Creative Artiste #103 Challenge ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

Hello Creatives 

Welcome to Creative Artiste's Monthly Challenge 

our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes... 

My April mixed media journal page is created around a focal 

stamped image surrounded by textured glitter paste scraped 

through a stencil. Tracing around the hexagonal honeycomb 

using a 3D Gold glue pen I also enamel embossed those 

background ovals to add extra interest.

Stamping the image out multiple times colouring with pencil 

and alcohol markers this enabled me to cut and layer up extra 

leaves and flowers along with giving me the ability to recreate

 a fluffy Bumblebee by cutting and sticking a bright yellow 

pom pom and eyelash wool, a fun Spring time project... 

We hope you will share your own Mixed Media Makes 

this month with the Design Team HERE  

We look forward to seeing you this April @

Creative Artiste #103 Anything Mixed Media Goes Challenge

Stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Valerie's Theme Geometric Forms  

Four Seasons ~ April Anything Goes Spring Challenge 

Heart and Soul...

 Hello Creatives 

You would certainly smile if you saw the process that went into 

creating this background. Created over weeks adding collage scraps, 

washi, fabric and lace, stencil scrapes and a wee bit of stitchery.

Limited messy time takes me back to crafting in my kitchen in 

between meal prep, cooking and excessive washing of hands 😊

Life is what it is but I am thankful..

Stamped, embossed and water coloured focal heart..

Shedding light on my chosen words.. born and bred in 

England and very much where my heart and soul lies..

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Vicki's Theme Keeping it Light

Try it on Tuesday ~ Hearts/and or Flowers

Grow in Grace

Hello Creatives 

Welcome to Creative Artiste's March Challenge #91 

our theme is ALWAYS *Anything Mixed Media Goes*

My March DT project is bright and cheerful to 

greet the coming of Spring. Created using a mix of torn 

papers collaged on top of messy mop up journal pages.

a stamped and acrylic painted tulip fills one corner,

where a quote stamped and embossed on vellum is stitched to 

the page to act as a pocket and hold a handful of watercoloured 

Tim Holtz Modern Floristry die cut Flowers all now waiting to 

brighten up a forthcoming Spring project..

Pop over HERE to see more mixed media projects from the 

Design Team and please give a warm welcome to our 

new member of the Creative Artiste Team Fiona.. 

We look forward to seeing your own 

*Anything Goes Mixed Media Creations 

@ Creative Artiste's March Challenge #91*

Wishing you all a bright and cheerful month. 

Happy Crafting everyone

Tracey xx 

Sharing with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Valerie's theme *Anything Goes*

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 #146 ~ Anything Goes

 Happy Friday everyone, 

Time for a new Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #146 

There's a Paperbabe prize to be won up to £20* 

for one randomly chosen participant... HERE

Today my Design Team project is a page from my journal..

Blog visitors will already know I have a love for portraiture and flowers 

this piece is very much back to basics coloured using just pencil and paint. 

First stamping out her face, her hair was drawn by tracing around a template. 

Given a floral crown she is painted with fresco paint then coloured with pencil.

Given wings you may be led to believe she is a Fairy but please do not be 

mistaken for she's a Butterfly Girl ready to spread her wings and be seen.

Look forward to seeing your 

Anything Goes Creations. 

Stay safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Paperbabe products used: 

Female Face Stamp Set  Central wavy hair template

Rose Layers Stamp Set and Fairy Wings

Sharing todays creativity with:

Paint Party Friday

Stamping Sensations ~ I Love 

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #6

Art Journal Journey ~ Mia's Theme Butterflies

We Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge ~ June - Hand coloured/paper pieced 

Guest Designer @ Try it on Tuesday ~ Feminine

 Hello Creative Friends, 

Always an honour to be invited to be Guest Designer 

@ Try it on Tuesday and a real pleasure to accept. 

With their new fortnightly Theme of *Feminine*, 

there's many ways to interpret that one single word.

For me something Feminine is soft and gentle..

This studio light stamp is so graceful with layered flowers, 

and a little lace. It's busy background was replaced using 

texture paste through a Stamperia Cosmos astronomy and 

numbers stencil. Painted in delicate pastels ties 

everything together so peacefully . 

 The Try it on Tuesday Team will love seeing your take 

on their Feminine theme right HERE, they give the 

warmest of welcomes and inspiration galore 

from the super talented TioT design team. 

BIG Thank you's from me...

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx 

**Sadly due to unforeseen circumstances I am AFK but 

as soon as able i'll be sure to catch up with you all** 

 Take good care everyone

Always Bee KInd

 Hello everyone, 

A quick journal page share today using just one 

woodware stamp, honeycomb bigz die and offcuts. 

The Bee I'm both inspired and fascinated by, 

working tirelessly to pollinate and keep the circle 

of life turning, where would we be without them..

They bring colour to our world..

Wishing you all a creative weekend 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing today with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Hello Spring

*Art Journal Journey* ~ April Inspired by  

Country View Challenge ~ April The Birds & The Bee's

We love Chocolate Baroque ~ April Springtime

LTCCB #57 ~ April Anything Goes

Stand tall Flower..

 Hello creative Friends, 

I hope you are all keeping well??

A quick post today, making use of another unused background. 

This ones created using torn masking tape and offcuts of lace.

Dressed with Lisa Jones Wild Blooms #1 & #2 die cuts and the 

words *Stand Tall* taken from an Art by Marlene sticker book. 

One single flower rises up from a blanket of silhouetted wildflower.

Wishing you all a safe & happy weekend,

Keep creative everyone. 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Paint Party Friday 

TFJCB ~ Anything Goes 

Love to Scrap #143 ~ Anything Goes 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Say it with Flowers 

LTCCB #56 ~ March Anything Goes 

MIUCB #46 ~ Anything Goes/Inlaid Die Cut 

Country View Challenge ~ March 2021 Silhouettes 

Art Journal Journey ~ Orange Esmeralda's Theme  A Single Flower 

(I hope Sheila will over-see the blanket of wildflower 😁)

Imagination has no limit..

 Hello everyone, 

Hope you all had a good weekend?

Mine was spent going through my sketch books and journals 

i've so many unfinished pages and I'm amazed how many pages 

have scenes, sketched, painted or built up with mixed media. 

Adding a stamperia rice paper face I painted in hair and gave her 

a lacy blouse. Words from the same rice paper seemed to give me 

permission to include random die cuts adding to her eccentricity.

I love this huge layered die cut Rose by Lisa Jones, 

this eccentric Victorian Lady wears it so well..

 

*As today is International Woman's Day.. 

Be proud of who you are.. 

YOU can be who ever you want to be* 

Wishing you all a super week, 

stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

TFJB ~ Anything Goes 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Say it with Flowers

AJJ ~ Orange Esmeralda's Theme A single Flower 

(Hoping Sheila will allow it 👍)

Discover.. Flowers

Hello creative friends, 

How are you..?? 

Sharing a journal page today which I started just before 

Spring first sprung but never got round to completing..

No how to do's or explanations just close up's of those

Stamperia moulded pastes, stencils and rice papers..

Fuschia is not really my colour but I couldn't help paint those 

moulded roses to match those upon the rice paper background.

I love how the perched bird comes to life when painted, 

as if she's stopped to take in their sweet flowery aroma..

The stenciled word *Discover trimmed with buttons 

and lace sits above hand painted white fluffy clouds.

a keyword as birdsong amplifies whilst air traffic takes a break. 

We've all had more time to discover things of new and old 

while keeping our family, friends and neighbours safe...

Wishing you all a a super weekend.

Take care everyone. 

Creative wishes

Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Paint Party Friday ~ WK 12 YR 10

A Vintage Journey ~ Beautiful Blooms

Let's Craft and Create ~ #159 AG + Optional Ribbon/Lace

Creative Artiste Challenge #60 ~ Anything Goes

Art Journal Journey ~ Mia's Theme *Flowers*

Paperbabe Stamps ~Picture Inspiration #119

Hello creative friends,

let me introduce this fortnights prompt as a 

new Paperbabe Stamps blog Challenge begins..

