Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / December 2021

Of course, I am hustling to get a few presents wrapped and some cards finished for my guy. So this post will be very short and sweet... Am I the only one that makes many cards for others but then doesn't have one for my own family member ?!?! I think a good New Year's Resolution would be to keep a box of cards just for Brian so I can have one when needed. Thank you all for joining us each month as we bring you our holiday inspiration. I hope that you will come back each month next year as Lisa, Michael and I continue our Crafty Elf tradition . 

My first mini-slimline card is my take on the Ugly Christmas Sweater theme !! I love these sweaters but cannot for the life of me find the stamp set I used... So I can't remember who makes it . But the cute Holly Jolly sticker is from Paper House Productions .

Next is a card made with an image from A Winter Hello, Girl from Angie Blom Digital Designs .This is also a mini-slimline card and was so easy to color for a quick card !!

The Christmas Patchwork collection from Stamperia was used to make this next card and I absolutely love it !! There is no stamping on this card  - just paper and chipboard die-cuts. 

My last card features a new stamp from Unity Stamp Company - Joy, Peace & Comfort Mug .This is a sweet stamp that is so easy to color .. I absolutely love it !!

I wanted to show my favorite cards again that Michael and Lisa made this past year. It goes without saying that I LOVE all of them but these 2 stand out for me.

From Michael in March 2021

From Lisa in June 2021

Be sure to take a look at Michael and Lisa's cards for December .. Thanks so much for letting us inspire you all year long.  Have you been making your cards throughout the year ?? Or is there a mad dash at the beginning of December ??? Please everyone have a safe, happy and healthy holiday .. We hope you will join us back here in 2022 ..

  Lisa Reynolds-Bzibziak - Life of a BZ Scrapper

 

  Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / December 2021

It's our last post of 2021 and I just have to say how much fun I have each month doing this collaboration with Celeste . I'm grateful that our love of coffee and cards has lasted so long - we started in October 2016 !! It's time to close out this year and get ready for another year of inspiration !! Celeste chose this awesome Mood Board with a wintry theme and I hope you love what we created for you ..

Even though I've been making my holiday cards all year long, it is still Christmas Card Central around our house. So I opted for a simple card design with no stamping this time !! And all of the supplies I used are from the same collection - Simple Stories - Winter Cottage ..

• On a rose gold metallic card base, I adhered a piece of pale pink patterned paper
• I popped up several journal bits on the upper left side of the pink paper with foam tabs.
• A large decorative adhesive brad was placed on the dotted banner and 2 smaller ones were adhered below the larger banner.
• The chipboard truck was placed along the bottom of the pink paper.
• I stapled several journal bits together and then adhered them near the front of the chipboard truck.
• The BRRRR sentiment was cut from a piece of paper in the Winter Cottage collection and then popped up with foam tabs at the top right of the card .
• A chipboard holly image was adhered on the right side of the BRRR sentiment. 

This card was a breeze to create and I absolutely love this whole collection. I don't often create cards without stamping but I'm pretty happy with this one !! Be sure to go to Celeste's blog - Crafting Junky - to see what she has been inspired to create from our Mood Board .

My drink this month is actually Minty Hot Chocolate .. I found this adorable mug on clearance at Macys during the year and decided to try the recipe on the back of it . It's a gorgeous Pfaltzgraff mug and the Hot Chocolate is amazing !! 

Minty Hot Chocolate

Thank you for stopping by to have coffee with us and enjoy the cards we have made. We look forward to seeing you each month of 2022 . I'm wishing each of you a wonderful holiday season and look forward to spending another year with all of you !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity