Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / September 2025

This month, Celeste had the great idea to use up some of our scraps . I used to keep two whole  drawers full of paper scraps - 1 for solid colors and another for patterned paper. But I decided to consolidate and just keep one drawer, which narrowed down my selection for today. I did find some great pieces of scrap paper though and made a great background for my card .

Celeste's Scrap Stash

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the scraps I chose so I just placed them on a card base and hoped I would come up with an idea !! I decided to look through some Close To My Heart stamp sets and found one that I thought would work with my background. Here are the scraps that I used , All I did was trim them down to get several lengths and attached them to a navy card base.

And here is my finished card ..

• The stamp set is I'd Rather Be Reading from Close To My Heart  (which unfortunately has closed ).
• I stamped the shelf and sentiment on cream cardstock . I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink for the shelf and the matching die to cut the shelf .
• The sentiment was stamped with Impression Obsession Ruby  ink .
• The shelf was colored with Copics and Sharpies.
• I adhered the shelf to the scrap paper strips with foam tabs to add some dimension .
• The sentiment was die-cut with a Big Little Chain Rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs .
• I adhered the sentiment to the bottom right corner of the card base .

I am really happy with how this card turned out, especially since I had no idea what I was doing when I sat down to make it !! Do you ever grab some scarps from your stash and create with them ?? This was a fun theme !!  I can't wait to see what Celeste came up with . Take a look at her blog Crafting Junky to see her card ..

For my coffee this month, I chose McCafe'  Affogato .. It tastes like Vanilla soft serve ice cream and is absolutely delicious !!  My cup is a Starbucks Amsterdam mug brought back for me by a friend. It must have been International Day here because I'm reading a book set in Scotland from a Netherlands cup while drinking American coffee !! 

Thank you for joining me today as I use up some scraps . I hope Celeste and I have inspired you to take a look in your stash and create something !! Until next time, I hope you will enjoy some creative time, drink some good coffee and read a good book .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / December 2023

Celeste and I are here with our last Coffee & Cards collaboration of 2023 .. We will be back next year for more creativity and if you would like to join us one month, please let us know. This month Celeste chose our inspiration photo. I did not know what she was going to choose for us, but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it ..We hope that you like it and how we both were inspired by it .

I had picked out the Brutus Monroe "Tis the Season" stamp set for my card a few weeks ago .This is just the cutest stamp and so easy to color !! Imagine my surprise when I saw Celeste's inspiration photo !!! How perfect is this ?!?!?!

• I stamped the Tis the Season image on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• I die cut the image with an etched square die .
• The stamped panel was colored with my COPICS and metallic Sharpie markers.
• I adhered a piece of burgundy ribbon across the center of a piece of pine branch paper.
• The stamped panel was adhered to the pine branch paper on top of the ribbon .
• The pine branch panel was adhered to a green card base.

Can you believe that I actually chose a design that almost perfectly matched our photo ?? It was a great stamp to work with .. Take some time to check out what Celeste created over at her blog - Crafting Junky . For my coffee this month, I'm using a new coffee cup that I found online on clearance at Kohls . And i'm drinking Crazy Cups "White Christmas" coffee .This coffee has flavors of caramel, macadamia, nut coconut, vanilla and bourbon. It is absolutely delicious !! I bought it on Amazon in a variety pack with several other amazing holiday flavors ..

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity .. I hope that you are having a wonderful December and staying warm. Please enjoy whatever holiday you celebrate this month - Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Christmas . Spend time with friends and family . Take time for yourself - get creative or read a book, listen to music or take a walk outside. Celeste and I will see you again as we continue our collaboration in 2024 !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

He Made It / She Made It - Oct. 2023

Our latest stamp to create with for HE MADE IT / SHE MADE IT is the Holly and Berries stamp from the October Technique Junkies release . Michael Trent and I choose a stamp each month and make a project with it. He's an amazing papercrafter in Brazil ( by way of NYC ) and we have a friendship based on our love of paper and coffee basically !! So let's see what we've come up with for October .. You might look at my card and think how pretty my patterned paper is but that is actually the Holly & Berries stamp..

• On a red card base, I adhered a Christmas plaid patterned paper.
• I stamped the Holly and Berries image on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink.
• The stamped image was cut out with a Big and Little Pierced Chain Circle Die .
• I colored the holly and berries with my COPICS, Flair pens and Sharpies.
• On the stamped circle, I layered 2023 Tim Holtz Idea-ology Christmas ephemera . 
• I stapled the "merry" to the music page and popped up the 25 cents with foam tabs.
• The completed circle was adhered to the plaid paper on the card base.
• The Christmas sentiment was also popped up  below the circle with foam tabs.

Holly and Berries

This stamp can be used in so many ways - as a background, as your card base, for tags or ATCs. I will be using it alot this holiday season. I know that Michael will come up with something very creative using this stamp - you can check out what he made over at World of Michael Trent .

Thanks for stopping by Meticulosity.

Debra Davison

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / October 2021

In a few short months, the holidays will be here .. And I will be so glad that I have been making holiday cards all year long !! Have you started yours ?? Michael, Lisa and I have been posting every month on the 25th as we've created a holiday card each week throughout the year .. This month we have a Guest Elf and I'm sure she has some fabulous cards to share with us .. Terri Albro Burson is a talented papercrafter, mixed-media artist and designer . We met through our love of paper back in 2014 when I was chosen to be on the Design Team ( my first ) of Mountain Plains Crafters. Terri and a few friends had created an online community and I was lucky enough to become a part of it . She has worked with many amazing companies, most recently as a 2021 Guest Artist for Ranger Ink . I'm sure that she is just as thrilled to be joining us as a Crafty Elf this month !!

My first card features the cutest Christmas Bird stamp from Impression Obsession  . It was on clearance a few months ago, but they have tons of other fabulous stamps for you to choose from .  This stamp was designed by my friend Lindsay Ostrom.

• I stamped Christmas Bird on Strathmore Mixed Media Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink .
• A square scalloped-edge die was used to die-cut the bird image for the card front.
• I colored the bird image with my COPICS, Sharpies & Flair pens.
• A piece of Tim Holtz Christmas washi tape was placed across the center of a piece of green musical notes patterned paper from a Craft Smart "Classic Vintage" paper pad.
• The musical notes panel was adhered to a Kraft card base.
• I popped up the completed bird die-cut with foam tabs for some added dimension .

My next 3 cards were made with the Elfmas Volumes 1 & 2 stamp sets from Ink Road Stamps .It's no secret that Elf is one of my favorite movies and I couldn't wait to ink up these stamps !! I think I know each and every line from the movie word for word. My guy, Brian even got an ELF costume one year during the holidays and came to the hospital where I work to surprise me when I was the ICU Manager . We walked around the different floors and sang Christmas carols with some of the staff and patients !!  A great Christmas memory ..  

• I stamped ELF  on the left side of a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper  with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the sentiment on the right side with Memento Lady Bug & Bamboo Leaves. I masked the sentiment on the diagonal to get the color blend exactly right . And I love how it turned out .
• I found a scrap of paper that reminded me of Gingerbread houses & their icing and cut a strip to fit down the left side of a Kraft card base.
• The completed stamped panel was adhered next to the patterned strip.

• I stamped ELF in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the sentiment below that with Memento Lady Bug ink  on Strathmore Mixed Media paper.
• I placed a strip of red snowflake washi in between ELF and the sentiment.
• The stamped panel was adhered to a red cardstock mat .
• A beautiful floral card base was a pretty touch for this card .

• I stamped the 4 Main Food Groups sentiment onto a piece of Mixed Media paper with Tuxedo Black ink.
• I colored the image with my COPICS.
• The stamped image was matted on a piece of red cardstock.
• I adhered a piece of scrap glittery gumdrop paper to a bright blue card base.
• The completed stamped panel was then popped up onto the gumdrops with Foam tabs. I love how bright and colorful this card is !!

Please take a look at the other Crafty Elf cards over at their blog posts for much more holiday inspiration. And don't miss what our Guest Elf has created for us, because I'm sure it is fantastic !! A big Thank-You to Terri for joining us this month ..

Terri Albro Burson - Waving My Wand

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Reynolds-Bzibziak - Life of a BZ Scrapper

We are quickly winding down to the holidays .. Have you started your cards yet ?? Leave me a message about the status of your holiday card-making and you could be the lucky person chosen at random to get some Happy Mail from me . I will send you some supplies to use on your holiday cards.. 

For some extra added fun with holiday cards, you can check out the Blog Hop sponsored by the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group  . Get inspiration, link up a card of your own and you just might win a prize from some great sponsors !!

Falling for the Holidays 2021 {BYSHC} Hop!

Until next time -

Stay safe and always stay creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / July 2021

It's hard for me to believe that it is already July and half of 2021 is just about over !! No that I'm upset by that - this year has been filled with many ups and downs and I might just be looking forward to 2022 .. But until then, who doesn't like a Christmas in July celebration ??? Many crafty companies celebrate with sales to help us get ready for the holidays .. Of curse, the Crafty Elves have been getting ready all year long, hoping to inspire all of you along with us. And we are thrilled to have an amazingly talented Guest Elf with us this month who inspires us year round. Angie Blom, the creative mind behind Angie Blom Digital Designs is joining in on the fun for Christmas in July !! You might know her from her line of Angie Girl stamps ( and other designs ) with Unity Stamp Company She was kind enough to share some new digital images with us ahead of time so we could get you in the holiday spirit. She is also having a Christmas in July sale at her website - 40% off all Christmas images. A great big thank you to Angie for being a Crafty Elf with us this month !!

I am really trying to go through all of my many crafty supplies and destash. I actually gave one rather large shoe box full of goodies to a friend last week. I also have a habit of wanting to keep every little scrap of paper until I am inundated with them !! So for all of my cards this month, I used scraps of paper from my cart .. I have a solid drawer and a patterned drawer. And I had the perfect papers !! Hope you think so too ..

This first card is made with a brand new digital image from Angie. As soon as I saw it, I knew that I had to paper-piece it !! Let's Be Merry  is a fun Santa digi !!

• I printed the digital image on Mixed Media paper and trimmed it to make rectangular card . 
• The image was also printed on a red patterned paper and a text-patterned paper. His robe was fussy-cut from the red and his mustache from the text.
• The hat and face were colored with my COPICS.
• Art Glitter Glue was used to adhere the robe and mustache.
  
•  Dazzling Diamonds Glitter added shine to the hat trim and the pom-pom.
• After adhering the completed digital image to a piece of red wood-grain paper, I completed the card with a cream card base.

Joy Stocking is such a fun image. I chose to use the upper part of the design and think it turned out well. Those 3 snow people are just the cutest !!

• The image was printed on Mixed Media paer and I cut it it so that the 2 snow people at the bottom were included in the design.
• I colored the image with my COPICS, Flair pens & Sharpie markers.
• The completed digi panel was adhered to a piece of red snowflake-patterned paper with a boder around all sides.
• A cream card base completed the card.

Who could resist this next digital stamp - Home For The Holidays ?? I know that I couldn't !! I had the idea to print it out on patterned paper and love how it turned out !!

• I chose a vintage text paper from my stash nd printed the digital image. I made sure that the text was not upside down or sideways - that would have driven me crazy !!
• The image was colored with my COPICS .
• The completed digi panel was adhered to a piece of green cardstock.
• That panel was then adhered to a piece of gold accented patterned paper.
• Dazzling Diamonds was used on the roof and over the front door and a window.
• A teal blue card base completed this card.

I've saved my favorite card for last !! I have loved this digi ever since I first saw it !! I love her outfir ( especially her apron ) and that wonderful gingerbread house. It was a dream to color and  has to be one of my favorite Angie girls !! Sugar & Spice Girl is fabulous ...

 

• The digi was printed on MixedMedia paper and trimmed.
• I colored the image with my COPICS, Sharpies & Flair pens.
• At the bottom of the digi panel, I placed a strip of white glitter washi.
• A piece of red scalloped washi was applied at the bottom of the white glitter strip.
• I used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher stapler to make 5 X patterns across the washi.
• The completed digi panel was adhered to a gingerbread patterned piece of paper.
• The card was completed with a cream card base.

I hope that you like what I created with these fun digi stamps by Angie Blom.  I cannot wait to see what she has designed as our Guest Crafty Elf !!  Take a look at her blog and also Michael and Lisa's... I am sure that there will be some amazing holiday inspiration from them all !!

Angie Blom - AB Digital Designs Blog

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Reynolds-Bzibziak - Life of a BZ Scrapper

I addition to our Crafty Elf fun this month, the Facebook group Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers is having a Christmas in July Hop  Check them out for all the information about inspiration, fun and prizes . You can link up a project of your own for a chance at some fabulous prizes from awesome sponsors, including Angie Blom Digital Designs.

Thank you again to Angle Blom for joining us and also for sharing some of her new designs with us. Be sure to check out her sale at Angie Blom Digital Designs for some great holiday images .. You will save 40% off !! To celebrate Christmas in July, I will be sending some holiday goodies to one commenter, either from here or in my Facebook post .. You too can get started on your holday cards and beat the holiday rush and stress !!

Until next time, HO HO HO 

and Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

March Cookies / 2020 - 1

I love the inspiration photo for Challenge #137 at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie. I have never been to Paris but love all the images that relate to the city - the Eiffel Tower, macarons, those cute little dogs, cafes ... I did have  several stamps I could have used but was just searching for digi stamps for the fun of it and found one I couldn't resist !! I hope that you like it as much as I do ..

As soon as I saw the Paris Coloring Page from Cross Stitchy Designs on Etsy, I knew that I wanted to paper-piece it. Luckily, the image in my head translated successfully to paper !!  I love it when that happens..

• I printed the image 4 times on a sheet of watercolor paper. The size was 3.5 x 5 ..
• I adhered 4 different colors of ledger paper to a sheet of copy paper and printed the image again 4 times .
• The houses were fussy cut individually so I could use each of the 4 colors on all 4 cards. 
• I cut the watercolor images to fit my card bases and then colored them and the fussy-cut houses with my favorite markers - Faber Castell, Sharpies, Tombow and Staedtler.
• I adhered the houses side by side with Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, using each of the 4 colors of ledger paper.
• The clouds for this card were fussy-cut from the blue ledger paper .
• The completed panel was adhered to a fun watercolor card base. I got a box of 50 card/envelope sets for $5 with 10 different color patterns at Hobby Lobby.

This challenge is open through March 18 and we hope that you will link up a project of your own. Take a look at the other team member's cards HERE - they are pretty amazing !! 

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity.

Until next time, Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity 

Coffee & Cards With Deb & Michael / July

While Celeste is enjoying some time away, my coffee loving, card making friend from Brazil ( by way of New York )  - Michael Trent - will be joining me this month. You can find his paper-crafting genius at his blog World of Michael Trent . Our theme for today's post is Christmas in July .

I recently purchased a stamp because it reminded me of our cat, Pixie. As soon as it arrived, I knew it was the perfect stamp for this post !! Pixie is all white with the most beautiful golden eyes. I hope you like my card featuring the Pixster.

• I stamped the Meowy Catmas image on watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  and the sentiment with Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide. It is one stamp - I just inked the upper image and the lower sentiment separately.
• The image was colored with fine Sharpies.
• I trimmed the image and then cut red and green mats. 
• I cut a decorative square from a die and adhered it to the upper left side of the green mat.
• The image was adhered to the red mat, then the red to the green.
• I adhered the entire matted image to a Fa-la-la card base. 
• A touch of gold was added to the cat's eyes - just like Pixie.

I also colored a few more images because I loved it so much !!

I can't wait to see what Michael comes up with - his cards are always fabulous. Take a look over at his blog  post-  World of Michael Trent . He also loves coffee as much as I do so I'm curious to see what he is drinking this morning. I'm having a cup of Honey Bun coffee in my new cat mug  ( I really didn't need a new mug, but I couldn't resist this one at a clearance price on Macys.com ).

Thank you for visiting me here again at Meticulosity !! To celebrate Christmas in July, please comment for a chance to win some Happy Mail from me full of holiday surprises . Until next time, Stay Creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee Hop - Spring 2019 / Take 1

It's been  a crazy few weeks and I'm just now posing my first link for the 2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .. I used a fun set from Polka Dot Orchard - Live Life Like a Butterfly .

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• I mounted a scrap piece of yellow paper onto a Kraft card base. 
• The coffee cup image and the sentiment were both printed on Neenah Stardust White Cardstock. I also printed the coffee cup on Kraft cardstock and a piece of multi-colored patterned paper and cut out the coffee center and the saucer. 
• I colored the Kraft coffee center image, the cup  and the butterflies at the top of the cup  with a variety of my favorite markers - Brea Reese, Flair, Sharpie and Faber-Castell.
• I placed a strip of blue floral washi with gold highlights at the top of the sentiment, which was then mounted with foam squares at the top left corner.

I liked this image so much that I made several other notecards with the images. I punched several butterflies from a sheet of undeveloped x-ray film that I got when I worked in the ICU !! These were attached to the cards with my Tim Holtz Tiny Stapler.  I also used several Candy Dot embellishments.

The  2019 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop will allow links to be posted until 11:55 pm PST on May 10. There are already over 1000 projects posted !! I hope that you like my cards . I'll be mailing them to a friend who wanted some coffee-themed cards to send to her friends.

Thank you so much for visiting Meticulosity !!

 Be sure to check out the Polka Dot Orchard Blog .

They will be having some fun giveaways during the Hop.

Debra Davison/ Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste 12/16

Hard to believe we will be celebrating Christmas in less than 2 weeks !! Are you finished your cards ?? How about your holiday shopping ?? I told myself that I wasn't going to get stressed this year and so far,so good. Cards will be finished tomorrow and some might be late. Presents are mostly bought . I even bought some for ME !! Our new kitty Pixie seems to be the big winner so far when it comes to presents !!

Because coffee is such a big part of this blog and it is the holiday season, we decided that our theme this time would be Holiday Coffee. Our guest for this last collaboration of 2018 is Shanna Slater. We met through our love of coffee and paper-crafting -- I think it was on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook page. You can find her blog at Caffeinated Craftiness  -- see, she's the perfect guest for us !!!

For my card today, I used the cutest little elf stamp and made sure she had a nice BIG cup of Gingerbread coffee to energize her while she finishes those last-minute Christmas cards !!

• I placed a strip of Little B red-foiled plaid washi tape down the left edge of a Kraft card base.
• I stamped Crafty Little Elf from Unity Stamp Company onto Neenah Stardust White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
• The elf image was colored with a variety of my favorite markers - Brea Reese, Faber-Castell, Sharpies & BIC Flair. My favorite yellow Cutter Bee scissors are in her apron pocket !!
• I adhered the stamped image to the bottom of the Kraft card and then placed the red cup next to it, popping that up with Tombow Foam Tabs. I do not remember where that red digi cup came from . If anyone knows, please tell me so I can give them credit.
• The sentiment and red checkered paper are both from the Merry Merry paper pad from Pebbles Inc.

I'm sure that Celeste will have a fabulous project over at Crafting Junky . And Shanna has  undoubtedly come up with something fantastic that you can see at Caffeinated Craftiness. We are so glad that she joined us for our holiday collaboration !! 

My coffee for this post is Sugar Cookie and I am drinking it from my new Starbucks mug. I recently cleaned out some kitchen cabinets and that included some of my vast mug collection. But I really could not resist this one that I found at the Starbucks inside our local Target. Isn't it the sweetest ?!?!?!

Thank you once again for visiting Meticulosity and following along each month with us. Celeste and I have had such fun and hope that you have too !! I hope that you will be back for some more inspiration and creativity in 2019. Merry Christmas to all of you from me, Brian & Pixie. And a happy, healthy 2019 to all of you ..

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Polka Dot & Peppermint - Coffee Hop # 2

I just had to make a card with this Freebie set from Polka Dot Orchard . It is being offered free  HERE for the Hop and as soon as I saw it I thought - Peppermint Mocha !! Jessica Pickeral Burnham is the owner and she's also a Super Sponsor for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop . Check out her blog post and see the rest of her digi stamp sets !!

• I started with a Kraft card base . I always love Kraft, but at Christmas time especially, I think it give a great vintage feel to a card .
• The background image and  coffee cup digis were printed on Neenah Stardust White cardstock . I fussy-cut the cup and trimmed the background to fit the base .
• I also printed the cup on a Holly-patterned paper from The Paper Studio. It was then cut out and adhered to the cup.
• The images were colored with my favorite variety of markers - Brea Reese Markers, Sharpies and Faber-Castell PITT Artist pens.
• I placed a strip of Little B Red-foil Striped washi  across the upper part of the background digi.
• A gold tinsel bow by American Crafts added more shine to the middle of the washi strip.
• I adhered the background to the Kraft with my Pink Scotch ATG Runner and popped up the Coffee Cup with Tombow Foam Tabs. 
• A few red rhinestones were added to the holly paper on the cup and Fine White glitter was used on the whipped cream. 

There are already over 350 projects linked up at the 2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and it is only Day 3 !!  Be sure to go there and check out all of the inspiration and think about linking up a Fall/Winter themed Coffee, Tea or Cocoa project of your own !!

Thank  you again for visiting Meticulosity. Please comment for a chance to win some Blog Candy from me  -- I will choose 1 person at random at the end of the Hop from those who comment.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

A Hop & a Plan with Anthony's Paper Craft

It's the second week for our Blog Hop with Anthony's Paper Craft . We hope you were inspired by our projects last week and that you like what we have for you this time around. Michael, Mike, Mary Kay and I are thrilled to be showing you more of the fabulous holiday stamps that Anthony's Paper Craft has to offer. 

I will admit to being a bit of a planner Gal - not crazy obsessed with planning but do love to get creative with my weekly and monthly layouts.  The stamps I used from Anthony's Paper Craft  are perfect for any kind of planner. I stamped directly onto my planner pages and had fun with this layout. The 2018 Daphne's Dairy Planner is beautiful on its own, but I still love adding my personal touch, especially for the holidays !!

• Using one of the images from  Snowman Trio  and the holly and poinsettia from Ornament Set 1 , I stamped onto my planner pages with Versafine Ink in Onyx Black. 
• I colored the images with Sharpies. I found 2 great Sharpie collections in the back-to-school section of Wal-mart.
• Simple Stories "Classic Christmas" stickers were placed on both pages of this monthly layout.
• Random strips of Christmas washi tape were placed on the layout also.
• A Carpe Diem " Reset Girl " decorative clip  CREATE was placed at the top of one of the planner pages.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my project for this week !! Head over to the other Design Team member's blogs to see what they have come up with.You can find their posts here :

• Mike Fernholtz
• Mary Kay Werry
• Michael Trent

Don't forget that Anthony's Paper Craft is offering free shipping on orders over $25 in the USA only through August 31. Just use the code "freeship25". We'd love if you would follow each of our blogs and other social media if you aren't already. We'll be back next week with more projects showcasing Anthony's wonderful stamps !! 

 Stay creative !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity