Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / October 2026 ( and Michael )

Celeste and I are back with our blog collaboration for October. We are also being joined by our friend Michael Trent This month we are highlighting Breast Cancer Awareness Month .  1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Fewer than 1% of breast cancers occur in men . Approximately 380,000 women will be diagnosed this year . The importance of monthly breast self-exams and yearly mammograms cannot be emphasized enough. There are probably many of you whose lives have been touched by this disease - either as a patient or  in someone you know . We are thinking about our friends and family members who have been affected by breast cancer . Show your support with a phone call, a random act of kindness or a sweet card in the mail .

I have always loved this stamp from Unity Stamp Company - Badass Every Day .  It was the first stamp I thought of when we decided to choose Breast Cancer Awareness as our theme this month . It is unfortunately retired, but they have  a few other wonderful cancer support sets/supplies  available HERE .

• I stamped the Badass image on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
• The image was die-cut with a Big and Little Pierced Rectangle Die. 
• I colored the image with my Ohuhu markers.
• I adhered a piece of floral paper to a pale pink A2 card base.
• The border at the top of the card was made with a very vintage Martha Stweart border punch . I used a dusty pink cardstock .
• I adhered the completed stamped panel to the patterned paper with foam tabs.
• The cancer ribbon is from a stamp set and matching die by Amuse Studio - Fight Like a Girl .

I happened to see a retired Stampin' Up stamp set on my desk and thought it would be nice to use for a few more cards - using just a pop of pink . Happy Watercolor can still be found on Etsy and eBay. 

with brave wings she flies

be you, bravely

Thank you for stopping by to see our cards this month. And a big shout-out to Michael for joining us .. Take a look at what Michael and Celeste created at the following links -

Michael - World of Michael Trent 

Celeste - Crafting Junky

For more information about Breast Cancer ( including support for patients and caregivers ), you can check out Susan G. Komen , and the National Breast Cancer Foundation . 

For my coffee this month, I'm drinking a delicious Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte in my latest Peanuts + Starbucks cup . I happened to be at the grocery store - that has a small Starbucks inside - on the day that all the Peanuts merch was released .  A friend of mine loves loves  loves Peanuts so I immediately Facetimed her to show her. And needless to say, we each got a cup . I did leave the glass Snoopy cups for someone else .. LOL  This post - and my coffee and cup choice - are for her.. You know who you are  💝  I love you, my friend . 

Until next time, Stay Creative ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Think Pink 10/11

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a few years ago, I got this wonderful "Fight Like a Girl" stamp set from Amuse Studios. Most of the images can be used for any type of Cancer Awareness and it is one of my Go-To stamp sets. I received so much support this past year when I went through my Thyroid Cancer diagnosis and treatment. It meant the world to me and I love paying it forward by supporting others who are fighting their own battles. 

I decided I wanted to have a giveaway this month and offer the set to one of my blog commenters/followers.When I contacted my friend, Chris Franco to see if the stamp set was still available, she was kind enough to offer the set to my winner. Amuse Studio offers this stamp set for only a $3 shipping fee and also has free printables and a calendar. There is also a ribbon die available to purchase that matches the ribbon stamp in the set. They are all available here. I have no affiliation with Amuse Studio at all.Just wanted to offer you a chance to have this fabulous set for your own. Thank you so much to Chris for her kindness. And to Amuse Studio for such a fantastic stamp set.

• I started out with my favorite Kraft cardstock card base and placed some pink floral washi along the top edge and a strip of pink glitter washi down the left side. They are both from the Recollections Tea Party collection.
• I covered a chipboard tag with a piece of Hello Love patterned paper by Crate Paper. After stamping HOPE with Memories Black India ink, I placed several pink and silver sequins on the tag.
• THINK PINK was stamped using Pixie Pink ink by Stampin' Up  and punched out with a square punch. I adhered it to the edge of the tag then stamped the cutest pushpin stamp on the tag/edge of the THINK PINK image.
• The HOPE image was adhered to the Kraft card base using Scotch Pop-up Foam squares.

I will choose 1 random winner on Sunday, October 16. So please comment on this post and sign-up to follow my blog. You will love this stamp set as much as I do. I appreciate you taking the time to visit Meticulosity. There will be another Think Pink card later this week using another amazing stamp set. 

Amuse Studio / Fight Like a Girl