Wishing You A Very Happy Day!

 Hello Everyone!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most gloriously summery beach card featuring a bunny and a panda who are absolutely living their best holiday lives! This one transports you straight to the seaside and I had so much fun creating every little detail!

Supplies used:

Love Is In The Air

Beach Buds

Boat Buddies

Sun Glasses - Purrfect Day

I started by blending a gorgeous warm sunset sky across the top of the card in soft yellows and peachy pinks, which gives the whole scene that dreamy golden hour glow. The sandy beach layers build up beautifully beneath it, with a lovely texture and warmth to the colouring that makes you almost feel the sun on your face!

The sparkling teal waves at the front are absolutely my favourite part of this card. The glittery shimmer across the water catches the light beautifully and really brings the whole seaside scene to life in the most magical way.

Floating in those gorgeous waves are our two holiday heroes, a cool white bunny in a bright pink and yellow ring float sporting the chicest pair of dark sunglasses, and an equally stylish panda bobbing along in a stripy teal and yellow ring with the most fabulous pink sunglasses on. These two are clearly very serious about their beach days and I am completely here for it!

Up on the sand, three tall palm trees sway across the scene, and a yellow bucket and green spade sit ready for some serious sandcastle building. Pretty shells are dotted around on sand, adding those lovely little finishing touches that make a scene feel really complete.

The whole panel is framed with a beautiful stitched scallop border which gives it a soft and polished finish, and the "Wishing You A Very Happy Day" sentiment is heat embossed in white on a vibrant teal banner across the bottom, tying all those gorgeous blues and greens together perfectly.

This card is just pure sunshine in an envelope and would be wonderful for a birthday, a summer hello or anyone who simply deserves a little holiday happiness today!

Michelle

Fishing Fun!

Hello Everyone!

Design Team member Michelle here with a splashy little card full of sunshine, trees, and some seriously cute fishing fun. This sweet mouse is having a relaxing day by the water while their fluffy sheep friend cheers them on from the shore.

Supplies used:

Boat Buddies

Ewe Are Moovellous

Fintastic Friends

Trees - Happy Trails

Dock - Table from Home Where The Heart Is

Bucket - Beach Buds

For the sky, I ink blended soft yellows and oranges. For the water, I die cut waves, ink blended with a mix of blues before layering them together with foam tape. I also added a few splatters and sparkles to make everything feel extra fresh. 

The dock, trees, and critters were stamped or printed, coloured with alcohol markers and pieced together to build this peaceful outdoor scene. I hand drew and coloured some rocks to add to the water's edge as I felt something was missing. 

For the sentiment, I used white heat embossing powder on dark blue cardstock and it makes me smile every time - may all your fishes come true!

This is a fun card for a birthday, encouragement, or just because.

Hope your day is fin-tastic!

Michelle

You Are my Anchor

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Today I created a sparkly ocean-themed card using the Boat Buddies stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. For the background, I added Distress Spritz, which gives the card a beautiful shine and sparkle.

To create the ocean backdrop, I ink-blended Tumbled Glass, Prize Ribbon, and Black Soot Distress Oxides using my trusty Beautiful Blender Brush. A mist of Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz brought the panel to life with a splash of shimmer before I set it aside to dry.

I stamped several images from the Boat Buddies stamp set, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen.

I made an A2 card base from yellow cardstock and used liquid glue to adhere the blue panel to it. Next, I used liquid glue to adhere all of the stamped elements and sentiments.

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! Watercolors!

Hi. Design team member Koren Wiskman here. I hope that I can inspire you to create something fun with all of these awesome T4TD supplies. Today I am using the Boat Buddies Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies to create this project. 

The card size is A2 (4.25in x5.5in.) The front panel is cut to 3.25in x 4.75in. This is my favorite size card to create. I have tried so many others but this size is the one that keeps my heart happy. My card bases are typically made using a neutral gray cardstock. These two details about my cards rarely change. 

Background 

For this card I wanted it to feel very loose and relaxed. I wanted it to feel playful. To do that I grabbed my watercolors and some watercolor paper. I painted a sky towards the top of the card panel and some water at the bottom to set the scene. I used a wet on wet technique with the water colors to get a very light wash of color that fades out. I also let that initial base layer dry before going in with more saturated color. 

Focal Images

I heat embossed the images from the Time for Tea Designs Boat Buddies Stamp Set using black pigment ink and clear embossing powder. The lighthouse was also done that way. I painted both images as described above. Keeping it very loose and childlike. I didn't worry too much about where the color ended up. I really like how it turned out and it was fun to create. I popped up the images onto the card panel using foam squares. 

Sentiment

I added a bit more red with the sentiment choosing red cardstock and white heat embossing. The "Ahoy!" from the Boat Buddies Stamp Set seemed fitting. It too is popped up using foam squares. 

I hope that I've inspired you to create something today. Check out the Boat Buddies Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies in the T4TD shop. 

KOREN

All Aboard the FriendSHIP Art Journal

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I'm excited to share another page from my mixed media art journal, featuring the new Boat Buddies stamp set, along with some older sea-themed stamps from Time For Tea Designs. I’m really pleased with how it turned out!

I started by applying a base layer of white gesso to my page, followed by a pastel blue paint from Hero Arts for the sky. For the ocean, I used the Making Waves stencil along with Distress Paints in Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and Prize Ribbon, topped with white acrylic paint. I layered on several coats of paint, and for the top layer, I used a baby wipe on the bubbles area of the stencil to reveal the lighter Salty Ocean color underneath.

In the sky area, I applied white acrylic paint over a cloud stencil using a sponge. I created the sandy area using brown acrylic paint and a textured sponge, then added white paint splatters over the background.

For the shape and texture of the island, I used the Takeout Coffee Cup Dies, the Snow Flurry Cover Die, and scissors. I added color with Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Paint.

I stamped several images from the Boat Buddies stamp set, colored them with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. Additionally, I incorporated images from the Seasons Tweetings (seaweed), Sealed With A Kiss (fish), and Beach Buds (crab, shells, turtle, palm tree), and Get Whale Soon (whale) stamp sets.

To adhere all the stamped elements, I used liquid glue. Lastly, I completed the card by adding white dots with a 0.7mm Posca Pen, which I had never used before, but I highly recommend it!

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.

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!

Sea You Soon

Hi. Design team member Koren Wiskman here. I hope that I can inspire you to create something fun with all of these awesome T4TD supplies. Today I am using the Time for Tea Designs Boat Buddies Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies to create this project. My favorite place in America is Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina. My parents are lucky to live only a short drive away from it. I however live 400 miles away. So, I made this card in hopes that I will see it again soon. Oh yeah, and it lights up! If you press gently on the rocks below the lighthouse, the EZ Lights will turn on. 

The card size is A2 (4.25in x5.5in.) The front panel is cut to 3.25in x 4.75in. This is my favorite size card to create. I have tried so many others but this size is the one that keeps my heart happy. My card bases are typically made using a neutral gray cardstock. These two details about my cards rarely change. 

Background

I started with a piece of heavyweight blueberry colored cardstock. I ink blended some darker blue and black ink towards the top. Clearly, Cape Lookout misses me too. It's pretty dark and gloomy there, according to my card. I punctured a square hole in the ink blended panel exactly where the lighthouse was going to sit. This is where I will mount my EZ Lights underneath. I used a ray of light stencil that I had in my stash to ink blend the light rays coming from the lighthouse. 

I cut the rocks from dark gray cardstock using an abstract background die and I embossed some circles on it. After a little ink blending, it totally looks like rocks! Or at least the best I could do. 

The waves were cut from a wave die using dark teal cardstock. I tried to ink blend white pigment ink on the tops of the waves but it wasn't what I was looking for. So I heat embossed some puffy white embossing powder on the tops of the waves instead. 

The cloud, well, it's just a black cloud with a little white ink blending. 

Focal Image

I stamped the imaged of the lighthouse from the Time for Tea Designs Boat Buddies Stamp Set using black alcohol marker friendly ink. I then added a few lines in the design to make it look more like Cape Lookout. Alcohol markers where used to color the image. I used various dimensions of foam squares to adhere everything in place onto the ink blended panel. 

The Light

The battery and the light are adhered on a second panel mounted with glue dots under the ink blended panel. Strips of foam tape connect the two panels giving the battery and switch the space it needs. 

Sentiment

The sentiment was heat embossed onto black cardstock using white embossing powder. I love that the sentiments have coordinating dies as well in the T4TD Boat Buddies Coordinating Dies. 

I hope that I've inspired you to create something today. Check out the Boat Buddies Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies in the T4TD shop. 

Koren

Sea of Friendship!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle here from the Design Team and today’s card is setting sail on the sea of friendship. This little crew of critters is off on an adventure, with sunshine, sparkles, and plenty of smiles on board.

Supplies used:

Boat Buddies

Beach Buds

I had so much fun putting this scene together. The bunny is steering the boat, the mouse is doing a bit of fishing (with a surprise catch), and a cheerful crab and seagull are tagging along for the ride. I couldn’t resist adding some glittery waves to make the water shimmer.

The sentiment says it all. All aboard the friendSHIP! This would be such a sweet card for a friend who needs a little cheer or just a reminder that they’re part of your crew.

Thanks for sailing by today. I hope this happy little scene brightened your day!

Michelle

Watercolour Ocean Scene

Hello, and happy Saturday, DT Annalisa is back again today! I wish I could be out on a boat in the ocean right now. Today, I’m excited to share my project featuring the new Boat Buddies stamp set from Time For Tea Designs.

To create the front panel of the card, I used an Evergreen Bough Distress Watercolour Pencil. I soaked the pencil in water, then scribbled it on acetate, pressing it onto watercolour paper to transfer the colour. Once the panel dried, I die-cut it using the Simple Square Nesting Dies and Stitched Circle Dies.

For the background panel, I utilized Squeezed Lemonade and Saltwater Taffy Distress Watercolour Pencils. I adhered this panel to a square card base with liquid glue. 

I stamped several images from the Boat Buddies stamp set, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added accents with a white gel pen from a Gelly Roll Pen. The compass and birds were from the Adventure Awaits stamp set.

Next, I die-cut vellum with the Ocean Waves Dies and colored it with a blue Copic marker. I used liquid glue to attach it to the back of the blue-green watercolour panel.

I stuck the boat to the card base using liquid glue and stamped the sentiment and birds above it. I then used double-sided foam tape to adhere the blue-green panel to the card base.

Finally, I used liquid glue to attach the remaining stamped images in the four corners of the card base.

Thank you 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.

Summer Gardening Scene

Happy first day of Summer 2025! DT Annalisa here and I’m excited to share a fun gardening-themed card featuring the new Cacti Critters from Time For Tea Designs. I absolutely love the bunny with his watering can!

To create the background, I sprayed Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Spray onto the Flirty Flowers Stencil and then pressed it onto watercolour paper. After removing the stencil, I spritzed the panel with water and added splatters using Mowed Lawn Distress Watercolour Pencil.

Next, I die-cut white cardstock with the Five Windows Cover Die to create a white frame, which I adhered to the green panel using liquid glue. I then attached this to a card base.

For the soil area, I used Ground Espresso, Walnut Stain, and Scorched Timber Distress Watercolour Pencils on watercolour paper. I glued a slim strip of this paper to the bottom of the largest window frame.

I stamped several images, colored them with Copic markers, and added white gel pen accents. The sets I used, along with their coordinating dies, include Cacti Critters, Boat Buddies, Hey There Critters, Fruitful Friends, Ewe Are The Best, and Ewe Are Moovellous.

Finally, I used liquid glue and double-sided foam tape to attach the images to the card base, and I added Stickles to some of them 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.

You Are My Anchor and Super Shiny

Hi. Design team member Koren Wiskman here. I hope that I can inspire you to create something fun with all of these awesome T4T supplies. Today I am using the Boat Buddies Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies to create this project. 

The card size is A2 (4.25in x5.5in.) The front panel is cut to 3.25in x 4.75in. This is my favorite size card to create. I have tried so many others but this size is the one that keeps my heart happy. My card bases are typically made using a neutral gray cardstock. I often use foam squares for my dimension. These two details about my cards rarely change. 

Background

I ink blended a little green and blue inks to create this blue green ocean mist in the background of this panel. Focusing the color towards the top for a sky. I kept the bottom white because I was adding waves. I cut only two waves from a set in my stash. I have many waves but I really like these. I cut them from a blue green cardstock to continue the color scheme. 

Sentiment 

I stamped the sentiment on the same blue green cardstock I used for the waves. I heat embossed it in white and cut it into a strip using the small non-stitched rectangle die from the Time for Tea Designs Rounded Corner Stitched Rectangle dies. 

Focal Image

This image is adorable. It is from the T4TD Boat Buddies Stamp Set. I stamped it onto alcohol maker paper and colored the image using alcohol markers. I then cut it out using the Coordinating Dies. 

Embelishments

I have a small stash of anchors in my embellishment drawer. I love nautical cards because I grew up in a nautical town. I used one on this card. I attached it using some natural twine. Everything on this card except for the anchor was sprayed with three types of shimmer spritz. I wanted it to be shiny and feel like the mist off of the water. 

I hope that I've inspired you to create something today. Check out the Boat Buddies Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies in the T4TD shop. 

Koren 

All Aboard the Friendship

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I'm excited to share my second card that I created featuring products from the new release from Time For Tea Designs. I used the Boat Buddies stamp set to create this ocean scene; I absolutely love the bunny steering the sailboat!

I first ink-blended Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide onto white cardstock through a cloud stencil. After adding white splatter, I adhered this to a card base with double-sided tape.

Next, I used Peacock Feathers Ink on watercolour paper, adding water to achieve a blue ocean background. I then die-cut this with the Ocean Waves Dies. I attached this ocean section to the card base using 1mm double-sided tape.

I die-cut a frame from white cardstock using the Smile Inverted Scallop Frame Dies. I adhered this frame to the card with foam tape and glue.

I stamped several images from the Boat Buddies stamp set, colored them with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added accents with a white gel pen using a Gelly Roll Pen.

Finally, I used double-sided foam tape and glue to attach the images to the card. I also stamped the birds from the Adventure Awaits set directly onto the sky area of the card.

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.