When witches go riding...

When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween!

Just a little over two weeks to go! Have you seen the black cats and riding witches yet? Well, they landed on this blog today!

For my riding witch and black cat all in one, I used the digital stamp set Trick or Treaters. The cat ghost and pumkins are all in the same set! I coloured them with Copic alcohol markers and added a little extra shading with a black pencil.

I die cut an A6 panel using the Simple Nesting Dies out of smooth white cardstock and one size up out of lavender cardstock. The white one is the base for my background. 

For the moon I used the second smallest circle out of the Stitched Circle Dies set and used it as a mask. I added distress oxides milled lavender, wilted violet, blueprint sketch and black sooth around the moon. Added splatters with just plain water and white acrylic paint thinned with water.

For the bottom I die cut a small strip with the same size A6 simple nesting die and used the Slimline hillside scene die to cut off the top and leave a stitched edge. I added distress oxides hickory smoke and black sooth, and added splatters with thinned acrylic paint black and white. 

After it had dried, I stamped on the sentiment with watermark ink, and used white embossing powder. I adhered the background onto the lavender panel, and adhered that onto a basic white card. 

To emphasize the difference and depth between the background (sky) and foreground (bottom layer) I added a black spooky fence, but a row of houses would have been cute too! Using 3D foam tape, I adhered my witch, ghost and pumkins onto the card and that completed my spooky, but cute, scene!

Hope you like it!

~Ilona~

"You are the sweetest friend"

 Hi Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. I finally got my hands on the 'Sweet Cart Critters' stamp set and had to create it right away. I wanted to create a simple scene in which a friend was gifting another friend a jar of candy.

Sets used:

Sweet Cart Critters stamp set

Sweet Cart Critters coordinating die set

Scene Builder standalone die set

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

To create my background, I took an A2 panel and blended it with Scattered Straw, Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxides.

I then die cut out the cloud die several times from white cardstock. 

To create my grass piece, I took another A2 panel and die cut out a grass piece using one of the Landscape Edge standalone die pieces. I then blended it with Mowed Lawn and Forest Moss Distress Oxides.

On the grass piece, I heat embossed the sentiment using embossing ink and white embossing powder.

To assemble my card, I first adhered the clouds onto my background using liquid adhesive. I overlapped a few of the clouds and trimmed off any excess pieces and used them on the opposite side.

Then adhered the grass piece using liquid adhesive. I completed my card by adhering the cart, candy and critters onto the card using liquid adhesive as well.

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card today. All of the items I used are linked above. Don't forget to use the code T4TRANDY10 at checkout for extra savings, Happy Crafting!

Spooky In Pink

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, sharing a cute ghost Halloween card that features the Too Cute To Spook sentiment dies and  Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection. I love the size of this sentiment die.

For my project, I used non-traditional colours and ink-blended spun sugar, kitsch flamingo and picked raspberry Distress Oxide inks over a piece of the Halloween 2022 Digital Paper Collection. I added black soot Distress Ink along the edges of the paper to darken it up. I trimmed the patterned paper to 4 1/8 inches by 5 3/4 inches and used double-sided tape to adhere it to a white card base.

I used the Smile Inverted Scallop Frame Dies and the Too Cute To Spook sentiment die to die-cut dark blue card stock. Once die-cut, I sprayed the die-cut blue cardstock with Distress Mica Stain in Shiny Bauble to add shimmer. I love the shimmer and shine you can see in the right light. 

Next, I stamped and coloured (with Copics) the ghost Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. The leaves, acorn and pine cone are from Jumping With Joy and Stinkin’ Cute – these sets are great for all your fall cards. I used my Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e to cut the images out.

I adhered the images, sentiment and vellum outline to the card base using liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for dimension.

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.

Let it snow ☃️

Although I am not quite over the hoa hoa hoa season yet, I am moving on to christmas for this week's blogpost! I only just received these adorable little snowman from the Snow Much Fun Clear Stamp Set and I just had to make a card with them! So I stamped three images out of the set and coloured them up with Copic alcohol markers. After that, I cut out the images with my cutter bee scissors. 

After that, I die cut a slimline panel out of white cardstock and blended the background with distress oxides bundled sage, speckled egg, blueprint sketch and seedless preserves. I splattered white acrylic paint thinned with water on top and let it dry. Meanwhile, I die cut a sentiment with the Let It Snow Sentiment Die out of white cardstock, and blended the same colours distress oxide, but just the other way round (top to bottom).

I glued the sentiment onto the panel, and added the cute snowmen with some 3D foam tape. Finished the card by adding glittery snowflakes and adhered the entire scene onto a slimline folded base card.

I really do wish for snow. In winter. Not just yet ;-)

~Ilona~

"Lots of time to relax..." -- Retirement Card

 Hi Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. Today I am creating a retirement card and I wanted to use the adorable cat images from the 'Queen for a Day' stamp set. I wanted it to look like just a bunch of friends, finally able to enjoy their time now that they get to live the retirement life.

I thought the set would pair well with the 'Baked with Love Kitchen Add-on' stamp set to help create the bathroom.

Sets used:

Queen for a Day stamp set

Queen for a Day Coordinating die set

Baked with Love Kitchen Add-on stamp set

Baked with Love Kitchen Add-on coordinating die set

Flirty Flowers Stencil

Lots of Luck large sentiment die

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

I then took an A2 Panel and drew a tile floor using one point perspective and a fineliner pen. I trimmed it off so I can adhere it to a background.

To create the background, I took an A2 panel and blended it with Tattered Rose Distress Oxide. Then I took the stencil and blended it over the panel with Saltwater Taffy and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxides.

I took the large sentiment and die cut it out of gold cardstock. I then trimmed off the 'luck' part using scissors.

For my sentiment, I heat embossed it onto teal cardstock using embossing ink and embossing powder and heat set it. I then took the coordinating die for the sentiment and die cut it out. 

I started to work on my card by first adhering the tiled floor onto the background using liquid adhesive. I then adhered the first part of the cabinets and trimmed off the excess part so I can adhere it to the opposite side.

I added the cat in the tub in the middle of the cabinets using liquid adhesive and then added to the two cats in front with foam tape.

I added the accessories to the card using liquid adhesive.

I then started to work on the sentiments by adding the "Lots of" at the top of the carding using liquid adhesive.

I then decided to add the "time to relax" below the cats with liquid adhesive as well to complete the first part of the sentiment.

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

Too Cute to Spook Kitty

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here sharing my first Halloween card of the season! It features the Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection and the Too Cute To Spook sentiment dies.

I adhered the spider web patterned paper from the Halloween 2022 Digital Paper Collection to an A6 card base. I framed it with the largest die in the Smile Inverted Scallop Frame Dies that I stuck to the card base with liquid glue.

I die-cut the Too Cute To Spook sentiment from orange card stock in my stash and the outline from vellum. I used liquid glue to adhere both of these to the card.

Next, I stamped and coloured (with Copics) the kitty and pumpkin from the Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. The leaves, acorn and pine cone are from Jumping With Joy and Stinkin' Cute - these sets are great for all your fall cards. I used my Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e to cut the images out.

I adhered the images to the card base using liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for dimension.

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.

Halloween brew for you!

Hello!

Something's been brewing in my cauldron mind, and ofcourse it had something to do with Halloween! I wanted to try and transform my favourite standalone die, Takeout Coffee Cup Dies, into something cute 'n spooky! Did it work??

I knew I would be going for a pumpkin-orange coffee cup, so I actually started out with blending the background in complementary colours on a white A6 panel I die cut with the help of the Simple Nesting Dies. I used Distress oxides black soot, blueprint sketch, peacock feathers and twisted citron together with the Boho Tiles 6 x6" Stencil.

I added the sentiment, which I took from The Perfect Blend Clear Stamp Set, with versamark watermark ink and white embossing powder. I adhered the entire panel onto a basic A6 card and die cut a frame with the Waves Cover Die out of white cardstock to go around the panel.

I die cut the coffee cup out of orange cardstock and added distress oxide crackling campfire on the sides to make it look like a rounded shape. I borrowed a little pumkin face, arms, spider and spiderweb from different brand to help turn my coffee cup in very scary halloween pumpkin 🕸🕷

Added a little bit of twisted citron onto the foam to actually make it look like something a witch would brew 😉

Last but not least, I added Ranger glossy accents onto the eyes and mouth for a little shine and adhered the entire cup onto the card using 3D foam tape.

I wish you all a very brewtiful day!

~Ilona~