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

Coffee & Cards with Deb and Celeste / May 2023

Celeste and I decided on an "Anything Goes" theme for our posts this month. It is a dreary, rainy weekend here in Virginia Beach . Otherwise known as a perfect day to create !! A hot cup of coffee in a new cup makes it even better . We hope you like our cards for May ..

I recently bought a new coffee cup with a favorite artist on it - Frida Kahlo .. I remembered I had a stamp/die set with a Frida image and that was when this post was born !! La Fina Latina by Crafty Chica for Sizzix is a framelits with stamps set .

• I placed a strip of washi from the Tim Holtz Travel Set down the left side of a bright yellow card base.
• The La Fina Latina images were stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on white cardstock and then cut out with the matching dies. I stamped/cut 3 of the butterflies.
• The images were colored with my COPICS.
• I adhered a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pocket Card next to the strip of washi . It was trimmed to fit the card base.
• I popped up the La Fina Latina images on the Pocket Card with foam tabs .
• A Glitter Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen  was used around the Frida image. 

I love how easily this card came together. The Pocket Card created a nice background for the Frida images and I did not have to search endlessly for the perfect piece of patterned paper . LOL  You can see what Celeste created for our Anything Goes theme over at her blog - Crafting Junky .

I was happy to use my new Frida cup while I created my card .. I found it at TJ Maxx ( actually bought it in 2 colors/designs ) . I'm drinking Pecan Praline coffee with Cinnamon Churro creamer . Fabulous combination ..

Thank you for sharing your time with me and Celeste again as we have coffee and make cards this month . We look forward to seeing you again in June. Until then, find some time for yourself with something creative and a nice hot cup of coffee or tea !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity