Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / August 2024

It's hard to believe that September is almost here and hopefully some Autumn weather with it !! I promise not to complain about cold weather after the extremely hot summer we've had. Last year right after Christmas, our HVAC system decided that 20 years of work was enough and broke down. It was time for a new one and as hard as it was to spend so much money on it, the house hasn't felt so comfortable in years. The kitchen hadn't cooled down or warmed up in a long time but new duct work took care of that also .. Sooooo, I am looking forward to cooler temps, sweater weather, falling leaves and a nice,cozy house !! Remind me of that when we have our first snowfall. 

Lisa and I are back this month with our Crafty Elf creations to inspire you and help you get ready to send your holiday cards !! I used a retired stamp from Penny Black Inc.  - Paris Packages. I also colored the stamped image with my new OLO markers .

• I stamped the Eiffel Tower image on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink .
• The stamped image was die cut with a Big and Little Chain Rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs .
• The stamped image waa colored with my new OLO markers. I was so excited to use them that I forgot to write down which colors I used.But I will next time.
• I adhered a piece of Paris Junk Journal digital paper  - from Trendy Travel Digital on Etsy - to a Sky Blue 5x7 card base.
• The stamped panel was matted on a piece of teal cardstock and adhered to the card base with foam tabs.
• A Merry Christmas wood-mounted stamp from My Sentiments Exactly was used  for the sentiment. I stamped it with Rose IO ink on white cardstock, then trimmed it.
• I adhered the sentiment to the left of the Eiffel Tower with foam tabs.

I also colored it in a more traditional color scheme.for another card.

Please take a look at Lisa's August inspiration over at her blog - Life of a BZscrapper . She continuously creates fabulous cards each and every month .. I appreciate you stopping by to visit the Crafty Elves. We will be back  in September with more holiday creations!!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Petals for the Pittmans

I am here today to  tell you about my involvement in a fundraiser - Petals for the Pittmans -  for a member of our creative community,  Larissa Collins Pittman. She and her husband Gary are facing some difficult medical challenges. You can read all the fundraiser details  at the Polka Dot Orchard Blog. I was given a digi design to use and absolutely love it . It is one of many digis that will be included in an exclusive set by Polka Dot Orchard  that will be available to purchase in their Etsy shop for a limited time only . Anyone who links up any floral project will be eligible for one of many prizes.  If you use the exclusive digi set,  you will get a bonus entry for prizes. We hope that you are inspired to become involved and create along with us.

My card uses a sunflower digi by Phyllis Harris, made exclusively for this fundraiser. It was perfect for me because I love to fussy-cut. 

• On a yellow card base, I adhered a piece of  Studio Calico Lemon Lush paper. I cut the paper to include the words - Hello, Today, Forever, Life, The Best is Yet To Come and Stop Everything & Dance.
• I printed the sunflowers, fussy-cut them and then colored them with a collection of my favorite markers.
• The sunflowers were popped up with some foam tabs. 
• A gold glitter pen was used to highlight some areas on the petals.

The Polka Dot Orchard Design Team has created some wonderful cards and I hope that you will take a look at all of them. Please take some time to go to the Polka Dot Orchard blog and get inspired.  And be sure to look at the floral digi set made especially for this fundraiser.All proceeds from this  set in the Etsy shop will go to the Pittmans. 

Thank you so much for visiting Meticulosity once again .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity