Popping in to share my art journal. I am constantly inspired by my creative idol Donna Downey . I was lucky enough to take classes from her last summer and learn how she paints, etc. This woman is so talented and seems to be fearless when it comes to using canvas, paint and different types of mediums. I have had this art journal-empty-for at least a year...and I got tired of holding back b/c of fear and thought I would just go for it. She inspired me, and some are lifts to get me started. I played all day today (when I should have been working or cleaning lol)- I needed to create...and the fact that I was feeling pretty brain dead earlier in the day, this helped to get out of that fog! LOL
Beginning of the art journal...Using Donna Downey's "She" stamp collection- inspired by her as well. Here's her version.
1st page, giving the feel of what this journal will be about. Using Donna Downey's "the artist in you" stamp collection, the text was torn out of my fav book Twilight-and one of my fav quotes. (acrylic paint, and text is white washed, including the drippage, with alittle bit of green paint splatter, bling, butterfly punched out 2x, glued together and lifted the wings up for the 3D effect, and pearl bling in the middle, felt ribbon for the edge stapled on with the tiny attacher, the photo is actually a printed on a reg. printer paper for the photo copied look. This was inspired by this.
This one was a total lift here- I loved it so much and the quote fit me so well. Using her "Where you are" stamp collection. colors are about the same but in a different version.
This is one I just put together without even thinking. Color is off since the available light i had was the overhead light taken at 12 am and too tired and lazy to deal with the camera dials lol ...anyways...yellow background, pink (2 shades) Chipboard flowers painted with water color crayons, patterned paper, turqoiuse bling, orange paint drippage...
So, that was my day, and I am so glad that I did it! My mind is a little clearer and well, it was like therapy :) Who or what inspires you? Have you stepped outside your normal scrapbooking/creative box lately?
Still working away on the organization. Will post a pic of the picture wall in our living room soon. I am so loving the way it turned out! And, I have my love, Scott to thank for putting it all up for me :) Thanks babe!
Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend! Blog ya later!
