collage monday

pinterest is my new happy place for everything from cute food ideas to color combos to art.

when i found this piece in a series of digital collages i knew i needed to try something like this in my collage journal with paper

...this is my new favorite! love the inclusion of the stamps.

 

if you stop by, i would love for you to leave a comment today...share any of your creative successes (or failures), share a link to your work, or just say hello!

Comments

[Rhonna]

Looove tis, Donna!!! Pinterest is Soooo fab!!! Love it!

[Christy B]

I love this. Great way to use up some scraps. Taking dd to appt and coming back to play.

[Rita Timmons]

Donna - I love this - I am going to try it tonight. Did you get your studio cleaned up? Looks like a big ole' mess.

[Sarah P]

I am addicted to Pinterest!!! Loving this collage Monday-now I get to look forward to two days of inspiration from you!

[Donna L]

Really like this one, lately I've been doing a lot of collage with my scraps and will definitely look at this one again tonight for inspiration. Love your blog and check daily for all the great ideas, it keeps me from going stale!

[Titbelsoeur]

Wow ! I really love it, more than the original !!!
greetings from France,

[liz]

Love the way this looks. Will have to play today ;D

[cathy L]

Great ideas to bring things together and it works, love pinterest thanks to your posting it.

[Carol C]

I love the use of the stamps. Having fun playing this summer, thanks for your ideas!!!

[Jackie]

Thanks for the inspiration! Needed it today since I had an epic failure yesterday, can't stand to even go in and try to finish my project :(

[janie]

fab.....i love your collage monday.....it is always sooo inspiring.....

[SmilynStef]

What an awesome collage ... isn't it inspiring when all of the elements come together to create something greater than the sum of the parts ... I've been traveling, so no studio time this weekend ... it's always a challenge to create that first thing after being away.

[Joanne]

REALLY like this piece Donna....and I absolutely love that butterfly stamp - gorgeous!

[Terriaw]

This piece is really beautiful! I love how you translated the digital piece into your journal. Very inspiring!

[Sophie]

Great collage...i love pinterest and i often loose myself there! lol

[chel]

hello... love that butterfly stamp...

[Tracy]

i love this!!! It made me happy!!!!

[Shelley]

This is gorgeous! I have some canvasses waiting for inspiration, and I think I just found it. Thanks!

[Lori Burek]

Donna,
Love your collage! Also wanted to thank you for the great time I had in the classes you taught Fri. & Sat. It's just the nudge I needed to keep my art going!
Hope to take more classes soon....Lori B.

[jeanie]

this just speaks to me I am loving this and want to make lots of different color combos....digitally and paper and glue ones THANKS for sharing....http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T1E0LE_5qbM/Th2dDHvGdZI/AAAAAAAAAcA/sWHLxsqj6MU/s1600/P7127691.jpg

[Barbara Dundas]

Donna,
I am a new follower and love what you do.
I'm wanting to learn new things and you have just
the right touch in what you do. Wish I lived near
by so I can take a class. Great inspiration!
Thanks, Barbara from Texas

[julia.cotrim@terra.com.br]

beautiful donna!
loved your colage and the colors!
ah... can´t wait to get my new stuffs just bought from your studio!
hugs and have a nice week!

[Anne-Liesse Ankeny]

Donna,
I love the elements and the colors in this collage. This is a great inspiration!
Anne-Liesse

[Monica]

OOoooo, I love this...I am constantly inspired by you, Donna!
Here is a link to my new fairly new blog, and artwork...

[Karin Hall]

This collage is so beautiful .. definitely want to try to create one.

[Monica]

http://theartsygirlstudio.blogspot.com

[Kathy Gledsdale]

Great work!

[Lisa]

Hi love the original and love your work. I really love how the stamps work in with the paper. Fabulous. Also found some new stuff on pinterest lol

[Joan Fowler]

Love the collage and I really need to know where I can get my hands on that bird stamp and the text. So many possibilities.

[Deanna]

OMGosh, Pinterest is my new addiction, Saturday I was all night looking at all of the beautiful eye candy! I love your awesome collage!! The colors and stamps that you chose are gorgeous!!

[Barbara H]

Love it! Wow, just beautiful. Love the way the stamps just pop on that background. Can't wait to give it a try.
Thanks for keeping us moving forward.

[Judy Shea]

Just beautiful, Donna. I LOVE this.. really really love it.

[Sue]

too cool, I think this is my new favorite too...

[Deborah Mahnken]

Love this idea. What a great way to use leftover scraps of paper! I'm going to try this this week :)

[angie walsh]

Wow!This design is sooooo pretty! Must try something similar! Love it! xx

[Lisa Hodge]

I love this! I'm going to start a new journal to do some collage work in soon! I've been working on some new stuff myself. Trying so hard to teach myself to paint faces, or girls....if ya want to take a peek you can see my progression in the last few blog posts. I'd love to have someone critique my work- it would really help me out. My blog is http://happyscrapper72.blogspot.com Can't wait to see Inspiration Wednesday!
Have a great day!!
Lisa

[Kim]

Love it!! You do such great work....I've been following your blog for awhile and love to see all the creative things you come up with. I am mainly a scrapbooker (although I haven't done anything in awhile) but hope one day I can try some of the things you have shown. Goin on vaca soon and gonna come by your shop! Already got my mapquest map printed LOL

[Judy Webb]

Love your collage. Sorry, I am not an artist. I follow you for inspiration and for your great personality.

[Jen Bell]

that is just absolutley stunning! the inspiration piece and your piece....the colors make me happy!

[Barbara H]

Hi Donna,
Would it be possible to list the stamps you used on this. I am looking for script stamps and love the one in the project. Thanks!

[Angela Fehr]

You are always inspiring me to try more mixed media art! I'm going to follow you on Pinterest - love that inspiration piece!

[Susan Tidwell]

Love everything about this - colors, stamps - everything!

[Christy B]

I managed to squeeze time in today YAY!!!
Thanks as always for the inspiration
http://creatingwiththegirls.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html#1724677666254119261

[Candy]

I do stop by every day to see what is happening...and this is a fun post. Just like scrapbooking but without photos.

[carol m]

How cool. I started a background page last week doing almost this same technique using fabric scraps. Now I know how I want to finish the page.

[Lori Hamilton]

Wow, this is my favorite so far, it's just beautiful!!!!!!

[Chantal]

I love your monday collage. This is my favorite.
Thank you for inspiration.

[Debbie]

I love this collage monday page. You always do such wonderful things.
I wish I had the confidence to just "play" more and maybe discover some new things or my own style. As always, thanks for being such an inspiration.

[peggy mcdevitt]

love your collage today but then I love everyday on your blog. Love it that you think outside of the box and are so willing to share with us it's appreciated. I enjoy making books and just finished Mary Ann Moss Full Titlt Boggie class. You would like her style as it's similiar to yours in the fact you girls will try it all and it always works out. Am a avid blog reader of yours.

[Susan]

I've had my name in for Pinterest and still don't have an id...so I hope to soon, love that site!! Also here is a link to my blog http://birdnetorginals.blogspot.com/ and I love following yours. Hugs
I hope you studio is on soon to be finished after the leak.

[Bonnie Irvine]

I love this collage you've done. The contrast between the black images and the soft patterned scraps is so striking. Love love love... thanks for always inspiring me.
Bonnie

[Jill Broyles]

I wish I lived closer so I could stop by and take classes in person. But alas I only live where they sell your work. Keep the inspiration coming and Thanks!!!

[mcc34]

Hello Donna, c'est toujours avec plaisir et curiosité que je découvre tes réas. C'est super ce que tu fais et j'adore tes vidéos, tes collages, ta bonne humeur, ton peps?... Continue à me faire rêver!
Une fan française

[laura huffman]

love the colour combos. great collage.
been sewing lately, playing with the printer and different materials. might try some of Alisa Burkes techniques and make my own material.

[Kat]

Hiya Donna! Your work always inspires and motivates me - thank you SO SO MUCH for sharing!! Now and then I buy something from your shop or take a class, too, and am always impressed with the quality. You and a few other bloggers made me want to start my own little blog - http://www.acuriouskat.com/ - just to spread the love of art around like you do!

[Laurie H]

Hi donna! Love your collage Mondays. My day is Tuesday. I've been taking a collage on canvas class on Tuesday nights since January. Fun stuff. Take care and I will see you again on Wednesday!

[Darlene Carroll]

LOL!!! I'd never heard of Pinterest until you mentioned it during Inspiration Wednesday... oh WOW!!! there is so, so much to inspire one's creativity - will definitely need to immerse myself in creativity today!!

Love your gorgeous creation today... I share your creativity with my 16yr daughter who does visual arts... your blog has started stretching her ideas for creating backgrounds for her title pages... her art teacher is loving her visual diary. Thank you for always inspiring us each week.

ps: My creative success.... my daughter and expanding her artistic journey... she can look back through her previous yr's visual art diary's (school) and see how much she has grown and leart.

[Philippa]

Hi Donna, this is my favourite collage so far. I absolutely LOVE IT! There is something simply gorgeous about the combination of paper and stamps - particularly that butterfly stamp, it's heavenly! I really hope your studio is all back to normal honey. xx

[Aussie Emma]

Simply stunning. Love these pages.

[Robin Orewiler]

Love your collage. I never think to leave the background around the collage blank - love the clean look to this. I'll have to try it.

[TracyB]

Gorgeous! I'm going to pin this too!

[Gloria L.]

Hi, Donna! I really enjoy the collage pieces you are doing...

[Jewel]

I am usually a lurker on your website but just had to jump in and say how much I love today's collage! I think this is my favorite one so far. I have been wanting to try my own collage journal but haven't found much free time with the kids home during the summer. Once school starts, this will be high on my creative list of projects! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration.

[Jill]

we're new to pinterest too - there is so much inspiration and it's so addictive! Just followed you! here's ours: http://pinterest.com/thingswithwings. Summer is slow art-wise when all the kids are home! We have 2 art shows back to back in September that we've GOT to start getting ready for! But we did just finish up some designs for the new stuff we'll be introducing summer 2012 with our Demdaco line, so that feels good!

[Lita]

Ok, this is definitely my favourite collage monday piece so far. The stamps are a great touch!

[Laure]

I really love a lot this collage :-) my favourite one !! I'd love to try that, just need some time !

[lilotte]

My work is mostly drawing, watercolour and mixed media, and I love art journals.

[Mary Werner]

Pinterest is an amazing site and it comes with instructions! Just looking at all that eye candy made a great start to my day. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[dpeters931]

I have been putting off getting started... This may be the push I needed!!! Oh, for a weekend playing in the corner of your studio with you!

[Kim in WA from TX]

I know what you mean about Pinterest! I've become addicted to it once I get there I can't seem t leave. I really have been enjoying your collage post. They and you are a great source of inspiration thanks as always for sharing.

[Holly Costello]

So pretty! Love the inspiration! Love your creations!

[Maryann]

Love it! I have recently started my collage book and inspiration journal. Here they are on my blog! www.justagirlwithacamera-mm.blogspot.com

[Sue]

I've really been ejoying your new collage journal. I like to work 'dry'. The blend of colored and patterned papers you use is pleasing to the eye. I've tried it and do not find it that easy to achieve so I appreciate your efforts. Color composition is definitely one of your strong points. Thanks for your blog! Your work inspires me.

[Karen Goulet]

Hi! I love the bird stamp mixed in with the paper. I have been making backgrounds and having fun with the golden acrylic paints. I learned so much in your workshops and now I am using some of the techniques you showed us. I have to say that drippage is so much fun, that I want to use it on everything. You rock!

[Theresa S.]

Love the inspiration piece and your piece is just as beautiful! I'm loving following you on Pinterest . . .