Earth Day Mini Gift Bags

HELLO! Long time, no see! Thanks for visiting me from Kelly’s Blog for the Torendi Earth Day Hop!

I am pretty much settled into our new home in Alabama! And what a way to kick off my induction back into the craft world than with a Torendi Earth Day Post!!!?

I used the Torendi’s Fresh Mix Kit to adorn these mini gift bags from Target. Inside of the gift bag is a $1 Spot Find- mini plant pots! These are super fast and easy to make too!

Materials:

• Torendi Fresh Mix Kit
• Target gift bags, $1 Spot plant pots, and crinkle shreds.
• Crop-a-dial, Fiskars pinking shears, Fiskars Crimper
• Scor-tape (1/2″)
• Martha Stewart Glitter
• Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphabet stickers

Tags

Inside each Earth Day Tag, I’ve included an environmental tip:

1. Allow grass clippings to stay on the lawn, instead of bagging them. The cut grass will decompose and return to the soil naturally.
2. eCycle it! Take your old computer, DVD player, or other electronics to an electronics recycling center.
3. Compost it! Compost helps improve soil so it holds more water and plants grow better.

You can view these and other tips at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Website!

Close-Up

Torendi’s Fresh Mix Kit Contents:

• 3 12 x 12 pieces of American Crafts Cardstock
• 2 12 x 12 pieces of Cosmo Cricket Strawberry Fields Patterned Paper
• 2 12 x 12 pieces of Cosmo Cricket Tossed Salad Patterned Paper
• 2 Shinzi Katoh Today Stamps (Bee and Mushroom)
• 3 handmade veggie felties. (1 corn and 2 tomatoes)
• 1 yard ribbon
• 4 wooden mini clips
• 5 kraft coin envelopes
• 1 ft Shinzi Katoh 12mm Strawberry Linen Tape

Now, please return to the Torendi Blog for your next stop in the hop!

Kasiercraft (KAY-ser-kraft) Storage binders!

Kaisercraft’s booth had tons of product I had never seen before! I thought they were all pearls and rhinestones until I saw their clear stamps, beautiful papers, and 6×6 pads! Check out their blog for challenges and inspiration!

Kaisercraft 6x6 Pads for cardmakers!

Here’s my favorite line from Basic Grey:

Green At Heart

Favorite from Pink Paislee:

Queen Bee

Cosmo Cricket’s Garden Variety is SO FUN and whimsical:

Garden Variety

Check back at my blog throughout the week for more personal photos from CHA Anaheim!

Band Geeks

When I was in High School, I was an Orchestra Dork and a nerd. I loved school and never ditched class, LOL! You can find these fun papers at Torendi! I just matted the main image with some thin cork sheets made by Quartet.

Materials:

• Cosmo Cricket, The Boyfriend Paper and Chipboard Stickers
• Bam Pop Vol 4 Patterned Paper
• American Crafts Cardstock
• Ranger Inkessentials White Gel Pen
• Quartet Cork Sheets
• Spellbinders oval Nestabilities
• Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

On a personal note, this week has been extremely stressful! All of my volunteer positions have started for the new year, my husband doesn’t have a single day off all month, and there are submission deadlines as we speak! If you get a moment, please read Sonda’s latest update about her daughter Baylee, who passed 2 nights ago, and leave her some much needed love.

This week's sponsor!

This week’s shop is full of beautifully bright colored creations:

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This week, if you play along, there’s two fun prizes up for grabs! For more details about this week’s challenge, please go to our Etsy Inspired Blog and then make your way around the other Designer’s Blogs!

Here’s my creation inspired by the tags in Sleepless Imagination:

Punk

with Mathelete and Band Geek

Materials (All available in Torendi unless otherwise stated):

• Bam Pop Volume 4 Collection Paper
• American Crafts Ribbon
• Cosmo Cricket The Boyfriend Chipboard
• American Crafts Flair from “Pop” kit
• Quartet Cork Sheets (craft stash)
• DMC Floss (Craft stash)
• Ranger White Pen (Craft Stash)

oh so SWEET

Do you all recall the little game I had on my blog Monday??? Well, if you guessed “Get Sketchy” ya got it! Bree asked me to Guest Design for Get Sketchy #10 and I couldn’t resist! I’ve loved this challenge site from the very beginning! Be sure to click on the sketch below to go to the Get Sketchy blog! Get Sketchy is also challenging you to DOODLE! Note, my doodled scallops!

Also, this card is DOUBLE DUTY…365 Cards is holding an “Imagine this: The Sky” challenge!

Materials:

• Cosmo Cricket Earth Love Paper and Sticker
• Bazzill cardstock
• Joannes Lace
• Sakura Multi-liner pen
• Corner Rounder
• Foam Tape

Get Sketchy #10

Good Luck

Here is today’s theme over at 365 Cards:

Wednesday:”Same, but different”, use at least 2 patterned papers with the same pattern but different colors.

Materials:

• Cosmo Cricket Boyfriend paper and chipboard
• Bazzill cardstock
• Making Memories Staple
• Stampin up spiral notebook and round tab punches
• Brown Sakura Multi-liner pen and ruler
• Magnetic Poetry (thanks Faith)

I’ve enjoyed playing along every day this week! I especially love seeing all the Torendi Goodness!

Click here to go to the challenge

Welcome Home

Today’s Challenge over at 365 Cards is to incorporate something “In Motion” or to depict something in motion (like a flower blowing on the breeze, or a bug flying around). Be sure to check out the challenge by clicking on the banner below!

Materials:

• Papertrey Ink Cardstock
• Cosmo Cricket Earth Love stickers
• Stampin Up Our Neighborhood Jumbo Wheel and Basic Black ink
• Cuttlebug Argyle Embossing Folder

Click here to go to the challenge

Torendi "Joy" Kit

The kit includes the following items:

3 pieces of American Crafts Cardstock

12 pieces of Cosmo Cricket Earth Love 6×6 patterned paper (designs vary with each kit)

1 13 x 7.5 inch sheet of E.A.D Designs Vinyl Retro Thank You Rub-ons in Butter

2 stamps from the Shinzi Katoh NY Stamp Set (this month is the dog and high heels)

1 Shinzi Katoh “hat” postcard

1 foot of Shinzi Katoh “joy” Linen tape

2 feet of butter colored ribbon

Want to add on to your kit? We think the Cosmo Cricket Earth Love chipboard would be perfect! Or how about some cute hedgehog linen tape? Remember all items now ship for a flat $5 at Torendi! Also this month, get a $5 gift certificate to E.A.D Designs when you buy “Joy”! Want to save money and get a $10 gift certificate to E.A.D? Sign up for 6 months of Torendi kits and enjoy the savings!

Here are some of my creations with the kit:

Earthy Thanks

Thank You Scene

It's A Girl!

enjoy

for my best friend

Once upon a time...

Here is another card for The Moxie Fab World Around The House Challenge! I used the UBER cute mushroom tree row stamp from Odd Bird Planet and The Boyfriend Paper and Chipboard from Torendi! TORENDI is offering a 15% off discount on all orders today!!!!!!

Materials:

• Odd Bird Planet Kelly’s Mushroom Tree Row stamp
• Cosmo Cricket, The Boyfriend Paper and Chipboard
• Making Memories Great escape Alpha Stickers (thanks Sarah)
• Copic Markers and Gelly Roll Glitter pens
• Palette Noir Ink

It's Bananas!

Here is my card for The Moxie Fab World Around The House Challenge! If you’re like me you have random pictures posted to your cork board/refrigerator! My hubby’s faves include vintage postcards/funny black & white pics! There are definitely more entries to come for this challenge!

Materials:

• Cosmo Cricket “The Boyfriend” Paper and Chipboard Shapes
• Odd Bird Planet “Monkey Business” kit contents: photo and banana clip art
• Chatterbox rub-on
• Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream Cardstock
• Red thread w/ Sewing Machine
• Scor-pal dry embossing
• CTMH bamboo ink