Thursday, March 4, 2010

Cardmaking with Torendi and another giveaway.

3/04/2010 07:31:00 PM , , , , , 109 comments

Yay! I'm working with these fabulous people every Friday for the month of March:

I discovered Torendi after posting a few projects from their designers (like Tiffany's here and Kelly Marie's here) and I've been in love with their stuff ever since. Torendi has a fabulous store with unique products you can't get anywhere else. I like that. The designers use Mod Podge, so they like me too. In our mutual love affair, we decided to work together. Here are the fruits of my labor.

I have a confession. I didn't think I could card my way out of a paper bag. I buy funny, goofy cards with pugs for people, but I don't make my own. That has changed, folks! This card was so very fun to make, even the rounded corners. I was so very nervous about the rounded corners. I'm already pumped about next week's post - already prepared to raise the bar and impress you with my card making "skillz."

Supplies
Cardstock: Halcraft (natural), Cosmo Cricket (Earth Love 6 x 6), American Crafts
Punch: Martha Stewart Butterfly
Die Cutter: Sizzix Big Shot, Flower Layers Die
Accents: Rhinestones (Michaels) Pop Dots and Mod Podge Dimensional Magic
Letters: Making Memories cork, self-adhesive
Scissors: Scalloped for rounding corners (Michaels)
Adhesive: Glue Dots

Note that Mod Podge Dimensional Magic will be available from stores in April. It's a lot like Diamond Glaze, and as purveyor of this Mod Podge blog, I have been lucky enough to receive an advanced test sample for your preview pleasure!

So now, the giveaway to celebrate guest posting with Torendi:

A Mod Podge Starter Pack to one lucky winner. The giveaway rules are very easy:
1. I'm giving away one starter pack every Friday for the month of March when I post my Torendi card (this is in addition to my typical Sunday giveaway).
2. You must be a US resident, one entry per person.
3. Comment on this blog entry. This week, take a peek at the Torendi store and tell me what you love!
4. Contest ends tomorrow night, 3/6, at midnight EST.

BONUS - at the end of this gig, on March 26th, Torendi is giving one of their fab fabrics away to a lucky person who has left a comment on a Friday during the month.

Thanks for stopping by. I'm now going off on a card making bender.

109 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh! I am IN LOVE with the Snack Attack felties! Seriously, in love. :)

    http://marybt.wordpress.com

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  2. Oh love the new mod colors...and I am going to check out Torendi for sure...love the card!

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  3. Amy your card is SUPERB!!! Seriously AWESOME! I can't believe you were EVER nervous about creating a card! You're a natural! Thank you again for the Mod Podgey Goodness :)

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  4. Oh! I love the "red hood" fabric. And your card is way cute.

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  5. Wow...your first card-making attempt looks a lot better than mine did. This is really pretty...good job :)

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  6. Just visited the Torendi site...the cloudies and bambubbles stamps are so cute!!

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  7. I love the ninguin stamp set. How fun are their products. You rocked your card.

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  8. That card is so cute! I love the fabrics on their site...especially the Knit "Hurly Burly" Fabric!

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  9. Love the earth love chipboard at Torendi - too cute!!!

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  10. I got the chance to use Mod Pdge Dimensional Glaze at CHA during a Michael's make-and-take and I was SO impressed. It was a bit thinner than Ranger's Glossy Accents and left no bubbles whatsoever. Nice!

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  11. very cute card! love the butterflies! can't wait to see what else you come up with.

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  12. The pinocchio fabric in her shop is adorable!

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  13. I would have never known you weren't a card marker, it's so beautiful!

    oohhh Dimensional magic sounds fun!

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  14. I'm first? And a 3-D Mod Podge? Hmmm... very very interesting!

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  15. from torendi i like:
    http://shop.torendi.net/Snack-Attack-Felties-SFelt-001.htm
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    http://shop.torendi.net/Knit-Hurly-Burly-Fabric-FAB-skk-03b-035J.htm

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  16. Hi, I skipped on over to Torendi's site and thought it was just great. The fabric is one-of-a-kind and is just right for so many projects. I also liked the bright kit; the retro psychedelic patterns are a hit.

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  17. Neat stuff! I like the 3D effects, gives the cards that little something extra.

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  18. I love love love the mushroom fabric!

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  19. I love Mod Podge. I started using it again because I was inspired by the Queen of ModPodge, Mary Ann Moss (Dispatch From LA). You would probably like her blog.

    I looked at the Torendi store. Very cool place. I liked the KITS and am thinking I may be signing up for the 6-month subscription at $20 ea. That is so affordable and it would be fun to get a new pack each month. Thanks for the link!

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  20. I like the Earth Love chipboard.

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  21. Love the card!
    Favorite thing on Torendi's store is the little ghost feltie embellishments! I feel like I need to go straight home and make a bigger, stuffed version of them! :)
    bmcelroy@Tampabay.rr.com

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  22. what a fun store....I saw their ghost felties and instantly thought of pac-man ghosts! They were adorable. It's cool that they are handmade!

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  23. CUTE, CUTE, CUTE! I love the Red Riding Hood clips! I want them RIGHT NOW! =) I think the kit club is a fun idea....hmmmm I might need to try this card making thing too.

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  24. Love the fabrics...so cute!!!!

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  25. I love the material girl chipboard...so cute!!!
    http://1craftymommy.blogspot.com

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  26. The shortcake stamp set is so adorable! I think that is my favorite.

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  27. You left the paper bag far behind you! Impressive first attempt, Amy. Humbling, too...

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  28. Very nice card! It is so cute. I may need to try making my own :-)

    That's a fun little store! I really like some of their kits, and papers. They also have really cute embellishments. I also like their chipboards! Basically, they have a lot of cool stuff.

    Oh I hope I win, I have so many things I want to try with mod podge!

    sweetest_kitten@hotmail dot com

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  29. Sweet card!
    I like the color reveal textured card stock (sorry forget its real name after reading the other comments - I'm on pain killer from a dentist visit).
    I've not seen that before and the designs are nice.
    Kathy
    BTW the only modpodge we have around here is the standard decoupage stuff. I'm quite intrigued by the other types.

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  30. I love to mod podge! This would be amazing!

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  32. Favorite item at Torendi? Definately the Popzilla stamp. Holy Cow! So flippin' cute!

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  33. Have fun playing with paper and glue - and don't run with scissors.

    I would love to try some dimensional magic before it hits the store shelves!

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  35. First, fab card! As for the store, love the Joy Ride 12 x 12 Ready Set Chipboard!

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  36. I SO need to start making cards, yours is adorable.

    I love the pop font 2 stamp set. The letters are super cool and it would be something you could use over and over again! Totally cute.

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  37. Ok, anyone who has Ms Pac Man felties rawks in my books! I love all the eye-popping colors and the different textures that would make scrapping a whole layout a breeze... Big FAN!

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  38. I love the Hellobot stamp! What a great site!

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  39. I love that Pop scrapbooking kit!!!
    maryw1981 at yahoo dot com

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  40. The Pacman and Ms. Pacman felties are too cute! I love them!

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  41. I love the Earth Love Ready Set Chipboard. Such cute stuff.

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  43. Your card is amazing, and so is the Torendi website. I love the Humania Clips! :) Thank you for this opportunity!

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  44. Oh my gosh... there are just too many adorable things on that Torendi site. The strawberry shortcake stamps, all the cute embellishments, the kits and even the paper. I think I have a new bookmark to add to my wish list!!

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  45. I love the card! I need card skillz

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  46. I like the Nerdy Bird Flag Banners. Your card looks great!!

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  47. I LOVE the canvas mushroom fabric. Thanks for another chance to win!

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  48. Oh my---what a great giveaway:) LOVE IT! I love Torendi--they have the best kids and the embellies and rub ons......great stuff:) THANKS!

    ps..your card looks AWESOME!

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  49. I love your card, that paper is so pretty!! Thanks for a chance to win a Mod Podge start pack!!!

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  50. Cute stamps on their page!
    dbwhip@gmail dot com

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  51. I love the "Earth Love" chipboard. Nice soft but still cheery colors. Looks like it could make a cute theme for a kids room if taken a step further. Would love to see it in a fabric.

    The mushroom fabric is cute-could see it in a pastel/icy yellow room with red and white fabrics and black details maybe?

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  52. On the New Items page, I love the Little Red (riding hood) wood clips and the card too! Super cute!

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  53. good for you making your very first card and it really a good one too (wish my 1st card was this good) look fwd to more ways to use this MP as I have heard of it but never seen any any where

    Love Dawn xx

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  54. Love Torendi's fabrics! Awesome giveaway!!

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  55. I really like the Love Fool kit.
    I've been getting into Japanese fabric designs. Etsy has a few. So cute.
    flowerpower0097 at live dot com

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  56. I really want to win a starter kit. I see so many cool ideas on your blog wnat to try some of them

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  58. I love your card! It's hard to believe that it's your first one! Can't wait to see the next post!

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  59. I love this site! They have all sorts of darling things. I especially love the Shinzi Katoh Wood Postcard of the Wizard of Oz.
    teri

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  61. I like the Nerdy Bird paper set. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  62. I love the hellobot stamp & sample card....so cute, but still all boy!

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  63. Hi, I'm a new follower. After looking at the site I really like the kits and the fabric. Please enter me in the giveaway.
    DKSantos@comcast.net

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  65. love that card! you did a fantastic job! i am seriously in love with that line of patterned paper right now! hugs!

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  66. I love the ghost felties...very Pac Man!! And cute fabric, especially the mushrooms.

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  69. I love the red hood fabric!! Actually I like all four the fabrics listed right now, but I would buy red hood first! :)

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  70. I love how they incorporate cool little robots into the cards. Very cute for boys (or little girls?) Very very cute. I love the colors as well.

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  71. Love the felties - especially the ghosts. The Red Riding Hood stuff is super cute too.
    Choney79(at)gmail(dot)com

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  72. The Snack Attack Felties are so cute!

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  73. whooo!!!
    pacman and ghost felties are my favorite!!!!
    thank you

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  74. Torendi is just a great online shop with a lot of really cute stuff! I have already made my first purchase from thier store. I really like the different style stamps that they carry, along with the fun chipboard (earth love). What a great post...Thanks!

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  75. Wow! What don't I love there? It's a good thing I don't have money coming in right now, or else I would spend it all on that site!
    I think my favorite would be the Little Red Riding Hood clip set, because I'm on a bit of a LRRH kick at the moment.

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  76. I really like the "bright" kit and the mushroom fabric!

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  78. I love the cupcake stamp!! So cute!! And the mushroom fabric would be so much fun to create cards with!

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  79. Your card is precious -- you are talented~ and I want the give away--ha ha

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  80. I love love love the Modern Red kit...so cute!

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  81. The card is way cute, and I love the felties (especially Pacman).

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  82. I was looking at the embellishments and the paper. I would love a stack of core'dinations card stock!

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  83. Great card, Amy!!! I can't wait to check out the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic. That's so cool. LOVE Mod Podge!! (Thanks for the samples, btw!!!!) - Heidi, Torendi Setter

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  84. cute card!
    and I love the Pac man and ghost felties! :)

    GingerB
    ginrob@ mail.com

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  86. I like the little red wood clip set

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  87. Torendi's canvas mushroom fabric is really cute! I love mod podge! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  88. great card - I love the Torendi printed canvas fabric. thanks for the chance to win

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  89. I love the stuff at Torendi. I found that site a while back---gosh, I want to say it was about 5 months ago while online, blog hopping. They have a lot of cool stuff---love the mushroom fabric print and these cool embellishment clips that look like little, tiny people. Cool stuff.... and LOVE the card!!

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  90. I adore the fabrics on Torendi's site, especially the mushroom fabric!

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  91. you never cease to Mze me with the creative ideas you come up with! i am in awe of all the new opportunities you present to the world.thank you seems to insignificant.

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  92. I love the Core'dinations Cosmo Cricket Neutral Cardstock!

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  94. I love the Hellobot stamp - too many cute choices!

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  95. The 'Red Hood' fabric is to DIE for. They have tones of stuff I love. Decent prices too. Glad you highlighted them so I could find 'em!

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  96. Very nice card! I like the Canvas "Mushroom" Fabric.

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  97. I love the Haute Boxed and Bean Stalks ribbons!

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  98. Oh! Oh! I just got an 80s flashback. Those Pac-Man ghosts are awesome. Love the girly cardstock too.

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  99. That whole "bam, pop" collection is super cute :)

    rachel_musgrove@hotmail.com

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  100. I love the Torendi/EAD rub ons! They are so cute!

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  101. I like the ghost felties and the mushroom fabric.

    Swedie

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  102. I love the mushroom fabric and all of the cute stamps!

    lucky_march_girl@yahoo.com

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  103. I am loving the Earth Love chipboard!
    ahmh61398@gmail.com

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  105. Love the card! And the mushroom fabric is so dang cute! Thank you!

    ally.cauffman@gmail.com

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  106. cute card! you're a natural!

    earlkristib at gmail

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  107. I love the card! I have never tried card making, but I will now.

    tresak@hotmail.com

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  109. Gorgeous card!! I just love it! :)

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