Coffee and Cards with Deb & Celeste / April 2024

Celeste and I are back with our Coffee & Cards blog collaboration for April . Every month  we choose a theme and make a card . We both love coffee so we also talk about what coffee we are drinking or cute new cup we are using !!  This month we chose to create with stamps from one of our favorite companies - Unity Stamp Company . I have so many of their wonderful stamps and this gave me the chance to finally ink up a set  that I have had for awhile.

Remember Me is a fabulous stamp set !! The woman with the suitcase is easily colored and fussy-cut and there are also 5 sentiments included. The sentiments are appropriate for a variety of cards - travel, encouragement, thinking of you .

• I stamped the woman with the suitcase on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• The sentiment was stamped next to the woman with Memento Teal Zeal ink .
• I colored the woman with my COPIC markers .
• The DCWV Postcards paper pad was perfect for this stamp set . I adhered a piece of postal paper to a Kraft card base and also cut out and paper-punched some of the stamp images for this card . I used a fun postage stamp punch .
• The stamped panel was adhered to a piece of turquoise cardstock and then adhered to the Kraft card base.
• I placed the 4 "postage stamps" on the stamped panel with foam tabs .

I loved this stamp set so much that I made 2 cards for this post. For my second card, I fussy-cut the woman and used a Tim Holtz Chipboard Quote .

I can't wait to see what Celeste has made. And especially which Unity stamp she has chosen to create with !! Take a look at her card over at her blog at this link - Crafting Junky . This month I am drinking Iced Pecan Praline coffee  - and I'm using a new Java Sox "Coffee Break" coffee sleeve . These sleeves keep your drinks cold and your hand and table dry .  I have a few of these and also like to give them as gifts !!

Thank you for visiting and looking at our latest creations !! We love coming up with new themes to challenge us and it's always fun to see how different or similar our cards are !! I already have several ideas for the next few months . Until then, Stay Creative.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / April 2024

Lisa and I are bringing you our holiday cards for April so we can stay ahead of the Christmas rush this year .. Each month on the 25th, we have new inspiration for everyone. I also try to start addressing my envelopes, placing address labels etc .. Have you started on your holiday cards yet ???

My card  was made with the DEC 25 Bird by Stampendous . I bought this stamp with a few other Stampendous holiday images last year and forgot I had them .. Sound familiar ?!?!

• I stamped most of the Dec 25 Bird image on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink . The sentiment was stamped with Catherine Pooler Skylight ink .
• The image was colored with my COPICS.
• I used a Clear Wink of Stella marker to highlight the 25, hat and red breast.
• The completed stamped image was trimmed with the Tim Holtz Tonic Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer.
• Rhinestones were placed on the hat pom-pom and the bird's eye.
• I adhered the panel to a black card base.

You can see what Lisa made over at her blog - 

Life of a BZscrapper 

Thank you for stopping by to see our latest holiday creations . 

We will see you next month .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Technique Junkies Stamp Release / April 2024

So excited that today we are bringing you the latest release from Technique Junkies . There are 13 new stamps/stamp sets for you to create with .  Releases will now be every 45 days  and for this one, you will get 15% off all the new images through April 25th . As always, there is a special price if you just have to  have them all !! 

I had lots of fun with this release and it was a difficult decision to decide which images to use first . But I finally settled on these 2 - Advice From a Wildflower and Wild Poppies . I had the idea in my head to stamp on vellum and luckily, it translated well to paper !!

• I stamped the Advice From a Wildflower image on a piece of vellum with StazOn Forest Green ink .
• I cut it with a Stitched Square die . 
• The Wild Poppies image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock .
• I colored the poppies with my COPICS .
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to a red card base.
• I placed clear fairy dots at the corners of the stamped vellum.
• I used Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue to adhere the vellum to the stamped image .  I placed the glue exactly where the fairy dots were so you couldn't see it .

I really love how this card turned out . Do you do much stamping on vellum ?? I will have to try it more often !! There are 11 additional images available with this Technique Junkies release and these links below will show you more creations from my fellow Design Team members .

Technique Junkies Blog

Jeanette

Shalana

Deb - You are here

Michael

Pam

AJ

Christine

Darlene

Pat

Patti

Please remember to use my code - TJ10Deb - for 10% off everything except for the 13 new releases . The new stamps are 15% off with no code required through April 25 . I hope you've enjoyed seeing my latest Technique Junkies card . Do you have a favorite new release ?? I'll have some Technique Junkies blog candy for one lucky person who comments on this blog post with their favorite new stamp .  Thank you for stopping by  to check out this latest release. We will be back with the nextone at the beginning of July .

Until next time -

Stay Creative

Debra Davison / Meticulosity