My Favourite Bookworm

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here, for my card, I wanted it to look like the kitty was so absorbed in his reading that he was IN the book he was reading. I like how it turned out and hope you do.

For the background, I used the Tall Alpha Clear Stamp Set. I inked it up with Cornflower Blue Hero arts shadow Ink and stamped it on white cardstock with my MISTI. I reapplied the ink and stamped again a few times for a crisp impression. Next, I ink-blend the Cornflower Blue from the cardstock's edges with my Beautiful Blender Brushes.

I used double-sided tape to stick the inked panel to a blue 4 1/8 by 5 3/4 inch card base.

I die-cut vellum using the new Stitched Circle Dies. I used double-sided vellum tape to stick the circle to the card base.

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) images from the Book Buddies stamp set and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. The butterfly is from Squeeze the Day - I coloured it and die-cut it with the coordinating dies.

I used 1mm double-sided foam tape to stick the critters and sentiment to the card. I added Glossy Accents by Ranger to the glasses and butterfly.

I added the Clear Bubbles Designer Enamel Dots to the card to complete it.

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.

Relax, read, repeat

Hello everybody!

Summer has arrived and I'm here for it! Well, at least my crafting is 😉

I've got a card to show you which oozes the summer vibe. I can hear the waves crashing onto the beach whilst looking at this one!

Started off with stamping and coloring my critter from the Book Buddies A6 Stamps. Just love how he's peeping over the book! I used the Book Buddies Coord Dies to die cut my image, and set it aside to use later on.

Next step I took, was die cutting a circle, using the Stitched Circle Dies out of white cardstock. With the help of masking tape I divided the circle and blended sand with Distress oxides antique linen and walnut stain. I added some dots with a brown alcohol marker. For the sea I used salty ocean and uncharted mariner. For the sunset sky I used mustard seed, worn lipstick and wilted violet. I stenciled on a palm tree using black soot.

I then die cut a Scalloped Circle from white cardstock and adhered my beach scene on top. I added the colored critter on top with 3D foam tape and stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock with watermark ink. I used white embossing powder and my heating tool after which I used the coordinating die set again to cut the sentiment out. Again using 3D foam tape, I adhered it onto the circle.

With the Simple Square Nesting Dies I die cut a yellow square and with a stitched square I die cut 2 pieces patterned paper, choosing nice summery colors, but making sure my blended beach scene would still pop out on brightness. I layered those pieces and used a small strip of glittered pink washi tape on the breakline. I adhered this entire stack onto a white card base using double sided tape.

Added Ranger glossy accents to the critters glasses and some enamel dots to finish the card. There's nothing more that says 'vacation' to me then catching the last sunrays on the beach with a good book to accompany me. That's the feeling I wanted to catch in this card. I hope I succeeded!

I hope you all are having a relaxing summer!

~Ilona~

 

"Squeeze the Day!" - DIY Shaker Drink

 Hi Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. Today I wanted to create my own shaker drink using the fruit in the 'Squeeze the Day' stamp set and the Takeout Coffee Cups dies.

This is a fun way to stretch your dies and recreate some of your favorite beverages, such as any lime or orange drinks.

Sets used:

Squeeze the Day stamp set

(Coordinating dies available here)

Takeout Coffee Cup Dies

Landscape Edge Standalone Die set

Sunburst Stencil

I first stamped out my images and use Copic Markers to color them. I then fussy cut the image out and set it to the side.

I started to create my drink by first cutting out the cup twice out of white cardstock and once out of acetate. 

On one of the cup diecuts, I drew a border around the cup using a pencil and then cut out the middle. This was going to be my frame. I then blended this piece with Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxides. 

On my second piece, I blended it with Worn Lipstick, Abandoned Coral and Festive Berries to create my fruit drink.

With my image, I cut a slit into the orange and then added it to the top of the frame so it looked like I had a piece of orange sticking out of the cup.

On my frame, I adhered the acetate using tape runner. I then took foam tape to add to the border of the frame. With an anti-static tool, I rubbed it on the edge of the foam tape and on the piece of acetate so the sequins would not stick to it. 

I then added the sequins into the frame. I diecut out the straw from gold cardstock and adhered it to the back piece. I then adhered the two drink pieces together. 

To create my background, I took an A2 Panel and blended it with the Sunburst Stencil and Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed. 

I then took another A2 panel and die cut out 2 hill pieces from it. On the first hill piece, I blended it with Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers to create the ocean piece.

On my second hill piece, I blended it with Antique Linen and Tea Dye. On this piece, I splattered it with brown watercolor and on both pieces, I splattered it with white watercolor.

I took the sentiment and heat embossed it on pink cardstock with white embossng powder and embossing Ink.

To assemble my card, I adhered the ocean and sand pieces using liquid adhesive. I then adhered my drink using tape runner and added my sentiment using foam tape. I then added my lime and strawberry using liquid adhesive and foam tape.

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

You can't buy happiness...

 ... but you can buy books! And craft supplies!! The perfect combo if you ask me 😁

The Book Buddies Stamps make me happy. I love cats, I love books, I love sleep ánd I love to craft. All my favourite themes combined! Not very fond of worms in real life, but this one is cute and made out of paper, so I'll live.

As usual, I started by colouring in the stamped images and die cutting them with the help of the coordinating dies. Set those aside to work on the frame and background. For the frame I used plain white cardstock and the new Five Windows Cover Die. Took the largest size out of my Simple Nesting Dies - A6 set, which fits beautifully behind the panel, and die cut a panel out of, again, white cardstock.

With distress oxides salvaged patina, kitsch flamingo and carved pumpkin I blended an ombre background. After that dried, I used the X Marks the Spot Stencil and distress oxides peacock feathers, picked raspberry and spiced marmalade to make 'ton sur ton' x's.

Added some white splatters with plain acrylic paint and water. I then added 3d foam tape to the frame, and adhered it on top of the background panel to create depth which helps creating the illusion of a book cabinet or shelve.

With white embossing powder on black cardstock, I created the sentiment, and ofcourse used the coordinating die to cut it out. 

With slightly less thick 3D foam tape, I adhered all the images onto the panel. For some extra dimension, I added Ranger glossy accents to the critters wearing glasses. This takes A LOT of time to dry, so I always make sure this is the last step to take as I do not have enough patience to wait this process out in the middle of making my card 😅

I hope you enjoy this one, I sure did creating it!

Have a nice day!

~Ilona~

"You're One In a Melon... Berry, Berry Sweet!"

 Hi Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. As you all may know, one of the many techniques I like to do when creating a card is taking some of the smaller images in a stamp set to create a background. I really like the fruit images in the Fruitful Friends stamp set and wanted to create a card specifically for them.

It all so happens that the color palette for the fruits are very similar so it was nice to use different shade combos to color the images to keep it consistent.

Sets used:

Fruitful Friends stamp set

(Coordinating die set available here)

(Stamp and die bundle available here)

Scalloped Circle Dies

I took an A2 Panel and arranged my images on an acrylic stamp block. I then inked up the images and stamped them around the panel several times until the entire background was covered.

I then took the follow Copic Marker color combos to color the images: 

Strawberries: R22, R24, R27, R29, YG61, YG63

Cherries: R56, R59, YG97, YG99 

Watermelon: RV11, RV13, RV14, YG21, YG23, YG25

I then took one of the scalloped circle dies and cut it out of light blue cardstock. I took the die cut and then heat embossed the two sentiments using embossing ink and white embossing powder.

I wanted to add a little texture to the card so I took a piece of bakers twine and wrapped it around the card several times. 

I then placed foam tape onto the back of the scalloped circle and adhered it on top of the twine. 

To complete my card, I took a piece of lime cardstock and trimmed it down to fit behind the A2 panel, so that the panel was framed. Once I trimmed it down, I took more foam tape and adhered the two panels together.

All the items I used are linked above. Don't forget to use the code T4TRANDY10 at checkout for extra savings. Happy Crafting!

Simply the Zest

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here. The Time For Tea Designs new release is perfect for cards in the heat of the summer. I loved colouring the fruit with bright colours! These cute critters are about to squeeze the fruits to make a deliciously refreshing summer drink - like the ones I have been drinking as it is super humid. 

I used the A6 Simple Nesting Dies to die-cut a piece of patterned paper from Brighter Days 6x6' Paper Pad. I used double-sided tape to stick it to an A6 card base.

Next, I ink-blended ALTENEW Sunkissed Crisp Dye Ink through the new Diagonal Stripes Stencil. I removed the stencil and ink blended lightly using the leftover ink on my blender brush to fill in the white areas. I added splatter using the ink, water and a paintbrush.

I stuck the striped panel to the card base with liquid glue and used double-sided tape to stick a white stitched frame that I die cut with the Wide Stitched Frame Dies on top of it.

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) the limes, lemons and oranges from Squeeze the Day and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. The critters are from Sweet Cart Critters, I cut them out with their coordinating dies.

I stuck the stamped elements to the card with double-sided tape, including the sentiment. I added Summer Haze Designer Enamel Dots in orange 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.

The ZEST!

Hey Tea-timers...

DT Ashlee here to share some new Time for Tea designs inspiration with you to get your creative juices rolling...

T4T products used for this card :

- Squeeze the day

- Diagonal stripe cover die

- Bookmark dies

I used lots of bright coloured card stocks to die cut the card base and sentiment tag. These were all adhered together with liquid glue or foam tape to start adding dimension...

I then stamped, coloured and die cut a bunch of the super cute images before arranging them in a fun fruity scene!! 

To complete the card I finished it off with a touch of sequins....

I love the bright and cheery colours on this card, I hope you enjoyed it also. Thankyou for stopping by the blog, Happy crafting, hugs Ashlee.