It is really easy to forget what you have in your stash so thank you for the reminder to use what you have. There are some lovely pages there and space for you to continue playing. Thank you for sharing this.
Exactly right... I need to have a good old explore of my stash over the course of 2025 and remind myself of how much there is available to play with! As you'll see in the coming leafy Few Minutes of Fun this Saturday, I do have a plan to play in this book very soon... Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
I also have a lot of old books that I work in, I love the different papers they can have, the different formats, they all inspire me differently and I feel like giving them another life to these old books that people read but don’t want anymore. Here in France we have what we call "boxes of books" install in the streets of villages, the principle is simple: deposit old books and who wants to take them by depositing other books or not, So books have another chance to get more people to travel. I love France Papillon’s creations, and how to explain her processes, as you are very inspiring, but the artists who work for Paper Artsy are all in your image of wonderful artists with a sense of sharing in something else. Paper Artsy is really a very good company that I like a lot.
What lovely feedback about PaperArtsy - thank you, I'll pass it on! I completely agree about books... there is something magical about the old pages, the weathered covers, and giving them new life. How great to have those book boxes in the villages! Thank you so much for watching and for your thoughtful response.
Thank you so much - yes, I think that spread with the flowers growing up the wall is one of my favourites in this particular book. There is a whole video on doing brickwork... I'm not sure whether you've seen that one or not? Here it is just in case: ua-cam.com/video/hO2SauPaa5o/v-deo.html
I love that you used a Terry Wogan book! Thank you for such wonderfully relaxing videos, they are pure escapism and I so enjoy watching them. I'd love to come and live in your world 😂❤
France Papillon brought a whole pile of hardback books to the workshop (all modern, but with the dust jackets removed)... when I saw the Terry Wogan one, I knew that had to be mine, having spent many years listening to him before setting off for school! I'm delighted you are enjoying the videos so much - that's wonderful feedback to read, thank you.
I love that cover, AND the inside. Expecially those pages with the green cutouts of that rectangle TH die. Such a great idea to change that rectangle into something that "grows".
I knew the minute I saw that die that the first thing I would do with it would be to cut it up! I still haven't used it as a rectangle, as far as I can remember!! Isn't the cover wonderful - it was based on some sort of rusted rice paper which France Papillon brought with her... I must try to recreate it one of these days.
Hello Alison! Thank you for sharing another beautiful journal… I love all of it including having unaltered book pages in between the artwork pieces. Pretty cool that the book is Terry Wogan autobiography- I had to look him up because I had never heard of him. I love how much texture there is on most of those pages and what a great reminder it is to use die cuts! I’m reminded of something Tim Holtz talks about from time to time which is batch creating - essentially pieces of stuff to have on hand when putting things together during another session. I have his wildflower dies in both sizes (love that idea of larger & smaller - same as that paper doll you used on one of the pages)… I’ve thought about die cutting a bunch of shapes, sentiments, etc. mostly for card making but love the idea of creating elements to use in an art journal. Hope all is well with you & yours… have a wonderful week! Thanks again for sharing your creativity and inspiration! 🙂
Yes, I guess batch creating is another way of referring to "fodder"... having lots of stuff ready to play with when the mood takes you. It's not really my main mode of creating - I tend to work in one-offs, but see tomorrow's leafy Few Minutes of Fun for an excellent example of one of my annual batch-creating habits! I have all possible wildflower dies - I love them so much - and yes, I do quite often cut spares of those when I'm cutting, and the recent label stamp sets are another good example... I think they'll be bobbing up in a Few Minutes of Fun episode soon. We're almost at the end of the week - I'm happy to be safely home and I'm starting to catch up with the backlog of lovely comments. Thanks so much, as always, for your company on this creative journey.
She's amazing, isn't she? I'm so happy I was able to take an in-person workshop with her, right at the start of my crafting journey. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Ow Alison .. this took my breath away, it really did. Beautifully balanced pages, love the quotes, they got me thinking and some of them hit home. The front of the book is a true work of art. Thanks so much for sharing, take care, XXD
Oh, what a lovely comment - thank you so much for those beautiful thoughts. I'm delighted that the words as well as the pictures made such an impact on you.
Oh, I do hope you will give it a try... nobody ever needs to look inside except you, so anything you end up not liking, you can just keep hidden! And you might find you love every single page!! Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
What a gorgeous art journal this is filled with so many fabulous pages that all tell a beautiful story 😍 I enjoyed it very much to see that how you use your art journal and to realize that I use mine the same way...could that be because you inspired me to start one😉🤔I love that you left blank bookpages in between and wish I did that to, but from now on I will because it gives a certain vibe that I like❤Thanks again for the inspiration, Alison and have a wonderful weekend❣️
I think my original plan was that I would go back and fill in some of the gaps gradually until it was all full, and where there are lots of empty pages I will probably still do that... but yes, I now know that I will definitely leave at least a couple of blank pages between each layout. Like you, I love the effect of the "pause" between artworks. Happy weekend to you too!
Lovely book. I loved all of the time references. Very apropos as my retirement date is next week. 🙂 And what a special treat to see a Books, Books, Books on Tuesday! Though I will likely be a day ahead in my mind for the rest of the day. 😂
Oh my goodness... wishing you a very happy retirement - think of all those extra minutes you'll have for FUN! Sorry to mess with your timing - the Wednesday posting had to be for the Fodder Hop, as that was scheduled by Fodder School for the whole group. So I thought rather than have the two posts clash on the same day, I'd give this book a day of its own! Hope you are having a wonderful final working week.
What a treasure! I have loved this walk-through so much! Hugs! Peggy Please tell the name of the rectangular die of Tim Holtz that you cut apart. Thanks!
So happy you enjoyed turning the pages of this journal with me. That die is called Organic, and its product number is Sizzix 664153. I hope you'll be able to track it down. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I don't usually remove pages when I'm working in altered books. I like the chunky look! We did roughen the page edges in various ways, but that was part of France Papillon's class (in which I made this journal originally), so I can't give away all the details. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Goggle put the quote down for Gustave Flaubert - " I believe that if one always looked at the skies...." Sorry, I've been looking up quotes and words a lot lately for my own art journals.
Yes, you (and Google!) are right… I’m happy to say it’s correctly attributed on the stamp set… just my faulty memory in the moment of recording. Thanks for watching and commenting.
It is really easy to forget what you have in your stash so thank you for the reminder to use what you have. There are some lovely pages there and space for you to continue playing. Thank you for sharing this.
Exactly right... I need to have a good old explore of my stash over the course of 2025 and remind myself of how much there is available to play with! As you'll see in the coming leafy Few Minutes of Fun this Saturday, I do have a plan to play in this book very soon... Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
What a beautiful journal and beautiful quotes.
Thank you very much... still plenty of room to work in this one - I must get it out for some play time soon.
I'm really enjoying this series. Thank you for sharing the past with the present.
I'm so happy to hear that - thank you for such a lovely thought about past and present.
I also have a lot of old books that I work in, I love the different papers they can have, the different formats, they all inspire me differently and I feel like giving them another life to these old books that people read but don’t want anymore.
Here in France we have what we call "boxes of books" install in the streets of villages, the principle is simple: deposit old books and who wants to take them by depositing other books or not, So books have another chance to get more people to travel.
I love France Papillon’s creations, and how to explain her processes, as you are very inspiring, but the artists who work for Paper Artsy are all in your image of wonderful artists with a sense of sharing in something else.
Paper Artsy is really a very good company that I like a lot.
What lovely feedback about PaperArtsy - thank you, I'll pass it on!
I completely agree about books... there is something magical about the old pages, the weathered covers, and giving them new life. How great to have those book boxes in the villages!
Thank you so much for watching and for your thoughtful response.
Love your words and book art ❤❤❤❤
That's lovely to know - thank you.
Thank you for sharing this journey of your beautifully eclectic altered book. ❤
You're very welcome - I'm happy you enjoyed turning the pages with me.
What a lovely book!
I’ve taken the morning off from work and now I need to get out of bed and go do some art journaling 💙
Oh, that sounds like a great way to take advantage of a morning off work (both bed and art journalling!). Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
This is amazing. The book is beautiful. What a fantastic way to preserve your artistic abilities. ❤
Thank you so much for that lovely comment, Julie - I really must create some new page spreads in here soon.
Your videos are my dose of Poetry and Bliss to keep me going 💙
Oh, how lovely - what a wonderful comment to read, thank you. I'm so happy that my videos are offering you such joy.
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You do such beautiful work, Alison! I loved the brick work that you did. Perfect color to put flowers in front of.
Thank you so much - yes, I think that spread with the flowers growing up the wall is one of my favourites in this particular book.
There is a whole video on doing brickwork... I'm not sure whether you've seen that one or not? Here it is just in case: ua-cam.com/video/hO2SauPaa5o/v-deo.html
I love that you used a Terry Wogan book! Thank you for such wonderfully relaxing videos, they are pure escapism and I so enjoy watching them. I'd love to come and live in your world 😂❤
France Papillon brought a whole pile of hardback books to the workshop (all modern, but with the dust jackets removed)... when I saw the Terry Wogan one, I knew that had to be mine, having spent many years listening to him before setting off for school!
I'm delighted you are enjoying the videos so much - that's wonderful feedback to read, thank you.
Such pretty work, colours are gorgeous and lots of texture. Thanks kindly for sharing Alison❤️🇨🇦
You're so very welcome - I'm delighted you enjoyed turning the pages with me.
This is so beautiful, and shows how important art journaling can be. Each page is a treasure!
Thank you so much. I agree - an art journal creates such a wonderfully safe place to play and explore.
Lovely walk through your book with your soothing voice.
Thank you so much for that lovely comment.
I really can’t get enough of this series and I am always inspired after! Thank you for sharing! ❤❤
That's so great to know, Alyson - thank you, as always, for your company here!
Thank you Alison this is exquisite. the quotes are just wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this!😍😍😍😍
Delighted you are enjoying the words as well as the pictures... there's a reason that's my channel name!! Thank you.
I love that cover, AND the inside. Expecially those pages with the green cutouts of that rectangle TH die. Such a great idea to change that rectangle into something that "grows".
I knew the minute I saw that die that the first thing I would do with it would be to cut it up! I still haven't used it as a rectangle, as far as I can remember!! Isn't the cover wonderful - it was based on some sort of rusted rice paper which France Papillon brought with her... I must try to recreate it one of these days.
Absolutely gorgeous Alison!! I loved every single spread. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome books!
So happy to hear that, Debbie, thank you.
Thankyou for such beautiful look into your book, as you might know, I fell totally in love with your 2 soft flower spreads . xox
Ahh, thank you so much, Dorthe... I'm very happy to hear that. I would have guessed the flower ones would appeal to you!
LOVE LOVE LOVE ❤❤❤
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
How beautiful is this book ❤
It's definitely a favourite journal of mine - thank you so much for stopping by, Marina!
Hello Alison! Thank you for sharing another beautiful journal… I love all of it including having unaltered book pages in between the artwork pieces. Pretty cool that the book is Terry Wogan autobiography- I had to look him up because I had never heard of him. I love how much texture there is on most of those pages and what a great reminder it is to use die cuts! I’m reminded of something Tim Holtz talks about from time to time which is batch creating - essentially pieces of stuff to have on hand when putting things together during another session. I have his wildflower dies in both sizes (love that idea of larger & smaller - same as that paper doll you used on one of the pages)… I’ve thought about die cutting a bunch of shapes, sentiments, etc. mostly for card making but love the idea of creating elements to use in an art journal.
Hope all is well with you & yours… have a wonderful week! Thanks again for sharing your creativity and inspiration! 🙂
Yes, I guess batch creating is another way of referring to "fodder"... having lots of stuff ready to play with when the mood takes you. It's not really my main mode of creating - I tend to work in one-offs, but see tomorrow's leafy Few Minutes of Fun for an excellent example of one of my annual batch-creating habits!
I have all possible wildflower dies - I love them so much - and yes, I do quite often cut spares of those when I'm cutting, and the recent label stamp sets are another good example... I think they'll be bobbing up in a Few Minutes of Fun episode soon.
We're almost at the end of the week - I'm happy to be safely home and I'm starting to catch up with the backlog of lovely comments. Thanks so much, as always, for your company on this creative journey.
Wonderful journal and wonderful quotes!!!
Thank you so much - the words and the pictures are both very important to me, so I'm really happy to read your lovely comment.
Very lovely and inspiring!😊
Thank you so much - happy you enjoyed it!
What beautiful work ❤️
Thank you so much - happy you like it.
Really lovely!
So happy you love it, thank you.
This is stunning! I love France’s techniques, which I also use in my panel paintings 💖
She's amazing, isn't she? I'm so happy I was able to take an in-person workshop with her, right at the start of my crafting journey. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures she is! And thank you for sharing your art filled craft 💖
I love your idea to recreate the page with the dragonfly, using your own stamps 😍
Thank you - yes, that might just turn out to be an upcoming episode of A Few Minutes of Fun!!
Beautiful pages
Thank you very much.
Thank you for sharing. I now have a new artist to check out. ❤
You're very welcome... France Papillon is fabulous - hope you have fun exploring her work. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Absolutely a work of art ❤😊
Thank you so much.
Ow Alison .. this took my breath away, it really did. Beautifully balanced pages, love the quotes, they got me thinking and some of them hit home. The front of the book is a true work of art. Thanks so much for sharing, take care, XXD
Oh, what a lovely comment - thank you so much for those beautiful thoughts. I'm delighted that the words as well as the pictures made such an impact on you.
Another treasure!
Thank you - I really must create some more page spreads in this one soon.
Gorgeous work! I might be brave enough to start an altered book. Maybe… 🖤
Oh, I do hope you will give it a try... nobody ever needs to look inside except you, so anything you end up not liking, you can just keep hidden! And you might find you love every single page!! Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
What a gorgeous art journal this is filled with so many fabulous pages that all tell a beautiful story 😍 I enjoyed it very much to see that how you use your art journal and to realize that I use mine the same way...could that be because you inspired me to start one😉🤔I love that you left blank bookpages in between and wish I did that to, but from now on I will because it gives a certain vibe that I like❤Thanks again for the inspiration, Alison and have a wonderful weekend❣️
I think my original plan was that I would go back and fill in some of the gaps gradually until it was all full, and where there are lots of empty pages I will probably still do that... but yes, I now know that I will definitely leave at least a couple of blank pages between each layout. Like you, I love the effect of the "pause" between artworks. Happy weekend to you too!
Lovely book. I loved all of the time references. Very apropos as my retirement date is next week. 🙂
And what a special treat to see a Books, Books, Books on Tuesday! Though I will likely be a day ahead in my mind for the rest of the day. 😂
Oh my goodness... wishing you a very happy retirement - think of all those extra minutes you'll have for FUN!
Sorry to mess with your timing - the Wednesday posting had to be for the Fodder Hop, as that was scheduled by Fodder School for the whole group. So I thought rather than have the two posts clash on the same day, I'd give this book a day of its own!
Hope you are having a wonderful final working week.
What a treasure! I have loved this walk-through so much! Hugs! Peggy
Please tell the name of the rectangular die of Tim Holtz that you cut apart. Thanks!
So happy you enjoyed turning the pages of this journal with me. That die is called Organic, and its product number is Sizzix 664153. I hope you'll be able to track it down. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Did you go thru and rough tear all the page edges ? Also , did you remove some pages ? Enjoyed your art in this journal. Thanks for sharing.
I don't usually remove pages when I'm working in altered books. I like the chunky look! We did roughen the page edges in various ways, but that was part of France Papillon's class (in which I made this journal originally), so I can't give away all the details.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Goggle put the quote down for Gustave Flaubert - " I believe that if one always looked at the skies...." Sorry, I've been looking up quotes and words a lot lately for my own art journals.
Yes, you (and Google!) are right… I’m happy to say it’s correctly attributed on the stamp set… just my faulty memory in the moment of recording. Thanks for watching and commenting.