Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / December 2024

Christmas is finally here and it was so nice to have my stash of cards ready to send to friends and family . Lisa and I are looking forward to continuing the tradition in 2025 so you will continue to see us each month on the 25th with our holiday inspiration.. 

For my cards this month, I used the "EDGY" line from Unity Stamp Company.  I have been known to have a sarcastic side and just love these stamps. I know they aren't for everyone so you can just skip to another post if you'd like.

• On a pale pink A2 card base, I adhered an ephemera  notebook page from the 2023 Spellbinders Holiday Fun Crafty Advent calendar. .
• I stamped the sentiment from the Snarky Holiday set onto cream cardstock with IO mini imks - Turf and Deep Rose.
• The stars were  attached to the completed sentiment panel with staples.
• I adhered the sentiment panel to the notecard page with foam tabs.
• Twinkle was placed in the lower right corner with foam tabs.
• All ephemera was from the 2023 Spellbinders Holiday Fun Crafty Advent calendar. 

I also made a New Year card for a friend. I used another stamp set from the "EDGY" line .This card has such a vintage look with that woman and the snarky sentiment just puts a smile on my face !!! The Festive As F***  set is one of my favorites !!

• The vintage woman was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on cream cardstock.
• The sentiment was stamped with  a Peacock IO mini ink pad.
• I used a circle die to cut out the completed stamped image.
• A piece of patterned paper from the Simple Stories "Simple Vintage Fresh Snow" paper pad was adhered to the front of an pale blue A2 card base.
• I placed the completed stam[ed panel on the front of the card with foam tabs.
• Pale blue pearls were placed on the coat buttons.
• I highlighted some of the stamped areas with my OLO markers.

I hope you like my end-of-year creations . Be sure to take a look at what Lisa has made over at her blog - Life of a BZscrapper . We will be back in January to start off the year with some more holiday designs to get you started on your stash of cards for Christmas 2025 !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity