inspiration wednesday + video

some days i think, "ugh, stupid inspiration wednesday! maybe i should just skip this week." then i remember that if i only show the "happy place!" pages and the pages i love that it would really not be a true account of my journey as an artist.

so today i bring you the crappy day side of inspiration wednesday! :)

supplies used:

• inspiration journal
• hydrus watercolor
• liquitex gesso
• ideology tissue paper
• glitz design tape
• "wild geranium" stamp
• "empowered words" stamp set
• walnut stain distress ink pad
• vintage photo distress ink pad
• foam blending tool
• enamel accents
• 1" flat simply simmons brush
• helmar 450 quick dry
• collage pauge
• date stamp
• stazon
• heat gun

Comments

[Lynn]

I think this page is wonderful, even if you don't! It's really pretty...and you definitely sold me on that Tim Holtz tissue paper! :)

[Joy]

Thanks for the inspiration Ms.D. I made my very first art journal page after watching several of your IW videos.
This page is beautiful :) I linked up your site in my blog post so others might be inspired too.

[Hanna in Sweden]

I LOVE this page. And I will definitely save the quote "When all else fails, put turquoise on it" :-)

[Vanessa Wachlin]

This is wonderful! You may not think so but I know so! I love to hear your thought process while you create!!! It makes me happy to listen to my own thought process! :) Thanks for always inspiring me Donna! :D

~Vanessa W

[Misty K in Ohio]

Was it just me or did is seem like the camera was "swimming" around?

[Susan]

I really like it. Plus no matter what you do, I always learn something new. I also want to say how much I admire your commitment to your followers. I so look forward to Mon. & Wen as I am sure many many people do. What you do really "matters". hugs, Susan

[joe]

i love it! we're always(ok not always but often) a bad juge to our art!!

[Linda Barutha]

I LOVE IT! Haven't watched the video yet, but just from looking at the pics I know I love it:)

[Artful Scrapbooking]

Sorry Donna, love this page...really!! (Sometimes less is more...I think?!) I so look forward to inspiration Wednesday! xo Evie

[stacy]

I haven't watched the video yet, but oh my! Love this page so darn much!

[Francine]

I think it is awesome!

[MiaKL]

I do love the page!!! I just grabbed that tissue paper from our store today so I will also create something with that!

[Michele B]

I think these pages are absolutely gorgeous!

[Donna]

I think it turned out great & you always inspire me to "go for it". Seeing you push through the difficult days, encourages me to do the same!

Peace,
Donna

[mary]

I really like the simplicity of this page.I always learn something or see a new product while watching your videos; plus it's fun to "hear" your process. :-) Thank you for sharing that process each Wednesday and your photos on Monday. So generous of you to take the time for your readers.

[Sherry]

Sometimes the simplicity of art is best. This is one of my favorite pages of yours.

[Pam]

i like it Donna, the tissue is so busy that you really didnt need a whole lot of other stuff. The turquoise bits were just the right touch. What is the difference between the Hydrus watercoler and the India Ink? Do they react the same way on the paper? I've been thinking about buying some india ink, but would the Hydrus be better?

[Ginger]

Thanks for pushing through the 'ugh' days to inspire us! You are so generous in sharing your art, your process, and your creative journey with us - you are appreciated!!

[Carolyn Dietrich]

I SO look forward to Inspiration Wednesday each week. So any time you are tempted to not do it - DON'T! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your artistic endeavor each week and letting me hear how you process as you work on it. It's such an ispiration to me. I operate much the way and find it great to have found a kindred spirit. It confirms to me that I AM AN ARTIST! Thanks again.

[froebelsternchen]

adorable.. always great to watch your process... thank you so much !

[orli]

White long sleeves
How do you do it????
Do they stay white even at the end???
Lovely work

[terry]

You're so funny! Seriously, how many of us feel this way...often. Luv your openess about your lovely creative funk, even though I think your page was quite successful (: Hey, I love that geranium stamp! All I cd see was lilac scribbled on it in pastels or something ha! Anyway, thnx 4 always sharing u dare devil u!~Terry Y.

[Patty]

gotta agree with all the peeps,,I love this page,,simple yet inspiring :)

[Jean]

Yup! I agree with everyone, I love it!

[sandeeNC]

Loveyour sense of humor, and that TH tissue tape! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

[Raine]

Hi Donna,
As does everyone else, I LOVE the simplicity of this page.
I do have a couple of suggestions... 1. If you opened the book around the middle and laid it down that way, would that help to flatten the page more, making it less rounded? 2. Maybe if you only included one signature instead of two, the journal wouldn't become so bulky. But maybe you really like it that way...leading me back to my first idea.
Just a couple of middle-of-the-night ideas. ;-)
I also am so amazed that you seem to wear long sleeves a lot...and WHITE!!! How on earth do you keep your cuffs clean? I'd have them covered in paint within minutes! That's why I work in my Jammie's and I don't have a single pair without splotches of paint on them.
Thanks for the inspiration. I look so forward to Wednesdays.
Artfully yours,
Raine

[Charlotte]

Guess what Donna...... I adore this page and now I HAVE to go and get some of the Tim Holtz paper!!!
I love the end result and you truly inspire me every day!!!

[Larissa Heskett =)]

I really like the FUN pages you created today!! Such a FUN design!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

[Jessica]

So loved your page you created last wednesday. Is is so nice to see you very often use turqois. My daughter from 9 years old is sharing your love for turqois, wathever is turqois is good, pencils, paint or ink.

[Judy Shea]

Hey Raine.. great ideas. Looks like Donna took your advice in this week's IW.