Face your Fears..

Happy Friday!!!

Today see's the June Edition of Craft Stamper Magazine hit the stores 

where little ole me has a project featured using That's Crafty Products.

This is a big step for me as I shy away from anything like this 

but sometimes you have to face your fears...

..i'm facing lots this year!

Here's a peep at what I created.

with the full creation within the June Edition of Craft Stamper Magazine.

Thank you to Laura for her encouragement and continued fabulous 

That's Crafty products i'm so blessed to work with and to Trish Latimer 

and her team for producing such an inspirational magazine.

I feel very privileged and somewhat proud to be amongst 

so many talented creative people 

all within one glossy magazine.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

*Wishing you all a wonderful weekend & Bank Holiday*

Craft Stamper Subsciptions

Craft Stamper Single Copies

Craft Stamper Digital Copies

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

StarTrishDesign Whimsy Girl (Two)

Nowadays I rarely get chance to sit and read a book and if I did I would probably fall asleep before the first page was turned... BUT... I do like to read a blog or two with a cuppa when time allows...
Last week I came across Trish Latimers inspiring  inkpaintbeads blog showcasing her adorable new red rubber unmounted stamps.... available to purchase from StarTrishDesign I just had to have one... (Just one..???.. Hmmmmm..!!)
This is my take or TAKES on Whimsy Girl Two  

MY EARTH ANGEL

                         

The image sizeable at 5'x3' was stamped in Versamark onyx ink and coloured using Trimcraft First Edition Markers i'd had these markers for quite sometime but never really used them for detail before but I have to say i'm very impressed, the blend is seamless and the colours are juicy and vibrant.  

The tag was created using distress ink & sprays, with a little handmade mica mist to give some sparkle.

The Earth was given a coat of Tonic crackle paint to make Earth look a little broken..!!

Such a lovely image to work with and extremely addictive.... I just couldn't stop..!!

Using scrap Gelli Plate backgrounds, Paperartsy stamps & hand doodles two 5.5' x 3.5' Cards were created.

and finally............

 a small canvas board. (not too sure if this one is finished yet..?)

I cant wait to get my hands on more of Trishs stamps (ok I confess I have already..!!)

and bring you a few more sneak peeks..

Thank you for your company .. Have a wonderful weekend.

Creative Hugs from Tracey xxx