Coffee and Cards with Deb & Celeste / July 2025

July is here . And that means a fun, summer theme from me and Celeste !! We are having crazy hot weather here in Virginia Beach . I keep waiting for it to cool down a bit for even a day, but that hasn't happened yet.  So sit back, relax with a nice iced coffee and enjoy our cards for this month .    

I am in love with stickers of all kinds and especially love the chipboard variety . I know that I have had these  from Crate Paper 's "The Pier" collection for years !!! So now seemed like the perfect time to use them.

• I adhered a piece of paper from the "Domestic Goddess" collection by Stampin' Up to a 5x7 pale turquoise card base. The design reminded me of a picnic tablecloth we had when I was a child. 
• Chipboard stickers from Crate Paper's "The Pier" collection were placed on the patterned paper . The Summer Days heading was perfect!!

This was such a fun, quick and easy card to make . Totally different from my original idea but I was really pleased with the outcome. I can't wait to see what Celeste's idea was for our Summer theme !! You can see her card over at her blog - Crafting Junky .  While I was making my card, I was drinking some Vanilla Caramel Iced coffee in my new SWIG Sunset Travel Mug . I am not affiliated with the company at all - just love that I can keep my coffee or water either cold or hot on my desk for hours !! And they also have such pretty straws !! It's my go-to cup at work now ( until I retire at the end of September ).

Thanks so much for dropping by to see our summery creations. I hope you are having a nice weekend doing something that you love - read a book, take a walk, call a friend.  Be kind to yourself and others.  We will see you next month .. Until then, Stay Creative .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / December 2024

Celeste and I are back for our December edition of Coffee & Cards. We decided that we would each choose our favorite card that the other had made in 2024. With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it was nice to just sit back with a nice cup of coffee and look at all of our creativity throughout the year. I had so much fun scrolling through all of Celeste's wonderful projects ! But there was one that I had loved as soon as I saw it and that is My Favorite .

Celeste posted this card on September 30,2024. I love everything about this card !! The stenciled background, the stamp set she used, her coloring - EVERYTHING !! I especially loved the vintage feel of this card. The stamp set is Tattered Christmas by Whimsy Stamps. You can check out the original post HERE .

For my coffee today, I'm drinking Pecan Praline from a new cup I just had to have !! It reminded me so much of our sweet kitty Pixie !! Target had some of the best holiday cups this year - I had to stop myself from buying each and every one of them !!

Be sure to go to Celeste's page - Crafting Junky - to see which card of mine she close as her favorite of 2024. We look forward to 2025 and continuing to have our virtual Coffee & Cards meet-up each month. Have a wonderful holiday season, stay warm and always drink good coffee !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / October 2024

It's that spooky time of year and Celeste and I are back with our posts for October. We also have a scary guest this month - Michael Trent is joining us . I'm sure he will be showing us a fab-BOO-lous card .So get a cup of your favorite witch's brew and check out what we have created .. Our inspiration photo has fun Halloween vibes .

For my card, I used 2 Halloween stamps from Impression Obsession . They are having a Closing Sale with 50% off all supplies . My stamps are no longer available but I just had to use them - it's the first time I've inked them up !!

• I adhered a piece of Halloween Fun paper from Impression Obsession to a kraft card base.
• The witch image was stamped on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• I used an oval die to cut out the image.
• I stamped the sentiment on a piece of orange designer paper and die cut it with a scalloped rectangle die.
• The witch panel was colored with my OLO markers .
• I adhered the witchy panel to the Halloween paper with foam tabs.
• The sentiment was placed on the left upper side of the witchy panel - also with foam tabs.

I must admit that I love this card !!! That witch is just too cute. I can't wait to see what Celeste and Michael have come up with . Michael is a lover of all things googly-eyes and I am NOT a fan so we forbade him from using any ... However, Michael is known to be a bit of a rebel, so I wouldn't be surprised if several show up in his design ! Here are the links to their cards -

Celeste - Crafting Junky

Michael - World of Michael Trent

For some spookiness this Halloween season, I started watching The Walking Dead : Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol . I was a HUGE Walking Dead fan then just moved on to other television. But I was always intrigued by the Daryl/Carol relationship and decided to try out this season. So of course, I needed a cup that matched .. I think I have posted this one before but it seemed perfect for this post . I am drinking Pecan Praline coffee in my Walking Dead Zombie Head cup!! What is your coffee of the moment as we enjoy some Fall weather??

So glad you stopped by to have coffee with me, Celeste and Michael ( who is joining us all the way from Brazil ) . I have a few more Halloween card ideas swirling around in my head so I'd better make another cup of coffee and get started !! Until next time, stay creative !! And enjoy some fab-BOO-lous coffee !! See you in November ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / September 2024

September is here and I am grateful that cooler temps are on the way !! I am definitely a fan of the Autumn months and everything they bring - Pumpkin Spice Lattes, cool breezes, sweaters, colorful leaves, Halloween. Celeste found an amazing Mood Board inspiration photo for us that definitely embodies AUTUMN.We hope you like what we have created .

My card idea went in a whole different direction this month. I had a stamp set picked out and then decided to look for some sunflower digi paper on Etsy. I wasn't even planning on using it for my card - just taking a look . But then I found the most gorgeous paper from Fabi Art Studio and went in another direction.  The card was so easy to make that I made 4 . I am not a big fan of digital stamping .I mostly just print paper or images and use them "as is". I don't have a fancy program to resize or move images around. But I absolutely fell in love with this beautiful paper !!

• I printed the Sunflower Vintage Junk Journal images to fit on A2 card bases. 
• The images were matted and then adhered on a deep green cardstock .
• I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock with Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink.  It is from a retired Unity Stamp Company set - Turn Toward the Light.
• The sentiments were die cut with a Big and Little Chain Round die and a Stitched Square die.
• I adhered the sentiments to each of the 4 cards with foam tabs.
• The completed stamped/matted panels were adhered to black card bases.

I'm excited to see what Celeste has made this month. You can check her card out over at her blog -Crafting Junky . I decided to try some new K-cups and found Eggo Waffle coffee . I bought a variety pack and this month I'm drinking Maple Syrup Eggo coffee from a fun new cup. I hope you are enjoying the start of Fall and getting some crafting done. There are some very cute new Fall-themed stamp sets available. Or you can always get started on some holiday cards !!! 

Until next time, Stay Creative ...

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb and Celeste / July 2024

It's time for summer vibes as Celeste and I get together for Coffee & Cards this month.  We are having a heat wave here but I'm grateful for our new heat pump that keeps our house so much cooler than our old one. And of course, lots of iced coffee !! Celeste chose our inspiration photo for July - and it's absolutely perfect !!

For my card, I used the Bold Summer collection from Joann's . The paper pad and dimensional stickers were exactly what I needed  !! And believe it or not, I didn't even do any stamping on this project.

• I adhered a piece of watermelon patterned paper onto an A2 card base.
• My Big and Little Chain Rectangle die was used to cut out a mat for the Sweet Summer Time sticker.
• After adhering the sticker to the dark green die cut, I placed it in the center of the card base.
• A dimensional Watermelon Mojito sticker was adhered to the right lower corner of the matted sticker.

What a quick and easy card to capture summer !! To see what Celeste has made, check out her blog post  - Crafting Junky . To keep cool on these hot summer days, I love to  drink iced coffee . Today I'm drinking an Iced Toasted Coconut Mocha and using one of my fun coffee sleeves . Are you a fan of Iced Coffee ?? I'll admit that sometimes my morning cup of coffee sits while I putter around the house doing chores, making a card etc...  And lately instead of reheating it one more time in the microwave, I will just add some ice and turn it into a fabulous iced version !! 

Thank you for stopping by to see our summery cards. Have you been creating seasonal cards lately ?? Although I am enjoying summer so far, I know that Fall ( and cooler temps )  are right around the corner. We will see you next month - until then, Stay Creative.. 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb and Celeste / June 2024

For our June collaboration, Celeste and I are creating masculine cards with the inspiration of this fabulous Mood Board. As an added bonus, it just so happens to be Father's Day, which made it even more perfect !! We also have a Guest today - Michael Trent is joining us ..  I'm always excited to see what he creates.

I went with the various shades of brown from the Mood Board for my card . My guy Brian and our sweet cat Pixie love to look out of the big bay window in our kitchen and watch the birds at the feeders . They inspired me to make this card - Brian is definitely the best Cat Dad and this card will be his for Father's Day .. I used the Birdhouse Neighborhood stamp  from Art Impressions. I absolutely love their Windows To The World collection.

Hope your days are happy and life is good

And all is well in your neighborhood.

• I stamped Birdhouse Neighborhood on a piece of white Mixed- Media paper.
• The stamped image was die cut with a Stitched Square die.
• I colored the image with my COPICS.
• I adhered a piece of scrap paper with shades of brown and blue to an A2 card base.
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to the card base with foam tabs.

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out our June theme..

Take a look at the cards from Celeste and Michael at the following links -

Celeste - Crafting Junky

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Today my coffee is a delicious Pecan Praline from Community Coffee.I'm drinking it out of my Life is Good cup with an important message on the back - Do what you like, Like what you do  !!

Until next time,

Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / September 2023

Celeste and I are back this month and FINALLY Fall has arrived.. I think that the crazy hot weather is over and we are in for some beautiful days ahead. NAS Oceana is having their airshow today, so Brian is watching from our front yard, where  the view is magnificent !! I'm finishing up this blogpost while the jets fly overhead .  Our theme this month is one of our favorites - Coffee . And Celeste found a fabulous inspiration photo ..

For my card today, I used the Photoplay I Love Fall stamp & die collection.These have been in my stash for awhile and I knew they would be perfect for this month's card .. 

• I stamped the girl, pumpkin and leaves on White Mixed Media paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
• The matching dies were used to cut out the stamped images.
• I then colored the images with my COPICS.
• On an orange card base, I adhered a piece of quilt design patterned paper. I have been hoarding this paper for years and years !!
• I used a stitched rectangle die to create a background for my stamped images.
• The girl and gold leaf were adhered to the word patterned paper and then the pumpkin, acorn and orange leaf were popped up with foam tabs .
• I adhered the completed stamped panel to the quilted paper. 
• A Happy Together sticker from Paper House Productions was placed in the upper right corner of the stamped panel. I used this sticker because when it comes to coffee,  are ALWAYS happy together !!

Celeste is an expert at coffee cards so you won't want to miss hers !! You can check it out over at her blog Crafting Junky . This month I am drinking some Toffee Almond coffee from a fun cup .. it's the Heartbeat Cup from Cognitive Surplus.  I am currently monitoring patient's heart rhythms at the hospital I work at so I just had to have this when I saw it.  It also helped me study for the latest Rhythm Test I just had to take .. LOL

I hope that our cards have gotten you into the Fall mood and inspired you to make a few of your own. We appreciate you stopping by and look forward to seeing you next month . Until then, enjoy Fall leaves, pumpkin spice everything and most of all, Stay Creative.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / February 2023

Celeste and I are here with our February coffee and cards posts .  Celeste chose a fabulous inspiration photo for us to use this month .. Not too surprising that it is full of hearts and lots of RED !!! I used a stamp set that I have had for awhile and just had to pull out for February ..

From the inspiration photo, I decided to use hearts and some red .. Then I just did my own thing with the rest of the design !! The retired Eat, Play Love -cardmaking stamp set from Close To My Heart  was the perfect choice for my card ..

• I stamped the images on white cardstock with Memento Dew Drop inks  - Tuxedo Black/ jar, Love Letter/ saying, Peanut Brittle/ rolling pin, Toffee Crunch /cutting board and Gray Flannel / whisk .
• The coordinating dies were used to cut out the pieces.
• A piece of patterned paper from the Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm" paper pad was trimmed to fit the front of a turquoise card base.
• Fabulous Alena Laser-cut Elements from 49 and Market were placed at the top of the patterned paper - a teal scalloped border and a silver heart .
• I colored the top of the mason jar and the heart  with COPIC markers.
• The jar was adhered  to the patterned paper with foam dimensionals.
• The whisk, rolling pin and cutting board were adhered to the mason jar near the turquoise heart.
• The completed patterned paper panel was then adhered to a turquoise card base.

Celeste has her February card over at her blog - Crafting Junky . I'm sure it will be as fabulous as all of her cards .I love seeing how each of us interprets the inspiration photo each month. This month I am using a cute Cherry Blossom Tervis insulated tumbler cup. I'm drinking an Iced Cold Brew Vanilla Almond Latte from Califa Farms . I'll be taking that cup to work - coffee is a very important part of my 12 hour shifts !!

Celeste and I will be back again in March with some springtime inspiration ..  We are both so grateful that you stopped by to see our February cards.  

Until next time - Stay Creative ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / December 2022

Celeste and I are back with our December edition of Coffee & Cards .. And what better theme for this month than Coffee & Christmas . Two of my favorite themes for my card-making !! And Celeste found a gorgeous photo for us for inspiration ..

I chose to go with a snowman theme for my card and used a sweet stamp set from Unity Stamp Company - Snowman To Go .

• I stamped the cup image on a piece of blue snowflake paper from the NOEL paper pad by Craft Consortium , a piece of blue-grey paper and also on a piece of white Mixed-Media paper. 
• The sentiment was stamped on a Graph paper Ledger card .
• The cup was fussy-cut from the Mixed-Media paper and the cup lid from the blue-grey paper.
• I colored the Snowman cup  image with my COPICS.
• The cup lid was glued to the cup image and then the cup was glued to the snow paper.
• The completed snowman panel was adhered to a navy card base.
• I adhered the sentiment above the Snowman To Go .

Celeste jus might love coffee as much as I do, so I'm so excited to see what she has made.. You can see her card over at her blog -  Crafting Junky .  My coffee this month is Pecan Praline by Community Coffee - this flavor is really one of my Top 5 flavors !! And it was on sale at a local grocery store - Harris Teeter . I usually stock up on a few boxes of K-cups when the price is lowered !! As for my cup, I guess I wanted to get on the Winnie-the-Pooh bandwagon with everyone else, so I got this when I found it on sale.  I have a few cute Pooh stamps from Unity Stamp Company & Impression Obsession.  Might just have to use that as a theme sometime in 2023 !!

Thank you for joining us this month . We look forward to our posts in 2023 and hope that you will come back for more inspiration from me & Celeste .. Happy Holidays !! Wishing you all a safe and healthy New Year .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / September 2022

As September begins, I am very much looking forward to cooler temperatures, pumpkin spice, colorful leaves and especially, Sweater Weather !! I'm so excited that we even made that our theme for this month !! Are you ready for Autumn weather to make its appearance ?? Celeste and I will help you get into the Autumn spirit with our creations..

I went in a slightly different direction with " Sweater Weather " ,,  I'm a big fan of the show "Schitt's Creek" and especially all of David's cool sweaters !! The 2 stamp sets I used are from Ink Road Stamps -Ew David & David's Sweaters .

• I used my MISTI  to stamp the 4 sweaters on a piece of Mixed-Media paper with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam Ink .
• 2 pieces of thin green-patterned washi from Paper House Productions was placed to make squares.
• The sweaters were colored with my COPICS..
• I adhered the finished panel to a burnt orange card base.
• The sentiment was stamped on a piece of ledger paper with a Paris Dusk Memento  Dew Drop.
• I adhered the sentiment to the card base with foam tabs.

Celeste will have her card over at her blog - Crafting Junky . I know she will do a fabulous job with this theme and can't wait to see it . I'm continuing with the Schitt's Creek theme and using a Rose Apothecary coffee cup . That was the name of the shop that was opened by David & Patrick on the show. Can you tell that I'm a fan ?!?!?!? And for my coffee I am drinking Cranberry Creme Brulee from the fabulous Bones Coffee . They have a new Nightmare Before Christmas collection that has some very unique flavors !!

Thanks for stopping by to see what Celeste and I are making AND drinking this month .. Maybe if we channel Sweater Weather, it will happen !! I really really want to have to wear a sweater ... Fingers crossed for cooler temps ...

Until next moth, Stay Creative 

Debra Davison 

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Coffee & cards with Deb & Celeste / August 2022

As summer is coming to an end, Celeste and I are back with some new cards to inspire you !! And I have a new  ( to me ) coffee shop to tell you about !! For our theme this month, we went back to an old favorite ..  And the reason that Celeste and I started these blog posts - our love of COFFEE !! 

This month, I used a fabulous stamp  set from Unity Stamp Company - Take a Break . It's been a rough year for me and the sentiment I used reflects how I feel most days . Creating cards has been almost like therapy for me and my crafty friends are a Godsend. 

 

• I stamped the sentiment and coffee girl on white cardstock with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink .
• The heart was stamped with a Lady Bug Memento Dew Drop ink pad .
• I colored the image with my COPICS .
• The completed panel was adhered to a turquoise card base.
• Icicle Stickles Glitter Glue was used on some of the coffee steam.
  

I'm sure that Celeste has created an amazing coffee-themed card . You can take a look over at her blog - Crafting Junky .  Are you a coffee drinker ?? Do you create coffee - or tea - cards ?? Leave a comment here on my blog telling me your drink of choice and I will choose someone to get a bit of coffee blog candy. 

For my drink this month, I tried a new-to-me local coffee shop - 17 Hands Coffee . They have a wide variety of flavors, but this time I chose a Toasted Marshmallow Latte. It was really delicious .. I paired it with a piece of Sausage / Potato quiche.  I will definitely be returning to this new favorite .. 

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity . Celeste and I appreciate your support !! 

Until next time -- September and hopefully Fall temperatures !!

Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee and Cards with Deb & Celeste / June 2022

Celeste and I are getting together again for our blog collaboration and having some coffee while we create . It was a cool 80 degrees here in Virginia Beach, which was 20 degrees cooler than yesterday !! Quick, where's my sweater ?!?!?! Our theme this month is perfect for summery weather, especially if you have a garden. Bees !! This was such a fun theme !!

I used a sweet stamp/die set for my cards today . Yes, I made 2 .. Same design but different papers !! I really loved how they turned out.  The Queen Bee set is from Close To My Heart . They have amazing deals right now during their Stamptacular Sale . My friend Chris Franco is a consultant and she knows how much I love this sale each year during the month of June !! My package of sale items just arrived yesterday and I can't wait to get inky with them all ... I hope that you like my cards for June. 

• I made mini-slimline cards this time, using a 6x6 paper pad - Basic Grey "Urban Prairie" .This collection was released in 2008 and I have been hoarding 2 of these pads ever since !! I used a green-patterned piece and a shaded yellow for my cards . Folded in half, they make a perfect mini-slimline.
• The bee and wreath images were stamped with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam Ink on white cardstock ,then cut out with the matching dies .
• I stamped the curvy line directly on each card base after placing my die-cut images down to see exactly where the line should be.
• The bees and wreaths were colored with my COPICS.
• I popped up the stamped die-cuts with foam tabs .
• I paper-punched 2 crowns from bronze glittery paper and turned my sweet bees into Queen bees !!
• A strip of  Honeybees Washi from Paper House Productions was placed along the bottom of each card base and also inside each card at the bottom. The set includes a thin black roll with gold dots and a hand-painted honeybees roll.

Don't you think these cards are just the cutest  ?!?! And that washi couldn't be more perfect !! I'm on the Creative Team for Paper House Productions as well as being a Brand Ambassador. You can always use my code  - Debra22 - for a 15% discount. I will earn a commission from any sales ( at no cost to you ). Always remember to do a bit of decorating on the inside of your cards too ... A strip of washi or a sticker or even a stamped design can be a nice surprise when your card is opened, along with whatever you write or stamp  inside ..

Please be sure to take a look at Celeste's bee card over at her blog - Crafting Junky .I know that she has created something to inspire all of us..

I'm having a wonderful cup of Brown Sugar Crumble coffee in a fun new cup. My dear friend , Michelle just returned from a cruise and I watered her outdoor plants while she was gone. She knew she was really trusting me with their lives, since I do NOT have a green thumb !! But all turned out well and on her return, she gave me a few gifts. One was this cute coffee cup . And appropriately enough, the other was a lovely pair of bee earrings !! 

I hope that you are all staying cool and  getting creative. And of course, enjoying your favorite beverage .. I'm already thinking about what new stamp set I will use first from my recent purchase from Close To My Heart .. If you are feeling the need for a new stamp set or stamp/die set at fabulous prices, take a look at the Stamptacular Sale . You won't be sorry !! 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity