Wednesday 11 May 2011

Free As A Bird

Its taken me a while to create anything this week, I have just not been feeling very creative but I actually found some time late this afternoon to join in a couple of challenges.

This piece is for the following challenges:-

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes.
Crafty Individuals Challenge - Free As A Bird.
Grungy Monday -To be inspired by Tim's technique from 12 Tags Of Christmas, 2007, Day 8.
This piece began with a Wendy Vecchi Art Part which I decorated using Tim's technique from his 12 tags of Christmas (the link is above). I have used images from Crafty Individuals CI-287 and CI-218 and a couple of freebies Crafty Individuals sent me with my order.
I painted the small wooden bird house with Fresco paints and added Fly Free as a Bird to one side of the house to follow the theme this time around from Crafty Individuals.
Bird embellishments have been added along with plenty of Tim's Idea-Ology pieces.  I applied Fresco paint to the Philosophy Tag and wiped away any excess with a baby wipe, leaving colour in the indentations of the lettering.  I have also added fragments to a couple of the bird images to add more dimension.
My flower has been created from the Tattered Florals die with a Maya Road piece added to the centre.  The flower has been cut from Tim's Vintage Shabby paper stash.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, much appreciated.  Enjoy your week, Tracy x x

40 comments:

Paper Paradise said...

Love this Tracey, the colours are gorgeous. There is so much detail, a right feast for the eyes! Sue x

Kaz Hall said...

Fabulous work Tracy, this has to be a wuinner its beautiful, love the flower and the colours are so pretty

kazxx

Kaz Hall said...

sorry meant to say Winner but my sausage fingers hit the wrong key ....oops!

Chris Arlington said...

This is awesome,glad you found your mojo!

Jean Hardy said...

Wow, fantastic entry, lots going on! Thanks so much for joining in the challenge. Jean

PsyPenguin said...

Gorgeous, love the little birdhouse -its so cute xx

craftytrog said...

This is a stunning work of art Tracy! So beautiful! x

Gillian .... said...

Love this Bird inspired piece Tracy, background is fab, love the little bird house and flowers. x

flutterbycrafter said...

This is so cool, its awesome, so much going on xx

Von said...

Wow Tracey you have pulled all the stops out on this! one supper piece of art :)
Von x

Helen said...

There must be something in the air this week, as today is the first time I have been able to do anything either!I love this, the Tim technique looks great, really pulls the whole thing together.

donna said...

Your creativity returned with a bang! I love your piece and all the wonderful bird...Donna

Meggymay said...

Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous, love all the elements you added. Yvonne x

Siobhan Fyffe said...

This is beautiful!! I love the colours and so much detail.
Siobhan

TonyR said...

Quite spectacular, Tracy! .... beautiful colours and layout. Love it!
tonyR x

Juls said...

such a fab hanger, I love it!! Hugs Juls

Netty said...

Its another wow from me Tracy, a fabulous work of art. Annette x

Sarah said...

Absolutely lovely on every level. Loving all the details, the quality of work and your composition is just soooo good - just want to keep on looking!
Fabulous creation!
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Hope to see you again soon!
Sarah

Lisa Somerville said...

Such a cool altered piece! Love the added bird house and all your embellies!

Nancy said...

This is beautiful, Tracy!! Love all of the detail!

Thank you for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge!

Evelyn S. said...

I was immediately drawn to the color in the thumbnail...and just had to see it up close! It's beautiful! You have so many wonderful details.

Lori said...

Oh my, this is gorgeous, Tracy! Just love the details! Thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!

Candy C said...

Oh wow! Even when you've not been feeling all that creative, you still come up with amazing stuff!! Love your challenge piece. Very cool. Love how you did the smaller canvas...roof behind the canvas but also coming over onto the canvas piece to 3D it. Really neat idea! Thanks for sharing this with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. Love it! <3 Candy

Barb Cady said...

Love this piece and all the elements you have used, and how you have combined the challenges. x

Zuzu's Blog said...

Love it! And having the little bird house attached really adds dimension and interest.

Z x

Elaine said...

Love this piece - that bird house is so sweet!!

MarleneMAZ said...

Wow! this piece is fabulous!

Shelly Hickox said...

This is just totally, seriously, incredibly cool! OMG! I am just in awe. Truly beautiful and inspiring piece!!!

Gabrielle said...

Tracy - this is just WOW! The flower with the bird nesting in it is fabulous - I've had to look at the photos several times to take in all the details! Quite incredible!

Emma Williams said...

WOW!! This is such a lovely piece and the detail is fabulous!
Lovely to see your work in Making Cards, this month and really nice to find a fellow team member of the magazine!
Hope you have a good weekend.
Emma x

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Beautifully Shabby... lovely colours and so many gorgeous elements to it! I wish I could produce something this gorgeous when I'm not very creative...;) lol xx

Minxy said...

Great colours, great dimension, just great all round x

Suzanne C said...

This is gorgeous! Love looking at all the elements you build into your art! Lovely bits and pieces!

JaN's ArTy JouRneY said...

WOW WOW WOW sooo many details! I just had to click on for a close up, to have a peek at all the gorgeous elements!!
Jan x

Jayne C said...

This is just AB FAB, Tracy!!! I keep looking at it and every time I spot something new!! Beautiful.... xx

Nan said...

Just love this..all the details are wonderful!:) Nan

france papillon said...

loooove the softness of your piece! so soft that it's a lush for the eye. love how you combined so many different elements!

Shelann said...

Very pretty, nice way to have the blues.

Linda Ledbetter said...

Tracy, this is beyond wonderful! I love everything about your art, but what I love most is the fact that every piece offers a little treasure hunt. The more you look, the more lovely things you see! This beautiful blue masterpiece is no exception. I especially love the tiny birdhouse and the little owl charm!

Sharon xx said...

Absolutly stunning, so much work and many gorgeous elements to your projet.
Sharon xx