Thank You Berry Much!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most gorgeous little pop up platform card featuring the sweetest strawberry farm stall scene. This one was such a joy to make and this is my favourite type of card to create!

Supplies used:

Jumping With Joy

Fruitful Friends

The platform shape immediately gives this design so much depth and dimension and I just love how the whole scene unfolds as you look at it. I blended a soft blue sky with fluffy white clouds for the background and added a bright green grassy layer across the base, with a generous spattering of colour to give it that fresh outdoor feel.

A little wooden market stall sits in the centre absolutely overflowing with the most enormous and delicious strawberries piled up in crates. In front of the stall, a sweet grey squirrel is busy tending to the display with a garden fork and tucked in at the front is the most adorable little hedgehog who has clearly been sneaking a taste! A cheeky single strawberry sits right beside him as the evidence!

Strung across the top of the stall is the most cheerful red and green bunting with pretty daisy flowers decorating each post. Little white picket fences line the sides of the card and a busy little bee buzzes around along with more daisies, adding lovely little details to discover all around the scene.

To finish everything off, the "Thank You Berry Much" sentiment is heat embossed in white onto a warm brown banner across the front and I just love how perfectly that pun works with this fruity little scene!

This card is perfect for anyone who deserves a big heartfelt thank you and I promise it will make them smile from ear to ear!

Michelle

Zesty Goodness

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a fruit-filled mini slimline card featuring the Squeeze the Day stamp set. I absolutely love strawberries, and there’s nothing quite like enjoying them when they’re in season. Freshly picked strawberries are simply the best!

To create the background, I trimmed a piece of Distress Watercolour Paper to 6" x 3" and sprayed it with Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, and Kitsch Flamingo Oxide Sprays. Once dry, I added a white cardstock frame cut with a scalloped mini slimline die from my stash. I adhered the frame to the inked panel with liquid glue before mounting the completed panel onto a 6.5" x 3.5" card base.

For the focal images, I stamped a selection of images from the Squeeze the Day, Hello Cupcake, Fruitful Friends, Cacti Critters, and I Really Dig You stamp sets. I coloured them with Copic markers and added white gel pen highlights to bring extra detail and dimension to each image.

To finish the card, I adhered the images to the card front using a combination of liquid glue and 1mm double-sided foam tape for added depth and interest.

Thank you so much for 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.

Berry Sweet Birthday Wishes!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most deliciously cute birthday card featuring the sweetest little bunny perched right on top of a towering strawberry shortcake. This one is an absolute treat from top to bottom!

Supplies used: 

Fruitful Friends

Love Is In The Air

Birthday Cake

A5 Woodgrain Clear Stamp

Joyful Winter Paper Pad

I started with a pretty pink gingham background which gives the card such a fresh and summery feel straight away. It is the perfect backdrop to make all those gorgeous reds and greens really pop!

The star of the show is this magnificent stacked shortcake layered up with jam, cream and the most beautifully coloured sponge. Plump strawberries and little daisy flowers are tucked in all around it, and sitting right on top is our adorable bunny wearing the cutest strawberry hat. 

The whole scene sits on a woodgrain shelf at the bottom of the card which grounds everything nicely and gives it that lovely rustic, homely feel. Scattered strawberries around the base of the cake add even more fruity fun and fill the space beautifully.

To finish it all off, the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment is heat embossed in white onto a bold red banner, which ties in perfectly with all the strawberry tones and gives the card a really punchy, celebratory finish. The whole design is framed with a stitched scallop border for that soft, sweet finishing touch.

This card is so berry perfect for any birthday and guaranteed to make someone feel extra special on their big day!

Michelle

Sending Easter Wishes

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, sharing a bright and cheerful Easter card I created using stamps, stencils, and dies from Time For Tea Designs. I absolutely love the fresh spring feel of this card; it really makes me look forward to spending time out in the garden!

To start, I ink-blended Dusty Concord, Faded Jeans, and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks onto white cardstock using the Mini Egg Pattern Stencil. This created a soft, colourful background with a fun Easter vibe. I then added white splatter using Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain and a watercolour brush for a bit of texture and interest.

Once the panel was dry, I adhered it to a card base and added a white die-cut stitched border to frame the scene and give it a clean, finished look.

For the sentiment, I used the Easter Wishes Large sentiment die, cutting it from both silver and black cardstock. I layered them slightly offset to create a subtle shadow effect, then adhered it to the top of the card with liquid glue.

The images come from a mix of sets, Fruitful Friends, I Really Dig You A4 Printed Cardstock, Ewe Are Moovellous, Eggstra Special Birthday, Cacti Critters and Oops A Daisy A4 Printed Cardstock. I coloured the stamped images with Copics and added white gel pen accents for extra detail and highlights. Each element was then adhered with liquid glue to complete the scene.

Thank you so much for stopping by and 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.

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!

 

Hey

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 Hey, Hi, Hello Die Set as well as both the Fruitiful Friends Stamp Set and the Squeeze the Day Stamp Set 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

I started by stamping some of the images from both the Time for Tea Designs Fruitiful Friends Stamp Set and the Squeeze the Day Stamp Set onto the white background panel. I focused on stamping the images toward the bottom third of the panel because I knew that I was going to be layering additional panels on top of it. They images are stamped with black pigment ink. If you wanted to add a bit more shine to your card, you could also heat emboss them with clear embossing powder. I DID NOT take that extra step. I was happy with the black and white contrast. 

The pink layer is simply a hot pink cardstock ripped to give it an imperfect textured element to the card, with a pop of color. I popped this layer up using foam tape. 

The top layer is heavyweight white card stock cut long enough to show enough of the pink panel and also give a nice place for my sentiment to live. I was NOT measuring much on any of these layers. I was winging it. This panel is also popped up with foam tape. 

Sentiment

The sentiment on this card is cut from the T4TD Hey, Hi, Hello Die Set. The shadow layer is black cardstock and the "hey" is cut from heavyweight white cardstock and layered four times using liquid adhesive. I then used the same liquid adhesive to stick it to the top panel. 

I hope that I've inspired you to create something today. Check out the Hey, Hi, Hello Die Set as well as the Fruitiful Friends and Squeeze the Day Stamp Sets over in the T4TD shop. 

KOREN

Simply The Zest

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I am sharing a bright, fruit-themed card featuring Fruitful Friends and Squeeze the Day from Time For Tea Designs. Summer is the perfect time to enjoy delicious, fresh fruit! 🍓🍋🍉

I grabbed the Sweet Scalloped Dies to cut out some patterned paper from the Sweet Summer 6x6' Paper Pad, then used double-sided tape to attach it to my card base.

Next, I cut a panel from red and green patterned paper with the Rounded Corner Stitched Rectangle Dies. I ink-blended Abandoned Coral and Twisted Citron Distress Ink with my Beautiful Blender Brushes. I used a watercolour brush and some water to add Festive Berries and Mowed Lawn Distress Watercolour Pencil splatter. I added white splatter with a paintbrush and Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain. Once this was dry, I used double-sided tape to attach it to my card base.

I stamped several images from the Fruitful Friends and Squeeze the Day stamp sets, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. The worm with glasses is from Book Buddies, the sun and clouds are from Rain Or Shine Mice, and the flowers are from Ewe Are The Best.

I stuck the images to the card base using liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for dimension and added several Sweet Summer Designer Enamel Dots 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.

Interactive Gardening Card

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I'm excited to share a fun and interactive shutter card that I made using a mix of adorable stamp sets from Time For Tea Designs. The animal friends look like they're having a wonderful time in the garden!  

The following stamp sets were used to create this card:

Hey There Critters (sun and sunflower)

Cacti Critters (butterfly and bunny)

Seasons Tweetings (tree branch and greenery)

I Really Dig You (gardening tools)

Book Buddies (worm)

Squeeze the Day (butterfly)

Fruitful Friends (bee)

Ewe Are The Best (heart flowers)

To make this interactive card, I used the ‘Shutter Card’ and ‘Shutter Card Add-On’ dies from Lawn Fawn, following their instructional videos on YouTube.

I ink-blended Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide over a cloud stencil for the sky, and Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness over a grass stencil for the grass, then added white splatter with a paintbrush and Copic Opaque White.

I stamped, coloured, and die-cut images from the listed sets, added white gel pen accents, glued them in place, and stamped the sentiment in the center opening.

For the band on the front of the card, I die-cut pattered paper from the Sweet Summer 6x6' Paper Pad. I die-cut a circle using the Stitched Circle Dies from white card stock and ink-blended it with Mustard Seed Distress Oxide. I  used the Scalloped Circle Dies to die-cut vellum paper and glued it behind the yellow circle. I used liquid glue to stick the mouse to the center of the circle.

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.

Squeeze the Day with Heat Embossing

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  Fruitiful Friends and Squeeze the Day 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

I grabbed red, green, and two shades of blue cardstock and heat embossed the line of both strawberries from the Fruitiful Friends Set and the limes or lemons from the Squeeze the Day set. I used clear sticky ink and white embossing powder. I then cut them into strips. They aren't very straight, I'm ok with it. I used foam squares to pop them up onto the white card panel. Also, I just eyeballed it. I don't think card making needs to be an exact science. Plus, I little wonky is fun and proves that it's handmade. 

Sentiment

For the sentiment, I heat embossed "squeeze the day" onto plain white heavy weight cardstock using black pigment ink. I used clear embossing powder. I thought that the sentiment alone got lost in the chaos of the background so, I added some vellum fruits. I stamped them using the same clear sticky ink from before and white embossing powder. I used foam adhesive to pop up the sentiment and to also adhere the fruit behind it. 

I hope that I've inspired you to create something today. Check out the Squeeze the Day and Fruitiful Friends Stamp Setand their Coordinating Dies in the T4TD shop.

KOREN 

Berry, Berry Sweet!

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 Fruitiful Friends and Squeeze the Day Stamp Sets and Coordinating Diesto create this project. If you follow me on social media you may remember me sharing a short video of a rather stunningly designed can of seltzer . If not, don't worry, you didn't miss anything but a well designed package. It was pale pink with pops of bright green and red. Plus, it was quite yummy to drink. Here is my card inspired by the berry vodk-arita can. 

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 used a pale pink cardstock panel. I dripped just a bit of the green watercolor used on the rest of the images onto the background. I wanted to fill in a bit of the greenery. 

Focal Images

For this card, I changed it up a bit. I stamped the images of fruit that I wanted to use from the Time for Tea Designs Fruitiful Friends and Squeeze the Day Stamp Sets. I stamped them onto watercolor paper using waterproof black ink. I then cut out my images using the Coordinating dies before coloring them. That's right, I watercolored them after they were cut out. I knew that I wanted a very abstract look much like the can I referenced above. So, to achieve this I just painted portions of the images using watercolors. I used bright green and red inspired by the can. I also added a few dots here and there. 

The greenery was also cut out and then watercolored using the same colors. 

Sentiment

I stamped and heat embossed the "You're Berry, Berry Sweet!" sentiment from the T4TD Fruitiful Friends Stamp set and cut it out with it's Coordinating Die. 

I hope that I've inspired you to create something today. Check out the Fruitiful Friends and Squeeze the Day Stamp Set as well as the Coordinating Dies in the T4TD shop. 

Koren

Thinking of You

Happy Friday from DT Annalisa! I'm excited to share a mini card featuring the adorable Rain or Shine Mice along with the Thinking of You Sentiment Die.

To create the back panel for this card, I die-cut patterned paper from the Pretty Pastels 6x6 Paper Pad using the Rounded Corner Stitched Rectangle Dies. I adhered this to a card base using liquid glue.

Next, I die-cut watercolour paper with the Rounded Corner Stitched Rectangle Dies and created a watery-looking background using Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and water. I then attached this piece to the card base with liquid glue.

For the sentiment, I die-cut paper from the Gorgeous Gingham 6x6' Paper Pad using the Thinking Of You Sentiment Die. I used vellum for the outlined portion of the sentiment and adhered the two pieces together with liquid glue before attaching them to the card base.

I stamped images from the Rain Or Shine Mice stamp set, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added accents with a white gel pen using a Gelly Roll Pen. The bee is from the Fruitful Friends set, the flowers are from Ewe Are The Best, and the small bird is from Ewe Are Moovellous.

To assemble the card, I used liquid glue and double-sided foam tape to adhere the stamped elements to the card base. I finished the card with three Sweet Summer Designer Enamel Dots.

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.

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.