Books Books Books - festive art journal and altered book covers

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  • @elfincrafter
    @elfincrafter หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fabulous festive inspiration. I love the stories as much as the art 😊

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So happy that you enjoyed the words as well as the pictures... after all, books should have stories in them, shouldn't they?! Thanks so much for watching and for your lovely comment.

  • @carriecorbin1502
    @carriecorbin1502 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I so love your work. It is always dreamy and gorgeous. I adore Tim holtz projects and the many other things that you create. All are equally stunning. Thank you for the wide variety of projects you create, so inspiring ❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for that heart-warming comment... you've put a big smile on my face. Happy weekend to you.

  • @tracyanderson6628
    @tracyanderson6628 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your videos are soothing to the restless mind ❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is really great to hear - thank you so much.

  • @melodieforsyth9779
    @melodieforsyth9779 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always, you never fail to inspire me!!! I’m off to buy some old books!❤❤❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Excellent... hope you'll find some lovely old books to give new life to! Thank you so much for your company on this creative journey.

  • @Dawn-fz5cu
    @Dawn-fz5cu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your work is truly beautiful! I'm continually amazed at how skilled you are at weaving such wonderful stories on each page, every element adds meaning that enhances the tale. I particularly love the story of the two families living in tenement housing, as it truly captures the heart of Christmas. Very few pieces have evoked such emotion in me as your tribute, "Lost and Found." Thank you once again for sharing your beautiful work. Blessings from Texas!❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a wonderful comment to read... thank you so much for lifting my heart today. I'm delighted you enjoyed the storytelling as well as the art, and thank you for sharing your response to the Lost and Found pages... I'm so pleased to hear that it moved you.

  • @debiguymer7240
    @debiguymer7240 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your altered books are absolutely beautiful!!! stunning. And your journal pages with the stories were wonderful and came to life with your story. So loved watching. Debs. ❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      So happy to hear you enjoyed the words as well as the pictures... after all, a book should have stories in it, shouldn't it?! Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment.

  • @sheilastyrebriere
    @sheilastyrebriere หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve learnt so much from watching you today Alison! Beautiful and thoughtful creations, in part what I admire most about your artistry. Thank you 🥰🤗

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's such a lovely response, Sheila - thank you very much.

  • @cyndishepard4436
    @cyndishepard4436 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love the stories you "write" for each of these TH paper dolls. So imaginative.

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      So happy that you enjoy the words as well as the pictures - thank you so much for taking the time to comment!

  • @DianneGutchlag
    @DianneGutchlag หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for showing your😊 work and sharing the stories behind it.. have a lovely Christmas

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You're very welcome - happy you enjoyed the words and the pictures... after all, a book should have stories in it, right?! Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment.

  • @elizabethkeeling-carreau1873
    @elizabethkeeling-carreau1873 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everything spoke to me in this one. You really are the queen of wintery beauty. This will be a rewatch for me all winter long! Thank you so much once again! 🤗🇨🇦🤗 Elizabeth

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh, what a lovely thought... repeat winter viewings are very welcome!! Thank you so much for your company and your lovely comment.

  • @cigale1254
    @cigale1254 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing. Those covers with the windows are a great idea to expose around Christmas time. And of course I like your work in the journal, it's inspiring too. The boy with the ice skates is so Dutch 50ties-60ties. I had wooden skates in my youth. They eventually skated better than my later modern ones. Most nasty was that you needed to fasten the ties every now and then with almost frozen hands and wettened ties..

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh yes, I can imagine tying wet skate straps with frozen fingers is not an easy (or pleasurable) task. Happy to have brought back some (not quite happy) memories for you!!

  • @thominaaugustinsson2685
    @thominaaugustinsson2685 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤✨️🎄amazing things!!!🎄✨️❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much - happy you like them.

  • @lesliekiszely2822
    @lesliekiszely2822 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those are delightful. I really enjoyed your art.

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm so happy to hear that. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

  • @peggydid
    @peggydid หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the tenement story!

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you... If you ever visit New York, I highly recommend the Tenement Museum - definitely top of my list.

  • @helgasabine7184
    @helgasabine7184 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful!!! 😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @marenjeworowski9859
    @marenjeworowski9859 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow! You are so talented! I love what you made! ❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's really kind of you - thank you!

  • @robinrar
    @robinrar หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love all of the Books Books Books videos and this one is my favorite so far! Love listening to your stories. You give me such inspiration! Off to the second hand store for some small books…I just have to try to make one💚❤️💚

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, it's so lovely to know that you are enjoying the words just as much as the pictures... after all, a book should have stories in it, right?! I hope you find some lovely old books to give new life to. Thank you so much for watching, and for your lovely comment.

  • @suebouch4074
    @suebouch4074 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello Alison! What an enjoyable experience! I clicked the link to your blog to find out all the details of those two friends thrown together. Along with so many other talents and gifts - you certainly have honed the art of storytelling. Maybe writing short stories using your own illustrations will be another venture you’ll explore at some point. I loved the two transformed book covers with the photos peering through the windows and all the lovely embellishments adorning them. I really loved the square art journal and how beautifully coordinated the layouts are. I laughed when you mentioned that lady being a bit greedy with 2 tokens. I love the idea of a daily challenge and preparing somewhat ahead of time whether in theme or gathered materials to enable it to stay fun and free and not become burdensome. Last year I did do daily collage for a couple three months or so. Most of them were in the pocket Moleskine 3.5 x 5 then I did a month of layouts in a 5x8 sketchbook. I loved it… I had acquired a lot of background papers, washi stickers, various ephemera, tickets, etc. and that made it fun and easy… I really need to think about doing that again. I’ve often had the desire (not strong enough to become a goal I guess) to be creative in some way everyday but it’s not usually practical but I still think it could be…. Anyway… I’m rambling… I will look forward to your seasonal tags during December and of course love Saturday mornings for a few minutes of fun. Take Care and have a wonderful weekend 🙂🎄
    I got sidetracked but wanted to say how much I loved how cohesive those journal pages were and how lovely to carry the wintry vibe across so many pages. Then when you got to the Lost and Found page inspired by the war in the Ukraine with it’s fitting chaotic background, it was so profound and I was struck by the quote chip on the facing page, Rest In Peace… who would have thought you could use something designed for Halloween in such a moving way… amazing! ❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your rambling is always welcome!
      The journal was interesting... I hadn't planned to do it in advance. I did the first one, and had some paste left on my palette knife, so I put that onto the next page, and then the next morning I felt inspired to do another, and it was only on day three that I thought, "well, let's keep going!". But yes, it's a joyous thing when the momentum of daily creating kicks in.
      My creative energy is definitely sluggish at the moment - I'm finding it hard in the face of world events to find the will. I have to make myself go to the craft table. (There's lots going on creatively behind the scenes - new stamps in the pipeline and so on, so that takes up a lot of the energy, of course).
      I'm very happy that the Ukraine page had such a strong impact on you - thank you for that.
      Happy Sunday!

    • @suebouch4074
      @suebouch4074 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello again Alison… I’ve been thinking of you today and wondering how I might encourage you… and then the Ukraine page kept coming to my mind and I’m thinking… maybe… there’s another chaotic page inside you waiting to come out? -OR- maybe with the amount of work related creativity you’re already doing, there isn’t as much creative energy left for playtime so… maybe… since the change in weather is preventing working in the garden… it’s time to curl up with a good book! You are Words and Pictures, you know. Take Care ❤🙂

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, thank you for that, Sue... loved following your train of thought through the options, and yes, I am curling up with books as often as I can - mostly comfort re-reading, but it does the job! But also yes, I think there's some more that needs to be allowed out at the craft table - probably not for a few minutes of fun, but just for me... we'll see. But thank you again for thinking of me.

  • @stampandeatwithbernieroodt
    @stampandeatwithbernieroodt หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gorgeous work ❤

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you - happy you enjoyed them.

  • @HollyMolly-un5gg
    @HollyMolly-un5gg หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is amazing I have lots of these dolls and one of these books so inspired to use them now thank you for sharing

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Brilliant... I'm so happy to hear you are inspired to play - that's the best possible response to these videos, that people are inspired to have a few minutes of fun of their own! Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment.

  • @elaineatthecraftshed1993
    @elaineatthecraftshed1993 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A very timely review of your Christmas altered books for me as I work on making a book inside an old hardback book cover. Funnily enough I had envisaged a window frame on my cover too and have the chipboard window frames on order for that purpose. I do love a seasonal project 🙂

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, that all sounds lovely... hope you'll enjoy bringing your old book back to new life! Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment.

  • @HeleneKaut
    @HeleneKaut หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your stories and art ideas. So beautiful and intricate. Thanks kindly for sharing Alison❤️🇨🇦🌲

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy you enjoyed the stories in these books... a book should have a story, shouldn't it?! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

  • @ellief3177
    @ellief3177 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A really enjoyable look at your journal ad altered book covers. As you know, I like hearing the stories about these adventurous people, going into the world together or by themselves. The festive pages had a lovely cohesion by repeating elements such as the snowflakes or colours. Thank you.

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      A book should hold stories, shouldn't it?! Thank you so much for that lovely, thoughtful comment - much appreciated.

  • @lesleymaw6764
    @lesleymaw6764 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your books and the stories you have created xx

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well, books should have stories, shouldn't they?! Very happy you enjoyed it all so much... thank you.

  • @rosemaryortega9879
    @rosemaryortega9879 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sooo AWESOME ❤😊

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy you enjoyed it all, thank you!

  • @roseshaw04
    @roseshaw04 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The book covers are awesome, but the journal goes to another level! I'm always amazed at the way you use (basically) paint and paper, but your art is never static. It pops off the page with life and emotions. Outstanding! I also watched the mistletoe video and wondered - how do you store all these beautiful pieces without damaging them (especially the ones with dried pods and seedheads)? BTW - my husband's immigrant grandparents came from Ukraine and lived in a NY tenement. Thank you for reminding me to visit the museum. It's been on our bucket list for years.

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, do try and get to the Tenement Museum... it really is fantastic - and full of stories! Thank you so much for that beautiful comment about the pages in this journal. I'm so thrilled to hear how they come alive for you.
      Most of the seedpods are not quite as fragile as they look. With a reasonable amount of care, they will survive gentle handling. Many of my tags live in crates in my studio, for flicking through for inspiration or for pleasure (you can see what I mean in these Shorts - www.youtube.com/watch? - so they are stacked upright and not squished.
      Or the seasonal ones are sometimes stored in larger wooden fruit crates (all picked up for free from supermarkets, and given a lick of white paint), with just some careful stacking and occasional layers of tissue paper (you can see that in yesterday's Reel on my IG if you can access Instagram - instagram.com/p/DDH79NpotU1/ fingers crossed).
      My mother's parents were both Czech, but her father's family were also originally from Ukraine (or Polish Galicia as it was at that point). They'd only been living in Vienna and Prague (Austro-Hungarian Empire made it all one place essentially!) for one generation at the point when my grandparents left for the UK (foreseeing what was on the way with Hitler & co). It's a small world, isn't it?!

  • @Sundies_Art
    @Sundies_Art หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such great books, and your imagination is astoundingly wonderful. Thank you so very much for sharing these treasures.

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much - I'm really happy you enjoyed these books and the stories they hold.

  • @pergadootje
    @pergadootje หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ohhh yes all is soo lovely and very beautiful

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much - I'm so happy you enjoyed it.

  • @bonnerdebbie
    @bonnerdebbie หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a treat of beauty and texture, they were all wonderful. Thank you for inspiring me to add MORE texture in my journals. I got more crackle paste and just found some cheesecloth. thanks Alison!

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yay for texture! I'm sure you'll have a lovely time with the crackle and cheesecloth. Thanks so much, as always, for your comments and company.

  • @NikkiDowlman
    @NikkiDowlman หลายเดือนก่อน

    So for the last few years I have been given an almanac. They always have very pretty covers and I am reluctant to throw them away at the end of the year...but they really are current books so only good for that year. I have begun to wonder about altering them, but don't know where to start. Have you got a video or two you would suggest I watch please and thanks.

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน

      They sound like perfect candidates to become journals. I haven't filmed anything on altering the covers (yet!), but if you want to start on the inside you could take a look at this one:
      Book page background - th-cam.com/video/KnJv3HypkX8/w-d-xo.html
      And it carries on here - th-cam.com/video/IX8xtM9Ylo8/w-d-xo.html
      I worked quite a lot inside the book before I got around to decorating the covers. And plenty of my journals on the go haven't had their covers altered yet, so there's no need to start with that if it feels intimadating. Have a play on the inside first!
      Having said that, I think, if I remember rightly, I talk quite a lot about how I made the cover of that same book in this flip through - th-cam.com/video/URbc-Oo7k00/w-d-xo.html
      That should give you a few ideas to get started with, I think.
      Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

  • @fburky
    @fburky หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed your journal! But I'm a bit confused, the available photo packages I see available from Mr. Holtz always seem to be small in size, not the nice size you used here. Think they're old and from past collections? I think the bigger photos give you more to play with on a journal page. I'm thinking you must have a lot of supplies you've collected over the years. I've only been at this for 5 yrs or so. Takes time to build up supplies, especially when so many get discontinued. But I suppose they cant keep everything,, have to move on. You're blessed to have had access to it all! Thanks for sharing!

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No need for confusion - I did say that I thought they were probably discontinued... and it also says in the description that they are from past years. Quite apart from anything else, these projects were all made years ago. I'm happy you enjoyed looking through them, nonetheless. Thank you for watching and commenting.
      (I've been going for about twelve years now, so yes, there's been longer to collect things. But you can still get older elements in back stock in online craft stores... and for instance, the Found Relatives seem to be here on Amazon www.amazon.com/Tim-Holtz-Advantus-TH93798-Relatives/dp/B07P9W48ZX - you just have to spend time looking. I did a lot of that when I started, and still do now - looking for old or discontinued or reduced stock. I like a bargain!)

  • @differenttakethanmost
    @differenttakethanmost หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely beautiful projects, but I would love to see the Holtz posse try their hand at being creative WITHOUT leaning, nearly entirely, on the crutch of having every Holtz product ever made. I wonder if it’s possible 🤔

    • @w0rdsandp1ctures
      @w0rdsandp1ctures  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @differenttakethanmost Well, I do often use his products, because I enjoy working with them, but I'm perfectly capable of working without them too.
      I do a lot of watercolour painting. And as a designer of stamps for PaperArtsy, I frequently work with those - which include my own botanical sketches - and their paints and mediums. And I can be creative with just a pen and a piece of paper. If you do any exploring on my Instagram or here on the channel, you'd find plenty of other things. Since you say you would love to see what happens when I don't "lean" on Tim Holtz, perhaps you would like to look at some of these videos...
      Botanical watercolours - th-cam.com/video/_3h6AdAlrCg/w-d-xo.html
      My stamp designs and Mattint gel printing - th-cam.com/video/Rfod8-VvmAc/w-d-xo.html
      Gel printing with real leaves and Golden paints - th-cam.com/video/vqbLGeVjfbM/w-d-xo.html
      Watercolouring my PaperArtsy tissue paper, including my own botanical drawing stamp designs with Daniel Smith paints - th-cam.com/video/AMisrNYVfRo/w-d-xo.html
      Acrylic painting exploring light and landscapes - th-cam.com/video/GsUoUtbBXxA/w-d-xo.html
      Handmade book from gel prints made with natural materials and my PaperArtsy quote stamps - th-cam.com/video/lCP5JpwYs0M/w-d-xo.html
      Accordion album with my own pen and paint mark-making - th-cam.com/video/514YGsfou6Y/w-d-xo.html
      Gel printing with my stamps and PaperArtsy Fresco paints - th-cam.com/video/Ooqn-7DoXVI/w-d-xo.html
      There are more.
      Some things I create are part of my private practice, so it's not shared. It's a fact of social media life that there is audience interest in things made with Tim Holtz products, and so that tends to be one of the focuses here. (Many people have the TH products and aren't really using them - I take great joy when people say that watching my videos has encouraged them to get out and play with art supplies they have bought and never used before.)
      But it's only one of the focuses... I hope you'll take some time to explore the videos I've linked for you - not a Tim Holtz product in sight.
      Thanks for your interest, and your comment.

  • @happiness1988
    @happiness1988 หลายเดือนก่อน