simply me

inspiration wednesday + video

brought to you from the friendly skies over the atlantic! just kidding, i pre-recorded inspiration wednesday for you last week so that as i was traveling i made sure i didnt miss it!

this page started with gelatos and stamps and stayed there. i am happy, REALLY HAPPY by the repeat design of the poppies stamped onto the background and as i sat back and looked at the pages i had to listen to my gut telling me to stop...so i did just that.

keeping it simple, i thought this would be a great opportunity to write a little note to myself in my journal reminding myself just how much choosing to make the time to be creative in an inspiration journal has taught me and how important it is to continue.

watch the video...

supplies:

• inspiration journal 
• GOLDEN absorbent ground
• my NEW poppy stamps!!
• gelatos Faber Castell
• sz 8 round simply simmons brush
• heat gun
• helmar 450
• masking tape
• vintage typewriter on book page
• li'l davis tape

collage monday

for the love of printed tissue paper!

for the base of this page i glued down some preprinted 7gypsies frames tissue paper. then i just began digging in my stash of stamps and stamping a different quote inside each frame...happy place!

i punched a red heart, stamped inside of it and went crazy with the black india ink. the ink takes drippage to a whole new level!

i finished it off with some vintage photo distress ink and i love it!

play with ink in your journal this week, drip it, smear it, splatter it or write with it...just have fun!

NEW donna downey stamps!

NEW!! donna downey RUBBER STAMPS

my beloved poppies are now stamps!

check out ALL my new designs and get ready to create because i have big plans for these big and bold new images in the upcoming months!

"poppies" stamp set

just wait until you play with the possitive and negative possibilities of layered stamping with theses beautiful blooms and be sure to stop by for inspiration wednesday to see the layered look in action as i use them with gelatos ...HAPPY PLACE!

"peonies" set

i love my 2 new 8" wood.......mounted stamps :)

"hollyhocks"

"whispy blue bell"

"open bloom" background

"create to breathe"

"adore" words set

"inspire" words set

"art & possibility" set {my personal favorite from the release}

pre-order yours today and be the first to get them hot off the presses!

NEW donna downey: "Poppies and Peonies"

a NEW line, a NEW logo, a NEW look!

pre-order yours today!

{please note: this line is shipping late feb/early march!}

i have been so excited for this release and i cannot wait to see it displayed on the CHA showroom...like seeing your child in a school play...i am going to want to stand up and clap seeing it on "stage".

so whats coming out in the Poppies & Peonies line you ask?

• not just "brown holes" anymore...lots of happy colored holes!
• new cabachons (i even made purple ones...but they are so pretty:)
• fabric banners - raw canvas as well s pre-printed in large and small sizes)
• new albums - 6x6 album with one of my favorite pieces of poppy art and a raw 7 x 9 (more the size of a real journal)
• canvas atcs
• layered poppy flowers!!!
• new perfect bound jourals with heavy weight paper so we can get messy!!
• and my new canvas 12 x 12 pages...HAPPY PLACE!

DEAL of the day FRIDAY!

 

ALL Tattered Angels products are 25% off till midnight tonight!

 

includes all Glimmer Mist, Chalkboard Mist, Glam, and Glaze. 

 

for discount use the coupon code: tattered

for mom...

last week was my moms birthday and all she wanted was a big canvas piece for behind her sofa.

mind you she has been asking me for years and this year i finally made it happen.

its a lot of pressure to make a big art canvas for your mom!

the piece is 4 ft x 3 ft and the subject matter for a lot of reasons symbolizes the blossoming relationship. the text hidden behind layers of paint is actually the hand written lyrics to "our song" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", by stevie wonder is the song that my mother sang to me as a child...the song that we danced to at my wedding...the song that if she hears on the radio makes her cry.

thought i would share...happy birthday mom!

inspiration wednesday + video

todays inspiration journal pages came together so quick...i even surprised myself just how much i loved what i had made in such a small amount of time! LOVE gouache paints!!! (pronounced "gwash")

watch this weeks video!

supplies:

• inspiration journal 
• liquitex gesso
  • white
• GOLDEN absorbent ground
• Caran D'ache gouache studio paints
• Caran D'ache gouache studio paint tubes
• 2/0 round detail brush simply simmons
• sz 8 round simply simmons brush
• sz 2 liner simply simmons brush
• heat gun
• tiny attacher
• date stamp
• helmar 450
• black stazon
• masking tape
• NEW "holes" (shipping tags) COMING SOON!!!!

collage monday

i started this page on the plane to oklahoma. i had found this really cool image in a magazine and loved it but didnt want to just adhere it to the blank page. i tore it into strips and glued the strips to the page out of order. then added 1/2" wide making tape between the strips...

i love the way the strips went back together out of sequence. i am definitely going to try this technique again!

added a torn piece of paper, jount tape (holed tape frome lowes hardware), stamp, washi tape and quinacridone magenta airbrush paint.

tear an image out of a magazine and see where it take you today!

happy monday!

whats your number?

recently bill and i downloaded the movie "whats your number?" its a cute romantic comedy that has nothing to do with my post today outside of the fact that i was giggling to myself as i was cleaning out my closet last night and well lets just say my purse + matching wallet number is way above anna faris's number in the movie!

my number is...

thats crazy! i have 34 purses + their matching wallets in my closet and my closet isnt that big!

you know, no matter what size i am i can always fit into a purse...i am drawn too the bold colors, the styles, big ones, little ones, i am an equal opportunity purse lover and quite frankly i cant buy a purse without the matching wallet...the really scary thing, many of them have barely been used!

so in efforts to ween down my number i am listing some of favorite purses on my website today (because i am too lazy to do ebay) and i'm hoping that they find new happy homes!

BUY MY BAG

(and maybe with the money i can buy a new bag, LOL)

*** EDITED ***

all the bags have sold out!

thanks for giving them good homes!

2 words: WASHI TAPE!

OMG I am SO IN-LOVE with TAPE right now!

and dozens and dozens of colorful washi tape just arrived from asia and are at my studio NOW!

must go hoard the new tape!

check 'em out!

thought i'd reminisce about my addiction to tape...HAPPY PLACE!