Lime All Yours - New Release!

Happy new release day! I am sharing my first card featuring the latest stamp and die sets from Time For Tea Designs! I used two new stamp sets and two new dies for today's card. I LOVE this new release; it is perfect for all your summer cards!

For the background panel, I ink blended squeezed lemonade Distress Ink onto white cardstock that I had die-cut using the Sweet Scalloped Dies. I added mustard seed Distress Oxide splatter with a paintbrush and water.

I used the second-largest die in the  A6 Simple Nesting Dies to die-cut purple patterned paper to 5 and 5/16 inches by 3 and 5/8 inches. I glued this down to an A6 card base with double-sided tape.

I used double-sided tape to stick the scalloped panel to the card base.

I added twisted citron Distress Paint on my glass mat and sprayed it with water. Next, I pressed watercolour cardstock into the paint multiple times to create a background. I die-cut the letters 'lime' from this background with Anthony's Alpha Dies.

I die-cut a small scalloped circle from the same lime green panel using the brand-new Scalloped Circle Dies. I die-cut a small circle using the new Simple Stitched Circle dies and ink blended it with squeezed lemonade Distress Ink. These two nesting die-sets will be a valuable addition to your die collection!

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) the bunny from the new 'Fruitful Friends' stamp set and the limes (lemons or oranges - depending on how you colour them!) from 'Squeeze The Day' and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen.

I used liquid glue to stick the stitched circle to the scalloped circle and then double-sided tape to stick them down to the card base. I used liquid glue to stick the stamped elements to the circle.

I used slim double-sided tape to stick the letters to the card base and the 'all yours' sentiment.

I die-cut the purple patterned paper with the Flirty Flowers Cover Die and used three heart cut-outs on the card.  

I added three beautiful lime enamel dots from the Sweet Summer Designer Enamel Dots to complete the card.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post. Remember to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Hello hearts

Hey there Tea-timers...

DT Ashlee here with some new weekly inspiration featuring Time for Tea designs products of course! 

To create this card I started with a pink card stock base and added some cute hearts using the Scattered hearts stencil and pink ink partially over the base....

I then die cut the Hello sentiment from the Hey, hello hi die set from glitter card stock and adhered it to the card base with foam tape so it added some dimension to the card. I then stamped the thank you sentiment from the Simple sentiments stamp set using black ink directly under the focal sentiment and finished off the card with a touch of pretty sequins!

I hope you like this sweet pink card with a touch of sparkle I made for today. Thankyou for stopping by and happy crafting. Hugs Ashlee. 

Oh Baby Baby

Hello crafty friends!

Sending actual cards out by post is a gesture that we see less and less over here in Holland. Birthday cards are scarce for instance. The dutch do however still send cards to congratulate somebody with the birth of their child. I felt like making a baby themed card this week, and I'd like to show you the result!

I wanted to make stuffed animals out of some critters by coloring them in unnatural colors and adding a stitched line to the faces. The critters from the Hey There Critters Clear Stamp Set proved to be perfect for this idea. I ended up with a pink rabbit, a blue bear and a grey mouse (ok, this is not unnatural, but perfect for a stuffed animal though 😉)

Colorful stuffed animals should be accompanied by a colorful background in my book, so I took out the Scattered Hearts 6 x6" Stencil and used distress oxides cracked pistachio, scattered straw, dried marigold and kitsch flamingo onto a trimmed square from white cardstock.

To create a little 'cabinet' for the stuffed animals to sit in, I used the Stitched Window Cover Die and trimmed the top to fit onto the square panel.

With the Anthony's Alpha Dies set, I created the word BABY by die cutting each letter twice, once in white and once in black. I adhered the letters and made sure the black pops out of the side a little bit, creating the illusion of shadow. Using this method enhances the contrast thus readability of the word.

I adhered the trimmed frame onto the stenciled panel and trimmed a new panel out of light pink cardstock to put on the back. This went onto a square white cardbase.  Lastly I added the critters, letters and a couple of enamel dots on top and this baby is ready to be sent off! 

I hope you like the outcome as much as I do.

Have a great day everyone!

~Ilona~

"I Chews You!"

 Hello Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. Today, I wanted to create a card around one of my favorite images from the 'Gummy Bears' stamp set, the Gumball Machine!

I kept going back and forth on how I wanted the scene to look and thought it would be fun to have it look like the gumballs were spilling out of the machine, causing sweet chaos throughout the card.

Sets used:

Gummy Bears clear stamp set

(Coordinating die set available here)

I first stamped out the gumball machine image and used Copic Markers to color the image. I then fussy cut it out.

I took an A2 Panel and stamped the gumball image around the panel with black ink. Once I had the gumballs all stamped out, I used the same Copic Marker combos and the candies in the machine for the background.

I wanted it to look like some of the gumballs were overlapping and add a bit of dimension to the card. I decided to take scrap pieces of cardstock and stamp additional gumballs onto the scrap piece.

Once stamped out, I used the same Copic Marker combos to color these gumballs as well. I fussy cut them out and set them to the side.

I took a purple piece of cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment onto the cardstock with embossing ink and white embossing powder. I then trimmed it down to complete the sentiment.

Before I decided where I wanted the additional gumballs to go, I adhered my gumball machine to the panel with foam tape.

I then added the sentiment strip to the panel using a piece of foam strip.

Once that was completed, I took round foam dots and added them to the back of the gumballs and added them around the panel, layering over the ones already stamped onto the panel. 

I hope you enjoyed this blog post today. All the items I used are linked above. Don't forget to use the code T4TRANDY10 at checkout for extra savings.

Sweet Days with You

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here today sharing a bright pink card I created with the adorable Sweet Cart Critters. This is such a fun stamp set, I love the little critter heads that pop up inside the cart.

I ink-blended kitsch flamingo and picked raspberry Distress Oxide on Distress Watercolor Cardstock by Ranger. I added splatter with picked raspberry Distress Ink, Copic opaque white, watercolour and a paintbrush. Once the panel was dry, I die-cut it with the A2 Stitched Hearts Cover Die.

I ink-blended tumbled glass (sky), twisted citron and mowed lawn (grass) Distress Ink over the 6x6 Scene Builder stencil onto an A2 card base with my Beautiful Blender Brushes. I added white splatter with a paintbrush, water and Copic opaque white.

I did some creative masking with the Sweet Cart Critters stamp set - stamping the raccoon first, kitty next, candy jars and finally the cart - masking each one as I went along.

I coloured the images with my Copics and added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. I cut the little scene with my Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e.

I stamped the 'days with you are so sweet' and cut it out with the coordinating die set. The butterfly is from the Kitty Capers stamp set.

I used double-sided foam tape to adhere everything to the card (other than the small butterfly).

Thank you so much for reading my blog post. Remember to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Warm hugs and yummy treats!

Hey Tea-timers...

Who needs some warm winter hugs? It's winter here in Tasmania now so we need all the warm hugs and warms drinks we can get so today's card is inspired by that!

To create this card I started with a pink card stock base before adding ink blending to it using a red distress oxide ink and spritzing with water to create a mottled effect. I then used the middle sized frame die from the wide stitched frame die set to cut out a frame and adhere to the base....

Using the warm hugs large sentiment die I die cut this twice. Once from black card and then once from white card before adhering them together slightly offset and then adhering in place on the frame!

I stamped, coloured and die cut a cup of the warm drinks and a yummy treat from the Pumpkin spice stamp set. These were adhered in place before completing the card with a touch of pretty sequins....

That's all for my card today, I hope it makes you feel nice and warm!

Happy crafting, hugs Ashlee.

Foxy friends 🦊

Foxy friends are the best! 🦊 

I've got a few of them, so I made this card just to say hi to one of them. I started off by coloring the foxes from the Birthday Fox Clear Stamp Set after which I fussy cut them with my Cutter bee scissors.

I die cut one panel out of white cardstock with the Sweet Scalloped Dies and one panel with the Simple Nesting Dies - A6, slighty smaller than the first panel. I took this last panel and used the edge die out of the Sweet Scalloped Dies set to cut the bottom, leaving a nice scalloped edge. I made a woodland background by using a tree stencil together with distress oxides spun sugar, kitsch flamingo and picked raspberry. At the bottom I used twisted citron and mowed lawn. 

These panels were adhered on top of each other with double sided tape. After that, I stamped on the sentiment and adhered the cute foxes with foam tape. Lastly, I added some enamel dots in the same colors as the background!

It's as simple as that, but I do love the outcome! Enjoy your day everyone!

~Ilona~

 

"Sweet Friend... You're the Cherry on Top"

 Hi Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. Today am back with another card using one of my favorite sets, the Cool Critter stamp. I have been wanting to pair it with the Sundae Sweeties stamp set. Specifically the cat holding the huge ice cream cone. 

I wanted to create a perspective card, where it looks like the cat just purchased its ice cream and is running happily to a safe spot to finish the cone. 

Sets used:

Cool Critters Clear stamp set

Cool Critters coordinating die set

Sundae Sweeties Clear stamp set

Sundae Sweeties coordinating die set

Landscape Edge standalone die set

I first stamped out my images and used the coordinating die sets to cut them out. I then used Copic Markers to color my images. 

I then took an A2 card panel and die cut out a 2 hill pieces and a grass piece. I wanted to create layers so that it looked like the ice cream truck was further away from the cat.

With the hill and grass piece, I blended it with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxides. I then splattered it with white watercolor.

I took another A2 Panel and and with a cloud stencil, blended it with Salvaged Patina and Scattered Straw Distress Oxides.

For my sentiments, I first stamped the first sentient directly onto the background using black ink.

For the second sentiment, I heat embossed it onto the grass piece with embossing ink and white embossing powder.

I assembled my card using a mix of liquid adhesive and foam tape fo the adorable critters with the ice cream.

All of the items I used are linked above. I hope you enjoyed this blog post today. Dont' forget to use the code T4TRANDY10 at checkout for extra savings. Happy Crafting!

Summer panda with Kaja

Hi all,

It's Kaja from Kajcyika crafts and today I made a cute little birthday card featuring a little panda.

Take a look:

I started off the card by creating the stenciled background for which I used Beach scene builder stencil. I decided to go with three shares of blue which make a cute little ocean like look.

Next, I stamped and colored a bunch of images from the Love is in the air stamp set which I colored in using alcohol markers. I decided to go with the colors that are a bit that are not too bold, so the background pops out nicely. 

Once everything was colored in, I added some white gel pen details that bring the images to life.

To bring the card together, I cut the stenciled piece to be slightly smaller than the card base and added a white rectangle that I cut out with the Stitched hearts cover die.

The last thing that I had to add was the sentiment that reads 'it's your birthday' and can be found in Beach buds stamp set. I stamped it in black ink on white cardstock and then used a brown alcohol marker to color in the background, so it now matches perfectly with the basket that the panda is in.

Then, I just glued everything on a card base using double sided foam squares and liquid glue and the card was all finished.

Hugs,

Kaja

T4T supplies used: 

• Beach scene builder stencil
  
• Beach buds stamp set
• Stitched hearts cover die
• Love is in the air stamp set