Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / August 2022

Here we are - 1 month closer to the holidays !! And the Crafty Elves are back with their holiday inspiration for August .. Michael, Lisa and I are creating holiday cards each month and posting them on the 25th ..  We will all have a nice little stash to help with the holiday rush !!

My first card was made with a really beautiful collection from Pink Fresh Studios - Oh What Fun . And there was no stamping involved !! Sometimes a collection has all the right elements and a beautiful card can be created in no time at all !!

• I placed a piece of word background paper on a Kraft card base .
• A journal card from the collection was matted with plain red paper .
• I popped up the matted image with foam tabs onto the word background.

My next 4 cards ( yes, I even have an extra one this month )  are all from the same stamp set .. I got it on clearance several years ago and have never even inked it up until now ..  It is from  Stampers Anonymous - The Tim Holtz Collection - Doodle Greetings #1 . I used a variety of Echo Park Christmas paper for my backgrounds . And added some bling to each card - rhinestones or candy dots or glitter pens.

Confession about the last blue card ..  I colored the images then added the bling to each panel. Then I decided I wanted to die-cut a few of them. I thought it would probably crush the bling but tried anyway . And it did, but I think it created some cool crystals for the snowflakes !!  And for the Merry & Bright card, I just traced around the outer edge of the die, then cut it out with scissors to create the shape !! 

Please take a look at what Michael and Lisa have created, over at their blogs .

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak- Life of a BZscrapper

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity once again.. Please leave a comment here on this post and I will choose someone to receive some blog candy..  We hope we are inspiring you to start on your holiday cards . I've even started addressing mine to stay even more ahead of the holiday stress !!

Until next time - Stay Creative ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Kitchen Logic - GIU Day 1

I am thrilled to be back as a Growing in Unity Girl this week for Unity Stamp Company. It is my third year and there will be another person this week who is joining us as a first-time GIU girl. Welcome to Kim Gray - I can't wait to see all of your projects !! I will be posting a new project using Unity stamps on my blog Monday through Friday. Please comment each day for a chance to win a grab bag of 25 Unity stamps. There will be 2 lucky winners.

For my first project, I used an older Unity kit called Kitchen Logic. Everything about this set reminds me of my mom - the stove with the kitchen towel hanging on it, the lovely apron and the sentiments that are included.

" if you can't take the Heat, get out of the Kitchen "

• I started with a turquoise card base and adhered a pink doily in the center. 
• I stamped the 3 images on patterned paper from the Echo Park "Happy Days" collection .This is a fun, retro paper pad. All stamping was done with Memories India black ink.
• The stove and apron were fussy-cut and adhered to the doily. I used foam dimensionals to pop up the apron. 
• The sentiment was paper-punched out then stapled to a same-sized square of turquoise paper. 
• 3 retro banners were adhered to the upper Left corner of the card base. A strip of pink glitter washi gave the card a pop of color .  It reminds me of kitchen curtains !!
• And don't you love that small cake stand that I found at TJ Maxx - how perfect is that !?!? I think that maybe I made that card to match the stand !!

I used turquoise on this card because my mom used to write recipes in her recipe book with a turquoise ink pen. To this day, when I see that color ink, I have great memories of my mom in the kitchen with me. She was an amazing cook and baker. Miss her every day.. This card is for you, Mom !!

I hope that you like my first GIU project. Be sure to leave a comment and at the end of the week, I will choose 2 winners at random to win 25 Unity stamps. Thank you so much for visiting Meticulosity.

My Favorite Unity Kit Hop & Giveaway

I was thrilled beyond measure to be one of the Growing in Unity gals in August. Today some of the GIU gals from the past few months are having a Blog Hop using their Favorite Unity kit. Well, if you are a Unity Stamp Company addict like me, you will know that the hardest part about this Hop was choosing my FAVORITE kit... Two people who comment on our blogs have a chance at winning a Grab Bag of 25 Unity stamps. Please join us in highlighting our favorite Unity kits.

HOP LIST

1. Amber Sheaves
2. Debra Davison  you are here
3. Rachel Bogner
4. Berina Febin
5. Beth Fiscus
6. Lisa
7. Rebecca Wong
8. Laura Beth Buchi

I finally chose the kit from June 2014 -- In Love With Love..  I saw a card made with the 3 small jars and knew that I had to purchase that kit. The woman's silhouette on the other card is such a great image for any time of year. Choose a paper to reflect the seasons and paper-piece her dress.I hope you enjoy these cards from my favorite kit !!

Image from KOM June 2014

Watercolored with  Tim Holtz Distress Markers & Stampin' Up markers
Washi tape by My Mind's Eye



Image and Sentiment from KOM June 2014

Patterned paper from Jillibean Soup "Apple Cheddar Soup"
Echo Park Paper "Acorns & Leaves' washi

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity. I hope you were as inspired by this Kit of the Month as I was.. Please comment for your chance to win a Grab Bag of 25 Unity stamps.. I will also be having my own giveaway of an Itty Bitty for 1 lucky commenter ...