Patriotic Parade Day #1

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays.  I live in a town that has a fun run, parade and spectacular fireworks so it's truly an all day celebration.  

Today I'm sharing with you some of my all time favorite 4th of July projects from our design team members past and present.  Sit back, relax, enjoy!

And by the way…there's still time to create some of these projects for your celebration! :)

A trio of tubes by Juliana Michaels.  

Stickers, Twine and Tubes.  Super cute and easy to create.

Patriotic Magic Wand by Tessa Buys filled with candy and topped with streamers. 

Perfect for taking to a parade!

Tube invitation from Jan Tatomir.   Now that's inventive!

A patriotic place setting from Sherry Cartwright who was a guest designer using SRM's glassine bags, stickers and twine!  YUM!

A patriotic party favor from Shelly Kurth.  Kraft pillow box, punched pieces, stickers and twine!  Love this combination!

 And for dessert, a fun container from Shantaie Fowler all fancied up with stickers, twine, ribbons and lots of glitter!

There's still time to create these projects.  Just click on the designer's name and you will find more details about how to make it. 

Thanks for joining us today and do come back tomorrow when we will have more patriotic inspiration! 

It's Summertime! by Michele

Wooohoo! It is officially the start of summer!  There is nothing I love better than my pool, heat, and a good book to read....and of course a hippo drinking lemonade at the beach! ;)

I colored this gal in using my Polychromo pencils.  I inked the edges of the card in a soft blue and yellow.  I then glued real sand using glossy accents.   

 I used SRM's Sentiment-Summer to finish off the card....along with a bit of pink twine and sequins.

So glad you stopped by and I hope I brought a smile to your face!

Michele

★Hooray USA!★ by Shannon

Hi all, Shannon here, July 4th is coming up!

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This holiday is so much to our family. It's my sweet girl Mackenzie's favorite holiday. She loves fireworks. Karl loves watching her happy face light up and listening to her laughter. Patrick loves all of the "foods" he can eat in celebratory amounts of glee...though Patrick just loves food in general right now, he's 13.  

I love stars and red, white and blue and all the day symbolizes. 

I created a 5X7 frame for my mantle celebrating the USA. I used a ton of SRM goodness. There is A LOT of SRM goodness to choose from!

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Here is the frame, it's actually a "shadow box" type frame, which works perfect for someone like me who layers "all the things"…☺

If you take a closer look at the details, you'll see twine, labels, sticker stitches, borders, tiny borders, patterned vinyl and even sequins. 

Here are the SRM Products used:

Little Borders Red/White/Blue

Stickers by the Dozen/Patriotic

We've Got Your Border/Patriotic

Express Yourself/4th of July

Sticker Stitches/Black

Labels by the Dozen/Bright Blank

Patterned Vinyl

Baker's Twine/Platinum Shimmer

Thank you for letting me share with you! 

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Here's to a Happy 4th!

New Design Team Introduction!

Today's the day!  With incredible excitement, I would like to introduce you to the new SRM Design Team!  We have selected an amazing group of crafters, some brand new and others from past teams, for our new team and we think you'll be inspired in new ways with this exceptional group of talented artists.  

Now let's meet the team. Be sure to hop over to their blogs for a peek at their amazing work.  What a wonderful crafty group they are!

Here are our brand new members!

Tanya Adams 
http://www.studio5380.com



Karen Hunter
http://karenscraps.blogspot.com/



Amber Rasmussen
http://sew-ink.blogspot.com/

Samantha Taylor 
www.taylorstamped.blogspot.com

And here are the returning members…. some from days gone by and other from our most recent team.   The first 3 are from years gone by…

Tobi Crawford
http://tobicrawford.blogspot.com



Shelly Kurth
http://shelly-sweetgreetings.blogspot.com



Melanie Jarocki
mjarphotos.blogspot.com




And the remaining members are from our current team.  
Just could not say good-bye!

Shannon Morgan 
http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com

Angi Barrs

http://www.twentyfivesmiles.com

Christine Meyer

http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com

Shantaie Fowler

http://www.inkingpink.com

Michele Kovack 

http://chelemom.blogspot.com

Tenia Nelson

http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com

Welcome to the SRM Design Team ladies or welcome back!  We cannot wait to see all the crafty projects you create.  You each bring special talents to the team and we can't wait to feature you!  The first post with the new team will be on Monday, August 1st.  Be sure to join us then!  And don't forget to visit our new team members' blogs today for a peek at their style!

