Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / December 2025

The last month of 2025 is here !! Celeste and I are back with our cards for December and appropriately enough, our theme is Christmas. Are you ready for the holidays or are you a bit of a procrastinator??  I recently retired and look forward to every holiday off - no shifts to work at the hospital for the first time in 40 years !! My holiday shopping is done, the cards are being sent soon and I can relax and enjoy .. Well, once we get the tree up . That will happen tomorrow .

I have been destashing all year and recently found a stash of Christmas Sparkle by Frank Garcia for Prima. I have a fabulous paper pad and ephemera and made 2 sweet cards with those supplies. It's not often that I do a card without any stamping (I call them "cheater" cards), but these came together so quickly, and I think they're just perfect !!

• I adhered patterned paper from the Christmas Sparkle" collection to pink card bases.
• Martha Stewart felt borders were placed at the top of each card . I have had these for many years !!
• Ephemera from the Christmas Sparkle collection was adhered to each card base on the patterned paper. Some elements were popped up with foam tabs.
• I placed rhinestones on the peppermints, bell, coat and star .

I think these are such pretty cards and know exactly who I will be sending them to !! I know that I will be making many more with the paper and ephemera I still have from this collection . I'm excited to see what Celeste has come up with for her last post of ours for 2025 . As always, I'm sure it will be gorgeous .. You can take a look at what she has created over at her blog - Crafting Junky .

I got out a fun mug for my coffee this month - ELF is one of my favorite movies and it's actually on the tv as I write this post !! So I guess that makes me a Cotton-Headed Ninny Muggins !! Another favorite quote from the movie was something I said at work many times when it was inappropriate to curse - Son of a Nutcracker !! I hope you have a lovely holiday, however you celebrate. Grab some coffee or tea or cocoa and watch a holiday movie . Celeste and I will be back in 2026 for another year of Coffee & Cards . We hope you continue to follow us .

Oops, I almost forgot !! My coffee this month is Pecan Praline and I used some Little Debbie's Christmas Tree Coffee Creamer . It is a delicious combination. You should try it .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / November 2025

I really cannot believe that it is already November and Christmas is only 30 days away.. I have been retired since 0ctober 1 and still have a hard time remembering what day of the week it is or if I have to work tomorrow or on the weekend. It's taken some getting used to but I sure will be glad to not have to work any holidays this season.

For my card this month, I used Aubree Girl by Angie Blom , This is such a fun holiday design and easy to color . I hope you like it as much as I do .

• I stamped the Aubree Girl image on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
• Aubree was colored with my COPICS .
• I cut the image panel with a Rectangle Big and Little Pierced Chain Die .
• On a bright green card base, I adhered a piece of vertical striped holiday paper .
• I popped up the completed stamped panel with White Dimensionals .

Grab a cup of coffee or tea or even cocoa and take a look at what Michael and Lisaa have made for November. You can find their cards at the links below -

Michael Trent -  World of Michael Trent

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak - Life of a BZscrapper

I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you find some time for yourself to be creative this week in the midst of all the holiday hustle and bustle.  

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee and Cards with Deb and Celeste - and Michael / November 2025

November is here and it's a time of colorful leaves, creating holiday cards and being grateful for wonderful friends ( both near and far ) . Today Michael Trent is joining us again from Brazil . He introduced me to KCS Designs By Kim and the fabulous digital images in their Etsy shop . We've been having so much fun with their designs that Celeste suggested we all use KCS Designs images for our November posts . Michael and I are also new members of their Design Team !!

 

As soon as I saw the new Christmas Past Journal Papers, I knew I had to have them . And then I started thinking of card designs I could make with them. I've already used one of the 20 included designs for a recipe swap . There are ornaments, strings of holiday lights, a holiday village and Santa - just to name a few.

• I printed the Skaters and the Snowman images from the Christmas Past Journal Papers to fit on an A2 card base.
• I fussycut the snowman from the printed panel .
• A strip of snowflake washi was adhered across the top of the skater image.
• I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock with Nautical Blue Memento Ink . It is from The Jubilee Crew by Close To My Heart .
• The sentiment was cut with a Deckle Rectangle Die .
• I popped the snowman up on the skater panel with foam tabs.
• The snowflakes were stamped in a variety of colors of blue ink on the skater panel and the sentiment image. They are from a 2006 Stampin' Up set - Snow Flurries .
• I adhered the skater panel to a turquoise card base.
• The sentiment was popped up with foam tabs .
• I placed a glittery pale blue candy dot on the center of each snowflake.

I really love how this card turned out . The vintage feel is perfect for some beautiful holiday cards .  I'm excited to use more designs in that set . Please use the links below to see what Celeste and Michael have made for November.

Celeste - Crafting Junky

Michael - World of Michael Trent

I bought a Christmas Coffee cup a few months ago at a fantastic sale price. I used it for the first time today while finishing this card . This SWIG cup is really gorgeous, and I decided to have a cup of Cinnabon Caramel Pecan coffee while I created.

Thanks so much for viewing my card for November. I hope you are staying warm and enjoying some of your favorite beverage . I have been retired for a little over a month now and thoroughly enjoying myself - no 0430 alarms waking me up , enjoying a nice quiet cup of coffee in the morning , reading late into the night whenever I want to .. And being able to create 24/7 . Take some time for yourself and do some creating of your own. We will be back in December. 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity 

2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop / Day 1

Today is the start of the 2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .The dates are Nov. 7 - Nov. 14 and you can find out all the information at Coffee Loving Papercrafters .There will be lots of amazing inspiration, along with Super Sponsors ( and prizes ) .. You can link up your own Coffee ( or tea or cocoa ) card for an opportunity to win  This year, KCS Designs by Kim is a Sponsor and one of the prizes will be a $20 gift card to the Etsy store. She has amazing digital designs that are easily printed to use for cardmaking .  I love being a member of their Design Team ..

For my card today, I used a Christmas coffee cup from KCS Designs By Kim  . There are 20 fabulous cups included in the Christmas Cafe' Cups set . How cute is that Santa cup !?!?

Cup of Cheer

• I printed the coffee cup image and die cut it with a Sizzix Stitched Square die.
• The patterned paper on the pale green card base is from a Christmas Noel paper pad by Recollections.
• I adhered the coffee cup to the pink plaid patterned paper with foam tabs.
• Happy Planner Christmas stickers were used for the banner and sentiment.

This is one of my favorite times of year !! I love all things coffee AND this group of Coffee Loving Papercrafters . These Hops let me use all those coffee stamps I have been hoarding all year long !! I hope you will go check out all the fun and maybe even link up a card or two of your own !! My goal is to make a card for each day of the Hop - I will post future cards on Instagram  ( djdavison814 ) and Facebook .  Thank you for stopping by .. # fallwinter2025clh

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / October 2025

The Countdown to Christmas is on !!! Michael, Lisa and I are creating holiday cards each month to inspire you . Having a stash of cards to send out helps you beat some of the holiday rush . Every little bit helps - whether you make 1 card or many cards . I try to address the envelopes as I make the cards which saves additional time. 

Today -  October 25 - is also World Fussy-Cutting Day . It honors Sharon Klima, a beloved papercrafter who died of a heart attack . It's a day to focus on the joy of papercrafting and mindfulness and raising awareness for women's heart health  - reminding us to pause, connect and take care of our hearts (both literally and figuratively). I love to fussy-cut and used the beautiful Hero Arts - Christmas Robins stamp set for my cards today . The digital background paper is from KCS Designs by Kim - Christmas Gingham Journal Papers. You can find so many amazing digi designs in her ETSY shop and they are all 35% off .

• The birdhouses, bells and birds were stamped on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• I colored the images with my OLO markers.
• All images were then fussy-cut .
• I printed & then adhered the Christmas Gingham paper to 2 card bases .
• The birdhouses were adhered to the patterned paper .
• I placed the bells  and birds on each birdhouse with foam tabs for added dimension .
• I used Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers for my sentiments. They are always perfect for a finishing touch .

Please be sure to take aa look at what Michael and Lisa have made . They always inspire me to create more cards !! 

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

Thanks so much for joining us as we get ready for the holiday season .. We hope you are enjoying some beautiful Fall weather wherever you are . I look forward to seeing you next month as we get even closer to Christmas . I recently retired October 1 and this year I will have every holiday off !! As an RN, I worked weekends and holidays for the past 40 years so I will thoroughly enjoy this year's as a free woman !!

Until next time, Stay Creative 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / October 2025

It's finally Fall - which means chilly temps, sweater weather AND things that go bump in the night !! Celeste and I decided to go with the fun, spooky time of year that October brings and celebrate Halloween .

I finally pulled out the Colorado Craft Company stamp set - Trick or Treating Cats. This set is no longer available, but they have many other fantastic Halloween designs. 

• I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock .
• The image was colored with my COPICS .
• A Big and Little Chain Rectangle die was used to die-cut the stamped image .
• I adhered a piece of patterned paper in Autumn colors to a dark grey card base.
• Turquoise glitter was placed on the frilly border of the skirt.

I'm hoping we get lots of trick-or-treaters this year. A family down the street from us always coordinates their costumes. One year they were all Star Wars characters - with Baby Yoda being pushed in a stroller . It was so cute !!!  I'm drinking some Apple Cider Donut coffee from a cup given to me by a friend. The coffee definitely is delicious on a chilly Autumn morning ..

Take a look at Celeste's Halloween card over at her blog - Crafting Junky . I know she has created something fabulous! We will be back next month with more Coffee & Cards. Until then, stay creative AND always drink good coffee ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

He Made It / She Made It - October 2025

I have had so much fun making cards with the Freshly Boo'd Collection by Mandy Ford Art & Illustration . So much fun that I challenged Michael Trent to another "He Made It / She Made It" post using Mandy Ford supplies !! I really can't wait to see what he comes up with . 

For these cards and tags, I printed  papers and different elements ( cups, borders, stars, tags, etc. ) from the Freshly Boo'd collection . There are 5 patterned papers and 4 sheets of printable elements included . I don't have a list of step-by-step instructions  because these cards are so quick and easy !! Print the papers and elements. Cut some elements out,  adhere the patterned paper to card bases and play !!! 

My last card was made with a Mandy Ford free printable . The ghostly pics look like old Polaroids. I printed some of the pics and added some felt pumpkin stickers. I then adhered the pics to card bases. There are 14 different ghost images in that freebie collection  . There are many other freebies available at Mandy Ford Art & Illustration . She also has an Etsy shop .

Thank you for stopping by .

Please check out what Michael created @ World of Michael Trent

Until next time, stay creative ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity