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.

Thinking Of You Sloths

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I'm sharing a thinking-of-you card for someone going through a hard time. It features a sweet sloth stamp set, a frame die set, and a stencil from T4T.

To begin, I ink-blended Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink through the Scene Builder 6x6 Stencil using a blending brush. I then added splatters with the same Distress Oxide Ink to create extra dimension and interest in the background. Once it was dry, I adhered the sky panel to an A2 card base with liquid glue.

Next, I used the Smile Inverted Scallop Frame Dies to die-cut a frame from white cardstock. I adhered the frame to the card base with liquid glue, leaving a small section free of adhesive where the focal images would be placed so I could tuck them underneath the frame.

I stamped the images from the Be Slothy Clear Stamp Set and die-cut them using the coordinating die set. After colouring them with Copic markers, I added highlights with a white gel pen before adhering them to the card with liquid glue.

To finish the card, I stamped a "thinking of you" sentiment and added three red die-cut hearts for a simple pop of colour.

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.

Zesty Goodness

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a fruit-filled mini slimline card featuring the Squeeze the Day stamp set. I absolutely love strawberries, and there’s nothing quite like enjoying them when they’re in season. Freshly picked strawberries are simply the best!

To create the background, I trimmed a piece of Distress Watercolour Paper to 6" x 3" and sprayed it with Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, and Kitsch Flamingo Oxide Sprays. Once dry, I added a white cardstock frame cut with a scalloped mini slimline die from my stash. I adhered the frame to the inked panel with liquid glue before mounting the completed panel onto a 6.5" x 3.5" card base.

For the focal images, I stamped a selection of images from the Squeeze the Day, Hello Cupcake, Fruitful Friends, Cacti Critters, and I Really Dig You stamp sets. I coloured them with Copic markers and added white gel pen highlights to bring extra detail and dimension to each image.

To finish the card, I adhered the images to the card front using a combination of liquid glue and 1mm double-sided foam tape for added depth and interest.

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.

Simply The Zest

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here and I’m sharing a bright green thank-you card that I created using stamps and dies from Time For Tea Designs. To create the vibrant background, I used Twisted Citron Distress Paint.

I started by placing several drops of Distress Paint onto a piece of acetate and spritzing it with water. I then repeatedly pressed the acetate onto Distress Watercolour Paper, spritzing the paper with water to help the paint spread and blend. I repeated this process several times, heat-setting between layers to build up colour and create a textured background.

Next, I die-cut a thin frame from Distress Watercolour Paper using the Simple Square Nesting Dies. I coloured the frame with Distress Watercolour Pencils in Weathered Wood, Lost Shadow, and Hickory Smoke, then adhered it to the green background. The completed panel was then glued to an A2 card base.

For the focal images, I stamped the fruit from Squeeze the Day, die-cut them with the coordinating dies, and coloured them with Copic markers. I added white gel pen highlights for extra detail and interest. The adorable mouse is from Sweet Cart Critters and was also die-cut using the coordinating die set.

Finally, I adhered the images and sentiment using a combination of liquid glue and 1mm 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.

Holey Moley Gardening Scene

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a spring gardening scene featuring the adorable moles from Time For Tea Designs. These happy little moles are excited to be back in the garden, and honestly, so am I!

I started by using a frame die from my stash to cut white cardstock. I then used the same die on Distress Watercolour Cardstock. Using a grass-border die, I cut the inner negative pieces from the frame and coloured them with Distress Watercolour Pencils.

For the grass, I used Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness for splatter. For the sky, I used Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Uncharted Mariner for splatter.

Next, I adhered the white frame along with the grass and sky sections to an A2 card base using liquid glue.

Finally, I die-cut the images and sentiment from the I Really Dig You A4 Printed Cardstock using the coordinating dies. I adhered all the elements to the card base 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.

Interactive Book Worm

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, and today I’m sharing a fun interactive shutter card featuring the Time For Tea Designs Book Buddies stamp set and coordinating dies. This adorable card would be great for a book lover in your life.

To create this card, I used the Shutter Card die and Shutter Card Add-On die along with some double-sided Lawn Fawn patterned paper. I also followed a few of their YouTube tutorials, which made putting the interactive element together much easier.

I stamped several images from the Book Buddies stamp set, coloured them with Copics, and die cut them using the coordinating dies. To add a little extra detail and interest, I finished the images with white gel pen accents. I then used liquid glue to attach all the stamped images and sentiment to the card.

For the band around the front of the card, I used patterned paper from the Pretty Pastels 6x6 Paper Pad. I used the same patterned paper from the card base for the circle element and ink-blended it with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. The large heart was die-cut from white cardstock and ink-blended with Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Ink, while the smaller heart frame was also die-cut from white cardstock. Once everything was finished, I adhered all the elements together with liquid glue.

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my blog post! If you’re shopping at Time For Tea Designs, don’t forget to use my discount code T4TANNALISA10 to save 10% off your order.

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.

Punny Cat-astrophe

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, sharing a punny cat card featuring the Kitty Capers A4 Printed Cardstock from Time For Tea Designs. I paired it with a stencil and coordinating dies to create a fun little scene.

I began by ink blending Stormy Sky and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxides through the Scene Builder 6x6 Stencil. To add some texture, I splattered the background using a paintbrush and Distress Spray Stains in Picket Fence and Stormy Sky.

Once the panel was dry, I adhered it to a card base using liquid glue.

Next, I die-cut white cardstock with the Stitched Window Cover Die and glued it over the inked background to frame the scene.

I then used the Kitty Capers Coordinating Die set to cut out the images from the Kitty Capers A4 Printed Cardstock. I adhered the images and sentiment to the card using 1mm 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 at Time For Tea Designs to receive 10% off your order.

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.

Hoppy Easter

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here, sharing a pretty Easter card I created using stamps, dies, and stencils from Time For Tea Designs. I love the soft, watercolour look and feel of the background.

To create the background, I first soaked the Evergreen Bough, Chipped Sapphire, and Seedless Preserves Distress Watercolour Pencils in water to soften them. Then, I scribbled the colours onto the back of the Eggstra Special Layering Stencil and spritzed it with water. After pressing it onto Distress Watercolour Cardstock by Ranger, I let the stencil sit for a few moments before removing it and heat-setting the panel.

Next, I used the second part of the layering stencil, along with mini ink-blending tools, to apply the same Distress Ink colours to the eggs. I lightly spritzed the background with water to help disperse the colours, then heat-set it again. To finish the background, I added splatter using all three colours, along with Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain. Once everything was dry, I trimmed the panel to 4 x 5 1/4 inches using a die.

The large eggs were die-cut from Distress Watercolour Cardstock using the Eggstra Special Slimline Add On Horizontal Die. I coloured one egg with Carved Pumpkin, Spiced Marmalade, and Mustard Seed Distress Watercolour Pencils, and the other with Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, and Picked Raspberry. After they dried, I added white paint details using a Posca pen.

The bunny and chick are from the Eggstra Special Birthday stamp set. I stamped them using Fadout No Line Colouring Detail Ink from Ink on 3 and coloured them with Copic markers.

I trimmed a piece of vellum to wrap around the inked panel, then adhered it to an A2 card base covered with silver-patterned paper.

Finally, I used liquid glue to adhere the stamped images and added the “Hoppy Easter” sentiment 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.

Birthday Herd

Happy Friday! DT Annalisa here sharing a spring birthday card I created using the Ewe are Moovellous A4 Printed Cardstock from Time For Tea Designs. These beautifully colored images, printed on high-quality cardstock, make it easy to create eye-catching cards.

I started by ink-blending Salvaged Patina Distress Ink over the Scene Builder 6x6 Stencil onto an A2 card base, then added blue ink splatter for extra interest.

Next, I die-cut white cardstock using the Wonky Window Cover Die and ink-blended it with Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, and Twisted Citron Distress Inks. To add texture, I splattered on Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink and Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain. I adhered this panel to the card base using liquid glue.

I then used the Ewe Are Moovellous coordinating dies dies to cut out images from the Ewe are Moovellous A4 Printed Cardstock. Using a combination of double-sided 1mm foam tape and liquid glue, I adhered the images and sentiments to the card.

To finish, I added clear Wink of Stella to the images for a subtle shimmer.

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.