Paperbabe Stamps ~ Anything Goes #170

Happy Friday everyone 

It's time for Paperbabe Stamps Anything Goes Challenge #170

Today I share two Summer themed ATC's in watercolour...

Created using stamps from the JPAD Die and Stamp Portrait Head Set 

with traced Misty and Taura hair accessorised with fussy cut flowers 

from the co-ordinating Dinky Sugar Skull set. 

For the chance to win a Paperbabe Prize why not share your creativity 

HERE and join in with Paperbabe Stamps Anything Goes Challenge #170 

We've a mini heat wave here in the UK with temperatures set to soar today 

then cool over the weekend, where ever you are in the world keep safe.

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing with Nicole @ Friday Face Off

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge ~ Anything Goes #164

 Hello Creative Friends 

It's Paperbabe Stamps blog Challenge #164 

come and share your art and creativity with us 

HERE our theme is *Anything Goes*

Today I share a page from my March Junk Journal 

a recognition of Mothers Day celebrated in the UK in March. 

Stamped flowers using the Dinky Sugar Skull Set I stamped and fussy cut 

a few extra's. Onto an old book page I traced around the Tea Cup from the 

Clockwork Substrate cut out and layered up along with those extra flowers. 

Finished off with the word MOM from the Fun outline set it completes 

my watercolour Tea cup in full bloom for Mom.

Dedicated to all that take on that Mothering Role.. 

it's a very precious thing... 

Please share your *Anything Goes* creations  HERE

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Say it with Flowers 

Art Journal Journey ~ Valerie's theme *Spring* 

Country View Challenge ~ Mother's Day

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge ~ #162 Anything Goes

 Hello Everyone 

It's time again for a new Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #162

I have a postcard sized journal page to share with you today, 

with stencilled background I've layered a Paperbabe Stamps face 

fabric torso and cut out template hair coloured in with pencil. 

Her hair represents a ray of sunshine against the stormy background, 

finished with stitched edging & quote from the Flourish and Grow set.

Come and share your *Anything Goes* creations over HERE 

for the chance to win a Paperbabe Stamps prize of your choice...

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Stamps ~ Anything Goes Challenge #160

Hello everyone

Time for our fortnightly Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 

with another *Anything Goes* Theme.. 

There's always a Paperbabe Stamps prize of your choice 

for one lucky randomly chosen participant over HERE.

On a grungy stencilled background stands a die cut Paperbabe Jointed Art Doll, 

covered in Vintage Doll patterned paper. Held together with metal brad fixings 

her die cut and stamped head stamp is coloured with pencil along with her 

pre-cut flowing hair. Hugging a large heart with die cut hands 

a quote by Van Gogh is stamped using the Alphabet outline set. 

*What is done with Love is done well...*

We'd love you to share your 

Anything Goes creations HERE

Stay safe and Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Add a Quote

Art Journal Journey ~ Erika's theme Lets Face it 

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge ~ #158 Anything Goes

 Hello creative friends 

There's not many more sleeps left till Christmas.. 

I'm here to share a festive journal page and invite you to share 

your *Anything Goes* creations @ Paperbabe Stamps Challenge. 

There's a prize for one randomly selected participant. 

Stamping and colouring both Female and Male Dinky Face stamp 

pencil drawn hair, snowflake embellishment and a big Santa Hat. 

Both faces are cut out to resemble baubles which hang from the 

tree dressed with twinkling stars taken from the Nativity set. 

Finished with a stamped Merry Christmas wish to you all.. 

Look forward to seeing your *Anything Goes* Creations 

@ Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #158 

Stay safe & creative 

Hugs 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

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #142 ~ Anything Goes

 Hello Creative Friends 

Time for a new PaperBabe Stamps Challenge 

where our theme is *Anything Goes #142* 

A place to share your creativity HERE and chance 

to win a PaperBabe Stamps store prize of up to £20*

Today i'm sharing a journal book cover..

 A beautiful hand bound journal filled with recycled paper pages 

a gift given to me last Christmas from the very talented creator 

of PaperBabe Stamps Kim Costello, it's blank canvas inspired 

me to design a cover dedicated it to PaperBabe things.. 

Stitching Vintage Doll Paper to the cover an Ornate frame 

holds a die cut and stamped portrait head wearing CELESTIA 

pre cut hair all coloured using paint, copics and pencils. 

With lace added to protect it's hand stitched spine a 

fibreboard Whimsical word glued to greyboard is distressed 

and painted to compliment colours and complete it's design. 

If you love to create and join in with blog challenges, 

please do pop on over and share your marvellous makes HERE.

Stay safe and Creative everyone 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Morgans ArtWorld Challenge #4

*Art Journal Journey* ~ Inspired by

LTCCB #57 ~ April Anything Goes 

The Creative Crafters ~ Challenge #39

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog #04 April 2021

Challenge #118 ~ Paperbabe Stamps *Anything Goes*

Hello creative friends,

welcome to May and the start of a 

New Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #118 

Anything goes is this fortnights theme so pop on over check out 

what the DT have been up to and share your journey with the team. 

Today i'm sharing an ATC, one I created some time ago...

If you visit or follow my blog you can probably tell this 

Paperbabe Female Dinky Stamp is my personal favourite.. 

Stamped onto watercolour card she's painted in 

watercolour and coloured with Luminance pencil's. 

Freestyling her hair adding detail using a fine liner pen, 

the sentiment is taken from the just because stamp set. 

Part of an ATC collection I use for personal inspiration...

We hope you will join us over @ Paperbabe Stamps 

and share your Anything Goes creations over HERE

Stay safe & keep creative everyone

(((Hugs))) Tracey xx

Challenge #117 ~ Paperbabe Stamps *Sketch*

Hello creative friends, 

I'm here to share my Design Team piece for a new challenge 

starting today over HERE @ Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #117 

Presenting you with the Sketch below to copy and create 

those speckles could represent texture or a pattern 

along with the flower an image or a sentiment. 

How ever you chose to use the sketch come share your creativity 

over HERE, you do not need to use Paperbabe Stamps to join in..

Here's what I saw in the sketch and how it all came to be...

Onto a sheet of copper i've traced around a small wooden frame 

and stamped flourishes from the Flourishing Hair stamp set 

there are lots of specialised tools we can make marks with 

but one of my favourite things to use is a ball point pen 

slowly retracing the steps of those stamped areas...

When the metal is turned over it exposes those retraced areas, 

now raised and embossed a little black gesso helps brings out 

those marks made so much more.

*Carefully* cut out the aperture using your choice of tool, 

I use a pair of pointed strong scissors set aside for thicker 

materials just like this. Gently molded around the frame, 

strong double sided tape helps keep the embossed metal 

exactly where I want it positioned around the frame.

Rotating the frame I added a fibreboard whimsical word 

painted with black gesso but I may just paint over that 

word with some copper metallic paint to make that smile 

appear seamless upon the frame... 

but for now she sits displaying a dinky female face.

The DT look forward to seeing your take on our 

Paperbabe Stamps SKETCH Challenge #117

Take care everyone 

*BE CREATIVE*

and stay very very safe 

Creative HUGS 

Tracey xx

Challenge #116 ~ Paperbabe Stamps Birthdays Theme

Hello everyone, 

It's Paperbabe Stamps #116 Challenge time 

with this fortnights theme *Birthdays*... 

Everyday is a Birthday and I can think of no better time than 

NOW to share the love and appreciation of a friend or loved one 

by creating a little something to celebrate their special day. 

Here's what I created and how it came to be.. 

I came across this distress oxide background amongst my scraps pile. 

 I love how those cracks appear so strong through the crackle paste 

when pushed through one of my favourite Paperbabe Iso Fun Stencil.

The colours were a perfect match for my latest Paperbabe design 

using the Dinky 3/4 View stamp teamed with the Micro Fringe template.

stamping flowers from the Flourishing Hair Set help adorn her outfit 

with a little bit of bling to balance that scrummy gold crackle paste..

