Bake It, 'til you Make It

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing an interactive, baking-themed card that I created using stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs. I’m planning to give this card to someone who loves baking cookies, so I had a lot of fun adding sweet little details.

I started by ink blending Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide onto the upper section of a slimline card base using a blending brush and a cobblestone stencil from my stash. To add extra texture and interest, I splattered Peacock Feathers Distress Ink over the background.

Next, I ink blended Lost Shadow Distress Oxide onto the lower section of the card through the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil to create a tiled floor effect. I finished the background by adding Picket Fence Distress Spray splatter for subtle highlights and added dimension.

I stamped images from three stamp sets: Baked With Love, Baked With More Love and Baked With Love Kitchen Add On. After die-cutting the images, I coloured them with Copic markers and added white gel pen accents for extra detail and shine.

For the interactive element, I created backing panels behind the cupboards and oven and ink blended them with Salvaged Patina and Weathered Wood. I then filled the opening sections with tools and baked treats from the stamped and die-cut images, creating fun little scenes behind each door.

Finally, I adhered everything using liquid glue and double-sided 1mm foam tape to add dimension.

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my blog post! Don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when shopping at Time For Tea Designs to receive 10% off your order. 

Let's Hang Out!

Hello!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today’s card all about slowing down and soaking up the good vibes with these sleepy little sloths hanging out in their leafy jungle.

Supplies used:

Be Slothy

Leafy Plants - Beach Buds (Palm Tree)

I started with a bright green leafy background that was made using a tropical leaf stencil and gently ink blending with Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides on light green cardstock, giving it that lush jungle feel. I also added gold watercolour splatters to give it a subtle sparkle.

I then layered in a wooden-style arch frame cut from Kraft cardstock with some Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso Oxides ink blending around the edges to create a cosy window into the scene. The branches stretch across the card so the sloths have the perfect place to lounge, and I tucked in lots of tropical leaves and pink flowers to keep everything feeling fresh and vibrant.

The “let’s hang out” sentiment which was heat embossed onto bright pink cardstock fits these chilled little cuties perfectly. This would be such a sweet card for a friend, a catch-up hello, or just a little reminder to take things slow.

Hope this card brought a little calm and a lot of smiles to your day!

Michelle

Valentine's Watercolour Plaid

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing a love-themed card featuring stamps and dies from Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order. I love how the watercolour plaid background turned out!

For the background, I began with a soft red watercolor wash (I used Gansai Tambi No. 32) as the base. Once it was dry, I painted evenly spaced horizontal and vertical black stripes (No. 20) to form a plaid pattern. At each intersection where the black lines crossed, I filled in the overlapping squares with a darker, more concentrated black to create bold, solid blocks.

After the watercolour panel was completely dry, I used a white Posca pen to draw additional vertical and horizontal lines to complete the plaid pattern. I then trimmed the panel and adhered it to an A2 card base using liquid glue.

Next, I stamped images from You Got Mail and Seasons Tweetings, colored them with Copic markers, and added white gel pen accents. I used the coordinating You Got Mail dies to cut out the images and sentiment, and my Brother ScanNCut SDX125e to cut out the bird image.

The “love” sentiment is from an older die in my stash, which I die-cut from navy blue shimmer cardstock. I also die-cut the word three times from white cardstock and layered them together to create dimension.

To assemble the card, I adhered the images with double-sided foam tape. To finish it off, I added sparkly accents to the edges of some images using a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you shop at Time For Tea Designs to receive 10% off your order.

Let's Party!

 Hello Tea Timers!

Design Team member Michelle here and today’s card, we have some cute critters having the best birthday party ever, complete with all your favourite must haves!

Supplies used:

Let’s Party

Bunting - Trick Or Treaters

Cherry Cake - Baked With More Love

Large Balloon - Hey There Critters

The background is some orange striped cardstock with some white splatters added to give it the confetti look as well as adding extra texture.

I anchored the scene with a big banquet table bursting with treats. There’s jelly, cupcakes, lemonade and more, all coloured to match the bright and festive palette. The little party guests are so sweet with their excited faces and gift-bearing paws. I especially love how the bunting along the table ties everything together so neatly.

The bold “Let’s Party” sentiment heat embossed onto black cardstock across the top really brings the energy. This card is perfect for birthdays, celebrations or just a reason to smile.

Michelle

Valentine Sweets

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a sweet Valentine’s Day card featuring the Sweet Cart Critters stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. I used Distress Watercolour Pencils along with the Scattered Hearts Stencil to create a soft, pretty water coloured background.

For the background, I started with watercolour paper and the Scattered Hearts Stencil. I soaked Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Tattered Rose, and Seedless Preserves Distress Watercolour Pencils in water, then scribbled them directly onto the stencil. After lightly spritzing the stencil with water, I placed it ink-side down onto the watercolour paper and gently pressed for a few moments before lifting it away. Next, I spritzed the paper with water to help the colours spread. After heat-setting the ink, I added splatter using the pencils and a watercolour brush.

I ink-blended Speckled Egg onto a 1 1/4" x 4 3/4" white cardstock panel. Using a blender brush, I then ink-blended Salvaged Patina through the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil.

I adhered both inked panels to a square 5 1/4" card base using liquid glue. I die-cut a patterned paper frame using the Simple Square Nesting Dies and glued it onto the card base.

I stamped several images from the Sweet Cart Critters stamp set, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added white gel pen details with a Gelly Roll Pen. The butterflies are from Squeeze the Day, and the sentiment is from Sweet On You. I used 1mm double-sided foam tape to adhere the images to the card for added dimension.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when shopping at Time For Tea Designs to receive 10% off your order.

Baskets of Love!

Hello!

Michelle from the Design Team here and Spring is just around the corner and today’s card is blooming with colour, cuteness and love! It features the sweetest little mouse surrounded by overflowing baskets of tulips, roses and daisies!

Supplies used:

Hey There Critters

I Really Dig You

I loved the box style card that I created last time and thought it would fun to do it again but this time the main colour being bold pink. I layered in grassy hills using Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides and the sky was ink blended with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide. As with most of my cards, I added splatters on the grass and sky to bring extra interest. 

Each basket is filled with hand-coloured flowers and leafy greens, giving this card a really full and lively feel. I also added some buzzy bees for a play touch.

The “Sending Love!” sentiment across the front fits so nicely with this cheerful card. Whether it’s for Valentine’s Day, a springtime hello or just because, this little creation is sure to brighten someone’s day.

Michelle

Interactive Coffee Catch Up

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and I’m sharing a fun, interactive critter card featuring stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs. It creates such a cute little scene of critter friends catching up over coffee.

The die I used is from Lawn Fawn and is called the Ta-Da Diorama. I followed the instructions in Lawn Fawn’s intro video, cutting out all of the necessary elements. For the front panels, I used a blending brush to ink-blend Pumice Stone Distress Ink over the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil. To add extra interest, I finished the panels with splatter using water, Distress Ink, and a paintbrush.

For the back panel, I ink-blended Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over the cloud section of the 6x6 Scene Builder stencil, then used Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks for the ground. Once again, I added splatter with water and Distress Inks. I love how this extra step adds texture and dimension to the card.

After all of the ink blending was complete, I assembled the diorama by following the video instructions.

Next, I stamped and colored the critters and supporting elements with Copics to build the scene. I used the Café Critters and Snappy Before Coffee Clear Stamp Sets, cutting the images out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen highlights with a Gelly Roll pen for a final pop.

To finish the project, I used liquid glue to adhere the images to the 3D card.

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my blog post! Don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when shopping at Time For Tea Designs to receive 10% off your order.