Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / July 2024

Here we are in July, posting our Crafty Elf cards !! Michael Trent is once again joining us to bring you some holiday inspiration .. Our weather has been brutal here but certainly not as bad as other areas of the country. As I made my card, I thought of cooler temperatures, hot cocoa with whipped cream and holiday snail mail.

For my slimline card today, I chose a sweet design from Stampendous - Mini Holiday Wheels  . It even has our sweet cat Pixie looking out the window as we drive off on an adventure.

It's the most wonderful tie of the year

• I stamped the Mini Holiday Wheels stamp on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with my COPICS .
• I trimmed the stamped image and then matted it with bright green cardstock.
• The plaid patterned paper was adhered to a Kraft card base.
• I adhered the completed stamped panel to the plaid paper.
• A Tim Holtz Idea-Ology sentiment was placed above the stamped image.
• A dark red glitter candy dot was placed on either side of the sentiment.
• Small colored pearls were placed on the wreath.

I'm so glad that Michael has joined us today. He always creates such fabulous cards and I'm sure today will be no exception. You can follow the links below to see what he and Lisa have made to inspire us.

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

There are now only 5 months until Christmas !! Have you started your holiday cards ?? It's a good feeling to have a nice stash when the time comes to start on your Christmas card list ..  I look forward to seeing you again next month ..

Debra Davison

Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb and Celeste / July 2024

It's time for summer vibes as Celeste and I get together for Coffee & Cards this month.  We are having a heat wave here but I'm grateful for our new heat pump that keeps our house so much cooler than our old one. And of course, lots of iced coffee !! Celeste chose our inspiration photo for July - and it's absolutely perfect !!

For my card, I used the Bold Summer collection from Joann's . The paper pad and dimensional stickers were exactly what I needed  !! And believe it or not, I didn't even do any stamping on this project.

• I adhered a piece of watermelon patterned paper onto an A2 card base.
• My Big and Little Chain Rectangle die was used to cut out a mat for the Sweet Summer Time sticker.
• After adhering the sticker to the dark green die cut, I placed it in the center of the card base.
• A dimensional Watermelon Mojito sticker was adhered to the right lower corner of the matted sticker.

What a quick and easy card to capture summer !! To see what Celeste has made, check out her blog post  - Crafting Junky . To keep cool on these hot summer days, I love to  drink iced coffee . Today I'm drinking an Iced Toasted Coconut Mocha and using one of my fun coffee sleeves . Are you a fan of Iced Coffee ?? I'll admit that sometimes my morning cup of coffee sits while I putter around the house doing chores, making a card etc...  And lately instead of reheating it one more time in the microwave, I will just add some ice and turn it into a fabulous iced version !! 

Thank you for stopping by to see our summery cards. Have you been creating seasonal cards lately ?? Although I am enjoying summer so far, I know that Fall ( and cooler temps )  are right around the corner. We will see you next month - until then, Stay Creative.. 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

A Creative Bibliophile - July 2024

I haven't written a  Creative Bibliophile post since September 2021. But lately I have been feeling the need to post about books again and I also have some fabulous book sleeves to show off !! I love any and all kinds of book - "real" books and the virtual versions and every so often, an audible book .  I have cute cases for my Kindle Fire and my Paperwhite . But I wanted a padded sleeve for them too . And hopefully ones that could hold my "real" books also . So basically, that is why I am back . To show off - I mean show you ( LOL ) - my wonderful finds.

I'm in several book groups online and also check out links when someone recommends bookmarks or book sleeves or even book stickers.  I happened on a link to a Facebook Group  - CAM Creations Booksleeves & More and found the most amazing selection of booksleeves.. They have a fantastic variety of fabrics to choose from - book-related, true crime, cartoon characters, tv shows, dogs, cats, flowers etc....  I bought 2 already and just ordered another one today !!  And you'll soon see why I can't get enough of this fabric 📕

These fabrics are even more beautiful in person .

This is a large and a Kindle Paperwhite sleeve . 

A hardback book will fit in the large.

 

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I just started reading The Spellshop and will write a post about it along with a new handmade bookmark in a few weeks.  I hope you will go to CAM Creations and join to take a look at all of their fabulous sleeves ( and other bookish products ). The Featured tab will give you info on sizes and prices. The Albums with all of the themes can be found at the Media tab. I do not work with or for Melissa and I am not getting any freebies for writing this post .. I am just a nerdy bookworm who loves to share fun bookish items that I am lucky enough to find !!

Until next time --

Read a book 🕮

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Technique Junkies Stamp Release / July 2024

The July Stamp Release  from Technique Junkies is full of snails, sentiments and sass . 11 new stamps/stamp sets for your creative mind !! The new release stamps are 15% off through July 23rd - no code needed . You can use my code - TJ10Deb - for 10% off all other supplies. 

It's no secret that I love snail mail - sending it, receiving it, writing it .  So I was very  excited when I saw the Swirly Snails stamp . I knew I wanted to gather my snail mail supplies together and create !! When I find snail mail in my mailbox, it's the best day ever 📪

Swirly Snails - Best Day Ever

• I stamped the Swirly Snails stamp on white cardstock with Memento Dew Drop inks - Teal Zeal and   Rose Bud   .
• I trimmed the Swirly Snails to get horizontal strips, one of each color.
•  A piece of patterned from the Doodlebug  Design Love Notes paper pad  was adhered to a Kraft card base.
• I placed some Pretty Pink Posh  Love Letter Clay Confetti in a small plastic bag, folded the top down to create a square and sealed it on the backside with a strip of tape.
• The Swirly Snail strips were placed at the top and the bottom of the card base .
• I adhered the bag with the Confetti to the center of the card with double-sided tape.
• A Tim Holtz Idea-ology sentiment was placed on the  front of the clear plastic bag .

Isn't this just the cutest card ever ?!?!?! I always want to make shaker cards but then veer off in another direction. This has a shaker feel without all the work .. LOL   The Technique Junkies Design Team members have all created fantastic projects with this latest release. I hope you will follow these links to see their amazing creativity !!

Technique Junkies Blog 

Jeanette

Shalana

Debra - you are here

Michael

Pam

 Christine

Darlene

Pat

Patti

We will all be showcasing these new stamps on our blogs and social media until our next release on September 1. Sit down with a cup of coffee or tea and check out these latest stamps, as well as all of the great supplies that Technique Junkies has to offer.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / June 2024

It's hard to believe that the year is halfway over !! But if you've been following us since January, you know we have a nice stash of holiday cards to help us beat the rush !! Lisa and I post our cards on the 25th of each month and we hope we inspire you to start on some holiday projects too . 

For my card this month, I chose a sweet stamp/die combination from Colorado Craft Company - White Christmas . I love the cute animal designs by Anita Jeram and took advantage of a nice sale that Colorado Craft had several months ago .

• I stamped the animal group from White Christmas on a piece of white cardstock with  Tuxedo Black Memento ink .
• The stamped image was die cut with the matching die, then colored with my COPICS.
• I highlighted the branches and snowball with Clearsnap Pralines and Cream glitter.
• The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock with Nautical Blue Memento ink .
• I diecut the sentiment with a Big and Little Chain Rectangle Die.
• I found the perfect piece of paper for my A2 card base in the Winter Wonderland pad from Love Nicole.
• I adhered the group of animals at the bottom of the card with foam tabs .
• The sentiment was centered near the top of the card.

Please be sure to go to Lisa's blog to see her June card - Life of a BZscrapper . We will both be back next month with more holiday inspiration. Stay cool until then and stay creative .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb and Celeste / June 2024

For our June collaboration, Celeste and I are creating masculine cards with the inspiration of this fabulous Mood Board. As an added bonus, it just so happens to be Father's Day, which made it even more perfect !! We also have a Guest today - Michael Trent is joining us ..  I'm always excited to see what he creates.

I went with the various shades of brown from the Mood Board for my card . My guy Brian and our sweet cat Pixie love to look out of the big bay window in our kitchen and watch the birds at the feeders . They inspired me to make this card - Brian is definitely the best Cat Dad and this card will be his for Father's Day .. I used the Birdhouse Neighborhood stamp  from Art Impressions. I absolutely love their Windows To The World collection.

Hope your days are happy and life is good

And all is well in your neighborhood.

• I stamped Birdhouse Neighborhood on a piece of white Mixed- Media paper.
• The stamped image was die cut with a Stitched Square die.
• I colored the image with my COPICS.
• I adhered a piece of scrap paper with shades of brown and blue to an A2 card base.
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to the card base with foam tabs.

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out our June theme..

Take a look at the cards from Celeste and Michael at the following links -

Celeste - Crafting Junky

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Today my coffee is a delicious Pecan Praline from Community Coffee.I'm drinking it out of my Life is Good cup with an important message on the back - Do what you like, Like what you do  !!

Until next time,

Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Friends Are Like Seashells

I found the most beautiful beachy paper pad recently that went perfectly with the latest stamps from Technique Junkies ..There are 14 fabulous stamps/stamp sets in this release and I think you will love each and every one of them!! 

• I stamped Beachcomber Borders on a piece of cream cardstock with Teal Zeal, Angel Pink and Toffee Crunch Memento Dew Drop inks . These are teardrop-shaped mini inks that make it so easy to stamp with different colors on the same stamp . The Beachcomber Borders is a set of 2 stamps that I positioned to make it look like a frame.
• The sentiment is from a 4 stamp set - Seashell Sentiments . I stamped it on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink  and trimmed it to fit in the center of my Seashell frame.
• The seashell patterned cardstock  is from a Summer Resort cardstock pad made by Parklane that I found at Joanns. Each of the 24 patterns is prettier than the one before !! I adhered the seashell paper to a white A2 card base.
• After trimming the Beachcomber panel, I matted it with  piece of dark teal paper.
• I popped up the sentiment with foam tabs in the center of the Beachcomber panel.
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to the seashell background.
• Candy dots that matched my shell ink colors were placed on the seashell panel..

Funny that I'm not much of a beachy person, yet I live in Virginia Beach .. However, I did love these beachy stamps from the new Release. As always, the new stamps are 15% off through June 8th - no code required. And my code - TJ10Deb - will save you 10% on all other supplies. Take a look at all of them and treat yourself to a few new stamps !!

Thank you for stopping by to see my latest project for Technique Junkies . For more inspiration, you can go to the Technique Junkies Design Team blog . My teammates have really created some beautiful cards with this Release.

Until next time, Stay Creative....

Debra Davison / Meticulosity