Creative Artiste #130 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creatives 

Welcome to Creative Artiste's September Challenge #130 

where our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes.. 

Here's my monthly DT make using a multitude of mediums.

On a stenciled background I heat embossed Antique Linen 

distress embossing glaze then stamped Studio light Forget me 

nots by Jennie's mindful Art onto an A6 size kraft postcard 

Repeating the stamping process on offcuts, I then painted, 

fussy cut and layered both buds and leaves finishing with 

yellow beads to form the eye of every flower...

Edging with faux stitch, washi and rub-ons to frame the topper, 

an enamel metal pin badge holds on to torn out text tightly 

displaying the words *Forget me Not*

September is World Alzheimer's Month, I am sure like myself 

you will know of family members, friends or friends of friends 

that have been affected by this devastating disease.. 

As a carer I am thinking of you all..

Take care of yourself and each other 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing today with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Emboss it

Nicole ~ Sunday in the Art Room (SITAR) 

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 ~ #125 Anything Mixed Media Goes April Challenge

Hello Creatives 

Its challenge #125 @ Creative Artiste our 

theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes.

Here's what I got up to, mixing up media in my journal.

 

Scraping gesso then modeling paste through a TH stencil I've 

glazed with PaperArtsy Mattints giving a sheer subtle effect. 

Collaging torn papers and old book pages on a 6x4 topper, 

graphite is rubbed through a tree stencil and then with paste. 

Glazing again with mattints I edged with machine stitch, 

washi tape and tea stained paper doilies.. 

The Hare is a stamp by Hobby Art and has always been one 

of my favourite stamp images so much so that I actually 

have two sets of the March Hare.. 😊

Very sad to see this wonderful company close, without 

the encouragement from Jenny Mayes (Owner) all those 

years ago I never would have taken those brave steps 

to even start a blog, Jenny made me believe 

in myself, what a beautiful soul she is 💖

The stamped hare is coloured with alcohol markers, pencil 

and paint given thread whiskers and bedecked with purple 

and green lace, he's popping up from the woodlands edge 

making his presence known .. so cute.

If you like to mix up your media come join us HERE 

@ Creative Artiste #125 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Wishing those that celebrate 

*Easter Blessings* 

Take care everyone

Creative Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing todays creativity with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Make it Cute 

Art Journal Journey ~ Tree's are Awesome aren't they? 

Fourseasons ~ Spring Season April 2026 

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 ~ #122 Anything Mixed Media Goes/Optional Christmas

 Hello Creatives 

December already 🎅

How fast did we get here this year..!! 

with it I bring the last challenge of 2025 @ Creative Artiste 

#122 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes/Optional Christmas  

My Design Team Project came about making use of leftover 

Christmas bits, card backgrounds and paint waste with a 

meeting of two projects to embrace the season 🎄

This washi taped, paint scraped background reminded me of a snowy 

scene on a cold Winters night, leftover from my handmade Christmas 

cards there's stamped and embossed script, art yarn edging with 

large snowflake buttons included into the mix.

This felt Robin I discovered @ Thimble wood created by the 

super talented Michelle you will find her lovely kits HERE

One of many I've been making for loved ones each given a 

different embellishment.. this one with a beaded belly and 

jingle bell holly berries 😊

Displayed on the last page of my 2025 journal 

it's a reminder of the year gone by and future ahead.. 

Pop over HERE and see what the Creative Artiste team have 

designed to inspire you and please share your own creations @

Creative Artiste #122 ~ 

Anything Mixed Media Goes/Optional Christmas

Wishing you all the warmth and magic of the season

Take care of yourself and each other 

Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing this months creativity with: 

Fourseasons ~ Winter Season

Try it on Tuesday ~ Snowflakes

Art Journal Journey ~ Winter

Creative Artiste ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes #121

 Hello Creatives 

It's the first Friday of a new month so time for a new challenge 

@ Creative Artiste.. our challenge #121 is almost always... 

Anything Mixed Media Goes  

I discovered this magnificent sculpture last year whilst dog walking 

in a quiet corner of Worcester which led me to discover more wonders 

designed by artist Victoria Harrison and her living mosaics. 

As November is a month of remembrance and reflection 

I was inspired to create my journal page.

 

A paint scraped background embellished with desk whatnots and wool, 

script is stamped and embossed to add extra background interest. 

The poppy is fashioned from scrap paper each petal 

given a mosaic design using paint, pens and scrap fabrics.

The poppy centre is a large domed button surrounded by glittery bits. 

Finishing with a smudge of glitter glue and edged with paper clips 

keeping everything uniform and together.. 

The single word BRAVE speaks for itself..

Please do share your own mixed media creations with the team

@ Creative Artiste #121 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Wishing you all a happy, creative 

and reflective month ahead 

Hugs Tracey xx

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 ~ #102 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Hello Creatives 

March is here and if like me you eagerly await 

the awakening and flourishes of Spring.. 

So lets welcome you all to 

Creative Artiste Monthly challenge 

where *Anything Mixed Media Goes..* 

Here's my March Mixed Media DT project 

Torn papers, prints and mark making create my collage background. 

Stamped and stitched meadow grasses with a stamped cut and 

layered Hare expands this Spring like scene, grounded with 

twisted wire, machine stitch and topped with a lacey cloud.

Do you like mixing up your media or would like to try your hand??

Then why not create and share with us all @ Creative Artiste 

we'd love to see YOUR take on Mixing up different media's... 

You will find lots more inspiration from the DT HERE

pop on over, show some love and drop them a comment

Creative Artiste #102 Anything Goes Mixed Media

Wishing you all a Safe, 

creative March 

Hugs Tracey xx

Seize The Day...!!

 Best wishes to all creatives this January

The rains have stopped for now as Winter shows it's face &

 temperatures plummet, we've even had a sprinkling of snow 

giving beautiful bright blue skies alongside frosty mornings. 

My first share of 2024 is a journal spread of collage, remnants and 

poignant words. Those who visit my blog know I no longer have 

time to create as I once did 😢 Care duties take up almost all 

of my time both day and night and over the past year 

those duties have escalated. 

The calendar is key to my world, it authorizes me to function for those 

that can not, be their daily guide or reminder and at times it allows me 

to seize any gap in the day to do the things I love to do like create..

Creativity is a healer and makes me stronger..

makes me think and appreciate time I have for myself..

gives me strength whilst patiently waiting..

and makes me hopeful everyday.. 

Seize the day and make the best of every moment...

Take care & stay safe everyone

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Winter Blues 

Four Seasons ~ Winter Season January Challenge

Art Journal Journey ~ Erika's Theme It's on the Calendar

Hello PUMPKIN...

 Hello Pumpkin 😊

Halloween season is upon us it's everywhere in the shops, 

I love the display of different pumpkins available and have spent 

many hours carving out pumpkin faces with the children in the past. 

I've a spooky Halloween inspired journal page today 

for my Favourite colour is October @ Art Journal Journey. 

A painted background with a stamped and coloured Manor house. 

The full moon illuminates my oversized drawn and painted plump 

pumpkin that greets you at the foot of the winding garden path.. 

If you look long enough at the open Manor house window 

you can almost imagine an eerie shadow staring out at you. 

Amazing how the mind can play tricks on us... 

Stay safe and creative everyone 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Paint Party Friday

Try it on Tuesday ~ Halloween

Rains Thursday Art Date ~ Being Watched

Country View Crafts ~ Autumn Colours/Halloween

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Not a Card

Guest Designer @ Try it on Tuesday ~ Feminine

 Hello Creative Friends, 

Always an honour to be invited to be Guest Designer 

@ Try it on Tuesday and a real pleasure to accept. 

With their new fortnightly Theme of *Feminine*, 

there's many ways to interpret that one single word.

For me something Feminine is soft and gentle..

This studio light stamp is so graceful with layered flowers, 

and a little lace. It's busy background was replaced using 

texture paste through a Stamperia Cosmos astronomy and 

numbers stencil. Painted in delicate pastels ties 

everything together so peacefully . 

 The Try it on Tuesday Team will love seeing your take 

on their Feminine theme right HERE, they give the 

warmest of welcomes and inspiration galore 

from the super talented TioT design team. 

BIG Thank you's from me...

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx 

**Sadly due to unforeseen circumstances I am AFK but 

as soon as able i'll be sure to catch up with you all** 

 Take good care everyone

August Tag.. Thank you *SEW* much ..

Hello creative Friends, today i'm sharing Augusts Tag using those 12 weeks of prompts.

Tag No:8 oh gosh not many more left before I complete my personal challenge
of creating a different one each month using those very same prompts.

 This post is a scheduled one as I will be away and probably not have much time 

when I return to create or post before September sneaks in.

This tag is created using some goodies I received from Chris recently from a 

swap challenge and I thought they would work hand in hand with this project 

alongside Chris' words of wisdom.

Here in words and pictures is my August*

Thank you *SEW* much tag.

Using an MDF Tag from Chris I first painted in white Gesso, then a coating of Leather Corset from Indigoblu and finally dry brushed on Warm Tan from left to right. When dry I pushed clear modelling paste through a stencil leaving the Handmade script visible.

Strips of Paperartsy lace stamped onto tissue paper have been added as collage 

across the bottom and top with a coating of matt medium.

The whole tag has been coated in a layer of watered down Antique Gold Shimmer and flicks of multi surface white paint flicked on top. Onyx black has been blended through 

a quilt stencil to give effect and the whole tag coated in a layer of clear Gesso

.

The orange mark is where I scorched it trying to dry it quickly..

Around the edges of the tag I stamped a stitch effect then stamped the dressmakers Manikin that was another gift from Chris onto tissue paper, tore around the edges and adhered using matt medium.

Now it's time to play by adding those doodles and embellishments.

White Posca pen helps highlight areas. buttons and pins add to it's theme and

a touch of gilding wax across the Handmade word brings it to life.

All tied up with a piece of Antique ribbon, Paperartsy words learn to sew 

have been stamped onto tissue and adhered, giving a thought for the day.

My Thank you *SEW* much August Tag is complete.

This has now been turned into a fridge magnet.

Thank you for taking time to pop on over.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone, i'll catch up with your posts and creativity on my return and look forward to sharing more of mine with you all very very soon.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx