Life without you would be a catastrophe!

Happy Saturday Teatimer's the new release is finally in the Time for Tea Shop and wow what a release not only in size but in also in cuteness! The cheeky kitties have to be my favourite, so needless to say they were the first ones I coloured up. 

I used the Stitched Window Die to create a shelving unit and added the kitties from the both the Kitty Capers and Purrfect Day stamp and Die sets. I love how the furry ginger kitty is like it wasn't me whilst the other kitty is watching whilst there's milk spilling the milk over that poor grumpy kitty underneath. 

The two stamp sets work so well together but you still have so many images in each set alone to create a super fun scene. Underneath the images I used the new Tiger Stripes stencil to create a subtle wood effect behind. It just gives a little more detail so the background is not so plain but subtle enough to take over the card. 

I hope you like my card for today don't forget to check out the Time for Tea Shop for more inspiration and see the full release and if anything catches your eye you can get 10% off using code T4TNATALIE10. Have a great weekend and happy crafting!

 

Big Birthday Wishes!

 The weekend is finally here again, have you anything nice planned? I’m hoping for a crafty day 🤞 I’ve been trying to build up my Birthday card stash as I can never seem to find one when I need one and the Hello Cupcake Stamp Set with the Big Birthday Wishes Sentiment Die is a perfect combination for this. 

I really wanted to create a rich chocolate cupcake and combined it with red since strawberries are red. Creating an almost monochrome look for my card. I love how mixing up the colours gives a completely different to your card. Here's one I made a couple of months ago with the same set using a range of pink tones.

 

The pinks make it really sweet and cute where I feel the rich red and brown combined with the monochrome background give it a more sophisticated grown up feel. 

For my latest card I used the Smile Inverted Frame Dies to create a frame for my card and layered the cute polka dot paper from the Sweet Summer 6x6 Paper Pad and layered some Velum over the top to tone it down a little. It's a great technique for adding some interest to the background but toning it down so it isn't quite so busy. 

Once the background was layered up I just popped on the rest of the images. For the Big Birthday Wishes Sentiment I layered red card over the top of the black for a little added interest. 

I love how my card turned out and my Birthday card stash is slowly coming together. This one is such a quick and easy card to make and you could easily mix up the colours for a whole different look. 

If you want to purchase any of the items you can find them in the Time for Tea Shop and get 10% off your order using code T4TNATALIE10 

Thanks for reading and have a lovely weekend!

You are Sweet!

 Happy Saturday everyone, it’s DT member Natalie here. Have you got anything planned for the bank holiday weekend? I’m so excited to have three whole days off, it doesn’t happen very often so I’ll definitely be making the most of it 🥰 

It only seemed fitting for a sunny day to have a fun ice cream card. I used the Sundae Sweeties stamp set to create my card and combined it with the Geometric Snowflakes dies to create like an ice cream cone background. Then using the A2 stitched Hearts Cover plate die to create a blank space for my kitty so it didn’t get lost in the busy background. 

For the dripping ice cream I cut out a rectangle the same size as the background. Then using the 6 x 6 Splish Splash Stencil I lined up on the corner and drew and outline to create my shape. I didn’t want the drips to rip so I inked it up first using distress oxides and layered the confetti stencil over the top. Once that was finished I cut it out and layered it onto my card. 

I had to finish up my card with some white gelly roll stars and some sprinkles on the ice cream. 

It’s such a fun card and I love how it turned out. You can find all the products in the Time for Tea shop and get 10% off using code T4TNATALIE10 ❤️ 

You are so Sweet ❤️

 Happy Saturday Teatimer's it's Natalie here with a super fun summer shaker card. If you can remember back at Christmas I made a similar card turning the Take Out Coffee Cups Dies into a shaker card. 

You can find all the details on how I made the shaker here. 

I thought a bright, summer milkshake version would be super fun.  I wanted to show you how you could make two of the same cards but change a few elements like the colour and shaker bits and you get a completely different look for a new season. 

Instead of sequins I used small fruit shaker elements and some tiny ice cubes then instead of snow I added grass and went for pops of pink, yellow and orange as opposed to the cold blues I used for the winter card. 

As you can see two completely different but similar cards, I just love how it turned out. 

If you want to recreate your own version you can find all the supplies in the Time for Tea Shop and get 10% off any orders using code T4TNATALIE10. 

Have a Cool Birthday!

Happy Saturday Teatimer's anyone else longing for warm summer days again?! It's been so wet and miserable recently that I decided to create my own summer's day instead, I just love that cheeky little skunk with their two fab ice lollies. It does look a tad warm in front of that hot sun though.

To make my card I used the Skies the Limit Slimline Dies which I cut out twice from white 360gsm card making sure to keep all of the cut out pieces. I then adhered the two die cuts together and layered on top of another piece of white card. 

Taking the die cut pieces I ink blended Squeezed Lemonade and Dried Marigold for the sun and Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans for the sky. Adding splatters on top using the same colours. Once dried I adhered the pieces back together. 

For the grass I took some white card the same length and used the Slimline Hillside Scene Dies to cut out the grass. I ink blended this with Twisted Citron and Rustic Wilderness Distress oxide again adding splatters with the same colours. 

The last thing to do for my card was colour up those cute critters from the Cool Critters Stamp Set. I used Copic markers to colour them up using a small range of colours so they all coordinate. I finished them up by adding some extra details to their cheeks and the skunks ice creams with white gelly roll and some pastel coloured Signo Uniball pens. Once they were all coloured I cut them out using the coordinating dies and adhered them to my card using foam tape to add some depth. 

The last thing to do was add some dots and stars using the pastel pens and a gold gelly roll pen to add a little texture and some more details and that was my card finished up. I hope it brought some sunshine to your day! You can find all the products in the Time for Tea shop and get 10% off your order using code T4TNATALIE10. 

 

Let's Catch Up!

Happy Saturday Teatimer's have you had a good week? I decided to mix things up this week and make a tag using the Happy Mail Die to create this fun cafe scene. I began by cutting out the Happy Mail Gift Card Holder Die twice out of the white card and cutting off the legs. Then in one of them I cut out a rectangle to create the window for the cafe front. Using the rectangle that I cut out I used the Small Inverted Scallop Frame Dies to create the canopy at the top and coloured it with yellow Copics and cut out a strip to create my counter top. Which I coloured up using a range a range of cold greys to create a marbled effect.

Taking the bottom tag piece I ink blended some Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink. Then on top I adhered some white card that I had cut out using the Geometric Snowflake Cover Die, to create a tile effect for the background. For the front tag piece I blended Abandoned Coral, Picked Raspberry and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxides and spritzed some water on to add some texture. I also took the Floral Bloom Stencil and used the Abandoned Coral to create some flowers and outlined them with a white Gelly roll pen. Lastly cutting out a hole on both pieces for the ribbon using the die from the Memory Keeping Essential Dies Set. 

I stamped out the critters from the Cafe Critters and added the coffee cart from the Snappy Before Coffee Stamp Set. I coloured them all up with copic markers and again added some with gelly roll to add some finishing touches.  

When adhering everything together I added foam tape to create layers so the critters were more in the foreground and there was some depth between the ones in the cafe and the dog that's making the coffees. This makes the tag look more 3-D and as though the dog is behind the counter of the cafe. 

It was fun to mix it up a little and do something different to a card I hope you like it too. You can find all the supplies in the Time for Tea shop and get 10% off your order using code T4TNATALIE10

Have a great weekend and I will see you all next week!

 

Stop Beavering Away!

Happy Saturday Teatimer's its Natalie here with a sweet Beaver card for you today. I finally got a chance to use the new Stitched Slimline Slopes Dies it's a great die for creating scenes with.  

I started out by cutting out the die and inking up the inside panels. Adding clouds in the top one with the slimline scene builder stencil some green distress oxides for the grass and a combo of blues for the water. Finishing off with some texture by adding splatters using the same colours I used to blend. 

The beavers and accessories and trees are from the Beavering Away Stamp Set which I coloured up using copic markers. Then I added the bulrushes from the Lucky Duck Stamp Set alongside the dragon fly and fly. 

After everything was cut and coloured I layered it all together on to my card base and finished it up with my sentiment which I stamped out and heat embossed onto black card. That was my card finished off it was a really quick and easy card to make but looks super fun. I hope you like my card for today you can find all the products in the Time for Tea shop and get 10% off your orders using code T4TNATALIE10. 

Have a great weekend and Happy Crafting!

 

Happy Mail, Hugs Enclosed!

 Happy Saturday Teatimer’s, have you had a good week? You might have seen this cute card during the blog hop last week, so I thought I’d share with you all how I made it. 

I finally got to use the Happy Mail Gift Card Holder Die Set. I didn’t use it as a gift cardholder though, I just used it to create a fun shaped card base. I wanted some texture on my card so cut out the Dotty Hearts Cover Plate Die and ink blended Abandoned Coral, Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo and Spun Sugar Distress Oxides over the top to give and ombré look. Finishing off with a few splatters of water to give some texture and some splatters of gold water colour paint.

 Setting that aside to dry I stamped cut out and coloured up the skunks from the Stinkin’ Cute Stamp Set. I coloured them up with COPIC markers and added some finishing touches with white gelly roll pen. The letters are from the Happy Mail Critters Stamp Set and the Be Kind Be You Stamp Set which also contains the hugs enclosed sentiment (which I stamped and heat embossed in gold) then the balloons are from the Smitten Kitten stamp set. I really do love to mix and match my sets! Once all the colouring was done I could began adhering my card together.

I cut out the biggest of the two mail box dies the larger rectangle and the letter box die out of hot pink card. Then taking the Dotty Hearts panel I cut the smaller mail box out of that and to save my card being bulky and time I cut out the smaller rectangle in the middle. Then layered everything on top of each other as you can see the larger pink rectangle covered the hole.

Before adding my critters I needed to make the rest of my sentiments I used the Happy Mail die from the Happy Mail Gift Card Holder Add on Die Set which cut out in gold and white and layered on top of each other to create a shadow and used the same hot pink for the happy bigger shadow. 

Then I just adhered everything together using foam tape on the critters to give some added depth and dimension. To make the card base I just cut out the bigger of the two mail box dies from white 360gsm card twice and scored one of across the top about 2cm down and added double sided tape above the line and attached my card together. Then all was left to do was adhere the top and that's my card finished up. I hope you like my card for today it's super fun and great for just sending happy mail to a friend. You can find all the products in the Time for Tea Shop and get 10% off any orders using code T4TNATALIE10. Have a great weekend and I will see you all next week. 

Valentine’s Blog Hop!

 

Hello Tea Timers!! We have some great news for you today! To celebrate Valentine’s day we are running a sale on a range of products in the T4TD store and we can tell you they’re all so adorable! 

To celebrate we’ve organised an Instagram and Blog Hop giving you a chance to win one of the two £20 vouchers to spend in the store. Here is how you can join in:

* Leave a comment on this post and every DT’s blog post

The hop will close at midnight February 14th UK time. The winners will be chosen at random from both Instagram and blogs and the winner will be announced on the T4TD Instagram & Blog on February 15th.

The next stop on the hop is: 

Hop order:

T4TD

Natalia

Miki

Natalie

Claudia

Jane

Silvia

Kitty

Jayne

Annalisa

Lyndsey 

Vicki

Tasha

Best of luck and remember to check out the DT’s Instagram pages for more chances to win!

Treat Yourself!

 Happy Saturday Teatimer’s have you had a good week? I have a super sweet card for you today. I was feeling the pink this week can you tell 😂 

I began by cutting out the A2 Stitched Cover Die and ink blending Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink. Then spritzing it with water and adding splatters of the same colour inks to give it some texture. Also adding some gold glitter paint splatters.

Setting this aside to dry I stamped out the Hello Cupcake Stamp Set and coloured it up with copics and cut them out with the coordinating dies. Once they were cut I added some finishing touches with white gelly roll pen. 

I popped them onto the card base adding some dimension with foam tape and double layering the mice so they stand out more. For the sentiment I used the new Bold Sentiments Stamp Set, which I heat embossed with the neon pink wow embossing powder. I love this colour so much it’s super fun. I cut the sentiment mount with the coordinating dies and used the die to cut out some fun foam to add some dimension. I find the fun foam great for fiddly or intricate shapes you can just cut it out with the die and it fits straight underneath. 

After adhering everything I added it on a black card base and that was my card finished up. I’m really loving this colour scheme at the minute it’s perfect for those Valentine’s cards coming up too! 

Happy crafting and have a great weekend and if you fancy some cheeky shopping you can get 10% off in the Time for Tea shop using code T4TNATALIE10 ❤️

We are the Perfect Pear!

Happy Saturday Teatimer's hope your all well, how fast has this week rolled around! I have a fun Valentines/Anniversary card for you today. I decided to go for non traditional colours as I loved the citrus colours on the pears. I also did two versions to show you how it could be more traditional and then more cute with the addition of sweet faces and a bit of blush.

I just love how it gives a while different look to your card!

It was a really simple and quick card to create I started by cutting out the Geometric Snowflakes Cover Die and then using that as a template to cut out a back panel of the same size. I used white 360gsm card and coloured it up with Twisted Citron and adding some texture by splattering some water on and then dabbing it off. Then finishing it off with some splatters of mowed lawn distress oxide ink. 

Setting this aside to dry I worked on the topper, the panel is cut out using the A2 Stitched Hearts Cover Dies. Again I splattered the panel with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn to add some interest. 

The pears are from the We Go Together stamp set I stamped them out onto copic paper and used a range of green copics adding some dimension by adding the darker colours towards the bottom. Then adding some dots to give them a textured look. 

The sentiment is white heat embossed on black card stock and then die cut using the coordinating dies. I added the sentiment and the pears before sticking and realised it looked a bit empty so added some xoxo's using the xo stamp in the same green inks. Then adhered them using some foam tape and adhered everything together and that was my card finished up. I hope you like it and if you want to purchase any of the items or anything else in the Time for Tea shop you can get 10% off using code T4TNATALIE10 . Have a great weekend and I will see you all next week. 

 

You're a Real Cutie Pie!

 

Happy Saturday Teatimer’s are you loving the new release? It’s another super cute one isn’t it! You may have peeked this card yesterday on the blog/insta hop so I thought I’d share with you how I made it. 

All the products are from the new release I started by cutting out the A2 Hearts Stitched Cover Dies and did an ombré effect on it with Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide inks. Finishing it by spritzing water and then added splatters with the same colours and some gold watercolours. Setting this aside to dry I worked on the rest of the card. 

I wanted some depth with the Love Intertwined Die so cut it out 3 times with white 360 gsm card stock and layered them on top of each other. Then for the last layer I used some hot pink paper. I adhered this to the card panel I set aside so I could then layer in some glittery white paper. 

The sentiment and little cutie pie are from the new We Go Together Stamp Set. It’s filled with adorable images and I love how it has extra little faces you can add to the images that don’t have them so you can customise them yourself. Again with the coordinating dies they cut out the sentiments which is something I love about Time for Tea. It’s gives you a different option than the usual sentiment strip or just stamping straight onto the card. Once my pie was coloured and the sentiment heat embossed (the you I masked and stamped from the yourself sentiment in the Bold Sentiments Stamp Set) and cut out it adhered them to the card adding some depth with foam tape. I adhered my card to a black card base and that was it finished up. I hope you like it and if you would like to purchase any of the items in the shop you can get 10% off your order using code T4TNATALIE10 . Have a great weekend and happy crafting! 

Time for Tea Blog Hop!

 

Time For Tea Designs is celebrating its January release with a blog and Instahop. There will be one randomly drawn winner for Instagram and one randomly drawn winner for the blog hop. Each prize will be a £25 gift card to the store. Hop along to see some amazing inspiration from the T4TD DT using the release.

All you need to do is:

1. Comment on this post and each of the DT hop participants.

2. The hop will close at midnight on Sunday 23rd January UK time.

A random draw of all those who comment on instagram and/or the blogs of the DT taking part will take place on Monday 24th January and the winners announced shortly after on T4TD Instagram story and the T4TD blog.

The next stop on the hop is ..............

If you get lost you can find the complete list on the T4TD blog HERE.

T4TD

Annalisa

Jane

Jayne

Kitty

Lyndsey

Mihaela

Natalia

Natalie

Natasha

Vicki

Hope you have enjoy all the inspiration you can tell how much the team have enjoyed creating with this release, all the samples are gorgeous!