inspiration wednesday + video

this inspiration wednesday i just wanted to play with stuff...and play i did. i love the way the little birdies add a pop of color!

watch how this weeks page takes shape!

inspiration wednesday - 12.08.10 from donna downey on Vimeo.

supplies used:

• inspiration journal
• gesso
• magazine image
• masking tape
• book text
• gel medium
• filmstrip ribbon
• metal numbers
• white utee
• heat gun
• vine trim punch
• bird punch
• "art" stamp
• "make art" stamp
• "my life is art" stamp
• black stazon
• liquid scrap dots
• golden cobalt turquoise fluid acrylic paint
• cosmo cricket "delovely" papers
• antique linen distress ink
• foam applicator tool
• matte accents
• mini tag

inspiration wednesday giveaway!

leave your comment here today and

be entered to win these 3 fabulous cat's life press rubber stamps!

***EDITED***

Comments

[andra]

Oh yeah, I want them. I love all the new stamps!!!!!
Going now to order the pigeons. They make me laugh.
Smiles, Andra

[Sarah]

Oohh! Great inspiration wednesday and those stamps are awesome!

[Mell]

I Love your Inspiration Wednesday videos i stalk your blog all day till u post them. It really has got me thinking about how to use different products.

[Julee Bode]

I love the stamps and I LOVE INSPIRATION WEDNESDAY!!!! - Julee

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I'm always waiting for Wednesdays to come to see what you did in your Inspiration Journal ;)
These stamps are gorgeous, thanks <3

[Silvia]

HI! I feel very inspired for your inspiration wednesday... I wait for them every week. It´s amazing how can internet conect the world. you put your art from america and I am seeing it from Spain :) Congrats!
And of course I want have the opportunity to win the staps! Good luck!

[Jingle]

This is seriously amazing! I absolutely LOVE this! Inspiring!

[Angie Murray]

You are so amazing...I envy your creative spirit! Thank you so much for helping me to step outside of my comfort zone and try new things. I LOVE inspiration Wed and look forward to more! Thanks so much for sharing your love of all things creative!

[Michele]

Love the stamps...and love watching you create!

[Liz Sawyer]

I LOVE what you did with the TIm Holtz film strip ribbon! I have that sitting in my new stash basket and all sorts of new ideas now!

[Heather Hykkonen]

I never thought to use the film strip with text behind it! I love that idea. Thanks!

[Heidi Paul]

Cosmic! I was checking out all the Cat's Press stamps after Cathy Zielske posted hers..........and voila! You picked all the best ones. I'd love to win these. Thank you SOOOO much for posting your Inspiration Wednesdays. I have learned so many awesome techniques. You are amazing. xoxo

[Martha]

beautiful

[Megan]

I love the photo negative strips! Thanks for the chance to win.

[onecraftymama@sbcglobal.net]

it might not be one of your favs but it's one of mine. totally digging the colors together. it amazes me how you have the knack to finding that perfect finishing touch. the birds totally made everything smile. :) jennifer

[Tanja]

Love your new art journal page and those stamps are too cute!!!

[A.H. Rivero]

"MY life is ART"...love this. Love your ispirational videos. Would love to win these stamps. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Cindy De Vits]

Hello Donna, really liked what you did with the picture from the magazine as a background.
Love that filmstrip ribbon from Tim.
So cool that the stamps fit the ribbon.
I really enjoy inspiration wednesdays and your inspiration journal.
Thanks to your videos I already bought some of the same products you use, white golden airbrush paint, the watercolor crayons, canvas album.
I really would like to make my own inspiration journal but not sure how I could make my own.
Thank you for sharing your inspiration.
Bonne journee,
Cindy from Belgium

[TracyBzz]

Love the filmstrip ribbon. It would be great with a bunch of different words. I've only used index prints in it. Thanks again for inspiration Wednesday.

[seemycrafts]

wow, this page is my favorite. this is so awesome. and the stamps are so gogeous. yes, i definetly want them!

Felicitas from Germany

[Jennifer Maier]

<3 <3 <3 it!!! as usual!!! ; )

[Sobeida Rodriguez]

I love how you always inspire us! What a great project! You are so amazing

[Erin K]

Since finding your inspirational Wednesday posts I have been comfortable enough to actually try art journaling. Thanks for breakn' it down for all me!

[Aude]

Depuis que j'ai découvert vos mercredis inspiration grâce à une scropine du forum Notre scrapuleux monde, je ne peux plus m'en passer !!! Et je suis chaque fois émerveillée de vos réas, en me demandant "mais où trouve-t'elle l'inspiration ?"... Pour moi, c'est sûr, vous êtes UNE VRAIE source d'inspiration, au point que j'essaie par-ci par-là de copier ce que vous faîtes. Encore un mercredi qui se termine sur une touche Donna Downey et ça fait beaucoup de bien !!!

[Mieke]

Oh wow, please count me in...LOVE them!!!

[Julie H.]

Oh that is too cool! Donna you rock, i would love those cute little stamps!

[Sandra]

Thanks for your inspiration!

[lea]

I love all your inspiration, I admire your work and energy that you put in and every time I want to make paints, brushes and express myself

[Beck C]

You rock it Donna, you really do. One day I hope to be able to just lay all my feelings down on paper/canvas like you do. You are SO inspiring! Thanks for the chance to win :) Hugs from NZ.

[mary e.]

simply amazing.
i love inspiration wednesdays.
and these stamps so rock.
smiles. m-

[Emakhtila]

I love this inspiration wednesday !!!

[Stacy Hamby]

well, now I have to get that vine punch!

[IsabelleM]

Thank you Donna!
I think you look like so free in art!(a ''clean freestyle'' or ''organise freestyle'' ;0)
I just would be like that!

[Larissa Heskett]

WOW!! DONNA!! I had to LAUGH about your comment "leave a comment, I don't care what you say;JUST MAKE IT NICE"!!
As if anyone could possible leave you a mean comment??!! If they do well they just don't know you and obviously don't enjoy INSPIRING ART!! =) I LOVED the techniques you shared today!! The filmstrip turned out so AWESOME!! I also had to laugh because even though I don't think you planned it the embossed circles actually resemble the dandy lion that you pasted on as your background, pretty cool!! Anyway, LOVE INSPIRATION WEDNESDAY and THANKS for the chance to win those AWESOME stamps!! HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!! =D

[Joeynumber41]

The stamps are great!

[Jennifer Henson]

Would love these three stamps (and some time over the holidays to create! :))

[Lori]

thanks for getting me through hump day again!

[Jodi]

Love your page,,,I think it is the branches and the color that I like so much. Another great video, I always come home on Wednesday and check out your video. Thanks for the chance to win the stamps.

[bonnierose]

fabulous stamps.. I so would love to win these... thks Donna.. love your page.. wow!
bonnierose
bonnieangel1797@gmail.com

[dena]

WOW....love the page and the stamps.
Every week, I look so forward to Inspiration Wednesday.

[Joanne Martinson]

Loved the layering today...you are really embracing the care free mixed media!

The encaustic sticks are really fun for getting great texture. Be sure to keep your room well ventilated, as they can be a bit toxic.

Thank you as always for sharing, so much fun!

[Migdalia Roman]

Cute!!!!!!!!!

[anna]

pick me pick me donna.....i seriously need a pick me up!!...have been your fan forever and love your stuff and the stamps.....one of your canadian fans!!!! i seriously need a pick me up!!

[jb2design@msn.com]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!! You make it look so easy. When I grow up I want to be you.....FYI....I'm older than you....lol! Seriously love all your work!!!Jul

[Linda Wendeborn]

Love the inspiration!!!
And....love those nifty stamps!! :)

[Doeteke Hanzelka]

Hi,
I love "inspiration wednesday" and the stamps would be cool to win.

[Jessica Wilson-Hess]

Please pick me who doesn't love new stamps.

[Sherry (Autumn Sprinkles)]

Okay. So, I can not get enough of those Martha punches. Love them and now I want that branch one! lol The little stamps are great and I love that you're offering them up. Thanks for another great Wednesday.

[Brenda V]

Another fun Inspiration Wednesday! Is it crazy that I run to my computer Wed afternoons when I get home from work just to see what you've created! LOL Those stamps are really cute! Thanks for the inspiration!!

[Renee in NC]

I love how you're just so unafraid to go at a blank page with no idea of how you want it to turn out. I really admire that about you - a blank page can be soooo intimidating, but you've helped me to just go for it. And yes, I've had some not so great pages, but I've also had some incredibly happy accidents. So thank you for giving me the courage to just go for it! Love the give away today, too.

[Rita Timmons]

I love it! Thanks for the great ideas - I love Wednesdays and your inspiration videos are great (you really crack me up sometimes :-))! Keep those ideas coming....

[Vickie Fisher]

Wow, the birds really made it pop! I absolutely love this page!!!
The colors turned out so good. You are always so encouraging. Keep them coming!!!

[Susie Murray]

ART IS MY LIFE. THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION.

[Barbara Harrington]

I like the page! I'm inspired to dig through my stuff and pull out things I like and see what happens! Thanks for a chance to win some really cool stamps!

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You have just enabled!! I need those punches now! LOL! I like how you used the filmstrip I would have never thought of using a stamp for it! Thanks for sharing!

[Marshnmt]

Please pick me and my husbands Christmas shopping is almost done.

[Hablupp]

I really like this page!

[Mae]

I always look forward to inspiration Wednesday. Thanks!

[mellisa]

very cool as always. cant wait to see what you do with that crayon.

[Gabriela Seminario]

Great work,love it, as usual...
Thank you for these inspirations wednesday...I'm always looking forward to seeing them...
Gracias ;)

[Gunn Mandal]

I really like what you did with this page. Fun use of the filmstrips. And the leaf punch or whatever it is called is really fab. That is one I may have for myself.
I am so looking forward to each wendensday and your inspiration journal.
These small stamps are great, thanks for showing them.
Wish you a great week.
Greetings from Norway :-)

[Sandy]

Inspiration Wednesday makes me happy. I can't wait for it every week. I just wish I could be as brave as you and just go for it. Maybe someday.

[Miranda]

I can't believe this isn't one of your favorite pages.
I LOVE this page!!! I love it, with metal numbers, the teal and ofcourse the film-strip ribbon!!!
Love the give-away too ;)

[Jenny Alvers]

Oh, Creative One,
Once again you amaze me! It is a nice addition to the journal, and the TH ribbon is on my list.
I love these stamps, and the little birds are so cute after the bit of surgery.
Do they sell these stamps in Publix next to the humus?? Hehe

[Lilly M]

Watcha mean it's not your favorite page? I totally LOVE it! Thanks for the chance to win the stamps...too cool!

[Joanne]

Woohoo.....definitely count me in - I love these stamps and they look fabulous on your page! I'm inspired to go right to my studio after work and p l a y!!!

[Heidi P.]

I love these stamps!! I love Inspiration Wednesdays!!! I LOVE you!!!!! For reals! I love what you do, how you do it and that you are willing to share. Thank you so much!

[Wendy Swene]

Oh my.... love those stamps!!! Don't have any stamps with the word: art.
Thanks for a chance to win.

[Katherine McKamey]

I really like how you used the filmstrip ribbon. You totally rocked it! : )

[Ariana]

Best Donna line ever "I really like the white blobs, they make me happy!" Count me out for the giveaway, if I get picked. I think it stinks that 50 people left comments because they want something from you!

[Diane]

Wasn't sure where this one was going, but as usual, I really love the outcome! The turquoise with the black is very striking. Thanks for the chance to win the stamps - I'm motivated to dive right into my studio and work the different techniques shown today - isn't it great to have a happy place?

[linda trapp]

love this wednesday's inspiration. in fact, i love them all! i can't tell you how much i've grown artistically watching your videos... my 11 yr. old DD's new favorite technique is drippage! thank you for sharing your creative process! and yeah, the stamps rock!

[ArtdeMia]

You are awesome! Another oustanding Inspiration Wednesday! Love the stamps.

[Darlene Carroll]

Off to watch my "fix" or is the weekly dose of Inspiration Wednesday... oops Thursday here in Sydney (gotta luv those time zones). Donna again you out do yourself in creativity and inspiration not to mention your generosity. Thank you for all that you do to encourage our own artistic journey.

ps: what a great gift to be able to win... thank you for giving us this chance

take care - have a fantabulous day filled with creativity & inspiration

[Jean McNulty]

Great page today. I love watching you create. Thanks for sharing:)