Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas - March

I can't believe that March is already almost over . Lisa and I have been busy making sure we keep up with our weekly Christmas card commitment. We hope that you all have been enjoying our creations and that we are inspiring you to start on your holiday cards with us !!

For my first 2 cards, I again used the Oh What Fun stamp set from Unity Stamp Company. I colored the girls with a variety of my favorite markers -  Brea Reese, Faber-Castell and Staedtler. I stamped approximately 20 of these girls last month so I would have them ready for a quick card. I placed the background papers on cranberry card bases. 

For my next card, I used another Unity Stamp Company set - Noel  . I stamped the tag image on watercolor paper and then colored in the holly leaves, berries and postmarks. I added a touch of shimmer to the postmarks with a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen. After fussy-cutting the tag, I wrapped some holiday twine around the bottom . I made a mat of scrap paper on the cranberry card base and then added a strip of pink plaid paper across the card. Several rhinestones were added to the top left side of the card as a finishing touch. 

My last card uses 1 of my favorite supplies - tags !! I found  a stack of holiday tags at Tuesday Morning and thought they would make fabulous holiday cards. I added another favorite element - coffee cups, so how could I go wrong !?!?!? 

Pebbles "Cozy & Bright" tags were perfect for some quick cards. The tags came in a pad with 6 different designs. I paired them with some fun coffee cup images - Coffee Petites from Stamplorations.  It's hard to see but I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter  Brush Pen  to the coffee. I made 7 of these tag cards. I used my Pink Scotch ATG Gun to adhere all elements on all of the cards I made this month..

I'm excited to see Lisa's cards and know that you will love them as much as I do !! Take a look at her cards on her blog - Life of a BZScrapper . We would love for you to follow us and also leave us a comment to tell us what you think of our crazy idea to make a Christmas Card a week throughout 2019. Are you working on yours too ??? 

Thank you for joining me at Meticulosity !!

Debra Davison

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste - 5/27

Here we are at the end of May and it's time for Celeste and I to share another card . Celeste came up with the idea to use stickers and I loved it !! I have loved stickers since I was very young and can remember making my own stationary. All you need is plain paper and stickers - the rest is up to your imagination !! And I have to admit that I still have a quite large sticker collection but don't use them nearly as much as I could . And lucky for us, we are on Day 3 of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop so we are making a coffee card that incorporates the use of stickers .

Our guest is our friend Michael Trent . He has joined us before but since he is as coffee-obsessed as we are, it was perfect to invite him back for this collaboration !! You can find him at World of Michael Trent.  His cards and coloring are beyond amazing, he makes beautiful mini-albums and you can catch his videos on You Tube !!

I have been wanting to use some cute cactus stickers that I recently purchased, so this was the perfect opportunity. The challenge was using them in a coffee card, but I think I came up with a fun idea. What do you think ???

 Wild and Free

• On a cream cardstock base, I adhered a piece of peachy-pink MAMBI paper, leaving a slight margin around the edges. This paper has glitter highlights and I cut the paper so they would be in the upper left corner. They also matched the stickers !!
• Using Memories India Black Ink, I stamped the coffee cup image from Stamploration " Winter Mug - the Bee's Knees " onto a piece of blue raindrop patterned paper from Hobby Lobby and also on some plain white cardstock.
• I fussy cut the cups and adhered the cardstock behind the patterned paper to make it a bit firmer.
• I colored the coffee and back rim of the cup that was stamped on the white cardstock, using  Prismacolor pencils . 
• The 2 cactus stickers were positioned on the cardstock cup and I then placed the patterned paper cup on top of that. I had cut the coffee/back rim area off of that cup so the cactus  would show through.
• Because the cactus stickers were foam backed and raised up off the card, foam tabs were used to position the patterned cup image.
• The Wild and Free sticker & gold glitter arrows were placed to the left of the coffee cup. The sticker pack was by Momenta. 
• An orange rhinestone created a bit of shimmer in the flower on the cactus in the cup.
• All adhesives used were Tombow - a Mono Adhesive+  runner and foam tabs. 

I can't wait to see what Celeste and Michael come up with for this collaboration.. I'm glad we got to share these posts during the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Take a look at Celeste's card over at Crafting Junky  and Michael's at World of Michael Trent . Remember that I am giving away some blog candy to someone who comments on my posts for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. The more posts you comment on, the more chances you have to win.  I am hoping to post a card each day during the Hop.

For my coffee this time, I'm using a fun Starbucks mermaid travel mug and drinking some Sugar-Dusted Beignet coffee from Community Coffee, You should check them out - their coffee really is out of this world !!

My desk - my bliss

Thank you for stopping by Meticulosity today. I hope you enjoyed this May collaboration and I look forward to another in June. Thanks to Michael for playing again - we love having you !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

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My Alone Time / #fall2017clh

I absolutely love ALL things about rubber stamping, I also have a bit of a snarky, sarcastic side. This probably isn't much of a secret to my close friends. I love bringing out that side in the cards I create and this Dark Coffee set from STAMPlorations is just perfect.  It is from the Big Grins by Becca Cruger line and I'm thinking that maybe she and I are long lost relatives -- we have the same sort of sense of humor.

My Alone Time is For Everyone's Safety

• On a  DCWV  tag, I stamped the Dark Coffee Gal in the lower Right corner and colored her with my Distress Markers and Faber-Castell PITT Artist pens . She was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and her glasses were stamped with Clearsnap ColorBox Fireberry.
• The sentiment was stamped on a scrap of fall-patterned paper and attached to the tag with a copper staple.
• I placed a bit of Fall-themed washi on the tag, then tied a bit of Maya Road twine cording to the top of the tag. .
• A turquoise rhinestone made the perfect earring for this gal and a bit of coppery tinsel glitter added a touch of shimmer to the coffee.
• The tag was popped up on the Paperlove card base with foam dimensionals.

The image of this coffee gal really reminds me of my mom. I colored her hair like my mom's and put the glasses on her like my mom  wore. I don't think I really even thought of this when I ordered the stamp set, but then when I inked it and stamped it, there SHE was !! As you can see in the picture I posted, it's pretty close !! 

This is my second card for the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. They have 83 amazing Sponsors with a chance at some fantastic prizes for those that link up their projects. There are already over 350 projects linked and it is only Day 2, The Hop  runs from September 15-22.

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity !! I'd love for you to follow my blog. I am also having a giveaway during the Hop. If you comment on each of my projects linked to this Fall Hop, you have a chance to win a fabulous limited edition stamp - Java Girl from Rubber Moon.  

Deb Davison

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Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste 12/11

Welcome to our December Collaboration !! We've timed this one exactly right because it coincides with the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. So, of course there had to be a coffee tie-in. Carly Pool is our guest this month and she suggested a wreath theme; the catch was that we couldn't use leaves. That was a fabulous idea, Carly !! I really had to put on my thinking cap.. I wanted a twig wreath but didn't have any stamps I could use. And something else you may not know about me is that I cannot draw or doodle one little bit. The perfectionist in me comes out and I erase more than I doodle/draw.. So I enlisted the help of my guy, Brian, who is a whiz at graphic design. He drew the twig wreath that I used on my card, using 2 colors of Distress markers. I think that I may owe him dinner for this favor !!

• I used Sketchy Coffee Cups from Stamplorations and stamped the smallest cup on white cardstock  5 times and also on different holiday patterned papers 5 times. In addition, I also stamped the cup 5 times on kraft cardstock. I fussy-cut the plain white cups, the cup itself from patterned paper ( excluding the handle, which I colored ) and also the coffee from the kraft paper. 
• The sentiment by Waffle Flower was stamped on a favorite cardstock of mine - Neenah Astrobrights Stardust White. This cardstock has flecks of color it it and is one that is a go-to supply for me for many of my cards. I then paper-punched that image into a circle that fit into the inside of the wreath.
• I placed a portion of a kraft doily at the bottom of my wreath design and then added a strip of snowman washi by Scotch Brand. 
• Tombow MONO Aqua Liquid Glue was used to adhere the sentiment and also the main image to the pink card base. I popped up the coffee cups on the wreath with foam dimensionals.
• Chocolate Pixie Stix Glitter from Pink Paislee was used on the small kraft fussy-cut coffee pieces. I love all of those cute glittery coffee cups !!

Today's card was brought to you by a lovely cup of Lipton Matcha Green Tea. I found a fun Retro tea cup and couldn't resist it. And with temperatures down in the 30's tonight, tea is perfect !! Please take a look at Carly's wreath over at her blog - By Gods Grace Card Designs. She is amazingly talented and uses a variety of techniques to create her fabulous projects. We are so happy that she joined us this month. And don't forget my partner in crime, Celeste and her post at  Crafting Junky. Take a minute to sign up and follow our blogs if you haven't already done so.

"Do I Look Like I Care"

I will also be linking my card to the Winter 2016 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop which is from December 9 - 16 this year. I absolutely LOVE coffee cards, coffee stamps and of course, Coffee. But they don't discriminate -- tea and cocoa cards are also welcome.. There are hundreds of cards linked up to that blog hop already and they are all marvelous !! Thank you so much for visiting Meticulosity. Celeste and I will be back again next month with another guest blogger.

Debra Davison / Meticulosity