Faith Cards with SRM

Hello! Thanks for stopping by today. I have a couple of cards to share with you that are up on the SRM blog today.

A card in the mail always brightens my day. These were simple to put together. You can see all the details HERE. Hope you are well.

Shine Your Light layout

Hi! Thanks for stopping by today. :)
With Miranda off to college in the next few weeks, I wanted to put one of her senior pictures on a layout and let her know how much I admire her happy personality.

The details of the layout can be found on the SRM Blog HERE today.

She is such a light and always shares that light with others. I am so incredibly proud of this girl and the woman she has become. I feel very blessed to be her mom.

Enjoy your day, and remember to "Shine Your Light!" :)

Clean and Simple (CAS) card set

Hello! Today I am sharing a Clean-and-Simple (CAS) card set that I put together. It is featured on the SRM Blog.

For this project, I challenged myself to using: 10 sheets of cardstock, 2 sheets of SRM stickers, and a variety of die-cuts and ribbon in my stash bowl.

Knowing that the majority of these cards would be used for mailing purposes, I kept them (mostly) flat. To add texture, I using embossing templates with my die cutting machine.

More details about the process are on the SRM blog post today. Here are a few close ups of finished cards:

My mom has a birthday this month. She loves getting handmade cards as a gift (she writes several letters and notes each month). I tucked a set of cards into one of the SRM white glassine bags, along with envelopes, stamps, and a writing pen. Then I decorated the bag a bit for fun.

Working this way was a good process for me. I could work in steps and bits of time here or there. Clean and Simple works really well for me :) Enjoy your day!

4th of July block

Yay! It's summer and we love celebrating the 4th of July!

I had a block of wood painted red left over from Mirand's graduation party. Since it was the perfect color for the 4th of July I decided to decorate it with SRM products :) It is featured on the SRM blog TODAY.

I began by wrapping different border stickers around the block. Then I added in shape and word stickers.

 In the lower half of the block, I wrapped burlap around the block. Then I adhered the tag shape sticker on top and finished it off with some twine and jute.

I love the festive look this adds to our home as we prepare to celebrate our country.

Happy 4th of July!

June Planner Pages

How is it June already? School ending is bittersweet--happy to have the summer break but sad because Miranda is graduating! I am not ready for her to leave home :(

I gathered some SRM supplies together to work on my June planner pages. They are featured on the SRM blog TODAY. This project was great to complete on-the-go while waiting for my son at baseball practice.

I love being able to mix and match the stickers and stamps!

 Now that the pages are done, I am ready to head into June . . . well, maybe not quite. :)

Wedding Card

Stopping in to share a wedding card I made recently that is up on the SRM blog TODAY.

One of my teacher-friends is getting married this summer and before school is out we are holding a bridal shower for her. Her colors are navy, aqua, and gold so when I saw this peacock paper I knew it was meant for her card!

 I had some handmade cream paper and used it to mat the peacock paper and the "LOVE" circular sticker. To add a little dimension, I did a 1/2 twist of the ribbon before securing the edges behind the mat.

For a finishing touch, I placed the square dove sticker on the back of the envelope flap. Looking forward to celebrating with her!

Chore Board

I saw this frame with chicken wire at the craft store a few months ago and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it ;)  My kids are usually pretty good about doing chores when I ask them. Every once in awhile though an extra incentive is helpful. So I put this chore board together:

Perfect timing for summer, right? ;)

Different incentives work for my kids--cash, gift cards, candy, gum . . .let me know if you have more ideas :)

My project is up on the SRM blog TODAY. You can find so many great projects to inspire you there. Be sure to stop by!