back to the drawing board

i put this card together last week for the paper crafts magazine call that ended a couple of days ago. but i forgot to actually submit it - oops. so instead i'll just use it for my torendi project this week. and speaking of - if you haven't heard, the torendi online store is closing - announcement is here - so there is a sale going on right now. everything is 20% off with the coupon code: moving.


supplies
cardstock: bazzill [avalanche, pollen]
paper: cosmo cricket [pixie-licious mini deck]
die-cut: silhouette [lamps]
stamp: unity stamp company [sentiment/shine on! set]
ink: tsukineko [pink grapefruit versamagic]
marker:copic  [y11/pale yellow]
accents: a muse  [blue mini dot twinkle stickers], craft supply [copper colored ball chian]
tool: we r memory keepers [corner chomper]
size: 4 1/2" square

my torendi project for this week uses a few stickers and a couple of strips of paper from the nerdy bird collection. still hoping there will be lots of white here on friday. the weather guy is saying only 4-6 which is just depressing.

supplies
cardstock: bazzill [hong kong]
paper: sassafras [nerdy bird wee bundle]
sticker: sassafras [sweet treats cardstock stickers/nerdy bird collection]
tool: fiskars [threading water border punch]
thread: mettler [white]

a quick card using a couple of stamps that can be found in the torendi store. the little owl guy and the sentiment were stamped with pigment ink then embossed with clear embossing powder - makes them pop a bit. and if you haven't heard - everything in the torendi store is 30% off through the rest of 2010 if you use coupoon code: holiday2010. happy shopping!

   

cardstock: bazzill [kraft]; paper: pink paislee [sweetness collection/6x6 paper pad]; stamps: jane's doodles [joy snowman]; ink: kodomo no kao imported by torendi [owl & sentiment/petit collection stamps ]; accents: hero arts [pink flower gem], making memories [green wire]; other: [machine stitching].

[larger image is here.]

time for this week's torendi project. i started off with this joyful snowman image that showed up in my inbox a few weeks back - thanks jane! i resized him to about 3-inches then printed him on patterned paper that can be found in the torendi store. cut him out, pieced him together, added some arms & a bit of yellow embroidery floss and he was all done.

   

cardstock: bazzill [kraft], a muse [orange]; paper: pink paislee [old school collection/6x6 paper pad & sweetness collection]; digital stamp: jane's doodles [joy snowman]; fiber: dmc [yellow/embroidery floss], [twigs]; other: michael's [frame].

time for another torendi blog hop and a torendi challenge - details can be found here on the torendi blog. the deadline is next tuesday and everyone who participates will receive a coupon code to use at the torendi store. as for today's card, i used the lollipop stamp that is part of the hansel & gretel storybook stamp set and inked it up with some christmas colors to give it a holiday feel. don't forget to visit next stop on the blop hop - ayana - or head over to the torendi blog if you want to start at the beginning.

   

cardstock: neenah [classic solar white]; paper: sassafras [indie girl wee bundle]; stamp: kodomo no kao imported by torendi [lollipop/hansel & gretel book stamps], studio g [sentiment/clear stamp]; ink: tsukineko [tuxedo black/memento & red magic/versamagic], clearsnap [beach glass/vivid!]; fiber: dmc [red].

i tried out my new slice marker tips for this this week's torendi project - instead of using the slice to cutout the trees i used it to draw them.  next i cut them out by hand and then distressed them up a bit. i kind of like the marker look i think. and see  all those little spots on the cardstock and how it looks like my camera lens is dirty. i sprayed a bit of glimmer mist on the card base and it didn't show up too well in the photo. oh well.

  

 cardstock: a muse [onyx solid paper]; paper: pink paislee [old school collection/6x6 paper pad]; accent: darice [yellow star]; liquid accent: tttered angles [chalk/glimmer mist]; digital element: silhouette america [scallop border]; tools: making memories [slice with black pen tip & tree/fa la la design card], silhouette america [silhouette sd], we r memory keepers [corner chomper/crop-o-dile]; other: [cardboard], [machine stitching].

today's card uses a bunch of stuff that you can find in the torendi store - links to all of them are below. and being that it is cyber monday jenn has a sale going on. use the code: cyberm to get 35% off everything in the store along with reduced shipping.

  

cardstock: a muse [onyx solid paper]; paper: pink paislee [old school collection/6x6 paper pad]; accents: sassafras [vintage brooch/fresh blue & leaf/garden bits blues], [mini dowel]; tools: spellbinders [labels eight/nestabilities], martha stewart [scallop square/punch all over the page].

  

cardstock: bazzill basics [kraft]; stamps: kodomo no kao imported by torendi [house/little three pigs book stamps], purple onion designs [sentiment/thanksgiving feast sentiment set]; ink: ranger industries [walnut stain & peeled paint/tim holtz distress ink]; markers: copic  [r27, w1, w3, y13, y38/sketch].

my torendi project for this week - a bunch of leftovers from other projects. but i think they all go together quite nicely. links for all the products that can be found in the torendi store are below - everything else is just basic craft supplies. the lace came from m&j trimming though. and lucky for me - i get to walk by the store every time i go to a rangers game. oh, and the awesomest thing about last weekends game was not the 10 fights that happened during the game or all the game misconducts, but getting to see cyndi lauper just a few seats over!

  

cardstock: bazzill basics [kraft]; chipboard: sassasfras [flower/garden bits blues]; accents: sassafras [nov card/the annual classics paper whimsies], [washi tape], darice [20-gauge copper wire], m&j trimming [lace]; fiber: mettler  [brown/polyester thread]; tools: we r memory keepers [corner chomper/crop-o-dile], janome [sewing machine].

a quick card i made for today's torendi blog hop - if you didn't start the blog hop at the beginning be sure to check out the torendi blog. there is challenge going on this week and the prize is a gift certificate to the torendi store. just make a project inspired by one of the projects featured in today's blog hop. and everyone who participates will receive a coupon code - you can get all the challenge details here. next blog up is corinne's!

  

cardstock: bazzill basics [kraft]; stamp: decole imported by torendi [sentiment/little red stamp set]; ink: tsukineko [lagoon blue/versacolor]; accents: sassafras [flower/kraft in a stitch blossoms], [washi tape], darice [20-gauge copper wire]; tool: advantus [tiny attacher/idea-ology by tim holtz].

 

my weekly project showcasing a few of the products that can be found in the torendi store - i used a few of the same things that were used to make my owls card a few weeks ago. and i just ordered a bunch of imported stamps from torendi - so look for those to start showing up in my projects in the next week or two. soon i'll be back to posting a bit more often - i've been a bit preoccupied with some assignments and looking for a new house to buy :)

 

cardstock: bazzill basics [suede brown dark/prismatics]; paper: sassafras [count me in wee bundle & indie girl wee bundle]; chipboard: sassasfras [leaf/garden bits blues]; accents: darice [20-gauge copper wire], [washi tape]; fiber: mettler  [brown/polyester thread]; die-cut: spellbinders [pumpkins/shapeabilities], tool: we r memory keepers [corner chomper/crop-o-dile], janome [sewing machine].

 

and 8 long days since i've visited my blog. but i'm back today with a card i made for my torendi project this week. and seriously, i can't believe that halloween is almost here.

 

cardstock: bazzill basics [cream puff/criss-cross texture]; paper: cosmo cricket [6x6 mini deck/matilda collection]; chipboard: cosmo cricket [cat & star/matilda collection]; stamp: cosmo cricket [sentiment/haunted clear stamps]; ink: tsukineko [eggplant/versamagic]; fiber: mettler  [black/polyester thread]; tool: fiskars [pinking/paper edgers].

 

a super quick card i made for my torendi project this week using 2 different 6x6 paper pads & a chipboard flower. and i finally got around to using this grey cardstock for my card base - i've been meaning to use  it  for a card since like july. and that dowel - i found it in the middle of my floor the other day. i think one of my cats found it underneath the sofa. 

 

cardstock: bazzill basics [cinder/monochromatic collection]; paper: sassafras [count me in wee bundle], cosmo cricket [pixie-licious mini deck]; chipboard: sassasfras [flower/garden bits blues]; accents: prima marketing  [yellow pearl/e. line pearls & crystals], darice [20-gauge copper wire], [wood dowel]; die-cut: spellbinders [nested owls/shapeabilities], tool: we r memory keepers [corner chomper/crop-o-dile].

 

i'm back after a week long blog break. work was crazy last week - finding a fire in a bathroom at 1:47am, covering 2 extra evening shifts, and then chaperoning 60 8th graders thru nyc - it was a fun filled week it was. so like i said...i'm back - back with a torendi blog hop -  and back with a chance to win something... 

all you have to do is leave a comment at all the blogs on the hop and you'll be in the running to win the knit red hood fabric that totally goes with my card today. now, on to the next blog... be sure to hop on over to de's blog - bella luna {paperie} - and don't forget to leave a comment!

 

stamps: decole imported by torendi [little red stamp set]; cardstock: bazzill basics [kraft]; ink: colorbox [mango tango/pigment]; ranger industries [black soot/tim holtz distress ink], tsukineko [eggplant/versamagic]; embossing: ranger industries [black soot/tim holtz distress embossing powder]; fiber: dmc [green/embroidery floss]; font: [american typewriter]; tool: we r memory keepers [crop-a-dile corner chomper].

 

today's halloween countdown card is my torendi project for this week. it all started with the candy chipboard piece which you can find at torendi. then i wanted to use a strip of little circles underneath it, but there was no way i was going to punch out and then glue each one down. so instead i pulled out my silhouette - which btw is so much more convient to use now that it is hooked up to my mac - and cut out the strip of circles. then i decided to play around with some fonts and came up with the "got candy" sentiment. and there you have it - 26 days til halloween.

 

chipboard: cosmo cricket [candy/matilda collection]; paper: cosmo cricket [6x6 mini deck/matilda collection]; cardstock: neenah [classic solar white]; fiber: mettler  [black/polyester thread]; digital element: silhouette america [circle border single sm]; font: [marker felt]; tool: silhouette america [silhouette sd/die-cut machine].

today the torendi and e.a.d. designs team members have joined together for a blog hop - so if you arrived here from amy's blog then you are in the right spot. or, if you missed the start of the hop head over to the e.a.d. designs blog or the torendi blog.
the card i made for today uses the new owl friends stickerz from e.a.d designs. the owl and tree are separate - so you can mix and match owls and tree branches as you see fit. and all stickerz are repositionable - totally didn't mess up my cardstock when i decided to move the owl around a bit. for you shoppers - today at the e.a.d. designs and torendi stores there are lots of specials going on:

• 25% off all orders at the e.a.d. designs store - use coupon code: torendi
• torendi rub-ons in the torendi store are all 50% off
• $5 off any order over $30 in the torendi store - use coupon code: EADLOVE

and now back to the blog hop - your next stop is stephanie's blog.

stickers: e.a.d. designs [owl & tree/owl friends stickerz]; paper: sassafras [indie girl wee bundle]; cardstock: american crafts [white]; rub-on: crate paper [sentiment/crate words sentiments]; fiber: mettler  [dark taupe grey #0698/polyester thread]; punch: fiskars [threading water/border punch]; other: janome [sewing machine].

 

first of all, thank you to jenn & tiff for asking amy & me to join the torendi team - you can read the announcement here. secondly, today is torendi's 1 year anniversary! there is a limited edition kit available today, and throughout the day there will be giveaways on the blog and facebook page, so be sure to visit both. as for the little red stamp set i used on today's card - you can find it, along with lots of other fun & trendy items, in the torendi store.  and happy no school day for me today :)

stamps: decole imported by torendi [little red stamp set]; cardstock: neenah [classic solar white]; paper: graphic 45 [hopscotch/playtimes past collection];  ink: ranger ink [barn door & brushed corduroy/tim holtz distress ink];  fiber: dmc  [yellow/embroidery floss]; punches: ek success [dotted scallop/edger punch], we r memory keepers [crop-a-dile corner chomper].