Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / February 2026

We're back to bring you the February edition of Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste . And it's only appropriate that this month our theme is Valentines / Hearts . We hope you like how we were inspired ..

I decided to make a card for my guy, Brian. I make many cards but somehow never seem to get around to giving him one that is handmade. So I pulled out the Ink Road stamp set Snarky Couple to make my card . We have been together since 2001, so this sentiment seemed perfect !!

Let's Grow Old and Grumpy Together

• I adhere a piece of paper from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Red Palette Collection to a red card base. This paper collection is absolutely beautiful !!
• The couple image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock .
• The image was colored with my COPICs .
• The sentiment was stamped using Catherine Pooler Peppermint Scrub ink .
• I diecut the stamped image to fit the front of my card with a Stitched Square Die.
• A piece of lace ribbon from Stampin' Up was adhered below the sentiment.
• A Valentine Word Snippet from KCS Designs by Kim was printed, cut out and adhered to the ribbon .
• I placed a small red button on the left side of the sentiment. 
• The completed stamped panel was adhered with foam tabs in the center of the patterned paper on the card base.
• Heart Wax Seal stickers were placed on each side of the stamped panel .

I really love the vintage feel of this card . It  reminds me of old-fashioned Valentine cards .  Be sure to go to Celeste's blog - Crafting Junky - to see how she brought our inspiration photo  to life .

For my coffee today, I chose a McCafe Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookie K-cup .  This tastes just like a delicious warm cookie right out of the oven. The cup I'm using was given to me by a friend who brought it back for me after a visit to Disney California Adventure Park . I recently found it in the midst of a big destash I've been doing .. 

I made one more card with the Snarky Couple set . This card also has a vintage vibe .

Thank you for visiting with Celeste and I again to check out our cards . We will be back in March and hopefully there will be some warmer weather coming along with us . Until next time, Stay Creative ( and warm ) .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

He Made It / She Made It - Sept. 2025

Michael Trent and I are back with another long overdue "He Made It / She Made It" post .This time we are not using the same stamp ; we are using products from the same company. He introduced me to the amazing digital papers from KCS Designs by Kim . She has the most gorgeous digital papers, ephemera, clip art etc. !! I am not a pro by any means when working with digital products but I can print papers to be used on my cards . And that is exactly what I did today ..  

I chose Autumn Flair Buttons and Vintage Gingham Floral Journal Paper from KCS Designs by Kim for the 2 cards I made . There are 24 flair buttons in different designs and colors . The journal paper has 12 different patterns/colors . I absolutely fell in love with all of those . They would be perfect for journal pages and I also printed some to use in my planner . I used a discontinued Photoplay Paper stamp  set- I Love Fall  - that was perfect for these papers !!

• I printed the Autumn Flair Buttons and resized them on my printer to fit a 1 3/8" round punch .
• I printed the Gingham papers in a 4x6 size to make my card fronts.
• The papers were adhered to a cream and a dark brown card base.
• I fussy-cut the girls and Fall elements and then colored them with my COPICS.
• The girls were each adhered to their card bases.
• I popped up the buttons and pumpkins with foam tabs.
• The leaves and acorns were adhered to the pumpkins.

I am in love with these 2 cards !! Michael is a brilliant creator with digi products so I cannot wait to see what he came up with . KCS Designs By Kim is having a 35% off sale through the end of September. Her designs are fabulous and there are a variety of themes for you to use  - Vintage, Holiday, Fall, Botanicals and Mixed Media to name a few. I already have my eye on a few more designs for some upcoming cards !!

Be sure to check out what Michael made over at World of Michael Trent . And don't miss the sale at KCS Designs By Kim .If you're not a digi product user, go there anyway and try out a few of her papers. Its as easy as downloading and then printing them !! If I can do it, you can too .. And one of these days, Michael is going to give me a personal tutorial on digi stamps etc. ... I'll recruit him when I break down and buy a new laptop .. 

A big shout-out to Kim Sheen for her amazing Etsy shop !! I was excited when Michael told me he was creating with her products and rushed right over to KCS Designs . The Vintage Gingham and Flair Buttons were my first purchases but definitely not my last ..  Thanks for stopping by to see  the latest He Made It/She Made It  ..  Stay tuned for more of these posts in the future .  

Debra Davison / Meticulosity