Thanks A Bunch!

 Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most sunshine filled thank you card featuring the sweetest little bunny surrounded by the most glorious sea of sunflowers! This one is bright, cheerful and absolutely blooming beautiful, and it feels like the most perfect note to end on!

Supplies used:

Love Is In The Air

Hey There Critters

I started with a soft blue sky blended with the lightest wisps of clouds at the top, transitioning down into the most gorgeous fresh green grass layers below. The whole background has such a warm and cheerful vibe to it and sets the scene perfectly for all those wonderful sunflowers!

And the sunflowers! There are so many of them and every single one is just gorgeous! Big bold blooms in the most beautiful golden yellows with rich warm brown centres completely surround the scene, spilling out beyond the card panel and framing everything in the most spectacular way. The whole card just radiates sunshine and happiness!

Nestled right in the centre of all that floral abundance is the most adorable little white bunny sitting cosily in a woven basket, peering out with the rosiest cheeks and the sweetest expression imaginable. Two little glittery bees buzz around amongst the sunflowers, adding the most charming finishing touch to the whole garden scene!

The whole panel sits beautifully against a warm orange gingham background which ties in perfectly with all those sunny tones and gives the card such a warm and inviting feel all the way to the edges. To finish everything off, a gorgeous large "thanks" sentiment in the most perfect orange sits across the bottom of the card, outlined and bold and absolutely glowing. It is the ideal finishing touch to such a bright and joyful design!

This is my final blog post here at Time For Tea Designs, and what a wonderful journey it has been. I have so loved sharing every make with you all. I hope these cards have brought you as much joy to look at as they have brought me to create. Thank you for every visit and every bit of support along the way. It has truly been the most wonderful experience!

Sending you all the biggest bunch of sunflower wishes!

Michelle

A Birthday Farewell

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here. Today is a bittersweet day, as it is my last day as a Design Team member for Time For Tea Designs. I have been part of the T4T team since 2019, and I have absolutely loved being part of Jo's team and looking forward to each new release of her adorable creations.

I am ever so sad that T4T is closing its doors, but I am incredibly grateful for the years I have spent on the team. With every new release of those adorable critters, my heart would jump with joy, and I loved colouring and creating with each and every one of them. I will, of course, continue creating with my favourite critters, but it won’t quite be the same. I will forever miss being part of the T4T Design Team.

For today’s card, I’ve created one of my favourite kinds of cards: a scene card. I used a combination of stamps and stand-alone dies to create this sweet farm-themed birthday card.

To begin, I die-cut watercolour cardstock using the Waves Cover Die. I used Distress Watercolour Pencils to colour the sky and grass areas. For the sky, I used Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Tumbled Glass, and for the grass, I used Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn. I then used liquid glue to adhere the coloured die-cut pieces, along with the stitched frame, to my card base.

Next, I die-cut the adorable images from the Ewe Are Moovellous A4 Printed Cardstock using the coordinating dies. I adhered the images to my card base with liquid glue to create my little farm scene.

For the sentiment, I used the Hey, Hello, Hi Dies to die-cut the word “hey” from patterned paper. To help the letters stand out against the background, I ink-blended their edges with a small blending brush and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. I also added a few white gel pen accents before adhering the letters to the card base with liquid glue.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my Time for Tea Design Team creations over the years as much as I have enjoyed creating them. Thank you so much for all of your lovely comments, likes, and support throughout the years. They have all been very much appreciated and have meant so much to me.

Thank you, Jo, for taking a chance on me and allowing me to be part of the T4T family. I wish Jo and T4TD all the very best as you start this exciting new chapter. You’ll be missed—good luck on your next adventure! ❤️ I will treasure the memories, the friendships, and, of course, all those adorable critters! 💕

Thanks Very Much!

 Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing a super cute autumn platform pop up card that is absolutely overflowing with seasonal goodness from top to bottom! This one is packed with so many wonderful details and I just love everything about it.

Supplies used:

Love Is In The Air

Pumpkins - Pumpkin Spice

Sunflowers - Hey There Critters

Branches - Seasons Tweetings

Mushrooms and berries - Stinkin’ Cute

Leaves, acorns and pinecones - Jumping With Joy

The platform pop up car is one my favourites styles of cards as its so much fun and really stands out.

The base of the box is a wonderfully textured kraft card, speckled and earthy, which gives the whole thing that lovely natural autumnal feel right from the start. A bold white "thanks" sentiment spans the front of the box in a gorgeous large script, with "Very Much" heat embossed in white on a sunny orange banner below it, making the message impossible to miss and utterly charming!

Rising up from the box is the most spectacular autumn scene. A bright green grass layer and rich earthy soil sit at the base, scattered with golden acorns and fallen leaves in all the warm tones of the season. Two magnificent plump orange pumpkins sit front and centre, beautifully coloured and absolutely glowing with that classic harvest warmth. Little white picket fences line either side, giving the whole scene that lovely cottage garden feel. Peeking out from behind the pumpkins are two of the sweetest characters imaginable, a soft white bunny and an adorable calico cat, both with the rosiest little cheeks.

Arching above them all is the most breathtaking canopy of sunflowers, autumn leaves in orange and yellow, pine cones, acorns, red berries and cheerful red and white mushrooms, all coming together to create the most stunning overhead display. Two tree trunks frame either side and more sunflowers peek in at the edges, filling every last bit of space with seasonal beauty.

This card is an absolute autumn dream and would make the most wonderful thank you for anyone who deserves something truly special!

Michelle

Spooky Friends

Happy Friday! 🎃 DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a fun Halloween night card featuring the Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection and the Too Cute To Spook sentiment dies from Time For Tea Designs. These two sets work perfectly together to create a cute and spooky Halloween scene.

I started by creating the background on watercolour paper using a moon stencil and Distress Spray Stains. First, I applied temporary adhesive to the back of the moon mask and positioned it on the watercolour paper. I then sprayed the background with Uncharted Mariner and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray Stains, creating a deep blue night sky.

Once the background was dry, I carefully removed the moon mask. I blended Mustard Seed Distress Oxide over the entire moon, then used another stencil and Wild Honey Distress Oxide to add some subtle crater-like details.

To finish the background, I blended Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink around the outside edges of the moon and into the surrounding sky. I trimmed the finished panel with a stitched rectangle die and adhered it to a black card base using liquid glue.

Next, I printed the spooky critters and pumpkin from the Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection. I used my Brother ScanNCut SDX125e to cut out all the images, then coloured them with my Copic markers.

Once they were coloured and ready to go, I arranged the images on the card to create a fun Halloween scene and adhered everything in place with liquid glue.

For the sentiment, I die-cut black cardstock using the Too Cute To Spook sentiment dies. To give the sentiment a little extra sparkle and texture, I sprayed it with Weathered Wood Distress Spritz.

I finished the card by adhering the sentiment over the moon with liquid glue.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope this card inspires you to create your own Halloween scene!

Pumpkin Friends!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most wonderfully quirky autumn card featuring three of the most characterful little moles in the most magnificent pumpkin patch.

Supplies used:
I Really Dig You

Pumpkins - Pumpkin Spice

Butterflies - Cacti Critters

I started with a soft blue sky blended with fluffy white clouds sitting at the top of the scene, giving a lovely fresh and airy feel to the background. A bright green grass layer cuts across the middle, adding that lush and vibrant contrast against all the gorgeous warm autumn tones that fill the rest of the card.

The pumpkin patch itself is absolutely glorious! Big bold orange pumpkins are clustered together in the most satisfying way, all beautifully coloured with depth and warmth and topped with their little green leafy stems and curly tendrils. The rich earthy brown soil runs along the bottom of the scene, speckled with texture and scattered with little mounds of freshly dug earth, because our moles have clearly been very busy!

And what moles they are! Three wonderfully googly eyed little characters are popping up amongst the pumpkins. The one in the centre has made himself a rather magnificent pumpkin hat and is wearing it with enormous pride. The two on either side are looking up with such wide eyed wonder and rosy little cheeks that they are completely irresistible! A little green garden fork is tucked in beside one of the pumpkins, and two cheerful yellow butterflies flutter around above it all, adding a lovely lightness to the scene.

The whole panel is mounted on a deep rich red card base which frames everything beautifully and really makes those glowing orange pumpkins pop. To finish it all off, the "I Love Watching Our Friendship Grow!" sentiment is heat embossed in white on a matching red banner along the bottom, tying the whole autumnal scene together in the most perfectly fitting way.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Michelle

You Make Me Smile!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the cosiest little autumn card featuring the most adorable little bear wrapped up in his scarf amongst a gorgeous fall forest scene. This one just makes you want to pull on a chunky knit and go for a walk in the leaves!

Supplies used: 

Happy Trails

Jumping With Joy

Winter Tree Die

I started by blending the most stunning autumn sky background in warm reds, coral, orange and golden yellow, which fades down beautifully from top to bottom and gives the whole card that gorgeous golden hour glow that autumn does so perfectly. A row of white birch trees cut across the background and with the warm colours bleeding through behind them, the effect is just breathtaking!

Falling all across the card is the most wonderful collection of autumn leaves in every shade of the season, rich oranges, warm yellows and fresh greens, scattered and tumbling in every direction as if the wind has just swept through the forest. It gives the card so much movement and energy and is one of those details that just makes the whole design feel really alive!

A rich earthy brown ground layer runs along the bottom of the card, speckled with texture and with a few more leaves settling down onto it. Tucked in amongst the birch trees are a couple of little red and white mushrooms, which are such a sweet and perfectly seasonal touch! 

Sitting right in the centre of it all is our little bear, snuggled up in the most wonderful green checked scarf with the rosiest little cheeks, looking completely content amongst all that autumnal beauty. He is just the sweetest thing and the perfect focal point for this warm and cosy scene!

To finish everything off, the "You Make Me Smile!" sentiment is heat embossed in white on a warm brown banner tucked into the top right corner, which ties in perfectly with all those rich autumn tones and rounds off the whole card in the most charming way.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Michelle

Slimline Trick Or Treat

Happy Friday, crafty friends, DT Annalisa here! 🎃

It’s time for a fun and spooky Halloween card! For today’s project, I’m featuring the adorable Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection along with the Mini Slimline Scalloped Dies from Time For Tea Designs.

I started by creating a watercolour panel and trimmed it to 3 inches by 6 inches. I then added some colour and shimmer by spraying the panel with Mermaid Lagoon and Picked Raspberry Distress Sprays. I love how these bright, vibrant colours create a fun Halloween background!

Next, I used the Mini Slimline Scalloped Dies to die-cut a border from white cardstock. I adhered the scalloped border to my inked background using liquid glue.

For the focal images, I printed images from the Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection and coloured them with my Copics. I added a few white gel pen accents to bring the images to life before cutting them out with my Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e.

Once all the elements were ready, I used liquid glue to adhere the images and sentiment to the card panel. I then attached the finished panel to a white card base trimmed to 6 ½ inches by 3 ½ inches.

I love how this little card came together! The spooky purple background paired with the cute trick-or-treaters makes for such a fun and festive Halloween design. 👻🍬

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