Snow happy

Brrrr, I just got my warm and fuzzy slippers out for the first time today, it's getting cold out here!! Mind you, it's not snowing just yet, but the temperature is getting there if you ask me. Perfect setting to create a wintery card!

I used the Skating By Penguins Clear Stamp Set with their coordinating dies for this snowy scene. I stamped the dancing penguins twice and colored them with Copic alcohol markers. The stamped treeline is from the winter background clear stamp set and I also used the coordinating die set for that.

I took a designpaper from the Winter Wonderland 6x6 Paper Pad and used the Simple Nesting Dies - A6 to die cut a background panel. I used the A6 die again to die cut a panel out of white cardstock. With the help of some stitched edges, I cut this white panel into 2 pieces, resembling snowy hills. To emphasize the snow, I added a blue shade with my alcohol markers and some stickles glitter on top of that.

I layered the design papier, colored up treeline and snowy hills onto a striped panel and adhered this stack onto a white card base using double sided tape.

Using a stamping tool, I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card. 

Now all that was left was to add the little penguins and their snowballs. I used 3d foam tape to adhere them onto the base. The result makes me snow happy!

Have a nice day everyone!

~Ilona~

Skating by to say...

 Hi Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. With Christmas less than 2 months away, it's time for me to start working on my Christmas cards. My list of recipients grows every year and I want to make sure I have enough cards to send out.

I finally got my hands on the Skating By Penguins set and wanted to create a card with these adorable friends.

I thought to create a scene of the penguin's first time skating and their friend cheering them on.

Sets used:

Skating By Penguins stamp set

Skating By Penguins coordinating die set available here

Slimline Mini Village Die set

I first stamped out my images and used Copic Markers to color them. I then fussy cut the images out. There are coordinating dies available that you can use to die cut them out.

I then took an A2 panel and die cut out a hill piece using one of the hill dies from a landscape die set. I blended this piece with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide.

I took another A2 panel and die cut out the mini village. I masked off the top portion and blended the middle part withSalvaged Patina Distress Oxide as well. 

I then took one more A2 panel and blended it with Twisted Citron, Scattered Straw and Worn Lipstick.

I splattered all three piece with white watercolor to create a snow effect on all of the pieces.

On the background panel, I heat embossed my two sentiments using Embossing Ink and white embossing powder.

I then assembled my pieces using liquid adhesive.

For the penguins, I added the three friends using liquid adhesive. I completed the card by adding the skater using foam tape.

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! 

Jumping with JOY

Hi friends!

I’m Patricia and this is my first post to T4TD blog. I’m so happy be here!!

For my first card I’ve used the Jumping with Joy Stamp Set and coordinated dies. 

Also, I’ve used the Simple Stitched Circle Dies for background of my card and created a Round card base played with different size circles.

For the background I’ve used Distress oxide ink in blue & green colors and  ink splashes with similar colors. I ink blended using Beautiful Blender Brush. 

I coloured the stamps with Copic markers and finally I've decorated with Enamel dots. 

Thank you so much for reading my blog post. Remember to use my discount code T4TPATRICIA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order. Happy Crafting! 

Caffeinated Hugs

DT Annalisa here, happy first day of November! The days are getting cooler and shorter, and many of us need caffeine to help keep us energized. For me, an afternoon cappuccino does the trick!

I created a card using the Stitched Quilted Cover Die to die-cut teal cardstock. I then inked it with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide using my Beautiful Blender Brush and adhered it to a card base with double-sided tape.

Next, I ink-blended another piece of teal cardstock and used the Hey, Hello, Hi Dies to die-cut the word “hi.” I also die-cut “hi” from black cardstock and glued the two pieces together, slightly offset, to create a shadow effect.

After that, I die-cut some Distress White Heavy Cardstock by Ranger using the Sweet Scalloped Dies. I applied tea dye through the  Coffee Beans 6 x6" stencil, and after removing the stencil, I used the leftover ink on my brush to fill in the white areas of the cardstock. I then ink-blended the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide and added a spritz of Tea Dye Distress Oxide spray.

I used double-sided tape to attach the coffee bean panel to the card base and applied liquid glue to secure the letters "hi" to the card.

Next, I stamped and coloured several images from the Warm Hugs set with Copics, then cut them out using their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. Additionally, I stamped the sentiment "sending warm hugs in a mug" and die-cut it using its corresponding die. I adhered the images to the card base using either liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for added dimension.

I added three Designer Enamel Dots from the Summer Haze collection to complete the card.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you shop at Time For Tea Designs to get 10% off your order.

Let's toast

Roasting or toasting marshmallows, either way, they are YUMMY! This week's card embodies the start of a perfect fall evening for me. Toasting marshmallows over a fire in the middle of nature, while the sun sets. 

I stamped the images from the Happy trails clear stamp set, colored them with Copic markers and used the Coordinating dies to cut them out. The stamped treeline is from the winter background clear stamp set and I also used the coordinating die set for that. I masked the trees to be able to color the ground with Distress oxides tea dye and vintage photo. 

For the background I cut an A6 panel with the Simple nesting dies and used distress oxides dried marigold and milled lavender for the sky and crackling campfire for the stenciled trees. 

I assembled the bottom part (stamped trees and ground) of the card onto the A6 panel with double sided tape. On top of that,  I adhered a white frame made with the Waves cover die and white cardstock.

Using the Anthony's Alpha die set, I die cut 2 sets of the sentiment. One lavender set, and one white set. I glued them together, leaving a little white shadow behind. 

I added the sentiment and the stamped images onto the card using 3d foam tape and threw a few enamel dots on there as well.

Let's toast to these cute T4T products together! 🥰

~Ilona~

Trick or Treat

 Hi Tea Timers, welcome back to the blog. We are just a few days away from Halloween and I wanted to share some last minute Halloween inspiration. Today I have mini slimline card featuring some adorable critters who are all about the treats.

Sets used:

Haunted House clear stamp set

Sweet On You Clear stamp set

Sweet On You coordinating die set

I first stamped the image of the haunted house onto white cardstock. I then used a mini slimline die I had in my stash and die cut it out. 

To extend the pathway, I took a pencil to draw in longer lines. When I was satisfied with how it looked, I took a fineliner pen and drew over the lines and erased any noticeable pencil marks.

I then used Copic Markers to color in the images. I stamped out my critters and used coordinating dies to die cut them out. I used Copic Markers to color these images as well.

Before I added on the images of the critters, I decided to stamp the 'Trick or Treat' sentiment directly onto my card base with black ink.

I then added my critters to the bottom of the card using foam tape, overlapping the candy they are holding just a bit.

This was a quick and easy tutorial in case you needed any last minute Halloween inspiration. If you are celebrating this year, I hope you have a fun and safe Halloween.

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

Spooky Pumpkins

Halloween is next week, so I am finishing my spooky card series with a cute purple card. Once again, I used the versatile Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection. I paired this with two die sets and enamel dots from Time For Tea Designs.

For the background, I ink-blended spun sugar, shaded lilac and villainous potion Distress Oxides with my Beautiful Blender Brushes. I added black and silver metallic watercolour splatter with water and a paintbrush. I used double-sided tape to adhere the panel to an A2 card base.

I die-cut Neenah Metalic Chalice Silver cardstock with the Zig Zag Frame & Tag Dies and used double-sided tape to stick it to the card.

I used Anthony's Alpha Dies to die-cut the letters 'BOO' from cardstock that I had coloured with twisted citron Distress Paint that I watered down. I love the bright green backgrounds you can create with Distress paint. I die-cut the same letters from black card stock and used liquid glue to stick them together with the black offset slightly to create a shadow effect.

I stamped "Trick Or Treat" from the Spooky Circle Tags clear stamp set (2021), along with leaves from Jumping With Joy and Stinkin’ Cute. I printed the pumpkins and kitty from the Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection and cut out the images with my Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e.

I coloured the images with Copics and added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. I adhered the image, letters and sentiments to the card base using liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for dimension.

I added Designer Enamel Dots from the Summer Haze collection, to complete the card.

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