Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / June 2026

Michael, Lisa and I are back with our holiday inspiration for the month  . Hard to believe we are half-way to Christmas. My post will be short and sweet because we adopted a rescue kitten a week ago and she is keeping us busy. Serafina is a 4 month old Siamese kitten that was abandoned on the side of a road with 3 siblings. She is so teeny and we are smitten. We lost our 6 year old cat Pixie to Cardiomyopathy almost 1 year ago and just recently felt ready to give another kitty a forever home. The idea for my cards came to me last night and I think that for a last-minute creation, I did good !!

I will include the supplies I used under each picture. I have had the Tim Holtz Layer Frames since 2023 and this is my first time using them !!  The Impression Obsession sentiments I used were from Christmas Coffee Sayings . And my Go-To ink - Memento Tuxedo Black .

Tim Holtz Holiday Layers Frame 

Coffee Cup / Stampers Anonymous for Stamptember 2024

Impression Obsession sentiment

Pink Fresh Studio Holiday Dreams paper

Tim Holtz Holiday Layers Frame

Coffee Cup / Stampers Anonymous set from  Stamptember 2024 

Impression Obsession sentiment 

Pink Fresh Studio Holiday Dreams paper

I used my Ohuhu Honolulu B markers to color the coffee cuos. These cards were so simple and easy to make . I popped each of the frames up with Stampin' Up Dimensionals.

Michael and Lisa have also made something to inspire you to get started on your holiday cards . I always send out close to 50 cards each holiday so it's nice to have a little stash on hand when December rolls around .

Michael - World of Michae; Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

Thank you so  much for stopping by . We hope you are inspired by our creativity . We hope to see you next month .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee and Cards with Deb & Celeste / and Michael - June 2026

Michael Trent is back once again to create with us  / all the way from Cosmopolis, Brazil  . We are in the middle of a heat wave here in Virginia Beach so it's nice to just stay indoors and make cards !!  This month, I wanted to use stencils . I have SO many that I have never inked up . It was about time to get them out and have some fun with them ! Now the only problem is deciding which ones to use .. I finally decided on a few snarky sentiments to go with a favorite Ink Road stamp .  

• I stamped the Night FAFO image from Ink Road stamps twice - once on white cardstock and again on a marbled watercolor piece of scrap paper.
• The sentiments were stenciled on each panel - Love Letter Memento ink was used on the white panel and Tuxedo Blak Memento ink on the marbled panel. 
• I used the Sarcasm stencil from A Colorful Life Designs .
• I matted the white panel with turquoise cardstock and adhered that to a black card base .
• The marbled panel was matted with pink cardstock and applied to a lavender hombre card base with foam tabs.

I was an overachiever this time and created another card too . The Snarky Coffee Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs was paired with a Unity Stamp Company stamp set - Tricia Girl .

For some added inspiration on how to use your stencils, check out Celeste and Michael's posts at these links . 

Celeste - Stamping Junky

Michael - World of Michael Trent

This month I'm drinking Caramel Pecan coffee from a favorite cup that I just realized  matches my Kindle perfectly !! Don't you just love these mushroom designs?!?!?!

Thank you so much for choking out our stencil inspiration  ! Do you have a stash of stencils that you need to locate and create with ? If so, I hope you find them and get busy .. Until next time, have some good coffee (preferably with a friend) and stay creative. Thanks to Michael for joining us today . I know he was looking forward to a fun weekend watching the FIFA game between Brazil & Morocco  on television .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity