Mermaid Dreams

Happy Friday Everyone

I found a moment to play with a new Spellbinders Stencil 

designed by Jane Davenport purchased from That's Crafty. 

Jane always reminds me of Mermaids this was the perfect 

opportunity to take part in Art Journal Journey hosted by 

dear Yvonne this month with her chosen theme of *A World of Fantasy*

This journal page has been created using watercolour pencils and gesso. 

The stencil gives all those important lines needed to create a portrait.

Sketching in a Mermaid's tail I also used another of Jane's 

stencils to doodle some shapes around the page.

Pieces of collage tissue paper are glued with matt medium,

the colours matched perfect with the background colour.

Gesso dabbed on with tissue and used to highlight areas of the shapes,

handwritten words Mermaid Dreams have been added to the page.

As a child I would dream of Mermaids, I believe it may have been because of the 

holidays each year spent in Devon exploring secluded beaches like Ness Cove which 

could only be accessed through what the locals would call a smugglers tunnel.  

I always hoped I would catch a glimpse of a mermaid on the other side.

It's as if this mermaid is taking a selfie hee hee!!

Wishing you all a super weekend.

Looking forward to having some free time

and seeing what you have all been up too.

Take Care & Stay Safe

Creative wishes

Tracey xx

I'm sharing my creative playtime with:

Art Journal Journey - A World of Fantasy

Try it on Tuesday - Childhood

Kirstin & Eva over at PPF
Teema 40 ~ At the beginning was WATER
MOO MANIA & MORE.. Circles

Pencilled Stencil - The Owl

Hello Creative Friends Happy Thursday.

Today I'm sharing a sneaky peek of a That's Crafty Creation

with the full How to do's over HERE

I do hope you have the time to pop on over to the 

That's Crafty Blog and check it out.

Hope to see you over there.

Wishing you much creativity

Crafty Hugs

Tracey xx

Paperbabe Picture Inspiration challenge #69 ~ 50 Shades of Green

Happy Friday..!!

Today see's a new Paperbabe Challenge #69

Using the Picture for Inspiration it's really up to you how you interpret it.

Here's my take on Challenge #69..

Creating a colour wash background using shades from the picture for inspiration 

I used the same colour palette to colour in the Frost Fairy Stamp.

I stamped the largest of the two hearts from the Rabbit Face

Set and stamped four together to create a four leaf clover.

When cut out I used both to cover up those snowflakes.

The whiskers stamp helps break down some of the white area when 

stamped around the edge along with the quote stamp I embossed in copper.

The layers have been machine stitched using a neutral shade of thread

Completing my Picture Inspiration Card.

I do hope you can play along with this fortnights Picture Inspiration Challenge #69..

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend and the

Luck of the Irish for St. Patricks Day.

Also a very *Happy Birthday* to a sweet little Lady

who's special day happens to fall on the very same day..

BIG Hugs

Tracey xx

Creative Supplies:

Paperbabe ~ Frost Fairy Stamp Set

Paperbabe ~ Rabbit Face  Stamp Set

Paperbabe ~ Your Sparkle Quote Stamp Set

Watercolour Pencils/Versafine Ink Pad/Embossing Powder

Dylan in the Limelight

Hello Creative Friends,

I'm over on the That's Crafty Blog today sharing a project using new stencils.

Here's a cheeky peek of what i've been up too with the full project

and how it came to be right over HERE

Hope to see you over there

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx