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 August #107 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creatives 

First Friday of the month always brings a new Challenge 

@ Creative Artiste #107 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes 

My August Journal page is created with lots of paper play, 

using the rather lovely Stamperia SunFlower Art collection. 

Fussy cuts and layering, paint pen and glossy accents 

all shine a light on that extra detail.

Air clay sunflowers painted with acrylics, flicks of 

dimension paste accentuate those golden wild riverside 

grasses with dots of glitter glue making those relentless 

no matter the weather wildflower poppy's shine through.

Edged with machine stitch topped with lace 

this is very much where I like to be ... 

My outdoor happy place painting or drawing

alongside my dog in Natures Magnificent Garden.. 

We hope you can join the Design Team HERE  

@ Creative Artiste and play along with challenge #107

our Theme is always  Anything Mixed Media Goes.. 

Happy creative August everyone 

Take care & stay Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Playing along with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ In the Garden  

Art Journal Journey ~ Jo's Theme Wonderfully Wild 

The Four Seasons Challenge ~  Anything Goes Summer 

Creative Artiste JUNE Mixed Media Challenge #83

 Hello Creative Friends  

I do hope you are all keeping well? 

How this year is flying by and again it's the first Friday 

of a brand new month which must mean it's time for me to

welcome you to Creative Artiste's JUNE Challenge #83 

our theme is ALWAYS Anything Mixed Media Goes..  

June's Design Team project is a Steampunk man tag.. 

A collaboration of elements all brought together, starting with a 

block print napkin collaged onto a tag, grit paste, moulded cogs, 

gears and clock face applied then painted to achieve a rusty effect. 

 

This dapper Tim Holtz Time Traveller has been stamped multiple times 

coloured with pencil then cut and layered to give him added dimension.

Adhered onto the tag he takes centre stage accompanied by an 

altered chipboard quote to complete my mixed media man tag.

Now we invite you to use a variety of mediums to create a 

Mixed Media Masterpiece and share your creations with the DT

@ Creative Artiste's JUNE Mixed Media Challenge #83 

Wishing you all a safe and creative month ahead 

it's been a busy few weeks for me, I look forward 

to catching up with you all very soon... 

Creative Hugs Tracey xx 

Sharing with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ For the Man in your Life

Just Junk Journaling...

 Hello creative friends, 

Already a week passes into March as I continue recycling packaging and 

using scraps to make pocket sized Junk Journals to create in each month. 

Here's March's JJ covered with rice paper and stamped flowers 

painted in Spring time colours and very simply embellished... 

Inside a page for Valerie's Spring Theme @ Art Journal Journey 

with a Tim Holtz die cut and watercoloured bird resembling the 

Blue Tit, she sings amid a Spring inspired textured background..

and because time didn't allow me to share last month 

here's a small selection from Februarys Junk Journal...

Paper pockets filled with layered scraps with machine stitched edges. 

Documenting my Son and his Girlfriends engagement announcement 

and some mindful doodling as the door closed on February...

Please be safe creative friends.. 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Art Journal Journey ~ Valerie's Theme *Spring*

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Add a Die Cut

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ Add some Green

Catch up with Paint Party Friday

Doorway to creativity..

Hello creative friends 

Last weekend I was gifted a new journal with 

pages made completely from recycled coffee cups.

 

As Valerie is December's host @ Art Journal Journey 

often sharing her love for coffee I thought I'd dedicate 

Valerie's theme and title to this new creative journal... 

*When one door closes, another one opens*

With stenciled crackle paste brickwork, I've adhered a 

wooden door with decorative wreath and over door swag. 

Modelled from memories of past visits to Dublin Ireland, 

with it's rows of Georgian terraced house's and large doorways.

I wonder how many people have climbed those mossy steps and 

will continue to visit family and friends throughout the years. 

A timeless invitation of warmth, security and 

companionship from the past, present to the future. 

Which just leaves me to wish you all a very 

cosy Christmas from my house to yours..

Stay safe and creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Rain's TAD ~ Christmas Future

Paint Party Friday

Creative Artiste SEPTEMBER Challenge ~ #75 Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends

Time again to welcome you all to

Creative Artiste's September Challenge #75 

our theme is ALWAYS *Anything Mixed Media Goes*

This month my mixed media make brings together previous 

project left overs and things that never really came to be.

The stencilled box frame has seen many colours over the past 

months before I settled on Prize Ribbon and tarnished brass.

A piece of clock face flexi mould pasted to a grey board heart was 

cut to fit with precision inside the box aperture. Painted in similar 

colours the heart is suspended over the embossed typewriter inner.

Adorned with die cut and painted colorize blooms an idea-ology tag 

distressed to blend in with the frame colours completes the design.

Probably my favourite make of 2021 i'm always amazed by 

what can be created with those little bits left behind..

Pop on over and see what the Fabulous Design Team 

have created this SEPTEMBER over HERE.. 

Look forward to seeing your Mixed Media Makes.. 

@ Creative Artiste #75 Anything Goes Mixed Media Challenge

Stay safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Morning has broken...

 Hello everyone

I've been flicking through unfinished journal pages again and 

came across this little cottage nestled amongst the tree's... 

You can see i'd already started to work on it, over painting the collage 

adding light, shade and bright coloured blossom of purple and yellow.

Those that visit know I love creating little scenes like these, 

extending the tree's with pencil and paint, adding stencilled 

flowers painted to resemble Dog Rose lifting their heads 

up towards the morning light. 

Using grit paste, I stencilled the corner, painting it grey. 

I feel like i'm peeping over a dry stone wall at a magnificent 

country landscape, how I wish I could call that house mine... 

Give me the peace and tranquillity of early Summer mornings every 

day of the week.. now all I need is the sweet sound of bird song.

Stay safe and creative everyone 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Paint Party Friday

Rain's TAD ~ Mornings

LTSCB #147 Anything Goes

LTCCB #60 July Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge~ Lazy Summer Days

Country View Challenges ~ July Use a stencil or two

Art Journal Journey ~ Summer Countryside

Dearest neighbour..

Hello creative friends, 

I hope you are all keeping well? 

What glorious weather we've been having, teamed with a 

couple of creative play days my weekend has been just perfect...

 

I've so many tags with techniques that never amount to anything, 

as my minds been drawn to creating something special for my dear 

neighbour's monumental 100 Birthday this year I've been playing 

with lots of ephemera and stamped TH tickets, adding a die cut 100. 

Funny thing is this stamp set is also SA's 100th Collection...

This napkin image reminds me of two little princesses, with big sis wearing 

the crown. I'm sure my neighbour will be wearing her finest hat in celebration 

of her special day when she receives her birthday greeting from the Queen.

Losing myself in the finer details of hand stitching, buttons and brads, 

butterflies, flowers and lace, I attached a triple ring clasp creating a 

tag flip journal, now all those extra ideas can stay close to hand..

Thank you so much for stopping by today

wishing you all safe sunny days 

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

LTCCB #59 ~ JUNE Anything Goes 

Country View Challenges ~ June 2021 100 Challenges

Inspired by Evelyn's creative sketch book cover, 

paperdoll and flower ephemera and die cut 100..

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ Mixed Media

**Art** Journal Journey ~ Mia's Theme Butterflies

TAG TUESDAY ~ FACES

TFJB ~ I'm feeling like Royalty

Creative Artiste's June Challenge #72 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

 

Hello Creative Friends, 

First Friday of the month and time to welcome you 

all to *Creative Artiste's JUNE Challenge #72* 

our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes.

This shared mixed media journal page was created some months back, 

during cold dark days with a longing for some warmth and sunshine. 

Torn papers collaged onto the page are painted with my finger, 

as a magazine image pasted on top is over painted 

adding back every little detail.

Tim Holtz Brushstroke flowers #1 are cut from fabric, 

painted and sewn together with a recycled button.

Summer has very much began to show her face this past week 

in my little part of the UK and i've really enjoyed seeing 

the Birds, Bee's and Butterflies embrace it too.. 

Here's a little addition to fill that Summery Sky.. 

If you like to mix up your media, please come and share 

with the Creative Artiste Design Team and join our 

Creative Artiste June Challenge #72 

*Anything Mixed Media Goes*

Wishing you all sunshine 

Stay safe and Creative

Tracey xx

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

Creative Artiste's *May Mixed Media* Challenge #71

Hello Creative Friends, 

First Friday of the month so time to welcome 

you all to Creative Artiste's May Challenge #71 

our theme is always *Anything Mixed Media Goes* 

Today i'm bringing past things into the present... 

This ATC is the last of a bunch made for gifts in 2020. 

Created by stamping the Lily onto MDF the image was traced 

using liner pen, painted with distress paint then covered with 

UTEE and heat embossed several times to create a tile effect.

Making use of a broken picture frame onto it's backboard texture paste 

is pushed through a stencil then painted in colours similar to the ATC. 

Distress ink is painted through the same stencil onto the inner mount 

with it's aperture painted and edged with tarnished brass. 

The outer frame is painted in petrol blue with corner fastenings 

attached to help strengthen the frame with it's missing glass.

Reassembled the ATC becomes the main focal with offcuts of lace 

glued into every corner to compliment the finished redesign. 

I love the vibrant colours of this mixed media frame.. 

Such a cheerful creation.

If you like to mix up your media, do share your creations 

with the Creative Design Team and join in with our 

Creative Artiste's May Mixed Media Challenge #71

Stay Safe and Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Motion and movement

 Hello creative friends

Flicking through unfinished journal pages I came 

across this rice paper image of two ballet dancers. 

How graceful they look, lost in the moment. 

Stencil marks surrounding them almost slows down their motion, 

calculating every movement. With gold stenciled gesso and gems 

it seems to add to the drama like a huge spotlight on stage.

I love how the white highlights track and trace their steps. 

The words *They gave no more thought* provokes emotion

for us to imagine their story through our own eyes... 

Wishing you well this weekend, 

Stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Paint Party Friday

Rain's Thursday Art Date 

LTCCB #56 March Anything Goes

Art Journal Journey ~ Sheila's *A single Flower*

The ballet dancer wears one on her head band

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge #3 

Happy Birthday Morgan x 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Use a Stencil or Two

Imagination has no limit..

 Hello everyone, 

Hope you all had a good weekend?

Mine was spent going through my sketch books and journals 

i've so many unfinished pages and I'm amazed how many pages 

have scenes, sketched, painted or built up with mixed media. 

Adding a stamperia rice paper face I painted in hair and gave her 

a lacy blouse. Words from the same rice paper seemed to give me 

permission to include random die cuts adding to her eccentricity.

I love this huge layered die cut Rose by Lisa Jones, 

this eccentric Victorian Lady wears it so well..

 

*As today is International Woman's Day.. 

Be proud of who you are.. 

YOU can be who ever you want to be* 

Wishing you all a super week, 

stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

TFJB ~ Anything Goes 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Say it with Flowers

AJJ ~ Orange Esmeralda's Theme A single Flower 

(Hoping Sheila will allow it 👍)

Delightful thing's

 Hello Creative Friends, 

I've been discovering lots of stamped, coloured and cut images 

recently that never quite made it to page. When I came across an 

unfinished journal page displaying a huge pair of stencilled gold 

scissors I thought this selection would sit so prettily upon it.. 

Edged with lace, pearls and a metal button it's like a gathering of 

Spring where I love to paint, sew and sow delightful thing's outdoors. 

Wishing you all a safe, happy 

and creative weekend 

Take care 

Tracey xx 

Sharing todays creativity with: 

TFJB ~ Groundhog Day (Pearls and Lace)

Stamping Sensations ~ February Colour my World

Art Journal Journey ~ Valerie's Theme Heavy Metal 

Country View Challenges ~ February ~ First signs of Spring

We Love Chocolate Baroque ~ February Flowers, Butterflies or Birds

2020 Baker's Dozen

 Hello Creative Friends, 

The last day of the year has arrived which means 

I get to repost a handful of my favourite makes of 2020. 

As many of my personal favourites I've not shared this year I'm 

breaking tradition by starting with my favourite unshared piece 

which is also my last page as Guest Host @ Art Journal Journey 

The meaning of .. words. 

This journal page bares my outstretched hand resting on a painted 

foliage paper. Every day since creating this page I have placed a 

new word or affirmation in the hand to start my day.. words help. 

Today I'm placing Thank YOU a little word with a huge heart. 

Shared with gratitude to all those that have been supportive, 

shown kindness, strength and consideration. Been an ear or 

virtual shoulder to cry on or just believed in me... 

I thank YOU all.

 

Now time to share and revisit a tiny piece of my 2020

PBS #114

Green Peace

Good Friday wishes

From Spring through to Summer

This little stamperia bird has been on quite 

a journey with me this year... 

Discover Flowers

Lavender Pebbles

I became very addicted to making these in 2020

From this day forward

Creative Artiste #66

Paperbabe Stamps Jointed Art Doll Die

The meaning of ... Curiosity 

The meaning of... Art

My Quote Right Now

Dr Maya Angelou

Thank you all so much for sharing your time with me

Let's hold on to hope that 2021 will 

keep all that is precious to us safe 

and a much happier one..

Creative wishes 

Tracey xx

Bringing in the New Year with: 

Paint Party Friday ~ Wk44 Yr10