Happily Ever After

Happy Friday! Today, DT Annalisa here, and I’m sharing a soft pastel watercolour scene that would make a beautiful engagement or anniversary card. For this card, I used the You’re Engaged Stamp Set, Distress Watercolour Pencils, and a scene die from my stash.

To begin, I cut an A2 card panel from Distress Watercolour Paper and coloured the sky and grass using Distress Watercolour Pencils. For the sky, I used Tumbled Glass and Speckled Egg, and for the grass, I used Shabby Shutters and Crushed Olive. To add texture and interest, I splattered white paint across the background before adhering the panel to a card base.

Next, I die cut the backdrop from Distress Watercolour Paper and coloured the border and vines with Distress Watercolour Pencils in Crushed Olive, Mowed Lawn, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Pumice Stone, and Scorched Timber. For the small flowers, I used Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, and Spiced Marmalade. Once everything was dry, I used liquid glue to adhere the flowers and backdrop to the card base.

The car, kitties, and sentiment are from the You’re Engaged Stamp Set, while the small flowers and hearts are from the Just Married Stamp Set. The butterflies are from the Cacti Critters Stamp Set. I coloured all of the images with Copic markers, then die-cut them using the coordinating dies. To finish the card, I added white gel pen accents and adhered all of the elements 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.

Make A Splash

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, today I’m sharing a spring scene featuring a Distress Oxide watercoloured background and the Rain or Shine Mice A4 Printed Cardstock from Time For Tea Designs. I love how this rainy-day card turned out.

To create the background, I used Stormy Sky and Peeled Paint Distress Oxides on watercolour paper. I smooshed each ink onto acetate, spritzed it with water, then pressed the acetate onto the paper. I added another light spritz of water and repeated the process, heat-setting between layers. To finish, I added white splatter for extra interest.

Next, I adhered the inked panel to a card base using liquid glue. I die-cut grey cardstock with the Stitched Window Cover Die and attached the frame to the card base.

I then die-cut the mice and coordinating elements from the Rain or Shine Mice A4 Printed Cardstock using the coordinating dies. The small flowers are from the Just Married stamp set, which I also die-cut with coordinating dies. I used a combination of liquid glue and 1mm double-sided foam tape to adhere all the elements to 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.

Lots of Love!

 Hello Everyone!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today’s inspiration are two fluffy sheep spreading lots of love whilst floating on the clouds! 

Supplies used:

Ewe Are The Best

Just Marrried

Bold Sentiments

This card is built in a box-style format to give it a fun 3D effect. I created multiple layers of soft pink cloud panels, ink blended and splattered with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide and gold watercolour for a dreamy background. 

I then added plenty of red hearts all around as well as the the odd cloud here and there to carry that Valentine’s feel all the way through.

The star of the show has to be the sheep of course! I popped them up on acetate strips so they really look like they’re floating. Finally, the bold “lots of love” sentiment at the front ties it all together perfectly.

Sending lots of love your way today!

Michelle

Thinking Of You Sympathy Card

Happy Friday. DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a sympathy card I made for a friend who recently lost her husband. They had been together for decades, so I wanted the card to feel heartfelt and gentle. I used the Thinking Of You Sentiment Die, along with a stencil from Time For Tea Designs, and kept the design simple by focusing on one main stamped image.

I started with Distress Watercolour paper to create the main panel. Using the Cosy Sweater 6x6 Stencil, I applied Dusty Concord Distress Oxide and Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink. I swiped the oxide ink pads onto the back of the stencil, spritzed it with water, and then pressed the watercolour paper onto it using a paper towel. I left it in place for several seconds to allow the ink to fully saturate the paper. After removing the stencil, I dried the panel with my Ranger Heat Tool. Next, I ink-blended Shaded Lilac Distress Ink over the panel and finished it with splatters of Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink and Picket Fence Spray Stain.

Once the panel was completely dry, I die-cut it using a stitched rectangle die. I adhered it to an A2 card base using liquid glue, after colouring the base with a BG15 Copic marker.

For the focal element, I die-cut vellum using the Heart Nesting Dies. I added a stitched line detail around the edge of the heart with a white Posca pen, then secured it to the card using vellum adhesive.

To create the sentiment, I sprayed Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Spray onto watercolour paper and die-cut it using the Thinking Of You Sentiment Die. For added dimension, I die-cut the same sentiment three more times from white cardstock and stacked the layers together with liquid glue. I used a small heart die from my stash to replace the dot created by the die, then adhered the completed sentiment to the card panel.

The kitty image is from Oops a Daisy, and the small flowers are from the Just Married stamp set. I coloured all the images with Copic markers and added white gel pen accents. After die-cutting them, I adhered the images to the card using a combination of double-sided foam tape and glue.

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.

Merry Christmas, Croc Style!

Hello Everyone!

Michelle here from the Design Team and today, I bring you another adventure with the crocs! 

These two crocodiles are spreading festive cheer in the most delightful way - by picking out the perfect Christmas tree! They've had a jolly time at the tree farm and are now carefully loading their prize onto the roof of their bright yellow car. 

Supplies used:

Snappy Before Coffee

Car - Just Married

Trees - Snow Much Fun

Fence - Ewe Are Moovellous

I created a snowy background filled with falling flakes by ink blending Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxides. The snowflakes are white acrylic paint splatters and die cuts from white glitter cardstock.

For the ground, this was two hillsides layered on top of each other to look like a snow-covered driveway - one from Kraft cardstock that I ink blended with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide and splattered with Black Soot Distress Oxide to give it texture. The second was die cut from white cardstock with the edges lightly ink blended with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide with the middle section cut out.

All the images were either stamped or printed, coloured with alcohol markers and highlighted with a white gel pen. The only exception was the rope around the tree - this I hand drew as there wasn’t a stamp for this specific purpose!

For the sentiment, I must confess that I ran out of room! It all worked out in the end though as the crisp sentiment tucked inside a speech bubble keeps it simple and sweet - a cheerful “Merry Christmas”. 

To complete the card, mounted it onto a slimline card base that I had ink blended a candy cane stripes using Festive Berries Distress Oxide.

Wishing you a croc-full of Christmas joy and crafty inspiration!

Michelle

Fall Thank You

Happy Fall! DT Annalisa here today, and I am sharing a fall scene with happy squirrels playing in the leaves as they prepare for winter. This card features the Jumping With Joy Clear Stamp Set from Time For Tea Designs.

To create the background, I used a scene die from my stash to die-cut mixed-media paper and then coloured the die-cut pieces with Distress Watercolour Pencils. Specifically, I used Gathered Twigs, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, and Brushed Corduroy for the trees; Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint for the grass; and Salvaged Patina and Mermaid Lagoon for the sky.

Next, I assembled the scene by using liquid glue to adhere the pieces to an A2 card base. I added some extra texture by splattering white Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain with a paint brush.

Once the background was complete, I moved on to adding details. I stamped several images from the Jumping With Joy Clear Stamp Set, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out with the coordinating dies. To finish the elements, I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. The heart flowers are from Ewe Are The Best, the tiny flowers are from Just Married, and the mushrooms are from You Got Mail.

I used liquid glue and double-sided foam tape to stick the images to the card. The sentiment is from the Brighter Days Sentiment Cards, White on Black.

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.

Just Married Kitties

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Today’s card was a request from a friend whose niece is getting married in September. I combined the Just Married A4 Printed Cardstock and Just Married stamp set to create a personalized card in their wedding colours, navy and lavender.

I ink-blended Shaded Lilac Distress Ink on the edges of an A2 card base and set it aside.

I pressed Shaded Lilac Distress Ink onto the Cosy Sweater 6x6 Stencil, then sprayed it with water, and finally pressed Distress Watercolour Cardstock into it, letting it sit for a few minutes.

I spritzed the paper with more water, once I removed the stencil, so the colour could run. I heat set this with my Ranger Heat tool. Next, I pressed Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink onto my craft mat, spritzed it with water, and pressed the watercolour panel into it. I then added splatters of Watercolor Distress Pencils in the matching ink colours.

I ink-blended the edges of the panel with Uncharted Mariner and Shaded Lilac Distress Ink, die-cut it with a stitched rectangle die, and used double-sided tape to stick it to the card base.

I stamped the car and the balloons from the Just Married stamp set, and coloured them with Copic Markers. The rest of the images and the sentiment were from the Just Married A4 Printed Cardstock. I die-cut all of the images with the coordinating dies. I love being able to mix and match the printed images and stamped images to fit your needs!

I used liquid glue and double-sided foam tape to adhere the images to the card and added Summer Haze 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.

Slimline Birthday Treat

Happy Friday, everyone, DT Annalisa here! Today's card is a slimline birthday card I created using the Skies The Limit Slimline Die and the Sweet Cart Critters stamp set. This was the first time I had used this slimline die and I like the cute scene it created.

I created a slimline card base and die-cut the Skies The Limit Slimline Die from white cardstock. I used temporary adhesive on the rainbow die-cut scraps of paper to mask off the rainbow strips.

I ink-blended festive berries Distress Ink, spiced marmalade, squeezed lemonade and salty ocean Distress Oxide from top to bottom on the rainbow using my Beautiful Blender Brushes. Next, I ink-blended salvaged patina Distress Oxide in the sky area of the card base.  

Once all the ink-blending was complete I used liquid glue to adhere the Skies The Limit die-cut to the card base. I added the cloud pieces back into the die-cut and coloured them with my copics to add dimension.

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) several images from Sweet Cart Critters and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. 

The sentiment is from Warm Hugs, the butterfly and worm are from I Really Dig You, the bee is from Fruitful Friends, the flowers are from Ewe Are The Best and the balloons are from Just Married.

I stuck the images to the card base using a combination of liquid glue and double-sided foam tape for dimension.

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 Moovellous Birthday

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa, today is my birthday so I am sharing a cute birthday slimline card featuring the Ewe Are Moovellous stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. I love how you can mix and match sets from Time For Tea Designs to create detailed scenes like this with several images from different stamp sets. 

I die-cut Distress White Heavy cardstock by Ranger with the Stitched Slimline Slopes Dies and ink-blended the different sloped panels with Distress Oxides using my Beautiful Blender Brushes. I created the sand area, with tea dye, antique linen and vintage photo (splatter); the grass, with twisted citron, mowed lawn and rustic wilderness (splatter); the sky, with tumbled glass, salvaged patina, peacock feathers and mermaid lagoon (splatter).

I used liquid glue to adhere the inked sloped panels and the stitched outline to a slimline card base.  

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) several images from Ewe Are Moovellous, Hey There Critters, Kitty Capers, Sweet Village, Ewe Are The Best, Just Married and Love Is In the Air and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. 

I stuck the images and sentiments to the card base using liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for dimension.

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.

Lots of Luck

Happy first Friday in March. DT Annalisa here sharing a bright green card ideal for wishing someone luck on a new challenge or adventure. It features several products from Time For Tea Designs. 

I sprayed Distress Oxide in twisted citron, mowed lawn onto the Flirty Flowers Stencil, and pressed it onto watercolour paper with my fingers. I used a paper towel to soak up the extra liquid. I lifted up the stencil and spayed gently with water.

Once the panel was dry, I die-cut it with the new Sweet Scalloped Dies. I used liquid glue to stick it to a 5 3/4 inch by 4-inch card base.

I die-cut gold and black cardstock with the Lots of Luck Large Sentiment Die. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen to the black cardstock and glued this on top of the gold cut-out slightly offset to create a shadow effect. I used double-sided tape to adhere this to the card base.

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) images from Oops a Daisy (cat), Good Luck Critters (mouse, clovers and horseshoes), Just Married (small flowers) and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. 

I adhered the images to the card base using liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for dimension. I added Glossy Accents by Ranger to various areas of the card and then adhered Designer Enamel Dots from the Festive Fun collection to complete the card.

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.

 

Hey there, Tea Timers!!  It's Amanda here and today I am sharing a sweet little birthday card!

I stamped my images from the Just Married, Eggstra Special Birthday, and Good Luck Critters stamp sets.  I colored these little cuties with Copic markers and then die cut them out with the coordinating dies.

For my background, I created my one-layer background using the 6x6 Scene Builder Stencil.  I adhered my critters and sentiment onto my card panel with 3D foam squares.

I added a few sequins to give it a little extra pizazz!

And that is it for me today!!  Thank you so much for stopping by the Time for Tea Designs blog today!  I hope you find some time to get crafty today!

Xx, Amanda