Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / February 2025

It seems like I blinked and it's already the end of February !!! I've been doing some destashing/donating and have come across some fabulous stamps I haven't seen in awhile . Some I don't even remember buying ! Lisa, Michael and I are bringing you holiday inspiration every month on the 25th to inspire you . Get those cards started early and you will have 1 less thing to stress about when the holidays roll around !!

I used a fun Wendy Vecchi stamp set - Doodle Christmas - for my card today . I love all of the stamps in this set . There are so many cute ways to create holiday cards with all the images ..

• I stamped the wreath from Doodle Christmas with Memento Olive Green ink on white cardstock and then die cut it with a Big and Little Pierced Chain round die .
•  The ornaments were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink inside the wreath.
• The bow was stamped on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then fussy-cut . 
• I adhered a piece of holiday plaid paper from my scrap drawer to a green card base .
• The ornaments and bow were colored with my OLO Markers.
• I placed red candy dots around the wreath.
• The red bow was adhered at the bottom of the wreath with foam tabs.
• I adhered the completed stamped panel to the holiday plaid paper.
• Stickers from the Simple Stories "Dear Santa" collection were placed at the bottom right .

You can get more ideas for your holiday cards by following the links to Lisa's and Michaels's blogs.

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak - Life of a BZscrapper

Michael; Trent  - World of Michael Trent

Thank you for stopping by to see our latest cards. We look forward to seeing you next month with more Crafty Elf inspiration . 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / June 2024

It's hard to believe that the year is halfway over !! But if you've been following us since January, you know we have a nice stash of holiday cards to help us beat the rush !! Lisa and I post our cards on the 25th of each month and we hope we inspire you to start on some holiday projects too . 

For my card this month, I chose a sweet stamp/die combination from Colorado Craft Company - White Christmas . I love the cute animal designs by Anita Jeram and took advantage of a nice sale that Colorado Craft had several months ago .

• I stamped the animal group from White Christmas on a piece of white cardstock with  Tuxedo Black Memento ink .
• The stamped image was die cut with the matching die, then colored with my COPICS.
• I highlighted the branches and snowball with Clearsnap Pralines and Cream glitter.
• The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock with Nautical Blue Memento ink .
• I diecut the sentiment with a Big and Little Chain Rectangle Die.
• I found the perfect piece of paper for my A2 card base in the Winter Wonderland pad from Love Nicole.
• I adhered the group of animals at the bottom of the card with foam tabs .
• The sentiment was centered near the top of the card.

Please be sure to go to Lisa's blog to see her June card - Life of a BZscrapper . We will both be back next month with more holiday inspiration. Stay cool until then and stay creative .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity