It's a funny old world..

 Happy Halloween everyone.. 

I know Halloween is not everyone's cup of tea so 

here's a couple of pumpkin funnies for Michele's

TAG TUESDAY's *All Hallow's Eve* theme 

as we wind down October.. 

and just a handful of ATC cards..

Have a happy safe Halloween, 

see you all in November. 

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx

Be connected...

Happy Friday everyone, 

Today I share my final Guest Host themed page at 

Art Journal Journey ~ *My Favourite Colour is October* 

A warm thank you to Elizabeth and the team for inviting me again 

and extra thank you's to everyone who joined me during October 

your inspiration and creativity amazes me, 

I've loved visiting you all.  

So here she is my last October themed page.. 

I couldn't let October pass without sharing a portrait😊

A magazine face collaged and over painted modelling an oversized hat

 and scarf, against a painted backdrop of rusty reds and golden yellows. 

How I love the month of October, nature paints a beautiful scene.

and now it's time for me to enjoy the last of your October shares 

before I pass the creative baton/brush over to a new Guest Host 

@ Art Journal Journey... throughout November.

Many thanks to everyone who took time out from their day 

to pop on over and leave me the sweetest of encouraging 

comments blogger is a wonderful place to stay connected.

Stay safe, cosy & creative

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today with Paint Party Friday

Make your mark..

 Hello everyone 

October it's speeding along so I'm sharing a 

twofer today for my theme @ Art Journal Journey

two masked pages washed with my Autumnal watercolour palette.

 

Gathered leaves placed randomly into the watercolour area, 

painted over then just left to dry. A slow process this time of year 

but very much worth the wait when you peel back those dried leaves...

Something unique every time..

This page is destined to become bookmarks.. don't you agree??

Wishing you all a safe & creative week 

Hugs Tracey xx

Hunter's moon...

Hello creative friends, 

I'm sharing a reworked journal page created last July 

in a lesson by Maureen Nadeau where we were asked to 

create a mixed media moon based on our own zodiac moon. 

Being born under a New Moon what I created really didn't 

connect with me so I've adapted mine to fit with my theme 

*My Favourite Colour is October* @ Art Journal Journey 

Here's the OCTOBER full moon or Hunter's Moon as it's known

Illuminating those Autumnal leaves as night begins to fade

baring it's bright Orange bottom.. 😊

Now if only the skies would have been clear from cloud to 

have seen it's fiery glow last night... maybe next year. 

 

Stay safe & creative everyone 

Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Paint Party Friday 

Country View Challenges ~ Autumn Colours and or/Halloween

Autumn in Abstract

 Hello everyone 

I hope you all had a creative weekend? 

I had a whole Sunday to myself what a treat 

but with so many things on my creative to do list 

I was overwhelmed where to start or what to do... 

Looking through my online courses I noticed a bonus workshop 

had dropped into my Soulful Abstracts course by Laly Mille.. 

This is where Sunday took me. 

Orange is not my colour, you may be shocked by this as my 

Art Journey Journal theme is *My Favourite Colour is October* 

Nature wears Orange so much better than I ever could. 

This workshop takes you on a journey facing your fears of 

unconfident colour, introducing it into your artwork alongside 

colours you're more comfortable with which for me are mainly neutral.

Layering unfavoured paper scrap colours, scribbling on shades of 

orange neocolour II's. All blended into the background by finger 

smudging white gesso, random stamping and dark inky drips. 

I call this mixed media piece *Autumn in Abstract*

 

now I feel the need to create something in purple 😏

Wishing you all a very Creative week 

Hugs Tracey xx

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #154 ~ Anything Goes

 Hello Everyone  

Time for a new *Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #154* 

with a prize every fortnight for one random winner

Our theme is *Anything Goes* come along and play.

Today i'm sharing two Day of The Dead themed tags 

using New Paperbabe Dinky Sugar Skull stamps 

The new stamps work with both Male and Female Dinky stamp sets  

along with the Jointed Art Doll Portrait Head and die.

Using with the Male dinky face stamps I've dressed him with a fancy hat 

decorated with flower and feather stamps, now doesn't he wear it well.

I've always loved the ethos of this colourful two day holiday, 

honouring the lives of family and friends both past and present. 

Come share your *Anything Goes* 

creativity with us HERE. 

Stay safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #10

LTCCB #63 ~ October Anything Goes

Tag Tuesday ~ Colour Challenge Orange & Purple 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Not A Card

Hello PUMPKIN...

 Hello Pumpkin 😊

Halloween season is upon us it's everywhere in the shops, 

I love the display of different pumpkins available and have spent 

many hours carving out pumpkin faces with the children in the past. 

I've a spooky Halloween inspired journal page today 

for my Favourite colour is October @ Art Journal Journey. 

A painted background with a stamped and coloured Manor house. 

The full moon illuminates my oversized drawn and painted plump 

pumpkin that greets you at the foot of the winding garden path.. 

If you look long enough at the open Manor house window 

you can almost imagine an eerie shadow staring out at you. 

Amazing how the mind can play tricks on us... 

Stay safe and creative everyone 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Paint Party Friday

Try it on Tuesday ~ Halloween

Rains Thursday Art Date ~ Being Watched

Country View Crafts ~ Autumn Colours/Halloween

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Not a Card

Lovliness

 Hello everyone 

the weekend was unusually warm in my little part of the world 

walks have been even more pleasurable collecting a variation 

of leaves and rose hip berry sprigs.

Sharing another page inspired by my finds and forage 

@ Art Journal Journey for my favourite colour is October theme.

Sketchy leaf doodles on my art journal cover, leaf veins 

added with liner pen all painted with vibrant watercolour. 

The rose hip berries reminded me of a group of Ladybirds/Ladybugs 

sometimes known as a *Loveliness*... now how lovely is that. 

Wishing you all a wonderful week 

Stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

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

October Blessings...

Hello everyone, 

I hope you all had a good weekend?

I'm sharing another page at Art Journal Journey 

for my Favourite Colour is October journal theme. 

Displaying the spectrum of colour October blesses me with. 

Based around an image from a 6x6 paper pad, It's been extended using 

watercolour, pen and pencil adding a fussy cut red fox and squirrel. 

Sadly our native red squirrel is a rare thing in the UK 

but the Grey Squirrel I see daily, foraging in the grasses, 

running rings around the tree's or shaking my bird feeders..  

Acorns and layered Fungi the great communicators of the forest, 

caretakers of plants and tree's. Waiting for those leaves to fall 

ready to break them down to create food for ground feeders 

and insects, enriching the soil once more..

Nature it never cease's to amaze me..

Take care everyone 

Stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Country View Challenges ~ Autumn Colours and/or Halloween

Try it on Tuesday ~ Autumn Blessings

My Favourite colour is *October* ~ Art Journal Journey Guest Host

 Hello Art Journal Friends. 

What a pleasure to be Guest Host 

again at  **Art Journal Journey** 

Thank you to the team for having me.

My choice of journal theme for you this month is 

*My Favourite colour is OCTOBER* 

In the UK Autumn is in full swing as nature prepares to slow down. 

Giving us her final burst of colour, this of course may/will change 

depending on whether you live in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere. 

Use her colours to inspire your pages just as I was by this Autumnal 

leaf napkin. Pasted upon layered scrap paper, book pages and lace awash 

with watercolour extra napkin leaves are fussy cut and scrunched. 

A machine stitched pocket with three little buttons display colours 

like natures traffic lights and bare a worthy sentiment for the Season. 

So I ask you to share what you see around you during October, 

you may be surprised by what it presents if you take a closer look. 

I'm really looking forward to seeing your 

*My Favourite colour is October* 

Art Journal Journey Creations

Until then, stay safe & creative 

Tracey xx

Sharing todays creativity with: 

Paint Party Friday 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Autumn Blessings