I like the subtlety and simplicity of the cards that were just stamped on rather than the collaged cards. I like the colors you used here, soft, calm and fresh even if the background is vintage and a bit grungy. Love it!
Seriously, in over ten years of daily making, I've maybe made cards once a year, if that... so I'm afraid it's not likely to happen often here either - sorry! But pretty much everything I make - like a tag, or the panels I often create, or even a journal page, can easily be converted to a card. In fact, a tag or a panel can just be trimmed and stuck onto folded card. I'm really happy you're learning lots... you can simply convert that learning to your preferred projects! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Love these cards, in fact so much so that my next “play session” will be with this set that I have in my stash! I immediately fell in love with the simplicity of these images and had visions of a set of note cards. You have now given me a road map for the note cards. Thank you!
I so agree with you about Red! I get the same reaction except on Christmas things. Maybe its the nurse in me but red equals blood to me, if anyone puts red splatters on something, I really shudder! Beautiful little cards. I love the simplicity and naturalness. Tfs x
Oh, eek, yes... red splatters not good - especially in that case! So happy you like the gentle little cards - I did have a lovely time with them. Thanks so much for watching for commenting.
Another inspiring video, Alison 🥰 Thank you so much for sharing it. The cards are beautiful! I love it when you say, “let me clear the decks”….its a prelude to creativity and artistic intrigue! Red is a low frequency vibration, perhaps that’s why it vibrates you the wrong way when it comes to art and creativity? Violets, blues and greens vibrate at a higher frequency 💜💙🩵💚
Oh, interesting on the colour vibrations... I think it's also linguistic for me - when you "see red" you are getting angry, "like a red rag to a bull" - something that's going to anger him. It's built in to the English language! Happy you enjoyed the video - and yes, clearing the decks is big with me... ready to play. Happy Sunday to you.
Yes, I agree, it is built into our language isn’t it…like when you “see the red mist” in rage or anger. Red has never been a big contender for me either when it comes to art but I can appreciate it, just not so much in the things I create! I hope you are having a lovely start to your week 🙂
@@nikicooper4792 Yes, I often enjoy seeing others use it, but it feels all wrong when I do (with the honourable exception of the berries, of course, and a very occasional red rose!). All good so far, thank you, but it's about to become stupidly busy. Hope you have a great week.
Hello Alison! YAY on MORE minutes of fun!!! I really love this idea of choosing something to enjoy creating with. I love your finished results using Tim Holtz products on those cards which could be used for so many purposes… I certainly need to move some of my favorite Tim items to the front burner - probably 2023’s Chapter 3 and all those various forms of 3x4 cards stored in a card file that I’ve been wanting to do since they were released. I love the subtle coloring of the tape and the flowers - rustic beauty at it’s finest. I do love your style. ❤️ Today’s play for me will be to finally paint the backgrounds on the 3.25x4.75 manilla cards that I didn’t get to do last weekend although… I did do my 6 pages in my YCS 8x8 Collage journal. =) You are such an excellent teacher, Alison leading not only by your words but your actions as well…. I’ve watched you have your supplies all around you when you’re playing so they’re readily available to callout to you which one wants to be used… so… I have selected 24 of my Fresco paints in a variety of soft shades (including some neutrals for cards using your Fodder School stamp). 24 is a whole lot easier to manage than 200… I also pulled a handful of PaperArtsy stamps & stencils from various designers and I plan to do 3 to 5 cards for each one. I’m quite excited about it at this point. I have my supplies also ready (gel plate, brayers, paint brush, wipes, etc.). Thanks again for all you do to encourage and inspire. Have a wonderful weekend!!! 🙂
I love the idea of you surrounded by your selected PaperArtsy paints and stamps and ready to play. It was the first time I'd had a chance to play with the Forgotten Garden so I was really enjoying myself... time flew. I was very surprised when it added up to quite so many minutes! I've also got a bunch of Tim Holtz dies that I really haven't explored, so there's a die-cutting session on the horizon (though there are a few deadlines to juggle my way through before that happens). Hope you have a lovely Sunday, and thank you, as always, for your wonderful comments and support of the channel.
Really enjoyed this episode, I’m in love with your method which appears effortless. Thank you for explaining your thought process it’s so helpful. It was lovely to see you use the new TH stamps but I’m definitely going to try this out on your fab fodder school stamp set. 🥰
Happy you found my thinking-out-loud helpful. So far, I think I only do that when the camera is on, but I can see that it could become a habit!! And yes, the Fodder Berries would work beautifully like this - hope you'll have a lovely time trying that out (and if you're sharing anywhere, like Instagram - or even the dreaded FB - do tag me in... I love seeing what people get up to with my stamps). Happy Sunday to you!
So enjoyed watching you make these lovely cards. Love the muted colors, and now, I am getting Pebble Beach! Black is often harsher and sometimes I use gray, but that color will be just right more often than not.
I often use gray - Archival Watering Can is usually my go-to for a cool grey, but I love the soft warmth of Pebble Beach. Given I'm often stamping botanicals, I use Olive Archival a lot too - and Leaf - and of course the many browns... Coffee, Sepia, Potting Soil and the Distress Archival Ground Espresso seen here. Oh, and quite fond of blues too - Night Sky and Cobalt, and I'm thinking I might "need" Mountain Lake, which I've just come across! Oh dear... Thanks so much for watching and commenting, and happy Sunday to you.
Happy you found your way here... welcome! I hope you'll enjoy lots more fun here on the channel, but also be inspired to have some fun of your own as a result! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
I found another one Alison!! I lucked out and happen to have both the stamps and dies for this set, so I was playing along with you. Mine were just a couple of panels and I had to stop the video a couple of times to catch up but I really enjoyed (as usual) your video. Love the results, even love mine! Thank you so much.
That's brilliant to hear that you had fun playing along... it's such a delightful stamp set, isn't it? I haven't indulged in the dies... maybe next summer, or maybe I'll just keep handcutting! Happy you found another video to keep you busy - thank you!
Such an inspiring and lovely video. I've learned several new techniques. I had no idea you could paint with inks! Love the ink colors you use, as well.
Thank you for these little videos, which in fact are not so little but full of ideas and inspiration and great technique😊 watching them fills my creative reservoirs with possibilities. I really appreciate you!
Oh, how lovely - that's wonderful feedback, thank you so much. I'm delighted to be filling your reservoir! Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
Thank you! You could do something similar with any stamps as your focal points... see what's in your stash already before you run out shopping (but they are lovely!).
Thank you so much Alison, I really really enjoyed watching you create those beautiful and stunning cards, I think you should do more cards they’re really cute and adorable too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
Happy that you enjoyed the process... I don't really know why I don't like making cards - they're just not my go-to happy place creatively (that would be tags!). But I can always cut the tops off to create card-toppers if I happen to need a card in an emergency. Or what I mostly do is just give people a tag in that case!
It’s nice to hear that you dont usually wipe off the excess ink, as I have to use every drop obsessively rather than wipe it off. Love the little cards
Oh, I'm definitely a smoosher and swiper (in fact I've just been filming a couple of episodes where you'll see exactly how much I hate to waste leftover ink and paint... coming up in a couple of weeks' time!). Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Thanks so much for the tip. For the most part, I quite enjoy the process of some gentle fussy-cutting - and I'm not likely to make enough use of the dies to justify the purchase. By the time I've paid for the dies, the postage and the taxes, scissors usually end up feeling like the better option!! Have a great week.
These cards and panels look so gorgeous and delicate 😍 I loved seeying how you make all the variations of them. Thanks for the new ideas to try out Alison❣️
This was a great almost an hour of fun. Lovely ideas for these stamps that tend to be one of the favourites (well, in fact there is a long list of favourites and not only Tim's ones).
I was really surprised when it added up to 45 minutes... I genuinely lost track of time because I was having fun - time flies, they say, and it definitely did.
That's the best possible response... that people are inspired to go and have a few minutes of fun themselves! Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment.
Thank you! It was my first time playing with the Forgotten Garden, and I lost track of time... I was really surprised when it added up to so many minutes! Time flies when you're having fun, they say, and I really was. Happy you enjoyed it too.
I completely adore how to talk out load when you discuss composition and applying words.:) Looking forward to the next video;) ps. I have enjoyed using this stamp and feel completely motivated with new ideas when I watch you use it. :)
So happy you enjoy the thinking-out-loud... so far I think I only do it out loud when the camera is switched on, but I suppose it could become a habit! Delighted to hear you are inspired to go and have another play with the stamps - have fun!
I was quite surprised when I found how much it added up to in minutes... I was having lots of fun and the time flew by for me! Very happy you enjoyed it too. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures I wish I could do more. You are adding originality and authenticity to the field. That I was desperately seeking. When I can I will buy products (stamps) of your line. I have to take in consideration the shipping costs.
For instance I never thought of inking from the outside in. I don’t know why but I always struggled with that. Never liked my first stroke/brush/smear of ink.
@@hermiesaeijs7029 That's so lovely to hear, thank you so much for such a lovely compliment. Just a thought for the future, if you are thinking about buying the stamps... PaperArtsy do have stockists in many countries worldwide, so you should be able to find one close enough to you to help keep the shipping costs low. I don't know where you are, but here is a link to the PaperArtsy stockist list blog.paperartsy.co.uk/p/find-stockist.html Not all of them stock the whole PaperArtsy range (it is huge!), so if you have trouble tracking down what you want, let me know and maybe I can point you in the right direction.
Hello Allison! I’ve just discovered your channel and wonderful mixed media projects. I have to say these little projects are so beautiful and my next project will involve the cards! I also plan on my next journal using some of your embossing techniques. Thank you so much for such inspiration! Your crafting friend, Sheryl Also, can I get the resource for the book text word stamps you used please?
Glad you found your way here - welcome! So happy you are inspired to play - that's the best possible response to these videos... that people go and have a few minutes of fun of their own! I'm not sure which stamps you mean... I think I listed all the stamps I used in the description below the video. If you can give me a time reference (minutes and seconds) to the place I'm using the ones you're interested in, I can try to confirm which set it is. Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment.
Do you think at some point when you have time you could do a video on what Distress Ink Pad colors you use the most? I have a small crafting space and I want to start purchasing the ink pads but I don't have the room for every color. Thank you!
Well, it's the blues, the browns, the greys, the greens and the turquoises - all of the shades of those. But really it's up to your colour tastes... that's no good to you if you're someone who likes fiery oranges and bold pinks! Pick your favourite colours and start with those would be my advice.
Lovely cards. I mostly make tags also. Very rarely make cards, but these are beautiful & I can use these techniques anyway. Thanks, Alison. Can you tell me what the word stickers are?
I don't know why I don't make cards... just one of those things. In more than 10 years of making almost daily, I've probably made cards maybe 10 times in total! But yes, I'm considering cutting these down the creases to use as panels in pages or on tags... that's how little interest I have in cards... I did mention the name of the word stickers in the video - and have now added it to the description too... they are Tim Holtz's Idea-ology Clippings Stickers. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
These are charming and delightful. Was loving on everything and then came the shocking announcement that the torn, gessoed up book pages were from A Tale of Two Cities?! 😮 Wwwwait, whaaaat? Alison…..of Words and Pictures covered up the words of Dickens?!?! Mon dieu!!! Sacrilege! 🤨😆 😜🙃 You may have covered with gesso ‘“You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing. “Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.”’ Or “Good never come of such evil, a happier end was not in nature to so unhappy a beginning.” Not to mention the most glorious opening sentence of a novel that ever was written. JK. I have to thank you because now I know it’s high time for a reread of AToTC. I haven’t read it since high school and I remember liking it, even tho Dickens is not my favorite author. Cheers! 🙂
That made me laugh out loud!! Perhaps one should look at it differently... I've given Dickens' words whole new layers of meaning (or else given my cards an underlying revolutionary power!). Definitely a good opening line, and probably time I gave it a re-read too (must be forty years since the last time!). Happy that you enjoyed it all up to that point at least 😜😁 Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures turn about is fair play because I laughed out loud at your ingenious reply. 🤣 🤔 hmmmm…”whole new layers of meaning….” ‘Yes, I like that. Brilliant. I WILL choose to look at it that way. As an American, I can fully get behind a card with underlying revolutionary power. 😂 But I still preferred it when you added layers to the Barbara Taylor Bradford book. 😉 🙃 it has been almost 40 years for me since I last read AToTC as well. In my 1985 10th grade English Lit class with Mrs. Pryor, who was a wonderful teacher….. As always, thank you for an inspiring and creative art video, for taking time out of your day to write an Oscar Wilde level witty comment, and for shifting my perception yet again. Have a great weekend!!!!! 😀
Yes, I read it at fifteen for school too - definitely deserves another look, though Bleak House will probably remain my favourite. Overall I agree, B.T.B. is a better bet for covering up, but I do hate it when bits of her writing show through. Don't mind so much catching a hint of Dickens!
These were offcuts left over from another project, as I mentioned - just from a large pad of cheap card... nothing very special about it. You need to experiment with different kinds of paper and card - you will get different effects according to the surface and absorbency. There is a lot more information about this kind of thing in the "technical" inking video posted this evening - ua-cam.com/video/2gUKA8QcGuI/v-deo.html
😂😂 I absolutely did say that! It means explaining something to somebody which they already know perfectly well themselves. Apparently, everyone's grandmothers were once expert egg suckers (removing the contents so as to keep the shell whole. I used to blow rather than suck, myself, when making egg decorations to hang in branches for spring!)... so if you are teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, you are lecturing to those already in the know... which is pretty pointless. Happy you're enjoying the videos - unusual phrases and proverbs included! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
I like the subtlety and simplicity of the cards that were just stamped on rather than the collaged cards. I like the colors you used here, soft, calm and fresh even if the background is vintage and a bit grungy. Love it!
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment - I'm happy to hear you found your favourites among the variations! Have a great week.
Thank you so much for another wonderful video full of fun!
So happy you enjoyed it... I hope you'll have your own few minutes of fun some time soon! Thank you for your always lovely comments.
Sometimes our old, ugly things are the best!
True! Thank you for all your lovely comments - very much appreciated.
Really nice combination of colors and stamps. I like both styles. ❤
Happy you enjoyed the combinations - thank you so much for watching and commenting.
Ive learnt a lot from watching you,please make more cards.😊
Seriously, in over ten years of daily making, I've maybe made cards once a year, if that... so I'm afraid it's not likely to happen often here either - sorry! But pretty much everything I make - like a tag, or the panels I often create, or even a journal page, can easily be converted to a card. In fact, a tag or a panel can just be trimmed and stuck onto folded card. I'm really happy you're learning lots... you can simply convert that learning to your preferred projects! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Yes I forget you can use so many techniques on cards,I'll keep watching 😂
Thank you so much! Love these so much! That’s my kind of “simple”😉
Delighted you love them - thanks so much for watching and commenting.
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Thank you!!
Love these cards, in fact so much so that my next “play session” will be with this set that I have in my stash! I immediately fell in love with the simplicity of these images and had visions of a set of note cards. You have now given me a road map for the note cards. Thank you!
Oh, that'll be lovely... hope you'll have lots of fun creating your notelets set. Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
Gorgeous, natural inspiration and I love the use of the wooden clothes peg. I am definitely going to try that out on my projects.
Clothes pegs are really useful crafty tools!! So happy you enjoyed the inspiration here - thank you so much for taking the time to comment.
Oh gosh! I definitely love your style ❤❤❤
Happy to hear that - thanks so much for watching and commenting.
I so agree with you about Red! I get the same reaction except on Christmas things. Maybe its the nurse in me but red equals blood to me, if anyone puts red splatters on something, I really shudder! Beautiful little cards. I love the simplicity and naturalness. Tfs x
Oh, eek, yes... red splatters not good - especially in that case! So happy you like the gentle little cards - I did have a lovely time with them. Thanks so much for watching for commenting.
You create art that has such a simple elegance. ❤ It is quite impressive
Thank you so much... that's a lovely compliment. Happy you like it.
Beautiful, thank you for sharing
So happy you enjoyed it - thank you for taking the time to let me know.
Lovely cards. I do love the vintage look.
Thank you - yes, those "aged" paper ink droplets always make me happy!
the "tape" is amazing! Love your videos :)
Happy to hear that - thank you! Yes, the Cello Tape is another inspiring product from Tim Holtz!!
So lovely shabby project 😊 I love it ❤
Thank you so much, Etsuko - happy to see you here!
I have all the stamps and archival inks it’s a good thing I’m going to use them I love botany!! thanks to you
That's great... I hope you have lots of fun playing! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Love this inspiration! I love how you describe color.
Thank you so much for that... colour is so subjective, so it's always interesting to hear how people respond to it, I think.
I loved this video. My favorites were the direct stamped ones
I keep to-ing and fro-ing about which ones I prefer... Very happy you enjoyed it - thanks so much for taking the time to comment.
Love your art! ❤
Thank you so much.
Another inspiring video, Alison 🥰 Thank you so much for sharing it. The cards are beautiful! I love it when you say, “let me clear the decks”….its a prelude to creativity and artistic intrigue! Red is a low frequency vibration, perhaps that’s why it vibrates you the wrong way when it comes to art and creativity? Violets, blues and greens vibrate at a higher frequency 💜💙🩵💚
Oh, interesting on the colour vibrations... I think it's also linguistic for me - when you "see red" you are getting angry, "like a red rag to a bull" - something that's going to anger him. It's built in to the English language!
Happy you enjoyed the video - and yes, clearing the decks is big with me... ready to play. Happy Sunday to you.
Yes, I agree, it is built into our language isn’t it…like when you “see the red mist” in rage or anger. Red has never been a big contender for me either when it comes to art but I can appreciate it, just not so much in the things I create! I hope you are having a lovely start to your week 🙂
@@nikicooper4792 Yes, I often enjoy seeing others use it, but it feels all wrong when I do (with the honourable exception of the berries, of course, and a very occasional red rose!). All good so far, thank you, but it's about to become stupidly busy. Hope you have a great week.
Simply beautiful in their simplicity ❤
Thank you - simple can be trickier than layers and layers of mixed media... there are fewer places to hide! Happy you like them.
Love the cards.
Thank you... every now and then the odd card turns up on the craft table! Happy you like them.
Always so inspiring. Thank you!
So happy you feel inspired to play - I hope you'll have lots of fun.
Hello Alison! YAY on MORE minutes of fun!!! I really love this idea of choosing something to enjoy creating with. I love your finished results using Tim Holtz products on those cards which could be used for so many purposes… I certainly need to move some of my favorite Tim items to the front burner - probably 2023’s Chapter 3 and all those various forms of 3x4 cards stored in a card file that I’ve been wanting to do since they were released. I love the subtle coloring of the tape and the flowers - rustic beauty at it’s finest. I do love your style. ❤️
Today’s play for me will be to finally paint the backgrounds on the 3.25x4.75 manilla cards that I didn’t get to do last weekend although… I did do my 6 pages in my YCS 8x8 Collage journal. =)
You are such an excellent teacher, Alison leading not only by your words but your actions as well…. I’ve watched you have your supplies all around you when you’re playing so they’re readily available to callout to you which one wants to be used… so… I have selected 24 of my Fresco paints in a variety of soft shades (including some neutrals for cards using your Fodder School stamp). 24 is a whole lot easier to manage than 200… I also pulled a handful of PaperArtsy stamps & stencils from various designers and I plan to do 3 to 5 cards for each one. I’m quite excited about it at this point. I have my supplies also ready (gel plate, brayers, paint brush, wipes, etc.). Thanks again for all you do to encourage and inspire. Have a wonderful weekend!!! 🙂
I love the idea of you surrounded by your selected PaperArtsy paints and stamps and ready to play.
It was the first time I'd had a chance to play with the Forgotten Garden so I was really enjoying myself... time flew. I was very surprised when it added up to quite so many minutes! I've also got a bunch of Tim Holtz dies that I really haven't explored, so there's a die-cutting session on the horizon (though there are a few deadlines to juggle my way through before that happens).
Hope you have a lovely Sunday, and thank you, as always, for your wonderful comments and support of the channel.
Really enjoyed this episode, I’m in love with your method which appears effortless. Thank you for explaining your thought process it’s so helpful. It was lovely to see you use the new TH stamps but I’m definitely going to try this out on your fab fodder school stamp set. 🥰
Happy you found my thinking-out-loud helpful. So far, I think I only do that when the camera is on, but I can see that it could become a habit!! And yes, the Fodder Berries would work beautifully like this - hope you'll have a lovely time trying that out (and if you're sharing anywhere, like Instagram - or even the dreaded FB - do tag me in... I love seeing what people get up to with my stamps). Happy Sunday to you!
You had me at "sticky-upness" 🤣 Subscribed 🤗
Delighted that you are enjoying the words (even the made-up ones) and the pictures... happy you found your way here - welcome!
Love the cards, very pretty ❤
Thank you very much.
Lovely set of cards, Alison! ❤
Happy you like them, Patty, thank you.
I would def buy those cards!
Thank you - happy you like them.
These are so lovely ❤
Thank you!
So enjoyed watching you make these lovely cards. Love the muted colors, and now, I am getting Pebble Beach! Black is often harsher and sometimes I use gray, but that color will be just right more often than not.
I often use gray - Archival Watering Can is usually my go-to for a cool grey, but I love the soft warmth of Pebble Beach. Given I'm often stamping botanicals, I use Olive Archival a lot too - and Leaf - and of course the many browns... Coffee, Sepia, Potting Soil and the Distress Archival Ground Espresso seen here. Oh, and quite fond of blues too - Night Sky and Cobalt, and I'm thinking I might "need" Mountain Lake, which I've just come across! Oh dear...
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, and happy Sunday to you.
So beautiful ❤
Thank you very much.
Love your playtime ! Just bumped into your world and very glad to join the fun thanks ❤
Happy you found your way here... welcome! I hope you'll enjoy lots more fun here on the channel, but also be inspired to have some fun of your own as a result! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
I found another one Alison!! I lucked out and happen to have both the stamps and dies for this set, so I was playing along with you. Mine were just a couple of panels and I had to stop the video a couple of times to catch up but I really enjoyed (as usual) your video. Love the results, even love mine! Thank you so much.
That's brilliant to hear that you had fun playing along... it's such a delightful stamp set, isn't it? I haven't indulged in the dies... maybe next summer, or maybe I'll just keep handcutting! Happy you found another video to keep you busy - thank you!
@@w0rdsandp1ctures The dies were a gift, I probably would not have bought them. I like you learned to turn the paper not the scissors!!
Beautiful
Thanks so much!
So pretty 😍👏👏
Thank you - happy you like them.
Such an inspiring and lovely video. I've learned several new techniques. I had no idea you could paint with inks! Love the ink colors you use, as well.
I'm so happy you found it useful - hope you'll be inspired to have a few minutes of fun yourself. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
Thank you for these little videos, which in fact are not so little but full of ideas and inspiration and great technique😊 watching them fills my creative reservoirs with possibilities. I really appreciate you!
Oh, how lovely - that's wonderful feedback, thank you so much. I'm delighted to be filling your reservoir! Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
Thank you Alison just found your videos, love your work just beautiful 😍
Happy you found your way here - welcome. I'm delighted that you are enjoying the fun. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
That’s great! That’s how I teach my students, move paper, not scissors 💚
I can't believe what a difference it makes! Great to know you're also spreading the word...
These are lovely. I’m fighting the urge to order these lovely flowers stamps. Hugs, treen 💕💕💕
Thank you! You could do something similar with any stamps as your focal points... see what's in your stash already before you run out shopping (but they are lovely!).
Love love love it!! I allways get inspired by you😘
I'm so happy to hear that - hope you'll go and have your own few minutes of fun (or more) as a result. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
I really enjoyed this process video! Thank you!
Happy to hear that - thanks so much for letting me know.
Alison, Another wonderful creative journey with you Thank you!
So happy you enjoyed it.
Just discovered you and love your work, and, subscribed!!! Creative ideas that sparked my imagination ! 💖
I'm so happy to hear that - thank you so much for watching, commenting and subscribing - welcome!
Thank you so much Alison, I really really enjoyed watching you create those beautiful and stunning cards, I think you should do more cards they’re really cute and adorable too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
Happy that you enjoyed the process... I don't really know why I don't like making cards - they're just not my go-to happy place creatively (that would be tags!). But I can always cut the tops off to create card-toppers if I happen to need a card in an emergency. Or what I mostly do is just give people a tag in that case!
It’s nice to hear that you dont usually wipe off the excess ink, as I have to use every drop obsessively rather than wipe it off. Love the little cards
Oh, I'm definitely a smoosher and swiper (in fact I've just been filming a couple of episodes where you'll see exactly how much I hate to waste leftover ink and paint... coming up in a couple of weeks' time!). Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Hello Alison, if you feel like ordering from usa, Simon says stamps makes a coordinating die cut for this stamp set.
Thanks so much for the tip. For the most part, I quite enjoy the process of some gentle fussy-cutting - and I'm not likely to make enough use of the dies to justify the purchase. By the time I've paid for the dies, the postage and the taxes, scissors usually end up feeling like the better option!! Have a great week.
These cards and panels look so gorgeous and delicate 😍 I loved seeying how you make all the variations of them. Thanks for the new ideas to try out Alison❣️
Thank you - repetition and variation - that's what I love!
These are gorgeous, your colours, your simplicity and your imagination. Well done❤️
Thank you so much - what a lovely comment.
I do love watching you create and play! You have me smiling throughout the entire video! I too, love that sticky upness , lol!!!! ❤❤
Sticky-upness is the best! So happy that I made you smile... thanks so much for the lovely feedback.
This was a great almost an hour of fun. Lovely ideas for these stamps that tend to be one of the favourites (well, in fact there is a long list of favourites and not only Tim's ones).
I was really surprised when it added up to 45 minutes... I genuinely lost track of time because I was having fun - time flies, they say, and it definitely did.
I just got my stamps in so this was very timely for me. I love what you did here with the soft water colours. I love everything you create. 🤗🇨🇦🤗
Oh yay... hope you'll have lots of fun playing!
Love these cards. Thank you for sharing
Happy you like them, thank you!
Lovely. Thank you
Happy you enjoyed it - thanks for taking the time to comment.
I love watching you create your little works of art. It makes me want to get my stamps out and play ❤
That's the best possible response... that people are inspired to go and have a few minutes of fun themselves! Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment.
@w0rdsandp1ctures aww you're very welcome ❤️
Thank you Alison! These are so cute and wonderful! 😍😄
Happy you like them - thanks so much for taking the time to comment.
Love this somewhat simple style!!!
Thank you... sometimes the simple things are the most effective!
I DID enjoy it- a few minutes of fun. love the look - tfs
Thank you! It was my first time playing with the Forgotten Garden, and I lost track of time... I was really surprised when it added up to so many minutes! Time flies when you're having fun, they say, and I really was. Happy you enjoyed it too.
Love these - thank you❤️
You're welcome - happy you like them.
I completely adore how to talk out load when you discuss composition and applying words.:) Looking forward to the next video;) ps. I have enjoyed using this stamp and feel completely motivated with new ideas when I watch you use it. :)
So happy you enjoy the thinking-out-loud... so far I think I only do it out loud when the camera is switched on, but I suppose it could become a habit! Delighted to hear you are inspired to go and have another play with the stamps - have fun!
Thanks for the extra few minutes of much needed fun. Awaiting many more minutes of fun. Thanks Allison.
I was quite surprised when I found how much it added up to in minutes... I was having lots of fun and the time flew by for me! Very happy you enjoyed it too. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures I wish I could do more. You are adding originality and authenticity to the field. That I was desperately seeking. When I can I will buy products (stamps) of your line. I have to take in consideration the shipping costs.
I don’t want to be a copycat but I do need more knowledge how to use materials and inks.
For instance I never thought of inking from the outside in. I don’t know why but I always struggled with that. Never liked my first stroke/brush/smear of ink.
@@hermiesaeijs7029 That's so lovely to hear, thank you so much for such a lovely compliment.
Just a thought for the future, if you are thinking about buying the stamps... PaperArtsy do have stockists in many countries worldwide, so you should be able to find one close enough to you to help keep the shipping costs low. I don't know where you are, but here is a link to the PaperArtsy stockist list blog.paperartsy.co.uk/p/find-stockist.html Not all of them stock the whole PaperArtsy range (it is huge!), so if you have trouble tracking down what you want, let me know and maybe I can point you in the right direction.
Hello Allison! I’ve just discovered your channel and wonderful mixed media projects. I have to say these little projects are so beautiful and my next project will involve the cards! I also plan on my next journal using some of your embossing techniques. Thank you so much for such inspiration!
Your crafting friend, Sheryl
Also, can I get the resource for the book text word stamps you used please?
Glad you found your way here - welcome! So happy you are inspired to play - that's the best possible response to these videos... that people go and have a few minutes of fun of their own!
I'm not sure which stamps you mean... I think I listed all the stamps I used in the description below the video. If you can give me a time reference (minutes and seconds) to the place I'm using the ones you're interested in, I can try to confirm which set it is.
Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment.
Do you think at some point when you have time you could do a video on what Distress Ink Pad colors you use the most? I have a small crafting space and I want to start purchasing the ink pads but I don't have the room for every color. Thank you!
Well, it's the blues, the browns, the greys, the greens and the turquoises - all of the shades of those. But really it's up to your colour tastes... that's no good to you if you're someone who likes fiery oranges and bold pinks! Pick your favourite colours and start with those would be my advice.
Lovely cards. I mostly make tags also. Very rarely make cards, but these are beautiful & I can use these techniques anyway. Thanks, Alison. Can you tell me what the word stickers are?
I don't know why I don't make cards... just one of those things. In more than 10 years of making almost daily, I've probably made cards maybe 10 times in total! But yes, I'm considering cutting these down the creases to use as panels in pages or on tags... that's how little interest I have in cards...
I did mention the name of the word stickers in the video - and have now added it to the description too... they are Tim Holtz's Idea-ology Clippings Stickers. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
You have inspired me. Tfs
@@nadineshull9063 Very happy to hear that - have fun playing!
These are charming and delightful. Was loving on everything and then came the shocking announcement that the torn, gessoed up book pages were from A Tale of Two Cities?! 😮
Wwwwait, whaaaat? Alison…..of Words and Pictures covered up the words of Dickens?!?! Mon dieu!!! Sacrilege! 🤨😆 😜🙃
You may have covered with gesso ‘“You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing. “Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.”’ Or “Good never come of such evil, a happier end was not in nature to so unhappy a beginning.” Not to mention the most glorious opening sentence of a novel that ever was written. JK. I have to thank you because now I know it’s high time for a reread of AToTC. I haven’t read it since high school and I remember liking it, even tho Dickens is not my favorite author. Cheers! 🙂
That made me laugh out loud!! Perhaps one should look at it differently... I've given Dickens' words whole new layers of meaning (or else given my cards an underlying revolutionary power!). Definitely a good opening line, and probably time I gave it a re-read too (must be forty years since the last time!).
Happy that you enjoyed it all up to that point at least 😜😁 Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures turn about is fair play because I laughed out loud at your ingenious reply. 🤣
🤔 hmmmm…”whole new layers of meaning….” ‘Yes, I like that. Brilliant. I WILL choose to look at it that way. As an American, I can fully get behind a card with underlying revolutionary power. 😂 But I still preferred it when you added layers to the Barbara Taylor Bradford book. 😉 🙃
it has been almost 40 years for me since I last read AToTC as well. In my 1985 10th grade English Lit class with Mrs. Pryor, who was a wonderful teacher…..
As always, thank you for an inspiring and creative art video, for taking time out of your day to write an Oscar Wilde level witty comment, and for shifting my perception yet again. Have a great weekend!!!!! 😀
Yes, I read it at fifteen for school too - definitely deserves another look, though Bleak House will probably remain my favourite. Overall I agree, B.T.B. is a better bet for covering up, but I do hate it when bits of her writing show through. Don't mind so much catching a hint of Dickens!
Which kind of papaer do you use to apply the inks on and adding water?. Nice job, thanks from Spain.
These were offcuts left over from another project, as I mentioned - just from a large pad of cheap card... nothing very special about it. You need to experiment with different kinds of paper and card - you will get different effects according to the surface and absorbency. There is a lot more information about this kind of thing in the "technical" inking video posted this evening - ua-cam.com/video/2gUKA8QcGuI/v-deo.html
I would love to know what teaching your grandma to suck an egg means. Maybe you didn't say that?? I really enjoy your videos. TFS
😂😂 I absolutely did say that! It means explaining something to somebody which they already know perfectly well themselves. Apparently, everyone's grandmothers were once expert egg suckers (removing the contents so as to keep the shell whole. I used to blow rather than suck, myself, when making egg decorations to hang in branches for spring!)... so if you are teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, you are lecturing to those already in the know... which is pretty pointless.
Happy you're enjoying the videos - unusual phrases and proverbs included! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures That is priceless. Thanks so much.
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Thank you, Cheryl.