Obsessive Coffee Disorder

Another day, another card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I have linked up a card every day so far  and for  today's card, I'll be combining my love of coffee and letter-writing ( namely, mailing letters ). I found some amazing 3 cent coffee pot stamps while searching the USPS website one day. Now, I rarely have a use for 3 cent stamps but I figured I could use them on heavier envelopes or when I'm making cards. They are a lovely antique coffee pot and I think they were perfect for this card !!

• I cut a scrap piece of ledger-patterned paper and adhered it to a kraft card base. 
• For my main image, I used the Coffee 1 images from Anthony's Paper Craft. I love these images - they appear very vintage and the lettering is amazing. They were stamped with Memories India Black Ink.
• I adhered the patterned paper to the kraft base using Tombow MONO Adhesive+.
• 3 coffee-pot stamps were placed down the left side of the patterned paper. I left the backing on the stamps so they could be peeled off and used by the recipient.
• Across the upper right side of the card, I adhered 4 small gold banners.
• I tied a piece of Maya Road twine cording across the top of the card.
• The card is displayed on a piece of paper from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology "Correspondence" paper pad. It is a Parcel Post Rate page.

Thanks again to everyone for visiting Meticulosity to see all of my Coffee cards this week. I always have an amazing time with this Hop and have to give a shout-out to Amy Tsuruta for being the fabulous host of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop !!  Check out the many wonderful projects over at the Hop !! And be sure to comment on this post for a chance to win some blog candy from me. 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

May Cookies - Take 3

How lucky are we that we get to have 3 helpings of cookies in May !! The more cookies the better !! Our Challenge this time is all about graduation and gold.. It is that time of year when our children, friends and family members graduate and move on to the next phase in their lives. I did not have any specific graduation stamps but as you all know, that has never stopped a stamper from creating a card!! This is our inspiration picture for the next 2 weeks and our sponsor is Imagine That Digistamp. They will be providing a prize to one lucky person who links up a card .

I made my card for a co-worker who recently obtained her BSN while working full time at the hospital and taking care of her family. No small feat !! I made it a bit flowery but also stayed with a simple gold theme for the stamped image. I hope you like it !!

• I stamped the typewriter from the Stampendous "Floral Typewriter" set onto a piece of watercolor paper, using Memories India Black Ink. The bravo stamp is by Stampin' Up.
• I trimmed the image and then matted it with some gold glitter paper, leaving just a small area of the glitter showing around the edges.
• I adhered the stamped image to a floral wood-designed card base with Tombow adhesive. 
• Using a gold Kaisercraft Glitter gel pen, I highlighted some areas of the typewriter and the flowers.

Check out the projects by my teammate's here. And head over to the Imagine That page and look at all of their fantastic digis !! I appreciate you taking the time to visit Meticulosity. Comment on my Coffee Blog Hop posts for a chance to win some blog candy !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

est. 2014

These Are The Days

I've been having so much fun this week  with the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and my blog collaboration with Celeste and also the Challenge Blog If You Give a Crafter a Cookie. I've enjoyed seeing everyone else's creations too !! Today, I combined my love of cards and coffee with my love of planners  - to be more exact, my love of planner stickers !! This card  is perfect for today's link-up in the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

• I stamped the typewriter from the Stampendous "Floral Typewriter" onto a piece of pink striped scrap paper., using Memories India Black Ink.
• Using the MAMBI "Create 365" Memory Planning sticker sheets, I placed a sentiment along the left side of the typewriter and a cute coffee cup on the typewriter paper.
• I colored in some gold highlights using my Kaisercrafts Glitter gel pen.These are the best pens and come in sets of Glitter, Metallic, Neon, and Pastel.
• I adhered the stamped image to a white card base using Tombow MONO Adhesive+.

This card shows how just one stamp and a few stickers can help you create a beautiful card.  Not alot of coloring or embellishments. Simple... I send lots of snail mail and sometimes even type letters with my vintage Hermes Rocket Typewriter, so this card is absolutely perfect for ME !!

Please take a moment to comment here as I am having a blog candy giveaway for 1 lucky person.  I hope you will also sign up to follow my blog. Check out the other link-ups for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop too. 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

est. 2014

Unicorn Coffee ?? Why, Yes Please !!

I am totally 100% smitten with this teeny unicorn face. I want to stamp it everywhere !! So, today is Day 5 of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I couldn't wait any longer ! I had to finally use this stamp on a card .. You've got to admit -- it is just the sweetest !! Even if you aren't a fan of unicorns.. And believe me, I am NOT a unicorn fanatic or unicorn obsessed - but this little face got to me !! You can tell by the number of exclamation points I am using ... And I did just happen to have some too cute unicorn washi, so this card happened :

• I stamped the coffee cup from Stamplorations " Winter Mug " with Memories India Black ink onto a piece of Neenah Stardust White cardstock.
• I fussy-cut the coffee cup and adhered it to the lower right side of a Mollie & Rex watercolored card base, using Tombow MONO Adhesive+ .
• The coffee, cup rim and handle were colored with Prismacolor pencils . 
• The unicorn face from savvystamps.com was stamped onto the cup, also using Memories India black ink.
• The face was colored with a combination of Sharpies and Kaisercraft gel pens  ( glitter and metallic ).
• Several designs of washi tape by Recollections were placed along the left side and top of the card .
• A Tim Holtz Ideaology " Small Talk " sentiment was placed above the coffee cup.

I'm linking this card up to the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. There are almost 900 projects linked up already and the inspiration is endless !! Please comment on my card for a chance at some blog candy. And thank you for visiting Meticulosity. 

Debra Davison / Meticilosity

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Coffee Talk

Day 4 of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is here and today I'm using a fun stamp from one of my favorite companies -Rubber Moon. They have a great selection of stamps and art supplies and the most amazing customer service ever !! I love their variety of stamps - from celestial to quirky to cute birds and everything in between. You have to check them out !! They are also having a Memorial Day sale that runs through today, May 28. I love that they give you the option of cling or wood-mounted stamps. I am a stamper from way back and although wood-mounted take up more space, there are just some stamps that I want to have displayed for inspiration 24/7 !!

There's nothing I love better than hanging out at the bookstore or coffee shop, either alone or with a friend. Sometimes you just need to catch up with friends and chit-chat over coffee. And that's why I love this  Rubber Moon stamp - Let's Talk designed by Jane Cather. I'm meeting a friend for coffee today and will be taking her one of these cards. I hope you are inspired to spend some time with a friend soon and enjoy a bit of coffee talk !!

Let's Talk

• On a piece of Strathmore Mixed Media paper, I stamped the Let's Talk image using Memories India Black ink . 
• I colored in the image with some favorite markers - Sharpies, Faber-Castell & Brea Reese.
• A few clouds  were paper-punched from scrap paper and stapled to the stamped image.
• I adhered the stamped image to a scrap piece of pale green checked paper, then attached that to the front of a bright pink card base. All adhesive used is by Tombow. 
• I'm very proud that I used some of my hoarded coffee washi tape below the stamped image. These are from a collection I got on clearance at AC Moore,
• The image on this card was perfect for bright shades and it's so much fun to color . I'm sad I don't have a few hats like  these to take with me today when I meet my friend for coffee !!

I hope you're enjoying my posts for the Blog Hop. I'm giving away some blog candy so be sure to leave a comment. There are already 600 cards linked up in the Hop , so head on over to take a look and be inspired !! Thank you for visiting Meticulosity !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

est. 2014

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

est. 2014

Spring/Summer Coffee Hop - Stampendous

My second card for the 2018 Spring / Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop gave me the opportunity to use a fun new stamp from Stampendous. I wanted to make something bright and floral and was really happy with how this card turned out !! I hope you will check out the Hop - there are already almost 300 link-ups and the Hop continues through June 1. There are many amazing Sponsors and chances at some great prizes for linking up a project. I hope you will be inspired to link up one of your own. 

• On a bright pink cardstock base, I adhered a gorgeous piece of Simple Stories " I AM " floral paper.
• The CURIO Coffee Friend stamp was inked with Memories India Black Ink and stamped on a piece of yellow floral paper, which  was the flip-side of the bright paper used on the front of my card. 
• I fussy-cut the cup and then colored in some of the dots with my Brea Reese fine liner pens .
• Using some scraps of the same I AM  paper, I punched a few banner pieces and adhered them along the top of the card, approximately 3/4 of the way across.
• The cup was placed at the bottom right corner of the card . All items were adhered using Tombow adhesives. 
• I tied a piece of Maya Road " Sweet Candy " twine cording across the banner at the top pf the card for a finishing touch.

Stampendous CURIO Coffee Friend

I will also be giving away some blog candy to 1 commenter chosen at random from comments made during this Hop. Comment every for more chances to win. I would love to have you follow my blog  too, if you haven't signed up already. Thank you for visiting Meticulosity, especially for these posts during the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop . They are some of my favorites !! I've also posted this card to the Double Trouble Challenge #1. 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

est. 2014