October Sneak Peek

Hello Creative friends

There's delightful new products on the horizon from That's Crafty 

showcasing on Hochanda TV TOMORROW!! Friday 5th October at 12pm

Here's a sneak peek using those new surfaces, mediums, stencils & stamps 

designed by the ever talented That's Crafty and Lynne Moncrieff.

Hope you will love them as much as I do.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

Close to Nature ~ That's Crafty Challenge

Hello Creative Friends..

It's time for a new theme over on the That's Crafty Challenge Blog

*Close to Nature*

If you would like to share your creative side with us we'd love to see you over HERE

There's prizes to be won so pop on over read those entry rules and check out 

what the talented That's Crafty Team have created to inspire you.

Here's my interpretation of the challenge..

Using the keyhole MDF book cover Surface I smeared on texture paste 

and used the back of a fork to make marks in the hope of simulating bark.

Leaves from the Butterflies and leaves set are stamped onto Kraft card and cut out. 

Using Flat Matte Sprays the leaves are painted with white also added to some of the areas.

This completely changes it's transparency creating more new shades.

With the Book Cover painted in multi surface paints, black is scraped around the 

edge of the key hole and heated with a heat tool till it bubbles to create a raised edge. 

Strips of dyed card help map out where the leaves will fall, all held down with gel medium.

Gel medium and twisted wire holds a variation of beads in place adding 

embellishment and breaking down the similarity of the leaves within the design.

The stencilled Rose used to test out texture and colour has been cut and applied to guide the eye to the key hole where you can just catch a peek at what lies behind the door.

The sentiment from Lynne's Wildflower stamps fits perfectly with this cover.

I'm building up a collection of pictures and boards that create 

intrigue through that keyhole before I string it all together.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett was one of my Favourite reads as a child.

I would have loved to discover a Secret Garden just like Mary Lennox did...

Tomorrow I will share what lies through that keyhole.

Look forward to seeing your take on 

*Close to Nature*.

Creative Wishes

Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty: Surfaces MDF Book ~ Keyhole Cover

That's Crafty: Texture Paste

That's Crafty: Gloss Gel Medium

That's Crafty Stamps: Doodled Butterflies & Leaves

That's Crafty Stamps: Lynne's Wildflowers Set 1

That's Crafty: Multi Surface Paints

That's Crafty: Flat Matte Sprays

That's Crafty: Roses Stencil

Wire and Beads

A Rose for a Rose

Hello everyone,

Today I share more That's Crafty Creativity over on the That's Crafty Blog 

Here's that sneaky peek with the full How to do's over HERE

Thank you for sharing your time today.

Wishing you sunny days and creative wishes

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

One More Fanciful Flower

Happy Thursday Everyone.

I hope you have all managed to catch the sunshine we have been 

blessed with in the UK over the past couple of days??

I'm over on the That's Crafty Blog  today with another That's Crafty Creation.

Here's a little peek at what I've been up too with those

How to Do's right over HERE

Thank you for sharing a moment of your day,

Wishing you all lots of Sunshine, creativity

and time to relax and enjoy it..

Take Care everyone

Hugs Tracey xx

From one Fanciful Flower ...

Hello Creative Friends,

Today i'm sharing a very simple That's Crafty Creation over HERE

Here's a sneaky peek with those very quick and easy

how to do's over on the That's Crafty Blog

That's Crafty will be showcasing new crafty products on

Hochanda tomorrow Friday 13th at 12pm and 4 pm

Pop on over or set those recorders to see demonstrations from Jo Channon

and inspirational makes from the That's Crafty Hochanda Design Team. 

Sending creative wishes

your way today..

Tracey xx

Going round in circles ~ it's a challenge!!

It's the start of a brand new blog challenge over at That's Crafty

with this months theme being *Going round in Circles*

Here's my take on this month theme

along with those *How to Do's*

Influenced by the colours on a tag found in my stash this tag was far to small 

to use with all those That's Crafty circular stamps and stencils

...So this time I've gone Large using an MDF GiganTAG..

Using a palette knife multi surface paint is scraped onto the GiganTAG 

along with texture pastes pushed through stencils with circular apertures 

all helping to build up that very large blank background area.

Diluted multi surface paint is sprayed into those raised stencilled areas.

White Gesso stippled through stencils adds areas of light and 

embossing stamped circle images with dark EP makes them pop.

Metallic multi surface paint highlights areas of raised texture.

Drips of heated UTEE break up those open areas adding extra interest. 

This gem and button filled wire circle was a pin brooch I never finished 

and judging by it's weight it was far too heavy for purpose, hence it's dormancy. 

