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

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

Creative Artiste ~ March Mixed Media Challenge #80

 Hello Creative Friends 

Welcome to Creative Artiste's March Challenge #80 

our theme is always *Anything Mixed Media Goes*

This month my Design Team project uses fabric remnants, with a focal 

Daffodil cut from card, stitched and painted. A wool wrapped curtain 

ring represents the Corona or more commonly known trumpet. With hand 

woven button as the stamen it makes a bright statement of Spring.

The fabric scrap background is embellished with beads, stray threads, 

sequins, lace and buttons, all drawn together with needle and thread 

in both machine stitch and hand embroidery...

I loved watching it's design immerge and grow, 

it's incredibly tactile and so cheerful...

Turned into a mini wall quilt a gift for Mother's Day 

I hope my Mom will find it uplifting all year round.

What ever your creative choice of medium, be it a mix of fabric remnants 

embellished like my own. Paper, paint and stencils on a Journal background 

ATC's, mixed media cards, Tags or inventive altered projects we'd love 

you to share your mixed media creations with the Creative Artiste Team. 

Pop on over HERE to see what the DT have created to inspire you. 

I hope you will join our Creative Artiste March #80 Challenge 

and please remember it's always *Anything Mixed Media Goes* 

Creative Hugs and best wishes 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

TFJB ~ For the Love of Mixed Media

Try it on Tuesday ~ Add some Texture

Country View Challenges ~ Mothers Day

Autumn in Abstract

 Hello everyone 

I hope you all had a creative weekend? 

I had a whole Sunday to myself what a treat 

but with so many things on my creative to do list 

I was overwhelmed where to start or what to do... 

Looking through my online courses I noticed a bonus workshop 

had dropped into my Soulful Abstracts course by Laly Mille.. 

This is where Sunday took me. 

Orange is not my colour, you may be shocked by this as my 

Art Journey Journal theme is *My Favourite Colour is October* 

Nature wears Orange so much better than I ever could. 

This workshop takes you on a journey facing your fears of 

unconfident colour, introducing it into your artwork alongside 

colours you're more comfortable with which for me are mainly neutral.

Layering unfavoured paper scrap colours, scribbling on shades of 

orange neocolour II's. All blended into the background by finger 

smudging white gesso, random stamping and dark inky drips. 

I call this mixed media piece *Autumn in Abstract*

 

now I feel the need to create something in purple 😏

Wishing you all a very Creative week 

Hugs Tracey xx

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #128 ~ Dimension

 Hello creative friends

This fortnights Paperbabe Challenge theme is *Dimension*  

however you depict the theme come share your dimensional 

creations with the team HERE for a chance to win a prize. 

*You DO NOT have to use Paperbabe stamps in your design but if 

you do it doubles the prize pot for one randomly selected winner*

Here's what I got up to and how it came to be.. 

Using scraps of left over Paperbabe stencilled paper saved from 

projects, paste test sheets or various mixed media, I layered 

torn strips to a journal page to create a simple background. 

A stamped and painted Dinky Female face and torso is given a layered 

hair style using more of those stencilled scraps cutting out a mix of 

styles using the Bunches Template set creating dimension to her hair. 

Toning down the existing colour of her layered hair using gesso 

she blends into the background resting peacefully on Dinky hands. 

Recycled lace, pearl embellishments and a fibreboard substrate 

add extra texture and dimension completing my journal creation.

Look forward to seeing your 

*#128 Dimensional Challenge Creations* 

Take care & stay safe everyone..

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx 

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Jo's theme Texture 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Use your Scraps 

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #9 

LTCCB #50 September Anything Goes

Be Thankful...

Hello Creative Friends

No matter how grey they day, 

we ALL have something to be thankful for. 

Using unused die cuts & scraps here's a quick post 

I love how Kraft card absorbs distress oxides...

and how it stretches when coated in water. 

I can see right behind those trees now.

Placed inside a found frame gives these scraps 

a BIG HUG bringing them all together as one family...

As friends across the pond celebrate Thanksgiving 

and many prepare for upcoming festivities...

I wish you all a wonderful day

Take care of yourselves and each other

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing with:

AEDM ~ Day28 

Paint Party Friday ~ WK39 Yr9

Moo-Mania & More ~ Use your scraps

TFJB ~ Lovely Leaves Challenge

Crafty Cardsmakers ~ #246 No Patterned Paper