Picture Inspiration #119

Here's a mixed media journal page and how it came to be..

Acrylic paints splotched onto a book page duplicating the 
colours and pattern seen above in the prompt are transferred 
onto it's sister page by simply just closing the book.

Flowers from the Paperbabe flourishing hair stamp set 

have been stamped on the transferred image page.

fussy cut flowers glued down and colour matched

displaying a scattering of flowers teamed with flat back gems.

Stamped words from the Flourish and Grow stamp set 

help inspire and dress up it's new partnering page. 

Pop on over HERE to see what the Design Team have created 

and come share your journey with the team...

Keep safe & stay creative 

Tracey xx

Sharing the love over @ Art Journal Journey 

with Hostess Mia and her theme Flowers

Paperbabe Challenge ~ Flower/Garden

Happy Friday Creative Friends

It's Challenge time again over at Paperbabe Stamps 

and what better way can there be than to start the creative 

ball rolling by offering a Flowers/Garden theme Challenge.

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

Onto a plain cushion cover I scraped on fabric paint, mark 

making by pushing those fabric paints through Paperbabe Stencils. 

Those pops of yellow remind me of bursts of springtime sunshine!

Stamping the Doll Face Stamps onto fabric gives strong 

guide lines perfect for a little embroidery.

The large Peony taken from the Peony & Bud set has been stamped 

onto rice paper and transferred onto the cushion cover using 

a washable fabric glue and painted with fabric paints.

I made a Peony fabric brooch embellished with beads and lace.

Sewing the embroidered face onto the cushion I added two rice paper 

Peonies to balance the design with the brooch taking centre stage.  

A flower border embroidered at the bottom helps to ground her, 

completing my Paperbabe mixed media Springtime cushion.

We'd love you to share your Flower/Garden designs over HERE,

Pop on over there's a Paperbabe prize to be won 

for one lucky participant.

Wishing you all a wonderful day.

Creative Hugs

 Tracey xx

I'm sharing today's creativity with:

Kristin & Eva ~ PPF Wk8 Y9

TioT ~ Springtime

Bleeding Art ~ Add Stenciling

Altered Eclectics ~ April Challenge

Inky Messy ~ Challenge 30

Country View Crafts ~ Easter and/or Spring

A bit more time to Craft ~ #90 Anything Goes

More Mixed Media Challenge ~ ATG/Optional Yellow

World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge #4 

ATCoins and storage

Hello Creative Friends..

Not being a big social media user I appear to have missed the 

boat regarding ATCoins. This display unit I received last October 

from That's Crafty! Sadly it remained untouched until recently as the 

very day it arrived my Husband was taken ill and suffered a heart attack.

Now on the road to recovery I thought I better make a start and see what all 

the fuss was about, i'd hate it to go out of fashion before i'd even started.

Here's what I came up with along with some *How to do's*

Simply slotting the coin ledges into the base, securing with glue I painted 

in gesso, added texture paste for detail and coated with crackle glaze.

Aiming for an industrial look where old paint pops and peels I painted over 

the crackle glaze with a light coloured paint, touching up those sandy 

areas with a colour mix whilst watching that crackle appear.

Preparing the ATCoins in the same way as the display I used That's Crafty stamps 

and stencils to create a Botanical theme. Some I painted quite crudely where as 

others were given extra detail. The crackle background gives that vintage feel.

Slots within the ledges hold those ATCoins 

nice and tight... not a sign of a roll.

Don't they look lovely when displayed together...?

I was so impressed with this I ordered one for myself!

This one is currently on it's way to That's Crafty HQ!

I'm altering one for me now to display some of my little projects..

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and 

Thank you as always for stopping by.

Take good care everyone & Stay safe.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

I'm sharing today's creativity with:

Paint Party Friday ~ Wk 47 Y8

A Vintage Journey ~ Put your Stamp on it

SanDee and amelie's ~ Steampunk/Industrial Challenge