Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / November 2020

I think that every year we ask ourselves where the time has gone. In the blink of an eye, it's November and holiday season is here. We are down to the wire with holiday cards. I just received my first Christmas card from England yesterday !! Plus we are all still living with COVID-19 and that has changed how our holidays are looking this year. I know that I am so ready for 2020 to be over and hope that 2021 is a better  - and healthier - year for everyone !!

I used a variety of stamps this month - both old and new favorites !! My first card uses a fun new stamp from Anthony's Paper Craft -  Snowball Stand - and also a new sentiment set  - Christmas Greetings 3 . This stamp will be sent to you for free if you spend  $30 or more from Black Friday through Cyber Monday at. Anthony's Paper Craft.  All stamps will be 25% off and US customers will get free shipping if you spend $50 or more. 

• I stamped the  Snowball Stand on a piece of Strathmore Marker paper and also on a piece of wood-grain paper.
• The stand was cut out of the wood-grain paper  and adhered on top of the marker paper image. 
• The snowman and snow outlines were colored with my COPIC markers. 
• I stamped the sentiment in ColorBox Scuba Distress ink  onto a piece of pale wood-grain paper and adhered it to the top of the stamped panel .
• I had also stamped an extra sign on marker paper and popped that up on top of the snowball stand.
• I placed some glitter highlights on the snow and on several snowballs.
• The completed panel was adhered to a blue card base. 

• The Christmas Clothesline  and sentiment were stamped on a piece of Strathmore Marker paper and then  colored with my COPICS.
• I cut the paper to fit on the front of a pale green card base .
• A piece of thin silver metallic washi was placed between the clothesline and sentiment.
• I love the simplicity of this card.

• I stamped the Xmas Mitten onto a piece of Marker paper and also on a piece of watercolor paper.
• I cut the mitten out of the watercolor paper and colored it with my COPICS.
• The contents of the stocking on the Marker paper were colored with my COPICS .
• The sentiment was stamped on watercolor paper and then trimmed .
• I adhered the sentiment next to the Mitten and the watercolor Mitten over the matching stamped image. They were popped up with foam tabs.
• The stamped panel was adhered to a pale green card base.
• Sequins were adhered around the Xmas Mitten.

• I stamped the Koko Girl and sentiment from the Erin Lee Creative Koko Girl Cocoa Stamp & Die Set on watercolor paper.
• The girl was cut out with the matching die .
• I colored the girl with my COPICS .
• I cut the sentiment to fit at the top left of the card.
• The sentiment was matted with a piece of dark green scrap paper.
• A piece of glittery snow scene paper was adhered to a pink card base.
• The girl was popped up with foam tabs towards the lower right side of the card.
• The sentiment was popped up with foam tabs at the top left.

I'm sure that the other Crafty Elves  - Michael and Lisa -  have created some fabulous cards for November !! You can check out their blogs here  -

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak - Life of a BZScrapper

Have you started your holiday cards yet ? Are you even sending cards this year ?? What a crazy year it has been !! I will be happy to put this year behind me and get on with 2021. It just has to be a better year .. Thank you for visiting Meticulosity once again .. We will be back on Christmas Day for our 2020 wrap-up  and hope that you will join us.  Until then, stay safe and creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / November 2020

November is here and with it there will be another Thanksgiving  .. Different than in the past with COVID still around -- but there is still much to be thankful for. AND that is the theme this month - Thanksgiving !! Celeste and I have been collaborating on these blog posts since October 2016 and I am forever grateful for our continued friendship .. I'm also thankful for everyone who has been following us as we get creative each month. 

For my card this month, I paired stamps from 2 of my favorite companies -  Gather Together  from Fun Stampers Journey and Love To Go from Unity Stamp Company . I think that they go together perfectly !!

• I stamped the sentiment and the coffee cup image with Espresso Ink from Close To My Heart on a piece of Kraft cardstock. I used my MISTI  to get the images lined up for my card panel . 
• I also stamped the coffee cup on a variety of Autumn patterned papers and then cut out the coffee lid, sleeve and heart images and paper-pieced them on the cup . 
• The stamped panel was adhered to an orange patterned card base with my Pink Scotch ATG gun. 
• A piece of fun Autumn  red truck washi tape was placed at the bottom of the card. 

This was such a fun and easy card to make . And I love that  at the bottom of the sentiment is the instruction to "eat pie"  ..  Because what is Thanksgiving without at least a small piece of pie.. This year I think that mine just might be some Chocolate Pecan Pie from Cracker Barrel !!

Celeste has created her own Thanksgiving card and you can see it over at her blog -  Crafting Junky . Have you been making any Thanksgiving cards ?? Have your plans changed at all  this year ?? I'm so glad that you took some time to visit Meticulosity again to see our latest collaboration..

I cannot quite believe it is so close to Christmas . Time to get out a holiday cup for my coffee this month !! I bought this last year long after the holiday for only 90 cents !! And it is from a a favorite movie of mine  - ELF - so I really could not resist !! There is some Maple Pecan coffee in my cup with Sweet Cream creamer.  What are you drinking this time of year ??

Thanks again for visiting Meticulosity to see what Celeste and I are up to this month .. 

Until next time, stay happy, healthy and creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

 

 

Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop - Take 2

Finally posting my second ( and probably last ) card for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop ..  The last time to link a project is 11:55 pm Pacific Time tonight . All of the info re the Hop can be found HERE . There are almost 1000 link-ups already !!  

For today's card, I pulled out an older stamp set from the Prima Marketing Inc. Coffee Break collection. It is from 2014 but some of the pieces can still be found online. You can see a fun post about it here .

• I began with a black chalkboard card base.. These bases have designs on the front that I sometimes cover up with patterned paper.  
• I cut a piece of Coffee Cups paper from the Echo Park Paper Co. Coffee Collection Kit  and adhered it to the front of the csrd base.,
• I stamped all of the images in this set on watercolor paper with Gina K Amalgam Ink - Jet Black .I used my MISTI to line up all of the stamps so I could stamp them all together quickly !!
• The image was colored with my COPIC markers. 
• Clear Wink of Stella was used on the tea cup and muffin paper  ( see picture below ).
• I cut a piece of scrap dark pink patterned paper to mat the stamped image and adhered that panel to the front of the card at an angle .

Thanks for stopping by again to see my second card ( might be a third later today if I get a move on ). I'm drinking a wonderful cup of Blueberry Cobbler coffee as I write this post . Leave a comment for a chance to get a coffee care package from me with some delicious samples of my latest favorite coffee ( these samples are single K-cups ). 

Until next time, stay safe & creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Fall / Winter Coffee Lovers Hop - Take 1

 

It's one of my favorite times of the year !! The Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .. There are fantastic sponsors and hundreds of amazing projects AND a chance to win some fabulous prizes just for linking up a project of your own !! You can find all of the information HERE .

I haven't been getting too creative lately .. Lots going on between home and work, BUT I could never miss a chance to make a coffee card .. They are some of my favorite images to use when stamping .. And this stamp I used today from Viva Las VegaStamps  is no exception - Ladies Drinking Tea/Coffee .

• On a black chalkboard card base, I adhered a piece of yellow-patterned paper that I have been hoarding .. It looks like it is sewn on and has a lovely scalloped pattern.
• I stamped the Ladies Drinking Tea/Coffee on a piece of Strathmore Toned Tan Mixed Media Paper and trimmed it close to the image.
• The stamped image was adhered to the bottom right of the patterned paper.
• I placed a Tim Holtz Snarky Small Talk sticker in the upper left corner of the patterned paper.

The coffee shown in my picture is my latest favorite from Bones Coffee Company - From Dusk to Donuts .  This is their description -- "Take a trip to The Donut Hole and grab a cup of hot, delicious Jelly Donut coffee that tastes just like sinking your fangs into a sweet, jelly filled piece of pastry goodness." It really is delicious !!

I hope that you like tha card I have created  I'd love to hear what your favorite coffee is -- leave a comment and you just might get a care package from me with a sample of this From Dusk to Donuts coffee !! Thank you for visiting Meticulosity !! Until next time, stay creative ...

Debra Davison / Meticulosity