Lucky Duck Friends

 

Hello everyone, and happy Friday! Today, I share a cute scene of an adorable couple of duck friends from the Lucky Ducks stamp set. I absolutely love mallard ducks, see them daily on my walks, and often talk to them and bring them seeds. There is one family with 20 ducklings that I have been watching for weeks, it is adorable to see them all line up in a row. 

I started by stamping the sitting duck onto some white card stock. I then created a mask of this duck and cut it out and placed it over the duck on the card. I then stamped the pond from the Skating By Penguins and the grass on top of the duck. I added the bees from the All Occasion Critters Clear Stamp Set, as well as the flowers and extra grass and cattails.  

Once the scene was stamped, I coloured it in with my Copics and cut it with my paper trimmer into a square. I used an older T4T square nesting die to cut out the lined paper from the Brighter Days 6x6' Paper Pad. I adhered the scene to this and added some highlights with my white Gelly Roll Pen. I then added the sentiment "I'm a lucky duck to have you as my friend."

To finish the card, I added the second duck which I stamped, coloured and cut out and applied to the card using some foam tape. I thought the added dimension of the second duck was just the ticket!

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Smile, let's take a coffee

 Hello Tea Timers! Silvia's back today sharing with you a coffee theme slimline card.

I started cutting a white panel with the "Tulip Add-on Horizontal" and the "Slimline Postage Stamp Frame" die sets and I splattered it with a rainbow combination of Distress Oxide inks.

I then glued some cloudy patterned paper from the "Brighter Days" paper pad under the tulips and I die cut a purple panel using the middle die from the "Slimline Scallop Nesting" die set.

I stamped images from the "All Occasion Critters" and "Bears Picnic" stamp sets, I colored them with alcohol markers and I cut them with coordinating dies (you can find them here and here).

Next I die cut the "smile" word from black cardstock with the "Smile Inverted Scallop Frame" die set, I heat embossed in white a sentiment from the "All Occasion Critters" stamp set and I put everything together.

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I wish you and amazing day. Hugs, Silvia.

Happy Bee Day!

Hello crafty friends and welcome back to the Time for Tea Designs blog today!!! Silvia's here with a super cute and super easy to do card.

I started die cutting the smallest panel from the "Large Scallop Celebrate Frame" die set and I ink blended it with salvaged patina and peacock feathers Distress Oxide inks for the sky and twisted citron and mowed lawn Distress Oxide inks for the grass. I added a bit of texture on it splattering some clean water and brown, green and blue inks loosened with water.

I then stamped the cute bunny from the "All Occasion Critters" stamp set, I colored it with alcohol markers and I cut it with coordinating dies.

I then cut a bright pink panel from the "Brighter Days" 6x6 patterned paper pad and I heat embossed in white the sentiment on a strip of black cardstock.

I put everything together and that's my card, I hope you'll enjoy it.

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I wish you and amazing day. Hugs, Silvia.

Spring Love

 

DT Annalisa here today, sharing a waterfront scene I created using the new Slimline Hillside Scene Dies and Sunrise Scene 6 x 6” Stencil. I am sad that spring is coming to a close as it is one of my favourite seasons. I am just not happy when it is hot and humid. How about you, what is your favourite season?

To start, I stamped, coloured (with Copics) and die cut the ducks and other accessories (flower, dragonfly, etc.) from the adorable Lucky Ducks stamp set. I also used some other T4T stamp sets (You’ve Got Mail, Life's Ups & Downs, Beavering Away, All Occasion Critters Clear Stamp Set) and some other stamps and dies in my stash. 

I created the grass layer using Distress Oxides (Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover) and my Beautiful Rainbow Blender Brushes. I added splatter in white and Lucky Clover and once the paper was dry, I die cut it using the slimline grass die from the Slimline Hillside Scene Dies. I absolutely LOVE this die set, the grass cuts so beautifully and I love the end result.

For the water layer, I used Mermaid Lagoon and Salty Ocean with the Sunrise Scene 6 x 6” Stencil, I love the water ripple effect that this stencil helps you to create. Once again, I added white splatter and die cut it out using the Slimline Hillside Scene Dies.

For the final background layer, I used the Sunrise Scene Stencil and Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey Distress Oxides for the sun. The sky was in Tumbled Glass and the clouds in Speckled Egg. I die cut this background using the largest die in the Slimline Scalloped Trio Circle Nesting Dies.

 Once all of the elements were ready, I began to assemble the card, starting by adding the water layer down on top of the background layer using liquid glue. Then I added foam tape to the grass and added it on top of the water. I then adhered all of the critters and elements using liquid glue.

I stamped and die cut out the sentiment from You've Got Mail and its' coordinating dies and stuck it down with liquid glue to complete the card.

I just love creating cute scenes like this one, if you do too, be sure to enter your creations into the June T4TD challenge as the theme of this month is "Create A Scene." Please visit the challenge blog and submit your entries. For each challenge, we will select a random winner to receive a £25.00 gift certificate to use at Time For Tea Designs! We will also select one winner to Guest Design for us the following month.

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Springtime Friends

 

Happy Friday everyone, DT Annalisa here today. Spring is one of my favourite seasons; I love the longer days, plants peeking out of the ground and the budding trees. For today's project, I used several Time For Tea Designs goodies to create this adorable interactive spring scene.

To create the card, I used the following stamp sets: Happy Mail Critters, Be Slothy, Treat Yourself, Up, Up & Away, All Occasion Critters, Life's Ups & Downs, Skating By Penguins, Be Kind Be You and Happy Mail Critters Digi Stamp Add On Collection. I stamped (or printed), coloured (with my Copics), and cut out the images, and set them aside to add to the card later.

I created the background using Tumbled Glass and Moved Lawn Distress Inks, my Beautiful Rainbow Blender Brushes and the Scene It 6x6” Stencil. I added some water droplets as well as some glitter mist that I had in my stash. Once the panel was dry, I die cut it using the Lift The Flap Slimline Add On Die and the Slimline Scalloped Trio Circle Nesting Dies.

For the inside, where the flap opens up, I created a second panel with the same Distress Inks and stencil. I added some foam tape to the lift the flap panel and adhered it down to this inside panel. I then added them both to a slimline base which I die cut with the Slimline Scalloped Trio Circle Nesting Dies.

Then it was time to get to work on gluing down all of the adorable elements to the card. I stamped the 'hello' sentiment, inside the middle flap. I have to say, I just love the little bees that are in the All Occasion Critters stamp set, I get so much use out of them as cute little additions to my scenes.

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I love spring!!!

Hi dear friends, I'm so happy to be here with my first card. I love spring and I thought I'd celebrate it with this sweet scene!!!

I picked these lovely two-sets  Bears Pic Nic and  All Occasion Criters

I did the coloring no line and created the background using Copics markers, for the sky I used Distress Oxide

Hope you like it and brings you joy!!!

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Hoppy Easter

 

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here and today I am sharing an Easter card that I created using the FREE Easter Basket Digi Stamp Collection and coloured with coloured pencils and not Copics! EEK.

My usual go colouring medium is always my Copic Sketch markers, but I decided to try giving coloured pencils a try for a change. The look isn't as smooth as it is with Copics, which is why I don't typically reach for my colouring pencils, but I am happy with the way it turned out.

I used some older stamp sets to complete the scene, All Occasion Critters Clear Stamp Set (bunny and bees), Beavering Away (duck), Up, Up & Away Clear Stamp Set (butterfly) and Hip Hop Horray (larger butterfly).

After colouring the scene with my Prismacolor coloured pencils, I cut it out using one of the Circles of Love Nesting Dies. I used the same die set to die-cut some of my Rainbow Brights Essentials 6x6 paper pad to use as the background panel for the card. 

I cut the card base out from some heavy-weight white card stock and adhered the patterned paper to it with liquid glue. I used foam tape on the back of the scene and placed it on the card base and patterned paper.

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Double Stencil Baby Card

Happy Wednesday!

It's DT Shabneez here sharing a creation to welcome a new born.  The Occasional Critters Stamp Set is one of my absolute favourites and I have teamed it with a couple of stencils.

I began by using the Beautiful Blender Brushes and a couple of distress oxide inks through the Starry Heart Stencil.  I then masked the star with a sheet of paper cut to the rough size of the stencil and then used the Scene It Stencil to create the clouds.

The baby critter was stamped and coloured using my Chameleon pens then die cut.  I added some stamped stars from the same set on to his cute blanket and some glitter glue to the cloud to finish.

My card base was made using the Circle of Love Die Set and I added another frame cut from blue card using the same die set.

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Happy Crafting until next time!

Coffee at Sunset Slider

 

DT Annalisa here. Fall has arrived and with it come some spectacular sunsets which I have been enjoying on my evening walk with my husband. Today I am sharing a slider card with two friends sharing coffee on a sunset walk. To create this card I used several T4T products.

To start I stamped the mountain background, hot air balloons and sun and clouds from the Grateful For You Landscape Clear Stamp Set and coloured them with Copic markers.

I stamped, coloured and die cut the critters using the All Occasion Critters Clear Stamp Set and coordinating dies. I used the slider die in this set to cut out a section of the sky to create the interactive element of this card.

I adhered all of the critters down to the background, including the mouse on the cloud to the slider element. Once all the critters where on the background I adhered the scene to some black card stock (with foam tape) which I then glued to a white card base.

I plan on enjoying the beautiful fall sunsets and weather until the snow flies!

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Picnic Fun

 

Hello everyone, DT Annalisa here and my card today features not one but three of the Time For Tea Designs August release! This was a HUUUUGE release and I am loving creating projects with it. This cute picnic scene just makes me smile.

To start I stamped the bear, picnic basket and ants from the Bears Picnic Clear stamp set. I then stamped the cute mice from the Treat Yourself Clear Stamp Set. Before stamping the windmill from the Up, Up & Away Clear Stamp Set I masked the bear and the mouse on the right. The bees are from the All Occasion Critters Clear Stamp Set and the clouds are from the Buzzing For You A7 clear stamp set.

I coloured the scene with my copics, stamped the sentiment and added some white highlights with my Gelly Roll Pen. Next, I cut both the scene and some pattered paper using Quilted Square Nesting Dies. I glued the scene to the patterned paper and then to a card base to complete the card.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the products used in my project, I have a 10% discount code for the store which can be used on anything - T4TANNALISA10.

Action Wobbler Card Making Video

 Hi! Happy Friday all!

Check out the card we made yesterday during our Facebook Live! It has one of my favourite elements! An action wobbler!

Be sure to watch the edited version below to see how we made this fun card!

Every Thursday evening at 8pm (BST) I am Live on Facebook with some card making and crafty chat. If we’re lucky Ant joins me to help with all your comments and chat along with us!

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Rainbow after the Storm

 

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here sharing a bright card featuring two new stamp sets and two new dies from the July release. This huge release is awesome and can be used to create so many awesome and unique cards!

To start I created a card base 3 1/2 wide by 8 1/2 inches tall and coloured the edges with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink. Next, I used the new Scalloped Slimline Die - this is such a great die for slimline cards! I used the Sunny Side up Again stencil and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink to create the sun and rays. I used Twisted Citron to create the grass and then added some water droplets on top of the sun and the grass.

Next, I die cut the Rainbow Mini Shaker Die five times from heavy card stock. For the base section, I left the inside rainbow areas in rather than taking them out. I coloured each rainbow section in using Distress Oxides and my Small Beautiful Blender Brushes - the small brushes made this process so much easier! I layered on the other die-cut rainbow sections and glued them down using liquid glue. For the final section, I used some acetate to create a clear barrier, before I glued it on the top I added in some glitz chunky glitter to each rainbow section. The Recollections glitter fits perfectly in each section.

I stamped the kitty with the umbrella and raindrops from the All Occasion Critters Clear Stamp Set and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I used my copics to colour in the kitty stamp. I also stamped, coloured and die cut the little bees from the set - they are so adorable.

I used the coordinating dies from the Storms Don’t Last Forever stamp set to cut out the clouds. I coloured the larger ones in with my grey copics to make them look dark and stormy. I stamped the sentiment 'the greater the storm the brighter the rainbow' and die cut it out.

Once everything was stamped and coloured I adhered all the elements to the card. I added some sparkle to the umbrella and raindrops with my Wink of Stella pen to complete the card.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the T4T products used in my project, I have a 10% discount code for the T4T store which can be used on anything, anytime and has no time limit - T4TANNALISA10

Welcome Little One - New Baby Shaker Card

 Hi everyone & Happy Friday to you!!

Jo here with a new video!

In this video I will show you how to make this super cute Shaker Card for a new baby.

Be sure to watch the video below to see this shaker card in full shaking glory!!

In this card I used the Sunburst Cover Plate Die to make the Shaker element and the All Occasion Critters Stamps.

This super adorable little character is teamed with the Welcome Little One sentiment to make the perfect pair for a new baby card.

I did some heat embossed stars and some gorgeous ink blending for our dreamy night sky.

I added some of our Snow Queen Embellishment mix for our shaker bits.

I absolutely love this stamp set as it really does cover all kinds of occasions. The Sunburst Cover Plate Die is soooo versatile and has so many uses not just as a ray of Sun.

I hope you enjoyed today's project. Details of the products I used are listed below.

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