WoywW #564

Hello everyone, 

How are you all doing? 

WoywW #564

Sharing what's on my work desk this Wednesday 

here stands a Tando mini book tower a present to myself 

last Christmas but like lots of my crafty stash was in hiding 😏 

Holding 12 mini books one for each month, when constructed each book 

can hold a months worth of pages. I thought the Tando 366 challenge 

was only for Facebook, a challenge to create a page a day using the 

Tando prompts. Not being a FB user I never looked for those 

daily prompts, my intentions were to just do my own thing.. 

...BUT I came across a Team Blog that was sharing each prompt 

how useful, this could spur on my create every day motivation. 

Watch this space!!

With lots in the making but all unfinished here's 

a little creation I blogged about last week.. HERE

there's been lots of bonding going on now both my girls are under one roof.

Life sure feels like a script from book or scene from a movie 

right now, strange that exactly three months ago it was 

Christmas day.. 

Family and friends all together, food & drink a plenty with 

unrestricted love and laughter... how different life is today. 

Hold onto those memories everyone, 

whilst being sensible and safe listening to those vital instructions 

so we can create more memories with loved ones when this darkness lifts.

Sending good health & creative light your way 

Tracey xx

TFJB ~ Guest Designer... *Little Things*

Hello creative Friends, 

What an honour it is again to be a Guest Designer 

over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Challenge Blog 

Excited to learn that Jenny's theme was *Little things* 

being asked to create a small Vintage or Shabby Chic 

project my creative side was buzzing with ideas... 

Here's my *Little Things* creation and how it came to be.. 

Jenny was so right when she said even the littlest of things 

can mean the most. All crafter's know how hard it can be to 

throw away those tiny left over scraps from previous projects, 

odd buttons, beads and for me the tiniest strands of lace. 

Utilising a 4" x 3" frame I stamped and embossed an image 

taken from Stamperia's Art is the Journey stamp set then 

glued down those little saved scraps amidst the lace.

i'm always amazed how a coating of gesso 

calms those dark spaces and brings out the light...

Using the same stamperia image used upon the frame, I 

stamped card then heat resistant acetate embossing it 

with clear embossing powder, highlighting her features 

by carefully colouring with an alcohol marker.

see how her features pop when the acetate is laid on top.

A wash of skin coloured watercolour around the frame 

helps blend both frame and image together.

with a whisper of gilding wax to bring out the 

best of those little things.

Completed it gives us much more to look at 

than just a picture within a frame.

Thank you to The Funkie Junkie Boutique for having me 

what a pleasure it has been. Please pop on over HERE 

to see what *Little Things* the talented DT have created. 

Sending Creative wishes your way 

take care & stay safe everyone 

I look forward to spending some time with you all 

over the weekend to see what you've all been up to..

Tracey xx

Sharing today's creation with: 

Craft Stamper Magazine ~ Take it Make it March Challenge

A Vintage Journey ~ Celebration Time Come ON

Country View Crafts Challenge ~ The Eyes have it

Creative Artiste's Mixed Media Challenge #58

Bleeding Art ~ March Challenge

Paint Party Friday Wk3 Yr10

What's on your workdesk this Wednesday? #563

Hello everyone, 

Popping in to share what's been on my workdesk 

as it's Wednesday & before another week zooms on by.

It's all been somewhat busy here with important people 

to attend to in the light of what's happening world wide 

there's been quite a few Birthdays in between... 

Here's one of the cards I remembered to photograph..

 and a little textured pot I revamped with a lick of paint. 

Taken yesterday afternoon this space awaits a crafting day. 

WoywW #563

My Daughter is now over from Sweden, she made the decision 

to be near to the family rather than run the risk of being 

stranded in the tiny village she now lives in. 

Picking her up from Manchester Airport can't tell you how 

nervous we were seeing airlines start to cancel flights. 

We are all in it together now... 

what a ray of light that is.

Hope everyone is looking after themselves and those that 

need help have people around them to lend a hand..??  

Look forward to seeing WOYWW #563

Stay creative everyone

Hugs Tracey xx

*Green* Peace..

 Hello Creative Friends, 

How are you all keeping in this crazy world?? 

Dropping by to share a journal page i've been tinkering around with, 

a combination of mixed media, stencils, stamps, inks and pencil work 

it's been very therapeutic to keep revisiting each evening 

when the work day is done. 

Inspired by Eileen's *GREEN* theme over @ Art Journal Journey 

it's certainly renewed some of the energy that's been lost over 

a very busy few days. Makes me want to part those wild flowers 

and just sit amongst the tranquillity of it all...

We are all very lucky to have such natural beauty around us, 

it gives us so much and asks for little back. 

Wishing you all a safe weekend

Take care everyone & look after each other.

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing today with:

Paint Party Friday Wk2 Yr 10
More Mixed Media ~ ATG/ Optional Green

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