Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / April 2022

I'm not quite sure where the time is going but it sure is flying by .. Here it is April already and Celeste and I are back for more Coffee & Cards.  We've decided on a Retro theme this month and my first thought was to do a holiday card . But then I remembered a stamps set I have from Fun Stampers Journey and my card idea was born.. I hope you like it as much as I do ..

This stamp set Pop Art has a Retro vibe to it .. It reminds me of old time comic strips- the ones I used to use Silly Putty on as a child. Does anyone else even know what Silly Putty is ??? I guess I am showing my age.

• The images were stamped with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam Ink, colored with my  COPICS and then fussy-cut.. 
• The sentiments were then stamped onto each image .
• I adhered a scrap piece of vintage telephone paper to a Kraft card base.
• The completed Retro images were matted with teal Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock - from a paper pad that I have been hoarding for years !!
• I adhered the completed matted panels to the Vintage phone paper. This card just makes me laugh.

Be sure to check out Celeste's blog - Crafting Junky -  for her take on our Retro theme. This month I am drinking Original Donut Shop Nutty Caramel coffee in my new Life Is Good mug . I am becoming addicted to the LIG tee-shirts and their coffee cups !! And they have the best sales too ..

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter today // I hope that you get to spend some time with your family and also take an hour or two to be creative.. Until next month, take care and stay safe .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

February Cookies / 2020 - 2

Another challenge is here over at the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge Blog and this one  - # 136 - is all about Celebrations !! Get inspired by our cookie photo this time and link up a project of your own before March 5. I am currently at home with the flu and a nasty bronchitis so this post will be short and sweet.. 

For my card I used stamps from Anthony's Paper Craft. I am a member of their Design Team also and these are 2 of my favorite stamp sets. Village Set 3 was used for the diner image and Sentiments by DeZinesbyEM  provided the sentiment and cake slice.

• I had a fabulous Retro paper pad by American Crafts - Sparkle City Project Pad  - that included papers and stickers. The diner was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink on a piece of cloud-patterned paper, leaving the cool dotted border at the top.
• The sentiment was stamped above the diner with a Bahama Blue Memento Dew Drop ink .
• I placed a fun retro arrow sign at the top of the dotted border, pointing down to the diner. 
• The cake slice was an afterthought when the card was completed but I think it was the perfect touch !!
• Images were colored with my favorite markers - a variety of Tombows, Faber-Castells & Staedtlers. 
• I mounted the completed stamped image onto a multi-colored blue card base.

Thank you for stopping by to see my latest post !! Please take a look at all of the other team member's projects over at the main BLOG. We would love for you to link up something of your own too !! The Challenges run for 2 weeks.

This diner stamp reminded me of the Beacon Diner in Hometown, PA. I spent many hours here with my family as a child !! This post brings back some wonderful memories..

Until next time - Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

January Cookies/ 2020 - 2

The latest Challenge - # 134 - at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie takes us back to the 80's !!  It's all about MTV, retro, Pac Man, boom boxes, mixed tapes etc.. I wasn't sure at first what direction I wanted to go in with this card but finally mixed up the theme of the 80's with the colors of the inspiration pic and came up with something a little bit Sassy !!

• I chose the Vera Lane Studio digi stamp set Sassy for my card.The girl and the definition were printed onto Neenah Stardust White cardstock . I fussy-cut the girl and trimmed the definition to fit onto an A2 card base.
• The washi tape was found in an Etsy shop and I just bought samples of each that were perfect for the theme !! I put strips of the boom box and headphones across the top panel of the definition and the sneakers across the bottom.
• The girl was colored with a variety of my favorite markers.
• The definition was adhered to a green A2 card base with my Pink ATG gun and then I popped the  girl up on the right side of the definition using foam tabs.
• The patterned paper that my card was photographed on was sent to me from Brasil by my crafty friend, Michael Trent. It was exactly the paper for this card !! Michael is also on the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Design Team and you can find his amazing creativeness at  World of Michael Trent .

This Challenge will run through Feb. 5 and we'd love it if you would post a project of your own . Take a look at the other team member's cards over at the Challenge Blog for more inspiration. 

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity !!

Until next time, Stay Creative ..

And a little bit Sassy !!!

Debra Davison

Comfort - Growing in Unity Day 1

I will be posting a project Monday through Friday this week as the Growing in Unity Girl for the amazing Unity Stamp Company . This is my second time as GIU girl and the hardest part is deciding which stamps to use -- there are SO many wonderful designs to choose from !! 

I have always loved retro designs and when I found those cookbook page flags, I knew that they would make their way onto a card one day. I knew that they would work perfectly with the stamp Bowl-Full of Comfort . I used Distress Markers and  Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens to color the bowls then applied a few layers of Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint . It's difficult to see but there is a crackly translucent look to the bowls. I placed the bowls on an American Crafts Wood-grain journaling card, then used Sizzix Scallops dies to make the left-hand border. I then placed the page flags along the side of the card , added a few rhinestones and a sentiment and the card is complete !!

Sending Comfort by the Bowl-Full

Retro Kitchen Page Flags

Comment each day on my blog posts this week and you just might win a prize of 25 Unity Stamps. I will choose 2 winners at random .  I will also be sending some blog candy to 2 others. Thank you SO much for visiting Meticulosity. I hope you will visit each day and check out my projects !