Coffee Hugs

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here today, sharing a mixed-media, coffee-themed card I created using several products from Time For Tea Designs. I absolutely love the rich texture achieved with crackle paste and Distress Watercolour Pencils.

To start, I used a palette knife to apply Opaque Distress Crackle Paste through the Coffee Stains 6 x 6" Stencil onto Distress Watercolour paper. Once the paste was completely dry, I added colour using Distress Watercolour Pencils in Seedless Preserves, Stormy Sky, and Ground Espresso. The way the pigment settles into the grooves of the crackle paste creates such a beautiful, dimensional effect.

Next, I used a Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper to round a 1/4" corner on all four edges of the inked panel. I then adhered the panel to an A2 card base using liquid glue.

For the focal elements, I used the coordinating die set to cut the cups from Pumpkin Spice A4 Printed Cardstock and attached them to the card with 1 mm foam tape for added dimension. The coffee beans and spoon are from the Warm Hugs stamp set; I coloured them with Copic markers, die cut them with the coordinating dies, and finished them with white gel pen accents. These elements were adhered with liquid glue.

Finally, the sentiment is from the Be Kind Be You clear stamp set. I die cut it using the coordinating dies and adhered it with 1 mm double-sided foam tape 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.

Love You Lots Sloth

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here today, and I’m sharing a card created with a limited colour palette featuring rich blues and soft neutrals. I love how restricting the colours can really make the design feel cohesive and polished. For this card, I used stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs to bring everything together.

The background was created using the Flirty Flowers Stencil, Distress Watercolour Cardstock by Ranger, and Distress Watercolour Pencils. I soaked the Prize Ribbon, Iced Spruce, and Uncharted Mariner Distress Watercolour Pencils in water to soften the pigment. Then, I scribbled the colours onto the back of the Flirty Flowers Stencil and spritzed it lightly with water. I pressed the stencil onto the watercolour cardstock and let it sit for a while before carefully removing it. Once removed, I heat-set the panel to speed up the drying process. To finish the background, I added a few sprays of Snow Flurries Distress Mica Stain for extra shine and sparkle.

After the panel was completely dry, I die-cut it using the Rounded Corner Stitched Rectangle Dies and adhered it to a card base with liquid glue.

Next, I spritzed navy blue cardstock with Snow Flurries Distress Mica Stain and die-cut it using the  Love You Lots Large Sentiment Die. I also die-cut the sentiment from silver and white cardstock. I layered all three die-cuts together with liquid glue, slightly offsetting the silver layer to create a shadow effect. The finished sentiment was then adhered to the card front.

To complete the card, I stamped and coloured the sloth in a coffee cup from the Warm Hugs stamp set and cut it out using the coordinating die. I used Copic Markers to colour the image and added white gel pen accents for highlights. Finally, I attached the image to the card with 1 mm double-sided foam tape for added dimension.

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.

Sweet Birthday Wishes!

 Hello Tea Timers!

Michelle here from the Design Team and today's card is sweet and simple featuring lots of colour and a whole lot of cuteness.

Supplies used:

Birthday Cake

Warm Hugs

I went with a bright teal sunburst background (using Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxides with blue metallic splatters) to keep everything fun and celebratory. I then filled the scene with all the sweet treats all coloured in with alcohol markers and white gel highlights. 

From rainbow cake slices to frosting-topped cupcakes, there’s something to make every birthday feel extra special. The little squirrel with the doughnut and the shy penguin peeking in makes it even more adorable!

The bold “Birthday Wishes” sentiment is heat embossed on black cardstock and ties it all together, keeping the focus on the joyful, party-ready vibe. To finish the card,I framed the whole scene with a stitched scalloped rectangle.

This one would be perfect for anyone who loves cake, colour, and a little extra sweetness on their special day.

Michelle

Sweet On You Shaker Slimline

Happy Valentine's Day! DT Annalisa here today and I’d like to share a slimline Valentine's Day shaker card I created using the Sweet On You and Warm Hugs stamp sets from Time For Tea Designs.

To create the background, I began with Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock and used Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry, Tattered Rose, and Spun Sugar Distress Watercolor Pencils. I soaked the pencils in water, scribbled them onto acetate, and then spritzed the acetate with water. After that, I pressed the acetate onto the watercolour paper repeatedly, heat-setting and spritzing with water as needed. I also used Mica Spray Stains in Cocktail Party and Sugary Gumdrop.

Next, I followed the same process on another piece of watercolour paper using Salvaged Patina and Tumbled Glass Distress Watercolor Pencils. Additionally, I applied Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz, Wonderland Distress Mica Stain, and Salvaged Patina Distress Spray Stain.

I used the Slimline Scalloped Trio Circle Nesting Dies to cut out both the pink and blue panels. For the pink panel, I die-cut three hearts using one of the Heart Nesting Dies. I then glued the blue panel to a slimline card base.

To assemble the shaker element, I adhered acetate to the back of the pink hearts panel using double-sided tape. I placed 3mm double-sided tape on the back of the pink panel and attached it to the blue card panel. Before securing the pink panel, I sprinkled a mix of Candy Christmas and Mermaid Tail sequins from Pawsome Stamps in the appropriate areas.

Then, I stamped and coloured the images from the Sweet On You and Warm Hugs stamp sets using Copics. I die-cut them out with the coordinating dies and added white gel pen accents using a Gelly Roll Pen.

Finally, I used liquid glue to adhere the images and the "I'm Sweet On You" sentiment to the card. I finished by adding Glossy Accents to certain areas of the images for added dimension and shine.

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.

You Warm My Heart

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here! I’m excited to share a beautiful winter scene mini slimline card I created using the Seasons Tweetings and Merry Cheesemas stamp sets from Time For Tea Designs. I love extending the use of these Christmas stamp sets by creating winter cards.

For the background, I started with mixed-media paper trimmed to 3 inches by 5 1/4 inches. I coloured directly onto the paper with three Distress Watercolor Pencils: Saltwater Taffy, Festive Berries, and Chipped Sapphire. Then, I used water and a watercolour brush to blend the colours.

I applied Wendy Vecchi embossing paste to the water-coloured panel using a palette knife over the Snowfall 6x6” Stencil. Once it dried, I added white dots using a white metallic marker. I adhered the panel to a white card base with double-sided tape.

Next, I stamped and coloured several images from the Seasons Tweetings and Merry Cheesemas stamp sets using Copics, and I cut them out with my Brother Scan N Cut SDX125e. I added accents with a white gel pen from a Gelly Roll Pen.

To add a touch of sparkle, I applied glitter to the edges of some images using a Quickie Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter. I then adhered the images to the card base, using either liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for added dimension.

The sentiment is from the Warm Hugs stamp set which I cut out with the coordinating die set. I used double-sided foam tape to stick it to the card base.

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 Colourful New Year

Happy Friday and Happy New Year, DT Annalisa here. For my first card of 2025, I am excited to share a bright, colourful card, wishing you a vibrant start to the new year!

I created the rainbow card panel using Distress Watercolor Pencils in the following colours: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet.

After heat-setting the panel, I used a stitched rectangle die to trim it to 4 inches by 5.25 inches. I then attached it to an A2 card base using double-sided tape.

For the sentiment, I used the Happy New Year Sentiment Die to cut paper from a Christmas cracker with a beautiful pattern—it was too lovely not to use! I also die-cut black cardstock with the same die and layered the two together slightly offset to create a shadow effect using liquid glue.

Next, I stamped images from the Warm Hugs, Fruitful Friends, Let’s Party and You’re Engaged stamp sets, then cut them out with their coordinating dies. I coloured the images with Copic markers and added accents with a white gel pen.

To finish the card, I adhered the stamped images and the sentiment to the card base using double-sided foam tape. Finally, I added stars die-cut from gold metallic cardstock using a die from my stash.

I hope you enjoy this colourful creation! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you visit the Time For Tea Designs shop to get 10% off your order.

Caffeinated Hugs

DT Annalisa here, happy first day of November! The days are getting cooler and shorter, and many of us need caffeine to help keep us energized. For me, an afternoon cappuccino does the trick!

I created a card using the Stitched Quilted Cover Die to die-cut teal cardstock. I then inked it with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide using my Beautiful Blender Brush and adhered it to a card base with double-sided tape.

Next, I ink-blended another piece of teal cardstock and used the Hey, Hello, Hi Dies to die-cut the word “hi.” I also die-cut “hi” from black cardstock and glued the two pieces together, slightly offset, to create a shadow effect.

After that, I die-cut some Distress White Heavy Cardstock by Ranger using the Sweet Scalloped Dies. I applied tea dye through the  Coffee Beans 6 x6" stencil, and after removing the stencil, I used the leftover ink on my brush to fill in the white areas of the cardstock. I then ink-blended the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide and added a spritz of Tea Dye Distress Oxide spray.

I used double-sided tape to attach the coffee bean panel to the card base and applied liquid glue to secure the letters "hi" to the card.

Next, I stamped and coloured several images from the Warm Hugs set with Copics, then cut them out using their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen. Additionally, I stamped the sentiment "sending warm hugs in a mug" and die-cut it using its corresponding die. I adhered the images to the card base using either liquid glue or double-sided foam tape for added dimension.

I added three Designer Enamel Dots from the Summer Haze collection to complete the card.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post! Be sure to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 when you shop at Time For Tea Designs to get 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.

Sweet Shaker Hearts

Happy Friday, DT Annalisa here today! I recently got my hands on the Heart Nesting Dies from Time For Tea Designs and had to make a shaker with them and the cute little characters from Sweet Cart Critters.

I used my Beautiful Blender Brushes to ink-blend several colours onto an A6 white card base. The colours were as follows: yellow; squeezed lemonade Distress Ink, Butter Bar Hero Arts Shadow Ink, blue; tumbled glass Distress Ink, Surf and Ocean Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated inks, green; Altenew Limeade Bamboo.

For added interest, I added splatter with water, silver metallic watercolour and a paintbrush and set it aside to dry.

I used the largest Simple Nesting Dies – A6 to cut patterned paper from the Pawsome Rainbows 6x6' Paper Pad. I used two dies from the Heart Nesting Dies to cut three open areas in this patterned paper piece. I placed the openings in the areas where I had ink blended.

I added acetate to the back of the patterned paper with double-sided tape. Then I added 3mm double-sided tape to the back of this and stuck it down to the inked card base. I had placed clear and coloured sequins in the appropriate areas before adhering down the hearts panel.

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 two sentiment stamps were from Warm Hugs and cut out with the coordinating die set.  

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.  

Warm Caffeinated Hugs

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here with a coffee-themed card I created using the Warm Hugs stamp set and the Warm Hugs Large Sentiment Die. This card would be perfect to send to a coffee-loving friend going through a hard time.

I applied tea dye Distress Oxide spray to Neenah Smooth Classic Cream 80-pound cardstock. Once dry, I die-cut it with a 5 1/4 inch by 4-inch stitched rectangle die and ink-blended tea dye Distress Oxide from the edges using my Beautiful Blender Brush.

I took three teal Simon Says Stamp colours of Pawsitively Saturated inks - Seafoam (lightest), Surf and Ocean (darkest) and applied them directly onto white card stock from light to dark overlapping slightly between each colour. I die-cut into this inked panel with the Warm Hugs Large Sentiment Die and added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen.

I die-cut Neenah Metallic card stock with the same sentiment die and used liquid glue to stick the two text layers slightly offset to create a shadow. I then glued a third sentiment layer behind these two for added dimension and stuck these down to the card base.

I stamped and coloured (with Copics) several images from the Warm Hugs stamp set and cut them out with their coordinating dies. I added white gel pen accents with a Gelly Roll Pen.

A 1 mm double-sided foam tape was added to the two critters and coffee cups and they were then added to the card below the sentiment. Next, I die-cut two small hearts from the same teal paper as the card base, added white gel pen accents and used double-sided tape to stick them to the card beside each critter. I used liquid glue to adhere the coffee beans to complete 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.