Winter's Day..

*Happy New Year from all at Paperbabe*

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

with the theme being *Anything Goes #64*

My piece was inspired by the snow fall we had over the Festive Season

a scene we only seem to see on Christmas cards during winter time now.

Here is my Winter's Day How to do's..

Using a sheet of 10 x 7 watercolour card I sketched around the main standard 

Flick & Fringe hair template placing the small face template in the centre and 

drawing around it along with the torso included in the template set. 

The markings for the facial features are all marked out on the Face templates 

making it easy for you to trace the lines and stamp those features in. I moved the 

fringe template down to slightly cover the eyes and traced the outline on.

Using water-soluble wax pastels I first laid down the skin tone colours,

building up the surrounding areas with colour and shade activating it all with water.

White Gesso helped to cover up any stamped areas I no longer required.

Hiding the eyebrows now gave me a full fringe to work with again using 

water-soluble wax pastels along with water-resistant pencils to add the finer detail.

Inking through the herringbone stencil added interest to her garment.

Snowflakes from the Peaceful Flurries set have been stamped and embossed on the 

background with gel paste pushed through the mini dots stencil randomly across the page.

adding dimensional dots almost replicates snowfall.

Mounted onto black card my page was edged with machine stitching. 

Peaceful Flurries substrates were stamped and embossed using their sister Peaceful Flurries stamps and adhered to the page adding a button or two for embellishment .

My Winter's Day portrait is complete.

Thank you for stopping on by, 

Please pop on over HERE to see the fabulous creations from Kim and the Design Team

and share your creativity with us all by joining in with the *Anything Goes #64 challenge*

It's open to everyone and there's a prize to be won for one lucky winner!!...

Hope to see you over there..

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Supplies:

Paperbabe Standard Head and Torso  Portrait template

Paperbabe Standard Flick & Fringe Portrait template

Paperbabe Standard Female Face Portrait Stamp Set

Paperbabe Herringbone Stencil

Paperbabe Mini Dots Stencil

Paperbabe Peaceful Flurries Stamps

Paperbabe Peaceful Flurries Substrates

Water-soluble wax pastels & Water resistant pencils

My 2017 Baker's Dozen.

Well it's here the last day of 2017.. 

This last year has been a roller coaster of a year for me in ever way.

No long winded blog today but just a BIG *Thank YOU* to you all for your support,

comments or just peeps at a little of what goes on creatively inside my mind.

I've been blessed with so many opportunities this year and I thank those people 

who have believed in me allowing me to continue doing what I love.

Here's a handful of my favourite makes of 2017

and a wish to say Happy New Year to you all..

Hats off to Steampunk

Art Doll

Wild Flower Gigantag

For Luck or Love..

Extra Large Mixed Media Tag

Crazy Flower Bookmark

Dispose to Compose..

All Geared up!!

Mini *Safekeeping* book

Family Portrait

Grunge Girl

Good Morning Flower..

Poppy Field

I'm now closing the creative door on 2017 hope to see you all on the other side.

May your 2018 be a very Happy and Healthy one.

With the warmest of wishes & creative hugs

Tracey xx

*Happy New Year to you all*

Wishing you a Joyous Christmas

I am over joyed to announce I am now part of the Paperbabe Design Team.

Just like Christmas good things come to those who wait and boy
have I waited sometime to be able to announce this..

I'm looking forward to sharing even more of my Paperbabe creations with you in
2018 alongside the multitalented Kim Costello and her creative Design Team.

For now on Christmas Eve I will leave you with these cuties.

Perfect timing for me to unbox this gift created using the Cute Nativity Set released this October. Now given as a Gift to two very special people in my life and gratefully received.

A reminder of the true meaning of Christmas!

Layering up the substrates and painting those sweet stamped out Nativity Images.

Here is a small selection of just some of the cards made this Christmas
although it looks like the Three Wise Men have already given their gifts
of Gold Frankincense and Myrrh on the card above hee hee!..

and with this I wish you all a Very Happy Christmas.
May your day be Merry and Shine Bright.

**Happy Christmas Everyone!**
Creative Hugs Tracey xx

Paperbabe Supplies:

Paperbabe Cute Nativity Set: MDF Kit with Stamps
Paperbabe Sparkle Bright Stamp Set