Be Thankful...

Hello Creative Friends

No matter how grey they day, 

we ALL have something to be thankful for. 

Using unused die cuts & scraps here's a quick post 

I love how Kraft card absorbs distress oxides...

and how it stretches when coated in water. 

I can see right behind those trees now.

Placed inside a found frame gives these scraps 

a BIG HUG bringing them all together as one family...

As friends across the pond celebrate Thanksgiving 

and many prepare for upcoming festivities...

I wish you all a wonderful day

Take care of yourselves and each other

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

Sharing with:

AEDM ~ Day28 

Paint Party Friday ~ WK39 Yr9

Moo-Mania & More ~ Use your scraps

TFJB ~ Lovely Leaves Challenge

Crafty Cardsmakers ~ #246 No Patterned Paper

WOYWW #547

Hello everyone, 

There's been very little activity on the craft front... 

the virus affecting everyone around me finally 

got hold of me, it was only a matter of time. 

The horrible part has stopped (you don't need the finer details) 

just need to work through the aches, annoying cough and soothe 

a throat that feels like it's been feasting on a diet of sand paper. 

There's people much more poorly than me so lets move on so I can

Thank you for last weeks helpful comments on the houses 😊 

... you did get me thinking about colour

and during a sleepless night thanks to the cough this happened...

4 weeks and counting to Christmas i'm not sure i'll ever move on 

from this stamp set but the Christmas card stash is mounting up!! 

Look forward to seeing WOYWW #547

*Thanksgiving Blessings to those celebrating on Thursday*

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Picture Inspiration ~ Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #107

Happy Friday everyone 

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #107 presents you Holiday Hues. 

Use the picture/colours or both to inspire you to create, 

share and join in with the Paperbabe Stamps challenge.

Here's a simple card creation using those prompts.

Vintage Christmas Wreath Card:

 Using two different sized circles I masked an area of card to give 

me the shape I needed. Spraying distress oxides into the aperture

when dry I stamped the tips of the pine tree stamp from the 

Bottle Brush Tree set all around that open wreath area. 

Taking away the masks extra stamping is added around the 

wreaths edge,  just look how those tips resemble pine needles.

Solid Stars from the Cute Nativity stamp set are used to create 

star cookies with added glitter glue for that sweet frosting detail. 

Vintage photo distress ink gives them a baked tone

with rusty bells and a neatly tied bow my 

Vintage Christmas Wreath Card is complete.

The Design Team would love to see your take on the challenge. 

Pop on over HERE and share your creativity, there's a 

chance to win a Paperbabe Stamps prize every fortnight.  

Wishing you all much Creativity 

HUGS Tracey xx

What's on your Work desk? Wednesday #546

Hello Creative Friends, 

Time to share what's on our Wednesday work desks again. 

Can you believe it's only 5 weeks till Christmas..? 

With that in mind I spent a couple of hours on Sunday 

trying to work out ways of using another one of those 

stamps sat awaiting its turn on my borrowed desk.

WoywW 546

These handful of cards are not quite finished yet, I

just couldn't decide if I liked black or grey houses! 

What do you think..?? 

Hope this weekend I can finish them and 

move on to the next stamp set in the pile.

Another busy week my end so i'll 

catch up with you all asap.. 

Take care everyone 

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Strike a POSE with New 3/4 View Dinky's from Paperbabe Stamps

Hello Creative Friends, 

I hope you've been enjoying all the Paperbabe Stamps 

previews the Design Team have been sharing this week ? 

I have to say the New 3/4 View Dinky Face stamps along with their 

mix and match hair templates are my new favourite favourites...

3/4 View LEFT Dinky Face Stamps

3/4 View Dinky Hair Templates SET 1

Capturing just a fragment of the Whimsical Wave, 

Micro Fringe & Messy Buns Hair Templates from SET 1.

3/4 Right Facing Dinky Stamp Set 

3/4 View Dinky Hair Templates SET 2

Wavy Central Parting, Rag Tails & Finger Wave Bob

SET 2 gives us a selection of hairstyles through the ages. 

Strike a POSE..!

Don't they look pretty as a picture together.. 

I'm totally addicted... I just know you will be too. 

*UPDATE* 

A GENEROUS introductory discount of 15% 

is being given off the whole *DINKY COLLECTION* 

until the 23rd NOVEMBER 2019 including all NEW designs. 

All available in store for your stamping pleasure HERE.

Wishing you all a Creative weekend 

Hugs Tracey xx 

I'm sharing these lovelies with: 

Leah ~ AEDM 

(late for the) PPF ~ Wk37 Yr9

WWODT ~ Challenge #11

Morgans ArtWorld ~ Challenge #11

A Bit More Time To Craft ~ Challenge #104 ATG

Craft Stamper Magazine ~ TIMI Challenge November

MAM November Tutorial ~ Paperbabe Stamps DT Soulmate

Hello everyone

It's tutorial time over at Mini Album Makers as I share 

how my November Soulmate Album came to be over HERE. 

Here's a peep as it opens..

and then opens again to reveal what's inside...

After yesterdays glimpse as promised here's a selection of New 

Paperbabe Stamp designs from Novembers Mini Album Makers Sponsor. 

Please pop on over HERE for my Soulmate Journal tutorial.. 

*Paperbabe Stamps and templates NOW available HERE*

As this will sadly be my last post for Mini Album Makers 

i'd like to Thank the team for their support and inspiration 

and Thank YOU for being part of my Mini Album Makers Journey.

Sending Creative Hugs your way

Tracey xx

WOYWW #545 & Paperbabe stamps sneak peek

Morning everyone, 

What a busy week and then Wednesday happens again... 

So making the most of a free day i'm grabbing a cuppa 

and meeting @ the stamping ground to share WoywW 545. 

To the left of my desk i've been playing with last weeks stamps. 

Not got very far due to lack of in house time but it's a start.

Here's what's to the right of my desk, pencil prep and play 

with NEW DT products due for release this coming Saturday..

Here's a sneaky peep at those New Paperbabe stamps and templates

so sorry I can't show you a bigger peep... maybe tomorrow 😊

Right time for a coffee top up and then i'm all ready 

to see what's on your work desks this Wednesday... 

Looking forward to a crafty catch up.

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Anything Goes ~ Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #106

Hello everyone, 

It's anything goes over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog this 

fortnight so why not share your creativity with us HERE 

for a chance to win a Paperbabe stamps prize... 

Here's my Paperbabe Stamps #106 creation... 

Stamping out the Profile Right Dinky and tracing around the Volumptuous Waves hair template I've used gesso to blank out her ear creating an even flow of her hair.

Losing myself in a moment of colouring I protected the finished image with the Volumptuous waves hair template then placing a mylar stencil (created using the Tim Holtz Birch Die) over the top I blended distress ink through it.

The hair template acts as a mask protecting the image perfectly, bringing both pencilled figure and stencilled background together seamlessly.

A plain aperture found within an unused picture frame is dipped in puddles of Distress Oxides. Just look how those beads of colour leave their mark. 

A selection of Autumnal inspired D'oxs colours are used to stamp the leaves from the Completely Conkers set onto those transferred oxide puddles.

Positioning over the image the aperture creates a window around the design.

Back in it's original frame dabbed with gold and copper paint 

my Window to Autumn is complete.

Pop along and see what the Design Team have created this fortnight. 

I look forward to seeing your *Anything Goes* creations. 

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.

Take care & stay safe everyone.

Creative Hugs 

Tracey xx

Sharing today's creativity with: 

Leah ~ AEDM 

PPF ~ Wk36 Yr9

TFJB ~ Fabulous Fall

Craft Stamper ~ TIMI November Challenge

Try it on Tuesday ~ Colours of Autumn

A Vintage Journey ~ Window on your World

WoywW 544

Hello everyone

It's mid week desk sharing day over at the Stamping ground.

WoywW #544 

At last my TH travel mixed media mat has arrived..! 

Great timing as the borrowed desk is now set up for Christmas. 

That Stag card was on my desk last year, finally got around to 

colouring it in 😏 The presents were stamped a few years ago 😐

Setting aside some Christmas stamps lets see how I progress next week.

Before I go I had to share this Halloween card I received last week. 

Created by the very talented Anne Redfern it sure did make me smile 

*Thank you Anne 😘

Taking Mom out for lunch this morning and a little 

Christmas shopping so i'll be round to visit asap. 

Take care everyone

Happy WoywW Hugs 

Tracey xx

Mini Album Makers ~ November Challenge #Paperbabe Stamps!

Hello creative Friends,

It's November Challenge time at Mini Album Makers. 

A place where we invite you to share your amazing handmade 

or altered albums/journals, the theme is always anything goes.

I'm pleased to announce Paperbabe Stamps are November's Sponsor 

generously offering the prize of a £20 GC for one lucky winner.

Paperbabe Stamps Blog -  Paperbabe Etsy Store 

Mini Album Makers November Challenge

Using Eileen Hull's Scoreboard XL Pocket Notebook Die 

I've created what I call my *Design Team Soulmate*

I'll be back mid month to reveal what's inside @Mini Album Makers 

but before then please pop on over, show your love and see 

the magnificent MAM Design Teams creations over HERE.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend 

Creative Wishes 

Tracey xx

Playing along with: 

PPF ~ Wk35 Yr9

Leah ~ AEDM

Moo-Mania & More ~ #203 Circles

LTCCB #40 ~ November Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World Challenge #11

World Wide Open DT Challenge #10