Make your own Background ~ Try it on Tuesday Guest Designer

 Hello creatives 

It's always an honour to be invited to be Guest Designer  

@ Try it on Tuesday. I have known these lovely creatives 

for quite a number of years now and every fortnight they 

NEVER fail to inspire me with their dedication 

to create challenges for us every two weeks. 

I hope I can inspire you with this fortnights theme 

*Make your own background @ Try it on Tuesday*

Using recycled packaging this substrate is ATC size, 

covered with a layer of gesso, I smudged on acrylic 

paint using my finger then scribbling on some text..  

Gluing washi tape and a torn TH mixed media die cut 

I smudged acrylic paint again blending those raised 

areas in with the background... 

Dots of embossing ink sprinkled with gold embossing powder 

are heated with a heat tool.. how I love watching that 

embossing powder melt and rise. 

Edged with very messy machine stitch and a strip of old 

lace a Penny Black Bird from the singsong set is stamped 

and coloured with alcohol markers, pencil and paint. 

Cut and layered on the ATC along with a TH sentiment sticker 

this completes my *Backgrounds* make for Try it on Tuesday..

Please pop on over HERE and visit the 

inspiring Try it on Tuesday Team. 

*Thank you Lovely ladies for inviting me*

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx 

Sharing today's creativity with: 

We love Stamping ~ April Challenge Spring

Tag-along (and ATC's) ~ Blossoms, Butterflies and Birds

Stamping Sensations ~ April Challenge/Inspired by Nature/ATG 

Nature is HOME.. take care of it

 Hello everyone 

*Happy BEARTHDAY* Elizabeth... 

I hope you have a bright and beautiful Earth day..?? 

As Elizabeth hosts her Recycle ~ Reuse ~ Repurpose theme 

@ Art Journal Journey I thought I would share 12 junk journals from 

last year one for each month all created using recycled materials. 

This year I continue to use/reuse when creativity comes to call..

 

A play today in Aprils Junk Journal stamping and painting on packaging, 

inserts and wrapping paper pages whilst using drying up paints..

I loved how the untreated paper thirstily soaked up the rainbow colours. 

Take care of yourselves and each other..

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing today with:

Art Journal Journey ~ The Birthday Girl herself Elizabeth's Theme 

Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Rainbow Colours

Try it on Tuesday ~ Vintage Baked Frame

I was over the moon when I was asked to Guest Designer over at 

Try it on Tuesday this fortnight and with the theme being 

*Vintage* how could I possible resist.

Here is my Vintage* Baked Frame

and those *How to Do's*...

Stamping out a a dragonfly from Visible image I coloured in watercolour pencils.

Using a 11cm x 9 cm Size frame painted in warm tan paint

I placed the frame over the dragonfly inked up the stamp

and matching it up with the image kissing the frame with

the dragonflies delicate wings.

Colour matching the wings using the same watercolours I added 

a hint of vintage rose to the outer edge of the frame.

To add some raised detail to the frame I used Pebeo Cerne Relief 

to draw detail around the inside and outer edge.

When dry Versamark embossing ink was stamped all over 

the frame and bees wax baked Texture sprinkled all over it.

When heated it gives the most delicious colour and effect upon the frame.

With the dragonfly image fitted securely into the frame, co-ordinating glitter glue 

has been dotted across the glass covered wings and those stamped onto the frame.

Four flat back pearls sit neatly in each corner edged also with Cerne Relief.

A touch of gilding wax highlights those scrumptious baked bubbles.

Vintage Frame

I have another of these frames untouched, 

I may just have to decorate it in a similar way so it has a friend..

Thank you so much for visiting

and please do pop on over and check out the

Try it on Tuesday Design Teams Creations.

Take Care everyone.

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx