In honor of my mother, I created this design for her, and for Creative Tuesdays’ theme—AN OLD WORLD CHRISTMAS & A RED COAT

Thankfulness removes the sting of hardships. Sometimes, hardships are small like the aching tooth I had yesterday. (I rubbed Oil of Oregano on my gums, said a prayer, and today, it’s all better). :-) Other times, hardships are huge like

It's me, Matilda. I'm ba-ack! Tracy's Whimsical Shop is three-years-old today! Can you believe that? I didn't think so. And to help you get over the shock, I'm unveiling three, brand new Christmas cards at 30% off the already ridiculously low price of $3.00* per card.

Late last Monday evening, I listened to the new Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, deliver a moving victory speech. After plopping into bed, a gale force thought swirled around in my brain. "God, I can’t do that!" "God, I can’t do that!"

Well, it’s not my birthday. It’s not my anniversary. And it’s not Christmas. It’s…Bring Your Bible to School Day. Unfortunately,

Little did I know that a day after I finished my Creative Tuesdays' art that I would be the one receiving a gift of forgiveness.

Our host, Mr. Toast, over at Creative Tuesdays' said, "Studies consistently show just how vital our sleep and dreams are to our well-being." He also said his favorite type of dreaming is: "...to engage in that child-like sense of wonder." And what could be more child-like than these sweet fur babies who've drifted off into la-la land.

I'm not a plant lady. I kill plants. So don't ask me to care for your plants or they will die. Every spring I say, "This year will be different."

Dear God, It’s me, Indy. Patches, my furry best friend, died Tuesday while my parents and I were at Aunt Barb’s cottage. But you know that already.   Even though me, Mum and Pop are sad and blue, thank you for answering Mum’s prayers—the three, I overheard her ask you a few weeks ago. Mum wouldn’t […]

Will my American neighbors toss a Frisbee, share a picnic lunch, and/or enjoy spectacular fireworks this July 4th weekend?

Find out why Tracy Campbell and her twitters tweet.

One summer day, as sidewalks sizzled like plugged-in frying pans, the scorching sun lured schools of fish (me and my friends) to the community pool.

This week’s theme was to create a scene with a tree that depicts a fairy tale or a scene that has an element of fantasy that a child can relate to. Children love magical places. I love magical places too, and I know heaven is a magical place. I realize my whimsical illustration doesn’t come […]

Creative Tuesdays new theme is “WET”. So, after plunking on my thinking cap the words “a child’s tears” flooded my brain. And that’s when a sad memory surfaced. Back in high school my art teacher made me cry (although I didn’t dare shed a tear in front of her). You see, she had the audacity […]

For Michael’s Creative Tuesdays, I was to paint something that makes me happy. First, I listed a dozen of life’s simple pleasures that makes me happy: reading my trusty manual, riding my bicycle, falling asleep on the back of my hubby’s motorcycle, cross-country skiing (I used to downhill and water ski), playing the piano, writing, […]

Two weeks ago, I shared that my self-confidence plummeted, but today I’m thrilled to report that after I kept “Looking Up”, I received encouragement by way of a large greeting card order and an order for a pillow. God’s timing is always perfect. The challenge for today’s Creative Tuesdays was to incorporate the flower (shown […]

I don’t normally post two days in a row, but I wanted to let you know that in my “other life” I tutor for QC Design School. And I was asked to answer a few questions for the school’s blog to help my students. If you’re interested in what I had to say, visit–>QC Design […]

My artistic/writer self-confidence plummeted last week. If I had to rate my level of self-confidence on a scale of 1 to 10, it would have been a minus 10. For two days, I threw a pity party. Strange this was, no one came to my party. The longer I party, the worse I’ll feel. So […]

Creative Tuesdays prompt was to create art that tied in with the words “Under the Leaves”. As I couldn’t wrap my head around the concept of “Under the Leaves”, I chose just the word “Leaves”. Leaves need sunlight to grow in order to feed plants. And leaves are like my friends who “feed” or “encourage” me. […]

When I began thinking about what to draw, the image that popped into my brain was obviously a pillow. After gazing at my pillow, are you scratching your head and asking, “What do the words faith and sheep have to do with a pillow?” Well, I am a sheep who has put my faith in […]

Tomorrow is love day. A fun day to show some fluffy love. I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s Day, but I’m not turning down my hubby’s dinner invitation. I don’t like receiving flowers unless my hubby finds a bargain. And we all know that does not happen on Valentine’s Day. But for me, love is […]

When I was a young kid, I loved playing tag. Today, as an old kid, I don’t have the energy, but I do have the energy to play tag in The BOOK LOVE Blog Hop. I’ve been tagged by Tina M. Cho over at Tina’s Tidbits’ Blog to share my LOVE of books. After all, […]

This morning, my painting “Let It Snow” was featured on Kathy Temean’s inspiring writing and illustrating blog. Thank you, Kathy. More importantly, Kathy has written two super posts about 12 Things Writers and Illustrators Should Do in 2015. Here is the first post geared to illustrators: 12 Tips for What to Do in 2015 – Part […]

Good hearing from you Tracy…Thanks for the peek at my blog…I am back home and loving it here too…I did get a bit homesick…

Miss Karenlee, so great to see your encouraging comment pop up! Portugal sounds like a wonderful place to be. Are you coming back anytime soon?