Brittny's CASE-able Card

Brittny Kvilhaug is so talented and she has designed the past 2 classes that we have taught at CHA.  I love watching her work.  She came to the booth at CHA and sat down at our make & take and started to created right in front of everyone.  And here is the result! 

It only took Brittny a few minutes with patterned paper, card stock, twine, button, a little punched white heart and stickers.  Brittny used SRM's new We've Got Your Invite stickers and We've Got Your Border Stickers.  Clear stickers from SRM that create an effect of stitching along the edges of the card and decorated envelope.  And I love how Brittny mirrored the flag banner of the card on her envelope.  

Clean and simple...but fabulous.  Thanks Brittny for inspiring us.  I'm off to CASE this one! :)

Borders & Boxes

Do you love to re-use and re-cycle? I do! I have a ton of empty boxes that some of our product comes in and I don't want to throw them away. So I got to thinking that maybe I could re-purpose them as gift boxes.

So I got out some yummy pink Bazzill card stock to cover the box, added my very favorite adhesive, Be Creative Tape from Elizabeth Craft designs and then used some of SRM's new Border stickers Baby Girl design to decorate the box. Easy peasy!

I teamed this box up with the card I made the other day and I love the results. So now I have a baby shower card and I have a matching box for the gift. I'm so excited because I have a huge supply of these very cool boxes and I most certainly have plans for them! :) I still have to cover one more side of the box but I definitely am pleased with it! Hmmmmmm....wonder what I should put in that baby box?

Baby Invitations...Super Simple!

At CHA I was doing lots of Make & Takes. I love meeting with customers and playing with product. So we took some of the new products and made invitations and matching envelopes. Here's a super simple project that I created using the following products: Baby Girl We've Got Your Borders (SRM), Baby Girl We've Got Your Invite (SRM), 1" circle punch (Marvy), White Cardstock, White Envelopes

I created this adorable card by mounting the darling circle images from the invite sticker onto 1" card stock circles in white. I used some pop dots to attach them to the card. Then I mounted the {baby shower} image to the top of the card. Now comes the fun part! I got out my baby girl border stickers and put the squiggle green border at the top and 3 more borders on the bottom. Like I said, this card is super simple but I simply love it!

And I put the "You're Invited" part of the invite sticker on the inside...adding a little green squiggle at the bottom. This is a remnant from the green squiggle sticker used on the front on the card. I love that you get 13 borders on this sheet and then you get 7 more tiny borders that are remnants when you lift the stickers up. Super fun!

And now for the envelope! You can decorate the front of the envelope with border stickers...

And you can decorate the back of the envelope with some of those delicious remnants.

So there you have it. My take on a baby shower invitation that is clean and super simple but adorable! Thanks for stopping by.

Clean & Simple...that's my style!

Today is the first day of my re-named blog: Clean & Simple...that's my style. Even though I am creative I have not always been particularly crafty. But with the creation of the SRM Blog several years ago I have really loved getting inspiration from our design team and then creating on my own. Granted, my creations are super simple but I like them and after all that's what crafts are about...personal enjoyment, creative time and relaxation. Craft time is my time and I want to share my super simple projects, tips and tricks with you.

If you have a few minutes, join me here to get inspiration for quick and easy creations. I'm looking forward to the ride! I'll be back on Monday with a simple project using cardstock, stickers, punches and adhesive. I think you are going to like it! :)

Thinking of Mary

Mary has worked for me for 30 years. We are kind of like sisters and so when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year it was a very difficult time. Now she's back in the hospital for reconstructive surgery and she's doing well.

When Tanya Tahir submitted this Tube and Card set using SRM's Thrive Quick Card I wished that she lived nearby and we could send it to Mary. I love everything about this project. Mary would love it since she loves chocolate and Tanya put mini Oreo cookies inside the Mini TUBE. What a darling combination.

It's amazing how far medicine has come in treating breast cancer. Each of us has people we know who have valiantly fought this disease. Mary is one of them. She is in my thoughts and prayers.

Countdown to Christmas!

Is it possible that there are only 44 more days until Christmas? YIKES! Now is the perfect time to start sharing with you lots of wonderful holiday ideas, so let's get started! No time like the present, don't you think? :)

Day #1: Ornaments

Here is a wonderful trio of Christmas Ornaments from Design Team member Elizabeth Carney using SRM's Quick Cards Merry, Jolly and Believe.

And more ornaments from Melanie Jarocki using SRM's Quick Cards Merry, Jolly and Believe.



Using the very same stickers, I love how these 2 designers acheived such different results.

Are you bneginning to feel inspired? If you want more Christmas Inspiration, visit the SRM Blog where our designers have been very busy elves, working to make treats just for you! :) Here's a link to all the Christmas posts: http://srm-stickers.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas

Loving all things Macintosh

This is a story of coincidences, admiration and inspiration.

When I was a child, my mother, who was from Vermont, loved Macintosh apples. It was the only kind of apple she bought. I never really liked them but they were my apple and so I had a very early connection to the Macintosh.

When I graduated from UC Berkeley I headed back to Southern California to work for my father. He was an inventor. His Patent Attorney (and now mine) was Ed Taylor. One day Ed in the 1980's told me that he was moving to Northern California because he had been hired by Apple Computer (yet another Macintosh) to be their patent attorney. From that day forward I loved Apple computers.

In the early 1990's I got my first Apple computer because John brought one home from school to do his grading. It was a Performa. I was thrilled. I taught myself word processing and connected to the internet. I thought that this was as good as it gets.

In 1993 I was shocked to see an ad for Apple Computer where one of my products was featured. At that time SRM made pens and pencils with toppers. In this ad there was a little girl using my Star topper on a pencil sprinkled with stars. You can imagine my surprise and pleasure at this!

In 1995 I got my first new Mac and have been upgrading ever since. I think I'm due for a new one and I can't wait to get my hands on one and see what new things my computer will be able to do.

When I heard the news of Steve Jobs resigning for health reasons I was surprised by my reaction. I was stunned and profoundly sad. But then I realized that for many years I have felt connected to his company and to his products and to his genius. But it is more than that. I have been inspired by him. By his creativity, his passion and the extraordinary person that he is.

iAdmire
iRespect
iHope
iPray

God bless Steve Jobs in his struggle with his health. He has taught all of us so much and in so many ways enriched our lives. If you never heard the commencement speech that he delivered at Stanford University in 1995, I encourage you to view it on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

I for one intend to take his advice.

1. Love what you do (i Do)
2. Your time is limited so don't waste it. (i know)
3. Follow your heart and intuition. (i am)

Most of all as I continue down the road, I intend to be adventurous, stay hungry, and stay foolish taking chances and loving what I do.