And now to announce the WINNERS of our 3 giveaways from last week.  Please email me with your mailing address:  susan@srmpress.com

Day #1:  Stamps - WINNER:  Katie B.  Her favorite stamp was the Bible Journaling "Just Believe". 

Day #2:  Calendars - WINNER:  Lisa in Texas who loves our new mini calendars.

Day #3:  Coloring markers and brushes - WINNER - Virginia Lu who loves the blending pen. 

Thanks!  And see you tomorrow!

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New Product Introduction - Patterned Vinyl - Day #5

Welcome to day #5 of our new products introduction week.  Today we show you our newest additions to our vinyl offerings. 

Patterned vinyl is so much fun!  Everyone loves the dots and stripes and chevron designs and all the beautiful colors.  And now…just in time for all your fall projects, we add the color Orange to our palette.  

And we've also added Gold and Silver Metallic Heat Transfer to the line.  You can make some amazing things with these!  Which is your favorite?  Gold or Silver?

 How fun is this T-shirt?  Love these metallic dots!

And who would not want to receive this personalized metallic gold pillow?  

Me…me! :)  

So that's is!  Our week of new products have included: 

Bible Journaling Stamps 

Planner Stamps 

Keepsake Calendars 

Mini Calendar Stickers 

Vinyl 

Jute Twine 

Burlap Ribbons 

Markers & Watercolor Pencils

What products are on your wish list?  Leave a comment and you might just WIN your favorites.

New Product Introduction - Jute Twine & Burlap Ribbon - Day #4

I love everything Burlap and Jute, so I've added more of these natural products to the line. Today I'm sharing with you some new Jute Burlap Twine and Burlap Ribbon too!

Here are all 9 colors of the Jute Twine.  It's 1.5 mm so it's perfect to use on projects, cards and gift wrap.  Oh what lushious colors:  Natural, Red, Green, Moss, Orange, Black, White, Blue, Light Brown.  YUM!

And while we are talking natural and textured, here are some lovely new burlap ribbons.  2 are fringed and 1 is wired.  LOVE these!

1 1/2" x 10 yards spool.  

2 1/2" x 10 yards spool.  

2" x 10 yards spool.  

So what would you make with these lovely twines and ribbons?

Join us tomorrow for our final day of introductions when we will show you some new vinyls that have been added to our line. 

Thanks for dropping by!

New Product Introduction - Coloring Markers, Watercolor Pencils & Blender Brushes - Day #3

So excited to share with you a new line of markers and pencils that are perfect for Coloring Books, Bible Journaling, Stamping, Card Making and more!

There's a wonderful variety of markers and pencils so let's take a look at them all! 

First up is the ColorIn Marker.  They are markers in brush and fine point that are blendable colors for your favorite coloring craftiness! 

They come in two sizes:  4 pack and 10 pack. 

And they come in a variety of color combinations: 

Primary, Bright, Pastel, Natural, Bold and Neon.  

These markers are water-based dye ink.

Next we have the ColorIn Watercolor Pencils along with WaterIn Brushes that are a great tool for controlled blending, shading and highlighting.   First use the Color In pencils and then use the Blender Marker or a wet brush to give it a watercolor look. 

I love this next product called Color In Watercolor Twist.  It come in 3 different options:  12, 24 or 36 pieces.  Just twist the pencil to feed the lead out!  Color first with the Watercolor Twist and then use a blender, water brush or damp paint brush to create a watercolor effect.  Brush included with set. 

And finally we have the LePlume II, another great choice for adult coloring books.  It's a double ended marker with a brush tip for covering small and large areas and a fine tip for detailing.  It's water-based dye ink and comes in two sizes of sets:  6 piece and 12 piece assortments.  

And there's a blender marker available for this product too!

So now for the big question….  which one is your favorite?   Hard to choose, don't you think?

Come see us again tomorrow for another new product on our week long introduction of new products.  See you soon!