Timeless Tropical

Hello!

This morning I am sharing a mix of the new Timeless Tropical 

with the new Paper Pumpkin Expression in Color.

The green cards in this kit are a smaller version of the

standard size cards which I am really liking. 

The evergreen card stock comes in the kit as well as

the water colored background piece.  This makes for

a really easy card to put together.   Just layer the two

colors, stamp the two tropical flowers on white card stock,

cut them and pop them up.  The iridescent sequins, and little tag 

and stamp also come in the kit.  What a win win!

Very simple monochromatic card. 

Have fun creating!

Funny Towels

Good Morning!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

We have been in the triple digits here in the PNW, something

that is very rare and something we are truly not equipped for!

It has only been in the 100's three times in the last

100 years here so this is quite unprecedented.

Today we are expected to reach 115 and above in some areas!

I hopped on to share with you to funnies, 

my two top selling kitchen towels from the shop.

The one above is by far the fav;

"Stupid Dishes"

and the one below 

" Stove for Display only"

I hope you find them as funny as I do,

below is just a carousel of others words

that I have on my towels.

They are great gifts for weddings, showers, birthdays,

anything!

and restocked for your shopping. 

So head over and grab one or two for you

"Home Sweet Home"

and stay cool out there! 

Aloha Saturday

Aloha!

Aloha saturday friends!

Bringing you another card from the beautiful Timeless Tropical stamp set. And this one is a fun one to give a try.

It has a smaller note sized card and then an embossed envelope.

Take a look at the bottom half of the envelope,

you can see where I ran the envelope through the 

embosser to add the 3D leaves.

On the top are the plumeria flowers stamped. 

Take a look on how to make this,

start with two standard sized envelopes and lick 

them both shut.

start with one of the envelopes and using a pair of 

decorater scissors or a paper cutter that has decorative

cutters, cut 2" down from the top of the envelope where you 

closed it.

The top half of the envelope you will stamp and the lower

piece you will not use. Now take the other envelope and do the same thing, but at the top only cut away 1/2", this is the piece you either run through the Big Shot

or you can use a corregator which you can see below.

This is what the corrugator looks like,

it creates weaves in your paper.

Another option is to use the Big Shot with any

of your embossing folders which is what I did. 

Add a small card that can be slipped into this cute envelope,

I closed mine off with some green twine. 

I hope you give these envelopes a try!

You won't stop making them!

Aloha!

Expressions in Color: Paper Pumpkin June 2021

                      

   Hi all!  Come check out the unboxing of this ink-crediable kit!

It features some of Stampin Up!'s new in colors and designs that will make you really want this stamp set and designer paper! 

This is my alternative card made

with the card base and vellum flowers that comes in the kit.

The card bases in the kit colors are insane!

So vibrant and the water dots looks REAL!

To obtain this look, 

using a stampin write marker, color the

"wrong" side of the vellum image.

Turn it over and choose your coordinating marker

colors and start coloring.  

Such a pop of color!

Below is the package of designer series paper that you can also

purchase separately from this Paper Pumpkin kit that is also

part of the Expression in Ink suite collection. 

Just look at those color combos!

                                                      You can view the paper HERE

                                                       

                                                                           Happy Creating!

Timeless Tropical

I can't get enough of this stamp set!

Takes me on a two minute vacation when I look 

at it!

This card as most my cards is pretty easy to make

I started by using a Very Vanilla card stock for

the base of the card. Then using the 

two flowers and palm trees I stamped them

in Soft Suede ink on the card stock.

I also used Soft Suede ink and a aqua painter

to create the soft shading around the flowers. 

Added a few gold sequins I had on hand and

stamped the birthday message on Calypso Coral 

card stock.  The base of the card is Coastal Cabana.

Aloha!

Artistically Inked

The simplicity of this stamp set....

yet look at what you can do by simply stamping

the colors.  They just pop off of the page. 

I used Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. 

I cut the center card stock regular size at 4 1/2" x 5" 

and then tore it right down the center to 

create the separation in the middle. 

The flowers come in the stamp set too and I just

stamped them the same colors and

popped them up on page. 

This set lends it's own beauty,  you just

pick the colors and stamp away!

Artistically Inked -HERE

2340 West Newton

Hi friends!

Thought I would take today to tell you how my little business 

2340 West Newton came about.

Above is the house that built me. The house where my story began.

I have so many fond memories here; celebrations, silliness, laughter, love, but with all of our stories, heartbreak.

With the heartbreak came divorce, which many of us have experienced.

I choose always to remember the years that we were all there as

happy times where we spent as a family doing family things.

We all have out own story.  One we each can only relate to.

One way we stay attached to.

AND we stay attached to our story and that keeps us growing and living.

