Let’s Roll Into Birthday Fun!

Hello Everyone!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today we have a group of cute friends piling into a car with cake, presents and balloons, ready to celebrate in style!

Supplies used:

Car Critters

Let’s Party

Birthday Cake (sentiment)

To create the card, I started by ink blending a rainbow cloud background with some gold splatters to give it interest. The grassy hillside adds a pop of fresh green giving that cheerful outdoor feel. The road at the bottom helps ground the whole scene and really makes it look like they are on their way to the best party ever.

The star of the show has to be that adorable blue car, packed to the brim with gifts, a huge birthday cake and the happiest little passengers. I love how each character has their own personality, all dressed up in party hats and bringing the celebrations with them. It just feels so joyful and full of energy!

For the finishing touches, I added some gold swirly details for a bit of sparkle and movement, plus a bold pink sentiment banner to tie everything together and make that birthday message pop.

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Make A Splash

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, today I’m sharing a spring scene featuring a Distress Oxide watercoloured background and the Rain or Shine Mice A4 Printed Cardstock from Time For Tea Designs. I love how this rainy-day card turned out.

To create the background, I used Stormy Sky and Peeled Paint Distress Oxides on watercolour paper. I smooshed each ink onto acetate, spritzed it with water, then pressed the acetate onto the paper. I added another light spritz of water and repeated the process, heat-setting between layers. To finish, I added white splatter for extra interest.

Next, I adhered the inked panel to a card base using liquid glue. I die-cut grey cardstock with the Stitched Window Cover Die and attached the frame to the card base.

I then die-cut the mice and coordinating elements from the Rain or Shine Mice A4 Printed Cardstock using the coordinating dies. The small flowers are from the Just Married stamp set, which I also die-cut with coordinating dies. I used a combination of liquid glue and 1mm double-sided foam tape to adhere all the elements to the card.

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.

Welcome Baby!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most adorable little baby card that is just bursting with colour and charm! 

Supplies used:

Love Is In The Air

Balloons - Hey There Critters

Sweet Summer Paper Pack

Smallest Square - Simple Square Nesting Dies

For the background I used a polka dot patterned paper in white and teal from the Sweet Summer paper pack, giving a fresh and playful feel without being too busy. It's the perfect backdrop to let all those colourful elements shine!

The main focal point is a set of fun baby building blocks spelling out "baby" in the most gorgeous mix of pink, yellow, blue and teal shades. I blended each block with soft ink to give them a little depth and dimension. Peeking up from behind the blocks are three of the cutest little characters - a fluffy lamb, a sweet bunny and a little grey cat, each with the rosiest cheeks. They look like they are ready to celebrate in style!

Floating above the whole scene are a bunch of cheerful balloons in the same shades as the blocks, coloured with alcohol markers to give them that lovely shiny, rounded look. The whole design is layered up onto a soft mint green base card which frames everything beautifully and ties all those pastel tones together.

To finish things off, a little gold "welcome" sentiment, heat embossed onto a banner and placed right at the bottom of the blocks, adding just the right touch of warmth and sparkle.

This card would be a wonderful way to say "welcome to the world, little one!" and I think it is safe to say this little trio of animals would agree!

Michelle

Coffee Hugs

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here today, sharing a mixed-media, coffee-themed card I created using several products from Time For Tea Designs. I absolutely love the rich texture achieved with crackle paste and Distress Watercolour Pencils.

To start, I used a palette knife to apply Opaque Distress Crackle Paste through the Coffee Stains 6 x 6" Stencil onto Distress Watercolour paper. Once the paste was completely dry, I added colour using Distress Watercolour Pencils in Seedless Preserves, Stormy Sky, and Ground Espresso. The way the pigment settles into the grooves of the crackle paste creates such a beautiful, dimensional effect.

Next, I used a Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper to round a 1/4" corner on all four edges of the inked panel. I then adhered the panel to an A2 card base using liquid glue.

For the focal elements, I used the coordinating die set to cut the cups from Pumpkin Spice A4 Printed Cardstock and attached them to the card with 1 mm foam tape for added dimension. The coffee beans and spoon are from the Warm Hugs stamp set; I coloured them with Copic markers, die cut them with the coordinating dies, and finished them with white gel pen accents. These elements were adhered with liquid glue.

Finally, the sentiment is from the Be Kind Be You clear stamp set. I die cut it using the coordinating dies and adhered it with 1 mm double-sided foam tape to complete the card.

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.

Easter Wreath Wishes!

Hello everyone!

Design Team member Michelle here and today I’m sharing a soft and cheerful Easter card featuring the sweetest little bunny tucked inside a pretty spring wreath. 

Supplies used:

Love Is In The Air

Eggstra Special Birthday

Jumping With Joy

Sweet Summer Paper Pad

I started with a warm yellow background with a subtle pattern from the Sweet Summer paper pad - it has texture without taking attention away from the main scene. 

The wreath is built up with leafy greenery, colourful flowers, carrots and decorated eggs, which gives it that full and festive look. In the centre, the adorable bunny sitting in a basket adds a cute focal point, with a tiny chick peeking in to keep things extra playful. I used soft colouring for the characters to keep everything light and cohesive with the pastel tones.

To finish the card, I added a simple banner with the “Hoppy Easter” sentiment in gold for a little touch of shine. It ties everything together beautifully while keeping the overall design clean and balanced.

Happy Easter!

Michelle

Hoppy Easter

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, sharing a pretty Easter card I created using stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs. I love the soft, watercolour look and feel of the background.

To create the background, I first soaked the Evergreen Bough, Chipped Sapphire, and Seedless Preserves Distress Watercolour Pencils in water to soften them. Then, I scribbled the colours onto the back of the Eggstra Special Layering Stencil and spritzed it with water. After pressing it onto Distress Watercolour Cardstock by Ranger, I let the stencil sit for a few moments before removing it and heat-setting the panel.

Next, I used the second part of the layering stencil, along with mini ink-blending tools, to apply the same Distress Ink colours to the eggs. I lightly spritzed the background with water to help disperse the colours, then heat-set it again. To finish the background, I added splatter using all three colours, along with Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain. Once everything was dry, I trimmed the panel to 4 x 5 1/4 inches using a die.

The large eggs were die-cut from Distress Watercolour Cardstock using the Eggstra Special Slimline Add On Horizontal Die. I coloured one egg with Carved Pumpkin, Spiced Marmalade, and Mustard Seed Distress Watercolour Pencils, and the other with Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Picked Raspberry. After they dried, I added white paint details using a Posca pen.

The bunny and chick are from the Eggstra Special Birthday stamp set. I stamped them using Fadout No Line Colouring Detail Ink from Ink on 3 and coloured them with Copic markers.

I trimmed a piece of vellum to wrap around the inked panel, then adhered it to an A2 card base covered with silver-patterned paper.

Finally, I used liquid glue to adhere the stamped images and added the “Hoppy Easter” sentiment to complete the card.

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.

Hoppy Easter Fun!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today’s inspiration are some adorable bunnies gathering eggs and carrots in a playful and happy scene, perfect for celebrating the season!

Supplies used:

Eggstra Special Birthday

I started by creating a soft sky background with light clouds using Salvage Patina Distress Oxide. I then added a couple of vibrant grassy layers to ground the scene (using Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides). The bright greens really help all the colourful elements pop and give that fresh springtime feel.

The sweet bunnies are busy collecting decorated eggs and carrots, with lots of little details scattered around to keep the design fun and lively. I used a mix of soft pastel shades and brighter tones for the eggs to add variety and interest across the card.

To finish everything off, I mounted the finished scene onto a yellow gingham background, giving clean and cheerful look. The “Hoppy Easter” sentiment heat embossed onto blue cardstock ties it all together and adds a fun little pun to make the card extra cute.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Michelle