I am up on the Studio Katia Blog today with a new project! To start off Earth week, I thought it would be fitting to showcase a zero waste card using plantable paper! This biodegradable paper is made in Canada using post-consumer paper waste and embedded with wildflower seeds. Because this card can be planted, I wanted to keep it one layer and not use any adhesives or embellishments. I took out the Gladiolus stamp set and stamped it in the middle of my card with black ink using my stamping platform. Next, I created a mask on a piece of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 masking paper by stamping the flowers in the same spot using my stamping platform. I cut this mask out and saved the negative. I trimmed off the stems but kept them to use.

 I definitely ran out of time to make tags this year; however, I was able to quickly throw together a few using some fantastic sets from Pigment Craft Co. 

 I am getting ready to send another batch of cards up to Fullfill Zero Waste Market and got things started by making this plantable card! I actually started planning it in my head one night laying awake and came down the next morning to create it. 

 I was asked to make a custom sympathy card this week. The only requests were that it be plantable and have something robin's egg/Tiffany blue. I decided to pull out my hydrangeas from The Greetery that I had yet to play with! 

 It was time to restock Fullfill with some plantable cards fit for Mother's Day and other upcoming occasions! I decided to try out some coloured envelopes from Botanical Paperworks this time. I really liked the tulips with the watering can combination that I did recently, so I tried out some different colours. I also love that Windowpane Plaid and used it to create my background.

 Here is another plantable card design I made up this week to send to the zero waste market in Kimberley, Fullfill. I used all Close To My Heart inks this time and stamped each part of the image up to three times to get proper ink coverage.

 I am working on a restock for Fullfill in Kimberley this month and have made up some new plantable cards using my latest goodies from The Greetery!

 Harvey's 3rd Birthday is on October 26 but I wanted to share what I have been working on these past few weeks for his party! Normally we would have family and friends coming over to celebrate, but this year we kept it to just a small family gathering given the times. We decided an outdoor s'more party would be appropriate. I setup this birthday table inside to take some pictures before the party started and will recreate it again outside. I found the perfect stamp set, S'more The Merrier, a collaboration between Lawn Fawn x Ellen Hutson, to tie in our forest friends theme. I used Lawn Fawn papers and dies along with my Tombow markers to create some fun cupcake toppers this year. Most of my supplies are from the amazing Canadian store, Papercrafter's Workshop!

We have been cloth diapering our son for just over two years now and I am so happy that we have made the decision to do cloth. We started when he was one month old and have done it exclusively because we were so happy with it. I started doing some research right before our son was born (there are lots of amazing blogs out there on cloth diapers!), and through trial and error and learning with other friends who cloth diaper, we learned some things that worked for us.

Why We Use Cloth Diapers

1. Safer and healthier for our child (no toxic chemicals, breathable fabrics = little to no rashes)
2. Better for the environment
3. Cheaper (Within 2 years of using new cloth diapers we are now saving money on diapers. All of our cloth diapers are still in excellent condition. If they are used for another child they are essentially 'free')
4. Easier clean-up (no looking for a trash can and cloth wipes clean up more mess than disposable wipes)
5. Cute

Lilly & Frank cloth diaper

Our Favourite Cloth Diaper Brands

AppleCheeks
Bummis
Funky Fluff
GroVia
Lilly & Frank
Omaiki

Our Favourite Places To Buy Cloth Diapers

BumbleTree
Calgary Cloth Diaper Depot
Lagoon Baby
Lilly & Frank

Our Laundry Routine

Every 2-3 days
Cold Rinse + Hot Heavy Wash + Cold Rinse
Tide Free & Gentle detergent
Hang covers + dry liners on low heat and then hang dry

Travelling with Cloth Diapers

I recently had the pleasure of writing a blog post for one of our favourite sustainable clothing brands, ROWE Kids, based out of Calgary, Alberta. In this blog post you can check out tips and tricks for traveling with cloth diapers and plastic-free snacks!