**Happy Mother's Day**

Today in the UK it's Mother's Day a day to reflect and give thanks to our 

closest and dearest as well as rejoicing Mother figures all around. 

 I'm sharing last years Mother's Day makes with you today just in case 

the Mom and Mum in my life hasn't opened theirs yet.

**Happy Mother's Day**

The cards have been created using Hobby Art Vintage Flowers stamped 

onto a memento ink wash background and coloured using ProMarkers.

The Jewellery is my handmade Rosary style necklaces, using semi precious, porcelain, pearl and lampwork beads all linked together using wire, each link handcrafted individually.

             The MDF bunting is from the Stamps Away Collection with stamps included 

and finished off with corner embellishments.

                  

        I'd like to wish Mom's, Mum's and those that play the role of being one, the happiest of days and remember those that are no longer with us with the kindest of hearts. 

What ever you are doing today, I wish you all a day of Sunshine..

Hugs from Tracey xx              

Sweet Dixie Wall Flower

This week I have been playing with another of Kath Halsteads new releases
 Sweet Dixie Wall Flowers Happy Birthday Stamp set from Personal Impressions.

First I created a background using Tim Holtz new Distress Oxide inks, using Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade. Applying the ink with cut and dry foam I removed part of the design by splashing and dripping water lifting it off with blotting paper.

Small amounts of DecoArt textured Sand paste was dabbed randomly
onto the background, when dry the edges of the background torn
and areas carefully burnt through to add a little interest.

The main wall flower image was stamped centrally onto the background adding the
brickwork stamps both top and bottom of the image to extend the design.
The focal image was also stamped separately for use as a topper.

Coloured using ProMarkers the topper has been distressed using 

walnut stain distress ink. Faux stitching, lace and white pen adds to the detail.

The roses have been multi stamped, coloured and layered. The With Love sentiment added and a distressed bulldog clip helps to break up the squareness of the design.

I chose to mount this creation onto a 6" x 6" Canvas 

but it would make a great card for a loved one.

Thank you for sharing your time, I wish you all a fabulous weekend.

Creative Hugs from Tracey xx

Sweet Dixie Friends and Flowers

If you enjoy colouring you will love this Sweet Dixie Friends and Flowers stamp set. Designed by Sue Dix. This is the second set from her newly released everyday collection from Personal Impressions .

Consisting of one large window box stamp with two heart-warming sentiments

I have just pure and simply stamped and coloured using ProMarkers, 

A blender pen has been used to create polka dots on the curtains and 

Kuretake clear Wink of Stella adds a little glimmer to the windows.

Matt and layered onto black and gold card, 

I added this sentiment from the set as I find it so uplifting.

Just like Sue's  Sweet Dixie Wishing you a day as special as you 

the focal stamp gives you a blank canvas to be as bright and bold as you wish.

Another set where it's use is limitless.

Thank you all for stopping by..

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend..

Creative Hugs from Tracey xx

Tipsy Snowmen...

The weather can be most unpredictable but here in the West Midlands the past few days have been quite pleasant.... So in complete contrast let me cool you all down and introduce another stamp set *Tipsy Snowmen* designed by Lindsay Mason from her 2016 Christmas Sweet Dixie collection from Personal Impressions.

This set consists of one large snowmen image and two good sized sentiments. I fell head over heels with this set when I first saw it and couldn't wait to have a play. I chose to design a 6x6 hanging plaque. As the keyword for this set is *Tipsy* for me the background had to be a Pub or Bar... I have hand drawn glasses and bottles of booze to create the background and used Letraset promarkers to colour and shade.

The snowmen have been stamped three times so heads and hats could be cut out and layered to give definition. The snowmen themselves need minimal amount of colouring just add a splash of colour and sparkle to jazz up their woolly attire.. A layer of Matt Mod Podge has been applied all over to seal the cut out snowmen securely onto the plaque.

I sanded back black glossy card to give a chalk board effect then stamped and embossed the sentiment with Sweet Dixie Basic White Embossing Powder. 

String was attached to hang the mini Christmas sign onto the main plaque.

Happy Snowmen sat behind the bar enjoying the festivities.. A must have set for all Snowmen fans!!

Thank you for sharing your time, I hope you have been inspired..

Creative hugs from Tracey xxx

Friday Feature: Sweet Dixie Jolly Happy Christmas Tree Magnet.

This Friday I bring to you a card using just one element from Lindsay Masons' Sweet Dixie Jolly Happy Christmas *New 2016 Christmas stamp collection from Personal Impressions.

This stamp set consists of four images and two sentiments (please note the winter wishes sentiment on this project along with the snowflakes used in the background are from Lindsays' Christmas Hello stamp set.)

Snowflakes have been randomly stamped using Tim Holtz Stormy Sky distress ink.

Torn hammered white card has been layered onto a distressed and spritzed background to create the snowy base.   

The stamped tree image has been coloured using Promarker, Forest Green, Holly and Leaf Green and the baubles using Promarkers from the vibrant collection. 

Smaller trees are created by cutting the lower half  of the tree image away, I also removed the stars from the smaller trees to leave one central focal Tree.

The second focal tree has been created by layering up the three tree segments. They have then been embossed using Versamark clear embossing ink and Sweet Dixie High Gloss Embossing Powder 

Gemstones and Ranger stickles glitter glue have been used to embellish. The Focal Tree has been mounted onto a magnetic strip creating a Fridge Magnet Gift for the receiver. 

This can easily be attached to the card anywhere using removable glue.

The Jolly Happy Christmas stamp set is extremely resourceful, a must have set in your Christmas Collection.

Thank you for taking time to peek at my crafty creation.. I hope you have been inspired.

Creative Hugs from Tracey xxx

Vilda Stamps Embossed photo frame.

On a recently visit to the NEC in Birmingham Becka B introduced me to some adorable stamps byVilda made in Sweden. I'd like to share my latest make with you.

A 3.5" x 4.5" photo frame was primed as my base, three images from Vilda's Small House Kit or *Minihus kit* V688 were stamped and coloured using promarkers.

A Mini water colour was created using stamps by Vilda *butterfly corner* V710

The Frame was embossed several times using a mixture of fine and UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamal) This gives a distressed/uneven effect.

The more I embossed the frame the more it seemed to lift the colour from the image 

giving an almost dreamy, slightly out of focus effect.

The mini water colour marry's up with the framed image.

Vilda stamps are fine red rubber and highly detailed, please check out Becka B's website for a vast selection of Vilda loveliness (plus she is generously offering Free UK  P&P until the end of JULY)

Thank you for taking time to visit, I hope you have been inspired as much as I have.

Creative Hugs from Tracey xx

Purrr-fect Purr-trait...!!

Life has been extremely busy recently so I thought I would quickly share with you a 5x7 canvas I had fun creating a couple of weeks ago. 

I've used Lindsay Mason's Feline Fun Digital Downloads containing Six cat images (of which I used five.) I had tried to use each Kitty separately but they seemed a happier family all together... Hence the Purrr-fect Purr-trait..!! Each having their own character.

The background was created using Tim Holtz Gothic Stencil and IndigoBlu Acrylic Paints, Peppermint Tea and Banana Custard. The cats have been coloured using ProMarkers.

Purrr-fect Purr-trait... Take 2.. Photo Bomb!!

Like most family portraits there is always something that doesn't go quite to plan. So just for a bit of fun I added one of Lindsays Kookie Creatures another Digital Image available to download from Lindsays Etsy Store.  There's nothing like a Photo Bomb to bring an image into the 21st Century, don't you think ..??

Thank you for joining me on my crafting Journey.. Creative Hugs from Tracey xxx