Nature is HOME.. take care of it

 Hello everyone 

*Happy BEARTHDAY* Elizabeth... 

I hope you have a bright and beautiful Earth day..?? 

As Elizabeth hosts her Recycle ~ Reuse ~ Repurpose theme 

@ Art Journal Journey I thought I would share 12 junk journals from 

last year one for each month all created using recycled materials. 

This year I continue to use/reuse when creativity comes to call..

 

A play today in Aprils Junk Journal stamping and painting on packaging, 

inserts and wrapping paper pages whilst using drying up paints..

I loved how the untreated paper thirstily soaked up the rainbow colours. 

Take care of yourselves and each other..

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing today with:

Art Journal Journey ~ The Birthday Girl herself Elizabeth's Theme 

Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Rainbow Colours

Creative Artiste #84 JULY Mixed Media Challenge

 A warm welcome to JULY Creative Friends 

and Creative Artiste's JULY Challenge #84

our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Sharing a random double page selection from my junk diary.

Used envelopes scraped with gesso, bubble wrap stamped and 

texture paste stencilling. Embellished with a large Brown 

water coloured Butterfly (White Admiral) & washi tape strips  

with gouache painted Hydrangea encircled with scribble script. 

 

That's my random mixed media junk diary selection.

The Creative Artiste Design Team hope you can 

join us during the month of JULY and share your 

*Anything Goes Mixed Media Creations HERE*

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Guest Designer @ Try it on Tuesday

 Hello everyone 

I'm extremely honoured yet again to be invited to be a

Guest Designer @ Try it on Tuesday where this fortnight 

the lovely TioT Design Teams Theme is *RECYCLE* ..

Today I'm sharing the beginnings of my June Junk Diary..

With it's splash of red, white and blue a nod to the nations  

June celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

During 2022 I've been creating a new Junk Diary every month 

gathering left overs and scraps from previous projects, salvaged 

packaging, found objects and ephemera with the potential to 

be something other than what they may have previously been. 

Collaged onto recycled cardboard to create journal covers, this surface 

also makes a fabulous substrate for pasting, die cutting and painting on.

Filled with papers, packaging and recycled envelopes each page makes an 

alternative surface for mark making, writing, drawing, painting and documenting 

colour swatches as well as collecting and collaging pictures from old magazines.

These Foxgloves are from a torn cross stitch magazine cover, 

over painted then simply edged with pencil..

a gentle reminder of the Foxglove cross stitch kit tucked neatly 

into the journals back pocket, saved for a free creative day.. 

Thank you so much to the wonderful TioT Design Team for having me as 

Guest Designer and allowing me to share my recycled June Junk Diary. 

I hope you have been inspired by my sneak peep today, 

please do pop on over to see more recycled inspiration 

from the Try it on Tuesday Design Team HERE 

You will not be disappointed..

Stay safe & creative everyone

Hugs Tracey xx 

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

Paint my world

Hello everyone 

I'm so sorry I've been absent in blogland family ties 

have kept me extremely busy from the onset of 2022. 

House hunting, viewings and preparing to downsize 

my MIL, it's just a small part of my world this year. 

Away from my creative space I've been doodling down my 

days on anything destined for the recycle bin, painting 

with a very limited watercolour & gouache palette. 

Let me share a little of my January with you..

First a self portrait painted on brown packaging, it depicts how 

I really need (want) to show my creative space and materials more 

love in 2022 and use up what I already have around me...

Out with the uncomfortable, old, unfixable chair and in with the new..

The cleaning out of closets discovering boxes unopened from 1999 

full of old books and encyclopedia's from my late Father in Law..

Catching my breath from dusty closets days to take in those mild sunny ones..

putting my feet up so late in the evening falling asleep in that new 

comfy chair dreaming of what to do with thirteen A4 encyclopedias..

It's just a small part of my painted world this January.. 

I've very much missed you all and looking 

forward to seeing how you are and what 

you've all been creating.. 

Catch up with you all asap.. 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx 

Sharing today with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Erika's Theme *Lets Face It*

More than words January Challenge ~ Reflect and Doodling

Paint Party Friday 

Autumns last smile..

 Happy Sunday everyone, 

How are you all ..?? 

Extra family commitments have kept me away from my creative space 

this month but the extraordinary mild weather has enabled me to 

get ahead with outdoor jobs between work and appointments. 

I discovered my Cosmos and Mallow still in flower, 

as tall as my garden fence still attracting the odd Bee.. 

Orange fungi has taken refuge in my herb pots.. 

I'm no forager so i'll leave them to hide in the shade. 

Which leads me to a double page journal spread inspired by those

glorious Autumnal blue skies, trees stripped bare surrounded by 

a carpet of rusty leaves, it's a breathtaking sight to behold. 

Thanks to Jo 😊 (smile) these die cut distress oxide 

dipped leaves made a grand addition to this baron page..

They gently swept in on the breeze.. 

Being Autumn born, I feel a deep rooted bond to this Season

but as she fades, colder weather and Winter approaches, 

i'll be very sad to see this magical season pass by..

Wishing you all a safe, 

cosy and creative week ahead. 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Leah's Art Every Day Month ~ Day 21

Chris @ Art Journal Journey ~ All kinds of Weather theme.

Oh so lovely Vintage

 Hello everyone 

Yay for the weekend... 

I'm late sharing this but better late than never.

 

Last weekend I had some spare crafty time but spent most of 

it discovering unfinished projects, I found some lovely things.

This junk journal spread was Inspired by a Lifebook 2021 tutorial 

by Laly Mille called hiding places started way back in early July. 

The little envelope holds a book full of old music and book pages 

over stamped decorated with lace scraps, washi and postage stamps.

I never tire of using this stamp, my favourite of the 

moment it always leaves an impressive mark. Stamped 

onto an embellished postcard with a washi tape hinge.

When opened it reveals a stamped flower image, sentiment 

and a tag pocket to hide little secrets and precious things..

I could spend every crafty day creating junk journal pages like these...

Happy weekend everyone 

Stay safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Use Book Pages

Art Journal Journey ~ Wendy's Theme *Vintage*

Stamping Sensations ~ Stamp of the moment

WoywW #631

 Hello everyone

tis desk sharing day at the stamping ground but I confess 

there's been no creative play time for me this week 😞

Down times been filled with long nature trail walks

and a mission to rid my lawns of these mushrooms, 

better to be safe than sorry with wee Freya around.

 but a space lays in wait.. reserved for my next free play day. 

There's a LifeBook lesson by Laly Mille that I really want to try.. 

Hopefully accompanied by a fresh cuppa, I mislaid that one Monday 😏

WoywW #631

So I'll share a couple of pages from my latest Junk Journal. 

The Blue is a pocket full of unused ephemera and the pink from a 

taster activity creating hues and shades using limited acrylics. 

You'll find the Junk Journal HERE if you've time to take a peep.. 

That's a wrap from me this week. 

Stay safe & creative everyone.. 

Hugs Tracey xx

Creative Artiste JULY Mixed Media Challenge #73 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends, 

It's time to welcome you all to 

Creative Artiste's JULY Challenge #73   

our theme is ALWAYS Anything Mixed Media Goes.. 

This month I'm sharing my latest Junk Journal.. 

 

It's contents is wrapped in corrugated card decorated with 

tissue scraps, washi tape and short lengths of lace. The lace 

butterfly aperture was cut using a Sizzix Bigz Die an offcut 

from a project I created over two years ago, how happy I was 

to rediscover it and bring it to life as my journal focal... 

Painted and embellished with broken jewellery, buttons and brads, 

along with Tim Holtz trim, idea-ology metal tab and token.. 

Creative time has been very limited these past few months, 

so I give thanks to the taster courses and time given by those 

creatives that have given me prompts and incentive to play..

Here's a taste of what's kept inside, a quick watercolour 

inspired by Kasia's #ArtReboot last month..

Pop on over HERE to see what the Creative Artiste DT have 

created this month and share your creations with the team.. 

we love to see your Anything Mixed Media Goes makes.

Stay safe and creative everyone 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

LTSCB #147 Anything Goes 

LTCCB #60 July Anything Goes 

MIUCB #51 ~ Anything Goes + Aperture

The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Anything Goes

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

Mini Album Makers ~ June Challenge

Welcome to June everyone and the start of a new
blog challenge over at Mini Album Makers.

This month is sponsored by Character Construction who
generously awards a $25 Gift Certificate to our June winner.

There's also a chance to be invited as
a Guest Designer @ Mini Album Maker's.
Why not share your Album creations over HERE
and check out what the DT have created this June.

This month i'm sharing the beginnings of my Junk Journal.

This came about when given a book full of
etchings and Victorian tongue in cheek humour.

With no major plan, I decided to alter the book using
it's own pages and just let it evolve over time..

Decorating the front cover with stamperia stencils and a segment 

of moulded air dried clay, an art doll face along with gypsy soul 

cogs and wings laser cuts add those extra embellishments.

I just lost myself in the painting.. 

When altering books I never start at the beginning always somewhere 

in between tearing pages to create hinges to staple, glue or tie on 

what ever you chose to attach. Washi tape is fabulous for reinforcing 

and makes designs personal and unique.

Spraying and staining with tea and/or coffee really ages pages.

Simply folding and tearing pages can create pockets that can
hold so many pieces of your saved junk or ephemera.

Just look how much these folded book page pockets hold...

By sewing together book page edges we can create
alternative openings by re-cutting and remodelling them.
This page I added eyelets, fastened with lacy ribbon.

Captions like these are far too funny to cover up!

Punching hole's top and bottom of the cover tied elastic acts 

as a closure keeping all those bits and bobs secure inside.

I can not resist tinkering and altering whenever I 

open it and by no means is it finished. Like with most 

Junk Journals I don't think it ever will be... 

I'm sure I'll be sharing more of it's pages soon...

Thank you for sharing part of your day with me.
I look forward to seeing what you've all been up.

Take  Good Care everyone.
Creative Hugs
Tracey xx

I'm sharing this months creativity with:
SanDee & amelie's Steampunk June Challenge
ArtGrupa Atc ~ Junk Journal 2019