine

What a fun and festive way to ring in 2014!