Growing in Unity / Day 4

Pissy Kitty joined me today for my morning coffee. He wants to know why I have SO many coffee cups ! I told him I have different cups for each season, and it also depends on the kind of mood I'm in . According to him , you only NEED 1 cup and that cup has to be your favorite. So here he is with his pretty blue cup with a bird on it . It's the only one he ever uses and was perfect as the focal point for my card today .. All this image needed was some pretty coffee paper and a snarky sentiment, also from the Pissy Kitty stamp set .

I've enjoyed reading all of the lovely comments so far during the first 3 days of my GIU week .  Thank you to everyone . Leave one here, in the Unity groups, on my Facebook page, or my IG  page. I will randomly choose 2 winners at the end of my week to win  $20 Unity Gift Credits . 

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 2

Welcome to Day 2 of my Growing in Unity Week . I have been a big fan of Angie Girls for years so I had to use one for my card today . Gretchen Girl is such a lovely stamp set - giving cozy vibes ..

Please leave a comment for a chance to win 1 of 2 $20 Unity Gift Credits at the end of my week . Thank you to everyone who has already commented on my first card yesterday !!

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

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / March 2026

Well, Celeste has gotten me out of my comfort zone again with another sketch challenge for this month's blog collab . I'm not sure why I have a hard time with these, but this time it was relatively easy for me . How do you feel about sketch designs ??? Here's what we used for our March cards .

I saw an old favorite Rubber Moon stamp - Journal Girl - and thought she would be perfect for my card.  I was so sad when Rubber Moon closed but luckily, I have a nice collection of their stamps. I used the Cool Girl paper pad by Pebbles, American Crafts for the patterned papers on my card .

• I stamped the Journal Girl with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock and die cut it with a  Big and Little Chain Rectangle Die .
• I used the next larger die in the set and cut a mat from a piece of plum cardstock.
• The image was colored with my COPICS.
• A red clay heart was placed in her hair - like the barrettes I used to wear as a child .
• 3 mint green sequins were placed down the left side of the stamped image .
• I placed coordinating papers on a mint green card base to follow the sketch design.
• The stamped image was adhered to the plum mat and then to the floral-patterned paper.
• A chipboard flower from the Good Life Thickers collection from American Crafts was adhered to the bottom right corner of the stamped/matted panel .
• A Tim Holtz Small Talk sentiment completed my card .

Celeste is a pro at these sketch challenges, and I can't wait to see what she has made. Please take a look at her card over at Crafting Junky . Today my drink of choice is an Iced Matcha Latte . I'm using a fun cup I bought awhile ago and have had sitting on my desk. It's never been used so I figured now was the perfect time.  It even has a cool tea bag holder in the bottom that I will use next time for some hot tea. I just love the cat/sushi pattern on the cup !!

Thank you again for taking time out of your busy day to see what Celeste and I are up to this month . I'm feeling a little bit better about sketch challenges now and have Celeste to thank for that !! We will see you again in April .I hope Spring is bringing some beautiful weather to you, wherever you are .. Until nest time, stay creative.

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