I think you're kind of a Pig Deal!

Happy Weekend everyone hope your all well and loving the new release!

I have a fun clean and simple card for you today on the blog today using the new Hogs and Kisses stamp set. I love the white on white with the die cut background it gives it a bright, clean look whilst making the image pop. 

The die cut background is the Sunburst cover plate die from last months release its super versatile and I've used it so much I just popped it on a card base and cut the card base down to fir the size.

For the topped I used the Circle of Love Nesting dies and cut out two circles one I inked up some grey clouds using the Sunny Side up stencil. The other I cut out some grass using the new Landscape Edge standalone die and I ink blended with some Twisted Citron Distress Ink. The cute little pig is just so fun I can see me using him so much, I coloured him up and stuck my topper together and popped it on the base then added my sentiment strip and that was my card finished up.

It was super quick to make but still looks striking I hope you liked my card for today and don't forget you can get 10% off in the shop using code T4TNATALIE10 

Hogs and Kisses Coordinating Die

Hogs and Kisses Clear Stamp

Landscape Edge Standalone Die

Circle of Love Nesting Dies

Sunburst Cover Plate Die

Sunny Side up Again Stencil

 

Sneak Peek Day 5!

Hi all its Day 5 of sneak peek week and I hope your loving the new release as much as we are!

Today's peeks feature the Windmill Builder Die set its a super fun die that's very versatile you can make the sails move by adding a brad, just keep them still like I have here or I've also left them off altogether to make a house for my piggies.

The super cute bunny and sentiment are from the Up, Up and away stamp set as soon as I saw the bunny I had to make a card with him taking a ride on the sails. The sentiment just seems perfect for right now too so great for sending to family and friends to let them you are thinking of them. 

Again the grass die is from a new set I was hoping Jo would bring out a die set like this and she didn't disappoint it works perfectly with our critter sets for all your scene card needs. There's more too those cute little flowers in the grass they are from the new Windmill Add on Dies so even more accessories to add to your scene and you know I love my scene cards!

It's a big release again and it won't disappoint if you want to see the big reveal you can join us for our Facebook live Monday 8pm GMT. 

 

Mew are the Best Gift of All

Happy Saturday everyone its Design Team member Natalie up on the blog today sharing my Christmas morning scene card. I love how there's lots of detail going on but the crisp white background gives it a clean and simple feel. 

I started by cutting out three squares of white card stock using the stitched square nesting dies then in one cut out a smaller square using the same die set for the window. On one of the other squares I inked some blue clouds using the Sunny Side Up again stencil and added some darker blue splotches for some added detail. The sun is cut out of the gorgeous Rainbow Brights Essentials Paper Pad using the Sunburst Cover Plate Die. 

As you know I don't like to use too many different colours on my cards I say it's because I find it more aesthetically pleasing but I also find picking colours really hard so find it easier to stick to a few. I like the colour coordination in the presents too and you can always add texture or pattern with a gelly roll pen. I find also helps to quicken the colouring progress especially if you have a production line going on. So I coloured up my cat and presents from Mew are the Best Gift of All in a range of reds, blues and greys and die cut it out. The Christmas Tree is from the Warm Winter Wishes stamp set I didn't add any extra baubles so as I thought there was a lot going on in the scene already and wanted to keep the attention on the cat.

Then I added the sentiment to the card and layered it all together using the third square we die cut at the back of the card base and that was my card finished. I hope you like it!

Sunburst Cover Plate Die

Warm Winter Wishes

Mew are the Best Gift

Mew are the Best Gift Coordinating Dies

Quilted Square Nesting Dies

 

The Greater the Storm the Brighter the Rainbow!

Morning all well its been a full week already since the new release and it looks like your all loving it as much as we are! I love how everything works so well with each other I combined the Storms don't last Forever and the Grateful for You Landscape stamp sets for this sweet card.

I started out by cutting out two large circles from the Circles of Love Nesting Dies and two circles the next size down. Using the smaller circle I ink blended some clouds using the Sunny Side up Again Stencil and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink. I finished it off with some splatters of Iced Spruce Distress Oxide then I set it aside to dry.

Using the other small circle I cut I stamped the Grateful for You landscape image on and coloured up with Copic markers. I fussy cut it out right on the line and chopped off some of the other elements just keeping two of the mountains and one tree. This just gives it a different look and gives more room for the Rainbow in the background.

The rainbow I stamped out using Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide then the middle arch I heat embossed with Gold embossing powder. The cloud is die cut with the cloud die I just didn't stamp it and the sun is from the Grateful for You Landscape set. 

For the sentiment I added some Worn Lipstick distress oxide on some card then stamped straight on top and die cut it out. Then all was left to do was stick everything together and pop on the back of the card the second larger circle I cut and  my card was finished.

Storms Don't Last Coordinating Die

Storms Don't Last Forever Stamp set

Grateful for You Landscape stamp

Circle of Love Nesting Dies

Sunny Side up Again 6 x 6 Stencil

Christmas in July!

Hi everyone it’s DT member Natalie here sharing another Christmas card I made with the fab new release from Time for Tea Designs.

My fun Christmas present card is made using the new Slimline Candy Stripes Die. It was such an easy card to make and will be great for quick Christmas cards but still looks really special. 

I started by cutting out the die then cutting out a rectangle the same size out of some smooth card stock I ink blended a mixture of red distress oxides and splashed some water on. I cut the die panel out again of some fun foam foam and then layered all the panels on top of each other. 

I Popped some ribbon around the card panel tied it in a bow and stamped and die cut a tag and sentiment using the Mew are the Best Gift stamp and die set. Then popped it on my card base and that was my card finished up.

I hope you like my card and keep an eye out in the Time for Tea group for more inspiration. Don't forget you can also get 10% off your order using code T4TNATALIE10

Mew are the Best Gift Die Set

Candy Stripes Slimline Die

Mew are the Best Gift Stamp Set

Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Designs Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Designs Collaboration Blog Hop! Our design teams have come together to share some amazing inspiration featuring Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Designs products, and there is a prize up for grabs too!

We thought it would be super fun to combine stamps and dies from each company to create a card. I love summer and mermaids so my first reaction was to create a fun slimline under the sea card. The base of my card I cut out using the new Slimline Pull Tab Die I just love that scalloped edge. I cut that out of some Bristol Smooth Cardstock and stencilled on some clouds using the Sunny Side up again  stencil and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.  

To create the sea layer I cut out another Slimline Pull Tab Die and then used the Best Fishes Banner and Border die set to create the wavy sea border at the top. I added the seagulls and Bouy from the new Heffy Doodle You Go Gull stamp set

and the heat embossed sentiment is from the Time for Tea Mermazing Stamp set.

To create the sun rays streaming through the water I used the sunny side up again stencil however it wasn't quite long enough so I just taped off the rays to finish them off. I used a combination of Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon then finished it with a spritz of water and some splotches of Mermaid Lagoon. I added the Mermaid from the Time for Tea Mermazing, the Oyster and fish are from the Heffy Doodle Sealy Friends Stamp Set and the String Ray you can find in the Heffy Doodle Oceans of Love set.

The Last layer was created the same way by cutting out another Pull Tab Slimline and cutting out the sandbank with the Circle of Love Nesting Dies I coloured this one with a range of earth toned Copic markers. I added some extra details using different corals and seaweed from the Sealy Friends and Mermazing stamp set and finished off with a super cute Turtle from the Oceans of Love stamp set.

I finished up my card with some bubbles outlined in white Gelly roll pen with some Stardust Stickles. I hope you like my card for today I loved taking part in the blog and hope you are enjoying all the inspiration. Don't forget to follow along the hop here's the list to the rest of the blogs. You should have come from Amanda and the next on the list is Cassie.

Heffy Doodle Blog

Shabneez Khan-Muztar

Amanda Fitterer

Natalie Seddons

Cassie Trask

Catrin Goodwin

Laura Sterckx

Katrina Howe

Tallie Clewley

Sharon Nettleship

Amy Gould

Laura Volpes

Time for Tea Designs Blog

 Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Designs will each be giving away £25 to their respective stores.

Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on July 28th on the Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Designs blogs.

 

Lets Ketchup!

Hi lovelies well Saturday has rolled around again so it must be time for another blog post!

I finally got to colour up the Fries Before Guys stamp set its a super fun set and I think the Lets Ketchup sentiment is perfect for right now. I combined it with the Dotty Hearts cover plate die, Bee Happy Hexagon Stitched Nesting Dies and the Splish Splash 6x6 stencil.  

I cut out the Dotty Heart cover plate and to mix it up I squared off the corners using my paper trimmer. I cut out the largest Hexagon die twice but on the second one I popped in the next Hexagon die down to create a frame. Then cut the same frame out of fun foam to create some depth and stuck them all together. 

Now I had my hexagon cut and stuck I could use that as a guide to ink up my ketchup splotches. I added it in opposite corners to where the topper would be placed and then the opposite outer corners of the panel using Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink. I also used the same ink to also make a background panel just slightly larger than the Dotty Hearts panel and stuck them together.

The colouring of the stamped images was pretty simple as they are only small I added some white spots to the cheeks of the chip box and the chip to look like salt using a white gelly roll pen. They were pretty easy to fussy cut too I just had to be careful on the chips arms but my paper was pretty thin so it made it easier. When I stuck them in my frame I decided it needed a little more detail so stamped out the splotches in that same Candied Apple Oxide. Then to finish off I needed my sentiment I used the Mini Frame and Banner Die set to cut out the sentiment strip and then added my sentiment once it was dried I coloured the strip in with the same red copic I used on the Ketchup bottle and popped it on some fun foam to give it some height. Then all was left to do was pop it on my card base and my card was finished.

Splish Splash 6x6 Stencil

Fries Before Guys

Bee Happy Stitched Hexagon Dies

Mini Frame and Banner Die Set

Dotty Hearts Cover Plate Die

You Bake my Day!

Hi guys, I have a super fun card for you today I literally hadn't planned to make this one it was all a happy accident. If you have been reading my blog post you will know that I like to batch stamp and colour things up so the Hamsters and accessories were left over from a few recent cards and they were lying around on my desk on top of the striped paper and I just loved how they looked together.

So I gathered up my accessories and added them to the critters I wanted the stripes but I didn't want it to be too much so I got my cheese die and cut that out of some crisp white cardstock to stick in front of it.

I popped the white up with some foam tape though to give it some added dimension and added my hamsters complete with their new look. I love how the holes just frame the Hamsters and peek those stripes contrasted again that crisp white cheese panel.

I stamped my sentiment and cut using the sentiment strip from the Mini Frame and Banner Die set then coloured with a blue copic marker and popped it on the card. I then added it to my card base and my card was finished a real quick and easy card today!

Bake My Day Stamp set

Bake my Day Die set

Bearing Gifts

Bearing Gifts Die set

Say Cheese Coverplate die

Baked with Love Stamp set

Baked with Love Die set

Mini Frames and Banner Die Set

Honey Bee Mine

Hi Guys I hope you have had a good week looks like you have all loved the new release things sold out so fast! I have had so much fun creating with it and I know you will too!

Today's card is another framed one I just really love this look at the minute in fact I've run out of white fun foam I've done that many cards using this technique recently. It's such a simple design but frames your image and makes it pop.

I started my card by cutting out the base with some 300gsm white card stock this just makes it really sturdy. I used one of the larger squares from the Quilted Square Nesting Dies and for the inner square die I used one of the smaller ones which fits the length of the washi tape perfectly. Once that's all cut I started on the washi tape background. I started out by stamping the middle one but I off set it to the top a little not so much but just enough to make the bees when we place them sit in the top third of the piece as its more pleasing to the eye than a central. I used a combination of Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxides for the ink I laid the colours all down at once on the stamp they blend easily so no worry about having harsh lines. Just be careful to lay your light colour first as the darker ones do tend to transfer onto your ink pad. You could probably do three stripes at once but I wasn't entirely sure what I was doing at this point so I started with one and worked from there.

Once the background was done I set it aside to dry for a while so I didn't smudge those lines and worked on my bees. These are another great stamp to use for quick and simple colouring. I also stamped and cut out two clouds for a little extra detail. Then making sure my ink was dry I could stamp my sentiment I actually used one from the older Bee set Bee Happy  it just fit the strip nicely and looked really cute. The bees were popped up with foam tape and I just tucked the clouds underneath.

Then all was left to do was make the card base and cut out the fun foam. I made the card base myself by cutting out two of the larger rectangles then on one I scored a line across the top around 1cm's down then added some double sided tape and stuck them together. This is a great technique for unusual shaped or sized cards which mine mostly are. It is very rare you will find me make a standard sized card. To cut the fun foam I cut out the larger square first then used the card frame we made before as a guideline to where I needed to place my centre die then cut that out. I attached my frame to the card base first as its easier to line up this way and then popped in my centre piece and that's my card all finished up for today. 

I hope you have a great weekend and happy crafting!

Buzzing for You

Washi Strips

Buzzing for You Coordinating Dies

Bee Happy

New Release!

Hi Guys so the new release is finally here what do you think? I love the smaller stamp sets and the fact that they work so well together with older Time for Tea sets. The cute little mouse has to be my favourite he is an add on to the Baked with Love stamp set. After all you cant have a chef with a cute little oven to bake their goodies. The matching die set even enables you to add an interactive element letting you open the oven door.

This is the first card I made with the new release I combined the new Bake my Day with the Washi Stripes. The Washi Stripes are a fab edition to the collection as they are great for making your own backgrounds or a touch of decoration. Here I stamped them out to make some wallpaper in my kitchen scene. I found if I cut my square out first too using the Square Quilted Nesting Dies it was easier get my lines straighter. 

The mouse and accessories were super simple to colour as they are small so great for quick cards. I even added some of the accessories from the Baked with Love Stamp set.

I finished my card off with a chunky frame I'm really loving this look at the minute and it's really easy too do. I used one the larger square dies to cut out the outside and used the same size die to cut out the middle. Then did the same again with some fun foam you could just use foam tape but this makes sure our frame is super sturdy. Then I stuck them together and popped my image in the centre and stuck it to my card base.

                 

Washi Strips Clear Stamp Set 

Bake my Day

            

                       

Bake my Day Coordinating Dies  

Quilted Square Nesting Dies