Anything Mixed Media Goes ~ Creative Artiste #123

 Hello Creatives 

Creative Artiste Challenge is BACK!!! 

February has arrived refreshed after the break and 

HERE to share my Design Team Mixed Media Creation. 

Sharing my love for mixed media, I adore adding lace into my 

projects, I think many of you know 😍 This journal page I've 

scraped paint and paste through a stencil, sprayed distress 

oxides teamed with dabs of gold paint. 

My postcard topper is decorated with torn papers, layered with 

rice paper remnants and washi. Repeating that stencil, paint 

and paste, flat areas I stamped and machine stitched, edging 

with lace, hand sewn blanket stitch and a trio of kisses.

Overlaid with a golden lace flourish, two paper cut hearts 

covered with glossy accents rest safe and cosy together 💖 

Myself and the Design Team hope you will share your love 

of mixed media and join our February Challenge.. 

There's so much more inspiration to see HERE @

**Creative Artiste #123 Anything Mixed Media Goes** 

Happy Crafty February 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing todays creativity with: 

Sunday in the Art Room SITAR

Try it on Tuesday ~ All Loved Up 

Lets Craft and Create ~ #228 AG + From The Heart

Creative Inspiration Challenge ~ #35 Anything Goes 

C.R.A.F.T Challenge ~#773 Love/Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Add a Heart 

Art Journal Journey ~ Anywhere, Anytime, Any place with Anyone

Every day is a Gift...

 Hello lovely creatives 

After the brightness the snow brought we've since had 

nothing but drizzle, damp and darkness.. boooo!!! but 

I've been blessed with a little bit of free time 

this week so trying hard to kick start my mojo I've 

combined a mix of new and old stash to decorate a tag. 

There's tea stained doilies, torn letters and tape collaged 

onto a tag, over stamped and stencilled with ink and paste. 

A large embroidered flower cut from a lace fabric panel 

adds opulence and romance alongside enamel hearts and 

heartfelt words 😘 edged with stitch and lace...

*Every day is a Gift*

Wishing you all a bright, beautiful 

and creative day Tracey xx 

Sharing todays creativity with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Add some Text  

SITAR ~ Sunday in the Art Room

Tag-along and ATCs ~ January Love, Romance or Anything goes

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

Sacred Sunday

Hello everyone, 

an impromptu post from me this evening having sheltered 

from the storms today, I hope friends in the UK are safe 

it's been fierce in so many areas. 

So huddled indoors, lost in the moment there was so much thrown 

at this tag. Using stencils, pastes, flicked and dripped paint 

and a rich rusty red heart as the focal, it shows off that super 

thin heart rhythm taken from Tim Holtz Heartbeat die..

Unconvinced after lunch that this was finished 

there just seemed to be something missing..?

some found cogs and gears should fix it..

now that's kick started that heart.. I'm happy now 😊

The poor light today really doesn't show this tags true colours 

but it was good to have a much needed play day and share the love. 

Take care everyone & stay safe. 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Playing along with: 

TAG TUESDAY's Challenge: Wendy's Black, White and Red.. 

(I hope my iron oxide rusty red is red enough..) 

SanDee & amelie's FEBRUARY Steam Punk Challenge

Country View Crafts February Challenge ~ Splatters, Splashes & Drips

Try it on Tuesday ~ Share the Love

Frilly and Funkie Guest Designer ~ Let me count the ways..

Hello Creative Friends,
It's really lovely to be here today.

I'm so lucky to have been asked to be a Guest Designer over at
Frilly and Funkie. Hosted by Sara Emily this Fortnight's Challenge
Theme is inspired by Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Love Poem 

How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43) Let me counts the ways.

Frilly and Funkie are asking you to share your Vintage/Shabby Chic
creations that include *Three of Something* this could be three colours,
words, stamps etc... Pop on over HERE and see what the super talented
Frilly and Funkie Design Team have created to inspire you.

Here's what I created along with those *How to Do's*

I had to think long and hard about this theme,
whilst reading the poem I gathered vintage fabrics,
lace and stamped images as I searched for inspiration.

With the romance of those words I cut out large fabric hearts from linen

and stamped Tim Holtz Patchwork pieces using sepia versafine onto calico. 

Layered snippets of lace adds embellishment and dimension 

along with buttons from Grandma's button tin.

Sewn onto a cotton and muslin panel hemmed top and bottom I stamped along 

both edges using a border stamp from the same patchwork pieces set.

Around two wooden dowels wrapped wire holds three pearl beads to each end. 

Threaded through those hemmed edges they act as support for the fabric panel.

Amongst my paper stash I came across snippets of vintage ephemera
and words on a 6x6 paper, it was as if those three words
Forever, Cherish and Adore were just waiting to be found.

Machine stitching around each word I made three tags 

and created a mini affection booklet to hold them inside.

Partially sewn onto the panel an embellished
pin holds the booklet secure to the heart.

With the top of the heart left unsewn a pocket has 

been created to hold the affection booklet within.

A single strip of lace acts as a hanger completing my 

Vintage Fabric hanging Heart.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I've really enjoyed my time creating this piece,
Thank you to Frilly and Funkie for having me
and to Sara Emily for hosting *Let me count the ways*

Wishing you all a wonderful day full of love and romance!
It is the most romantic day of the year after all...

Creative Hugs & wishes
Tracey xx


I'm sharing today with:

A Vintage Journey ~ Your Hearts Desire Challenge
Try it on Tuesday ~ Romance Challenge
Wens ~ Simply Neutrals 53
Pixie's Snippet Playground ~ Challenge #345
Crafty Card Makers ~ Love, Love, Love.