Sending Bear Hugs!

I made this card a while ago and if you watch our facebook lives you may have seen a peek of it before. The sentiment today seems more appropriate than ever whilst we go through these uncertain, scary times. The Pandemonium Party stamp set has fast become one of my favourites as you might be able to tell. I love how quick they are to stamp and colour, so perfect for a quick and simple card like this one.

To start my card I cut out three sizes of the new Quilted Square Nesting Dies the two larger ones and the last square before the quilted square. The blue background and the night sky were created the same way using a combination of Blueprint Sketch, Faded Jeans and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks. I just randomly smooshed the blues in the middle and added the black around the edges to darken it all little Then using a small spray bottle I sprayed some plain water on there to react with the ink and left it for a couple of seconds before blotting it off with a paper towel. This adds some added texture and interest but I wanted some stars to give the feel of a night sky so added some gold splashes using my Gansai Tambi Starry Colours Paints.  

The Panda I stamped out using memento tuxedo black ink but then I went over with black copic marker to give it that extra pop. Then I just added some rosy cheeks and paws and a red heart. The bamboo was simple colour too just using two shades of green since its only a little area. Make sure the paint and ink is dry before you stick down your images otherwise the gold might smudge. 

I added some foam tape to the back of the square to pop the image out a little bit but before I could stick this on I needed to stamp my sentiment out. After sticking it all together I popped it on a card base and then my card was finished. I hope you like it and I can’t wait to see all your creations! 

Pandamonium Party Clear Stamp Set

Pandamonium Party Co-ordinating Die Set

Quilted Square Nesting Dies

Panda Party!

Hi guys it’s Natalie on the blog again today and I have this cute panda birthday card to share with you all. I mixed up a few different Time for Tea sets for this one I love how they all work so well together. I loved that idea of creating a Panda Playground its just super fun. 

I began my card by cutting out the largest rectangle from the new Quilted Square Nesting Die set and used the Sunny Side Up stencil to add some grass and clouds. 

Then it was time to colour up my pandas and all the other accessories. The Trampoline and Worm are from Hip Hop Hurray, the flowers from the Moovelous  Stamp set and the butterfly from the Butterflies stamp set. 

 I love that the pandas are so quick to colour up I just added a little shading to their tummies and face using a warm grey COPIC and added some rosy cheeks  with a soft pink COPIC. I tried not to add too many colours for the accessories and just stuck to blue, pink, orange and yellow. 

There was no fancy colouring for the accessories either they are only really small so a couple of shades of each were all that was needed. With the party hat I added some extra stripes with my white gelli roll pen.

When everything was coloured up it was time stick it all together and add my sentiment. I got a general layout first then I could figure out where to stamp the sentiment I used my stamping machine to do that to make sure it was straight. 

I used the bamboo stamp to make the climbing frame and just added a few accessories like flowers or leaves on the joints to hide them a little. When everything else was stuck I went in with my black fineliner and added a trail for the butterfly and stamped in some jump marks underneath the panda on the trampoline. 

I love how this one turned out and I hope you do too!

Pandomonium Party

Hip Hop Hooray

Quilted Square Nesting Dies

Moovelous Coordinating Dies

Moovelous Stamp Set

Pandamonium Party Coordinating Die Set

Sunny Side Up Stencil

Hooray Hamsters!

So I got some glitter texture paste and I’m

not going to lie I can’t stop using it! It’s so, so pretty I wish you could see the sparkle more in this imagine.

I didn’t know where I was going with this card I just had this idea for a background and it went from

there. I created it using two stencils layered over the top of each other. I cut out my card base and placed the circle masking stencil over the top and then added the zig zag stencil over the top of that make sure you stick them down with post it tape/wash so they don't move around. Using Picked Raspberry Distress oxide I created the first set of zig zags with my Time for Tea Blender Brushes then taking the stencil off I placed it over the top of the pink zig zags that we just created so it would mask them off so I could create some orange zigzags using Marmalade Distress Oxide ink. Once this was done I took off the zig zag stencil but left the masking circles in place. Then I added my Luna glitter paste over the top being careful not to add too much other wise it would seep through underneath the stencil. When using this paste make sure you give your stencil a thorough clean before it dries. I then left my background a good day to dry as it was quite thick. 

I stamped out the hamsters and a few other elements and decided on a blue, pink and yellow colour scheme tying in with the circles but then adding an extra pop with the blue. When colouring up the balloons i tried to think about where my shading would be using the darker colour around the edges and then leaving a pop of white for a highlight this gives them a 3-D look as oppose to just a flat image. 

For my layout i tried to get images in all the circles but also at the same time tried not to cover them up topo much as I wanted them to be a big feature in the card.

The sentiment was heat embossed on some black cardstock with white embossing powder and popped up with some foam tape and thats it my card is finished for today I hope you liked my tutorial. 

Hooray Hamsters

Hooray Hamsters Co-ordinating Dies

Circle Grid Stencil

Zigga Zigga 6x6 Stencil

It's Hammy Time!

How adorable are the new hamsters! I couldn't wait to colour them up when I saw them I decided I wanted to colour them up as though they were having a party in their hamster house. I stuck to a limited colour scheme as not to distract the eye with lots of colours and just used my favourite red combo for a pop of colour.

I began by cutting out my base for the card using the new Hooray Die then adding a bit of scattered straw distress oxide at the bottom with the Time for Tea Blender Brushes. Then it was time to add some straw at the bottom I just added flicks with my Copic Markers in different shades of brown. Then flicked a bit of brown oxides for a bit of added interest.

I stamped out my hamsters and a few of their accessories and die cut the hooray die cutting out an extra Y so I could spell yay instead. These were all coloured with the same shades of reds, browns and cool greys. I die cut them out or you can fussy cut them and stuck them all on my card and then finished it off with the fun "Its Hammy Time" sentiment. It really was a quick card to make the thing that took the longest was the planning as I played around for ages with the layout. I just love the fun look though and I'm really pleased with how it all turned out. 

P.S Don't forget you can get a 10% shop discount using my code T4TNATALIE10

Hooray Hamsters

Hooray Sentiment and Cover Plate Die

Hooray Hamsters Coordinating Dies

Blender Brushes

Are you ready for a sneak peek!

Hi Guys, I’m super excited to be joining Time for Tea Designs as a design team member and for my first post I get to share a sneak peek of the brand new release! You are going to love it its totally adorable in keeping with all things Time for Tea. These cute pandas are so much fun to ink up and great for quick cards as you can add as little or as much detail as you want.

As you all probably know by now I love making scene cards so I grabbed my scalloped rectangle die and cloud stencil and began creating my background. I used Tumbled Glass oxide and the Cloud Stencil to create the sky then using the same stencil to create some grass at the bottom using Twisted Citron distress oxide, blending with my Time for Tea blender brushes.

I stamped out my sentiment using my misti so I could make sure it was straight and I got a crisp print. Then it was time to ink up the pandas and all of their cute accessories. I stamped out the pandas and added some shading with warm greys copics and a little pink for some rosy cheeks. Then coloured up the bamboo and accessories colouring with the same shades of red and green as I didn't want to distract too  much from the pandas using lots of colours and added them to my image.

I hope you like my card for today I had so much fun colouring up this scene be sure to keep checking our posts throughout the week for more peeks and inspiration.
P.s if you add the code T4TNATALIE10 in the Time for Tea Shop you can get a 10% discount happy shopping! 

Smile Sentiment and Scalloped Frame Die Set

Blender Brushes

Clouds Stencil

Shake it Up!

Hi guys this week over at Craftin Desert Diva's we are sharing some fun shaker card inspiration.

I used the new mini Best Friends Stamp set to create this adorable summer themed shaker.

The base is cut out using the Fancy Frame dies and I cut out the oval using the Inside Scalloped Oval Dies. I coloured the oval scallops using a range of yellows blending to oranges. For the inside of the shaker card I used Bristol smooth cardstock and the new landscape hill scene 2 stencil to create a wave like look. 

The floaty girl I also coloured with a range of copics and added some glossy accents to her sunglasses. Make sure to stamp your sentiment as well before you stick your shaker together otherwise it will be difficult to get an even stamp. When you have everything coloured up and stamped you just need to stick everything together I used my atg to attach the inside scallop to the card and then added tape all round the sides so that we can stick our acetate window on. Once the acetate window is added stick foam tape all around the edges making sure to leave no gaps as you sequins will escape. I find it easier to take the tape off the back of the foam tape then add my sequins otherwise I get my fingers stuck and the sequins bounce everywhere! Then it’s just time to stick on the waves that we made. Once you flip it over you have your shaker! 

I finished it off my colouring a base for it with the same orange and yellows we used for the scallop. Then attached it to that and then attached it to my card base and we’re all finished. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today ❤️

Obsessed with Oxides

Hi guys today I'm sharing with you my tips on creating a galaxy background with oxide inks. This has to be one of my favourite things to do I love the oxides as they blend so easily. You can also layer the colours over the top of each other but still see the brighter colours underneath.

I started by cutting the Inside Scalloped square out of Bristol Smooth Cardstock I temporarily stuck the frame together using post it tape of you have double sided though this will work too just don't take the tape off the back just yet. I started by doing a base layer of  Carved Pumpkin, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch and Seedless Preserve like this...

 

 

It really doesn't have to be neat at all. After putting the base colours down I went over the top with Black Soot being careful to leave some bright areas shining through. Then I mixed some perfect pearls with water and splashed it on my card to get that oxidisation look. I felt like it was missing something though so I decided to layer the Swirl stencil with some picket fence distress ink.

 

 

I coloured up the Llama Party Stamp using a range of browns and warm greys adding a little texture so it looks like they have curly fur. When it was time to fussy cut the image I had to cut off the end two llamas as it was too big to fit on my page. I did a little cutting with my craft knife on the tiny gaps between the llamas too.

With the llamas cut out I could see where I needed to stamp out my sentiment I chose to use the celebrate sentiment from the Kindness Stamp set and white heat embossed it. Then added some foam tape to the back of the llamas and attached it to the oxide background. I finished it off with some star sequins. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and I cant wait to see your galaxy backgrounds.

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CDD August Release Roundup!

The August release is now live in the shop and how adorable is it. What's your favourite? I coloured up the Favorite Nut and Grateful Trolls for the release. Here's a look back over my two sneak peek cards. The first day of peeks was the new Favorite Nut set and I couldn't resist that cheeky little squirrel with his acorn house.

I have been loving my copic coloured backgrounds so much recently (also I was colouring on holiday in the south of France with very limited supplies). So I decided to make the most of my copics and do a bit of freehand drawing for  the background to create a cute scene card. I'm really pleased with this one  especially as I had packed so last minute I had forgot some of my favourite colour combinations and then my e35 ran out of ink eeep. You know what though I found some different browns I liked hello e13 and it turned out great. It got me out of my comfort zone and also showed me that I don't need to have the exact colours as someone else just find something that works for you!

My second sneak peek card is from the Grateful Trolls stamp set again as I had limited supplies I decided to colour up a fun copic coloured scene card. I love the browns, oranges and reds of autumn they have to be one of my favourite seasonal cards to make. I went to cold colours on the fox and troll though so that the colours would pop and not blend into the background so much. I finished it off with a few orange and red sequins.

I hope you liked my peek cards and I cant wait to share with you my other cards I made for the August release.

 Don't forget to hop on over to

Samantha next.

Here's the full round up list Day one:

 

 

Craftin Desert Divas: http://www.craftindesertdivasblog.com/2018/08/august-release-blog-hop-day-1.html

Anaa (Guest Designer): https://stacksofcards.com/2018/08/17/craftin-desert-divas-august-release-blog-hop-day-one

Jackie: https://jackiegdesigns.wordpress.com/?p=214

Saundra: https://www.craftedblissstudio.com/2018/08/special-kind-of-nut-craftin-desert.html

Mercedes: https://mercedes-stampinglife.blogspot.com/2018/08/august-new-release-hop.html

Angela:https://angelasbastelwelt.blogspot.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-release.html

Claire:      https://clairecreatescards.blogspot.com/2018/08/lake-mountain-trails-craftin-desert.html

Anna: aniiika999.wixsite.com/crafty-blog/single-post/CDD-August-Release-Blog-Hop1    

Joy: https://handcraftedbyjoy.com/craftin-desert-divas-august-release

Caren:  http://carenwithac.com/2018/08/17/cdd_august_bloghop/

Janni: https://mitkammer.blogspot.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-release-hop.html

Ashley H. http://ashleyharris.typepad.com/scrappersblock/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-release-blog-hop.html

Samantha:https://mylittlepaperworld.blogspot.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-release.html

Natalie:https://mommasedds.blogspot.com/2018/08/cdd-august-release-roundup.html

 

Day 2

Craftin Desert Divas: http://www.craftindesertdivasblog.com/2018/08/august-release-blog-hop-day-2.html

Jan: https://handcrafthobby.blogspot.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-release.html

Angelica (Guest Designer): https://myloveforpaper.com/2018/08/18/craftin-desert-divas-grateful-trolls-release/

Elaine:     https://pinkpeppermintcards.blogspot.com/2018/08/crafin-desert-diva-august-release-blog.html

Maaike: https://cardsbymaaike.blogspot.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-blog-hop-day-2.html

Claire-Anne: https://brodiecreations.wordpress.com/craftin-desert-divas-august-release-blog-hop

Courtney: https://courtneyspapercrafting.com/2018/08/17/craftin-desert-divas-august-release Mari: https://marikocreations.blogspot.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-release.html

Candice: https://wordpress.com/post/candicardscreations.wordpress.com/690

Ashlee: https://ashleescreations.blogspot.com/2018/08/cdd-blog-hop.html

Michelle: https://passionatecrafter.blogspot.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-blog-hop.html
Sherry: http://www.sherrycarrigan.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-august-release-day.html

Holly: http://www.hollybeary.com/2018/08/craftin-desert-divas-new-release-hop.html

Charlotte: https://thejoyfulsoulcreates.wordress.com/2018/08/18/craftin-desert-divas-august-release-blog-hop

Rachel:https://www.instagram.com/little.finn.crafts/  

 

 

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CDD Sneak Peek Day 2!

It's day two of August sneak peeks and today we are showcasing the new Grateful Trolls stamp set. You can never have too many troll stamps can you and these are a perfect addition to the set.

 

 

 

I have been loving making one layered cards recently and I thought these two cuties were just perfect on their own. The colouring can take a lot of time but they are so easy to make and an added bonus of no fussy cutting! I used the Inside Scalloped Square Dies for the frame and the Flag Banner Dies for the sentiment strip. If you cut out your scalloped square first then it makes it easier to stamp your image out central and make sure you leave enough room for the sentiment strip at the bottom. Once everything is laid out you can begin to start colouring. I love the warm colours of Autumn so I used them for the leaves and grass but I wanted the troll and cute fox to pop out so used some cool greys and blues to add some contrast and make sure they didn't blend into the background. Once everything was coloured up I stamped my sentiment and die cut the banner and stuck it all together.

I hope you love the Grateful Trolls as much as I have, I cant wait to see what everyone creates with them!

CDD Sneak peel Day 1!

It’s days one of Sneak peeks over at Craftin Desert Divas and today we are showcasing the new Favorite Nut Stamp set. It’s just absolutely adorable don’t you think!

I drew my background out by hand onto the inside of the Inside Scalloped Square Dies and then coloured it up with COPIC Markers. The squirrel and acorn house I again coloured up with copics a fussy cut just gluing them to the card so that they are flat. I then stamped out my sentiment and cut out into a rectangle and snuck it under the acorn house then pooped the inside square back into the frame die and attached it to my card base. I hope you like my card and don’t forget to check out the cdd blog for more inspiration from this set ❤️ 

 



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Quick Colouring Techniques

Hi guys this weeks theme on the blog is colouring techniques, since it’s the last week of school for my little man I had seven teacher cards and message sticks to make. I know a lot right! So here’s my tips for some quick colouring.

Honestly these didn’t take that long to make up I chose an image that was quite simple with no fiddly little details, it’s also an easy one to fussy cut too which saves a ton of time! I used a production line to prep my cards and message sticks. I began by die cutting all the bases I used post it tape to tape my inside scalloped rectangle and inside scalloped circle dies together so I could easily cut seven identical ones. Then I used the Thanks die from the Thank and Thank You Dies set to cut out 14 thanks dies out of card and fun foam and for the message sticks I cut out 7 of the outline of the thanks die in cardstock and fun foam.

When all the die cutting is done its time to stamp out all the images I used this cute boy dressed as an apple with the worm from the new Fruity Friends Stamp Set alongside the stack of books from the Live, Love Plan set.

I choose to use a simple colouring palette this really helps cut down on time all the reds are the same 3 colours same with the greens. Starting with the reds I coloured all the apples up first using the darkest red on the edges then working my way to the lightest this will add some dimension and shade making it look more 3-D. Then whilst we have to reds out colour up to of the books in each stack the shadow is at the edges its a small area so be careful on how much dark you put down. I use a flicking motion with the tip which helps blend easier. Doing the same with the greens I coloured up the worm, the other two books and the leaf on the apple. Then do the same with the face and hair by colouring the same things all at once as opposed to colouring up the whole image then moving onto the next we save so much time not recapping pens and finding colours again.

The oxide distress inking took no time at all I began by shading all the frames on the rectangle in cracked pistachio alongside the back panels (I cut these out of scrap cardstock)  that fit behind the circle cut out. I also distressed the back panel with a spritz of water.

The last thing to colour up is the thanks diecut I used abandoned coral going heavier on the bottom and lighter towards the top to give it an ombre look.

The first thing I did was foam tape the back of the card making sure I added tape where the cuts were like this...

 

 

Do this to all of the pieces of card then attach them to the cracked pistachio rectangle adding some double sided tape to the back of the rectangle then they are ready to attach to our card bases. I attached the boy, books and worm using more foam tape and stuck the die cut thanks on top of the die cut fun foam thanks then glued them onto the card using ranger multi matte medium. That's the cards all coloured up now its time to make the message sticks I used double sided tape to stick the white background piece to the fun foam piece then a glue pen to stick the thanks die cut on top. Then you just glue these on top of skewers using a glue gun and you can then cut the skewers down to size I used my tiny snips I use to cut my dies apart.

Thanks again for taking the time to read my blog its much appreciated and I will catch you next time!

 

 

Here you can find a link to all the Craftin Desert Divas product I used. I am affiliated with them so if you do buy anything through my links I do earn a small amount but that's at no extra charge to you.

Inside Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Inside Scalloped Circle Dies, Fruity Friends Stamp Set, Live, Love Plan Stamp Set, Thank and Thank You Dies, Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide, Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide

 

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