Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste 7/29

I hope you are all enjoying your summer and finding time to be creative !! Celeste and I are back with our blog collaboration and this time we are having a unicorn challenge. Who doesn't just love these magical creatures ?!?!?! There are so many amazing stamps, dies, stickers, etc.. that are all unicorn-related. I even just bought a whole book of planner stickers that have dozens of unicorn stickers !! For my card, I used a fun stamp/die set from Close To My Heart . Little Dreamer  includes a stamp set + 4 metal dies and is SO much fun to work with !!

• On a powder blue card base, I applied my favorite grass washi along the bottom of the card.
• I stamped all of the elements onto Neenah Stardust White cardstock . First I stamped the unicorn with Stampin' Up  BLUSHING BRIDE ink . I then stamped his nose with Hero Arts Ombre' PINK TO RED ink .
• The unicorn was then cut out using the thin die included with this set. I found it easier to stamp the mane, tail and horn after it was cut.
• The mane was stamped with Ranger Adirondack Earthtones STREAM ink , the tail with Ranger Adirondack Lights JUNIPER ink and the horn with Ranger Distress Oxide FOSSILIZED AMBER. 
• I adhered the unicorn, flowers, stars and heart to the card base with Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue .The flowers, stars and heart are all from a Little Dreamers Complement kit that matches the stamp/die set.
• The sentiment was also stamped with STREAM  ink and then adhered to the top left side of the card base using Tombow Foam Tabs for added dimension.

This was a whimsical, fun card to make and I can't wait to see what Celeste comes up with . You can  check out her project here at her blog, Crafting Junky. We look forward to seeing you back here next month.My birthday is August 14 and I have some fun giveaways planned for the entire month.

The coffee I'm drinking this time is Pecan Praline and the mug I'm using is courtesy of mu guy, Brian. Last weekend we attended his 30th high school reunion in North Carolina. It was a combination 1987,1988 and 1989 reunion. These coffee cups were made for the 20th  and specifically for the Class of 1988. But I did get creative with  sticker and made the 1988 into a 1987 on the opposite side of the mug !! LOL  You know I'm a coffee cup fanatic so I was thrilled to get one of these  !! 

Thanks so very much for checking out our blog collaboration again.We hope you enjoyed our fun unicorn theme. Stay tuned for our next get-together in August !!

Debra Davison

Unicorn Coffee ?? Why, Yes Please !!

I am totally 100% smitten with this teeny unicorn face. I want to stamp it everywhere !! So, today is Day 5 of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I couldn't wait any longer ! I had to finally use this stamp on a card .. You've got to admit -- it is just the sweetest !! Even if you aren't a fan of unicorns.. And believe me, I am NOT a unicorn fanatic or unicorn obsessed - but this little face got to me !! You can tell by the number of exclamation points I am using ... And I did just happen to have some too cute unicorn washi, so this card happened :

• I stamped the coffee cup from Stamplorations " Winter Mug " with Memories India Black ink onto a piece of Neenah Stardust White cardstock.
• I fussy-cut the coffee cup and adhered it to the lower right side of a Mollie & Rex watercolored card base, using Tombow MONO Adhesive+ .
• The coffee, cup rim and handle were colored with Prismacolor pencils . 
• The unicorn face from savvystamps.com was stamped onto the cup, also using Memories India black ink.
• The face was colored with a combination of Sharpies and Kaisercraft gel pens  ( glitter and metallic ).
• Several designs of washi tape by Recollections were placed along the left side and top of the card .
• A Tim Holtz Ideaology " Small Talk " sentiment was placed above the coffee cup.

I'm linking this card up to the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. There are almost 900 projects linked up already and the inspiration is endless !! Please comment on my card for a chance at some blog candy. And thank you for visiting Meticulosity. 

Debra Davison / Meticilosity

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