Sharing and growing through the process of our stories is the bravest thing we will every do.  It creates healing and growing within you,

you never knew existed.

Love yourself through it all!

I really wanted to honor my Mom and Dad and our time in our home

growing up so I came up with using our home address

as my business name, that's how

2340 West Newton came about!

If you haven't visited my Etsy shop here are a few

of the most popular best sellers.

Above are a few of the the kitchen towels available

and some of the wood bead garlands in either natural

wood bead colors or custom colors of any color choice.

And one of the top sellers is the mini starbucks cups,

which I also have available mini Dukin Donut cups too!

Come visit the shop - HERE

Artistically Inked

Hello!

Take a look at this gorgeous stamp set!

It's effortless~

Pick your colors and stamp away, 

I used just two colors here and

stamped right in the center and straight across

the card stock. So pretty!

Up close,  sooo pretty!

This is the stamp set below,

even has a pretty rose and flower.

Take a look at some other samples made

with this set, can you say more gorgeous

colors! 

Check it out HERE

Timeless Tropical

A little Aloha saturday coming your way with

the timeless tropical set.

I did a bunch of fussy cutting on this one.

I stamped the hibiscus and shaded it and cut it out

to pop it up and used my shears to cut fringe on 

the bottom of the card.

The colors are calypso coral and pear pizzaz

as well as pool party. 

Alo----ha for now friends!

Happy creative weekend!

Timeless Tropical - HERE

Timeless Tropical

Back with a little aloha wednesday with the 

new Timeless Tropical stamp set.

This one is pretty easy to make.

Stamp in black in all over white card stock

all the different images in the set.

I used the pineapple, palm trees and plumeria flower.

Using a blender pen and crumb cake ink pad

I highlighted around each of the images. 

Stamp your birthday salutation and attach

to the front of the card

The little yellow brads in the center of the plumeria

flower came in last month.

You might want to grab one of these stamp sets!

Taking me back to the islands for sure!

Grad Gift

Happy monday!

What a fun filled weekend of events and grad parties!

I should have remembered to take a better picture of what I have

to show you.  

This package is a graduation gift for a friend's son who graduated 

yesterday.

In the package is a car phone holder for hands free use,

and in the front is what is called a french fry holder

that fits into the water holder in your car!

Can you believe they sell these?!

They even come with a little sauce holder!

Here's a quick pic of the items I put in the 

package.  You can see the fry holder, I even stopped

and got a "Chick fil A empty fry box to show how it works

in his gift.  See the little sauce holder? 

I packaged everything up including gift cards

to add to the gift as well as the special sauce holder. 

Below is what they look like in the holder.

What a clever idea!

Bringing you just another silly grad gift idea!

These are also a great idea for Father's Day!

Click  HERE for the link to Amazon 

for the fry box holders. 

Flower Arrangements

Good Morning!

Thought I'd share my arrangements that I've 

been posting daily over on my instagram.

These flowers are peonies from my garden.

I love putting them together and  

surprising others with them.

Next time you put together an arrangement

try filling the bottom or sides of the vase

with hostas leaves.

Adds a great color touch as well as some texture to 

your arrangement. 

All the flowers in each arrangement

are peonies, even the ones above!

See the one below,

it also has the hostas leaves on the sides of the

vase, give it a try!

I start out by putting the leaves in the

vase first then fill it with water and

then add the flowers.  

My friend Carol showed me this idea.

You can even add fruit, lemons or limes.

Just adds a touch of texture and color. 

Enjoy the flowers and the weekend friends!

Graduation Bottle of Bubbly

Hello friends!

I am always looking for ideas to gift graduates besides the

usual cash, I like to add a little something with their card.

So I came up with this idea!

Did you know that Martinelli's makes blush apple cider?

It's soooo tasty!  So I grabbed 4 of these at the store and decided

to make little caps on top.

Went from this above, 

to THIS below!

Up close......

So what do you need to make these?

The yummy apple cider

black crepe paper

a brad

baker's twine

black cardstock

Cut your crepe paper at 4" long

the black square cap cut at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Cut the baker's twine two pieces at 8" and fold in half

use any color brad

First thing you can do it punch a small hole in the 

center of the square cap.

Now take the folded baker's twine and

lay it over the punched hole,

take the brad and push it through the hole and pull

the twine around it.  

Using your adhesive put a little at the bottom

of the crepe paper and wrap around the top of the bottle

and secure the top with the adhesive.

You can see in the picture below how

I wrapped in around the top. 

Your last piece is the cap that you attached

the brad and baker's twine to.

Take the square and hot glue, using just a little

bit of glue, glue it down on top. 

There you have it!

How cute are these!

My plan is to add a card and cash and /or flowers to

gift to the graduates.