Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / July 2023

It's time for the Crafty Elves to celebrate Christmas in July !! Hallmark holiday movies, Christmas in July sales, creating our holiday card lists and making cards to send. We've been getting a head start on our Christmas / Holiday cards all year long and we're happy to see you here to get some inspiration for yours !! 

For my card, I chose a fantastic Technique Junkies stamp - Perfect Blend  . I love everything about this stamp - the glass cup, the cinnamon stick the sentiment and that cursive font !! AND that scarf is just the cutest .. This could be a lovely cup of Chai Tea for the holidays or a cup of my favorite Gingerbread Coffee  - each with a cinnamon stick added . So whether you are a tea or coffee lover ( or even hot cocoa ) , this card is for you !! You need to add this stamp to your collection ..

• I stamped the Perfect Blend  image onto a piece of Mixed Media paper . The sentiment was stamped with Lady Bug Memento ink and the cup with Tuxedo Black Memento ink .
• A piece of vintage patterned holiday paper was adhered to a brilliant red card base.
• The stamped image was colored with my COPICS .
• I matted the stamped panel with red textured cardstock .
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to the vintage paper with foam tabs .
• I highlighted a few areas on the cup with some Clear Wink of Stella .

You can find the Perfect Blend image over at Technique Junkies , along with many other wonderful stamps . Do a little holiday shopping for yourself and save 10% with my code - TJ10Deb . 

For more projects from the Crafty Elves, check out the links below :

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

Misty - Jolly Fat Elf's You Tube

I hope you are staying cool wherever you are -- we will be close to 100 degrees this  weekend. Time to put on some holiday music, make some Gingerbread Iced coffee and head to my newly cleaned craft room to create some more holiday cards !! 

We will be back next month with more inspiration for you and maybe even another Guest Elf . Take care and until then, Stay Creative .

 Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Glorious Karma

I love the Inside Out stamp sets from Technique Junkies !! I usually write a note inside the cards I send to people , sometimes on a Post-It so they can send it along to someone else. So when a stamp set has a sentiment for the outside AND the inside, it's a WIN-WIN. No worrying about what to write, perfect for the occasion you choose.  The new Inside Out : Karma set from the July Release has some of the best sayings ever !! Just what you need to send a card to one of your snarky friends !!

• I used one of my many hoarded 6x6 paper pads for this mini-slimline card .
• A sheet of 6x6 paper was folded in half to make a card base.
• I stamped the outside sentiment on a piece of Carta Bella "Summer" paper, cut it to fit and adhered it to the front of the card base.
• Several enamel dots were placed on the front of the card .
• The inside sentiment was stamped and an enamel dot placed at the top left.

Are you a lover of "snarky" cards ? I know that I am and couldn't wait to create with these stamps. I'll be making cards with all of the sayings included in this set. Take a look at all of the July Release stamps - I'm sure you will find something that sparks your creativity. Along with all of the other stamps and supplies that Technique Junkies has to offer .. And if you use my code - TJ10Deb - you can save 10%  on your order ..

Thank you for stopping by Meticulosity to see what I've been making  making for Technique Junkies . You can also stop by our Design Team Blog to check out what the other designers are making with the July Release ..  

Until next time, Stay Creative ...

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee and Cards with Deb and Celeste - July 2023

Can you believe there are only 5 months until Christmas ?!?!?! With our weather being in the high 90's daily, I'm not sure cooler weather will EVER get here !!  So I turned on some holiday music as I made my card today because our theme this month is CHRISTMAS IN JULY ..  Have you started on your holiday cards yet ??

I used a fun stamp from Miss Ink Stamps for my card today . And right now, this Deck the Halls stamp is on sale !! They have a variety of great holiday stamps ..

• I stamped the Deck the Halls image on a piece of  white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• The image was colored with my COPICS and also highlighted with a Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star pen .
• The sentiment from the Deck the Halls stamp set was stamped with Memento Lady Bug ink .
• I trimmed down a 5X7 Kraft card base and adhered a piece of holiday chalkboard-patterned paper to it.
• I matted the stamped image with a piece of green paper and adhered that to the completed card base .

I'm looking forward to seeing what Celeste has created as we get in the holiday spirit.. You can see her card here at her blog - Crafting Junky .  My coffee today is a Carrot Cake Cappuccino that I'm drinking out of a Christmas Carol cup I found on clearance after the holidays last year !! 

Thank you for stopping by Meticulosity .. 

Until next time, Stay Creative

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Technique Junkies July Stamp Release

I'm so excited for  the July Release from Technique Junkies . Celestial, Retro, Travel, and Snarky are just some of the themes with this fantastic release !! The entire July Release is available for a special price or you can save 15% off individual stamps through July 8 . You can also save 10% on all other items all month long with my code - TJ10Deb .  

For my first project, I created some ATC coins to send to a few snail mail friends . I combined 2 of the new release stamps - Concrete Texture and Adventure Awaits.  These are so much fun to make !! And a nice variation on the standard ATC ..

• I stamped the various travel elements from Adventure Awaits on white and cream cardstock in several colors of Memento Dew Drop inks . I then fussy-cut them . Using my MISTI made it so easy to stamp all the elements at one time and the Dew Drop size was perfect for inking them !!
• The travel elements were highlighted with my COPICS.
• The Concrete Texture background was stamped with a Gray Flannel Dew Drop on cream cardstock .
• I made circles with a 2.5" paper punch.
• The sentiments from Adventure Awaits  were stamped on each circle .
• I adhered the travel images and some postage stamps to each circle, cutting off the excess .
• Several rhinestones in various colors were adhered to each coin.
• I adhered several 2.5" circles to the back of each coin for added thickness.
• A piece of map patterned paper was placed on the back of each coin. 

My second project with the July Release continues the Travel theme. I used the A Passport stamp for the first page in an album I'm working on .  I'll be posting postcards and pages from letters I've received from my snail mail friends all over the world .. I've been meaning to do this for awhile and this stamp was just what I needed to get started on it ..

Global Adventure Photo Album

The Technique Junkies Design Team has been hard at work creating fabulous projects with the July Release. You can take a look at all of their creations and get inspired at the links below ...

Debra - You Are Here

TJ Blog

Darlene

Michael

Shalana

Jeanette

Pam

Christine

Pat

I'm so glad you stopped by to see the July Release !! I'll be posting more throughout the month both here and on the Design Team Blog. I can't wait for you to see the great new stamps available to you starting today !!