Creative Artiste #129 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes Challenge

Hello Creatives 

First Friday of the month so it's time to share a project for 

Creative Artiste's Anything Mixed Media Goes Challenge.. 

As another heatwave is set to melt the UK i'm taking you 

all to the beach today.. not literally of course 😊

On a summer sky painted background I scraped sand coloured texture 

paste making feet impressions in the sand by pressing in stamps 

from the Inkylicious shoreline stamp set whilst the paste was wet. 

When dry I stamped and embossed the shoreline, adding paint 

dots, dabs and flicks to the sky to enhance the atmosphere.. 

Embellished with coordinating lace, sequin trim and machine stitch 

top to bottom, I pondered for a while unsure what word or quote to 

pair up with the scene... 

Having found a bag full of beach bracelets in a suitcase that 

my Children used to collect whilst on holiday the word 

Tranquill came very much to mind... 

**Happy Days**

Come dip your toes in and share your Mixed Media creativity with the 

team HERE @ Creative Artiste's #129 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Take Care everyone 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx 

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #150 ~ August Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration Challenge ~ #41 Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T 786 Challenge ~ Summer/Holiday (Vacation) ATG

Art Journal Journey ~ The Good Old Summertime  

The Four Seasons Challenge ~ Summer August 2026

Simply Lovely Again..!!

Hello Creative Friends 

Another Summertime show of recent Alison Bomber stamps by 

PaperArtsy.. The Hydrangea is one of my favourites and in 

real time they lap up the sun even during a heatwave.. 

Stamped and embossed on a watercolour tag scrap I coloured with 

watercolour and pencil stamping text to fill the bare background. 

With a craft knife I carefully cut around random leaves to lift 

and add dimension popping dots of glitter glue in each centre 

as that's where the Hydrangea flower magic really happens 

Co-ordinating buttons and lace embellish with a trio of machine 

stitch colour edges it all.. simply lovely again 😊

Stay safe & creative everyone 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing today with: 

Four Seasons ~ July Summer Season Challenge 

Tagalong and ATC's ~ July Challenge Favourite Colours/ATG

We Love Stamping July Challenge ~ *Summertime* 

Simply Lovely...

 Hello Creative friends 

It's been a while since I've treated myself to newly released stamps 

when I saw the Paperartsy sets from Alison Bomber I couldn't resist. 

Just look at this delightful rose, stamped and fussy cut.. 

The roses are really in full bloom this Summertime.

On an Aall & Create die cut tag filled with offcuts, torn 

papers and washi there's paste pushed through a TH flourish 

stencil brayered with vanilla paint and random text stamped 

around that texture. Edged with gold I find it's a go to 

colour combo of mine, a vintage favourite that loves 

a tickle of pastel blue or pink.. 🫠

Stay safe and take care especially if your dealing with 

yet again another heatwave like myself here in the UK..

 Happy crafting 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Allsorts Challenge ~ #853 Stencils

We Love Stamping ~ July: Summertime

Tag-along and ATC's ~ July: Favourite Colours or Anything Goes

Creative Artiste #128 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends 

It's Anything Mixed Media Goes @ 

Creative Artiste July's Challenge #128 

A just for fun piece and a trip down memory lane.. 

July was an exciting month as a child, the end 

of the school year, six weeks of holiday, outdoor play 

and family holidays... Taking the long route down to 

Devon/Cornwall admiring the stunning scenery.. 

My page consists of paint splodges and scrapes, 

and painted scene with stencilled sun and rays. 

The car is a TH wacky transport die, cut and layered 

multiple times, very similar to my dear great uncles🤣

Art yarn and lace add dimension with hand embroidered flowers 

resembling the bank of Heathers seen along the way.. 

*Happy Days* 

Hope to see your mix up of media creations @ 

Creative Artiste Challenge #128 ~ 

Anything Mixed Media Goes... 

Plenty more to see from the Design Team HERE 

pop on over and show them some love... 

Stay safe & Creative 

Tracey xx 

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Fabric, Lace & Trims.. Oh my 

The Four Seasons Challenge ~ Summer Season July 2026

Celebrate something today..

Hello Creatives 

What a rollercoaster few weeks it has been..

I really think this post should have been titled 

*Create* something today rather than Celebrate, 

with a mountain of unfinished makes I share a 

project (now finished) that I didn't get chance 

to complete for Creative Artiste this month 😞 

 Time has been so sooo squeezed.. 

Created using unused Tim Holtz die cuts and 

Stamperia greyboard, painted with PaperArtsy Fresco's 

the postcard sits on a paint smudged journal page. 

Framed with Stampers Anonymous Observations 

cogs and gears stamp, embellished with washi, 

machine stitch and lace.

With a nod to father figures on Fathers Day Today 

there sits a Tim Holtz Paper Doll wearing his Party Hat 

whilst the wise Tracy Evans Owl watches on high. 

I'll leave you with a photo my Hubby took this morning.. 

*Blessing this Summer Solstice*

*Lets Celebrate Something Today* 

Wishing you all the Happiest of Days 

Stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

 Sharing today's creativity with: 

Nicole's SITAR

Allsorts Challenge 852

Sparkles Monthly Challenge ~ #201 Masculine 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Flying High

Creative Artiste ~ #126 Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative friends 

Welcome to May and a new Challenge #126 @ 

Creative Artiste where *Anything Mixed Media Goes* 

My DT project is an ode to Vincent Van Gogh and my 

own take on one of his Iris paintings from May 1889. 

His own painting ABOVE speaks volumes to me, 

a timeless interpretation of life and situations..

Dismissing all the blue/purple Irises I focused on 

the stand alone single white in my art journal..

On a stencilled background scraped with paint the Iris is stamped 

multiple times, cut and layered for dimension, painted with white 

gesso and given a glittery beard it's stem and leaves are made from 

old packaging, painted, coloured, cut and fashioned into shape. 

Laid upon old (on the turn) coloured texture paste, 

I added twisted beaded wire to ground the Iris.. 

Edged with stitch, washi and a strip of hand dyed 

lace, gold paint lightly tickles those raised areas.. 

I hope we @ Creative Artiste can inspire you to share YOUR 

Mixed Media Creations.. there's plenty more to see HERE.. 

Come share your own creativity in our May Challenge 

@ Creative Artiste #126 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Take care everyone 

Stay Safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing todays creativity with: 

Four Seasons ~ Spring Season May 2026

Make your own Background ~ Try it on Tuesday Guest Designer

 Hello creatives 

It's always an honour to be invited to be Guest Designer  

@ Try it on Tuesday. I have known these lovely creatives 

for quite a number of years now and every fortnight they 

NEVER fail to inspire me with their dedication 

to create challenges for us every two weeks. 

I hope I can inspire you with this fortnights theme 

*Make your own background @ Try it on Tuesday*

Using recycled packaging this substrate is ATC size, 

covered with a layer of gesso, I smudged on acrylic 

paint using my finger then scribbling on some text..  

Gluing washi tape and a torn TH mixed media die cut 

I smudged acrylic paint again blending those raised 

areas in with the background... 

Dots of embossing ink sprinkled with gold embossing powder 

are heated with a heat tool.. how I love watching that 

embossing powder melt and rise. 

Edged with very messy machine stitch and a strip of old 

lace a Penny Black Bird from the singsong set is stamped 

and coloured with alcohol markers, pencil and paint. 

Cut and layered on the ATC along with a TH sentiment sticker 

this completes my *Backgrounds* make for Try it on Tuesday..

Please pop on over HERE and visit the 

inspiring Try it on Tuesday Team. 

*Thank you Lovely ladies for inviting me*

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx 

Sharing today's creativity with: 

We love Stamping ~ April Challenge Spring

Tag-along (and ATC's) ~ Blossoms, Butterflies and Birds

Stamping Sensations ~ April Challenge/Inspired by Nature/ATG 

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 

Anything Mixed Media Goes ~ Creative Artiste #124 Challenge

 Hello Creatives 

It's monthly challenge time @ Creative Artiste 

#124 Challenge ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

This wasn't what I had planned to share today but 

this stamp set by Tracy Evans *Feed your Soul* 

I couldn't resist purchasing as the Silver Birch 

reminds me very much of the Tree 

outside my Moms window.. 

Created with lots of stencil work, paint and paste, 

the stamped image is painted with the Bird box stamped, 

cut and layered multiple times on the focal flip page.

Flipped over there's more paint scrapes, pencil and 

stencil first revealing a single lace lawn daisy and two 

stamped birds flying high, maybe gathering materials 

to start building their nest..

after months of rain flora and fauna thrive..

Spring is definitely beginning to show it's face..

Now time to share your creativity @ 

Creative Artiste #124 Challenge*Anything Mixed Media Goes* 

Come share your Mixed Media creations HERE

Happy Crafting 

Take care & stay safe

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing todays creativity with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Spring Forward 

The Four Seasons ~ SPRING March 

Stamping Sensations ~ March Spring/Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ 

Make your own background 

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

Creative Artiste ~ Anything Goes Mixed Media Challenge #120

 Hello Creatives 

Welcome to Creative Artiste's October challenge #120 

our theme is always *Anything Mixed Media Goes* 

Autumn arrived and my October project shows how the beauty 

of the season inspires me. On a paint scraped background I 

stamped script, heat embossed with gold embossing powder, 

hand stitching around the edge using a variety of art yarns.

Gathered Sycamore twigs covered in Lichen are attached to the 

background with fabric leaves painted and enhanced with pencil, 

gilded and embellished with a mix of glass beads. 

Autumn truly is an inspiration..

What inspires you? 

The team at Creative Artiste look forward to seeing  

please come share your Mixed Media Creations @ 

Creative Artiste October Mixed Media Challenge 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Creative Artiste ~ #119 September Mixed Media Challenge

Hello Creatives 

Time for Mixed media challenge #119 @ Creative Artiste 

September is world Alzheimer's month 

as a carer this is so close to my heart, caring 

for other peoples family to now my own 😢 

This month I share a project created from fabric, fragments and 

embellishments favourite outfit combinations of my dear Mother..

 

Laid out on a tea stained base I arranged the torn fabrics, 

attaching with both hand and machine stitch I gathered, 

frayed and embroidered extra detail..

The forget me not is cut from denim enriched with bright fabric paint.

The central eyelet is sewn with thread and attached to the panel. 

Hard to choose a fitting sentiment .. this will do for now...

Please be mindful and educated on this dreadful disease 

as it will touch the lives of many if not our own... 

Mixed media challenge #119 @ Creative Artiste 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Creative Artiste March ~ #113 Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends 

After a dark dank start to the year we've started to see 

the beauty of Springtime and bursts of sunshine inspiring my 

Creative Artiste #113 DT Mixed Media March project... 

Recycled paper pieces, offcuts and embossed scraps have been 

pasted into an old diary where a Spring scene has been sketched 

with paint, pencil and pens...

With a watercolour wash and splatter skyline the pages have been edged 

with wonky stitchery completed with a found quote to fit the scene...

Sighhh... take me there 😊

We hope you will share your mixed media creations with us HERE 

the team look forward to seeing what you create... 

Creative Artiste MARCH #113 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Creative Artiste Challenge ~ #112 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Happy February Creative's and Welcome 

to Creative Artiste first Mixed Media Challenge of 2025

Apologies I am indeed late with my new year best wishes 

but care duties are keeping me exceptionally busy... 

I'm so glad I managed to put together a DT project for 

February's #112 Anything Mixed Media Goes Challenge 

@ Creative Artiste

Here's what I created and those *did's to do's ... 

On an old Gel plate scrap I added strips of torn washi tape 

and pushed modeling paste through a stencil, highlighting 

with gilding wax when the paste was completely dry.

Stamped onto a found fragment of tea stained linen 

I decorated with lace, buttons, machine stitch and 

three hand stitched woolen yarn kisses... 

Topped with a dry felted heart crafted using Tracy Evans 

snippet stencil which acted as both a guide and template 

I embellishing the completed heart with golden beads. 

Edging the journal page with very messy machine stitch in a 

high contrasting colour this concluded my Mixed Media Make.

I loved creating this project full of love in so many ways... 

I hope you find time to create some mixed media moments 

and please do come and share with the Design Team 

@ Creative Artiste's #112 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Pop on over HERE to see more inspiration from the Team 

along with two Guest Designers and to welcome our 

newest Design Team Member Emma 😊 

Take care everyone 

stay safe and creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing the love of Mixed Media with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Romance (with my Heart & Kisses) 

Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Love is in the Air

Creative Artiste #111~ December Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creatives 

December has arrived far too quickly bringing me to 

introduce the last Creative Artiste Challenge of 2024 

our theme is Always Anything Mixed Media Goes...

My DT project is a journal page with Christmas in mind 

with a layered background of torn paper, pastes, stencils, 

painted glue doodles and pine tree die cuts tickled with 

gesso and glittery snowy paste tips. 

Three Stamperia Paper Baubles all highly embellished hang, 

decorated with lace, pearls, wire, buttons and random stitchery..

Each traditional bauble displays an important word 

PEACE, LOVE and JOY

Sprinkled with a touch of winter glitter, 

like icing sugar on the cake it adds to the magic.. 

I hope you will share your magical mixed media creations 

please come join in Creative Artiste last challenge of 2024 

December #111 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Wishing everyone a magical Christmas 

and a Happy Healthy New Year.. 

Stay safe, cosy and creative

Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Traditional Christmas

Fourseasons ~ December 2024 Anything Goes Winter Challenge