inspiration wednesday + video

this weeks inspiration wednesday is purely inspired and motivated by the fact that i have been away from my studio too long and have too many ideas going on in my head that i want to try. (ok maybe trying them all on one page is overkill, but i had to get it out, lol!)

watch how this weeks inspiration journal page takes shape!

inspiration journal 10.13.10 from donna downey on Vimeo.

supplies used:

• inspiration journal
• Golden regular gel medium
• ink jet photos printed onto regular computer paper
• Golden titanium white airbrush paint
• flourish iron-on
• charcoal pencil
• water pen
• watercolor crayons
  • golden ochre 033
  • turquoise 191
  • azurite blue 170
• black india ink
• nib + pen
• pink paper tag
• tiny attacher
• 1" flat paintbrush

the gargoyle makes me happy!

REMINDER:

big picture students, see you tonight (well you'll see me tonight) for our first online video chat...9 PM (EST)

 

Comments

[Effy]

SO FUN! I subscribed to your Vimeo feed. I love your videos. :)

[Audrey Benoit]

I love it !!! I love the writing all around the pages...! And the gargoyle, of course :)

[Michelle]

"do you use a little or alot? YES!" awesome!! I'm sorry i missed you when you came to Charleston !

[francesca di leo]

one of favorite inspiration wednesday videos yet.. love how you jot your ideas in one journal and execute your ideas in another. such great experimentation and creative outlet. good stuff.

[debbie McIntyre]

Thanks for the Wednesday treat. Love the shadowing.

[cindy barriga]

Oh goodness, this is where I want to be in my crafting abilities. You are amazing as well as this page, lovely! :D

[Angela]

Enjoyed it a lot! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to met you on Friday!

[Melissa C.]

favorite!!! LOVE! LOVE! :)

[Larissa Heskett]

AWESOME DONNA!!!
I LOVE IT!! I can't get over it, you are so fun to watch and I had a great idea today by watching you!! I am loving the big picture classes and christmas is going to be so fun this year with all of the projects I am making!! MAKES ME HAPPY!!!
Thanks for sharing and have a GREAT DAY TOMORROW with your daughters b-day!!! LOL
Larissa Heskett =)

[ToLiveInspired]

Thanks for yet another great video! I tried my hand at doing the transfers for the first time tonight you made it seem so doable! It did not come out nearly as good as yours, I only had gloss medium , but it didn't turn out too bad considering! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

[gio]

Lovelovelove it!! A gorgeous masterpieces!

[Teresa Izquierdo, (Thessa)]

Me encanta tu Art Journal, Donna.
Un abrazo.

[Kathryn in Benicia by the Bay]

Wow! Super transfers, can't wait to try for myself. Didn't know that you could use jet printer and didn't know that you don't have to wait and use water and peal off the back (those fuzzies always frustrate me). Thanks Donna!

[Pam Hairfield]

I can't wait to try the transferring. This has been your best video! The boy transfer next to the flowers is precious! You say it didn't come as well as you wanted. Looks very aged and is perfect!

[Jen Clark]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the colored image transfers!!!!!! And I am SOOOO excited to know that it works with ink jet printed photos! Can't wait to play in photoshop and do this - though that definitely means getting my hubby to get ink cartridges for my printer!!! LOL Also absolutely love the charcoal pencil around the iron-ons! Gorgeous!!!

[Jennifer]

I am so glad I "stopped by" today! This is awesome and you've inspired me to go and play...fun stuff!

[Corliss]

One word: fab-u-lushus. Can't wait to gather my stuff and give it a go.

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I've never seen gel medium by Golden in a tube....is it new? Is it the same as the jar stuff? Your transfers are perfect.....thanks!

[Philippa]

Hi Donna, love it as always! I am now incredibly inspired to try image transfer. I have some gel medium so am about to print out a photo to have a go. Love that the colour images work too. Oh wow my mind is spinning. I LOVE YOUR INSPIRATION!! Hugs with smiles from New Zealand

[Account Deleted]

thank you for an awesome video on something I've been interested in, but not very "inspired" in. Everytime I sit in front of my prepared white pages, I draw a blank but not anymore!!!

[Linda]

this was a GREAT inspiration Weds! I think this is the most feminine/romantic piece you have done. Plus, I've tried and failed at photo transfers, but now I'm inspired to try again;D

[Samantha Kira Harding]

Ah! I just lost my comment. Let me try again!

First, the page is LOVELY...and the free writing looks fantastic over the image transfers!

I'm really going to have to go out and get that white airbrush paint. I, too, love the whitewashed look, but never could get it to look quite right with my fluid white.

Also, who knew you could do iron-ons onto paper? :D It makes sense, though, since you can do laser transfers onto paper with heat...wonder why I never connected the two in my head!

Is there a reason you used the charcoal around the edges instead of the black pan pastel? I'm just curious, as I use the pan pastel to do the same kind of effect, and am wondering if maybe the charcoal works out better. Does that make sense?

[bree]

Finally got to watch this one!!! I the transfers are awesome!!!! Had fun this weekend, so i commented :)

[bree mcconnell]

Finally finished mine.... http://stampsscraps.blogspot.com/2010/10/inspiration-wednesday-stars-align.html

Now im ready for tomorrows :)

[Apple]

Awesome journal page!!!

[Laura Haviland]

Oh that was so screaming awesome Donna,I loved it.
You are just so "out of the box" fun,thank you for sharing.
Totally cool, art work. I think you are so edgy and fabulous.
So inspired..............
Hugs,Laura. xoxx

[MD]

MAGIQUE
BRAVO MD