Delightful thing's

 Hello Creative Friends, 

I've been discovering lots of stamped, coloured and cut images 

recently that never quite made it to page. When I came across an 

unfinished journal page displaying a huge pair of stencilled gold 

scissors I thought this selection would sit so prettily upon it.. 

Edged with lace, pearls and a metal button it's like a gathering of 

Spring where I love to paint, sew and sow delightful thing's outdoors. 

Wishing you all a safe, happy 

and creative weekend 

Take care 

Tracey xx 

Sharing todays creativity with: 

TFJB ~ Groundhog Day (Pearls and Lace)

Stamping Sensations ~ February Colour my World

Art Journal Journey ~ Valerie's Theme Heavy Metal 

Country View Challenges ~ February ~ First signs of Spring

We Love Chocolate Baroque ~ February Flowers, Butterflies or Birds

Art Journal Journey ~ The meaning of.. Curiosity

 Hello Creative Friends

Did you take time out for you this Christmas?? 

This is my penultimate page as Guest Host @ 

Art Journal Journey with my *The meaning of* .. theme

I'm sure you've all guessed by now why my website is called 

Hotchpotch Creations, I find it hard to sit still with one 

medium, there's so much to learn, explore and mix together.

As a mixed media artist the importance of experimenting 

with things is vital, it explains what mediums can do with 

surprising results at times and helps me work out how to 

bring the vision I see in my head onto my page. 

Curiosity gives me confidence to create in my own eyes..

 

Starting with a stampendous owl's face he peeps through a torn page 

stained tea water & layers of modeling paste sprinkled with loose tea. 

Smudges of expanding foam heated and scraped using a fork, 

I revisited this page many times before I was happy with it's 

bark like effect. Painted with distress paint and a coating of 

clear gesso a stamperia bark stamp fills in any gaps. 

Making an impression in a piece of wet clay 

using a Tim Holtz red rubber stamp it reads.. 

*Replace Fear of the Unknown with Curiosity* 

Painted and attached to the tree bark page 

I used my finger like a paintbrush smudging green paint 

down the page, replicating tree moss and lichen.

Thank you all so much for joining me and sharing 

your wonderful creative talents @ Art Journal Journey.. 

Stay safe & ever creative 

Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

LTCCB ~ #53 December Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations ~ Anything with Wings

We Love Chocolate Baroque ~ December Challenge Anything Goes