WOYWW #468 9th Anniversary

Happy WOYWW #468

Today marks the 9th Anniversary of WOYWW 

Three cheers to Julia Hip Hip Hooray... Hip Hip Hooray.. Hip Hip HOORAY...!!!

For each week she has given creatives worldwide the opportunity to share 

their creativity on work spaces of all different shapes and sizes 

and that is something to be celebrated.

I've watched for a while, commented and finally taken the plunge,

8 weeks in i'm addicted so I can only imagine how those of you that 

have been there for the long run must feel.

Congratulations.. Wishing many more WOYWW to come.

This is what was on my work space yesterday as I have a Shopping date with my 

Daughter today and was unsure if I would have the time to take a picture this morning.

A glimpse of my take on Starry Night by Van Gogh and one unfinished 

ATC created to mark the special occasion,

A little finer detail and it's finished.

The eye is me watching and the nine speaks for itself..

Silly me forgot to add the WOYWW but I can do that!

I didn't opt in for the ATC exchange as I'm a new participant but

this one is for you Julia if you wish to claim it xx

Wishing you all a fabulous day

I'll be along to visit you all as soon as my day out is over 

and my Daughter has cleaned out my purse..!!

Anniversary Wishes

and cake a plenty!!

Tracey xx

Sneak peek of New Crafty Treats ...!!

Happy Sunday Everyone

I'm sharing a handful of sneak peeks today
as That's Crafty have lots of new products and
will be showing them off on Hochanda TV tomorrow..

Monday 21st May at 11am and 3pm (BST) where Neil Burley
will be demonstrating new products and sharing hints and tips.

Here's those sneak peeks..

 

and I do hope you can tune in/record or watch on catch up
and see what the That's Crafty Hochanda DT have been up too.

Have a super Sunday

Crafty Hugs
Tracey xx

Notelets of inspiration

Hello Creative Friends

It's Thursday, the day I get to share some creativity 

using products from That's Crafty over on the

That's Crafty Blog.

Here's a sneaky peek at what i've been up to this week 

with the full picture over HERE

Until next week,

Take care everyone

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

A Stitch in Time ~ Paint Brush Pocket.. It's a Challenge.

We are half way through this months That's Crafty *A Stitch in Time* Challenge 

There's still plenty of time to join in and share your faux or real stitch creations 

over on the That's Crafty Challenge blog.

Here's my That's Crafty mid month reminder creation

On to a piece of medium weight wet Calico I traced through the Lana Stencil

and painted with a combination of That's Crafty Multi surface paints.

Facial features and hair filled every inch of the space.

Lost in the whole painting process I think there was definitely an air or 

should I say HAIR of the 80's vibe going on here.. Even adding a hint

of shimmer by mixing paint with the sparklers spray.

The Create Stencil was used to paint in the word, outlined with pen then machine stitched 

around the edges. Extra stitching is sewn through the hair just to add extra interest.

The panel is then sewn onto the front or the back which ever way you choose to look at it..

This is my paint brush pocket..

Created by folding a double strip of washed calico to produce a pocket leaving a 

little extra to create a flap. Stitched around the edges using different coloured threads 

and stitches this holds the painted panel on the front side secure.

A button and loop have been hand sewn on to create a closure.

I don't really do measuring, I much prefer to create by eye, making sure the pocket 

was big enough to house a handful of paint brushes was all I needed to know

and having one side untouched allows me to use it to dry off or clean my brushes..

It will not stay this clean for long.

This is the front/back of my brush pocket, washed, ironed and housing those brushes.

Perfect for outdoor crafting or whilst on the move.

If you'd like to share your ideas and creations with us there's a prize of £30 

up for grabs for one lucky winner to spend in the That's Crafty online Store 

and in addition to that a stencil prize for each of the chosen Top 3.. 

Pop on over and check out what the Design Team have created just for you in the

 *A Stitch in Time* That's Crafty Blog Challenge

Wishing you all a wonderful day

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty ~ Multi surface paints

That's Crafty ~ Sparklers Spray

That's Crafty Lana Stencil

That's Crafty word series Stencil ~ Create

WOYWW #467

Good Morning creative Friends it's Wednesday which can only mean 

it's WOYWW #467 time to share what's on my work space as Julia hosts 

over at the stamping ground each Wednesday the opportunity to link up 

and sneak a peek of what other creative friends have been up too.

This has been my creative space over the past few days, carrying it all in and out 

of the garden when i've had a moment spare as the weather has been very kind...

There is a new addition to my art materials this week a wonderful surprise gift 

from my Daughter of the 30th Anniversary set of water-soluble pencils from 

Caran d'Ache containing 30 new colours.. Eek!! I'm such a lucky Mom and 

my children really do spoil me!!

The card top left was the Thank you card I made for my Daughter, using Stamps designed by Danielle Donaldson and the card next to it is using the awesome stamp set Designed by Olga Heldwein #81 from AALL & Create.

The face is Audrey another from AALL & Create and is one of many WIP's using this stamp.

Top right is my trusty art trug, my lifeline carrying the foundations of my art materials 

and is never to far away from me. My family know it's as good as a *Do Not Disturb* sign.

That's it from me this week,

i'm so looking forward to catching up with you all

and seeing WOYWW #467

Creative Hugs and Sunny Days

Tracey xx

For those wondering what became of the Masterboard last week please pop on over HERE

Paperbabe Challenge #73 ~ Picture Inspiration

It's Friday Yay..!!

Time for a new challenge over at Paperbabe Stamps

Today we give you a Picture displaying a beautiful swatch of colour and shape,

use it to inspire your inner creativity and come share with us all over 

at Paperbabe Challenge #73

Here's what I got up to..

First I created a masterboard using water-soluble pastels picking out colours from the picture inspiration, scribbling, spraying and blending all over an A3 watercolour journal.

I lay paperbabe stencils over the masterboard and removed areas of colour by rubbing through the aperture with a wet cloth. Whilst doing this I noticed that the Knit stencil resembled ears of wheat so decided to use this to my advantage, creating a scene by sketching in a glorious sun. This area of the page I chose to use for my backdrop.

I stamped and embossed one of the large Butterflies onto vellum lightly colouring with alcohol markers. Smaller butterflies in the set were stamped directly onto the page.

Laying the knit stencil back over those lifted areas I scraped 3D gloss gel through 

with a palette knife,when dry it really makes those areas glisten.

Cut down to size the large Butterfly graces that large sun with the smaller dancing in the face of it. Not quite a Van Gogh with his depictions of those wheat fields but I was quite pleased how this turned out as it's not at all what I had initially intended to create.

We'd love to see your creations over HERE

*There's a prize for one Lucky winner*.

Pop on over and check out what else the Design Team have created just for you.

Wishing you Sunny Days and a wonderful weekend ahead.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

Creative Supplies:

Paperbabe ~Knit Stencil 

Paperbabe ~ Pieridae Butterfly Stamp set 

Caran D'Ache neocolors II

Watercolour Paper

3D Gloss Gel

Back to Front

Hello creative Friends

I hope you are all keeping well??

It's Thursday which can only mean it's my turn to share another
That's Crafty creation over on the That's Crafty Blog.

Today i've been very resourceful using up leftovers that never came to be.

Here's a sneak peek with the full project over  HERE

Thank you for sharing a moment of your day,

Sending Creative Hugs your way

Tracey xx