July Cookies - Take 1

It's only fitting with the weather we are having that our inspiration for this latest If You Give a Crafter a Cookie Challenge is BEACHY. I absolutely love the cookie designs this time and wish I had them on a plate here right now !! I live in Virginia Beach but I'm really not a beach person. However, I do love to take a nice a walk on the Boardwalk  to see our fabulous King Neptune statue. 

I used an amazing stamp for this Challenge # 120. Seaside Memories from Blue Fern Studios is really a beautiful stamp and I hope that you like it as much as I do !!

• For my card base, I used some note cards that I have had for many years !! This one has a gray marbled pattern and I loved it for this card .
• Using my MISTI, I stamped the Seaside image onto watercolor   paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink . With an intricate stamp this size, my MISTI helped me get crisp overall coverage .
• I also stamped the upper half of the Seaside stamp with Broken Chine Distress ink and punched a heart out to use as a highlight  on the main stamped image. 
• I colored the word SEASIDE with a Faber Castell PITT Artist Pen.
• The heart was placed on the black stamped image, popped up with foam tabs. It was placed in the exact same position as its corresponding black stamped image.
• I adhered the completed stamped image to the card base with my Pink Scotch  ATG Runner.
•  I also made another card using this technique. I just couldn't get enough of this beautiful stamp !!

There will be projects from my fellow Design Team members over at the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie blog. I hope you will take a look at all of them !! This Challenge runs for 2 weeks so get inspired and link up your own creation before July 25. 

King Neptune Statue / Virginia Beach

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity !!

Until next time, stay creative.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb / 5th Anniversary Post

It's time for a Coffee & Cards post with my dear friend Celeste, but she unexpectedly couldn't be here today . So I will instead have my coffee alone with you and bring you my 5th anniversary post. I can't believe that it has been 5 whole years since I started Meticulosity. Wednesday,May 21, 2014 was my first ever post and I've come a long way !! In the past 5 years, I've made some amazing friends, worked on some fabulous teams and been inspired by many creative people. For today's post, I thought I would use a fantastic stamp sent to me by my friend Jennifer Bishop-Anderson of Dreamz Etc. . She designed the stamp  Artistic Penmanship for Carabelle Studio and also designs for Blue Fern Studios. A big thank-you to Jennifer for helping me celebrate 5 years of blogging !!

 Artistic Penmanship

• I started with a blue-patterned card base.
• The image was stamped on watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and cut to fit on the card.
• The hand was colored with Akashiya SAI Watercolor Brush pens .
• I adhered the image on the diagonal in the center of the card towards the right side.
•  A strip of floral embroidery patterned washi was placed down the left side of the card.
• Some shimmer was added to the dragonfly wings with a ZIG Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush pen .
• Recollections rhinestones were placed along the bottom of the stamped image. 

I loved this design so much that I made 2 cards. I just altered the card base, washi tape and the color of the rhinestones. I love writing letters which I think is what drew me to this stamp. 

To celebrate my 5th Blogaversary, I will be sending 1 commenter - chosen at random - a variety of my favorite supplies. There will be a paper pad, washi tape, embellishments, a stamp, bags and stickers. Just leave a comment here on this post for a chance to be chosen. I couldn't have done this without you  - I greatly appreciate all of your support and comments and encouragement. I'm looking forward to another year of creativity with all of you. 

Today I am drinking Caramel coffee out of the cup that started it all - my Meticulosity cup from Starbucks !! Here's to another 5 years !! And many more fun coffee cups...

Debra Davison / Meticulosity