From one little Star..

Hello Creative Friends,

I hope you are all keeping well and your Christmas crafting is completed?

Mine has had many false starts this year and i'd given up on my handmade 

Christmas cards resorting to previous years leftovers and charity cards. 

...but whilst looking for an embellishment to add to a tag I came across this 

die set. Loving the shape of the large star I just had to see how it all cut.

Lost in the moment with the aid of some Mercury Glass glitter glue 

and visible image sentiments before I knew it I'd created Christmas Cards, 

Tags and Carrier cards for my handmade Christmas Tree ornaments.

I even made a batch of New Year Cards.

The hammered cream card on Kraft looks so fresh and clean.

Who would have thought that one star could have inspired all these.

I'm already thinking of making more of these it's certainly sparked an idea... 

is it wrong to be thinking of Christmas 2019 before the Joy of 2018..?

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend what ever your plans,

For me it's time to decorate that Christmas Tree..

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

I'm sharing today with:

Kristin & Eva's ~ PPF

Crafty Cardmakers ~ Christmas

Apple Apricot ~ Simply Neutrals Tuesday 51

Simon Says Stamp ~ Monday Challenge ~ Warm Winter Wishes

Craft Stamper ~ Take it Make it Challenge ~ December

A Vintage Journey ~ Star Light Star Bright

Paperbabe Challenge #82 ~ THEME *STARS*

Hello Creative Friends

It's Friday and time for another Paperbabe Challenge.
This fortnight the theme is *STARS* we'd love you to share

your *STAR* creations over HERE on the Paperbabe Stamps blog.

There's a prize for one Lucky random winner so pop on over, 

read those rules and see what the Team have created just for you.

Here's my take on the Theme *STARS*

On to an A3 Journal page I traced around the Standard Torso and Fairy Wings 

templates, lay down lots of colourful Neocolor II's and spritzed with water 

to help those colours mix, move and merge around the page.

The Head template was traced, features stamped, coloured and cut out.

The Curly Hair and fringe template has also been traced separately 

ready to be fussy cut.

Stamping the Doodle *STARS* onto the background I rubbed crystal stickles glitter glue 

over the page with my finger to add some sparkle. I then used the Curly Fringe Hair

template to manipulate exactly where I wanted the hair to be before tracing around.

Those traced areas of hair behind the face were painted with white Gesso

and a hairline drawn onto the face making it easier to position those hair strands.

With those hair strands cut out and glued into place 

the pointy ear is lifted up peeping out from the hair.

Paper napkins have been collaged to the base of the page with 

extra's backed onto card and layered on top to add dimension.

Drawing in those finer details of my Fantasy Fairy using Neocolor II's, 

a fussy cut crown (included in the Fairy Wings template) along with 

beaded string adds that final detail.

I really enjoyed losing myself creating this piece and with limited craft supplies

at the moment due to a little home improvement it really does set those

creative cogs in motion.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead

and Thank you so much for visiting.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Stamps supplies: Standard Head and Torso  ~ Standard Curly Fringe 
 Left facing Profile Stamps.  ~ Winter Fairy mixed media template ~ *Doodle Stars*

I'm playing along with:

Kristin & EVA over at Paint Party Friday

Craft Stamper Magazine~ Take it Make it

Art Journal Journey ~ A World of Fantasy