Mixed Media April Challenge ~ Creative Artiste #92

Hello creative friends 

Time again to welcome you ALL to 

Creative Artiste April Challenge #92 

our theme is ALWAYS *Anything Mixed Media Goes* 

My April project is a mix of left over paint and paste scrapings, 

stamps and doodles, recycled packaging, fibers and plant waste. 

The glitter paste mosaic circle holds a rainbow of watercolour as 

washes of colour seep into the unprimed areas of my journal page. 

Acrylic leaves and flowers painted on cereal box waste are fussy 

cut all given a doodled edge then glued down to frame the pages.

Finished with a stamped and coloured funky fossil bunny 

peeping out from the long grasses created using leftover die cuts, 

fibres and cuttings from salvaged and pressed house plant leaves. 

If you love mixing your media why not share your own creations 

and join in with Creative Artiste's April #92 Challenge 

remember *ANYTHING Mixed Media Goes*

Whatever you are all up to this weekend

I wish you all a Happy HAPPY Easter 

Stay Safe and Keep Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing today with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Hello Spring 

Art Journal Journey ~ Recycle, Reuses, Repurpose 

Paint Party Friday *After Party*

Hello creative friends 

Today I share my last Painting for *Paint Party Friday* 

using acrylics recently sent to me from my dear friend Anne, 

the colours inspired me to finish this piece pencilled long ago.

I give you Vincent Van Gogh's *Sunflowers* in my own vision.

 

I do not think there is anyone on this earth that doesn't recognise 

the Power, Strength and Love the sunflower symbolises right now..

Thanks to Kristin and EVA for all those fabulous 

Paint Party Fridays.. We will miss you very very much..

Stay safe and ever creative 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Valeries Theme Spring

Try it on Tuesday ~ Say it with Flowers

Walk with me..

 Hello creative friends, 

Get your boots on as today I invite you to 

walk with me along the canal side near my home 

as I share another page for my Guest Host theme 

My Favourite Colour is October @ Art Journal Journey.. 

Here's my hand drawn and painted boot, stamped Tree's with die cut 

and embossed leaves striding along the canal bank walking amongst 

crunchy, soggy and often slippery fallen leaves.

Shadows cast on the water make the canal look much wider than it is 

Without those embankment tree shadows the sky and earth would be seamless. 

Each UK season brings something very special but nothing like Autumn, 

nature presents us with glorious golden yellows, orange with hint's of 

ruby red as the many green's start to fade, the illusion of warmth 

as we take a closer step towards Winter.

Wishing you all a safe and happy weekend 

Creative hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Paint Party Friday 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Autumn Blessings 

Country View Challenges ~ Autumn Colours

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ Not a Card

WoywW #631

 Hello everyone

tis desk sharing day at the stamping ground but I confess 

there's been no creative play time for me this week 😞

Down times been filled with long nature trail walks

and a mission to rid my lawns of these mushrooms, 

better to be safe than sorry with wee Freya around.

 but a space lays in wait.. reserved for my next free play day. 

There's a LifeBook lesson by Laly Mille that I really want to try.. 

Hopefully accompanied by a fresh cuppa, I mislaid that one Monday 😏

WoywW #631

So I'll share a couple of pages from my latest Junk Journal. 

The Blue is a pocket full of unused ephemera and the pink from a 

taster activity creating hues and shades using limited acrylics. 

You'll find the Junk Journal HERE if you've time to take a peep.. 

That's a wrap from me this week. 

Stay safe & creative everyone.. 

Hugs Tracey xx

Mona my way..

 Hello everyone, 

I'm very grateful to be back online after some frustrating days, 

thought i'd share my twist on an old master by da Vinci. 

 

I call it *Mona my way.. *

It all started with a Bee Crafty Mona Lisa Artstamp, stamped onto 

rice paper and pasted to a page, the rest kind of ... just happened. 

Capturing her backdrop with delicate watercolour, heavy gouache 

and acrylics adding in extra detail with pencil and pen. 

Holding a handful of paintbrushes, I like to think she 

helped to paint that imaginary scene behind her.. 😊

As it's Paint Party Friday's 10th Birthday Blogoversary she's wearing 

her Party hat especially for Kristin and EVA . I've been known to wear 

that very same hat myself @ a previous PPF Party 😁

Take care & be safe everyone 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Kristin and EVA

Paint Party Friday ~ 10th Birthday Blogoversary

Art Journal Journey ~ Sheila's Theme A Single Flower

WoywW 580

Hello creative friends.. 

Desk sharing day over at the stamping ground where 

Julia hosts what's on your Wednesday Workdesk...

Well apart from my fridge door falling off, locating a new
fridge online, in stock and able to be delivered to my door,  

it's been quite a productive crafty week.

I spent the whole weekend in the craftroom 

absorbed by the talent of over 20 artists during a two day 

online retreat course before their year long workshop begins. 

Here's a selection of what I created this weekend,
giving respect to the Artists involved i've obscured
some pieces taught via their tutorials.

When I do "make them my own" from those lessons
i'll be sure to share a bit more with you all.. 

#makecreateexpress20 #makecreateexpress #artismagiconline

This piece is inspired by the amazing work of 

Jennifer Steck and her Patchwork Pets... 

(another #WIP work in progress 😁)

had to try and capture Freya's *unique* eye!!

So here's my WOYWW #580 sadly idle since Monday...

Blame it on more mask making and alterations for facial hair! 

Not mine may I add.. just incase you were wondering.. 😂

Look forward to seeing what's on your workdesks.. 

Take care & stay safe

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Challenge #114 ~ Paperbabe Stamps *Anything Goes*

Happy Friday Creative Friends, 

It's challenge time over on the Paperbabe Stamps Blog 

this fortnight it's *Anything Goes* so come share your 

crafty makes with us over HERE... 

Here's what I got up to.. 

I'm very lucky that my Mother in Law's Garden is full of 

flat rocks and pebbles. When I recently came across this 

one it's shape really reminded me of a head. 

Inspired by my blogging Rock Painting Friends 

I'm sharing a painted rock of my very own today.

First adding a coat of gesso I stamped the closed eye 

face stamp from the Paperbabe female dinky face set 

onto the flat surface delicately painting with acrylics. 

I stamped the Paperbabe hand under her chin by placing the 

dinky hand stamp onto the end of my finger, this made it much 

easier to get an impression around the curved edges as I could 

manipulated the stamp around the curves, repeating the process 

with flowers taken from the Flourishing Hair stamp set.

Painting those stamped outlines I added the detail, 

coating the finished rock with satin varnish..

I love how peaceful she looks,
each time I look at her I wonder what she see's
behind those closed eyes dreaming of beautiful things...

Come see what the team have created over HERE 

and join in with our Anything Goes Paperbabe Challenge.

I look forward to seeing what delights you have for our eyes. 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #3

Paint Party Friday ~ Happy 9th Birthday!! 

Country View Challenges ~ The eyes have it

Rain's Thursday Art Date ~ What do you See?

Craft Stamper Take it Make it Challenge: March

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Something Feminine

Party Time..!!!

Hello Creative Friends

It's Party Time with Kristin & EVA over at PPF
as Paint Party Friday turns 8 Today...

**Happy Birthday**

Whilst having a free afternoon last week I thought i'd have a 

play with some acrylics. Can't remember the last time I used 

acrylics solely on their own or attempted a self portrait, 

must be at least *AHEM... 30 years ago!

DH said he could tell this was me because of the glasses 😂

I laughed so much creating this the more layers I put down 

the younger I seemed to get, if only I could bottle that stuff.. 

Personally I think this needs a bit of tweaking but it's Party Time 

and those paint splodges and hat are a great distraction hee hee!!

Wishing you all a super creative weekend.

We've Birthday Celebrations and Family time this weekend, 

what ever you are all up too have a Happy & Safe one.

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

**As A Vintage Journey are celebrating their Birthday
i'm partying with them too.. Happy 5th AVJ**