As if she awaits her destiny this A5 mixed media journal page may well 

turn into a card topper as the Birthday Wishes sentiment quietly awaits.

Come see what the rest of the DT have created to inspire you 

and *Please* share your stamped Birthday creations with the team 

over HERE you DO NOT have to use Paperbabe Stamps to join in...

Stay safe & keep creative everyone 

Sending light & good wishes your way

Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Creative Artiste's #59 Challenge

Morgan's Artworld Challenge #4

Paint Party Friday ~ Week 5 Year 10 

Rain's Thursday Art Date ~ Stencil Art 

Art Journal Journey ~ Valerie's theme Geometric Shapes

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

Challenge #112 ~ Paperbabe Stamps *LAYERS*

Happy Friday everyone, 

Today see's a New Paperbabe Stamps Challenge   

as we present you with this fortnights Theme 

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #112 *LAYERS*.. 

Here's my DT Creation and how it came to be. 

Onto a heavy weight calico fabric panel I stamped a 

Dinky 3/4 Female Face with Flourishing Hair Stamps  

painting both face and stamped torso with fabric paint.

Gluing a patterned paper napkin onto the surrounding hair space 

I used an inktense pencil to define those flourishes and blend out 

with a water brush to help create a subtle edge to her hair line.

Tracing those hair flourishes with glitter glue adds another layer along 

with the word Flourish taken from the Flourish and Grow stamp set 

stamped onto tissue paper, positioned then glued into place.

Embellished with sequins and beads initially my intention was 

to create a fabric postcard sized patch to add as an extra layer 

to a bag or item of clothing but when I laid the panel onto a 

lace edged piece of fabric I saw a different vision.

Folded it made a super needle book.. 

I've lost count of the amount of needle books i've made over the years 

they always tend to find their way into other peoples hands as gifts,

i'm hoping that this one will stay with me a little longer...

I do hope you can join us this fortnight for our

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #112 *LAYERS* 

there's a prize for one randomly chosen winner.. 

After an extremely busy week i'm looking forward to some 

creative time myself and seeing what you've all been up to. 

Creative Hugs & Wishes 

Tracey xx

Playing along with: 

Creative Artiste Challenge #57

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #2

Paperbabe Stamps *NEW* January releases

Hello Creative Friends, 

I hope you have all been enjoying the sneak peeks of the 

New Paperbabe Stamps products Kim and the Design Team  

have been sharing this week? 

Today we share the Flourish and Grow stamp set, 

a collection of words & sentiments in different sizes. 

which can be incorporated into designs of every scale. 

Here's an A7 card using a dinky face stamp outlined with one of 

the new flourish hair stamps i've stamped and embossed the word 

Beauty within her hair and what a beautiful script it is... 

Here's one of the smaller Flourish and Grow sentiments 

used with the New Flourish Hair stamps, templates and 

Dinky faces it's sure to bring sunshine to any ones day.

and finally for today along with the Flourish hair stamp embellished 

with fussy cut flowers the word Flourish is gently teased into shape 

and stamped like a signature underneath her free flowing hair.

If you have a moment spare do check out how inspired the DT 

have been using the NEW January Paperbabe Stamps designs. 

*All NEW Products available tomorrow 18th January*

Wishing you all a wonderful day. 

Hugs Tracey xx

MAM November Tutorial ~ Paperbabe Stamps DT Soulmate

Hello everyone

It's tutorial time over at Mini Album Makers as I share 

how my November Soulmate Album came to be over HERE. 

Here's a peep as it opens..

and then opens again to reveal what's inside...

After yesterdays glimpse as promised here's a selection of New 

Paperbabe Stamp designs from Novembers Mini Album Makers Sponsor. 

Please pop on over HERE for my Soulmate Journal tutorial.. 

*Paperbabe Stamps and templates NOW available HERE*

As this will sadly be my last post for Mini Album Makers 

i'd like to Thank the team for their support and inspiration 

and Thank YOU for being part of my Mini Album Makers Journey.

Sending Creative Hugs your way

Tracey xx