Coffee and Cards with Deb & Celeste / April 2024

Celeste and I are back with our Coffee & Cards blog collaboration for April . Every month  we choose a theme and make a card . We both love coffee so we also talk about what coffee we are drinking or cute new cup we are using !!  This month we chose to create with stamps from one of our favorite companies - Unity Stamp Company . I have so many of their wonderful stamps and this gave me the chance to finally ink up a set  that I have had for awhile.

Remember Me is a fabulous stamp set !! The woman with the suitcase is easily colored and fussy-cut and there are also 5 sentiments included. The sentiments are appropriate for a variety of cards - travel, encouragement, thinking of you .

• I stamped the woman with the suitcase on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• The sentiment was stamped next to the woman with Memento Teal Zeal ink .
• I colored the woman with my COPIC markers .
• The DCWV Postcards paper pad was perfect for this stamp set . I adhered a piece of postal paper to a Kraft card base and also cut out and paper-punched some of the stamp images for this card . I used a fun postage stamp punch .
• The stamped panel was adhered to a piece of turquoise cardstock and then adhered to the Kraft card base.
• I placed the 4 "postage stamps" on the stamped panel with foam tabs .

I loved this stamp set so much that I made 2 cards for this post. For my second card, I fussy-cut the woman and used a Tim Holtz Chipboard Quote .

I can't wait to see what Celeste has made. And especially which Unity stamp she has chosen to create with !! Take a look at her card over at her blog at this link - Crafting Junky . This month I am drinking Iced Pecan Praline coffee  - and I'm using a new Java Sox "Coffee Break" coffee sleeve . These sleeves keep your drinks cold and your hand and table dry .  I have a few of these and also like to give them as gifts !!

Thank you for visiting and looking at our latest creations !! We love coming up with new themes to challenge us and it's always fun to see how different or similar our cards are !! I already have several ideas for the next few months . Until then, Stay Creative.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Just Coffee & Some Blog Candy

This will be my third card for the  Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop and I've saved the best for last !! If you comment on this post, you could be the lucky winner of a fun Java Sok for your Iced Coffee.. I love mine and use it all the time and even got a new design recently .. I'm giving away 1 Lively Lavender Floral sleeve that will fit a Medium Dunkin, Venti Starbucks or Large McCafe. 

My card uses a freebie from the fabulous Artsyville -  Coffee Love coloring page. They are so much fun to print and color !! And the image is so large that you can make several cards  from the image by cutting it !!

• I printed the Coffee Love Coloring page on Neenah Stardust White cardstock.
• I cut a section of the coloring page - a square piece  of 3 rows across and down - leaving the decorative border on the bottom and left side of the square.
• The image was colored with a variety of my favorite markers - Brea Reese, Sharpies, Flair pens and Faber- Castell.
• I mounted the finished piece onto a white card base.
• The right edge of the front of the card was cut to leave a small strip of the inside  of the card showing .
• I placed a piece of metallic blue washi down down the right side of the inside of the card - it can be seen on the edge when the card is closed.
• I also cut another square - with the decorative edge at the top - and placed it in the inside of the card towards the bottom right side near the washi strip .

This was such a fun and easy card to make !! I hope that you like it .. Please leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win the Java Sox sleeve .If you're an iced coffee lover like I am, you will love this sleeve !! I will choose a winner randomly on Monday evening June 1. 

Than you for stopping by for another of my coffee cards .. I always have fun with the Coffee Lovers Hop and find lots of inspiration there !!

Debra Davison 

Meticulosity