Spring is in the air

 Hello Creative Friends 

Slow stitch to start a new season, using fabric scraps, 

some vintage, lace embellishments with an applique flower 

patch that I've given beads for stamen. At present it stands 

as a journal cover a little burst of spring time inspiration.

Also a little spring time tag with a layered background of 

collage, stencil and paste, tickled with PaperArtsy Paint. 

I'm not sure what this flowers name is but it's from the 

Stamps by me *Make Memories* stamp and die set.

Die cut and layered multiple times I think coloured in pink 

it does resemble Cherry Blossom, perfect for the season..

Wishing you all good health and sunshine. 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx 

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Chris' Theme ~ Spring Forward 

Tag-along ~ March/Spring Flowers/ATG 

Stamping Sensations ~ March/Spring/ATG 

The Four Seasons ~ MARCH/SPRING

Try it on Tuesday ~ SPRING 

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

Guest Host @ Art Journal Journey ~ *The meaning of *...

Hello creative friends, 

what a joy and honour it is to announce that throughout 

December I will be Guest hosting @ Art Journal Journey. 

Thank's so much Elizabeth & Bleubeard of course for 

inviting me what a lucky December guest host I am...

My chosen theme for December is.. 

"The meaning of.." 

what something means to you! 

Be it the holiday season, family, friends or loved ones. 

A treasured gift, a moment in time or something you see or 

hear around you.. I'm sure this year more than ever we have 

all had time to reflect, recognise and appreciate things we

may have overlooked previously or taken for granted... 

My first journal page is a collage landscape 

depicting *The Meaning of* .. GREEN SPACE 

Growing up in a big city living in a multi-storey block of flats 

I certainly saw a different view of the world around me.

I'd spend hours staring out of the window where I could see 

for miles, always drawn to those green spaces emerging like 

treasure from the surrounding concrete jungle. 

Green space it's such a precious thing..

Perched on high it's as if this lone bird gazing out at the 

vast green space is ready to spread her wings and explore, 

maybe a reflection of myself in my younger days.. 

Please.. don't be frightened by the theme 

It's really *Anything Goes* with a fancy title and if 

YOU are putting something down in your journal it 

means everything to us at Art Journal Journey. 

 

I'm looking forward to seeing your 

The Meaning of 

Art Journal Journey creations HERE

Let's stay connected during December 

and journal 2020 away!! 

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge ~ #132 Frosty Feels

 Hello everyone, 

New challenge time over @ Paperbabe Stamps 

This fortnight's theme is Frosty Feels or Cool Tones. 

Use the words to inspire and interpret your designs 

and please come share your creations with us HERE. 

Here's my DT creation and what those words meant to me..

Oh the comfort of a hot drink on chilly days.. 

I've drawn a mug with Robin to fit in her die cut 

and stamped jointed paperbabe art doll hands.

As Autumn moves closer to Winter and the nights draw in 

there's nothing like curling up on the sofa in the 

comfort of your own home with your feet up.

A magazine page painted and fashioned in a style to suit my 

Jointed Paperbabe Art Doll dressed in Vintage Papers 

she displays the Portrait head die and stamp and 

flowing purple voluptuous Celestia Hair. 

Take time out to enjoy the simple things in life..

Hope to see your Feels Frosty or Cool Tones creations HERE. 

Stay safe & cosy.. 

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx 

Sharing todays creativity with: 

Paint Party Friday Wk37 Yr10

Morgans ArtWorld Challenge #11

LTCCB #52 ~ November Anything Goes

Country View Challenges ~ Anything but a Card

Art Journal Journey ~ Wendy's Theme BIRDS

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #127 ~ Classic Blue Picture inspiration

Hello everyone 

It's time for a new Paperbabe Stamps Challenge. 

This fortnight we give you a Picture for inspiration.

Use the Picture below as your prompt and let that 

Pantone Classic Blue of 2020 inspire you.

Here's my Design Team creation and how it came to be. 

Working with an unfinished journal page displaying a stamped 

Dinky Female Face BLUE is one colour I could never be without 

in my colour palette, I find it extremely calming.

Layers of blue lace add direction and simulate the flow of her hair. 

 

Adding fibre paste through the Iso Fun Stencil. As Sapphire is 

Septembers birthstone I picked out the ring in the prompt adding blue 

glass beads and a dusting of Gold mica liberally amongst the blue.

A difficult shape to photograph I found it interesting that the Blue appears 

much darker and her skin paler through the lens than they actually are...

so here's a close up of her beauty unleashed from the shadows 

along side those brave words, completing my mixed media page.

There's a prize of up to £20 to spend in the Paperbabe Stamps Shop, 

I do hope you can pop along HERE and join in with this months 

Paperbabe Challenge #127 Picture Inspiration..

