Buzz and Bloom and Winners!

Hi everyone! Thanks for giving me an extra day to pick the Fresh Mix winners!  Since you were all so patient, I took the extra time to add all our NEW BUZZ AND BLOOM products to the store! If you haven't heard of Buzz and Bloom before, they are an Australian company that works with fabric, acrylic and chipboard. Torendi fell in love with them at CHA and knew we had to import their products for you! All the new products can be seen in the NEW ITEMS SECTION on the store but here is a little sneak peek! 

Fruit Salad

In Bloom - Magenta

Urban Alphabet

Buzz and Bloom sent me some CHA patches! WOO HOO! The first 3 orders of Buzz and Bloom products will receive 1 magenta patch and 1 denim patch. Orders 4-8 will receive 1 denim patch.

Ok, now for our winners!


Fresh Mix Feltie Winners: (#2 and #3 picked by random generator)

Heidi V and Diana in Sioux Falls

Heidi V said...

I absolutely love the hurly burly fabric. When I was younger I was obsessed with rub ons and haven't thought about them in years. I bet my sons would have a blast with them! Great stuff!

APRIL 1, 2010 9:18 AM 

Diana in Sioux Falls said...

I love this new veggie kit! I have veggie decor in my kitchen, the little felties would make awesome magnets!!

APRIL 1, 2010 9:31 AM 

Congrats ladies! Please contact Jenn  ( jenn@torendi.net  ) with your addy and I will mail them out to you asap!

Sadly Amy never heard from our Mod Podge Winner  so we had to pick another.  Winner please contact Amy (modpodgerocks@gmail.com) to claim your Mod Podge started set and Hurly Burly Fabric!!

Mod Podge Winner (#10 picked by random generator)

SCRAPPY GIRL!

ScrappyGirl said...

Love you stuff! That fabric is so adorable! Thanks for the opportunity to win! :)

MARCH 26, 2010 7:20 AM 

Mod Podge Winner!

Thanks to everyone who left some many wonderful comments this month for our Mod Podge Rocks collaboration!  There is a coupon code HERE on the Mod Podge Blog that is still good until Thursday!

The winner of the 4th Mod Podge starter pack and Hurly Burly Fabric is

Tracey said...

I have lots of Hurly Burly ideas!

MARCH 27, 2010 5:12 AM 

Tracey! Please send Amy an email (there is a contact button on the right side of her blog) with your info so she can get that out to you! 

Also, incase you didn't notice we are only 4 followers away from our next CHA giveaway!  Help Spread the word to get more Torendi followers!

Rocking out with Mod Podge!! *giveaway*

Thanks for coming back for another Torendi/Mod Podge Rocks Friday!  Sadly it's out last Friday together but I know I am going to continue using Mod Podge in my craft room on a regular basis. Please hop over to the Mod Podge Rocks blog to see what Amy created this week and keep reading here to find out about our giveaway!

Heidi wowed!! me with her work with this months Torendi Kit "Framed Cuteness" and Mod Podge! I honestly want to go digging around for a cassette tape so I can scrap-lift this! Isn't the kawaii tape stamp just too cute and a perfect fit!?

Beth is amazing!  She is always coming up with something so new and creative. In her own words " I used the Mod Podge to make a crafting fruit roll up and embossed using Mod Podge that I dyed with black reinker." Super cool!  She said she would be posting in more detail on her blog!

I followed Beth's lead from this months product focus and made a gift card holder from our coin envelopes, Bam Pop! Popfont 2 and Cosmo Cricket the Boyfriend paper and chipboard.  I used the Paper Mod Podge to glue down and seal the paper.  I sprayed the corner with glimmer mist while the Mod Podge was still wet to make it looks more blended into the project. (for those of you who follow my personal blog...here is another sneak peek at another  E.A.D Designs Stickerz line!!)

Are you still with me?! Good!  Want a chance to win a Mod Podge Starter Pack and some Hurly Burly Fabric!!??  Please leave your comments here and I will announce the winner on Monday. (yes winners have been picked for the other weeks, and their packs are already in the mail)

Hurly Burly Fabric 

Thank you so much to Amy and Mod Podge for celebrating National Craft Month with Torendi!  Please go let Amy know how much you enjoyed our month together!  You may even find a special "surprise" coupon code on her blog. ;)

Mod Podge Rocks Friday!

Hi everyone, welcome back to another Mod Podge Rocks Friday!  

Wasn't Tiff's canvas just adorable last week?  I hope everyone has been enjoying the post over at Amy's blog too! This week it's my turn (Jenn) to share a Mod Podge project with you.  I find myself saving all kinds of jars, cardboard, and other items that I think would be great to upcycle, so I thought that I should actually do that today! I had no idea what I was going to make when I started this project, just that I was going to use this artichoke jar and Mod Podge. 

First I picked my paper from the Bam Pop! Volume 3 paper pack and went to work.  I used the Mod Podge to glue it down to the jar lid and also to seal it to the jar after it was on.  I then used the Mod Podge to glue on the American Crafts Ribbon around the edge.  After I did that I decided it would be a cute candy jar for my girls.  I knew the perfect images I wanted to use from the Torendi "A Kawaii Day" Rub-ons. Oh and the little white dots are from the Thickers in our "POP" kit.

Thank for joining us today for some Mod Podge fun!  Don't forget that we will be doing a weekly giveaway for a Mod Podge Starter pack! So leave a comment and check out Amy's blog to win this!

Torendi's Mod Podged Guest Designer, Amy Anderson!!!!

Welcome Amy Anderson, our Guest Designer, from Mod Podge Rocks!!!

Every Friday, we will feature a Mod Podge/Torendi project on our blog and Amy will feature a Mod Podge/Torendi project on Mod Podge Rocks. AND, every week we will be giving away FREE Mod Podge Starter Packs. At the end of the month, Amy will choose one commenter to win a FREE stash of Torendi Fabric!

Be sure to check out Amy's blog today for her Mod Podge/Torendi Mash-up!

Here's my (it's Tiff, BWT) Mod Podge/Torendi Mash-up:

For my canvas project, imagine, I incorporated many fun techniques that I learned from Claudine Hellmuth at her CHA workshop! And, I finished the canvas and the chipboard clouds with Sparkle Mod Podge, which is included in the weekly giveaway!

Materials:

• Large Rectangular Canvas


• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints: Classic Teal, Gesso, Glossy Multi-Medium, Extra-time


• Claudine Hellmuth Sticky-back Canvas


• Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride 6x6 pad and chipboard


• Sparkle Mod Podge


• Zip Dry and Foam Tape


• Ribbons and Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher


• Ranger Mane Comb (for the swirled texture)

Techniques:

1. Transfer onto back of Sticky-Back Canvas-peel backing off sticky-back canvas, burnish scrapbook paper using scraper, heavily mist, and rub paper off revealing image


2. Extra Time Faux Paste Paper- Apply a thick coat of gesso to canvas, use comb to create texture, and dry. Then using 3:1 Extra Time and Paint, apply over dry canvas.


3. Mod Podge Sparkle Finish- When step 2 is completely dry, apply thin coat of Mod Podge Sparkle to entire canvas and chipboard clouds.


4. Ribbon Tags- Fold ribbon in half, place behind photo, and staple in place.

The Torendi Setters will be posting Torendi projects using Mod Podge throughout the month, so be sure to check them out!

Today, Jenn has a project over on her blog!

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!!

Leave a comment and you could win THIS: