Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / September 2026

Fall is finally here and with it comes cooler weather.  Hard to believe that the holidays will be here soon. It's time to start on your holiday cards, if you haven't already.

I've been destashing and found some great older wood mounted stamps. Today I'm using Tinsel Tree from Stampendous.

• I stamped the Tinsel Tree on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• The tree was colored with my Ohuhu markers.
• I used a stitched edge rectangle die to cut out my image .
• A piece of scrap patterned paper was trimmed and adhered to a 5x7 white card base.
• The stamped panel was adhered to the patterned paper with foam tabs.
• I placed some yellow rhinestones on the stars and some light blue and turquoise rhinestones on the snowflake.
• A Tim Holtz sentiment was placed in the lower right corner of the card .

Michael and Lisa are also adding to their holiday stash and you can check out their cards over at their blogs - 

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak - Life of a BZscrapper

Thank you for stopping by to see our holiday inspiration . I hoe you are having some cool Autumn weather where you are . It's been pretty rainy and windy here but at least the temps are cooler. We will see you next month for our October cards .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / September 2026

Finally, Finally, Finally the weather has cooled down a bit !!  Celeste and I are here with our Coffee & Cards collab for September and the theme is FALL .I have so many Fall supplies that it was difficult to narrow it down, but I eventually did . We have a gorgeous inspiration photo that I hope will inspire you too ..

For my cards today, I used the Where Autumn Lingers vintage papers from KCS Designs by Kim on ETSY . The stamped image is from Picket Fence Studios - BFF Ruby Girl . It also has a matching die .The sentiment circles are Recollection Fall stickers.

Fall is My Favorite Season

Fall Breeze, Autumn Leaves

• I printed the Autumn backgrounds and adhered one to a Rust colored mat and the other to a Dark Brown card base .
• Ruby Girl was stamped twice on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink , colored with my Ohuhu markers and then cut with the matching die .
• Ruby with the green coat was popped up with foam tabs on the Autumn picnic paper
• Ruby with the gold jacket was adhered to the outdoor  Autumn scene.
• The Fall is My Favorite Season sticker was adhered to a rust cardstock circle and placed in the upper left corner of the card .
• The Fall Breeze sticker was adhered to the upper left corner of the other card .
• The picnic panel was adhered to a Dark Brown card base.

These were fun cards to make !! The colors of the Autumn papers were so vibrant, very beautiful .Great collection by Kim from KCS Designs . You can see Celeste's card for September over at her blog - Crafting Junky . I got out a favorite Autumn coffee cup for today's post - and I'm having a nice cup of Pecan Praline coffee as I write this .Thanks so much for stopping by to see what inspired us for September. I hope wherever you are, you are enjoying some lovely weather. And  lots of fabulous offer too !!  Until next time, Stay Creative .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

 

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / June 2026

Michael, Lisa and I are back with our holiday inspiration for the month  . Hard to believe we are half-way to Christmas. My post will be short and sweet because we adopted a rescue kitten a week ago and she is keeping us busy. Serafina is a 4 month old Siamese kitten that was abandoned on the side of a road with 3 siblings. She is so teeny and we are smitten. We lost our 6 year old cat Pixie to Cardiomyopathy almost 1 year ago and just recently felt ready to give another kitty a forever home. The idea for my cards came to me last night and I think that for a last-minute creation, I did good !!

I will include the supplies I used under each picture. I have had the Tim Holtz Layer Frames since 2023 and this is my first time using them !!  The Impression Obsession sentiments I used were from Christmas Coffee Sayings . And my Go-To ink - Memento Tuxedo Black .

Tim Holtz Holiday Layers Frame 

Coffee Cup / Stampers Anonymous for Stamptember 2024

Impression Obsession sentiment

Pink Fresh Studio Holiday Dreams paper

Tim Holtz Holiday Layers Frame

Coffee Cup / Stampers Anonymous set from  Stamptember 2024 

Impression Obsession sentiment 

Pink Fresh Studio Holiday Dreams paper

I used my Ohuhu Honolulu B markers to color the coffee cuos. These cards were so simple and easy to make . I popped each of the frames up with Stampin' Up Dimensionals.

Michael and Lisa have also made something to inspire you to get started on your holiday cards . I always send out close to 50 cards each holiday so it's nice to have a little stash on hand when December rolls around .

Michael - World of Michae; Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

Thank you so  much for stopping by . We hope you are inspired by our creativity . We hope to see you next month .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee and Cards with Deb & Celeste / and Michael - June 2026

Michael Trent is back once again to create with us  / all the way from Cosmopolis, Brazil  . We are in the middle of a heat wave here in Virginia Beach so it's nice to just stay indoors and make cards !!  This month, I wanted to use stencils . I have SO many that I have never inked up . It was about time to get them out and have some fun with them ! Now the only problem is deciding which ones to use .. I finally decided on a few snarky sentiments to go with a favorite Ink Road stamp .  

• I stamped the Night FAFO image from Ink Road stamps twice - once on white cardstock and again on a marbled watercolor piece of scrap paper.
• The sentiments were stenciled on each panel - Love Letter Memento ink was used on the white panel and Tuxedo Blak Memento ink on the marbled panel. 
• I used the Sarcasm stencil from A Colorful Life Designs .
• I matted the white panel with turquoise cardstock and adhered that to a black card base .
• The marbled panel was matted with pink cardstock and applied to a lavender hombre card base with foam tabs.

I was an overachiever this time and created another card too . The Snarky Coffee Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs was paired with a Unity Stamp Company stamp set - Tricia Girl .

For some added inspiration on how to use your stencils, check out Celeste and Michael's posts at these links . 

Celeste - Stamping Junky

Michael - World of Michael Trent

This month I'm drinking Caramel Pecan coffee from a favorite cup that I just realized  matches my Kindle perfectly !! Don't you just love these mushroom designs?!?!?!

Thank you so much for choking out our stencil inspiration  ! Do you have a stash of stencils that you need to locate and create with ? If so, I hope you find them and get busy .. Until next time, have some good coffee (preferably with a friend) and stay creative. Thanks to Michael for joining us today . I know he was looking forward to a fun weekend watching the FIFA game between Brazil & Morocco  on television .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / May 2026

The Crafty Elves are back with their May holiday inspiration for you !! Michael, Lisa and I post each month on the 25th to get you in the mood to start on your holiday card-making along with us.

I got out an embossing folder I have been wanting to try, along with a favorite Impression Obsession stamp designed by my friend Nola. The image was colored with my new sets of  Ohuhu markers .I got a 48 count Honolulu B bright set and a pastel set .These have a brush and a fine tip and I am really enjoying them already !!

• I stamped the IO image on a piece of white cardstock .
• The image was colored with my Ohuhu markers.
• I die-cut the stamped image with a stitched border die.
• I used the Sizzix "Texture Fades" Holiday Knit embossing folder by Tim Holtz  on a piece of red cardstock .
• The embossed panel was adhered to a white card base,
• The stamped panel was popped up on the embossed panel with foam tabs.
• A Tim Holtz sentiment strip was adhered at the bottom of the card .

This was a fairly simple card to make and I love it .. I even stamped out a few more images to color . You can see what Michael and Lisa made over at their blogs -

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

We are having some cooler weather here thankfully. But with it came rain !! We did need it but maybe not on a long holiday weekend.  Thank you for stopping by . We will see you next month, when we will be at the halfway mark to Christmas 2026 .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb and Celeste / May 2026

This month Celeste and I decoded to make a slimline card. These are a fun alternative to standard A2 size cards.  Standard slimline cards are 3.5" x 6" . I usually make mini-slimline cards with 6x6 paper. I swear I must have 100+  6x6 paper pads so I try to use them as often as I can . Here's an example of a slimline card ..

I chose an Ink Road Stamps image - Inked R'Chel - from October 2023 .  I had an idea for my card but unfortunately I had a bit of a mishap with a marker. More about that later. 

• I stamped the R'Chel image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on cream cardstock .
• The sentiment was also stamped on cream cardstock with Memento Teal Zeal ink .
• I paper punched R'Chel with a square punch . 
• The sentiment was trimmed .
• I colored the image with my COPIC markers .
• A piece of pink cardstock was die-cut to be used as a mat for the R'Chel image.
• I folded a 6x6 piece of patterned paper ( found in my stash - source unknown ) for my card base. 
• The matted panel was adhered at the top of the card .
• I used foam tabs to place the sentiment below the stamped panel .

So, about my little mishap ... I was just starting to color R'Chel when my marker bled onto my image . I have had this problem occasionally with my OLO  markers but rarely with my COPICs. And I have tried all the solutions, but this day was just trying to be difficult. I almost just crumpled the image to throw it away but then had an idea !! 

First it bled on her leg ..

Then a few other places as I moved the marker .

Sooooooooo, here was my solution ..

I guess I could be like Bob Ross and call it a "happy accident" . 

Have you had to save a project from a mistake, "happy accident" ? I also just hate wasting paper so it was good that I could use the top half of that image for my card .  I sure hope that Celeste had better luck with her creative process .  To see what she made, head on over to her blog - Crafting Junky . 

This month I'm drinking Caramel Pecan coffee from a coffee cup given to me by my lovely friend Nola. She was my rock after my son died in a car crash 12-23-21 . She lost an adult son to cancer 15 years ago .  We have formed our own little support group with another friend who also lost an adult son . Nola bought us each this cup and I cherish it . It sits on my desk always. 

Thank you for visiting us once again. We look forward to bringing you more Coffee & Cards next month . We had a few weeks of lovely Spring weather but are now in for some 90' days until next weekend.  I hope you are enjoying some coffee and cardmaking wherever you are !! Until next time, stay creative ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / April 2026

Lisa and I are here with our April holiday inspiration . I have been destashing and going through my supplies and found a cool stamp designed by my friend Lindsay Ostrom for Impression Obsession . Although they are now closed, I am lucky enough to have a great collection of their images !!

The stamp I chose for today is a fabulous background image - Holiday Patterns . I used it as the "patterned paper" for my card base . It was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored in a few placed with my COPICS .  I trimmed the stamped image to fit on a Kraft  A2 card base . Then I adhered a piece of Holiday Chipboard to the center to finish my card . I found the chipboard in my scrap drawer. 

  

Take a look at Lisa's card for April over at her blog - Life of a BZscrapper . We will be back next month on the 25th with more inspiration for your holiday cards . 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee and Cards with Deb & Celeste / April 2026

April is here and that means a Spring theme for our cards this month. We also decided to use  embossing folders and I found the perfect one while destashing !! We are in for warmer temperatures here in Virginia Beach - heading up into the 80's next week. I hope you are enjoying Spring weather wherever you are .

I used supplies that I have had for awhile on my card today . The Cuttlebug "Cherry Blossom" embossing folder and Close To My Heart "Spring Critters" stamp set were the perfect duo for a Spring birthday card . 

Make a Wish

• I embossed a piece of pink cardstock with the Cherry Blossom embossing folder. I trimmed it and adhered it to a 5x7 card base.
• The bird with banner image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock .
• I die-cut the stamped image with a square die .
• The stamped image was colored with my COPICS.
• A Tim Holtz sentiment was placed in the banner.
• A strip of grass washi was placed across the bottom of the stamped panel.
• A banner sticker was placed at an angle at the top of the embossed panel.
• Several pink rhinestones were adhered to the embossed area above the banner.
• I popped up the stamped panel below the banner with foam squares.

To get a look at Celeste's Spring creation, please head over to her blog - Crafting Junky . I can't wait to see what she made. This month, I got out a fun mug from one of my favorite tv shows - Schitt's Creek . Dan Levy - one of the show's creators and stars - has a new show called Big Mistakes on   Netflix. I saw the mug in my cupboard and decided to use it. I'm drinking Glazed Donut coffee today .

Thanks for checking out of April cards .. We will be back next month with more to show you. Until then, Stay Creative.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Growing in Unity / Day 5

It's been such a great week for me, creating each day with my Unity stash !! Today's card is a heartfelt thank-you to the gang at Unity for hosting so many wonderful people throughout the year for their Growing in Unity Weeks !!  I loved playing with the Mostest Hostess stamp set and creating a cozy space with a furry friend. 

There is still time to comment to win 1 of 2 $20 Unity Gift Cards . Leave one here, in the Unity groups or on my Facebook or IG page. I've had so much fun this week choosing stamps to use for my cards.  All of the comments I've received are much appreciated. I can't thank you enough . I'm looking forward to next week's GIU Girl and all of their creations !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Growing in Unity Week - Day 3

I'm back with my card for Day 3 and this one might just be my favorite for the week !! It has books, coffee and a furry best friend.  What more could a stamper want ?!?!?!  The Dog-Eared Days stamp set was chosen to represent my friend Michael . A fellow stamper, he lives in Brazil by way of New York City. He loves coffee and books as much as I do. And he has a houseful of rescue dogs that he absolutely loves & spoils on a daily basis !!  Michael, this one's for you !!  But I sincerely hope you do not dog-ear your book pages  .  We would seriously have to reconsider our friendship  .  LOL

  

I'm thrilled at all of the comments I've seen the past 2 days. I'll be randomly choosing 2 commenters to win $20 Unity Gift Credits at the end of my week . Looking forward to seeing you back here tomorrow ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Growing in Unity Week - Day 1

This week I'm excited to be the Unity Stamp Company's Growing in Unity Girl !!  I'll be posting something new each day of this week using their amazing stamps . At the end of my week, I will randomly choose 2 people to win Unity Gift Credits of $20 each .  You can comment here, on my IG page - djdavison814 - or on Facebook . I look forward to sharing my cards with you ..

