Just Saying Hello!

Hello Everyone!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today’s inspiration is a postage stamp scene with a trio of curious bunnies. It is so fun and I just love everything about it!

Supplies used: 

Love Is In The Air

Paper Plane Pals

Adventure Awaits

I started with a soft powder blue background stamped and heat embossed with the most charming collection of white outlined travel doodles - paper planes, suitcases, dotted flight paths and fluffy clouds. It gives the card such a dreamy, breezy feel and is the perfect backdrop for everything that follows.

The main feature of this card is three oversized postage stamp frames arranged across the background, each one framing a different adorable character. Tucked inside the stamps are a sweet white bunny, a warm brown bunny and a fluffy grey bunny, each peeking out from behind brightly coloured backgrounds of yellow, teal and pink. They are just the most precious little trio and each one has the rosiest little cheeks!

Dotted between the stamps are three bold black label boxes carrying the sentiment split across them, "Just", "Saying" and "Hello", which is such a fun and creative way to deliver the message. Little pink hearts are scattered around the background adding extra sweetness to the whole design.

The layout is beautifully balanced with the stamps overlapping slightly to give the card real depth and a lovely layered look that draws you right into the scene.

This card is just perfect for popping in the post to someone you have been meaning to catch up with, and what better way to say hello than with three of the cutest bunnies around!

Michelle

Halloween In July

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and I'm shaking things up by sharing a Halloween card in July - because why not? This spooky design features dies and printed cardstock from T4T, proving that it's never too early to start Halloween crafting!

To create the background, I used Villainous Potion, Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, and Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide Inks on watercolour paper. I smooshed each ink onto a piece of acetate, spritzed it with water, and then pressed the acetate onto the paper. After adding another light spritz of water, I repeated the process, heat-setting between each layer to build up rich colour and texture.

Once the panel was completely dry, I die-cut a frame from white cardstock using the Rounded Corner Stitched Rectangle Dies. I adhered the frame to the background panel with liquid glue before attaching the finished panel to an A2 card base.

Next, I used my Brother ScanNCut SDX125e to cut out several images and the sentiment from the Purr-fect Halloween A4 Printed Cardstock Pack. I adhered all the elements with 1 mm double-sided foam tape to add dimension and make the design pop.

To finish the card, I die-cut a few stars from metallic silver cardstock and adhered them with liquid glue for a touch of sparkle that perfectly complements the spooky colour palette.

I hope this card inspires you to start creating for Halloween - even if it's only July!

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.

Thanks Teacher!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most charming little teacher thank you card featuring three adorable bookshelf buddies. 

Supplies used: 

Hey There Critters

Purrfect Day stamp sets

I started with a deep dark chalkboard panel as the main background which gives the whole card such a fun and playful feel. It is such a striking base to work on and makes all those bright colours pop in the most wonderful way. The chalkboard is then mounted onto a warm brown frame and finished with the most cheerful rainbow polka dot border around the outside, which keeps everything feeling light and fun.

The centrepiece is a wooden bookshelf absolutely packed with a rainbow of books in every colour you can imagine. It looks so satisfying and colourful and really draws the eye straight to the middle of the card.

Peeking out from behind the books are three of the sweetest little characters. A fluffy golden squirrel sits on the left looking very pleased with itself, a clever little mouse in the middle is sporting the most adorable pair of glasses, and a cute brown bunny with a little bow rounds out the trio on the right.

Scattered around the chalkboard are all sorts of fun little doodle details, a string of colourful bunting, red hearts, twinkling stars, a sun, cupcake, strawberry and even a little potted plant. Every corner has something sweet to discover!

To finish it all off, the word "thanks!" is written across the bottom of the chalkboard in a lovely sketchy white font that fits the chalkboard style perfectly and ties the whole design together beautifully.

This card is perfect for a teacher who deserves a big colourful thank you!

Michelle

Thinking Of You Sloths

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I'm sharing a thinking-of-you card for someone going through a hard time. It features a sweet sloth stamp set, a frame die set, and a stencil from T4T.

To begin, I ink-blended Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink through the Scene Builder 6x6 Stencil using a blending brush. I then added splatters with the same Distress Oxide Ink to create extra dimension and interest in the background. Once it was dry, I adhered the sky panel to an A2 card base with liquid glue.

Next, I used the Smile Inverted Scallop Frame Dies to die-cut a frame from white cardstock. I adhered the frame to the card base with liquid glue, leaving a small section free of adhesive where the focal images would be placed so I could tuck them underneath the frame.

I stamped the images from the Be Slothy Clear Stamp Set and die-cut them using the coordinating die set. After colouring them with Copic markers, I added highlights with a white gel pen before adhering them to the card with liquid glue.

To finish the card, I stamped a "thinking of you" sentiment and added three red die-cut hearts for a simple pop of colour.

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.

Have A Cool Birthday!

 Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today’s inspiration is a delightful summer birthday card featuring three of the cutest little ice cream cone critters, and I have to say, this one is absolutely scooper cute!

Supplies used:

Love Is In The Air

Cool Critters

Birthday Cake

I started by blending three soft pastel panels across the background in pink, green and yellow, one behind each ice cream cone. The colours are light and dreamy and give the card a gorgeous fresh sorbet feel. A gold border frames the whole scene and a scattering of gold droplets across the background adds a lovely touch of sparkle throughout.

Now for the stars of the show! Three adorable little animals are each tucked cosily into their very own ice cream cone. On the left, a sweet calico cat peeks out from a mint green scoop topped with whipped cream, a chocolate round and a cherry. In the middle, a fluffy little alpaca or sheep sits in a golden vanilla cone piled high with cream, a chocolate flake and a fresh strawberry on top. And on the right, the most precious little bunny nestles into a pink strawberry scoop, finished with cream and a cherry. Every single cone is perfection and I could not pick a favourite if I tried!

Each cone is beautifully detailed with a classic waffle pattern and the colouring across all three characters is so soft and cohesive, keeping the whole card feeling light and summery.

To finish everything off, the "have a COOL birthday!" sentiment is heat embossed in gold onto a clean white banner at the bottom, with COOL picked out in a bolder font for that fun extra emphasis. It is the perfect finishing touch to such a sweet and cheerful card!

This one is ideal for any summer birthday and guaranteed to make whoever receives it feel like the coolest person around.

Michelle

Have a Sweet Day

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, summer has arrived, and today I’m sharing a bright and cheerful ice cream-themed card I created using stamps, patterned paper, and dies from Time For Tea Designs.

To begin, I selected a beautiful 9" x 6" piece of patterned paper featuring colourful ice cream lollies. I adhered it to my card base using liquid glue. Next, I used the Simple Square Nesting Dies to create a thin border from yellow cardstock and glued it around the patterned paper to add a pop of colour and help frame the design.

For the focal images, I stamped several adorable critters from the older Cool Critters stamp set and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I coloured the images with Copic markers and finished them with white gel pen highlights for extra detail and dimension.

To create the focal panel, I die-cut a piece of thick vellum using one of the Scalloped Circle Dies. I then adhered the coloured images and sentiment to the vellum using liquid glue. To keep the adhesive from showing through the vellum, I placed it strategically behind the images and sentiment before securing the vellum panel to the card base.

I love how the bright colours and playful ice cream theme capture the fun feeling of summer.

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.

Thank You Berry Much!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most gorgeous little pop up platform card featuring the sweetest strawberry farm stall scene. This one was such a joy to make and this is my favourite type of card to create!

Supplies used:

Jumping With Joy

Fruitful Friends

The platform shape immediately gives this design so much depth and dimension and I just love how the whole scene unfolds as you look at it. I blended a soft blue sky with fluffy white clouds for the background and added a bright green grassy layer across the base, with a generous spattering of colour to give it that fresh outdoor feel.

A little wooden market stall sits in the centre absolutely overflowing with the most enormous and delicious strawberries piled up in crates. In front of the stall, a sweet grey squirrel is busy tending to the display with a garden fork and tucked in at the front is the most adorable little hedgehog who has clearly been sneaking a taste! A cheeky single strawberry sits right beside him as the evidence!

Strung across the top of the stall is the most cheerful red and green bunting with pretty daisy flowers decorating each post. Little white picket fences line the sides of the card and a busy little bee buzzes around along with more daisies, adding lovely little details to discover all around the scene.

To finish everything off, the "Thank You Berry Much" sentiment is heat embossed in white onto a warm brown banner across the front and I just love how perfectly that pun works with this fruity little scene!

This card is perfect for anyone who deserves a big heartfelt thank you and I promise it will make them smile from ear to ear!

Michelle