Spritz and Stitch

Hello Everyone

Can you believe it's the last day of May!

Where did that month go..??

As it's Thursday I'm sharing a sneak peek of some

That's Crafty Creativity 

with the full how to do's over HERE

Hope to see you over there

                                                                                                                                                         

Crafty Hugs

Hugs Tracey xx

A Sprinkle of Starlight.

Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a great weekend?

It's not only the last day of July but also Monday so that must mean 

it's my turn to share a sneaky peek of my That's Crafty Creation and 

direct you over HERE for the Full How to Do's.

I do hope you can join me and as always check out the Design Teams makes 

throughout the week with their sneak peeks and full how to do's over at 

That's Blogging Crafty!

Thank you for visiting and I hope to catch you all later in the week 

with some more creative sharing.

Take Care & Stay Safe Everyone

Hugs Tracey xx

Embossed ATC Fridge Magnet..

Hello everyone it's Monday again and today i'm over on the That's Crafty Blog sharing a little something I made some time ago... Here's a little sneak peek but please do click HERE for more info in words and pictures..

Until next week enjoy all the inspirational makes from The That's Crafty Design Team..

Take Care and Stay Safe.

Creative Hugs Tracey x

Dance of the Dragonflies

Happy Monday everyone.. 

Can you believe this is the last Monday of the month, where has June gone?? 

It's my turn to share some That's Craft Creativity over on the *That's Crafty Blog * showcasing a project using new paints and surfaces from the That's Crafty range.

Here is a sneak peek of my Dance of the Dragonflies..*

Please fly on over HERE for those *How to Do's*

Thank you for taking time to visit I look forward to sharing more with you 

the same time next week. Until then Take Care and Stay Safe everyone.

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

That's Crafty.. Hats off to Steampunk!

Hello everyone, it's so nice to finally showcase my first Design piece for That's Crafty!

Here's a little sneak peek of my *Hats off to Steampunk* project.
Please follow the link Here and pop on over to That's Blogging Crafty to see my full
*How to do's* in words and pictures...

Take care and stay safe everyone and I look forward to
sharing a new crafty make with you all every Monday..

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

Mini Scraps Journal

Hello creative people, I hope you are all in fine fettle??
I start today with a question.. Do you save your off cuts, scraps and 

tester pages that are just too nice to throw away?

I try to use as many of mine as I can for backgrounds, projects and even create elements
to add to my projects but the scrap paper mountain never seems to go down much.

Here's my quick solution to keeping them more organised using some of these goodies.

Using a White/Greyboard panel size 2.96 in  x 5.52
from That's Crafty I dry brushed on Ranger Dabber Paints.

Pushed textured Sand Paste through a TCW Mini Texturized Stencil..
(I love this stencil..)

When dry added colour to the textured sand and

stamped Trish Latimers Word Girl One rubber stamp using black archival 

onto the painted panel and coloured using Posca pens.

Dotted, dabbed and coloured areas to replicate flowers within the open space, 

adding a tiny touch of gilding wax for shimmer.

This decorated panel has now become the cover for my scraps book and with a hole punched in the corner and scraps added, it's all held together with a book ring making it much easier to flip through and find a background. 

I already have quite a few of these mini scrap journals near full but I'm sure you will agree

 they look much more appealing than a mountain of paper and are a lot easier to store.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope your day is a creative one.

Take Care until next time..

Hugs Tracey xx

Crafting Supplies:
StarTrish Design Word Girl One

That's Crafty Surface White/Greyboard Panel 2
TCW 6x6in Mini Texturized Stencil
Ranger Paint Dabber
Posca Marker Pens

Spring time nesting

As Spring has officially sprung I'd like to share my mixed media birds nest 

with you all, using media from both indoors, outdoors and elements of nature

.. and enter Rubber dance Stamps Everything Spring Challenge with my project.

Please join me on my bird nest building bullet point journey.

1: Mix Americana Burnt Sienna and Burnt Orange DecoArt Acrylics with PVA.

2: Saturate twine, string and torn calico by soaking into the mixture.

3: Onto a painted wreath ring build up layers of the soaked calico, twine and string

4: Stamp and emboss Rubber Dance Stamp Textured Feathers onto painted paper.

(I purchased mine from UK retailer Thats Crafty)

5: Highlight and colour the feathers with Posca Markers, cut out and adhere to the ring.

6: Adding natural elements like twigs,leaves and garden foliage help to simulate a nest.

7: Halved clear plastic egg shells have been speckled on the inside using a posca black marker then painted on the inside with chalk paints of yellow, white and duck egg blue.

8: Painted Black card glued to the ring creates the nest base for the painted egg shells.

9: Dried tea leaves have been sprinkled around the shells to replicate the earth.

10: Stamped Rubber Dance Textured Leaves have been coloured with 

promarkers, cut and glued in and around the nest. 

Just another element of nature among many that a bird may use to feather its nest 

all coated with a layer of DecoArt Matte Medium.

... and my project is complete...

Thank you for sharing your time I hope you have been inspired.

Until next time

Creative Hugs from Tracey xxx