3D Gel Medium helps hold it firmly in place along with other found embellishments.

I think I could have carried on and on with this as the space was so vast but after edging 

in black I decided to call it a day and tie it onto another GiganTAG I created last year. 

I now have a front and back cover 

to house large collage pages to keep them nice and flat.

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 each for the Top chosen 3.. 

Open worldwide come share your creativity with us over HERE

as myself and the Design Team go Round in Circles ..

Thank you so much for visiting

Creative Wishes

Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty ~ MDF GiganTAG

That's Crafty Stencils ~ Dot Mandala

That's Crafty Dinky Stencils ~ Bubbly all over ~ Half Circle ~ Punchinella

That's Crafty Mini Stencil ~ Bubbles

That's Crafty Texture Paste ~ Sand Paste

That's Crafty Multi Surface Paints

That's Crafty Clear Stamps ~ Motivational Words Set 2

       Textures Collection Set 1 ~ Set 2

Simply Easter

Hello Creative Friends

I hope you are all keeping well??

Today I'm over on the  That's Crafty blog sharing a That's Crafty Creation.

Here's a sneaky peek with those how to do's over HERE

How ever you celebrate this Easter I wish you all a relaxing holiday.

Warmest of wishes

Tracey xx

She's no wallflower

Hello Creative Friends..

I hope the week is treating you well??

If my eyes do not deceive me there's a

BIG Yellow round thing

in the sky today called the Sun.. Yay!!

It's my turn to share some That's Crafty creativity over HERE today.

Here's a sneaky peek with those how to do's over on the That's Crafty Blog.

Hope to see you over there..

Wishing you sunshine..!

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

*Butterfly heart* ~ I heart you (Part Two)

Hello creative friends.

It's time to remind you that *I Heart You*

and that there's still time to join in with the That's Crafty Blog Challenge.

Here is my mid month make with those *How to Do's..

Onto an MDF Tag I layered Texture paste through the floral heart stencil

and when dry added a layer of light texture paste over the top.

Two sizes of greyboard butterflies were glued together with detail drawn onto 

the wings very slowly. The Butterfly was then put aside and left to dry.

That's Crafty Multi surface Orange and Red give that bright colour.

Chestnut brown helps accentuate those veins with added dots of white posca.

A beaded wire body and antennae adds to that detail.

Mustard Yellow and a Lime wash is painted around the textured floral heart

with the raised flower painted in pearl metallic.

The Butterfly is adhered with glue gel and a sentiment created by piecing words together 

from Lynnes Affirmations set 3. Evergreen is dripped around the heart and edges darkened with  black blending ink.  A coating of 3D Gloss Gel completes my

*Butterfly Heart tag..*

I do hope you can join us over on the That's Crafty I Heart You Challenge

and I look forward to catching up with you all very soon.

Creative Hugs and Wishes

Tracey xx

Feeling Blue reminder

Here's a reminder that there is still time to join in with the 

That's Crafty Monthly Blog Challenge *Feeling Blue*

Here's another project this time using some delicate Blue Hues..
and those *How to do's*..

Painting an 8 x 8 greyboard panel with white Gesso, I pushed texture paste through the
beautiful intricate Mandala stencil. When completely dry I lay down the stencil over the top and repeated again sealing with another layer of Gesso. When that was dry laying the stencil down for a final time I dabbed on textured sand paste to create a little more texture.

Watering down Ocean and Teal multi surface paint in a small spray bottle I sprayed the

mixture on to the panel, allowing the colours to drip down the raised mandala.

Watered down Chestnut brown was sprayed to add contrast.

Highlights of gold were adding using my finger and flicks and drips
 of white seemed to bring those delicious colours together.
A turquoise embellishment helps to focus the eye.

Randomly stamping the script stamp the panel was edged with gold and
an Affirmation from Lynnes Stamp Set 4 stamped bottom right.

My Mandala panel piece is complete..

I've really been enjoying visiting those that have entered the
That's Crafty Challenge this month and hope to see many more
before the Feeling Blue Challenge finishes at midnight on 6th February.

Hope to see you there.

Creative Wishes
Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty 8 x 8 Greyboard panel
That's Crafty 8 x 8 Stencil: Mandala TC8014
That's Crafty Texture Paste
That's Crafty Textured Sand Paste
That's Crafty Stamps: Lynnes Affirmations Set 4
That's Crafty Textures Stamps Set 3
Multi Surface Paint: Ocean - Teal - Chestnut Brown - Gold - White
White Gesso
Central embellishment from my stash...