For my first card I used the fun stamp set Butter My Biscuit ,,

Thank you for stopping by . I hope to see you again tomorrow !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / March 2026

March is here and it's time for the Crafty Elves to bring you our holiday inspiration. We post each month on the 25th to get you in the holiday spirit and encourage you to start on your cards too . This month it will be me and Lisa - Michael is taking a break. 

As I was going through my craft supplies to do a major cleaning/destash, I found the Vicki Boutin Peppermint Kisses Collection . For my card today, I used the paper pad, Thickers and sticker book . No stamping this time, which is rare for me .

• I adhered a piece of patterned paper from the Peppermint Kisses Collection  to an A2 card base.
•  The bow banner and car stickers were placed on the pattered paper.
• I adhered the numbers to the upper left corner.
• The Sweet Memories Thickers was adhered to the card.
• I placed several Thickers snowflakes and then added Thickers dots to the center of each flake .

This Vicki Boutin collection is amazing!! I just might sit down soon and see how many cards I can make with it in an afternoon.  Might throw in some stamped images with it too . Be sure to check out Lisa's post over at Life of a BZscrapper . Thanks for checking us out once again . We will be back in April with more holiday inspiration . 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / February 2026

The Crafty Elves are here with their February inspiration. Michael will be taking a break this month but will be back in March . Our weather here is finally starting to warm up a bit ( and by that, I mean above freezing . ) It's sad when 50 degrees is a warm temperature !! But I am certainly not complaining . 

For my card this month, I inked up the Catherine Pooler Designs  Anna in the City images . I also used the matching dies.  I was excited to find both of these on sale online .

• I inked up the Anna image and small purse with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• The images were die-cut with the matching dies .
• I colored the images with my COPICS .
• I adhered a scrap piece of red patterned paper to the top portion of a dark green card base.
• The Anna image was adhered to the left side of the patterned paper.
• I popped up the purse with foam tabs on her left hand .
• A Hello December planner sticker was placed to finish the card .

This was a fun card to make and was quick to color. I can see myself making more with these images with a Fall palette . Take a few minutes to check out what Lisa has created for the month. You can find her over at her blog - Life of a BZscrapper . Thanks for checking us out as we continue making our holiday cards each month to inspire you . We will be back in March .

 Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / February 2026

We're back to bring you the February edition of Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste . And it's only appropriate that this month our theme is Valentines / Hearts . We hope you like how we were inspired ..

I decided to make a card for my guy, Brian. I make many cards but somehow never seem to get around to giving him one that is handmade. So I pulled out the Ink Road stamp set Snarky Couple to make my card . We have been together since 2001, so this sentiment seemed perfect !!

Let's Grow Old and Grumpy Together

• I adhere a piece of paper from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Red Palette Collection to a red card base. This paper collection is absolutely beautiful !!
• The couple image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock .
• The image was colored with my COPICs .
• The sentiment was stamped using Catherine Pooler Peppermint Scrub ink .
• I diecut the stamped image to fit the front of my card with a Stitched Square Die.
• A piece of lace ribbon from Stampin' Up was adhered below the sentiment.
• A Valentine Word Snippet from KCS Designs by Kim was printed, cut out and adhered to the ribbon .
• I placed a small red button on the left side of the sentiment. 
• The completed stamped panel was adhered with foam tabs in the center of the patterned paper on the card base.
• Heart Wax Seal stickers were placed on each side of the stamped panel .

I really love the vintage feel of this card . It  reminds me of old-fashioned Valentine cards .  Be sure to go to Celeste's blog - Crafting Junky - to see how she brought our inspiration photo  to life .

For my coffee today, I chose a McCafe Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookie K-cup .  This tastes just like a delicious warm cookie right out of the oven. The cup I'm using was given to me by a friend who brought it back for me after a visit to Disney California Adventure Park . I recently found it in the midst of a big destash I've been doing .. 

I made one more card with the Snarky Couple set . This card also has a vintage vibe .

Thank you for visiting with Celeste and I again to check out our cards . We will be back in March and hopefully there will be some warmer weather coming along with us . Until next time, Stay Creative ( and warm ) .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

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