This is SO helpful! After years of being told what to to and how to do it (aka working 😅) I really struggled at first to "just be creative" and "just put stuff together". Videos like this can be exactly what is needed to overcome this feeling of being overwhelmed. Thank you!!!
I’m retiring in a year from full time work & after raising 4 kids, volunteer work schooling & paid work (not necessarily at the same time) I’m ready to do what I want so I get the “being told what to do & how to do it” 😂. My creativity has always been a important part of my life but junque journals etc. are a new thing for me. I make “junque journal” birthday & holiday cards & this video has really given me ideas on different ways to do it…just want the time to be able to do it for hours on end!
Don’t listen to the nay sayers! I love your work and collage is an art in itself. It comes easy to some and not to others. A clean art area is an unused art area, IMHO. Thank you for sharing your process!
These are so beautiful! While I was watching, I thought if I was an art teacher, I’d like to use this as a class assignment. You learn composition, layout, texture, focal point, AND you end up with a beautiful piece you can frame. Your videos are alwas so helpful. ❤️ Shirley
VERY helpful! I love how you provide a list or cheat sheet for us to take a screen shot for future reference. I wish all UA-camrs did this! Thanks so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰
For beginners, your video gives a starting point, which is often an intimidating stumbling block. You video is almost guarantees a piece the person can be happy with, & is just the boost for creativity to happen. Not everyone starts out being able to 'go with the flow', & the confidence building exercise you've given is perfect!!
This is just what I needed. Sometimes my indecision over collage element placement paralyzes me and takes all the fun out of "playing". Thanks for sharing your formula with us. Blessings, Helen
Truer words were never spoken MossCottage! I love to collage UNTIL I get to the element placement part. I have unfinished collages all over my art space!
This is absolutely one of my favorite videos ever. I cannot wait to try this "formula" because like you I've been struggling. Beautifully done. Thank you.
YES!!! It was for me too. I was so excited as I watched. It was so easy but you ended up with beautiful pieces that were so versatile. Now I can't wait to get back into collaging. Thank you so much!😁❤️
Thank you for these guidelines which will help me. As a rebuttal to the "messy time consuming comment", I find doing these (mine so far are about 3" big) to be really artistic and creative albeit a tiny frustrating at times. But then I think we all start with a certain "teacher" and copy until we evolve on our own or find another teacher and change how we do things. I wonder if your education or previous career had anything to do with diplomacy, therapy, counseling. May I say that one of the lovely things about you is this: you don't say "should, must, have to" and if you say like here (was it?) "you need to..." then immediately you said "i don't mean you Need To, but it just works better..." I've been watching more videos from other scrapbook people and appreciate your calm demeanor, organization and notes! You may not know this, but you are unique in the world of DIY scrapbooking.
Thank you so very much!!! I do have a degree in Psychology/Sociology and Behavioural Studies, but never worked in the field. Perhaps some of it comes across? Haha thank you!!
This was one of the BEST tutorials that anyone has ever done! I too felt colleges were messy and confusing. And not everyone who does them, do them well. Some look like a 5 year old pasted everything that was in the trash basket with no purpose and they put so much stuff on it that many items were covered up. There was no theme, too many colors and patterns, just a mess. So I ne we even tried. Now with your tutorial, I’m confident that I can make some nice colleges. Thanks Natasha for this amazing formula.
How lovely! This reminds me of my preschool days. Old Christmas cards were brought to the preschool and we would cut out the pictures and glue them on a blank card to create our own Christmas cards!
This was a great video and so helpful! I will definitely use this formula. I can see using it in my scrapbooks too. Here's a tip be for that pretty paper that's hard to rip. If you use a wet paintbrush and draw a line with clean water where you want your edge, you can then just pull it apart along that line. It leaves a beautiful feathery edge on both pieces.
@@ReviewsAndMore9 I was taught as a young child, that if you don’t have something nice to say, then DONT SAY IT.. especially in a public forum for others to read. The crafter has taken time to share her tips online, which is a blessing. We all have different tastes, being different to what YOU like doesn’t make the crafter a bad designer.
This is soooo BRILLIANT! I usually use collage to create background layers only but this really helped my confidence in arranging my papers for when I just want to play and have the collage be my final piece. Wonderful tips for design! I think a lot of the struggle is that most of us need a foundation to spring board off of. “Just use your imagination” can be really unhelpful starting off because there is a design element to collage. That’s why your tutorial is so great here. It’s a solid and great way to go about collage and the more you practice, you’ll then learn to “see” what is going to look good and then your imagination/experimentation can take over because you built confidence based on a solid framework. Does that make sense? Wonderful job!! Thank you for this!
Natasha’s ideas are wonderful and right on! I would probably add that the best way to do collage is without too much thinking and scrutiny. Honestly, the faster you move, grab and place, the better your collage will come out. Often people’s downfall with collage is wrestling with each piece and attempting to match too much. The freer you get, the better your collage will turn out :)
Oh that is a very interesting observation indeed! I will keep that in mind for my next collage session, just placing things down, grab, place, move on. I like it !! Thanks for watching :)
I'm actually using collaging as a theraputic journey to decrease my overthinking. I take some time and some consideration and then I put it away and go back to it knowing I did my best sand I'm almost always very pleasant with it. If my piece needs a little bit here/there I do it. Then it's ready to share. I don't take as long wallowing in self criticism as I did prior to my experiences with instructions and guidance from a master. It's been beautiful. 💝
Your formula for collaging has been very helpful to me. I also want to mention how kind you are to show us all how to make a beautiful collage with just a few simple steps.
I LOVE all of your ideas, your teaching methods, your artistry, your sweet attitude AND collages. You must be my favorite UA-cam channel! 🤩 I seem to go to your channel 1st, when I'm looking for ideas and inspiration. Thank you for doing what you do and for sharing!! 💞👍
I watched the entire video without wanting to blink an 👀 eye Natasha and saved this video too. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us. Your voice is so sweet and helps me not to be afraid to try art.
Absolutely gorgeous! And a great idea! I call it “assembly line collaging”, but of course formula is perfectly good, too. How anyone would say that art is a waste of time is someone who is probably very unhappy about themselves. I also wanted to say that I find you sweetly funny.
Whoever made the comment that collage is a waste of time is probably jealous because you are so creative and you are inspired to share and to teach your blessings and your talents. Try not to be offended by people who are bland and stale and who lack any creativity. You deserve to be associated with like minded people. And you know that you are closer to the heavens ❤
What a great great tutorial, specially for people (like me) who’s learning this wonderful way of making art from scraps. I love all of your simple, easy and well done ways to make beautiful journals at the same time we recycle without making a mess. Thanks for sharing! 🥰🥰🥰
I love to collage; it's very relaxing to collage a page. I have each page a theme---maybe a color, or a bird, or an ethnic page, or a thought such as wishes, dreams, prayers. Collage is very rewarding as a sort of self-therapy or just a quiet time. Sometimes I play music, and sometimes I listen to audio books. I encourage everyone to try a few pages.
This is awesome. Your work is actually attractive and makes "sense". It doesn't look like a 5 year old just randomly glued down stuff from their mom's supplies. 😍 Thank you!
I work with an autistic teenager and we do art about once a month. When I take paint, a few folders of colors of papers, glue, and a folder of focal points, he really enjoys painting his background and choosing his pieces of paper & a focal point and creating something of his own creation. I don't think collage is a waste of time at all. Creativity is enjoyment in itself, just like listening to music is enjoyable. It doesn't have to be anything more.
These are just beautiful. Each one would make a lovely focal point for the front of a junk journal. Or just as a pretty page inside I love them thank you so much for the formula
Thank you Natasha! Layering is difficult for me to grasp so the "formula" method is so very helpful and a great place to start. I also like your more current video that pairs nicely with this one; how to make mini collages with scraps. I like that you rip your pieces of various papers, lace, book pages, magazine pages, etc., first then you select a finite number of embellishments and ephemera and then limit yourself to five pieces. I see how valuable this advice is as to not get into overwhelm mode. I always overthink every single thing is use and ultimately it takes too long to create and stifles my creativity. Thank you again for sharing your journey and your experience with us!
My goodness this has been an eye opener! Your “formula” is brilliant and so very helpful in taking the mystery out of how to collage. It’s so simple but so amazing that each of your examples are so different yet they all follow the formula. Great help Natasa!! Thank you. ❤️
I absolutely love your videos. You literally show people or teach people how to do junk Journaling in every form. You are talking about it, writing it down, and then showing how to do it. I think you are amazing and just love watching your channel. Thank you for all that you do. Your work is interesting and beautiful!
Thank you for showing how "simple" this can be. This has been really helpful. I love that you show us all the ones you have made even the one you weren't very happy with. By doing this it shows that even someone as talented as you has work that you're not happy with. Thank you so much
Years ago in photog class, we were assigned to use a whole roll of film on any subject we wanted. Outside, inside, anywhere and anything. We returned the next day, developed our 8x10’s, picked our favorite one and displayed on the blackboard. Our teacher walked back and forth, back and forth. It was quite clear he was thinking about something. Then he said, “These pictures are all different BUT there is one thing in common in each photo.” No one could figure it out. It was quite the puzzle to us. And the answer was…. We all centered our subjects in the pictures. Every single one of us. It sure taught us a big lesson that day. Your beautiful video today explained it so well. You don’t need to put everything smack dab in the middle😁👍 I learn so much from you. Thank you, I can’t wait to give this a try!
The pretty paper that you used decorative scissors on, can be torn easily. You just dampen the edges with water and the pull outward instead of tearing. It gives a lovely feathered texture.
These are beautiful. As for the person saying collage is pointless and a waste of time, they should realize that it's pointless and a waste of time for HER (or him). Personally, it's my favorite! Beautiful job.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. This was exactly what I needed to get me started on collage which I have wanted to do for so long but was too overwhelmed to start. The formula is invaluable.
This formula works!!! Ignore the comment that person made because you're awesome and so talented. I love watching your videos even if I don't make it. I enjoy the creativity vibes. I have made several of your projects.
I love to collage but I just wing it as it's for my journal. I love this concept as it has given me some kind of template. I'm going to do this today. Thank you so much x
I thought it was remarkable that someone would bother to message you to say that collage is messy and such a waste of time!! My first thought to that comment is, "then don't collage--do something else". In other words, not everyone likes blue, so if you hate blue, then use green or purple. We all need to work in a way that feels good to us. I can't imagine writing to a quilter and saying it's too time consuming or too messy. Thank you for taking the time to share your talent with all of us. You are very generous with your time
Natasa, Boy, it sure doesn’t feel like you struggled with collage! I love how you put things together! This is a very helpful video. I get overwhelmed at all of the options. Now, just the last little bits, like butterflies, stamping, dots, etc may cause me to agonize. Lol That lady who is negative about collage is whacky. How do you make treasure books without some collage? ☺️ You were bothered by the word formula. How about recipe? 💖💖💖
Collage is only a waste of time if you don’t enjoy doing it. It’s only messy if you don’t enjoy doing it. I love collage and I think anyone can do it. Put pieces down if you like how it looks, that is all that matters. Your examples are beautiful I love them. And your process is so easy and makes collage fun.
Super helpful as always, thank you Natasa! And really timely - I'm currently struggling with how to do a collaged book plate for some journals I'm working on and I was actually only looking yesterday to see if someone had done a tutorial on this :D
Since my husband died, I have really struggled getting back to my art room. I didn't realize how closely connected it was to his music playing. I love all the paper arts and have a room full! I have spent much time going through supplies, sorting and reorganizing. Thank you for this quick guide to get me jump started! Love your beautiful accent ; ) I do like the rounded corners, as it softens the look! I also use the photo corners ; ) There will always be naysayers, so ignore them. A thumb down counts equally as a thumb up in UA-cam land! ; )
Thank you so much Rebecca. I am sorry that your husband has passed away. I can imagine how hard it is to get back to creating after losing a loved one :( thank you for watching
Yes!!! I've been going through withdrawal for a new video😂😂, but seriously I've only just recently trying to figure out the best way to collage... It's like you're a mind-reader🤗 I really love the bird and the butterfly collages too (probably same order as you). Can you use a napkin as part of a collage? Would that even work?Thank you so much for this!! 🥰
Hope you don’t mind me answering, but you can indeed use a napkin or your favorite parts of a napkin :) I’ve used napkins as a base for some of my collages but for the most part I use magazine images. Super fun…collage is so flexible & versatile to anyone’s personal artistic tastes. Some of mine look better than others & that’s ok. It’s a process that can’t be forced. If you let things flow naturally & you use what *you* like, not what everyone else is doing, you’ll love the finished piece even more. Have fun!
@@NarrowPathDiaries thank you! .... and I don't mind at all. Thank you for replying! When using a napkin, I'm guessing you'd use decoupage? I have some beautiful napkins, but I feel like they'd be flimsy. Could you sew them? I'm trying to picture how it would work.
@@jennip8585 I haven’t tried sewing them, I just get it down to the image layer, glue the surface I want to put it on & then carefully lay it on. You could try sewing it, but you’d probably have to sew it without taking any layers off, otherwise the feed dogs of the sewing machine would chew it up & make it useless. If you’d like I could make a UA-cam flip through video of some of mine to give you some ideas? Let me know!
I watched this yesterday and was sadly astonished when you mentioned some remarks about collage being "useless" and without purpose! As a beginner to collage, I am so very thankful for your video on your "formula" or as I prefer to call it, a "recipe"! I will gladly follow your recipe until I can make small adjustments, which may take years to perfect, as I see this collage art to be a journey! Many thanks for your video!
These people have obviously never heard of George Braque or Picasso 😁 I agree, Natasha has give us a great formula/recipe for creating wonderful collages.
I find your formula really helpful to prevent the impression of a messy accumulation of random "things". What I admire in your collages is also the choice of harmonic colours. Perhaps with only a little tension, that tickles the eye in a nice way. I also learn from you, not to overload a collage. So thank you very much for your wonderful tutorials. I guess I´ll watch them all with gre🥰at pleasure.
Thank you! This is helpful. It's annoying someone said that about collage. The same thing could be said for ANY art. Just because it doesn't move or inspire that person doesn't mean it won't inspire others. Not only that, but for the person doing it, it is fun and expressive for them and others opinions don't really matter. Not everyone wants to do fine art and sell their work. Some of us are busy but want to create, and collage is attainable for us as opposed to fine art drawing or painting.
I'm just watching this for the first time, even though it's two years old. I absolutely LOVE collage. I think it suits certain personality types, for those who don't like perfect and even, but eclectic and uneven balance. My most favorite collage artist/author is Eric Carle. He sadly passed away about a year ago, or so. I love his collage method of his illustrations for his children's books, such as, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", and many others. Denise Fleming is another one. ❤
Collage is my jam !! Yes! No thinking , make several piles & grab from each pile & stick on paper , yes you can tear . horizontal & vertical placements randomly .. Layering . you can have up to 3 to 4 layers easily. Keep going. This is not a " perfect" look by any means. You will Just know when it's right for you Natasha ! Good to see you again 2🥰💞🙏🌈☮️
There’s always someone out there who tries to take other peoples joy. If you don’t like collage then don’t watch the video. Collage can be so magnificent. I have seen such amazing collage work by artists that would absolutely floor you. Thank you for your share. I love the formula idea.
Hola veo tus trabajos desde hace años Te felicito!!! que capacidad tenés es admirable . El 1° video que ví fue en el que hacias un anotador con un sobre del correo usado y utilizabas la ventanita del mismo para hacer un bolsillo; me quedó tan grabado q aún lo recuerdo. Siempre hay gente negativa que desparrama su mala onda, entonces además de las cosas que uno tiene hay q recibir comentarios desafortunados. Vos segui con lo tuyo que compartis mucha inspiración. Te veo desde Argentina🇦🇷 me gustaría poder traducir los comentarios de la gente
Using a formula is so much more useful than that willy-nilly collage so many seem so fond of. This is collaging with a PURPOSE and is so much more than just gluing bits of random paper to paper to get rid of scraps (which I loathe with the white-hot passion of a thousand suns). Thank you for your usual thoughtfulness and an artistic eye toward everything.
Because of all the negative comments many you tubers get, I think it is to get recognition from the host. I wish everyone who gets these type of comments blew them off so they got no recognition. Who really cares about their negativity, they can move on...don't give them your energy Natasha!! Your subscriptions speak louder than any negative remarks!!
Please don't listen to commenters who say ugly and unkind things--they are just ugly and unkind people. If they don't like a video or process or project, all they have to do is move on...no opinion necessary. Actually, I am a professional artist and can say with confidence that your work is absolutely wonderful. I love your videos, creative ideas, and how you present showing others how you work through your ideas. Well done.
Making a distinction between the QUALITY of paper in the different steps blew my head off! There should be a collage hall of fame and you should be in it!! A great video!
I havent cone across anyone who can simplify and break down art to the last minute detail and come up with a " Formula " which makes it easy for beginners like me. I cant thank you enough❤
The comment you mentioned about someone saying collage is messy and unnecessary has nothing better to do than be critical just to be critical...collage is a hobby. All hobbies do not appeal to everyone. So if you don't like it, don't do it. Find something you like and pursue it!!! We don't have to be critical, condescending, or just plain rude if our interests don't aligned with someone else's. That being said, I love that you have a formula!!! It helps us to get a starting point!!! I love the written plans you have as a base for your projects. Once we have the basics you are providing, we can flourish with our own projects!!! I can tell you what to do on your channel, but I would just delete negative, unnecessary, comments that have no constructive or helpful criticism. Thank you for putting yourself out here and sharing your talents and gifts💖
I thought I knew what I was doing, i mean I've been doing it but it took so long and I had to move things, pick different things etc.. until I saw this video. It makes me see it all clearly now. It is a formula, and it works. After watching this I made 3 in 10 minutes as opposed to 1 in an hour! THANK YOU!
I like the way you teach, whether it be collage or whatever you want to share. Don't be too concerned about the snarky people, because in reality - no matter how well you do something - there will always, always be someone who will complain. The way I look at viewing videos, if I don't like something, for whatever reason, I just stop video and go onto something else, no reason at all to be snarky or rude, none whatsoever. God bless you young lady. Becky B
I thought the little angel collage was my favorite, but as bits are added and completed it is the little bird that seemed so lonely that turned out to be my favorite. In the end I thought each collage had really nice outcomes. The washy tapes are gorgeous. Natasha; thanks for a more simplified way. I am glad this was the video I chose tonight. Quote: "See possibilities everywhere". The quote is for the lady who thinks collaging is messy and a waste of time.
You mentioned that the glue lumps show the lumpiness through the paper when placed down. I have been shown to either use your finger or a brush and spread the glue out it takes the lumps and bumps and smooths them out. But as you said, that gives it some life. Happy crafting!😊
This is just what I needed to help me. I usually sit at my table and my mind goes blank.. 😂 Your way of teaching is wonderful Thank you again. Your the best!❤
Art is creating with your heart, doing whatever makes YOU happy. Don't listen to people who are saying that it is waisting your time. They are lovely and I have seen much of your video's and you are very talented. Best regards from the Netherlands
I LUV all of these collages. Thank you so much for the “formula” it will be very helpful especially as I am a beginner in collage. I do like the vintage look.
I appreciate that you used basic design elements like the rule of thirds. I was into photography before I started paper crafting. The elements of a good composition apply to both hobbies. Great ideas and excellent video!
A huge thank you for sharing your formula!! Sometimes I get it dead on, but more often than not I spend wayyyy too much time trying to get it right. This will save me many frustrating hours of placing, replacing, moving, removing, lol…etc. etc.
this was so very, very helpful. Why doesn't UA-cam let us not just like but "extremely like" ones like this that are over the top helpful? Gold star on this one Natashe.
I wanted to just leave this here, hope you will see it. I appreciate you taking the time to share what you know, & how to do these crafts which I absolutely 💯 love because I am semi creative, but get so overwhelmed! U have helped break stuff down to make it easier for me to do & have fun ,rather than get anxious about how whatever im doing ( college, ☕ dye paper, junk journals etc!)so that is relaxing, therapeutic & fun again so id like to say thank 🙏 you, sweet lady!
your video is so AMAZING!! id love to tell you, why i love it so much: i work with people with disabilities. i create cards with them, which we sell. its my job to help them do creative tasks. i let them stamp, do coffee dyes, glueing, sewing and lot of little tasks they can. its my task to create layouts and make cards out of their paintings. as they need to look good to sell them, i created lots of them in my style. and now, after watching some of your videos, im SOOOO inspired! im lying on my couch and want to go to work tomorrow to start creating and preparing. omg 😍 i want to send you so many thanks and greetings from Austria, working in Switzerland 😃🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️ Our Cards will sure be amazing! 🇦🇹🇨🇭
You are just such a good teacher! Organized and thorough! I truly appreciate your art and your style. I go back and watch your videos and learn with everyone that I see! Thank YOU!
your "formula" makes this an easy way to think of collaging. the only part i knew of specifically was the "rule of thirds". that is something that is taught in a photography class also (basically dividing the frame into 9 sections). thank you for your "recipe"....its very helpful!👍🏼
I do struggle w/ collage.Ur formula helps ALOT! Don't worry about neg comments,my daughter says she can't understand what the point of collage is either.I told her,make something BEAUTIFUL!
You can call it a process instead of a formula. All of them are lovely, even the ones you don't like as much. Here's a suggestion for when something is too dark - use a white pen or marker or whatever you have to outline or highlight that object or area. Now that you have a process for collaging, you can be brave - try slanting the images and papers. Diagonals help to move the eye. As my friends tell me to encourage me - You got this! You are amazing! Your work is wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing.
I've had a lot of success in my collages. They don't look anything like these; these collages are really beautiful. But what I've created in the passed has turned out VERY well considering there's no planning like you've demonstrated; I almost literally just cut stuff out and stick it down and hope (with a surprising amount of success tbh) it turns out balanced. I'm will most definitely be thinking about this layering formula next time I have my pages and glue out. This video was helpful!
These are gorgeous productions. Their beauty lies in their classic simplicity. Your presentation is done so well. Why, in this planet, in our global community, would ANYONE watch a video on collage techniques to leave such an asinine remark about ....wasted time and effort? What a pitiful life. Junk journal creations is an analogy of my life - taking bits and pieces, and scraps, and turning them into a work of art. I could NEVER found this expression of this beauty without the sharing of such skillful artists such as yourself on UA-cam. Y'all have increased the quality of my life in such an inspirational way during this Pandemic isolation/ quarantine era....God has blessed me with your collective presence presents...And if I ever HIT THE Money lottery.....I've already hit the heart/spiritual lottery and I am quite serious in regards to my affection for the people like you on UA-cam who I invite into my home quite often. Please take care of yourself and those you love.
You are an inspiration. There are always going to be people who just don't want to understand, don't listen to them. Thanks for sharing your "formula" with us.
I really enjoyed watching the process of your creating these collages. I like the idea of a "recipe" until I do a few. Thanks for the tip. I really didn't know how to start. These are not a waste of time. If crafting pleases the crafter, it's a valuable way to use one's time!
Thank you so much. I have been paper crafting for over 40 years and about 6 months ago embarked onto the challenge of junk journalling. You have the best and easiest to follow tutorials. Stay safe
Everything looks so easy when I watch other crafters collage together their ephemera, etc. But, when I sit down to do it, I feel rather lost. I appreciate you sharing your struggle to find something that worked for you because it now works for me. Thanks! Also, I might say, collaging is not new to me. It is my favorite art form. However, it is done in a free form creative process that is totally different than the collaging done here in a page for a junk journal, done for a specific purpose and with limitations. You were very helpful for this. Thank you.
This is so helpful and your collages all turned out beautifully. I don’t understand why somebody would make a negative comment about collage. After all if you really don’t enjoy doing it then just don’t bother but many people do like it and it is a very freeing way to express creativity. If you enjoy the process then it is not a waste of time. I find it helps me understand pattern and colour in my other craft projects such as knitting and patchwork.
I entirely understand the need for a formula, it's why I find it very difficult to do these kinds of artwork, to collage. I keep thinking there must be a way to do it but I never know how. So I just dont create anything despite having the supplies. I dont know if it has to do with being both artistic and logical at the same time, wanting to create but wanting what I create to make sense. This "formula" that you've provided helps so much in getting started with the basics of collage and mixed media, it feels less stressful and for me it feels like someone's holding my hand and giving me the courage to start creating! Thanks so so much, this exactly the inspiration I needed!❤❤❤
Wow! You made this so clear, no more spending hours in the decision making process, thank you. The way you divided the 0aper for placement is called "rule of thirds" in photography.
I think the one with the rose is my favorite! ❤️ love the ones with butterflies! They are all lovely! As someone who also struggles with collage, THANK YOU for sharing your formula/method! ❤️ And your Washi tape is so pretty!
I’ve always wanted to collage but have never been able to because of the messy factor, my brain just can’t…until now!! The formula/structure is key for me!
"oh why am I holding this" story of my life 😂 thank you for this awesome tutorial!
This is SO helpful! After years of being told what to to and how to do it (aka working 😅) I really struggled at first to "just be creative" and "just put stuff together". Videos like this can be exactly what is needed to overcome this feeling of being overwhelmed. Thank you!!!
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Glad it helped! Thank you so much for watching :)
I agree!
Awesome Job
I’m retiring in a year from full time work & after raising 4 kids, volunteer work schooling & paid work (not necessarily at the same time) I’m ready to do what I want so I get the “being told what to do & how to do it” 😂. My creativity has always been a important part of my life but junque journals etc. are a new thing for me. I make “junque journal” birthday & holiday cards & this video has really given me ideas on different ways to do it…just want the time to be able to do it for hours on end!
Don’t listen to the nay sayers! I love your work and collage is an art in itself. It comes easy to some and not to others. A clean art area is an unused art area, IMHO. Thank you for sharing your process!
These are so beautiful! While I was watching, I thought if I was an art teacher, I’d like to use this as a class assignment. You learn composition, layout, texture, focal point, AND you end up with a beautiful piece you can frame. Your videos are alwas so helpful.
❤️ Shirley
Thank you so much Shirley :)
Yes, this was an amazing collage tutorial. The formula will prove so helpful.
VERY helpful! I love how you provide a list or cheat sheet for us to take a screen shot for future reference. I wish all UA-camrs did this! Thanks so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰
For beginners, your video gives a starting point, which is often an intimidating stumbling block. You video is almost guarantees a piece the person can be happy with, & is just the boost for creativity to happen. Not everyone starts out being able to 'go with the flow', & the confidence building exercise you've given is perfect!!
Thank you so much Penny!
This is just what I needed. Sometimes my indecision over collage element placement paralyzes me and takes all the fun out of "playing". Thanks for sharing your formula with us. Blessings, Helen
Truer words were never spoken MossCottage! I love to collage UNTIL I get to the element placement part. I have unfinished collages all over my art space!
Exactly DITTO
This is absolutely one of my favorite videos ever. I cannot wait to try this "formula" because like you I've been struggling. Beautifully done. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)
YES!!! It was for me too. I was so excited as I watched. It was so easy but you ended up with beautiful pieces that were so versatile. Now I can't wait to get back into collaging. Thank you so much!😁❤️
Thank you for these guidelines which will help me. As a rebuttal to the "messy time consuming comment", I find doing these (mine so far are about 3" big) to be really artistic and creative albeit a tiny frustrating at times. But then I think we all start with a certain "teacher" and copy until we evolve on our own or find another teacher and change how we do things. I wonder if your education or previous career had anything to do with diplomacy, therapy, counseling. May I say that one of the lovely things about you is this: you don't say "should, must, have to" and if you say like here (was it?) "you need to..." then immediately you said "i don't mean you Need To, but it just works better..." I've been watching more videos from other scrapbook people and appreciate your calm demeanor, organization and notes! You may not know this, but you are unique in the world of DIY scrapbooking.
Thank you so very much!!! I do have a degree in Psychology/Sociology and Behavioural Studies, but never worked in the field. Perhaps some of it comes across? Haha thank you!!
This was one of the BEST tutorials that anyone has ever done! I too felt colleges were messy and confusing. And not everyone who does them, do them well. Some look like a 5 year old pasted everything that was in the trash basket with no purpose and they put so much stuff on it that many items were covered up. There was no theme, too many colors and patterns, just a mess. So I ne we even tried. Now with your tutorial, I’m confident that I can make some nice colleges. Thanks Natasha for this amazing formula.
Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful :)
How lovely! This reminds me of my preschool days. Old Christmas cards were brought to the preschool and we would cut out the pictures and glue them on a blank card to create our own Christmas cards!
This was a great video and so helpful! I will definitely use this formula. I can see using it in my scrapbooks too. Here's a tip be for that pretty paper that's hard to rip. If you use a wet paintbrush and draw a line with clean water where you want your edge, you can then just pull it apart along that line. It leaves a beautiful feathery edge on both pieces.
This is wonderful. What a blessing to people that are overwhelmed with college but want to try it!
I totally agree with Jann…this is wonderful
@@ReviewsAndMore9 🗣good riddance!
@@ReviewsAndMore9 I was taught as a young child, that if you don’t have something nice to say, then DONT SAY IT.. especially in a public forum for others to read. The crafter has taken time to share her tips online, which is a blessing. We all have different tastes, being different to what YOU like doesn’t make the crafter a bad designer.
This is soooo BRILLIANT! I usually use collage to create background layers only but this really helped my confidence in arranging my papers for when I just want to play and have the collage be my final piece. Wonderful tips for design! I think a lot of the struggle is that most of us need a foundation to spring board off of. “Just use your imagination” can be really unhelpful starting off because there is a design element to collage. That’s why your tutorial is so great here. It’s a solid and great way to go about collage and the more you practice, you’ll then learn to “see” what is going to look good and then your imagination/experimentation can take over because you built confidence based on a solid framework. Does that make sense? Wonderful job!! Thank you for this!
Natasha’s ideas are wonderful and right on! I would probably add that the best way to do collage is without too much thinking and scrutiny. Honestly, the faster you move, grab and place, the better your collage will come out. Often people’s downfall with collage is wrestling with each piece and attempting to match too much. The freer you get, the better your collage will turn out :)
overthinking not good
Oh that is a very interesting observation indeed! I will keep that in mind for my next collage session, just placing things down, grab, place, move on. I like it !! Thanks for watching :)
I'm actually using collaging as a theraputic journey to decrease my overthinking. I take some time and some consideration and then I put it away and go back to it knowing I did my best sand I'm almost always very pleasant with it. If my piece needs a little bit here/there I do it. Then it's ready to share. I don't take as long wallowing in self criticism as I did prior to my experiences with instructions and guidance from a master. It's been beautiful. 💝
Collaging is a very creative process and asks us to let go of what we think is perfection and organized. It's a personal self expression.
Your formula for collaging has been very helpful to me. I also want to mention how kind you are to show us all how to make a beautiful collage with just a few simple steps.
Thank you so much!
This video was so helpful! I can tell when my collages “work” and when they don’t. However, I never knew why. Wonderful tutorial!
I LOVE all of your ideas, your teaching methods, your artistry, your sweet attitude AND collages. You must be my favorite UA-cam channel! 🤩 I seem to go to your channel 1st, when I'm looking for ideas and inspiration. Thank you for doing what you do and for sharing!! 💞👍
Mine too, i agree.
She was born to do this!!!
Without a doubt. Me too.
Wow, thank you so much!
I agree! She has a way of teaching that I can understand. And it helps to see her learn along with us when she is teaching.
I watched the entire video without wanting to blink an 👀 eye Natasha and saved this video too. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us. Your voice is so sweet and helps me not to be afraid to try art.
Absolutely gorgeous! And a great idea! I call it
“assembly line collaging”, but of course formula is perfectly good, too. How anyone would say that art is a waste of time is someone who is probably very unhappy about themselves. I also wanted to say that I find you sweetly funny.
Whoever made the comment that collage is a waste of time is probably jealous because you are so creative and you are inspired to share and to teach your blessings and your talents.
Try not to be offended by people who are bland and stale and who lack any creativity. You deserve to be associated with like minded people.
And you know that you are closer to the heavens ❤
What a great great tutorial, specially for people (like me) who’s learning this wonderful way of making art from scraps. I love all of your simple, easy and well done ways to make beautiful journals at the same time we recycle without making a mess. Thanks for sharing! 🥰🥰🥰
I love to collage; it's very relaxing to collage a page. I have each page a theme---maybe a color, or a bird, or an ethnic page, or a thought such as wishes, dreams, prayers. Collage is very rewarding as a sort of self-therapy or just a quiet time. Sometimes I play music, and sometimes I listen to audio books. I encourage everyone to try a few pages.
This is awesome. Your work is actually attractive and makes "sense". It doesn't look like a 5 year old just randomly glued down stuff from their mom's supplies. 😍 Thank you!
I work with an autistic teenager and we do art about once a month. When I take paint, a few folders of colors of papers, glue, and a folder of focal points, he really enjoys painting his background and choosing his pieces of paper & a focal point and creating something of his own creation. I don't think collage is a waste of time at all. Creativity is enjoyment in itself, just like listening to music is enjoyable. It doesn't have to be anything more.
🧡 your tutorials. You are a wonderful teacher. Great to have a Instruction sheet posted. All of your collages came out Beautiful. TYFS💘😊🦋
Thank you so much!
I just love rediscovering your videos and getting craft bitten all over again.
These are just beautiful. Each one would make a lovely focal point for the front of a junk journal. Or just as a pretty page inside I love them thank you so much for the formula
Thank you Natasha! Layering is difficult for me to grasp so the "formula" method is so very helpful and a great place to start. I also like your more current video that pairs nicely with this one; how to make mini collages with scraps. I like that you rip your pieces of various papers, lace, book pages, magazine pages, etc., first then you select a finite number of embellishments and ephemera and then limit yourself to five pieces. I see how valuable this advice is as to not get into overwhelm mode. I always overthink every single thing is use and ultimately it takes too long to create and stifles my creativity. Thank you again for sharing your journey and your experience with us!
My goodness this has been an eye opener! Your “formula” is brilliant and so very helpful in taking the mystery out of how to collage. It’s so simple but so amazing that each of your examples are so different yet they all follow the formula. Great help Natasa!! Thank you. ❤️
Thank you so much Kathryn :)
I absolutely love your videos. You literally show people or teach people how to do junk Journaling in every form. You are talking about it, writing it down, and then showing how to do it. I think you are amazing and just love watching your channel. Thank you for all that you do. Your work is interesting and beautiful!
Your design follows the “Fibonacci Spiral” and that is what makes it so aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Beautiful work. Thank you for the formula 😊
Oh I'll have to look that up, thank you!!
Finally did this. I think they came out fantastic. The journal formula was really super helpful. I shall keep this up!
Thank you for showing how "simple" this can be. This has been really helpful. I love that you show us all the ones you have made even the one you weren't very happy with. By doing this it shows that even someone as talented as you has work that you're not happy with. Thank you so much
Years ago in photog class, we were assigned to use a whole roll of film on any subject we wanted. Outside, inside, anywhere and anything. We returned the next day, developed our 8x10’s, picked our favorite one and displayed on the blackboard. Our teacher walked back and forth, back and forth. It was quite clear he was thinking about something. Then he said, “These pictures are all different BUT there is one thing in common in each photo.” No one could figure it out. It was quite the puzzle to us. And the answer was….
We all centered our subjects in the pictures. Every single one of us. It sure taught us a big lesson that day. Your beautiful video today explained it so well. You don’t need to put everything smack dab in the middle😁👍 I learn so much from you. Thank you, I can’t wait to give this a try!
Oh wow, Yes!! I still do take photos that way - always the middle. I'll have to get more creative when taking photos!!
The pretty paper that you used decorative scissors on, can be torn easily. You just dampen the edges with water and the pull outward instead of tearing. It gives a lovely feathered texture.
Thanks for sharing. Didn't know this.
These are beautiful. As for the person saying collage is pointless and a waste of time, they should realize that it's pointless and a waste of time for HER (or him). Personally, it's my favorite! Beautiful job.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. This was exactly what I needed to get me started on collage which I have wanted to do for so long but was too overwhelmed to start. The formula is invaluable.
This formula works!!! Ignore the comment that person made because you're awesome and so talented. I love watching your videos even if I don't make it. I enjoy the creativity vibes. I have made several of your projects.
I love to collage but I just wing it as it's for my journal. I love this concept as it has given me some kind of template. I'm going to do this today. Thank you so much x
I thought it was remarkable that someone would bother to message you to say that collage is messy and such a waste of time!! My first thought to that comment is, "then don't collage--do something else". In other words, not everyone likes blue, so if you hate blue, then use green or purple. We all need to work in a way that feels good to us. I can't imagine writing to a quilter and saying it's too time consuming or too messy. Thank you for taking the time to share your talent with all of us. You are very generous with your time
Natasa, Boy, it sure doesn’t feel like you struggled with collage! I love how you put things together! This is a very helpful video. I get overwhelmed at all of the options. Now, just the last little bits, like butterflies, stamping, dots, etc may cause me to agonize. Lol That lady who is negative about collage is whacky. How do you make treasure books without some collage? ☺️ You were bothered by the word formula. How about recipe? 💖💖💖
Thank you so much! I like recipe, like making a cake. A collage cake :)
Collage is only a waste of time if you don’t enjoy doing it. It’s only messy if you don’t enjoy doing it. I love collage and I think anyone can do it. Put pieces down if you like how it looks, that is all that matters. Your examples are beautiful I love them. And your process is so easy and makes collage fun.
Super helpful as always, thank you Natasa! And really timely - I'm currently struggling with how to do a collaged book plate for some journals I'm working on and I was actually only looking yesterday to see if someone had done a tutorial on this :D
Me too!!! I think we manifested this tutorial🤗🥰
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching :)
Since my husband died, I have really struggled getting back to my art room. I didn't realize how closely connected it was to his music playing.
I love all the paper arts and have a room full! I have spent much time going through supplies, sorting and reorganizing.
Thank you for this quick guide to get me jump started! Love your beautiful accent ; ) I do like the rounded corners, as it softens the look! I also use the photo corners ; )
There will always be naysayers, so ignore them. A thumb down counts equally as a thumb up in UA-cam land! ; )
Thank you so much Rebecca. I am sorry that your husband has passed away. I can imagine how hard it is to get back to creating after losing a loved one :( thank you for watching
Yes!!!
I've been going through withdrawal for a new video😂😂, but seriously I've only just recently trying to figure out the best way to collage... It's like you're a mind-reader🤗 I really love the bird and the butterfly collages too (probably same order as you). Can you use a napkin as part of a collage? Would that even work?Thank you so much for this!! 🥰
Hope you don’t mind me answering, but you can indeed use a napkin or your favorite parts of a napkin :) I’ve used napkins as a base for some of my collages but for the most part I use magazine images. Super fun…collage is so flexible & versatile to anyone’s personal artistic tastes. Some of mine look better than others & that’s ok. It’s a process that can’t be forced. If you let things flow naturally & you use what *you* like, not what everyone else is doing, you’ll love the finished piece even more. Have fun!
@@NarrowPathDiaries thank you! .... and I don't mind at all. Thank you for replying! When using a napkin, I'm guessing you'd use decoupage? I have some beautiful napkins, but I feel like they'd be flimsy.
Could you sew them? I'm trying to picture how it would work.
@@jennip8585 I haven’t tried sewing them, I just get it down to the image layer, glue the surface I want to put it on & then carefully lay it on. You could try sewing it, but you’d probably have to sew it without taking any layers off, otherwise the feed dogs of the sewing machine would chew it up & make it useless. If you’d like I could make a UA-cam flip through video of some of mine to give you some ideas? Let me know!
@@NarrowPathDiaries that would be amazing!! Thank you so much!!
I just subscribed👍🤗
@@jennip8585 Awww! Thanks! I’ll get one up ASAP
I watched this yesterday and was sadly astonished when you mentioned some remarks about collage being "useless" and without purpose! As a beginner to collage, I am so very thankful for your video on your "formula" or as I prefer to call it, a "recipe"! I will gladly follow your recipe until I can make small adjustments, which may take years to perfect, as I see this collage art to be a journey! Many thanks for your video!
These people have obviously never heard of George Braque or Picasso 😁 I agree, Natasha has give us a great formula/recipe for creating wonderful collages.
I find your formula really helpful to prevent the impression of a messy accumulation of random "things". What I admire in your collages is also the choice of harmonic colours. Perhaps with only a little tension, that tickles the eye in a nice way. I also learn from you, not to overload a collage. So thank you very much for your wonderful tutorials. I guess I´ll watch them all with gre🥰at pleasure.
I love how you explain this whole process and that you create a worksheet of the items needed .
Thank you! This is helpful. It's annoying someone said that about collage. The same thing could be said for ANY art. Just because it doesn't move or inspire that person doesn't mean it won't inspire others. Not only that, but for the person doing it, it is fun and expressive for them and others opinions don't really matter. Not everyone wants to do fine art and sell their work. Some of us are busy but want to create, and collage is attainable for us as opposed to fine art drawing or painting.
I'm just watching this for the first time, even though it's two years old. I absolutely LOVE collage. I think it suits certain personality types, for those who don't like perfect and even, but eclectic and uneven balance. My most favorite collage artist/author is Eric Carle. He sadly passed away about a year ago, or so. I love his collage method of his illustrations for his children's books, such as, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", and many others. Denise Fleming is another one. ❤
Collage is my jam !! Yes! No thinking , make several piles & grab from each pile & stick on paper , yes you can tear . horizontal & vertical placements randomly .. Layering . you can have up to 3 to 4 layers easily. Keep going. This is not a " perfect" look by any means. You will Just know when it's right for you Natasha ! Good to see you again 2🥰💞🙏🌈☮️
There’s always someone out there who tries to take other peoples joy. If you don’t like collage then don’t watch the video. Collage can be so magnificent. I have seen such amazing collage work by artists that would absolutely floor you. Thank you for your share. I love the formula idea.
Agreed!! Thank you Terry :)
Hola veo tus trabajos desde hace años
Te felicito!!! que capacidad tenés
es admirable . El 1° video que ví fue en el que hacias un anotador con un sobre del correo usado y utilizabas la ventanita del mismo para hacer un bolsillo; me quedó tan grabado q aún lo recuerdo. Siempre hay gente negativa que desparrama su mala onda, entonces además de las cosas que uno tiene hay q recibir comentarios desafortunados. Vos segui con lo tuyo que compartis mucha inspiración. Te veo desde Argentina🇦🇷 me gustaría poder traducir los comentarios de la gente
Some people have a knack for it. Some people struggle. And it shows. But it is the most forgiving art, I think. Very nice tutorial.
Using a formula is so much more useful than that willy-nilly collage so many seem so fond of. This is collaging with a PURPOSE and is so much more than just gluing bits of random paper to paper to get rid of scraps (which I loathe with the white-hot passion of a thousand suns). Thank you for your usual thoughtfulness and an artistic eye toward everything.
Heheh Rachelle, we have so many scraps that we don't want to throw away! Thank you so much for watching :)
This truly took the 'scary" out of collaging! thank you so much!
Because of all the negative comments many you tubers get, I think it is to get recognition from the host. I wish everyone who gets these type of comments blew them off so they got no recognition. Who really cares about their negativity, they can move on...don't give them your energy Natasha!! Your subscriptions speak louder than any negative remarks!!
Thank you for the collage formula! I tend to end up with something way too busy. This really helped!
Please don't listen to commenters who say ugly and unkind things--they are just ugly and unkind people. If they don't like a video or process or project, all they have to do is move on...no opinion necessary. Actually, I am a professional artist and can say with confidence that your work is absolutely wonderful. I love your videos, creative ideas, and how you present showing others how you work through your ideas. Well done.
Making a distinction between the QUALITY of paper in the different steps blew my head off! There should be a collage hall of fame and you should be in it!! A great video!
hehe thank you!!!!! I'm glad it helped :)
I havent cone across anyone who can simplify and break down art to the last minute detail and come up with a " Formula " which makes it easy for beginners like me. I cant thank you enough❤
These are lovely! And collaging is not a waste of time. People should stay in their own lanes. I love seeing your beautiful collages!
The comment you mentioned about someone saying collage is messy and unnecessary has nothing better to do than be critical just to be critical...collage is a hobby. All hobbies do not appeal to everyone. So if you don't like it, don't do it. Find something you like and pursue it!!! We don't have to be critical, condescending, or just plain rude if our interests don't aligned with someone else's. That being said, I love that you have a formula!!! It helps us to get a starting point!!! I love the written plans you have as a base for your projects. Once we have the basics you are providing, we can flourish with our own projects!!! I can tell you what to do on your channel, but I would just delete negative, unnecessary, comments that have no constructive or helpful criticism. Thank you for putting yourself out here and sharing your talents and gifts💖
I thought I knew what I was doing, i mean I've been doing it but it took so long and I had to move things, pick different things etc.. until I saw this video. It makes me see it all clearly now. It is a formula, and it works. After watching this I made 3 in 10 minutes as opposed to 1 in an hour! THANK YOU!
I like the way you teach, whether it be collage or whatever you want to share. Don't be too concerned about the snarky people, because in reality - no matter how well you do something - there will always, always be someone who will complain. The way I look at viewing videos, if I don't like something, for whatever reason, I just stop video and go onto something else, no reason at all to be snarky or rude, none whatsoever. God bless you young lady. Becky B
I thought the little angel collage was my favorite, but as bits are added and completed it is the little bird that seemed so lonely that turned out to be my favorite. In the end I thought each collage had really nice outcomes. The washy tapes are gorgeous. Natasha; thanks for a more simplified way. I am glad this was the video I chose tonight. Quote: "See possibilities everywhere". The quote is for the lady who thinks collaging is messy and a waste of time.
Thank you so much Danuta :)
This was such a helpful video! Even though it's 3 years old it is still reaching us new journalers! Thank you!
You mentioned that the glue lumps show the lumpiness through the paper when placed down. I have been shown to either use your finger or a brush and spread the glue out it takes the lumps and bumps and smooths them out. But as you said, that gives it some life. Happy crafting!😊
This is just what I needed to help me. I usually sit at my table and my mind goes blank.. 😂 Your way of teaching is wonderful Thank you again. Your the best!❤
Art is creating with your heart, doing whatever makes YOU happy. Don't listen to people who are saying that it is waisting your time. They are lovely and I have seen much of your video's and you are very talented. Best regards from the Netherlands
I LUV all of these collages. Thank you so much for the “formula” it will be very helpful especially as I am a beginner in collage. I do like the vintage look.
Very helpful Natasha! I loved your masterpieces!! TFS… 🤩🥰🙏🏾💜
I appreciate that you used basic design elements like the rule of thirds. I was into photography before I started paper crafting. The elements of a good composition apply to both hobbies. Great ideas and excellent video!
Thank you so much :)
A huge thank you for sharing your formula!! Sometimes I get it dead on, but more often than not I spend wayyyy too much time trying to get it right. This will save me many frustrating hours of placing, replacing, moving, removing, lol…etc. etc.
These are wonderful! Please don’t stop with your teaching! And don’t listen to the person who doesn’t understand!
this was so very, very helpful. Why doesn't UA-cam let us not just like but "extremely like" ones like this that are over the top helpful? Gold star on this one Natashe.
I wanted to just leave this here, hope you will see it. I appreciate you taking the time to share what you know, & how to do these crafts which I absolutely 💯 love because I am semi creative, but get so overwhelmed! U have helped break stuff down to make it easier for me to do & have fun ,rather than get anxious about how whatever im doing ( college, ☕ dye paper, junk journals etc!)so that is relaxing, therapeutic & fun again so id like to say thank 🙏 you, sweet lady!
You are so welcome! Thank YOU for watching :)
your video is so AMAZING!!
id love to tell you, why i love it so much:
i work with people with disabilities. i create cards with them, which we sell. its my job to help them do creative tasks. i let them stamp, do coffee dyes, glueing, sewing and lot of little tasks they can.
its my task to create layouts and make cards out of their paintings.
as they need to look good to sell them, i created lots of them in my style.
and now, after watching some of your videos, im SOOOO inspired! im lying on my couch and want to go to work tomorrow to start creating and preparing. omg 😍
i want to send you so many thanks and greetings from Austria, working in Switzerland 😃🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️ Our Cards will sure be amazing! 🇦🇹🇨🇭
You are just such a good teacher! Organized and thorough! I truly appreciate your art and your style. I go back and watch your videos and learn with everyone that I see! Thank YOU!
your "formula" makes this an easy way to think of collaging. the only part i knew of specifically was the "rule of thirds". that is something that is taught in a photography class also (basically dividing the frame into 9 sections). thank you for your "recipe"....its very helpful!👍🏼
I do struggle w/ collage.Ur formula helps ALOT! Don't worry about neg comments,my daughter says she can't understand what the point of collage is either.I told her,make something BEAUTIFUL!
You can call it a process instead of a formula. All of them are lovely, even the ones you don't like as much. Here's a suggestion for when something is too dark - use a white pen or marker or whatever you have to outline or highlight that object or area. Now that you have a process for collaging, you can be brave - try slanting the images and papers. Diagonals help to move the eye. As my friends tell me to encourage me - You got this! You are amazing!
Your work is wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing.
The way to layer, what to ink, take a photo, way to glue down, all super helpful! Thank you.
I've had a lot of success in my collages. They don't look anything like these; these collages are really beautiful. But what I've created in the passed has turned out VERY well considering there's no planning like you've demonstrated; I almost literally just cut stuff out and stick it down and hope (with a surprising amount of success tbh) it turns out balanced. I'm will most definitely be thinking about this layering formula next time I have my pages and glue out. This video was helpful!
Your collages are gorgeous! If you enjoy them, they are certainly not a waste of time, I think.
These are gorgeous productions. Their beauty lies in their classic simplicity. Your presentation is done so well. Why, in this planet, in our global community, would ANYONE watch a video on collage techniques to leave such an asinine remark about ....wasted time and effort? What a pitiful life. Junk journal creations is an analogy of my life - taking bits and pieces, and scraps, and turning them into a work of art. I could NEVER found this expression of this beauty without the sharing of such skillful artists such as yourself on UA-cam. Y'all have increased the quality of my life in such an inspirational way during this Pandemic isolation/ quarantine era....God has blessed me with your collective presence presents...And if I ever HIT THE Money lottery.....I've already hit the heart/spiritual lottery and I am quite serious in regards to my affection for the people like you on UA-cam who I invite into my home quite often. Please take care of yourself and those you love.
Oh thank you SO much!!! This comment negates ALL then negative comments EVER received. Thank you :)
You are an inspiration. There are always going to be people who just don't want to understand, don't listen to them. Thanks for sharing your "formula" with us.
Наташа, все твои работы изящные и великолепные. Я чувствую, что они идут от твоего сердца, и это очень ценно! Спасибо, что делишься!
I really enjoyed watching the process of your creating these collages. I like the idea of a "recipe" until I do a few. Thanks for the tip. I really didn't know how to start. These are not a waste of time. If crafting pleases the crafter, it's a valuable way to use one's time!
Thank you so much. I have been paper crafting for over 40 years and about 6 months ago embarked onto the challenge of junk journalling.
You have the best and easiest to follow tutorials. Stay safe
Wonderful! Thank you so much :)
I am a newbie in this world, I am still making Experiment but I see that some people who have more experience manage ti do very nice work! I love It.
Everything looks so easy when I watch other crafters collage together their ephemera, etc. But, when I sit down to do it, I feel rather lost. I appreciate you sharing your struggle to find something that worked for you because it now works for me. Thanks! Also, I might say, collaging is not new to me. It is my favorite art form. However, it is done in a free form creative process that is totally different than the collaging done here in a page for a junk journal, done for a specific purpose and with limitations. You were very helpful for this. Thank you.
I'm so glad Kay, thank you :)
This is so helpful and your collages all turned out beautifully. I don’t understand why somebody would make a negative comment about collage. After all if you really don’t enjoy doing it then just don’t bother but many people do like it and it is a very freeing way to express creativity. If you enjoy the process then it is not a waste of time. I find it helps me understand pattern and colour in my other craft projects such as knitting and patchwork.
This is a very helpful video for someone like me who is just starting to collage and can find the process overwhelming. Thank you.
I entirely understand the need for a formula, it's why I find it very difficult to do these kinds of artwork, to collage. I keep thinking there must be a way to do it but I never know how. So I just dont create anything despite having the supplies. I dont know if it has to do with being both artistic and logical at the same time, wanting to create but wanting what I create to make sense. This "formula" that you've provided helps so much in getting started with the basics of collage and mixed media, it feels less stressful and for me it feels like someone's holding my hand and giving me the courage to start creating! Thanks so so much, this exactly the inspiration I needed!❤❤❤
I'm so glad, thank you :)
Wow! You made this so clear, no more spending hours in the decision making process, thank you. The way you divided the 0aper for placement is called "rule of thirds" in photography.
I think the one with the rose is my favorite! ❤️ love the ones with butterflies! They are all lovely! As someone who also struggles with collage, THANK YOU for sharing your formula/method! ❤️ And your Washi tape is so pretty!
I’ve always wanted to collage but have never been able to because of the messy factor, my brain just can’t…until now!! The formula/structure is key for me!