Inspiration Wednesday Weeks 16-18

Just popping in for another quick update... I wanted to share the last three Inspiration Wednesday challenges I've done in my inspiration journal... I've really liked all of these!

Week 16 involved fabric and molding paste. I had this cool fabric from Alexander Henry - I believe it was from a 2006 collection. I've had it for years and not really used it, so this seemed perfect!

I didn't take a picture of the other side of the inclusion, but it's got more fabric (with some figures on it) and my date tag. The peacock was from a stencil that I roughly drew and then cut out of thin chipboard - I'm pretty pleased with how well it worked! I added words and texture with Seth Apter's Past Present Future stencil. I wish you could see the shimmer of the gold paint from the photos - it's so cool in person!

Next up, week 17. I will shamelessly admit that I copied Donna pretty exactly - I used the same paint colors and just followed along because I loved hers so much. My stencil was different - I didn't have hers, but used the Bubbles stencil from StencilGirl and it worked perfectly. I liked all the different techniques in this one - molding paste, gel transfer, and the ways that we did the shading on the bubbles - very fun!

Finally, last week's challenge - week 18 - was mostly just acrylic painting in our journals with a focus on not over-thinking things. This is probably my favorite challenge so far - I absolutely love it! I mentioned it on Instagram in my original post, but I think that means I need to do more of this type of thing. Life is much more crazy than usual right now - travel, assignments, job hunting... but I need to do more of this asap! I'm itching to pull out a canvas.

And because I love it so much, close up pictures of either side of the spread:

And with that, time to get back to the next item on today's To-Do list while I enjoy our afternoon thunderstorm :)

Comments

[Maria McGuire]

Gorgeous!!!!! Especially loving that last one!!!

[Seth]

These spreads are all beautiful. Color. Texture. Layers.

[Gwen Lafleur]

Thanks Seth! It's been a lot of fun to go through these challenges and explore new techniques and ideas.

[Gwen Lafleur]

Thanks Maria! That one is my favorite too... I think it needs to become a canvas at some point :)