Creative Artiste March ~ #113 Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends 

After a dark dank start to the year we've started to see 

the beauty of Springtime and bursts of sunshine inspiring my 

Creative Artiste #113 DT Mixed Media March project... 

Recycled paper pieces, offcuts and embossed scraps have been 

pasted into an old diary where a Spring scene has been sketched 

with paint, pencil and pens...

With a watercolour wash and splatter skyline the pages have been edged 

with wonky stitchery completed with a found quote to fit the scene...

Sighhh... take me there 😊

We hope you will share your mixed media creations with us HERE 

the team look forward to seeing what you create... 

Creative Artiste MARCH #113 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Creative Artiste Challenge ~ #112 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Happy February Creative's and Welcome 

to Creative Artiste first Mixed Media Challenge of 2025

Apologies I am indeed late with my new year best wishes 

but care duties are keeping me exceptionally busy... 

I'm so glad I managed to put together a DT project for 

February's #112 Anything Mixed Media Goes Challenge 

@ Creative Artiste

Here's what I created and those *did's to do's ... 

On an old Gel plate scrap I added strips of torn washi tape 

and pushed modeling paste through a stencil, highlighting 

with gilding wax when the paste was completely dry.

Stamped onto a found fragment of tea stained linen 

I decorated with lace, buttons, machine stitch and 

three hand stitched woolen yarn kisses... 

Topped with a dry felted heart crafted using Tracy Evans 

snippet stencil which acted as both a guide and template 

I embellishing the completed heart with golden beads. 

Edging the journal page with very messy machine stitch in a 

high contrasting colour this concluded my Mixed Media Make.

I loved creating this project full of love in so many ways... 

I hope you find time to create some mixed media moments 

and please do come and share with the Design Team 

@ Creative Artiste's #112 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Pop on over HERE to see more inspiration from the Team 

along with two Guest Designers and to welcome our 

newest Design Team Member Emma 😊 

Take care everyone 

stay safe and creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing the love of Mixed Media with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Romance (with my Heart & Kisses) 

Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Love is in the Air

Creative Artiste #111~ December Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creatives 

December has arrived far too quickly bringing me to 

introduce the last Creative Artiste Challenge of 2024 

our theme is Always Anything Mixed Media Goes...

My DT project is a journal page with Christmas in mind 

with a layered background of torn paper, pastes, stencils, 

painted glue doodles and pine tree die cuts tickled with 

gesso and glittery snowy paste tips. 

Three Stamperia Paper Baubles all highly embellished hang, 

decorated with lace, pearls, wire, buttons and random stitchery..

Each traditional bauble displays an important word 

PEACE, LOVE and JOY

Sprinkled with a touch of winter glitter, 

like icing sugar on the cake it adds to the magic.. 

I hope you will share your magical mixed media creations 

please come join in Creative Artiste last challenge of 2024 

December #111 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Wishing everyone a magical Christmas 

and a Happy Healthy New Year.. 

Stay safe, cosy and creative

Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Traditional Christmas

Fourseasons ~ December 2024 Anything Goes Winter Challenge

Creative Artiste #108 ~ September Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends 

First Friday of the month means a new arty challenge

@ Creative Artiste ~ #108 September Challenge 

our theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes 

My Design Team Project is another homage to the beauty of nature

Inspired by the Brown Hawker Dragonflies that dart at speed from 

my local canal to the nature reserve this time of year, I made 

use of a winged brooch in need of a body transforming it with 

extra gem stones, wire and paint to a dragonfly. 

Resting peacefully on scrap fabric framed by a wooden medallion.

The journal background is created from torn collaged papers, 

stamped and stencilled with the addition of washi tape, gems 

and lace with of course some stitchery detail...

Always fun to create using a mix of media.. 

Please come and share your creative mixed media makes 

with the team @ Creative Artiste #108 September Challenge 

our challenge is always *Anything Mixed Media Goes* 

Stay safe & Creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

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 July Challenge #106 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

 Hello Creative Friends 

Apologies this blog post is late I have been away 

and unsure why this scheduled project did not post 

So lets treat this as a midway monthly reminder of July's

Creative Artiste Challenge #106 Anything Mixed Media Goes

My MM journal page is inspired by the Linden Tree 

It's Flower as fragrant as freshly laundered washing.  

with background a mix of papers stitched to a watercolour skyline. 

 the tree is created using wire snipped and fashioned to resemble 

it's trunk, twisted and heavily laden with glass and ceramic 

beads as it's leaves...  

 finished with a calming quote by John Muir stamped onto vellum 

*In every walk in nature one receives far more than he seeks* 

Hope to see your mixed media creations over @

Creative Artiste #106 Anything Mixed Media Goes 

Take care everyone, 

stay safe & creative 

Hugs Tracey xx

It's a.. Beautiful day...

 Hello everyone,  

I was blessed to have some free time this week 

so therapeutic to have a creative play day.. 

This journal background is made up of torn scraps, napkins 

and a spotty glassine bag painted, dotted and doodled 

all edged with machine stitch. 

The centre piece I'd intended to be a book mark but the painted blues 

of the stamped blue tit and coffee cup blended so well with the page.

 

All reminding me of the song Beautiful day by U2 

about finding joy in the small things in life. 

The focal bird brought to life the line 

*And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth

After the flood all the colors came out*

Definitely a beautiful day.. Bird Song a cuppa and crafting.. 

Stay safe and creative Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing today with: 

Try it on Tuesday ~ Inspired by a Song 

We Love Stamping ~ Spring 

Stamping Sensations ~ Anything Goes April Challenge 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ Make your own background

 Art Journal Journey ~ 

Valerie's Theme Geometric Forms (Circles) 

Four Seasons: April 2024 Anything Goes Spring Challenge

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 July Challenge #95 ~ Anything Mixed Media Goes

Hello everyone 

I do hope you are all keeping well..??

Welcome to Creative Artiste July Challenge #95 

where it's always *Anything Mixed Media Goes*

This month I share a Journal page full of found desk scraps, 

washi tape, paint splodges and doodles all added whenever a chink 

of creative light appeared during these relentless busy days.

Embroidered flower patch, velvet ribbon and twisted beaded wire.

Ephemera, lace & stitched remnants brought together with a big brass button.

This is my *Happy Place* ... 

If you enjoy mixing up your media share your creations HERE  

Creative Artiste Anything Mixed Media July Challenge #95 

Stay safe, well and ever creative 

Tracey xx