Simply The Zest

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here and I’m sharing a bright green thank-you card that I created using stamps and dies from Time For Tea Designs. To create the vibrant background, I used Twisted Citron Distress Paint.

I started by placing several drops of Distress Paint onto a piece of acetate and spritzing it with water. I then repeatedly pressed the acetate onto Distress Watercolour Paper, spritzing the paper with water to help the paint spread and blend. I repeated this process several times, heat-setting between layers to build up colour and create a textured background.

Next, I die-cut a thin frame from Distress Watercolour Paper using the Simple Square Nesting Dies. I coloured the frame with Distress Watercolour Pencils in Weathered Wood, Lost Shadow, and Hickory Smoke, then adhered it to the green background. The completed panel was then glued to an A2 card base.

For the focal images, I stamped the fruit from Squeeze the Day, die-cut them with the coordinating dies, and coloured them with Copic markers. I added white gel pen highlights for extra detail and interest. The adorable mouse is from Sweet Cart Critters and was also die-cut using the coordinating die set.

Finally, I adhered the images and sentiment using a combination of liquid glue and 1mm double-sided foam tape for added dimension.

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.

Holey Moley Gardening Scene

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a spring gardening scene featuring the adorable moles from Time For Tea Designs. These happy little moles are excited to be back in the garden, and honestly, so am I!

I started by using a frame die from my stash to cut white cardstock. I then used the same die on Distress Watercolour Cardstock. Using a grass-border die, I cut the inner negative pieces from the frame and coloured them with Distress Watercolour Pencils.

For the grass, I used Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness for splatter. For the sky, I used Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Uncharted Mariner for splatter.

Next, I adhered the white frame along with the grass and sky sections to an A2 card base using liquid glue.

Finally, I die-cut the images and sentiment from the I Really Dig You A4 Printed Cardstock using the coordinating dies. I adhered all the elements to the card base with liquid glue.

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.

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.

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.

Colourful Party

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a colourful birthday card I created using Distress Watercolour Pencils along with stamps and dies from Time For Tea Designs.

I started by die-cutting a piece of Distress Watercolour Paper with a stitched rectangle die to create an A2-sized panel. For the background, I used Distress Watercolour Pencils in Saltwater Taffy, Fossilized Amber, Seedless Preserves, Walnut Stain, and Wild Honey. This beautiful patterned technique is inspired by Jenn Shurkus’ Mixed Media in Season class. I learned so much from this course and highly recommend it to anyone interested in exploring mixed media techniques.

Once the background was complete, I heat-set the panel and added white splatter for extra interest and texture. I then adhered the finished watercolour panel to an A2 card base using liquid glue.

The bear is from the Birthday Bear set, and the mouse is from the Sweet On You set (the coordinating dies are still available). I stamped the images, coloured them with Copic markers, and added highlights using a white Gelly Roll pen. To give the images dimension, I adhered them to the card with 1 mm double-sided foam tape.

For the sentiment, I used the Let’s Party Large Sentiment Die to cut silver cardstock. I die-cut two additional layers from cardstock and adhered all three pieces together with liquid glue to create extra dimension before attaching the sentiment to the card.

To finish the design, I added tiny pink and white embellishments from the Lots of Love Shaker Embellishment Mix for a final touch of sparkle.

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

New Year's Snowman Tag

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and I’m excited to share a mixed-media New Year’s tag featuring stamps, dies, and a stencil from Time For Tea Designs.

To start, I spread Wendy Vecchi's translucent embossing paste over the Movie Star 6 x6" Stencil onto a Tim Holtz mixed-media heavy stock tag using a palette knife. Once the paste dried, I picked up pigment from the tips of my Distress Watercolour pencils with a wet brush and applied it to the tag’s surface. I layered the colours, adding more pigment and water to create a soft, blended effect. For an extra touch, I spritzed the tag with my Distress Sprayer to add droplets of water, then set it aside to air dry. I used the following Distress Watercolour colours: Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berries, Carved Pumpkin, and Scattered Straw.

Next, I die-cut the Happy New Year Sentiment Die using both navy blue and silver cardstock. I glued the two pieces together with liquid glue, offsetting them slightly to create a shadow effect, then adhered the sentiment to the tag.

I stamped images from the Snow Much Fun and Happy New Year Critters stamp sets, then colored them with my Copic markers. After cutting them out with the coordinating dies, I added accents with a white gel pen for extra detail.

To finish, I added sparkles to the edges of some of the images using a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter. I adhered the stamped images to the tag with either liquid glue or 1mm double-sided foam tape for added dimension.

Thank you so much for reading! Don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when shopping at Time For Tea Designs to get 10% off your order.

New Year's Cheers!

Happy New Year! DT Annalisa here, starting 2026 with a golden-themed celebration card using several Time For Tea Designs stamps and dies. These two adorable bunnies are ringing in the new year with some bubbly!

For the background, I used Scattered Straw Distress Watercolour Pencil on Distress Watercolour Paper, applying a layering technique to create an organic watercolour effect. Each layer is slightly smaller than the last, with increasing pigment concentration. I learned this technique in Jenn Shurkus' "Watercolour Pencil Part 2" class. I gained so many insights from this class and highly recommend it if you’ve invested in Distress Watercolour Pencils.

Once the background dried, I added some splatter using a paintbrush and Antique Linen Distress Spritz for a lovely sparkle effect. Afterward, I adhered the background to an A2 card base.

Next, I cut some gold glitter cardstock using the Zig Zag Frame and Tag Die (an oldie but a goodie from T4T!). I used liquid glue to attach this frame to the card base.

For the sentiment, I used the Happy New Year Sentiment Die cut from gold-patterned paper. To add dimension, I die-cut the same sentiment from white cardstock and stacked the layers using liquid glue. Then, I adhered the stacked sentiment to the card.

I stamped and colored images from several stamp sets, using Copic markers and adding highlights with a white gel pen. The stamp sets I used were: Fruitful Friends, Happy New Year Critters, Blooming Bunnies, Seasons Tweetings, and Santa’s Nice List. To add extra sparkle, I highlighted the edges of some images with a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter.

Finally, I attached the images to the card base using liquid glue and foam tape for extra dimension.

Thank you so much for reading my post! Don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 at Time For Tea Designs for 10% off your order!

 

Colourful Penguin Christmas

Happy Friday before Christmas! DT Annalisa here today sharing a sweet and colourful penguin scene I created using the It's Penguin-ing to Look A Lot Like Christmas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs.

To make the background panel, I used watercolour paper and Distress Watercolour Pencils in Cracked Pistachio, Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Shaded Lilac, Picked Raspberry, and Spun Sugar. I followed a technique from one of Jenn Shurkus’s Get Cracking on Christmas tutorials on YouTube. She has so many fantastic tutorials, a wonderful blog, and terrific classes. I highly recommend checking her out if you want to learn more about using Distress Watercolour Pencils.

Once the A2 panel was dry, I used a palette knife to spread White Embossing Paste by Wendy Vecchi over a snow stencil from my stash. After letting it dry for about an hour, I attached the panel to a card base using double-sided tape.

For the card images, I stamped elements from several sets: Skating By Penguins (ice), Merry Cheesemas (round Christmas ornament), and It's Penguin-ing to Look A Lot Like Christmas (penguins and igloo). I coloured everything with Copic markers and cut the pieces out using the coordinating dies. I added white gel-pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen and added a touch of sparkle to some images using a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter.

I adhered the images to the card base using either liquid glue or foam tape for added dimension.

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.

Candy Cane Christmas

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa! Today I’m sharing my first Christmas card of the season, featuring the adorable Sweet Christmas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs.

To create the background, I started with watercolour paper and Distress Watercolour Pencils in Prize Ribbon, Peacock Feathers, Evergreen Bough, Uncharted Mariner, Mermaid Lagoon, and Iced Spruce. I layered the colours one at a time, heat-setting between sprays to build depth and texture. For a final touch of interest, I added splatters of Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain.

I die-cut a frame from white cardstock using the Stitched Window Cover Die and adhered it to the blue panel with liquid glue. I then used liquid glue to adhere them both to a white card base. 

Next, I stamped several images from the Sweet Christmas stamp set, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out using my Brother ScanNCut SDX125e. I added highlights with a white Gelly Roll pen.

The “Happy Christmas” sentiment is from the Simple Sentiments set. I stamped it with VersaMark ink, sprinkled on Ultra Fine Embossing Powder, and heat-set it until smooth and melted. I then used a die from the A6 Simple Nesting Dies to cut it out.

I adhered the images to the card base with liquid glue and foam tape to add dimension.

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.

Pamper Yourself

Happy Friday, DT  Annalisa here! Today’s card features the Queen For The Day Printed Cardstock and coordinating dies. The printed cardstock sheets from Time For Tea Designs are absolutely stunning in person, and I always enjoy creating with them!

For the background, I used watercolour paper along with the X Marks the Spot Stencil. I pressed Salvaged Patina, Cracked Pistachio, and Twisted Citron Distress Inks onto the stencil, then spritzed it lightly with water. Placing the stencil ink-side down onto the watercolour paper, I pressed gently for a few moments before lifting it away and heat-setting the ink.

Next, I added some splatter using the same colours with Distress Watercolour Pencils. Once the panel was dry, I die-cut it with a stitched square die from my stash.

For the card base, I created a 5-inch square card and blended Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide across the top panel using a blender brush. I then adhered the stenciled panel to the pink base with liquid glue.

I die-cut the images and sentiments from the Queen For The Day Printed Cardstock using the coordinating dies. Some elements were attached with liquid glue, while others were popped up with double-sided foam tape for dimension. The small shelf is from the Baked With Love Kitchen Add-On Clear Stamp Set, which I coloured with Copics and cut out using the coordinating dies.

To finish the card, I added Summer Haze Designer Enamel Dots.

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.