Rain or Shine Slimline

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing a drought and haven't seen rain in weeks. I hope my card today inspires Mother Nature to shower my garden with rain soon! It features the Rain Or Shine Mice and Skies The Limit Slimline Die.

I started by die-cutting Distress White Heavy cardstock from Ranger using the Skies The Limit Slimline Die. I then ink-blended the rainbow and sky sections with Kitsch Flamingo, Wild Honey, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxides using my Beautiful Blender Brushes.

After gluing the frame of the Skies The Limit Slimline Die onto a slimline card base, I added the individual pieces with liquid glue. Next, I ink-blended Hickory Smoke and Lost Shadow onto Distress White Heavy cardstock using the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil. I adhered this layer to the card base and added white splatter across the entire scene using a paintbrush, water, and acrylic paint.

I stamped several images from the Rain Or Shine Mice stamp set, colored them with Copics, and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents using a Gelly Roll Pen. Additionally, I used stamps from the Ewe Are The Best (for flowers), Seasons Tweetings (for green branches), and Cacti Critters (for butterflies and a plant pot). Finally, I used liquid glue to adhere all the images and sentiments 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.

Ahoy! Sea You Soon

Happy Friday, Annalisa here! I wish I were on the sea like these two friends—it's one of my favourite places to be! Today's card features the Boat Buddies stamp set.

To create the card, I first inked the front of an A2 card base with Spiced Marmalade Oxide using my Beautiful Blender Brushes. Then, I painted horizontal lines on a piece of watercolour paper with blue watercolour and added white splatters for texture.

Next, I applied Spiced Marmalade Paint and Cocktail Party Mica Stain to another piece of watercolour paper. Once it dried, I used Anthony's Alpha Dies to cut out the letters "ahoy!" I also cut the same letters two more times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the orange letters with liquid glue for added dimension.

I stamped several images from the Boat Buddies stamp set, coloured them with Copic markers, and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I added accents with a white gel pen using a Gelly Roll Pen. The cloud image is from the Adventure Awaits stamp set.

Finally, I used glue and double-sided foam tape to attach the stamped elements and die-cut letters to the card base.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! Don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you shop at Time For Tea Designs to receive 10% off your order!

Ewe Are the Best Spring Card

Hello and happy Friday from DT Annalisa! Today, I’m excited to share a beautiful spring scene featuring the Ewe Are The Best stamp set from Time For Tea Designs.

I started by die-cutting some white Distress White Heavy cardstock from Ranger using the Sweet Scalloped Dies. Then, I ink-blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide using a Beautiful Blender Brush through a cloud stencil. I added splatters of Stormy Sky Distress Oxide and water by flicking a wet paintbrush.

Next, I ink-blended another piece of Distress White Heavy cardstock with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink using a blender brush. I also created splatters on this panel using water and Lucky Clover Distress Oxide. After that, I die-cut this panel with a grass die and again used the Sweet Scalloped Dies.

I glued the grass section to the sky panel with liquid glue and then attached both to a card base.

For the focal images, I stamped images from the Ewe Are The Best, Ewe Are Moovellous and Oops a Daisy stamp sets, then cut them out using their coordinating dies. I colored the images with Copic markers and added accents with a white gel pen.

I used liquid glue and double-sided foam tape to adhere the images and sentiment to the card. Finally, I added some sparkle to various elements on the card using a Wink of Stella brush.

I hope you enjoy this cheerful spring card!

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Easter Bunny Wishes

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa! For my card today, I used the Bunny Builder Dies and the Eggstra Special Layering Stencil (now on sale) to create this adorable purple and pink Easter card.

I began by ink blending Wilted Violet Distress Ink onto purple cardstock through the Eggstra Special Layering Stencil. I applied the ink lightly with my Beautiful Blender Brush for the first layer of the eggs. Then, I used more pressure with the pattern layering stencil to create a darker shade of purple.

Next, I used a stitched rectangle die to cut out the ink-blended background and adhered it to an A2 card base using double-sided tape. 

For the bunny, I die-cut white cardstock with the Bunny Builder Dies and ink-blended the die-cut elements using Hickory Smoke, Candied Apple, Worn Lipstick, Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron, and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks with my Beautiful Blender Brushes. After assembling the bunny with liquid glue, I added accents with a white gel pen for extra detail.

I also applied Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide to a piece of white cardstock, allowed it to dry, and then die-cut it with the Easter Wishes Large sentiment die. I cut the same sentiment from white cardstock and used liquid glue to adhere the two layers slightly offset. I added white gel pen accents to the pink layer for an additional touch. I adhered the sentiment to the card base using liquid glue.

Next, I stamped and colored two eggs from the Eggstra Special Birthday stamp set using Copics. I die-cut them with the coordinating dies and added white gel pen accents. I then used liquid glue to attach the eggs to the card base above the Easter Wishes sentiment.

Finally, I adhered the assembled bunny to the card base using 1mm double-sided foam tape. To complete the card, I added Summer Haze (light purple) and Sweet Summer (white) Designer Enamel Dots for embellishment.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Lots Of Luck Shaker

 

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Saint Patrick's Day is on Monday, so I am sharing a lucky green shaker card. It features the Lots of Luck Large Sentiment Die and Good Luck Critters stamp set from Time For Tea Designs.

I used Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn Oxide Sprays and Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz on watercolour cardstock and added shimmer black watercolour paint splatters for interest. Once the panel was dry, I cut it out using a stitched rectangle die and then die-cut into it with the Lots of Luck Large Sentiment Die, making sure to save the inner parts of the letters.

I used double-sided tape to adhere acetate to the back of the green panel. I then used liquid glue to stick the inside of the letters of the 'Lots of Luck' sentiment onto the acetate.

Using a Beautiful Blender Brush, I ink-blended Squeezed Lemonade onto a piece of yellow patterned paper from the Gorgeous Gingham 6x6' Paper Pad. I secured this to a card base with double-sided tape.
  

I placed sequins on the yellow patterned paper and secured the green panel on top using double-sided foam tape.

I stamped several images from the Good Luck Critters stamp set and coloured them with Copic markers. I added white gel pen accents and then die-cut the images with the coordinating dies.

Finally, I used liquid glue to stick the stamped images to the card. 

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Slimline Coffee Catch Up

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here today, I’m excited to share a beautiful springtime slimline scene of friends catching up over coffee and croissants. I used the Café Critters stamp set and Skies The Limit Slimline Die from Time For Tea Designs.

 First, I die-cut white cardstock using the Skies The Limit Slimline Die. Then, I ink-blended the clouds with Salvaged Patina and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide inks using my Beautiful Blender Brush. I applied Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio, and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxides for the rainbow.

I used liquid glue to adhere the scene outline and inside pieces to a slimline card base.

For the background, I ink-blended Lost Shadow onto a half-inch strip of white cardstock with the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil. After removing the stencil, I blended over the panel with the remaining ink on my brush to fill in the white areas with a lighter grey. I then used double-sided tape to attach the brick floor to the card base.

I stamped and coloured several images from the Café Critters set using Copics, then cut them out with their coordinating dies. To add some detail, I used a white gel pen for accents.

Additionally, I stamped the 'Hey' sentiment from the Hey There Critters set and cut it out with its coordinating die.

Finally, I used liquid glue to adhere all the stamped elements to the card.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Watercolour Thank you

Happy Friday, everyone, from DT Annalisa! Today, I’d like to share a watercolored thank you card I created using the Pumpkin Spice stamp set from Time For Tea Designs.

To create the background, I started with Ranger's Distress Watercolor Cardstock and used Scorched Timber and Salvaged Patina Distress Watercolor Pencils. I soaked the pencils in water, scribbled them onto acetate, and spritzed the acetate with water. Then, I pressed the acetate onto the watercolour paper repeatedly, heat setting and spritzing it with water as needed.

Once the background was dry, I used a Beautiful Blender Brush to apply Walnut Stain Distress Ink through the Coffee Stains 6 x6" Stencil. I die-cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die and used a paintbrush and my finger to apply translucent Distress Grit Paste to the edges. 

I created an A2 card base using brown cardstock, which I inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to match the background. I adhered the background to the card base using double-sided foam tape.

Next, I stamped images from the Pumpkin Spice stamp set onto watercolour cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I coloured the images with Distress Watercolor Pencils, as I am much more comfortable using Copics, but I am trying to practice with watercolours more this year. Once the images were dry, I die-cut them using their coordinating dies.

For the sentiment, I stamped the word "thanks" using the Bold Sentiments stamp set and die-cut it with the matching die set. I used double-sided foam tape to adhere all the elements (except for the coffee beans) to the card base.

Finally, I added translucent Distress Grit Paste to the whipped cream for dimension to complete the card.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Have A Sweet Christmas

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here today! I used the new Sweet Christmas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs to create a pastel pink Christmas card. I really enjoyed incorporating non-traditional Christmas colours into this project.

To begin, I die-cut Distress White Heavy cardstock by Ranger using the Wonky Window Cover Die. I then ran it through my Big Shot a second time with the Snow Flurry Cover Die, which creates a lovely stitched pattern that I love!

Next, I ink-blended the panel with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide and my Beautiful Blender Brushes. After that, I sprayed Sugary Gumdrop Distress Mica Stain onto the panel to add a beautiful shimmer.

I trimmed paper from the Joyful Winter Paper Pad to fit a card base measuring 5 3/4 inches by 4 1/8 inches and adhered it using double-sided tape.

For the pink panel, I applied 1 mm double-sided foam tape to the back before attaching it to the card base.

I stamped and coloured several images from the Sweet Christmas set using Copics and cut them out with the Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e. To add some detail, I used a white gel pen for accents with a Gelly Roll Pen.

I placed the stamped images in the openings of the card using 1 mm double-sided foam tape. I also added sparkles to some images using a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter.

Finally, I stamped the sentiments, cut them out with the A6 Simple Nesting Dies, and adhered them to the card with liquid glue.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post. Remember to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Season's Tweetings

Happy Friday from DT Annalisa! Today's project features the new A6 stamp set, Seasons Tweetings. This adorable set is my favourite from the brand-new release by Time For Tea Designs, as it includes cute birds dressed up for winter—one even holds a take-out coffee cup!

To begin, I ink-blended Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide, Festive Berries Distress Ink, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide onto white cardstock using my Midi Beautiful Blender Brushes. I added splatters with a brush, water, and silver watercolour paint, then set the panel aside to dry.

Next, I use the Wide Stitched Frame Dies to die-cut White Silver Metallic cardstock from Neenah. I adhered the frame to the ink-blended cardstock with double-sided tape, then attached these to a card base using liquid glue.

I stamped several images and a sentiment from the Seasons Tweetings stamp set, along with Christmas ornaments from the Merry Cheesemas stamp set. I coloured these images with Copic markers, added accents with a white gel pen, and cut them out using the Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e.

I fussy-cut around "tweetings" and used the Simple Slimline Nesting Dies to die-cut around "seasons." I adhered the sentiments and birds to the card with double-sided foam tape, while using liquid glue for the remaining images.

To complete the card, I added Clear Bubbles Designer Enamel Dots.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! Remember to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you shop at the Time For Tea Designs store to receive 10% off your order.

Bookshelf Bookmark

Hello, DT Annalisa here. I love finding creative ways to use my supplies beyond their intended purposes. For my bookmark project, I did just that with the Five Windows Cover Die.

First, I die-cut white cardstock using the Stitched Quilted Cover Die. Then, I placed the Bookmark Dies diagonally over this panel and ran it through my die-cutting machine again, which left me with a beautiful quilted pattern on my bookmark.

Next, I ink-blended Squeezed Lemonade and Scattered Straw Distress Oxides onto the bookmark using my Beautiful Blender Brushes. I used Black Soot Distress Oxide and some masking tape to create the floor area.

I also ink-blended a Neenah Desert Storm cardstock with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide and die-cut it with the Five Windows Cover Die. I only used three of the four small boxes and trimmed off the larger rectangular area, creating a bookshelf for my bookmark.

I attached the bookshelf to the bookmark using double-sided tape.

After that, I stamped and coloured images from three stamp sets - Purrfect Day, Sweet Cart Critters, and Book Buddies - and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents using a Gelly Roll Pen. I also stamped the "one more chapter" sentiment and cut it out with its coordinating die.

Finally, I used liquid glue to attach all the elements to the bookmark and tied a decorative ribbon in the opening at the top to complete the project.

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.

Jumping with JOY

Hi friends!

I’m Patricia and this is my first post to T4TD blog. I’m so happy be here!!

For my first card I’ve used the Jumping with Joy Stamp Set and coordinated dies. 

Also, I’ve used the Simple Stitched Circle Dies for background of my card and created a Round card base played with different size circles.

For the background I’ve used Distress oxide ink in blue & green colors and  ink splashes with similar colors. I ink blended using Beautiful Blender Brush. 

I coloured the stamps with Copic markers and finally I've decorated with Enamel dots. 

Thank you so much for reading my blog post. Remember to use my discount code T4TPATRICIA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order. Happy Crafting!