Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / March 2025

Once again the Crafty Elves are here with some holiday inspiration !! Each month on the 25th, Michael,Lisa and I post holiday cards to get you in the mood for some card-making of your own.  You can get ahead of the holiday rush by having a stash of cards all ready to mail .

I have been doing a whole lot of cleaning, destashing and donating lately and came across many amazing Tim Holtz goodies that I even forgot I had !!  This card is an expression of my love for all things Christmas and especially my love for all things created by Tim Holtz.

 

• On a white card base, I adhered a piece of red/white checkered paper.
• I used Tim Holtz idea-ology supplies on the card front -  a Christmas Noel Paper Doll was popped up on a Pocket Card, using foam tabs.  
• The Pocket Card was adhered to the card front.
• Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlit dies - Christmas Cookies were used to make the heart, star and candy cane. They were adhered to the upper right corner of the pocket card .
• I placed a red candy heart on the die-cut heart.
• A Tim Holtz Label sticker was adhered in the bottom corner of the card.

Going through my craft supplies to destash and donate is like going shopping . I find so many great things I can't even remember buying !! I even got my desk cleaned off enough to be able to create there. I still have much more to do but it's a start .. There are links below for you to check out what Michael and Lisa have made. I hope you will take a look .

Michael - World of Michael Trent

Lisa - Life of a BZscrapper

Thanks so much for stopping by . I hope the weather is starting to warm up where you are . Brian has been busy with the garden and there are flowers blooming already .. Take some time for yourself and enjoy a beautiful Spring day

Until next time -

Stay Creative

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb and Celeste / May 2023

Celeste and I decided on an "Anything Goes" theme for our posts this month. It is a dreary, rainy weekend here in Virginia Beach . Otherwise known as a perfect day to create !! A hot cup of coffee in a new cup makes it even better . We hope you like our cards for May ..

I recently bought a new coffee cup with a favorite artist on it - Frida Kahlo .. I remembered I had a stamp/die set with a Frida image and that was when this post was born !! La Fina Latina by Crafty Chica for Sizzix is a framelits with stamps set .

• I placed a strip of washi from the Tim Holtz Travel Set down the left side of a bright yellow card base.
• The La Fina Latina images were stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on white cardstock and then cut out with the matching dies. I stamped/cut 3 of the butterflies.
• The images were colored with my COPICS.
• I adhered a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pocket Card next to the strip of washi . It was trimmed to fit the card base.
• I popped up the La Fina Latina images on the Pocket Card with foam tabs .
• A Glitter Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen  was used around the Frida image. 

I love how easily this card came together. The Pocket Card created a nice background for the Frida images and I did not have to search endlessly for the perfect piece of patterned paper . LOL  You can see what Celeste created for our Anything Goes theme over at her blog - Crafting Junky .

I was happy to use my new Frida cup while I created my card .. I found it at TJ Maxx ( actually bought it in 2 colors/designs ) . I'm drinking Pecan Praline coffee with Cinnamon Churro creamer . Fabulous combination ..

Thank you for sharing your time with me and Celeste again as we have coffee and make cards this month . We look forward to seeing you again in June. Until then, find some time for yourself with something creative and a nice hot cup of coffee or tea !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity