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.

Lots of Love!

 Hello Everyone!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today’s inspiration are two fluffy sheep spreading lots of love whilst floating on the clouds! 

Supplies used:

Ewe Are The Best

Just Marrried

Bold Sentiments

This card is built in a box-style format to give it a fun 3D effect. I created multiple layers of soft pink cloud panels, ink blended and splattered with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide and gold watercolour for a dreamy background. 

I then added plenty of red hearts all around as well as the the odd cloud here and there to carry that Valentine’s feel all the way through.

The star of the show has to be the sheep of course! I popped them up on acetate strips so they really look like they’re floating. Finally, the bold “lots of love” sentiment at the front ties it all together perfectly.

Sending lots of love your way today!

Michelle

Thinking Of You Sympathy Card

Happy Friday. DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a sympathy card I made for a friend who recently lost her husband. They had been together for decades, so I wanted the card to feel heartfelt and gentle. I used the Thinking Of You Sentiment Die, along with a stencil from Time For Tea Designs, and kept the design simple by focusing on one main stamped image.

I started with Distress Watercolour paper to create the main panel. Using the Cosy Sweater 6x6 Stencil, I applied Dusty Concord Distress Oxide and Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink. I swiped the oxide ink pads onto the back of the stencil, spritzed it with water, and then pressed the watercolour paper onto it using a paper towel. I left it in place for several seconds to allow the ink to fully saturate the paper. After removing the stencil, I dried the panel with my Ranger Heat Tool. Next, I ink-blended Shaded Lilac Distress Ink over the panel and finished it with splatters of Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink and Picket Fence Spray Stain.

Once the panel was completely dry, I die-cut it using a stitched rectangle die. I adhered it to an A2 card base using liquid glue, after colouring the base with a BG15 Copic marker.

For the focal element, I die-cut vellum using the Heart Nesting Dies. I added a stitched line detail around the edge of the heart with a white Posca pen, then secured it to the card using vellum adhesive.

To create the sentiment, I sprayed Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Spray onto watercolour paper and die-cut it using the Thinking Of You Sentiment Die. For added dimension, I die-cut the same sentiment three more times from white cardstock and stacked the layers together with liquid glue. I used a small heart die from my stash to replace the dot created by the die, then adhered the completed sentiment to the card panel.

The kitty image is from Oops a Daisy, and the small flowers are from the Just Married stamp set. I coloured all the images with Copic markers and added white gel pen accents. After die-cutting them, I adhered the images to the card using a combination of double-sided foam tape and glue.

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.

Life Is Sweet!

Hi Tea Timers!

Design team member Michelle here and this week’s creation features two adorable skunks having a sweet moment under a beautiful cherry blossom tree.

Supplies used:

Stinkin Cute

Sweet Cart Critters

The scene is set in a lovely garden with a soft blue sky using Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide and a cloud stencil. I added a vibrant grassy ground, ink blended with my favourite combination of Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides.

One little skunk is swaying on a swing hanging from a gorgeous pink tree that I shopped my stash for while their friend waves hello from the ground whilst holding a fresh flower (I used Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso for the ink blending). The pink tree adds such a dreamy, whimsical touch to the whole scene and for some extra charm, I added some hearts topped with glitter.

The sentiment "life is SWEET" is heat embossed onto bold red banner that really pops against the pink background and finally to try something different and to give the card some extra, "oomph" I added a white frame to pull the focus right into the center of the action.

This card perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries or simply to brighten someone’s day.

Sending sweet crafty wishes your way!

Michelle

You Make My Heart Soar Interactive Card

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, today I’m sharing a fun interactive pop-up card featuring the Love Is In the Air stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. With its bright colours and playful design, this card would be perfect for Valentine’s Day.

I started by cutting white cardstock to 3¾ x 5 inches. Using the cloud section of the Beach Scene Builder 6x6’ Stencil, I ink-blended Saltwater Taffy, Kitsch Flamingo, and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxides with my Beautiful Blender Brushes. To add extra interest, I finished the background with white splatter using Distress Spray Stain.

Next, I followed the Lawn Fawn video tutorial to die-cut the blended panel and assemble the interactive element using the Pull ’n Pop Pull Tab Die. For the top panel, I used a stitched cloud die along the bottom edge and adhered it to the ink-blended panel with liquid glue. Before attaching it, I stamped the sentiment, “You make my heart SOAR.”

I then used 3mm double-sided tape to adhere the interactive panel to an A2 card base, which I had covered with patterned paper from the Pawsome Rainbows 6x6' Paper Pad. I absolutely love how fun and colourful this paper collection is.

To finish the card, I stamped images from the Love Is In the Air stamp set and coloured them with Copic markers, adding white highlights with a Gelly Roll pen. I die-cut the images using the coordinating dies and adhered them to the card with liquid glue.

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