Take care & Stay safe 

Creative wishes

Tracey xx 

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Jo's theme TEXTURE

Morgan's ARTWORLD Challenge #9

Paperbabe Challenge ~ #95 Picture Inspiration

Hello Creative Friends 

New challenge time over at Paperbabe stamps where we 

give you a beautiful picture for creative inspiration. 

Use the image in any way you wish and come and share your 

creations over HERE... There's a prize for one lucky winner.

Using a handful of the all NEW Paperbabe Dinky stamps, 

stencils and templates, along with Distress Oxides, 

paint and pencil here's a taster of what I created. 

It's as if she softly sleeps upon a carpet of wildflower.

Why not pop on over HERE to see what the Design Team 

have also created and join in with the Paperbabe challenge. 

All NEW Paperbabe Products available HERE. 

Sending creative wishes your way.

Hugs Tracey xx

I'm sharing Friday's creation with: 

Kristin & EVA over at PPF Wk 15 Yr 9

Paperbabe #80 Anything Goes *Friendship*

Happy Friday everyone

It's time for another challenge over at Paperbabe Stamps 

with the favourite theme of many *Anything Goes*

Please pop over HERE and share your creativity with us,

you do not have to use Paperbabe stamps but if you do 

the prize will increase for one lucky winner.

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

Sometimes the hardest part when creating can be having no instruction.

Anything goes gives us freedom to explore and words often help me do this.

The line below is taken from the Poem Youth and Age by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 

and is included in the Tree Hugs Stamp set and is my own source
of inspiration for this journal page.

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Using one of my Paperbabe WIP's created using the mini portrait templates, 

stamped facial features and blunt bangs she awaits further adaptation.

Onto a journal page I created a scene using the Tree Hugs Stamp set.

scribbling in areas of light and shade using neocolor II's.

Deli paper applied with matt medium helps add texture to that flat page.

Acrylics are painted over the Deli paper and spritzed with water to move the paint 

around, repeating the process when dry until happy with the application.

What appears to be birds in the sky is actually two hands holding.

A genius little stamp included in the set.

After adding more colour to the tree tops I stamped in those two nesting birds 

and rounded off the area of light surrounding to form the Sun or Moon 

which every you choose to see. 

Luminance pencils help create a Unicorn effect to the hair colour.

Cut out and applied to the page, black pencil is used heavily to outline each area.

My Paperbabe Journal Page is complete.

Friendship is such a beautiful thing and we are blessed if we have 

friends that we can count on during our life time... I know I do..

Wishing you a wonderful week

and much creativity.

Hugs Tracey xx

I'm sharing this with Bluebeard and Elizabeth over at AJJ Count your blessings

Paint Party Friday

Craft Stamper Magazine: August Anything Goes

Paperbabe Supplies:

Paperbabe Portrait Templates: Mini Female Head & Torso & Blunt Bangs

Paperbabe: Mini Female Face Stamp set

Paperbabe Stamps: Tree Hugs set 

Patchwork Vincent

Ever in need of a creative play day..?

Well this journal page is just that.

Some of you may know I have a love for all that's Vincent.

Such a misunderstood and underestimated Artist,
if he had lived in this day there would have been a lot
more people to listen and guide him through his tormented journey.

*Here's my patchwork Vincent with a few close ups of the process..*

It all started like this on Wednesday, a found Art Journal
with another unfinished page.. Time to play!

The heat wave has been playing havoc with some of my art materials but these
neocolors II's can take it even though they look as if they have seen better days.

As do these very old neocolors which I inherited a few months back.

Just needed to scratch through the surface to find their colour... there it is..!

Not sure these Dina Wakley birds work as crows.

Knew I should have just hand drawn them.

 A little mix of modelling paste works a treat
for adding small amounts of colour and texture.

Strips of Van Gogh Washi and a found sticker or two adds interest

and is a reminder that I still have plenty of this Washi left to use... 

..if I can remember where I have tidied it...

My patchwork Vincent page is complete, or is it??

I think there's still plenty of space to sketch in more snippets
of those greats and I really do need to sort out those crows!



Thanks for stopping by..

Wishing you a Fantastic Friday
and a creative weekend.

Hugs Tracey xx

I'm linking up with PPF

and Art Journal Journey hosted by Chris

Paperbabe Sketch Challenge #58

Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well??

I've been busy with Christmas this week (YES....!! I know) but I have so many 

Christmas cards to make I have to say I am shamefully behind with my makes this year. 

Today I'm sharing a card created using Stamps from Paperbabe 

which I am entering in the Paperbabe Challenge #58 Sketch

Here is my *Christmas is the day..* card with quick and easy How to do's..

Using a left over piece of mop up paper from a canvas paper pad,

I stamped the snowflake star from the Frost Fairy stamp set with versamark 

all over the paper and gently dusted with the delicate oyster colour mica powder.

Distressed the edges using old scissors and added faux stitching with my tracing wheel.

                                   

Stamping the Frost Fairy in black onyx versafine I coloured the image in Caran D'Ache supracolor pencils, washing out some of the colour with a water brush.

I used a large circle die to cut out the image, added gemstones to highlight her snowflake stars and edged her wings with glitter glue to give her an extra sparkle of magic..

Using a verse stamp by Card-io I stamped directly onto the background surface 

and layered up all the elements required in the Paperbabe Sketch Challenge 

My *Christmas is the day...* card is complete.

I think the Frost Fairy has definitely cast her spell and my 

Christmas mojo seems to be returning..

Fingers crossed she stays right where she is as there's busy times ahead 

with no Santa's little helpers for me..!

Thank you for stopping by.

Take Care Everyone

Until next time.

Creativity & Warm Hugs

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #52 ~ Sketch

Hello everyone I do hope you are all having a good week? I'm sharing a card I put together over the weekend for the Paperbabe Sketch challenge and thought i'd better share it with you all before the challenge is over.. Here's my very quick How to do's..!!

This challenge is a Sketch Challenge where Kim gives a prompt along with interpretations for inspiration. I must admit I struggled thinking this one out in my head so decided to get messy and create each part then think again on how I would piece it all together.

Here's my pieces..

.. laying down my Card foundation..

1: Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot Distress background

2: Tando Circle coloured in Caran D'Ache pastels and pencils. 

White Posca Marker dots and distressed edges using Black Soot.

3: Tando Butterfly coloured in Neocolor and Black Soot

4: Black strip of card with a Paperbabe sentiment stamped and embossed.

.. and finishing it all off with my focal feature of Little Red 

painted with water soluble pastels and pencils.

Phewwwww... I hope I got it right..?

It certainly kept my brain active and I'm quite pleased with the outcome 

apart from it needing the odd tweak here and there.

I hope you like it too..

Until next time stay safe..

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

Paperbabe MayLeeDee Little Red Stamp Set

Paperbabe Wish Stamp

Tando Circle/Butterfly

Caran D'Ache Neocolor Pastels/Pencils (water soluble)

Tim Holtz Distress inks Chipped Sapphire/Black Soot

Posca White Marker Pen

Black Card/Versmark/Silver embossing powder.

All things Grunge Girl..

It's time for another challenge over on the That's Crafty Challenge Blog 

for residents in the UK and Northern Ireland. 

For the next two weeks the Theme will be *All Things Grunge* 

I hope you find time to share your 

Grungy creations with us and join in with the challenge over HERE. 

There's a £20 voucher to spend in the That's Crafty Store for the winning entry.

Here in words and pictures is my take on *All things Grunge*

I painted an MDF GiganTAG with two coats of White Gesso this gave me the surface tooth needed to create my Grunge Girl. Using the Dinky Eye Stencil I traced the outline with a pencil adding detail to the iris and giving the eye a pupil.

I then filled the GiganTag space by drawing a face, adding shadow, shade
and colour using caran d'Ache neocolor pastels and coloured pencils.

A Black Posca Marker has helped define the outer eye with shimmer paints

 dripped down the eye in a sequence of light to dark, pink, purple and Charcoal.

After the final detail has been added to the eyes the stencil has been laid back on top 

and 3D Gloss Gel pushed through it. The Gel although it appears white at first 

does dry completely clear giving a glossy raised effect over it.

I repeated the process giving more dimension and when dry I used the black Posca Marker to trace over the dry gel defining the darker areas of the eye and adding lashes.

Antique silver Shimmer paint has added a glimmer of light to the hair and glossy accents a shiny look to the lips. Sari Silk Ribbon with Tyvek Beads and pearls have added interest to my *GiganTAG Grunge Girl*

There's so many directions you can take with this challenge and I hope you like my take on *Anything Grunge* Thank you for sharing your time with me again and I look forward to seeing what route you take over the next fortnights Challenge.

Take care and Stay Safe..
Creative Hugs
Tracey xx

That's Crafty ~ White Gesso
That's Crafty Surfaces ~ MDF GiganTAG
That's Crafty Dinky ~ Stencil Eye TC089
That's Crafty Shimmer Paints Pink Purple Charcoal Antique Silver
Posca Marker Pens
Prima Art Basics 3D Gloss Gel Transparent
Ranger Inkessentials ~ Glossy Accents
Caran d'Ache ~ Neocolour pastels/pencils
Tyvek ~ Lots of How To Video's showing how to make Tyvek Beads online.