Slimline Thank You

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I'm sharing a mini slimline thank-you card featuring stamps, dies, and a stencil from Time For Tea Designs.

To create the background, I sprayed Snow Flurries and Frosty Mind Mica Stain onto a 6" × 3" watercolour panel. Once it was completely dry, I adhered it to a mini slimline card base using liquid glue.

Next, I created the brick detail by ink blending Lost Shadow Distress Oxide through the Tiled Wall 6" × 6" Wall Stencil onto white cardstock with a blending brush. I trimmed the panel to 6" × 1" and adhered it to the card front.

I then stamped images from the Hillside Village, Sweet Village, and Darling Daffodils stamp sets. After colouring the images with Copic markers, I added white gel pen accents for extra detail. I adhered the images and sentiment to the card front.

To complete the design, I die-cut a frame from white cardstock using the Mini Slimline Scallop Dies and adhered it over the scene with liquid glue. I love how the scalloped frame neatly finishes the card and draws the eye to the sweet little village scene.

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.

Bake It, 'til you Make It

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing an interactive, baking-themed card that I created using stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs. I’m planning to give this card to someone who loves baking cookies, so I had a lot of fun adding sweet little details.

I started by ink blending Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide onto the upper section of a slimline card base using a blending brush and a cobblestone stencil from my stash. To add extra texture and interest, I splattered Peacock Feathers Distress Ink over the background.

Next, I ink blended Lost Shadow Distress Oxide onto the lower section of the card through the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil to create a tiled floor effect. I finished the background by adding Picket Fence Distress Spray splatter for subtle highlights and added dimension.

I stamped images from three stamp sets: Baked With Love, Baked With More Love and Baked With Love Kitchen Add On. After die-cutting the images, I coloured them with Copic markers and added white gel pen accents for extra detail and shine.

For the interactive element, I created backing panels behind the cupboards and oven and ink blended them with Salvaged Patina and Weathered Wood. I then filled the opening sections with tools and baked treats from the stamped and die-cut images, creating fun little scenes behind each door.

Finally, I adhered everything using liquid glue and double-sided 1mm foam tape to add dimension.

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. 

Valentine Sweets

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a sweet Valentine’s Day card featuring the Sweet Cart Critters stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. I used Distress Watercolour Pencils along with the Scattered Hearts Stencil to create a soft, pretty water coloured background.

For the background, I started with watercolour paper and the Scattered Hearts Stencil. I soaked Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Tattered Rose, and Seedless Preserves Distress Watercolour Pencils in water, then scribbled them directly onto the stencil. After lightly spritzing the stencil with water, I placed it ink-side down onto the watercolour paper and gently pressed for a few moments before lifting it away. Next, I spritzed the paper with water to help the colours spread. After heat-setting the ink, I added splatter using the pencils and a watercolour brush.

I ink-blended Speckled Egg onto a 1 1/4" x 4 3/4" white cardstock panel. Using a blender brush, I then ink-blended Salvaged Patina through the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil.

I adhered both inked panels to a square 5 1/4" card base using liquid glue. I die-cut a patterned paper frame using the Simple Square Nesting Dies and glued it onto the card base.

I stamped several images from the Sweet Cart Critters stamp set, coloured them with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I added white gel pen details with a Gelly Roll Pen. The butterflies are from Squeeze the Day, and the sentiment is from Sweet On You. I used 1mm double-sided foam tape to adhere the images to the card for added dimension.

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.

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.

Rain or Shine Slimline

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing a drought and haven't seen rain in weeks. I hope my card today inspires Mother Nature to shower my garden with rain soon! It features the Rain Or Shine Mice and Skies The Limit Slimline Die.

I started by die-cutting Distress White Heavy cardstock from Ranger using the Skies The Limit Slimline Die. I then ink-blended the rainbow and sky sections with Kitsch Flamingo, Wild Honey, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxides using my Beautiful Blender Brushes.

After gluing the frame of the Skies The Limit Slimline Die onto a slimline card base, I added the individual pieces with liquid glue. Next, I ink-blended Hickory Smoke and Lost Shadow onto Distress White Heavy cardstock using the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil. I adhered this layer to the card base and added white splatter across the entire scene using a paintbrush, water, and acrylic paint.

I stamped several images from the Rain Or Shine Mice stamp set, colored them with Copics, and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents using a Gelly Roll Pen. Additionally, I used stamps from the Ewe Are The Best (for flowers), Seasons Tweetings (for green branches), and Cacti Critters (for butterflies and a plant pot). Finally, I used liquid glue to adhere all the images and sentiments 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.

Welcome Baby

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here. I am sharing a mixed-media baby card I created using the Loads of Love stamp set, the Five Windows Cover Die, and the Tiled Wall 6 x 6" Stencil from Time For Tea Designs.

For the mixed-media background, I applied Ranger Distress Crackle Paste with a palette knife through the Tiled Wall 6 x 6" Stencil onto Distress Watercolour Cardstock by Ranger. Once the paste dried, I used Distress Watercolour Pencils in the colours Speckled Egg, Broken China, Weathered Wood, and Stormy Sky. I dipped the pencils in water to soften the pigment and then used them to apply colour to the paper.

After the panel dried, I adhered it to a card base using liquid glue. I die-cut white cardstock with the Five Windows Cover Die and attached it to the card as well.

For the floor area, I ink-blended Lost Shadow and Weathered Wood onto woodgrain cardstock. I trimmed this paper to fit inside the largest opening and secured it with liquid glue.

Next, I stamped multiple images from the Loads of Love stamp set and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I colored the images with Copics and added accents with a white gel pen.

To finish the card, I used liquid glue and various thicknesses of double-sided foam tape to adhere the images to the card base. I added the 'baby' sentiment using Watermelon Margarita Puffy Alpha Stickers.

I hope you like it!

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.

Slimline Coffee Catch Up

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here today, I’m excited to share a beautiful springtime slimline scene of friends catching up over coffee and croissants. I used the Café Critters stamp set and Skies The Limit Slimline Die from Time For Tea Designs.

 First, I die-cut white cardstock using the Skies The Limit Slimline Die. Then, I ink-blended the clouds with Salvaged Patina and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide inks using my Beautiful Blender Brush. I applied Saltwater Taffy, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio, and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxides for the rainbow.

I used liquid glue to adhere the scene outline and inside pieces to a slimline card base.

For the background, I ink-blended Lost Shadow onto a half-inch strip of white cardstock with the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil. After removing the stencil, I blended over the panel with the remaining ink on my brush to fill in the white areas with a lighter grey. I then used double-sided tape to attach the brick floor to the card base.

I stamped and coloured several images from the Café Critters set using Copics, then cut them out with their coordinating dies. To add some detail, I used a white gel pen for accents.

Additionally, I stamped the 'Hey' sentiment from the Hey There Critters set and cut it out with its coordinating die.

Finally, I used liquid glue to adhere all the stamped elements to the card.

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.

Interactive Christmas Card

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here today sharing a festive interactive card as we are just days away from Christmas! It features the Open The Door Die and some adorable Time For Tea Designs critters. 

I created the background with the Tiled Wall 6 x 6" Stencil by spraying on lumberjack plaid Distress Spray Stain and water on some high-quality watercolour cardstock. I used the left-over ink that remained on the stencil after using it for another background. I placed watercolour cardstock on the inky stencil and pressed it down firmly. I carefully lifted the cardstock and sprayed it liberally with water to create this beautiful effect. 

I adhered this 5-by-5-inch panel to a white card base and added a snowy hill using the Landscape Edge Standalone Die. I ink-blended lost shadow Distress Oxide ink onto the stairs area of the Open The Door Die and stuck it on top of the snowy hill on the bottom center of the card.

I ink-blended prize ribbon Distress Oxide ink onto the woodgrain cardstock and then splattered it with water. I die-cut the inked woodgrain cardstock and a silver metallic paper with the door die. I glued a piece of white paper to the back of the door so that I could stick it in the silver sections of the door. 

Next, I trimmed white cardstock to fit behind the door frame. I used the Tiled Wall 6 x 6" Stencil and lost shadow Distress Oxide ink to create the inside wall of the house. Antique linen Distress Oxide ink was ink-blended for the floor. 

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) images from Snow Much Fun, It's Penguin-ing to Look A Lot Like Christmas, Baked With More Love and Let’s Party and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. I glued these to the inked background 'wall' cardstock. I then glued this scene in behind the door frame so that it would peak out when you open the door. 

I used liquid glue to stick the door panel and it's' inside to the front of the card. I didn't own the Open The Door Holiday Add-On Die Set (I do now! as I grabbed it in the awesome Black Friday sale!), so I decorated it with mistletoe from It's Penguin-ing to Look A Lot Like Christmas and holly from Gingerbread Family - Our House to Yours.

The elements on the front are from Let’s Party (the small red present), Lucky Ducks and It's Penguin-ing to Look A Lot Like Christmas. I coloured these elements with Copics and stuck them down with liquid glue.

Finally, I added the 'HO HO HO' from the Sentiment Cards – Winter Wonderland White to complete this 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.

Baked with Love - Just for You!

Hey there, Tea Timers!!  It's Amanda here with a new scene card today!  To make this card along with me, grab your cardmaking supplies, including the Baked with Love Kitchen Add On and Baked with More Love Stamp Sets!

First, grab a background stencil, such as the Tiled Wall Stencil.  This stencil makes the best house interior backgrounds!  I use it ALL the time!

So, first, we're going to mask off the bottom of our 4"x5.25" panel.  Then, we're going to blend Catherine Pooler's Rouge ink through our stencil.  Once that's complete, we're going to blend Sand Castle all around.

Next, we're going to mask off the top of our panel and blend Pebble ink.

After removing the mask, we can spritz the whole thing water and add white paint splatters all over with a paintbrush.

Next, we're going to stamp our adorable critters and their kitchen using the Baked with Love Kitchen Add On and Baked with More Love stamp sets.  Once we've stamped them, we'll color them with Copic markers and then die cut them out with the coordinating die sets.

Then, we'll add all of our stamped images and sentiment to the panel using 3D foam squares!  We'll use liquid glue to adhere our panel to our A2 white card base!

And that's it! We're all done!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Time for Tea Designs blog today!  I hope you feel inspired and find some crafty time today!

Xx, Amanda

 

Sending Loads of Love

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here sharing a cute laundry scene created using the new Loads of Love stamp set paired with some Time For Tea Designs stencils.

I used the Tiled Wall 6 x6" and I Really Dig You stencils. I masked off the bottom of an A2 white card base using mint masking tape and ink-blended Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide with my Beautiful Blender Brush over the Tiled Wall 6 x6"  stencil. I added ink splatter with water and a paintbrush using the same colour. 

I removed the mint tape and used it to mask the tiled wall area and ink-blended Speckled Egg on through the I Really Dig You stencil. I added Broken China Distress Oxide ink splatter.

I stamped, and coloured (with Copics) several images from the Loads of Love stamp set; the window is from Home Is Where The Heart Is, and the shelf is from Baked With Love Kitchen Add On. After die-cutting the images, I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. 

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. Remember to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.