Time for Reflection ~ Paperbabe #70 Spring Challenge

Good Friday wishes everyone.

Today see's the start of a new challenge over on the Paperbabe blog

with this fortnights theme being Spring right HERE

Here's my take on Challenge #70 Spring Challenge

Introducing my Spring Bunny Girl..

Onto an A6 stitched postcard I traced around the mini female face template 

along with the long loose wave hair style. Marking out the facial feature guides 

included in the template I stamped those female features in to place.

Spring time colours are introduced using watercolour pencils.

A springtime landscape has been created in my A4 journal using wax pastels

and Bunny Ears created using the White Rabbit template, painted and cut to size.

I cut slots to slide the ears into place adding glitter glue to hide those cuts

along with a little more glitter glue to complement those colours used.

Dots of acrylic paint have been applied to replicate a field of Daffodils

with the Bunny Girl glued into place with those ears left free to give a little movement.

Some may think she is dreaming of sunnier days or maybe 

walking gently through the beauty of that field of Daffodils.

I'd like to think she is taking time out to reflect, something 

I've been doing lots of recently, very apposite during Holy Week...

Please do pop on over and take a look at all that has been created

by Kim and the Design Team and if you have a spare moment maybe 

share your creativity with us over at the Paperbabe #70 Spring challenge.

Wishing you much peace, creativity

and Easter Blessings

Tracey xx

Creative Supplies:

Papebabe Mini long loose wave template

Paperbabe mini female face stamps 

Paperbabe White Rabbit Portrait Templates

A4 Sketchbook ~ Pink Pig

Caran D'ache Neocolor II

Caran D'ache Supracolor pencil

Acrylic Paint/Stickles Glitter Glue

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

Spring has officially Sprung! ~ MM reminder *Spring into Action*

It's mid month inspiration and reminder time to let you know there's still time to
join in with the That's Crafty *Spring into Action* Challenge over HERE.

This mini make was inspired by a Large upright I decorated
a year ago for a Guest Design Project for Rubber Dance Stamps.

Spring has officially sprung!

Onto a Dinky MDF upright Tag I dabbed on some Texture paste
to create clouds and painted a little scene around it.

The Tulip Stamp has a face which I masked off before stamping.

This gave me a blank flower head to add lots of paint layers.

Stamping the tulip six times I painted with multi surface paints and cut out 

the leaves and Tulip head layering them on top of a full painted image.

Concertinaed  card acts as a raised base for the Tulips.

When painted the tulips are glued in place held by clips until dry.

Glitter Glue gives a little Spring Time Sparkle

completing my Spring Time Upright.

The dull months have really knocked my colour mojo and I needed a little
trip down memory lane to see what I was up to on my blog in March last year.

Please pop on over and see the inspiration the Design Team bring you
and we'd love you to share your *Spring into Action* creations with us all.

There's lots of prizes up for grabs over on the That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Wishing you warmth and springtime sunshine
Creative Hugs Tracey xx

I'd like to enter this into the ~ TioT ~ The Call of Spring Challenge.

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty! ~ Dinky MDF Upright Tag

That's Crafty Clear Stamps ~ Nature's Faces SET 2 Designed by Melina Dahl

That's Crafty! ~ Multi Surface Paints

That's Crafty! ~ Texture Paste

Paperbabe Picture Inspiration challenge #69 ~ 50 Shades of Green

Happy Friday..!!

Today see's a new Paperbabe Challenge #69

Using the Picture for Inspiration it's really up to you how you interpret it.

Here's my take on Challenge #69..

Creating a colour wash background using shades from the picture for inspiration 

I used the same colour palette to colour in the Frost Fairy Stamp.

I stamped the largest of the two hearts from the Rabbit Face

Set and stamped four together to create a four leaf clover.

When cut out I used both to cover up those snowflakes.

The whiskers stamp helps break down some of the white area when 

stamped around the edge along with the quote stamp I embossed in copper.

The layers have been machine stitched using a neutral shade of thread

Completing my Picture Inspiration Card.

I do hope you can play along with this fortnights Picture Inspiration Challenge #69..

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend and the

Luck of the Irish for St. Patricks Day.

Also a very *Happy Birthday* to a sweet little Lady

who's special day happens to fall on the very same day..

BIG Hugs

Tracey xx

Creative Supplies:

Paperbabe ~ Frost Fairy Stamp Set

Paperbabe ~ Rabbit Face  Stamp Set

Paperbabe ~ Your Sparkle Quote Stamp Set

Watercolour Pencils/Versafine Ink Pad/Embossing Powder

Dylan in the Limelight

Hello Creative Friends,

I'm over on the That's Crafty Blog today sharing a project using new stencils.

Here's a cheeky peek of what i've been up too with the full project

and how it came to be right over HERE

Hope to see you over there

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

House sweet House

Happy Thursday everyone..!

Today I share another make using newly released stamps from That's Crafty

Here's a sneaky peek with the full project and how to do's
over HERE on the That's Crafty Blog...

If you have the time please join That's Crafty Tomorrow on Hochanda

Friday 9th March at 11am & 4pm
where Neil Burley will be demonstrating with some of the
new surfaces, stamps and mediums.

Wishing you all a creative week ahead.

Tracey xx

The Green Man ~ That's Crafty *Spring into Action*

It's been all about the weather again and I know so many of you
are looking forward to seeing Spring finally break through.

To spur it along i'm sharing my Green Man

a symbol of rebirth in the hope that we do not have to wait too long

for Mother Nature to share her beauty with us all.

This project is to showcase the new That's Crafty Blog Challenge  

with this months theme being *Spring into Action*

Here is my Green Man
and how he came to be..

Onto a 4.5 x 9" whiteboard panel I mixed paints to create different shades
of green tracing the facial features of Max through the stencil.

Painting greyboard leaves and scoring leaf veins with a pokey tool, areas 

have been highlighted by heat embossing white embossing powder.

The facial features have been accentuated using glossy accents and painted when dry.

Some greyboard leaves have been used as a template drawn around onto paper 

and cut out enabling me to have more leaves to build up around the face.

Stamping the leaf stamp from the textures set 3 adds extra detail to areas of the leaves

and textured sand adds texture to some of those very flat leaves.

Mounted onto a 4.5 x 9" Chunkie I dabbed antique gold paint over those 

textured and raised areas and drew in more leaf veins with a white pen.

.. given more leaves I would have continued with an abundance of them.

Please pop on over HERE and see what the Design Team 

have been creating to inspire you..

We look forward to seeing your interpretations of the 

*Spring into Action* Blog Challenge.

Creative Wishes

Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty: 4.5 x 9" White/greyboard panel

That's Craft Stencil: Max TC7012

That's Crafty Multi Surface Paints Antique Gold

That's Crafty Surfaces: Leaves ~ Acorns and Leaves

That's Crafty Textures Stamps: SET 3

That's Crafty Chunkie: 4.5 x 9"

Embossing Pen/Embossing Powder

White Pen

Paperbabe Challenge #68 - Anything Goes.. Chesire Cat.

Hello everyone,

I would normally say Happy Friday but I know due to the present weather conditions 

it may not be the happiest as nearly everyone I know has been affected by it.

First may I announce the winner of my *Giveaway* The Bottle of Stamps..

and try and lift the spirits of at least one person.

Congratulations to.... Fanfare..!!

Mrs B... you are a Winner.

Can you please email me with your address and I can get your prize 

on its way to you as soon as services are back up and running.

TODAY 

see's a new Paperbabe Stamps Blog Challenge over HERE

with this fortnights theme being ~ *Anything Goes* YAY..!!

Here's what i've been up to,

just skip over the words if you have not the time to read..

Tracing around the sitting Cat templates I'd already decided I wanted to 

continue the theme and create my Cat in the style of the modern day 

Cheshire Cat, so I don't really know why I drew in it's muzzle!

Oh well easily erased if you use pencil.

With my blues/greens and grey pencils nice and sharp and the

Face, nose and Cheshire smile stamped I began to sketch in some colour.

Adding a quick forest background a watercolour wash was laid down

ready for some finer detail to be added. I may even change his body shape a little..

Whiskers were stamped and embossed with bright white EP

and little dots added to ground them before adding the final shadow and shade.

With a little more excess to cuddle my Cheshire Cat is complete

although i'm not sure everyone would want to give him a cuddle.

Hmmm.. I really do need to fix his wonky tail...!

That will teach me to meddle with shape shifting..

We hope you can join us for the Paperbabe ~ #68 Anything goes Challenge over HERE

and pop on over to see what everyone has been up too.

Take Care everyone, stay warm and safe

and please don't venture anywhere if you do not have too..

Warmest of Hugs

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Supplies:

Paperbabe ~ Cat template 

Paperbabe ~ Cat face stamps

Pink Pig Sketchbook

Caran D'ache

Warning.. This may contain cuteness!!..

Hello everyone,

Welcome to March..!!

I'm over on the That's Crafty Blog today

sharing cuteness using new stamps designed by Donna Gray.

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

Until next week

Take Care everyone & Happy Crafting

especially if you are snowed in!!!

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx