Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / August 2021

I find it hard to believe that in 4 short months, it will be Christmas !! I can honestly say that I will be glad when August is behind us .. I managed to spend my whole 2 weeks of vacation mostly on the phone dealing with car and home insurance issues / repair work . And neither is resolved yet !! Being crafty did take my mind off of it at times but I still was not in much of a creative mood. Which is why I procrastinated on this blog post until the last minute .  So I will be posting just the stamps I used, without a full description with details . I'm sure that by Sept. 25, I will be back to a normally hectic life !!

We have another special Guest Elf this month . Misty Lavigne - aka The Jolly Fat Elf - is a fantastic card-maker with her own FB page and You Tube channel . You can see her projects and get all of her info at the link at the end of this post 

My first card is made with an older stamp set from Ink Blot Shop  - Seasoning's Greetings . It's no longer available but they have many other wonderful stamp sets for you to choose from !!

Unity Stamp Company's Joy To Go has always been a favorite of mine !! Fun to color and so easy to bling it up a bit with some Wink of Stella or glitter .

The Holiday Cat Stamp from Paper Source reminded me so much of our rescue kitty Pixie that I just had to use it this month !!

And last  - but certainly not least, - is my card with the sweet Anita Jeram  Anniversary Mini . This mouse couple was a good pick for wishing someone a Marry Christmas AND a Happy New Year !!

I hope that you will also take a look at the other Crafty Elves' cards for August, as well as our special guest, Misty !! 

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak -  Life of a BZ Scrapper

Misty Lavigne - The Jolly Fat Elf You Tube Channel

Thank you to Misty for joining us this month . We hope that you are inspired by all of our  creativity and start on your on holiday cards !! You will be so much less stressed when you have a nice stash of cards ready to send .. And even if you start in September, you will have at least 12 cards to send to friends..

Until next time, stay crafty and above all, stay safe !! 

Debra Davison - Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / August 2021

Celeste & I have chosen a birthday theme for this month . That leaves us with so much to work with and I couldn't wait to get started. I wanted to go with a non-traditional design - no cake, no candles .. And of course, I found the perfect stamp in my stash ..We hope our cards  inspire you to make a  birthday card for someone special in your life .. I'm sure you have the prefect stamp in your stash .

The stamp I chose to use is from the Planner Gal collection by Angie Blom for Unity Stamp Company - All About You . And it had the sweetest sentiment in the set also . 

Today is All About You

• I stamped the Planner Gal image on watercolor paper, leaving space on the right side for my sentiment .
• The sentiment was stamped to the right of the Planner Gal image .
• I colored the images with COPIC markers and Flair pens.
• A strip of Sarah Frances Rainbows washi was placed underneath the sentiment.
• The stamped panel was matted onto a piece of adhesive-backed cork .
• The completed panel was adhered to a floral card base .

Celeste's birthday creation can be found over at her blog - Crafting Junky .I'm so glad that you stopped by to see what we have for you this month !! For my August coffee, I found this cute mug for 59 cents at Hobby Lobby last week and I'm drinking some delicious Vanilla Macadamia Nut coffee.  What is your drink of choice when being creative ??

Be Your Own Kind of Wonderful

Thank you for stopping by and taking time out of your busy day to share our collaboration . We always do appreciate it and hope to see you next month . And maybe we will have some cooler weather by that time. 

Until we see you in September.

Stay Creative & especially Stay Healthy