September Cookies / Take 1

It's Back To School for the latest If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge .That is looking a bit different this year, depending on where you live .. Are your children going virtual, heading to a classroom OR something hybrid ?? Whatever it is, I know it must be challenging !! So let's have some fun and get inspired by our latest photo ...

I actually had a piece of scrap paper with pencils on it that started my idea for this card...   And this stamp set by A Jillian Vance Design Coffee and Books is one of my all-time favorites !! 

• Using my MISTI,  I stamped the sentiment and book image on a piece of Strathmore Marker Paper with Gina K Amalgam Jet Black Ink.
• I cut the paper to fit on a Blue Blackboard base card and adhered the stamped image to the base. 
• The cup and books were colored with Copic Markers.
• Clear Glitter Wink of Stella was added to the coffee cup for shimmer.
• A piece of striped washi was placed at the bottom of the stamped paper.
• The pencil border was adhered at the top of the Blue Blackboard card base . 
• Now it's time to hit the books !!!

Challenge #150 will be live through September 16  and we would love for you to link up a project of your own !!  Take a look at the rest of my teammate's projects over at the blog HERE . We hope that you are inspired !!

Until next time -

Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

September Cookies - Take 2

This latest challenge was fun for me even though I do not have any children going "back to school" . That doesn't mean I don't have an affection for school supplies, especially pens, pencils and markers !! And I was lucky enough to hit the jackpot this past week and score some fabulous items at 75% and 90% off at WalGreens !! Before I go any further, I want to announce the winner of my 5 favorite supplies from my last post to celebrate IF YOU GIVE A CRAFTER A COOKIE'S birthday .. Marrianna Dougherty is the lucky commenter  chosen at random. I will send your goodies out soon and hope you have fun with them !!

Isn't this just the cutest cookie photo ?!?!? Those pencils were my inspiration for the card I made . They reminded me of Kawaii-type illustrations. I have paper and washi and stickers etc.. designed like these pencils !!

• I printed all of my school supply elements from the School Supplies digi set from  the Terevela Design  shop on Etsy on Neenah Stardust White cardstock .
• A scrap piece of striped designer paper was adhered to a 5x7 Kraft card base using my MONO Adhesive+ Permanent Runner from Tombow.
• I fussy-cut the supplies and then brightly colored them with my favorite markers - Sharpies, Faber Castell and Akashiya SAI Waterbrush .
• The notebook page, book and crayon box were also adhered with my MONO+ Adhesive Runner.
• The pencils were popped up with Tombow Foam tabs to add some dimension.
• Using my DYMO Pink Label Maker, I made the navy blue "back to school" label for the piece of notebook paper.
• Of course, I had to take the picture of my card on a piece of pen/pencil paper along with some of my favorite supplies  ( pencils and a mermaid wrap ruler ) .

I can't wait to see the projects from my fellow Design Team members over at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie . Take a look at what they have created and if you feel inspired, we would love for you to link up a project of your own. This challenge is open through October 2 .  Thank you for visiting Meticulosity . I  hope that you will comment and let me know your favorite "school" supply that you create with ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Reading, Writing, 'Rithmetic.....

On  the Mountain Plains Crafters blog this weekend, we were inspired to create projects with an End of Summer / Back to School theme. I thought about my all-time favorite teacher and created this card below. I am always reminded of Miss Igo at the start of each school year. The ABC's, the ruler, the stacks of books and the apple for a favorite teacher all bring back wonderful memories of my time in her class. The words on the tissue tape -- Journey, Artful, Imagination -- were by chance at the end of the tape when I tore it off. Perfect words as I reflected back to first grade and created a card to remind me of my adventures in Reading, Writing & 'Rithmetic.... Tell me about your favorite End of Summer / Back to School memory in the comment section . And be sure to check out all of the Design Team Members' cards in the MPC blog .

Supplies: Darice embossing folder, Graphic 45 ABC Primer stamps, 2 Berry Creative twine, Tim Holtz tissue tape, ruler washi tape, Core'dinations Whitewash cardstock . Cardstock was embossed then sanded to reveal the color underneath.