Coffee & Cards with Deb / 5th Anniversary Post

It's time for a Coffee & Cards post with my dear friend Celeste, but she unexpectedly couldn't be here today . So I will instead have my coffee alone with you and bring you my 5th anniversary post. I can't believe that it has been 5 whole years since I started Meticulosity. Wednesday,May 21, 2014 was my first ever post and I've come a long way !! In the past 5 years, I've made some amazing friends, worked on some fabulous teams and been inspired by many creative people. For today's post, I thought I would use a fantastic stamp sent to me by my friend Jennifer Bishop-Anderson of Dreamz Etc. . She designed the stamp  Artistic Penmanship for Carabelle Studio and also designs for Blue Fern Studios. A big thank-you to Jennifer for helping me celebrate 5 years of blogging !!

 Artistic Penmanship

• I started with a blue-patterned card base.
• The image was stamped on watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and cut to fit on the card.
• The hand was colored with Akashiya SAI Watercolor Brush pens .
• I adhered the image on the diagonal in the center of the card towards the right side.
•  A strip of floral embroidery patterned washi was placed down the left side of the card.
• Some shimmer was added to the dragonfly wings with a ZIG Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush pen .
• Recollections rhinestones were placed along the bottom of the stamped image. 

I loved this design so much that I made 2 cards. I just altered the card base, washi tape and the color of the rhinestones. I love writing letters which I think is what drew me to this stamp. 

To celebrate my 5th Blogaversary, I will be sending 1 commenter - chosen at random - a variety of my favorite supplies. There will be a paper pad, washi tape, embellishments, a stamp, bags and stickers. Just leave a comment here on this post for a chance to be chosen. I couldn't have done this without you  - I greatly appreciate all of your support and comments and encouragement. I'm looking forward to another year of creativity with all of you. 

Today I am drinking Caramel coffee out of the cup that started it all - my Meticulosity cup from Starbucks !! Here's to another 5 years !! And many more fun coffee cups...

Debra Davison / Meticulosity