Life is Better with Coffee

Happy Friday! ☕ DT Annalisa here, and I’m sharing a fun summer scene featuring all things coffee, created with stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs. I certainly believe that life is better with coffee—especially when it’s an iced latte!

I started by die-cutting white cardstock using the Sweet Scalloped Dies. Next, I ink blended Lost Shadow and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide through the Tiled Wall stencil. I masked off the ground area and then blended Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink through the Beach Scene Builder 6x6 Stencil to create the sky. To add a little extra interest and texture, I added grey splatters to the ground and blue splatters to the sky.

For the card base, I ink blended Stamperia “Coffee” dye ink onto a 5 1/8" x 3 1/2" white card base. I then adhered the scalloped panel to the card base using liquid glue.

Next came the fun part - creating all the little coffee-loving characters! I stamped images from Snappy Before Coffee, I Really Dig You, Cafe Critters, Love is In the Air, Oops a Daisy, and Cacti Critters. I coloured the images with my Copics, adding a few white gel pen accents for extra detail. I then used the coordinating dies to cut everything out.

For the sentiment, I used the Rain or Shine stamp set. I trimmed off the word “you” so I could create the sentiment “Life is better with coffee” and position it perfectly above the coffee cart.

Finally, I arranged all of the stamped images and adhered them to the card with liquid glue. I love how this little summer coffee scene came together, it’s bright, cheerful, and a perfect reminder that a good cup of coffee can make any day better! ☕💙

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.

Home Sweet Home!

Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today I am sharing the most fun and chaotic new home card featuring two very busy crocodiles in the middle of moving day. 

Supplies used: 

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Snappy Before Coffee

A5 Woodgrain

Baked With More Love

Baked With Love Kitchen Add On

I started with a soft rainbow stripe background for the walls which gives the room such a cheerful, welcoming feel. It is bright and playful without being too overpowering, and really sets the tone for the busy scene unfolding below!

The room is packed with all the moving day essentials, stacked cardboard boxes and a gorgeous teal sofa that has already been claimed by the most unbothered cat, fast asleep without a care in the world. A tiny bear is also peeking out from behind the boxes in the background, which is such a sweet little detail to spot!

Taking centre stage are our two brilliant crocodiles, one lugging a big box through and the other has found the box with the missing tea cup because honestly, no moving day is complete without a cuppa! A red teapot and little blue cup sit on the floor ready for when the next break rolls around.

The whole scene sits on a rich woodgrain floor which grounds everything beautifully and gives the card that cosy, homely feel. To finish it off, the "Home Sweet Home" sentiment is stamped onto a lovely mint banner in the top corner, matching the sofa.

This card is perfect for anyone settling into a new place and is sure to raise a smile, or at the very least make them put the kettle on!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Michelle

Interactive Coffee Catch Up

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and I’m sharing a fun, interactive critter card featuring stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs. It creates such a cute little scene of critter friends catching up over coffee.

The die I used is from Lawn Fawn and is called the Ta-Da Diorama. I followed the instructions in Lawn Fawn’s intro video, cutting out all of the necessary elements. For the front panels, I used a blending brush to ink-blend Pumice Stone Distress Ink over the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil. To add extra interest, I finished the panels with splatter using water, Distress Ink, and a paintbrush.

For the back panel, I ink-blended Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over the cloud section of the 6x6 Scene Builder stencil, then used Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks for the ground. Once again, I added splatter with water and Distress Inks. I love how this extra step adds texture and dimension to the card.

After all of the ink blending was complete, I assembled the diorama by following the video instructions.

Next, I stamped and colored the critters and supporting elements with Copics to build the scene. I used the Café Critters and Snappy Before Coffee Clear Stamp Sets, cutting the images out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen highlights with a Gelly Roll pen for a final pop.

To finish the project, I used liquid glue to adhere the images to the 3D card.

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.

Something Sweet Just for You!

Hello everyone!

Michelle from the Design Team here and today’s card is a sugary delight featuring the sweetest little hippo baker and a mouthwatering display of treats. This one is all about sharing something sweet with someone special and I just love how it turned out!

Supplies used:

Snappy Before Coffee

Let’s Party

Baked With More Love

Baked With Love Kitchen Add On

The background is a soft green stripe pattern that gives the perfect bakery wallpaper vibe. All of the elements were stamped, coloured with alcohol markers and arranged to build up this charming dessert counter. Cupcakes, muffins, a fancy layer cake and more are all proudly displayed on their stands.

I gave the hippo baker a matching hat and bow tie combo in teal to coordinate with the background and added a subtle blush to their cheeks for that extra bit of cuteness. 

The sentiment “something sweet just for you” is heat embossed in white onto a woodgrain-style shelf that runs across the bottom. Finally, I framed the whole scene with a stitched scalloped rectangle for a soft, inviting feel. 

This card was such a joy to make and would be perfect for a birthday, thank you or just because!

Sending sweet crafty wishes your way!

Michelle

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

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

Pumpkin Fun!

Hello everyone!

Michelle here from the Design Team with a fun and festive card featuring my two favourite happy crocs on the hunt for the perfect pumpkin. They’ve made their way to the patch, and it looks like they’ve found the one!

Supplies used:

Snappy Before Coffee

Giant Pumpkin - Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkins - Trick Or Treaters

Fence - Ewe Are Moovellous

Pumpkin vines - Purrfect Day

Bold Sentiments

To create the scene, first, I ink blended soft clouds for the sky using Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide. Next I die cut 4 hillsides - 1 from white card stock that I ink blended with Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides. For the remaining 3 hillsides, this was going to be the mud/ground that the pumpkins are growing in so I die cut them out of kraft card stock to help make things a bit quicker. I added a little bit of ink blending and splattered with Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide to give it more depth.

I added rows of pumpkins and a cute pick-your-own sign behind a white picket fence to build the scene - all the images were all either stamped or printed and then coloured with alcohol markers. 

The crocs were coloured in bright greens to pop against all those rich autumn tones, and I just love how joyful they look with their prize pumpkin.

For the sentiment, I picked a simple one from the Bold Sentiments stamp set - ‘You are awesome’ as I think it says it all.

To complete the card, I adhered it to some white card stock, leaving a thin frame around it before mounting it onto a card base that I had ink blended a gingham pattern using Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide.

Thanks for visiting today. Hope you’re enjoying all the autumn crafty goodness!

Michelle

Balloon Birthday Wishes!

 Hi Tea Timers!

Michelle here from the Design Team today with a colourful birthday card that’s ready to party! These adorable critters have gathered with balloons and big smiles to send some cheerful birthday wishes.

Supplies used:

Sweet Cart Critters

Hippo - Snappy Before Coffee

Balloons - Hey There Critters

Sentiment - Birthday Cake

This card would be great for anyone who loves a bright and happy surprise in the mail! The hippo is looking dapper in a bow tie, and the little squirrel and kitty are ready for the cake and celebration. I love how the bright balloons pop against the soft yellow sky and the cobblestone path gives it that perfect park day feeling.

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

I hope it added a little extra colour to your day!

Michelle