SRM Stickers

I was thrilled to win all of SRM's new stickers (the ones they're debuting at this up coming CHA!). I've only had a little time to play around with them, but it's been a lot of fun. I was resistant to stickers at first, being a stamp girl and all, but when I tried out SRM stickers for the 1st time about 6 months ago, I was hooked. I won't be throwing out my stamps any time soon, but SRM stickers make a really nice addition to my craft arsenal. They go on like butter, and make putting cards together quick and easy.

The above card took all of 5 minutes and a little Fancy Pants Paper.

Even though it's a bit early for Christmas, I think this one (made with Fancy Pants Tradition paper) is my favorite of the bunch.

I don't have a Bar Mitzvah to go to any time soon, but stickers and stamps that celebrate Jewish heritage and beliefs are awfully hard to come by. This basic set makes customizing a card or gift really easy. The "Mazel Tov" strip on the inside is only adhered on 3 sides to form a pocket to slip a check, money, or gift card in. Oh, and P.S. the paper is from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist and is 25% off at AWDML right now.

Finally, I had to show off the stickers in combination with some Glitter Ritz glitter. It's tough to photograph, but in person this card sparkles. The whole cake layer is covered in Glitter Ritz Warm Highlight Glitter. LOVE that stuff!

I just finished scrapping a few photos from our 4th of July fun. I'm hoping to get those up on the blog tomorrow...if I'm not too tired. This very excited (nerdy) lady is headed to the Harry Potter midnight showing tonight! I'll get home way past my bed time, but it's totally worth it.

Taking Some time to Stamp

It's been a long time since I sat down with some stamps just for fun. Lately it seems like I've only been using my stamps for greetings on cards. Since stamping is what originally introduced me to the world of paper crafting, it seems a bit of a shame that I've been neglecting my stamps. Moxie Fab World has a Stamp It! challenge, and it just felt right to play along. I've got a card and a tag today.


Lawn Fawn is hands down one of my favorite stamp companies. It's a good thing I have at least a little self control, or I would own every one of their stamp sets. This adorable bike is from a set called Cruising Through Life. I'm a Copic novice, but I LOVE coloring on kraft card stock with my Copics.
I stamped the "hi" greeting on another one of my faves, stick pin flags. The paper, flags, and flower brads are all from The Girls' Paperie Jubilee collection.


I've made a very similar tag to this before. However, this time I just had to try out covering that pear with my new Glitter Ritz warm highlights glitter. Gotta love a glitter that doesn't rub off easily.

The background is a tag, covered in ripped and layered masking tape. I sponged brown ink onto the tape, stamped it with a Glitz Designs word background stamp, and then sealed the whole thing with a thick coat of Glossy Glaze. When that was dry I stamped "We make a fine Pear" with staz-on ink directly onto the tag. The pear was stamped, colored in, covered in glitter, cut out, and adhered to the tag. The pear stamp is from Mark's Finest Papers.

It was fun to get a little inky, but tomorrow I'm going to switch things up with some cards made using SRM Stickers.

Treat Pockets

Usually I have a reason for creating something, but this little project is a "just because". I was playing around and thought it might be fun to make a little treat pouch.

I realized when it was finished that I didn't think to take any step-by-step photos, but here are the directions just in case you want to try this little project out for yourself.

~ Cut paper to 4" x 7" (I used Jillibean Soup Watermelon Gazpacho)
~ Score large fold at 2 3/4"
~ Turn paper and score both long sides at 1/4".
~ Trim the longer 1/4" scored sections (4 1/4" section) from the top down to the center score line.
~ Fold the remaining 1/4" scored areas around the back side and secure with Mini Glue Dots® to create pocket.
~ Round corners.
~ Embellish

Notes:
Finished size is 3 3/4 x 4 1/4"

June Featured Manufacturers

Don't forget to swing by A Walk Down Memory Lane this month (in person, or on-line). The featured manufacturers are My Minds Eye (one of my personal all time favorite companies) and Kaiser Craft. Below are 2 of my favorite projects that I created for the store with My Minds Eye.

This layout is so much better in person. The damask patterned paper is flocked, and oh-so luscious to touch.

Being You
Paper: My Mind’s Eye Lush 2 (Turquoise Polka Dot, Turquoise Damask, Navy Polka Dot)
Accessories: My Mind’s Eye Lush 2 Navy Trims, Lush Decorative Brads (Blue), Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type (Navy), Bella Blvd Sunny Happy Skies Blurbs, Basic Grey Alphas, Imaginisce Brad Daddies (medium)
Tools: Imaginisce I-top, Imaginisce I-top Punch, Tattered Angel Mist, Fiskars Uppercrest Punch

And, I can't resist a good 6" x 6" paper pad for creating a mini. My boys and I walk a few times a week at a trail in our town when the weather's nice. I took my camera along one day to commemorate those walks.

Walking the Trail Mini
Album: Little Yellow Bicycle Banner Chipboard Album
Paper: My Mind’s Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue 6 x 6 paper pad
Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China
Accessories: Lush 2 Navy Trim, My Mind’s Eye Lush 2 Brads (Orange), My Mind’s Eye Lush Brads (green), Jillibean Soup Watermelon Gazpacho Card Stock Stickers, Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer Expressions Card Stock Stickers, Echo Park Little Boy Alpha Stickers, Inkssentials White Journaling Pen, May Arts Twine By the Yard, Jenni Bowlin Vintage Sew-on Buttons (red, green), Maya Road Trinket Pins Leaf, Hero Hues Dots (Blue), Imaginisce I-rock Pearls
Tools: Inkssentials Sponging tool, Fiskars Uppercrest Punch, Imaginisce I-Rock

Rainy Day

Most of the time, I buy paper with a photo or 2 in mind. However, when I saw It's Raining It's Pouring by Nikki Sivils, I knew I didn't have any photos, and I still had to buy it. It was just too cute to pass up. So...it's been sitting in my craft room. I considered sending the kids out in the rain to play, just so I'd have photos, but for authenticity sake, I didn't force photos. I waited...and waited...and then, one rainy day (in the middle of about 5 rainy days) I took out a big long roll of paper, taped it to the floor, and let the boys go to town on it with markers. Of course, I took photos...and my "What to do on a Rainy Day" layout was born!


Just in case you haven't reached your quota of cute for today you can check out the new Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker lines that will be released at Summer CHA by clicking here. They are, like all things Nikki Sivils, ridiculously adorable!

Play Ball

I think this may be my 1st sports layout. With 2 active boys, I know it's only the first of many! This was a pretty simple layout. I layered up papers from Scrappin' Sports and Crate Paper. I distressed and inked the edges to give it a grungier feel. Added a bit of stitching, and topped it all off with KI Baseball Puffies (I really love Puffies!).

Water Balloons

This year, my boys love having water balloon fights. It's always so much fun. I knew LYB's Sweet Summertime would be perfect for capturing the fun. Liz Qualman's sketch became the perfect base for this layout. Here's to summer fun!