Two little tags

 Hello everyone, 

Two little tags for TAG TUESDAY 

for Sandie's theme *Use Book Pages*

created from offcuts, book pages, 

teabag paper and washi tape brought together 

with a little bit of doodling to create a scene. 

Wishing you all well this weekend. 

Stay safe & Creative 

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #152

Happy Friday everyone 

It's PaperBabe Stamps blog Challenge time

there's always a Paperbabe Prize for one randomly 

chosen participant, so please pop on over and share 

your crafty makes in our *Anything Goes Challenge #152*

For today's DT Project I sharing two more collage postcards

Torn coffee stained stencilled papers with stamped and fussy cut 

conkers and leaves from the Paperbabe Completely Conkers stamp set. 

Every time I see these conkers it always reminds me of the wrapped 

knuckles I'd get playing conkers in the school playground as a child.

and i'd always be found guilty of a pocket full of crunchy leaves 😁

Hope to see your 

Anything Goes creations HERE.. 

Stay safe & creative everyone 

Hugs Tracey xx

Three in one...

 Hello lovely creative friends, 

a very quick 3 in 1 post from me today, first sharing 

a piece for Rains Thursday Art Date.. Pop Art is the theme.

A masked flip and trace self portrait painted on to canvas. 

Tags for Tag Tuesday recycled and re-used 

created from old labels, tea bags and scraps.

and finally another page from one of my junk journals.. 

I'm not 100% convinced this is quite finished but 

those tags sit neatly tucked inside the pocket.

With it's creamy tones and botanical washi, lace layers and pearls, 

i'm again joining Art Journal Journey for Wendy's Vintage Theme.

Catch up with you all very soon. 

Stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Oh so lovely Vintage

 Hello everyone 

Yay for the weekend... 

I'm late sharing this but better late than never.

 

Last weekend I had some spare crafty time but spent most of 

it discovering unfinished projects, I found some lovely things.

This junk journal spread was Inspired by a Lifebook 2021 tutorial 

by Laly Mille called hiding places started way back in early July. 

The little envelope holds a book full of old music and book pages 

over stamped decorated with lace scraps, washi and postage stamps.

I never tire of using this stamp, my favourite of the 

moment it always leaves an impressive mark. Stamped 

onto an embellished postcard with a washi tape hinge.

When opened it reveals a stamped flower image, sentiment 

and a tag pocket to hide little secrets and precious things..

I could spend every crafty day creating junk journal pages like these...

Happy weekend everyone 

Stay safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Use Book Pages

Art Journal Journey ~ Wendy's Theme *Vintage*

Stamping Sensations ~ Stamp of the moment

Creative Artiste SEPTEMBER Challenge ~ #75 Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends

Time again to welcome you all to

Creative Artiste's September Challenge #75 

our theme is ALWAYS *Anything Mixed Media Goes*

This month my mixed media make brings together previous 

project left overs and things that never really came to be.

The stencilled box frame has seen many colours over the past 

months before I settled on Prize Ribbon and tarnished brass.

A piece of clock face flexi mould pasted to a grey board heart was 

cut to fit with precision inside the box aperture. Painted in similar 

colours the heart is suspended over the embossed typewriter inner.

Adorned with die cut and painted colorize blooms an idea-ology tag 

distressed to blend in with the frame colours completes the design.

Probably my favourite make of 2021 i'm always amazed by 

what can be created with those little bits left behind..

Pop on over and see what the Fabulous Design Team 

have created this SEPTEMBER over HERE.. 

Look forward to seeing your Mixed Media Makes.. 

@ Creative Artiste #75 Anything Goes Mixed Media Challenge

Stay safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

*Unstoppable*

 Hello Creative Friends,  

I can't quite believe September's here already...

What a manic month August was, not many daylight hours to play. 

This collaged magazine figure has been sitting on my desk for weeks.

Over painting with heavy body acrylics, palette knife scrapes and lots of 

finger smudging, the finer details are reworked using coloured pencils.

She looks super confident... the word *Unstoppable* seemed quite apt.

The rain has held off this past week so there's been plenty of walks 

to help blow the stress out of my hair.. I'll leave you with a pic of 

Freya striking a pose, whilst sniffing the air for squirrels.. 😁

Really looking forward to catching up with you all. 

Happy September 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing with: 

Rains TAD ~ Expressionism 

Paint Party Friday