Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste 6/2023 - and a few Crafty Elves

This month's edition of Coffee & Cards has a few guests tagging along with us !! Today is also the day for Crafty Elves so I'm combining my posts .. And it seems like the elves have brought over some of their holiday spirit because I've created a Christmas card !! Celeste and I   decided to each make a card with supplies that we have but have forgotten about, like the supplies I recently found while cleaning out the garage !! I even found my very first Cuttlebug machine,  along with the plates - how cool is that ?!?!

So as I said above, we are cleaning our garage.. A new garage is being installed shortly so we had to get a few things moved away from the present door . Once we got started, we figured we might as well just clean the entire garage.  To give you an idea of what it looked like, let me say this - we can now see the floor !! I found lots of great craft supplies - paper,  stickers, rubber stamps etc.. And most in excellent shape.. So I decided to use a paper collection kit that I found - Crate Paper "Peppermint" .

• This one is easy-peasy !! On a pastel card base, I layered paper, stickers and die-cuts from the Peppermint collection  by Crate Paper .
• The stocking banner, snowflakes and Christmas sign were popped up with foam tabs.
• Several rhinestones in shades of blue were placed on the snow globe.
• The card is finished !!

Since this is being posted on the 25th of the month, the Crafty Elves are also joining us with their holiday creations. And I'm sure Celeste has found something wonderful in her crafty stash for her card too .. I'm hoping she created something different than a holiday card - LOL

Follow these links to see what Celeste, Michael, Lisa and Misty have created this month..

Celeste - Crafting Junky

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

Misty - Jolly Fay Elf You Tube

My coffee this month is giving me Christmas vibes - it's Starbucks Gingerbread   I could drink this coffee all year long and usually buy several boxes on sale after the holidays. My coffee cup was recently given to me by a dear friend. Life has been tough these past 18 months since my son was killed but this cup reminded me that I am indeed tough too !! It sits on my desk so I can see it every day ..

Thank you all for stopping by to see what we have been up to this month. We are at the halfway mark to Christmas - can you believe that ?!?!?! Have you started your holiday cards yet ? The Crafty Elves will be back next month with more holiday inspiration for you .. Until then, stay creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Celebrate America

Sometimes you just want to make a quick and simple card. Celebrate America - from the June Release at  Technique Junkies - can help you create an amazing card in just minutes !! This is my second month as a Design Team member and I'm having so much fun with the wide variety of images in each new release. And when I wanted to make a few cards for friends to celebrate summer and the 4th of July, this stamp was perfect !!

• I stamped the Celebrate America image on a piece of lined designer paper with Teal Zeal Memento Dew Drop ink .
• The image was cut to fit on an A2 sized card base with just a small amount of the pink edge showing.
• Red, White and Blue glittered stars were placed on the stamped image.

This card can be made so many different ways - with other ink colors, using washi. embossing words, placing colorful buttons, just to name a few  The possibilities are endless. A quick and easy summery card in less than 10 minutes !!

Thank you for checking out my fun summery card made with one of the new June Release stamps from Technique Junkies.  Take a minute to check out all of the new June stamps, as well as all the other stamps and supplies Technique Junkies has to offer . Be sure to use my code TJ10Deb to save 10% ..    

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Technique Junkies June Stamp Release

The June Stamp Release is here and the variety of stamps is fantastic !! There are 12 new stamps/stamp sets available and I had so much fun creating with them .. The entire June collection is available for a special price or you can save 15% off individual stamps through June 8 . My code - TJ10Deb - will save you 10% on all other items all month long .

For my first card with the June release, I combined the Fading Sea Scales and Sand, Seashells and Flip Flops stamps .The Sea Scales stamp is absolutely perfect for beachy backgrounds, a child's mermaid card or any nautical theme. 

• On a multicolored piece of paper, I stamped the Fading Sea Scales  with a Tuxedo Black Memento Dew Drop ink pad. 
• I also stamped the shell images - several times each - on the same multicolored paper and fussy-cut them .
• The sentiment was stamped on a cream patterned paper, also with Tuxedo Black ink and cut out with a decorative rectangular die. 
• I colored in some of the scales with Glitter Gel Pens and also some areas on the shells .
• I adhered the Sea Scales panel to a 5x7 Kraft card base .
• The sentiment was popped up on the card with foam tabs, along with the shells in the bottom right corner .
• I also adhered a starfish at the top of the sentiment.

The Sky Above stamp is a beautiful image and perfect for stamping in various colors of the sky and sand.. It's a great stamp for a quick, but beautiful card for a beach-loving friend !!

• On a piece of woodgrain paper, I stamped the image with Memento Dew Drop inks .From top to bottom, I used Teal Zeal, Peanut Brittle and Paris Dusk.
• I adhered a strip of nautical wood paper down the left side of the stamped panel.
• Several coordinating Glitter Enamel Dots were adhered to the stamped panel.
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to a turquoise card base.

These are just a few of the stamps in the June Release . I hope that you are inspired by my cards and take a look at them and all the others available at Technique Junkies . Use the links below to see what the other Design Team members have created with the new June stamps .

Debra - you are here

TJ Blog

 Jeanette

Pam

Christine

Darlene

Michael

Shalana

Pat

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Thank you for visiting Meticulosity to see the new stamps available from Technique Junkies . I will be posting cards I've made with more of the new releases throughout the month, both here and on the Technique Junkies Blog. I'd love you to leave a comment here on my blog - let me know what your favorite new stamp is . Until next time, stay creative ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity