Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas / November 2021

Just think -- this time next month, we will be celebrating Christmas .. I'm so glad that Lisa, Michael and I have continued making our cards all year long. I've been addressing mine too and that really does  helps me stay organized and on track  .. I randomly chose Sue D from the October Crafty Elf comments and will be sending her some holiday happy mail !! 

My first card features a really sweet stamp from Unity Stamp Company - Lillith Whimsy { Magic Happens }  She is so cute and I had fun making her into a Christmas Fairy !!

• I stamped ( with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam Ink  ) and fussy-cut Lillith .
• The fairy was colored with my COPICS,
• I adhered a piece of patterned paper from the North Pole Gazette paper pad by Recollections onto a Kraft card base.
• The fairy was adhered on the right side of the card.
• Her wings and skirt ruffle were glittered with fine, white glitter .
• A gold metallic square was placed at the top left of the  patterned paper. 
• A Christmas postmark, cut from the patterned paper I used, was popped up on the gold square with a foam tab.

This next card was made with one of my favorite new stamps !!  A free digi stamp from Not 2 Shabby - Have a Cup of Cheer . I have made so many cards with this stamp - traditional holiday colors, non-traditional colors, with tinsel added and without .. I love this stamp and hope you do too !! You can create so many different ways with this stamp !!

• I printed the digi image onto an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of cardstock - with 4 images on the page - then trimmed it to fit my A2 card .
• The image was colored with my COPICS .
• I adhered the image to a scrap piece of blue paper with glittered highlights.
• I used a Kraft card base for this card .

I absolutely love this next card . Deer always remind me of growing up in Pennsylvania - snowy winters with my family . This stamp from Red Lead Paperworks - 2 Deer - is just beautiful . 

• The 2 Deer image from Red Lead Paperworks was stamped on Mixed Media paper with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam ink .
• I matted the stamped panel with a rose colored paper and then adhered that to a pink snowflake-patterned paper .
• The 2 Deer image was colored with my COPICS.
• I adhered a piece of pastel brush tree paper to a Kraft card base . Tree and snowflake paper were from a Recollections Sugarplum paperpad .
• The deer panel was then adhered onto the Kraft card base .

This next image from Angie Blom Digital Designs is included in a fabulous new set called  A Winter Hello, Girl . It has images for regular and slimline cards, as well as several sentiments . I loved coloring these images  and making this mini-slimline with a sheet of 6 x 6 paper. 

• I printed the A Winter Hello, Girl image on Mixed Media paper and then colored it with my COPICS .
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to a piece of 6 x 6 plaid patterned paper . I have many 6 x 6 paper pads and they are perfect for making many quick mini slimline cards !!
• A Tim Holtz sticker sentiment was adhered on the upper left of the panel.
• Several Tim Holtz Holiday Stars were placed on the card panel .

I want to thank everyone who has followed the Crafty Elves this year as we've worked on our holiday cards. Take a look at what Michael and Lisa have created this and let them know which cards are your favorites .. 

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Bzibziak-Reynolds - Life of a BZ Scrapper

I hope that you are all having a wonderful Thanksgiving and that even in this crazy time of COVID, you can find something to be thankful for . I look forward to seeing you here next month with my wrap-up post for the year !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / November 2021

I really cannot believe that it is November !! Time for another collaboration post with Celeste  AND also the Fall/Winter 2021 Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop .Check out the link for all of the amazing inspiration, the rules for linking and also to see all of the wonderful Sponsors . Link up a card of your own and you just might win a prize .. Celeste and I chose this Winter Coffee theme to coincide with the Hop !! 

I am in the midst of NO BUY NOVEMBER with my friend, Xenia. We are both trying to destash and organize so we are not adding to our already extensive craft collection this month .. But digi stamps are not included, which was fabulous because I just had to have this new digi by Angie Blom Digital Designs  - A Winter Hello, Girl . I hope that you like her as much as I do !!

• I printed one of the images from the A Winter Hello, Girl digi stamp set and trimmed it to fit on an A2 card base. This image already included a sentiment .
• The image was colored with my COPICS and Flair Pens.
• The completed panel was adhered to a bright red card base .
• Several large sequins were adhered around the girl to fill in some of the empty space.

This stamp was a dream to color and I cannot wait to make several more with the other images in this set. Included are a slimline image and several other images with and without sentiments, as well as several  individual sentiments.  Celeste always makes beautiful cards and her coffee cards have always been some of my favorites. Take a look at hers over at her blog - Crafting Junky . I am drinking some Starbucks Blonde coffee with a bit of Baily's Irish Cream added to get me in the holiday spirit as I make cards !! And I'm using a cup bought on clearance last year with the perfect sentiment !!

Let's Get Toasty 

Also remember to check out all of the fun over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop  ... There is always so much inspiration AND a chance at some fantastic prizes !! A big shout-out to Amy Tsuruta for always hosting such fabulous Hops .. She is a Coffee Lover Extraordinaire !!

 2021 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Until next time ..

Have some coffee and stay creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity