Thanks For Helping Me Bloom!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing a shadow box card with a busy little bunny tending to their flower shop.

Supplies used: 

I Really Dig You

Cacti Critters

Awning - Sweet Cart Critters

Snake Plant - Purrfect Day

Leafy Foliage - Seasons Tweetings

I started with a bright green brick-effect background which gives the card that perfect little garden feel. It is fresh, fun and really sets the scene beautifully before any of the other elements are added.

The window is framed with a gorgeous green and white striped awning. Inside the shop, a sweet little bunny is hard at work with a red watering can in hand, surrounded by garden tools, potted plants and lots of plants. Two little buzzing bees pop up on either side of the window to add extra charm and keep things lively!

Spilling out beneath the window are two overflowing flower boxes packed with tulips, daisies, roses and so many colourful blooms. There is so much to look at and every little detail just makes me smile!

To finish everything off, the "Thanks For Helping Me Bloom" sentiment is heat embossed in white onto a warm brown banner across the top, giving it a lovely earthy, natural feel that ties the whole garden scene together perfectly.

This card would be perfect for a teacher, a friend or anyone who has helped you grow. It is one that is sure to make their day blossom!

Michelle

Valentine's Watercolour Plaid

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing a love-themed card featuring stamps and dies from Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order. I love how the watercolour plaid background turned out!

For the background, I began with a soft red watercolor wash (I used Gansai Tambi No. 32) as the base. Once it was dry, I painted evenly spaced horizontal and vertical black stripes (No. 20) to form a plaid pattern. At each intersection where the black lines crossed, I filled in the overlapping squares with a darker, more concentrated black to create bold, solid blocks.

After the watercolour panel was completely dry, I used a white Posca pen to draw additional vertical and horizontal lines to complete the plaid pattern. I then trimmed the panel and adhered it to an A2 card base using liquid glue.

Next, I stamped images from You Got Mail and Seasons Tweetings, colored them with Copic markers, and added white gel pen accents. I used the coordinating You Got Mail dies to cut out the images and sentiment, and my Brother ScanNCut SDX125e to cut out the bird image.

The “love” sentiment is from an older die in my stash, which I die-cut from navy blue shimmer cardstock. I also die-cut the word three times from white cardstock and layered them together to create dimension.

To assemble the card, I adhered the images with double-sided foam tape. To finish it off, I added sparkly accents to the edges of some images using a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter.

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.

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!

 

A Snowy Globe of Cheer!

Hello Tea Timers!

Design team member Michelle here and for today’s inspiration, it is a classic Christmas look with this sweet snow globe card. Inside the globe is an adorable snowman all bundled up in a red scarf and top hat, surrounded by snowy fir trees. 

Supplies used:

Snow Much Fun

Trees - Happy Trails 

Foliage - Season’s Tweetings

Simple Circle Dies

A5 Woodgrain Stamp

Joyful Winter Paper Pad

As usual, all the images were stamped and coloured in with alcohol markers. I used a black fine liner to create the snow on the trees and added highlights to all the images with a white gel pen.

To make the snow globe, I nested 2 of the Simple Circle dies together and die cut them out 4 times from white card stock. I then layered and glued them together to it give dimension. 

The background of the snow globe is a blend of Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress Oxides making white acrylic paint snow splatters really pop! 

I used the extra inner part of the circles leftover from the snow globe to die cut some hillsides to ground the snowman and trees.

The base of the snow globe has a warm woodgrain feel and this was created with my favour texture stamp at the moment - the A5 Woodgrain stamp on Kraft card stock using Vintage Photo Distress Oxide. It is finished with festive foliage and a bright red “Merry Christmas” sentiment banner. 

The background panel is a pattern from the Joyful Winter Paper Pad cut slightly smaller than a standard card base giving a thin white border. Snowflakes die cut from glitter card stock were scattered throughout for a magical finishing touch.

This card just makes me smile and I hope it brings a little joy to your day too!

Michelle

Cheesy Christmas

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Today I’m sharing a cheesy Christmas card featuring the Merry Cheesemas stamp set and the Say Cheese Cover Plate Die. I love that I was able to use a non-traditional Christmas colour for the background of this project!

I began with watercolour paper and a mix of Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks, along with Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide. I pressed the inks onto my glass mat, spritzed them with water, and then swiped and pressed the paper into the colour. I heat-set the panel between layers to build depth and texture.

Once the panel was dry, I die-cut it with the Say Cheese Cover Plate Die. I adhered the panel to a card base with double-sided foam tape and used liquid glue to secure the small cheese-hole pieces in place.

Next, I stamped several images from the Merry Cheesemas 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 mistletoe image is from It's Penguin-ing to Look A Lot Like Christmas, the heart is from Seasons Tweetings, and the red stocking is from Santa’s Nice List.

I added sparkle to some of the images using a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter, then adhered everything to the card 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.

Holiday Market Cheer!

Hello everyone!

Michelle here from the Design Team with a Christmas card that’s full of festive cheer. These sweet robins have bundled up and gathered at a holiday market stall for warm drinks, twinkly snow and lots of smiles.

Supplies used:

Seasons Tweetings

Snappy Before Coffee

A5 Woodgrain Stamp

Trees - Snow Much Fun

Bunting - Trick Or Treaters

The snowy night sky is ink blended in deep blues (Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxides) with plenty of white splatters and snowflakes die cut from white glitter cardstock for a flurry effect. I added trees and a woodgrain hut to bring the scene to life. 

The hut was made from stamping the A5 Woodgrain stamp in Ground Espresso Distress Oxide onto Kraft cardstock. Once the ink was dry, I traced out the outline of a hut (measuring roughly 3.5 inches x 3.5 inches) in the pencil and then cut it out. I ink blended some more Ground Espresso Distress Oxide around the edges of the hut to give it more dimension before cutting out strips of dark brown cardstock to make the roof and the window ledge.

The characters are all stamped and coloured with alcohol markers, dressed in winter hats and scarves. The string of bright bunting adds the perfect pop of colour above.

I found the perfect simple Merry Christmas sentiment in my stash. I heat embossed this onto red cardstock with white heat embossing powder. 

This card would be lovely to send warm wishes to someone special this holiday season.

Wishing you hot drinks, happy crafting and all the holiday sparkle!

Michelle

Let's Shellebrate!

Hello everyone!

Michelle here from the Design Team with a splashy birthday card featuring two adorable otters celebrating in style. These little critters are floating in the cutest pond, surrounded by mountains, trees, and plenty of shells for the ultimate birthday bash!

Supplies used:

Beach Buds

Trees - Seasons Tweetings

Mountain Scene Builder Dies

To create the peaceful outdoor scene, the sky in the background was ink blended with Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide. For the mountains, I die cut them using the Mountain Scene Builder Dies from grey and white cardstock. 

The grassy area was ink blended with Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides. The water was die cut a couple of times from a wave die and ink blended with Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide before being splattered blue metallic watercolours. I added glittery accents to the water to make it shimmer like the sun’s shining down. 

The otters were coloured with warm tones and tucked in the water, looking so content as they enjoy their big day. I hand drew the rocks and boulders to help fill out the scene as it was looking a bit empty.

The punny sentiment says it all: let’s shellebrate! I think it’s a perfect way to send some birthday joy to a friend who loves the outdoors or sea life.

Thanks so much for stopping by! May your day be as fun and relaxing as these otters!

Michelle

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.

Let's Hang Out!

Hello!

Michelle here from the Design Team with a card that’s full of charm and a little bit of climbing mischief. This cute fluffy cat has found the perfect tree branch for a nap or maybe just a quick hangout.

Supplies used:

Purrfect Day

Branches - Seasons Tweetings

Leaves - Jumping for Joy

A5 Woodgrain Stamp

Slimline Postage Stamp Frame Dies

To start with, I stamped out the cat from Purrfect Day and two branches from Season Tweetings. I coloured them with alcohol markers and used their coordinating dies or fussy cut them.

I really like the woodgrain stamp and have been meaning to use it so I thought I would it would be a great idea to use with this card as a background. I used white heat embossing powder and light blue/teal cardstock. I really like how it turned out, it gives the extra pop of colour and adds texture without stealing the spotlight.

For the main focal image, I created a leafy tree top scene with ink blending, splatter and soft blue skies peeking through the branches. The cat and the branches were then popped with foam tape for some dimension. 

I did some partial die cutting with the Slimline Postage Stamp Frame Dies from white cardstock to frame the main image. 

The sentiment is a fun one and sets the tone perfectly. ‘Meowdy! Let’s hang out.’ I think this would make a great card to send to a friend, especially if you’re overdue for a catch-up.

Thanks for hanging out with me today!

Michelle