Wood Block Wednesday / Guest Designer

Welcome to Woodblock Wednesday for August . On the last Wednesday of each month, my friend Amy Tsuruta shares her love of woodblock stamps and invites everyone to share their love as well .  You can link up your card and might just win a crafty prize from her. Check out her IG page for details  HERE .. I actually won the prize in July and used one of the stamps I received for my cards today . She also asked me to be the Guest Designer for August and I was thrilled !! Are you a lover of woodblock stamps ?? I know I have some that are almost 30 years old .

I bought a quirky paper pad at Michaels awhile ago and was just waiting for the right project to use it with . It's called Verdance and has quirky images of sardines, coffee cups, flowers and strawberries.  They remind me of Marimekko designs .. 

For my 2 cards I used a stamp from Yellow Owl Workshop .It was one of the stamps sent to me by Amy as the Woodblock Wednesday winner for July .  You can see Amy's  August Woodblock Wednesday blog post HERE .

Together is the Best Place to Be

I am Thankful for You

Supply List -

Yellow Owl Workshop Custom Place Card Kit

Catherine Pooler Inkpads - Peppermint Scrub & Juniper Mist

CraftSmith Verdance 12x12 paper pad

Stitched Rectangle Die

The circles on the dinner plates are punched out from the paper pad 

Tim Holtz Small Talk Occasions sentiments

Cream card bases

Foam Tabs

I hope that you like my quirky cards for Woodblock Wednesday . Grab one of your favorite woodblock stamps and join us this month by linking up a card .  Enjoy your day and stay creative .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

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She Made It/He Made It - February 2026

Michael Trent and I are back this month with another edition of  She Made It / He Made It .  We choose a theme, or designer or craft supply, and each make something -  it's fun to see how different ( or sometimes similar ) our process is.  This month we decided to use Word Snippets - Valentine's Day from the KCS Designs by Kim shop on ETSY .  There are 100 words and phrases included in this fun set, along with some blank strips .These are all printable designs that can be downloaded and used over and over .We hope you like what we've come up with . KCS Designs by Kim is having a 40% off sale for Hump Day so be sure to check out all of the fabulous images they have to offer.

I also used the Layered Remnants Journal Pages from KCS Designs by Kim . There are 20 images of neutral, timeworn collage backgrounds - perfect for my card bases.  I created 3 cards with a vintage feel to send to some long distance friends. 

Tim Holtz Mini Blueprints 2 stamp set images were used on all 3 of my cards - February 14, LOVE and Queen of Hearts.  My go-to ink /Memento Tuxedo Black stamped the 14 and the Queen of Hearts. Catherine Pooler "Peppermint Scrub" stamped LOVE.  Scraps of ribbon and a button from my stash helped me create a vintage feel. Snippets from KCS Designs by Kim added a sweet sentiment to each card . I popped up the 14 on the first card and the Queen of Hearts on the third with foam tabs . A few cute hearts, a  fun vintage housewife , a glittery heart sticker and a bit of coloring completed my cards. 

Here is the link to Michael's blog - World of Michael Trent - for his he Made It / She Made It post . Let us know what you think of our creations . See you again soon for another He Made It / She Made It .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / November 2024

Another month has gone by and Celeste and I are back with our latest blog collaboration.. Thanksgiving is next week and Christmas is right around the corner . And that usually includes some holiday baking for friends and families. So I thought that was the perfect theme for us . I hope you enjoy what we have created .

I bought the Martha Stewart Cottage Christmas rubber stamp set back in 2012 and never used it . So when I found it in my stash while looking for something else (no doubt ), it was my inspiration for this month's card .. 

• I stamped the Cottage Christmas elements on a piece of white cardstock, using Memento Dew Drop ink pads - Teal Zeal, Love Letter,  Cottage Ivy & Rich Cocoa . 
• I die cut the stamped panel with a Big and Little Chain Rectangle Die , leaving room at the bottom for a sentiment .
• A piece of Fancy Pants "Home Cafe" patterned paper was cut and adhered to a 5x7 card base.
• A sentiment from Impression Obsession's "Christmas Baking" was stamped on pale pink paper and then cut out to fit on the stamped panel. I used Catherine Pooler "Peppermint Scrub" ink .
• The completed stamped panel was placed on the card base with foam tabs to add dimension.
• I placed some pink striped Candy Dots on the sentiment for my finishing touch !!

I'm excited to see what Celeste has come up with for this Holiday Baking theme. You can check out her post over at her blog - Crafting Junky  While I was making this card, I enjoyed some Gingerbread coffee in a new reusable cup from my local Starbucks. I love its red and mint green and plaid design. And even though I definitely didn't need another cup I just had to add it to my collection.

Thanks for joining me and Celeste for another month of creativity. We will see you again in December. Until then , please stay creative AND warm ..

Debra Davison/Meticulosity

Nurses Are Angels

One of the new release stamps from Technique Junkies for February is  Nurses Are Angels . I have been an RN since 1984 and spent most of my career in Intensive Care Units. I absolutely loved taking care of my patients and also their families - it is a rewarding,  challenging and many times heartbreaking profession.  I'm no longer in direct patient care,  now looking forward to retirement I certainly don't see myself as an angel - I just hope that the care I've given to others has made a positive impact and made a scary situation a little less traumatic for my patients and their loved ones..

• I stamped the Nurses Are Angels image on white mixed-media paper with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and Catherine Pooler Peppermint Scrub ink .
• The stamped image was die-cut with a square scalloped die.
• I adhered a piece of pink polka-dot patterned paper to a white card base.
• A strip of paper was trimmed from a piece of patterned paper and adhered at the bottom of the polka-dot paper as a border.
• Red rhinestones were placed in the center of every other flower on the border.
• The completed stamped image was adhered to the card with foam tabs.

This is just one of 13 new stamps from Technique Junkies this month . You can save 10% when you shop with my code - TJ10Deb . Be kind to yourself and take time to create !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / October 2023

It's that spooky time of year when children are getting ready to trick or treat, leaves are falling, pumpkins are being carved and temperatures are finally starting to cool off  So what better theme for Celeste and I than Halloween !!

I was so sad to see that Ellen Hutson  was retiring, but I got some amazing deals on stamp sets. some with matching dies . I combined 2 sets for my card and also added googly eyes ( which I hate ) for my friend Michael ( he is obsessed with them ) !!!  Although I will admit that I did have fun with this card and just might now like googly eyes a little tiny bit.

• I stamped the candy jar from the Hard Candy Christmas stamp set  with Tuxedo Black Memento Dew Drop Ink on white mixed-media paper.
• The orange candies in the jar were stamped with Catherine Pooler Mandarin Spice ink and then cut out with the matching dies.
• I colored a few areas of the jar with my COPICS.
• I arranged the googly eyes and candies in the jar and took a picture so I could follow it as I was adhering them. 
• The sentiment from the Halloween Magic stamp set was stamped with Mandarin Spice ink and then trimmed to fit beneath the jar.
• I adhered the completed stamped panel  to an orange card base.
• The sentiment was popped up beneath the jar with foam tabs.

I am absolutely certain that Celeste will have something spectacular for us this month !! You can see her card over at Crafting Junky . I'm thankful for each and every one of you who takes the time to join us for coffee and cards . This month, I'm drinking my all-time favorite coffee of the holiday season - Gingerbread - from a cute cup given to me by my friend, Xenia ..  "Hey, Boo" is a favorite rubber stamp of mine and I also say it alot this time of year ... I was thrilled when she found it for me !!

Enjoy this beautiful time of year, take some time for yourself doing whatever it is you love to do AND until next time, stay creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity