Wreath Wishes

It's so hard to believe this is my last blog post for 2023 !! Where has the time gone ?!?! I'm ready for new beginnings in 2024 and will definitely keep creating - it is my sanity,my bliss !! I've created a quick card to share with the Wreath Wishes stamp set from Technique Junkies .

• I stamped the Wreath and sentiment on a piece of Kraft cardstock .
• The square was cut with a Double Stitched Square Die . 
• I colored the wreath with my COPIC markers.
• The completed panel was adhered to a pink card base.

I love the look of coloring on Kraft cardstock. It gives designs a vintage feel that I really like . Do you stamp on Kraft ?? I thought it was perfect for this design. 

I'm looking forward to the January 2024 Stamp Release from Technique Junkies tomorrow.  I hope you will return to see what I created and also to see the other projects from my teammates. 

Thank you so much for following me on my creative journey. I'm excited to see the creativity that a new year has to offer.. I hope you have a safe and warm New Year's Eve with your family and/or friends. Let's make 2024 a healthy, happy and kind year !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / December 2023

It's time for the Crafty Elves to share their last cards of 2023 .. I'll admit that I'm running a little late this year  - I had to work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, which seriously put me behind on a bit of holiday spirit !! But now I'm thrilled to have 3 days off , I'm drinking an uninterrupted cup of coffee and can finally finish this post !! Michael isn't joining us this month and also has decided to take a break for 2024, but he definitely has an open invitation as a Guest Elf whenever he'd like to join us..

I made 2 cards this month with some of my favorite new stamp sets ..  The first was made with the Pooh''s List stamp set from Unity Stamp Company. This set is so sweet and I loved making this card and coloring the images .

My next card was created with the latest Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart -Christmas Snow Globes .These are fabulous images to fussy-cut but you can also buy a stamp/die set .  There are 4 snow globes, 2 sentiments and a border included in this set . 

Since I'm running late, I won't bore you with instructions !! Grab some pretty paper, ink , your stamp , some markers and adhesive and VOILA !!! Oh - and a bit of Stickles for the headlights ..

Take a look at Lisa's December creation over at her blog - Life of a BZscrapper . Her cards are always masterpieces !! It's hard to believe that 2024 will be our 6th year posting as the Crafty Elves !! It's always nice to have that stash of cards to use when the holidays roll around.. If you'd like to be a Guest Elf with us one month, please get in touch with me or Lisa and let us know .. We'd love to have you join in !!

We will see you again on January 25 as we begin another year.

Until then, Stay Creative !!

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

A FANTASTIC Sale at Technique Junkies

There isn't a December Release at Technique Junkies this month but there is something very exciting happening !! A huge inventory reduction sale .. ALL stamps in the December Inventory Reduction Category! are 40% off - no code needed. And you can also use my code - TJ10Deb - for another 10% off . So while you're finishing up your holiday shopping for everyone else, take some time to pamper yourself with  a few new stamps !!

I am using the Under the Mistletoe stamp for my cards today . I've been trying to use up scrap paper from my stash . And the 2 patterns I chose for these cards made a nice pair.

• I stamped the Under the Mistletoe image twice on white Mixed Media paper.
• The leaves were colored in with my COPICS .
• I die cut the images and also pieces of dark red and turquoise cardstock with a Scalloped Oval die.
• The Scalloped Oval die allows you to remove the outer frame area . I then paired the 2 white stamped panels with a red and a turquoise frame for completely different looks .
• I adhered the patterned papers to card bases - a green and a blue.
• The completed framed panels were then adhered to the patterned paper.
• Turquoise rhinestones were placed on the blue card and red rhinestones on the other 

There is a wide variety of staamp designs in this sale. You can see many of them in the creations by the Technique Junkies Design Team. Here are their links . I hope that you will take the time to look at them and be inspired to create some of your own.

Technique Junkies Blog

Christine

Darlene

Michael

Shalana

Debra - YOU ARE HERE

Jeanette

Pam

Judy

Pat

Patti

Make yourself a cup of coffee or tea and take a look at all of the fabulous sale images . Don't you think an early Christmas present to yourself  is a fabulous idea ?? Remember that there is no code necessary to get the 40% off . And if you use my code - TJ10Deb - you can save another 10% .

It's hard to believe 2023 is coming to a close soon. I appreciate all of your support as I play with pretty paper and make cards .. I look forward to more creativity in 2024 and hope you will continue to join me. 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas / November 2023

I don't know where the time went .. This past year has flown by !!  4 weeks until Christmas and here we are again - the Crafty Elves - AND we have a very special Guest Elf. Amy Tsuruta is an amazing papeecrafter and the force behind the Coffee Loving Papercrafters page on Facebook !! She just finished up the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and was gracious enough to agree to join us . I really can't say enough nice things about her .. I'm excited to see what she creates for us this month .

There are so many new Christmas stamps in my stash .. I had a hard time deciding which ones to use for this post .. But finally Tim Holz's Christmas Cartoons won . I love these stamps . They remind me of the Jetsons !!

• I stamped the images on white Mixed Media paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• The sentiments were stamped last, using my MISTI for proper placement.
• The images were colored in with my COPICS.
• I adhered pieces of some hoarded Tim Holtz Christmas patterned paper to a powder blue and a bright green card base,
• I matted each of the completed stamped panels with green cardstock 
• The stamped panels were popped up on the card bases with foam tabs.
• I placed a silver glitter mini clothes pin at the top of the stamped panel on the powder blue card base .

These images were so quick and easy to color !! I know I will be making many more this holiday season. Now it's time to see what the rest of the Crafty Elves have created .. You can find them at the links below -

 Amy Tsuruta - Craftee 1

Michael Trent - World of Michael Trent

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak - Life of a BZscrapper

We hope that you like our creations for November. Thanks so much to Amy for joining us  I will be sending some holiday blog candy to 1 commeter on this post .. I'll choose someone at random .. Let me know if you've started on your holiday cards yet. If you haven't, you might want to make a resolution for 2024 to follow us each month for inspiration !!

Until next time, Stay Creative

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Coffee & Cards with Deb & Celeste / November 2023

Celeste and I are getting in the holiday spirit with this month's inspiration photo !! Last year, she sent me a stamp set from Close To My Heart and she also has the set . We decided to use it for our cards this month !! We hope you are inspired to make a few holidays cards yourself if you haven't already ..

The Close To My Heart stamp/die set "Comfort and Joy"  has so many fun elements . I had planned on using the tree then couldn't make up my mind when I sat down to work on the card .... So, I decided to combine 3 of the stamps into 1 slimline card . I hope you like it !!

• I stamped the images using Catherine Pooler Mini ink pads -  the colors were as follows - Deck the Halls/Eucalyptus , Noel/Peppermint Scrub and Eucalyptus, and the Tree & Star/Spruce and Sauna .
• The images were cut using the matching dies.
• I adhered the die-cut green leaves to the NOEL image.
• I cut a piece of dark red cardstock for my slimline card.
• A piece of plaid holiday paper was cut to fit the card base anda strip of gold glitter washi was placed down the left side .
• I adhered the plaid paper to the card base.
• The stamped images were adhered to the plaid paper.
• I placed several blue-green rhinestones on the Deck the Halls image.
• Small colored pearls were adhered to the tree.

I used my new paper cutter on this card  - the Tim Holtz-Tonic Precision Trimmer . I had the same cutter for almost 10 years and wanted to try something new. I am not affiliated with these companies - I just honestly love this trimmer. You can check out its features and see a video HERE at Tonic Studios.

It will be fun to see what Celeste has created using the same stamp set .  Her card can be found over at her blog - Crafting Junky . For my coffee this month, I couldn't pass up using my Red Cup from Starbucks. I am excited every year for Red Cup Day and this year was no exception !! I'm using this picture from Starbucks of the cup because it is so pretty but I'm using my own at home as I write this .  Chestnut Praline coffee is my flavor cloice for November.  We had roasted and boiled chestnuts every Christmas when I was growing up in Pennsylvania so this coffee brings back lots of happy memories !!

Thank you for visiting Meticulosity to see what Celeste and I are up to this season. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and family .. Don't forget to relax in the middle of all the chaos of the cooking, cleaning, football watching etc ..

Until next time - Stay Creative

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Technique Junkies Stamp Release / November 2023

Here we are with our November Release from  Technique Junkies . There are 11 new stamps to choose from and they are all fabulous !! As always, new release stamps are 15% off through the 8th of the month and if you use my code - TJ10Deb - you can save 10% on all other supplies .. The new release stamps also come in a specially priced bundle if you feel like you just have to have them all !!

I chose the Vintage Script Collage for my first card of this release.  I had several ideas for this stamp  - ATC card or coins, 2 mini slimline cards or a slimline card .. The list went on and on.. What to do with that large stamp ?!?!?! I finally chose to cut the image into quarters and re-arrange them ..  I'm very happy with it and hope you are too ..

• I stamped the Vintage Script Collage with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on white Mixed-Media paper.
• I trimmed the image then cut it into quarters.
• All of the 4 quarters were colored with my COPICS .
• I re-arranged the quarters and adhered them on a piece of red cardstock, leaving space between each quarter.
• A floral postage stamp was placed on the lower left image . 
• A piece of cursive patterned paper was adhered to a white card base.
• The completed,matted stamped panel was adhered to the cursive paper.
• A sentiment was placed in the lower right corner of the card.

All of the Technique Junkies Design Team members have created projects for this release. You can look at them at the links below -

Debra - you are here

TJ Blog

Christine

Darlene

Michael

Shalana

Jeanette

Pam

Pat

Think you for stopping by to check out the latest Release. I'm sure there is a stamp or two to spark your creativity. Have you started your holiday cards yet ?? Do you have a friend's birthday coming up ?? Take some time to look at the latest that Technique Junkies has to offer. My teammates and I will be posting projects throughout the month to inspire you .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity