Hahahahahahaa! Ceri I laughed so hard at your comment about not doing the high note😂 You’re too funny! Thank you so much for your kind words about me, I really appreciate it❤ This is a wonderful video, great explanations, and I think this will help so many. Glue Books are so fun, relaxing and a great way to express your creativity. They are a fun activity for all ages and all levels of crafters.
This is the most inspirational video I have seen in a very long time. It's 10 pm and I want to stay up all night starting a glue book. I am so excited I can't stand it. Your books are beautiful. The things you put together as theme pages are things I never would have thought to consider (toilets and showers?? But it's gorgeous!). I am SO happy I found your channel. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.
Gluebooking has been such an amazing way for me to be creative without the cost normally associated to crafting. It cost me nothing to get started, and has been a lot of fun. 😊
I totally agree with your opinion on Nicole. She gets me to giggle as I am being inspired. I love the “random “ book you are working on! The theme idea gives me something else to think about and use in one of my glue books. Thank you!
So intriguing! Couldn't sleep and ( like another commenter) I wanted to get outta bed and gather those magazines and images I just can't part with and start a book! So creative to focus on either colors or theme!!! LOVE your books AND that the pages don't have to be "finished" - TFS!
I really like this idea of focusing on colors without having to create a unified “story”! It’s a great way to utilize images that are visually appealing just by virtue of color! Also love the idea of unifying images based on some concept that is personally meaningful to you!
Ceri I've said it over and over; I am so inspired by your creativity. Thank you for letting us have a peak at your "gluebook". It's amazing as is everything you craft.😊
Love your explanations of the different kinds of glue books… I’d not heard the term until I watched others of your videos where you were using the book pages to spread glue on items, and mentioned people wanted you to do a flick through your glue books 🤔 I wondered why they would want to see a book of pages folded in half! 😂 … and you folded and tore off each page as it was sticky… I was a bit confused. Not any more 😊 Thank you x
Dear Professor Ceri, thank you for illuminating and clarifying the topic of glue books. You have cleared up this debacle to my satisfaction to the point where I am now inspired to make use of the several composition books and spiral bound notebooks in my stash; in fact, i have already succeeded in covering a composition book and a spiral notebook this afternoon! You are a wonderful teacher! I am grateful! Deb. From Monterey
What an inspiration you are to watch. Your talent is extraordinary. I love all the pictures you chose for your glue book. Thanks for always sharing from the heart.
I think your clarification should help a lot of people and sending them to Nicole will too. Your color book is so well done and I LOVE your "themed" glue book too.
I love all your glue books. The colour one YES! The last one especially with the pictures that inspired you YES! I have one of Christmas incorporating the best Xmas cards and images, one with cute animal, sea themed ones and birthday one. The cards end up tuck spots for photo. It’s a wonderful, carefree hobby with no stress. Just joy and basically, free. 🙏🏼🥰
When I was a child my mum made me a scrapbook from brown paper, so I could stick newspaper cuttings in from the Queens silver jubilee. 😊 fast forward to today and I make journals from junk mail and stick whatever I want into them. Im not an artist and my glue books are nothing like yours but thats ok. I enjoy doing what i do, it keeps my hands and brain busy.😊😊 And my husband and kids support me by giving me things they think I will find interesting and can stick in my books. 😂 Thank you for all that you do and see you in the next video. ❤❤xx
Hi Ceri, thanks so much for this video. I love Margarete and I love Nicole too! This video has helped me make up my mind about a whether or not to start a glue book and how I would do it - yes, I will be starting and more than likely more than one kind. Your explanation of why you glue into each of your books has freed my mind and enabled me to make my own plans for glue booking - off to my studio I go to get my books and glue sticks out! Jacquie
Ceri, I am so glad that I seen this video, even though it is a year old. I realized the reason I had a hard time starting my new glue book is because like you, I needed to see the purpose. I liked your idea of a spread having a theme. I think this will help me as well in my next glue book. I too, watch Nicole. I am inspired by her to make a random glue book, which I will attempt in a smaller book until I get the hang of it. So now thanks to the two of you, I will start two new glue books. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and the reasons why.
26:48 The castle is the Neuschwanstein which is in Bavaria. It was commissioned to be built by King Ludwig II. His castles are absolutely amazing! I was able to tour three of them when I lived in Germany, and I will never forget the experience. I love that you've included this in your glue book. I plan to create a travel journal and include some of the photos I took of the area, the castles, etc, and some of the pamphlets and post cards I bought while there. If ever you get the opportunity you should go visit!
Several years ago I selected a planner to use as a sort of scrapbook and art journal. A local craft store had a special on planners and accessories near the end of the year and a crafting event one weekend. They provided washi tape, punches, and other supplies to decorate our planners. I have used it for doodling, quotes and other things. Thanks to your inspiring video, I know i need to get back to filling it up and working on my other fun journals. that bring out my creativity gene.
I'm so glad you did a flip through. You know, I always feel guilty when I'm taking time for my gluebook. It probably is because I should do more housekeeping or usefull things. But you see, because of your video, I will allow myself to enjoy putting beautiful images in my book wich I allready started when I was a kid. So thank you so much again Ceri.
I love this video, which I watched this evening as I worked on a glue book of my own.. You have a wonderful eye for combining images in a way that highlights something interesting about them--the color, the light, the theme, whatever. I really enjoyed seeing your pages. Also, since most of my family think it is extremely weird of me to enjoy making glue books and junk journals, it's always a pleasure to see someone else who GETS IT, who sees the joy in this type of creativity. Very happy to have discovered your channel, and look forward to watching many more videos!
Thank you, it helps me relieve the stress I sometimes put myself under and glue booking helps with my anxiety as there’s no rules or expectations as it’s just for me.
This is very inspirational to me. I love to do collage and I will use your ideas to enjoy myself with paper, glue pictures. I had a picture of a large pink, peeled grapefruit half and I used it as a cloud floating above a city, with a woman sitting on the pink grapefruit "cloud" & she wears a very green succulent skirt.
I too use my travelers note book as a glue book by putting pictures of things I like. That is perfect, I also use them and date them as in to make special notes in it, dates are always a part of my art work. I find it pretty nifty for many reasons. My glue books are more like garage type storage. Bits and pieces of things I treasure.
Thank you for sharing about Glue books. Enjoyed the whole segment! Yet, another rabbit hole I can see myself falling into! You got me started on Gelli pages recently. Have had hours of trying to find the things needed to begin the fun process. You can really inspire a person (this person) to try something new! Thank you!
I love the concept of your last book. I did Margarite Miller for a year and I learned a lot, but I am not very happy following rules. I make junk journals with specific topics and in my style, but I find lots of images that I love that won't work in journals in my genre and subjects. Your book with spreads on many topics will work perfectly for me. Thanks for sharing.
Ceri, I really enjoyed this video!! You have inspired me SO much. That last one with the larger pages.... Oh My Heavens! And the story behind each spread! I love them!! Thank you so much for sharing! Thoroughly enjoyed and can't wait to start! 💜💜💜
I really enjoy your videos. I love your personality and detailed explanations, and I've learned that not everything has to have a purpose other than to be pleasing to the one creating. Big lesson.
Thank you for the well informed video! I absolutely love your random glue book and I am totally inspired to start one. I really enjoyed seeing what you made and I am amazed at your creativity. I totally agree! I love Nicole’s videos and am so inspired by her! She has the best personality and does such creative things! Not only does she inspire and motivate me, but she always makes me laugh through her videos, which I enjoy and need! Thank you for the video!
Thank you for the excellent, thorough description of what a glue book is or can be. Most interesting, something I haven't done but could easily see myself making one. I have removed pages of magazines years and years ago of things I wanted to keep (ideas etc) and putting them into a glue book would work nicely. Thank you again for sparking inspiration and helping me to understand glue books.
Ceri, This is an inspiring video. I loved all of your glue books. I'm new to this type of art/craft and never understood the purpose of a glue book. My favorite was your "random" glue book. I have aphantasia, "No mind's eye." After watching your video, I realized that I enjoy images and often want to save them because they catch my eye, but had no place to keep them. So, I need a glue book to save them. Thank you!
I love glue books because it's can be a nice relaxing thing to do-- I usually watch tv shows on my computer and work on mine. I've done a general bird themed one and then a hummingbird specific themed one as well as just random ones. I saw someone say a glue book can only be a glue book if it uses images cut from magazines/catalongs/books and not using other sources. However I see plenty of people who use packaging, stationery , etc in their glue books and I think it all works. I think the important thing people should ask is -- am I having fun? am I enjoying this? Because I was doing a certain style and getting frustrated and realized that wasn't for me and so I stopped and went back to doing what I like (which is generally just gluing things in a mostly random way)
I tend to go with the rule of "do what makes you happy", there shouldn't be rules for creativity, people try to create rules so they can fit expectations into a box.
I SO enjoyed the journey through your various books, and the treat of hearing your thoughts & explanations of what you created in the various books & why. I also appreciated how you support your various inspirations & people who inspire you, very generous thing to do and not much done in the videos I have seen. I commend you for sharing your thoughts & inspiration, and for being brave & opening your creations to share in their various states of creation. Well done!
I loved this flip-through of your gorgeous books, Ceri. Thanks for sharing. Like you, I love colour and the juxtaposition of different colours. "Glue book" is not a term I use although I've come across it. I don't like the term "junk journal" as it sounds really trashy and seems to denigrate the awesome creativity you see in some people's work on this theme. I have decided on the term "bonnie book" to cover absolutely every kind of book you can make!! It's a nod to my Scottish ancestry - my grandmother described all things good as "bonnie" and it resonates with me! I am not into journaling but I'm definitely into making and embellishing books, and I don't really like specific labels that confine one to a particular style etc. All the books you showed today are so eclectic and inspirational, and all fall under my "bonnie" definition lol!
Thank you, I respect your opinions but wanted to make sure you were aware that junk journals are only called that because traditionally they were made of junk or discarded paper items. I think bonnie books is a great name. Have fun creating.
Love you glue books. I made one from an old catalogue following one of Nicole’s videos. I have started doing monthly spreads in it, although I am very behind!
You are a great Artist! What I took from this video was, there is really no wrong or right. Pull colors, textures, things that are drawn to you. Those glue books are very satisfying and beautiful. It seems very peaceful and satisfying to make.
Ceri your random glue book is like the reference books we created in art school many years ago before google and Pinterest. Some pages were about what feelings the images evoked while some were references for a specific subject cats, Egypt so on. Now they are called glue books. I guess everything evolves. - Kristin
Thank you Ceri for caring enough to answer our questions. You sir inspire me. I'm so glad you mentioned that we don't have to always finish things; that we can always go back to it as things come along.
Wow! I am blown away! I had no idea that there was so much more to a glue book other than using it to apply glue to a piece so your area doesnt get messy. I didnt pay much attention to this as i use a teflon sheet to do my gluing on as it is reusable. You have expanded my knowledge base yet again Ceri. I love the idea of making an inspirational gluebook from a composition book for colorways
I’ve said it before and I will say it again…I LOVE your videos, your crafts and you! Thanks for sharing your expertise and creativity. I love Nicole as well. 🙌🏼🥳
So clever and enjoyable! Your glue books are fascinating. I intend to put one together for my great grandchildren. All under age 5 at this point. As a young child growing up i always enjoyed the Sears Catalog, so many objects to gaze upon, dream about, or learn from too. Thank you so much for putting this video out for all of us to get inspired.
So glad to see a man doing this. All the others I have seen are ladies. It is nice to see what a man's mind of interest for glue booking would be. I especially live your discovery page, made me think discover your inner joy. New to returning to glue booking and I am from it discovering my inner joy.
A friend of mine does glue-booking. I looked at it and thought: "No, not for me. What is the purpose of this?". But now I think that you have converted me with the way you do it and explained it. I like the fact that there is a reason or purpose to the images whether colour themed or any other type of themes. I need to do stuff that makes sense so thanks a bunch for this video. I'm feeling inspired !
Thank you so much for this video. I wasn’t especially confused about glue books, BUT I was excited to have you suggest Nicole’s channel! ❤ thank you for keeping us newbies in mind, we are looking for ideas across the board 😊
You make me smile. Sundays are blue days for me. I still miss My John, my husband, and Sundays were wonderful days for us. He was from Somerset. Just saying. Anyway, thank you for giving me smiles today. You are a joy.
Hi Ceri, I found this interesting mostly because I never even heard of a glue book until I started watching your TH-cam videos a while back. And I agree that there can be many definitions of a glue book--if you have a book and glue stuff into it, I guess It could be a glue book. Silly, right? Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Wow; that was incredible. Thank you for sharing. I did know the difference between gluing books and glue books, but now I also know about Gluebooks! Fascinating
Thank you Ceri. I also started after watching Nicole covert magazines into glue books. I have, over the past two years, created a few for journaling in and given away as gifts. Then I discovered that I could add pockets and tucks and tags etc. I get so much fun out of this form of art. I just create without much thought processes. I am obsessed with collecting magazines with matt pages. One just needs a lot of gluesticks. Love your work.
This was so interesting, I tend to call them 'glueing on books' so to not confuse them them with the actual gluebook. I loved your random gluebook idea that is a very inspiring gluebook and loved what themes you chose... Oh dear another gluebook to add to my list for me to make... Ha ha thank you Ceri 😊😊Elaine 🌼
I just LOVE the 'random glue book'. Now I know what to do with some of the images that I have saved and adored for years. I even have a spiral bound book for them to live in. Thank you soooo much for sharing, Ceri. 🧡💚🤎
I love your idea of putting down a colored whole page background and then the images in that color- brilliant are you. The filling of ridges is a problem for me as well. Thanks!
Thanks so much, I found you from another person's recommendation and so glad I have. I was confused about glue books, about what is the point of it? Why fill up pages with pictures? For what purpose? I was in quite a dilemma, being fairly new to paper crafts. But your examples and why you made them and what they do for you is enough. It's good enough. I now feel I can have a go and not feel I'm being ridiculous and wasting my time and glue. I can't wait to get started. Thanks very much
Fantastic!! Very inspiring. I'm starting a new glue book now, and like you suggested, I'm going to place a whole background down (NOT collaged), and then go from there. It might be kind of challenging, too, to match the colors or theme or whatever. Like you also said, it's ongoing, so sometimes you have to wait to find what needs to go there. LOVE the stripes! Going to start with that, I think. By the way, I looked up "famous staircases" and it said the one in your book is from a Vatican museum in Rome! Amazing image. As always, thank you for sharing your thought processes! :)
Somehow, I missed this video the first time around. Gluebooks are amazing and the term so broad. Your examples are beautiful. Like you, I can't do true random like Nicole. My "randoms" always go to some kind of theme. Whatever, it makes me happy. Thanks for sharing, Ceri 😊
Love the idea of a colour glue book. By the way to avoid confusion I call my table saver a glueing book not a glue book. I’m going to have four categories, glueing, colour glue, collage and a general scrapbook British style. I even have one left over from when I was a kid made of coloured sugar paper. ❤❤❤ thanks for the videos.
Love this video. I love your inspiration and cheering us on to glue. Love the Scottish page. I went to my local thrift shop to find an old book to use as glue pages. Now I’ll be looking for magazines and catalogs. You’re so much fun! Vicki from Oklahoma.
I started "glue-booking" about 30 yrs ago and didn't think anybody else in the world did this until about 8 yrs ago when I found Shannon Greene & Kagedfish's channels and realized I had been doing the En Masse or Scavenger Hunt books they were doing. I love glue-booking so much, it's such a therapeutic thing for me. I've probably finished about 40 books so far in all that time, but I continue. love your books, hope to see more.
How fun and interesting. I may have a go. I especially like that you have so much variety, with styles of glue books. So great to keep the imagination going with loads of inspiration. Well done!
Bang On! just the right definition of glue book varieties. The planner/junk journal/glue book call it what you will, is the best collector of interesting items. Very inspiring! The collage book with the leopard and other themes is wonderful. I like it the best. It is fun to have a party with a pile of magazines and have everyone cut out stuff that describes the others in the group. What ever someone cuts out and gives you , you have to glue on your page, ha, ha, fun!
Thank you for sharing these Ceri. I have a thought, what if you brayered or painted on a color to the page first (i.e., blue, red, orange) instead of trying to find a full page of specific color? That way you could start with a collection of “consistent” color ways in a “color glue book”. It might bring a more cohesive look as a starting point.
it was something I thought about but I was worried that the glue stick may not glue images properly to painted pages and I also like the challenge of finding images for the background. Thank you of your thoughts
So darned inspiring. Your explanation is spot on. You have inspired me to make some Glue Books. I have been collecting images for the past 12 months and they have sat in boxes as I haven’t known what to do with them. Now I have a starting point thanks to you. Yeah! 👍🤓😝
This was very inspirational, I need to become more free with my creativity. I absolutely love how you come across. Interesting I love purple and yellows and shy away from reds even in my clothes. I love your creative spirit. 😍
I really enjoy watching your videos. You have given me inspiration. I like your glue books. I watched Nicole's page. I seen the coffee gluebook she made. My favorite. Thank you. ☕
love the colour one, was watching Nicole yesterday... definitely gonna try that. I've been collecting images for nearly 2 years, I'm never gonna use them all in collage so I might as well stick them in a book - or I might use an old mag to stick them in
So enlightening. My glue book is like your planner, but yours looks cohesive to me whereas mine does not. I want to try one being more intentional. Thank you Ceri.
Thanks so much for your explainations and your wonderful examples. The term glue book had been unclear and a bit confusing, and you cleared things up nicely for me. I often find myself working with a color theme with my collages, and love the effect. Haven't worked with black & white yet, so thanks for the prompt on that. I always enjoy your videos, and this one was especially satisfying, so thanks for sharing your creative journey with us.
hi, I've only just found your channel... I love it. I love it, you explain things so well, I'm a complete novice with journaling, but this is AMAZING, it's just my thing. thank you so much Ceri, I will be an avid viewer from now on. thank you, xx👍👍🥰
Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and processes! I enjoy your sense of humor, as well. I just purchased volume one of Margrete's Collage Weekly Planner and am working on week one! I love the first book you shared of "ideas" and things to keep.
Thanks for the clarification and sharing your glue books. Got started doing collage during the pandemic after following Margarete Miller. I’ve always loved quotes and have found that collage art was a perfect way to incorporate some of my favorite quotes. Of course after cutting up magazines, I had boxes of images that haven’t found a home. Glue books will be a great way to use them.
This video is wonderful! It's so inspiring and I just love seeing how you put your glue books together. You have such a wonderful eye for use of images and color. Thanks so much for sharing. ❤
Loved the way you explained the glue books. I also follow Nicole and she is a hoot. I have started a colour glue book recently. Really think your random glue book is amazing and what a great idea, although random, each page tells its own story. That is so creative and your choice of pictures are really beautiful. What is the other glue or collage book you have, I remember you working in that book doing a remembrance to Queen Elizabeth.? Love your channel and thanks for sharing all your knowledge and creativity.
Thank you so much for this. I have come across different glue books and been confused and i must admit I didn't see the point of random images together. Your video really has inspired me to use those images that I love but know will never fit into any journal that I'm going to make. Something that will just bring me joy to look at. Thank you for sharing xxx
Hahahahahahaa! Ceri I laughed so hard at your comment about not doing the high note😂 You’re too funny! Thank you so much for your kind words about me, I really appreciate it❤ This is a wonderful video, great explanations, and I think this will help so many. Glue Books are so fun, relaxing and a great way to express your creativity. They are a fun activity for all ages and all levels of crafters.
Thank you Nicole, I hope to make your glue folio in a video soon……..I’m living the idea.
This is the most inspirational video I have seen in a very long time. It's 10 pm and I want to stay up all night starting a glue book. I am so excited I can't stand it. Your books are beautiful. The things you put together as theme pages are things I never would have thought to consider (toilets and showers?? But it's gorgeous!). I am SO happy I found your channel. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.
Gluebooking has been such an amazing way for me to be creative without the cost normally associated to crafting. It cost me nothing to get started, and has been a lot of fun. 😊
I totally agree, it’s great for my mental health.
Now I understand glue books better. Thank you for sharing your beautiful books!
I totally agree with your opinion on Nicole. She gets me to giggle as I am being inspired. I love the “random “ book you are working on! The theme idea gives me something else to think about and use in one of my glue books. Thank you!
You're welcome
So intriguing! Couldn't sleep and ( like another commenter) I wanted to get outta bed and gather those magazines and images I just can't part with and start a book! So creative to focus on either colors or theme!!! LOVE your books AND that the pages don't have to be "finished" - TFS!
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you
I really like this idea of focusing on colors without having to create a unified “story”! It’s a great way to utilize images that are visually appealing just by virtue of color! Also love the idea of unifying images based on some concept that is personally meaningful to you!
Totally agree
Ceri I've said it over and over; I am so inspired by your creativity. Thank you for letting us have a peak at your "gluebook". It's amazing as is everything you craft.😊
Thank you so much Linda
I love your books. Especially the last one you’ve working on.
No confusion. Thank you.
Love your explanations of the different kinds of glue books… I’d not heard the term until I watched others of your videos where you were using the book pages to spread glue on items, and mentioned people wanted you to do a flick through your glue books 🤔 I wondered why they would want to see a book of pages folded in half! 😂 … and you folded and tore off each page as it was sticky… I was a bit confused. Not any more 😊 Thank you x
Dear Professor Ceri, thank you for illuminating and clarifying the topic of glue books. You have cleared up this debacle to my satisfaction to the point where I am now inspired to make use of the several composition books and spiral bound notebooks in my stash; in fact, i have already succeeded in covering a composition book and a spiral notebook this afternoon! You are a wonderful teacher! I am grateful! Deb. From Monterey
Glad it was helpful
What an inspiration you are to watch. Your talent is extraordinary. I love all the pictures you chose for your glue book. Thanks for always sharing from the heart.
You are so welcome
I think your clarification should help a lot of people and sending them to Nicole will too. Your color book is so well done and I LOVE your "themed" glue book too.
Thank you so much!
Thank you Ceri. I'm so happy I found you. You have given me so many ideas. I love your style! You are so generous to share so many brilliant ideas!
You are so welcome!
I love all your glue books. The colour one YES! The last one especially with the pictures that inspired you YES! I have one of Christmas incorporating the best Xmas cards and images, one with cute animal, sea themed ones and birthday one. The cards end up tuck spots for photo. It’s a wonderful, carefree hobby with no stress. Just joy and basically, free. 🙏🏼🥰
Absolutely
When I was a child my mum made me a scrapbook from brown paper, so I could stick newspaper cuttings in from the Queens silver jubilee. 😊 fast forward to today and I make journals from junk mail and stick whatever I want into them. Im not an artist and my glue books are nothing like yours but thats ok. I enjoy doing what i do, it keeps my hands and brain busy.😊😊 And my husband and kids support me by giving me things they think I will find interesting and can stick in my books. 😂 Thank you for all that you do and see you in the next video. ❤❤xx
As long as you enjoy your creative time that’s important.
Hi Ceri, thanks so much for this video. I love Margarete and I love Nicole too! This video has helped me make up my mind about a whether or not to start a glue book and how I would do it - yes, I will be starting and more than likely more than one kind. Your explanation of why you glue into each of your books has freed my mind and enabled me to make my own plans for glue booking - off to my studio I go to get my books and glue sticks out! Jacquie
Have fun Jacquie
Ceri, I am so glad that I seen this video, even though it is a year old. I realized the reason I had a hard time starting my new glue book is because like you, I needed to see the purpose. I liked your idea of a spread having a theme. I think this will help me as well in my next glue book. I too, watch Nicole. I am inspired by her to make a random glue book, which I will attempt in a smaller book until I get the hang of it. So now thanks to the two of you, I will start two new glue books. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and the reasons why.
Fabulous
26:48 The castle is the Neuschwanstein which is in Bavaria. It was commissioned to be built by King Ludwig II. His castles are absolutely amazing! I was able to tour three of them when I lived in Germany, and I will never forget the experience. I love that you've included this in your glue book. I plan to create a travel journal and include some of the photos I took of the area, the castles, etc, and some of the pamphlets and post cards I bought while there. If ever you get the opportunity you should go visit!
Thank you Rachel for letting me know, yes the castle is beautiful as I'm sure all of his design are.
Several years ago I selected a planner to use as a sort of scrapbook and art journal. A local craft store had a special on planners and accessories near the end of the year and a crafting event one weekend. They provided washi tape, punches, and other supplies to decorate our planners. I have used it for doodling, quotes and other things. Thanks to your inspiring video, I know i need to get back to filling it up and working on my other fun journals. that bring out my creativity gene.
I'm so glad you did a flip through. You know, I always feel guilty when I'm taking time for my gluebook. It probably is because I should do more housekeeping or usefull things. But you see, because of your video, I will allow myself to enjoy putting beautiful images in my book wich I allready started when I was a kid. So thank you so much again Ceri.
Have fun.
I love this video, which I watched this evening as I worked on a glue book of my own.. You have a wonderful eye for combining images in a way that highlights something interesting about them--the color, the light, the theme, whatever. I really enjoyed seeing your pages. Also, since most of my family think it is extremely weird of me to enjoy making glue books and junk journals, it's always a pleasure to see someone else who GETS IT, who sees the joy in this type of creativity. Very happy to have discovered your channel, and look forward to watching many more videos!
Thank you, it helps me relieve the stress I sometimes put myself under and glue booking helps with my anxiety as there’s no rules or expectations as it’s just for me.
This is very inspirational to me. I love to do collage and I will use your ideas to enjoy myself with paper, glue pictures.
I had a picture of a large pink, peeled grapefruit half and I used it as a cloud floating above a city, with a woman sitting on the pink grapefruit "cloud" & she wears a very green succulent skirt.
Wonderful
I too use my travelers note book as a glue book by putting pictures of things I like. That is perfect, I also use them and date them as in to make special notes in it, dates are always a part of my art work. I find it pretty nifty for many reasons. My glue books are more like garage type storage. Bits and pieces of things I treasure.
I'd say you've got it all worked out, thank you for watching
Thank you for sharing about Glue books. Enjoyed the whole segment! Yet, another rabbit hole I can see myself falling into! You got me started on Gelli pages recently. Have had hours of trying to find the things needed to begin the fun process. You can really inspire a person (this person) to try something new! Thank you!
Have fun with your creativity
I love the concept of your last book. I did Margarite Miller for a year and I learned a lot, but I am not very happy following rules. I make junk journals with specific topics and in my style, but I find lots of images that I love that won't work in journals in my genre and subjects. Your book with spreads on many topics will work perfectly for me. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful!
Ceri, I really enjoyed this video!! You have inspired me SO much. That last one with the larger pages.... Oh My Heavens! And the story behind each spread! I love them!! Thank you so much for sharing! Thoroughly enjoyed and can't wait to start! 💜💜💜
You are so welcome
Oh that little planner is so cute!
Thank you
I really enjoy your videos. I love your personality and detailed explanations, and I've learned that not everything has to have a purpose other than to be pleasing to the one creating. Big lesson.
Thank you so much!
Love the progress you've made in your glue books.
I hope you have a delightful day. Love&hugs to you and Biscuit. 🦮
Thank you, You too Darcy. Hope your hand heals quickly.
Thank you
Thank you for the well informed video! I absolutely love your random glue book and I am totally inspired to start one. I really enjoyed seeing what you made and I am amazed at your creativity. I totally agree! I love Nicole’s videos and am so inspired by her! She has the best personality and does such creative things! Not only does she inspire and motivate me, but she always makes me laugh through her videos, which I enjoy and need! Thank you for the video!
Nicole is a joy.
Thank you for the excellent, thorough description of what a glue book is or can be. Most interesting, something I haven't done but could easily see myself making one. I have removed pages of magazines years and years ago of things I wanted to keep (ideas etc) and putting them into a glue book would work nicely. Thank you again for sparking inspiration and helping me to understand glue books.
Glad it was helpful!
This video is so charming to me! I LOVED EVERY MINUTE!
THANK YOU CERI
Ceri, This is an inspiring video. I loved all of your glue books. I'm new to this type of art/craft and never understood the purpose of a glue book. My favorite was your "random" glue book. I have aphantasia, "No mind's eye." After watching your video, I realized that I enjoy images and often want to save them because they catch my eye, but had no place to keep them. So, I need a glue book to save them. Thank you!
Wonderful.
I love glue books because it's can be a nice relaxing thing to do-- I usually watch tv shows on my computer and work on mine. I've done a general bird themed one and then a hummingbird specific themed one as well as just random ones. I saw someone say a glue book can only be a glue book if it uses images cut from magazines/catalongs/books and not using other sources. However I see plenty of people who use packaging, stationery , etc in their glue books and I think it all works. I think the important thing people should ask is -- am I having fun? am I enjoying this? Because I was doing a certain style and getting frustrated and realized that wasn't for me and so I stopped and went back to doing what I like (which is generally just gluing things in a mostly random way)
don't listen to anyone who offers "RULES" on glue books or any art. Do your own thing, that is where the JOY is! Have fun!! Isn't Ceri Great!
I tend to go with the rule of "do what makes you happy", there shouldn't be rules for creativity, people try to create rules so they can fit expectations into a box.
Thanks for sharing your thought process with gluebooks!!!! Love your style in crafting. ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
I SO enjoyed the journey through your various books, and the treat of hearing your thoughts & explanations of what you created in the various books & why. I also appreciated how you support your various inspirations & people who inspire you, very generous thing to do and not much done in the videos I have seen. I commend you for sharing your thoughts & inspiration, and for being brave & opening your creations to share in their various states of creation. Well done!
Thank you so much, that’s very kind of you.
I loved this flip-through of your gorgeous books, Ceri. Thanks for sharing. Like you, I love colour and the juxtaposition of different colours. "Glue book" is not a term I use although I've come across it. I don't like the term "junk journal" as it sounds really trashy and seems to denigrate the awesome creativity you see in some people's work on this theme. I have decided on the term "bonnie book" to cover absolutely every kind of book you can make!! It's a nod to my Scottish ancestry - my grandmother described all things good as "bonnie" and it resonates with me! I am not into journaling but I'm definitely into making and embellishing books, and I don't really like specific labels that confine one to a particular style etc. All the books you showed today are so eclectic and inspirational, and all fall under my "bonnie" definition lol!
Thank you, I respect your opinions but wanted to make sure you were aware that junk journals are only called that because traditionally they were made of junk or discarded paper items. I think bonnie books is a great name. Have fun creating.
Love you glue books. I made one from an old catalogue following one of Nicole’s videos. I have started doing monthly spreads in it, although I am very behind!
But you’re having fun and that’s great.
You are a great Artist! What I took from this video was, there is really no wrong or right. Pull colors, textures, things that are drawn to you. Those glue books are very satisfying and beautiful. It seems very peaceful and satisfying to make.
They give me some down time in a very busy life and it helps me cope with pressure
That last book really resonated with me the most. Love it
I call both types of books glue books, too! What a great explanation, Mister Ceri, and what DELIGHTFUL books you have made! Thank you for sharing!
You're so welcome!
Ceri your random glue book is like the reference books we created in art school many years ago before google and Pinterest. Some pages were about what feelings the images evoked while some were references for a specific subject cats, Egypt so on. Now they are called glue books. I guess everything evolves. - Kristin
You’re do right Kristin.
Thank you Ceri for caring enough to answer our questions. You sir inspire me. I'm so glad you mentioned that we don't have to always finish things; that we can always go back to it as things come along.
Absolutely
Wow! I am blown away! I had no idea that there was so much more to a glue book other than using it to apply glue to a piece so your area doesnt get messy. I didnt pay much attention to this as i use a teflon sheet to do my gluing on as it is reusable. You have expanded my knowledge base yet again Ceri. I love the idea of making an inspirational gluebook from a composition book for colorways
Glad it was helpful
I’ve said it before and I will say it again…I LOVE your videos, your crafts and you! Thanks for sharing your expertise and creativity. I love Nicole as well. 🙌🏼🥳
You are so welcome
So clever and enjoyable! Your glue books are fascinating. I intend to put one together for my great grandchildren. All under age 5 at this point. As a young child growing up i always enjoyed the Sears Catalog, so many objects to gaze upon, dream about, or learn from too. Thank you so much for putting this video out for all of us to get inspired.
So glad to see a man doing this. All the others I have seen are ladies. It is nice to see what a man's mind of interest for glue booking would be.
I especially live your discovery page, made me think discover your inner joy.
New to returning to glue booking and I am from it discovering my inner joy.
A friend of mine does glue-booking. I looked at it and thought: "No, not for me. What is the purpose of this?". But now I think that you have converted me with the way you do it and explained it. I like the fact that there is a reason or purpose to the images whether colour themed or any other type of themes. I need to do stuff that makes sense so thanks a bunch for this video. I'm feeling inspired !
Fabulous
Thank you so much for this video. I wasn’t especially confused about glue books, BUT I was excited to have you suggest Nicole’s channel! ❤ thank you for keeping us newbies in mind, we are looking for ideas across the board 😊
You are so welcome, Nicole is lovely I’m sure you’ll enjoy her channel as well.
So glad you shared. So inspirational. Love everything you showed us. 😊
Thank you Donna
You make me smile. Sundays are blue days for me. I still miss My John, my husband, and Sundays were wonderful days for us. He was from Somerset. Just saying. Anyway, thank you for giving me smiles today. You are a joy.
So happy to provoke good memories, stay strong. ❤️
I love Nicole, she’s so friendly, fun and supportive ❤
Ceri what a joy to see inside your glue books. Never thought I’d make one myself but by golly you’ve changed my thinking!!!😀
Have fun Betty
Hi Ceri, I found this interesting mostly because I never even heard of a glue book until I started watching your TH-cam videos a while back. And I agree that there can be many definitions of a glue book--if you have a book and glue stuff into it, I guess It could be a glue book. Silly, right? Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
You're welcome Janet
Hi Ceri…nice to see you… love your channel!!! Thanks for info!
Wow; that was incredible. Thank you for sharing. I did know the difference between gluing books and glue books, but now I also know about Gluebooks! Fascinating
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Ceri. I also started after watching Nicole covert magazines into glue books. I have, over the past two years, created a few for journaling in and given away as gifts. Then I discovered that I could add pockets and tucks and tags etc. I get so much fun out of this form of art. I just create without much thought processes.
I am obsessed with collecting magazines with matt pages.
One just needs a lot of gluesticks.
Love your work.
You’re right I certainly use a lot of glue sticks.
This was so interesting, I tend to call them 'glueing on books' so to not confuse them them with the actual gluebook. I loved your random gluebook idea that is a very inspiring gluebook and loved what themes you chose... Oh dear another gluebook to add to my list for me to make... Ha ha thank you Ceri 😊😊Elaine 🌼
Glad it was helpful!
I just LOVE the 'random glue book'. Now I know what to do with some of the images that I have saved and adored for years. I even have a spiral bound book for them to live in. Thank you soooo much for sharing, Ceri. 🧡💚🤎
Wonderful, thank you
I love your idea of putting down a colored whole page background and then the images in that color- brilliant are you. The filling of ridges is a problem for me as well. Thanks!
Thank you so much, the idea of a full background was actually Nicole’s not mine but I also love it.
Ceri, as always love your videos. Thank you for sharing your creativity and the explanation of gluebook. So many ideas. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Thanks so much, I found you from another person's recommendation and so glad I have. I was confused about glue books, about what is the point of it? Why fill up pages with pictures? For what purpose? I was in quite a dilemma, being fairly new to paper crafts. But your examples and why you made them and what they do for you is enough. It's good enough. I now feel I can have a go and not feel I'm being ridiculous and wasting my time and glue. I can't wait to get started. Thanks very much
You are so welcome, basically it just gives me some quiet mindful time in a busy life.
Fantastic!! Very inspiring. I'm starting a new glue book now, and like you suggested, I'm going to place a whole background down (NOT collaged), and then go from there. It might be kind of challenging, too, to match the colors or theme or whatever. Like you also said, it's ongoing, so sometimes you have to wait to find what needs to go there. LOVE the stripes! Going to start with that, I think. By the way, I looked up "famous staircases" and it said the one in your book is from a Vatican museum in Rome! Amazing image. As always, thank you for sharing your thought processes! :)
Wow thank you for the research, I didn’t know that………but loved the staircase.
Somehow, I missed this video the first time around. Gluebooks are amazing and the term so broad. Your examples are beautiful. Like you, I can't do true random like Nicole. My "randoms" always go to some kind of theme. Whatever, it makes me happy. Thanks for sharing, Ceri 😊
I started my gluebooks after finding Nicole's channel. I love yours! ❤
Yay! Thank you.
Wonderful clear explanation and beautiful glue books. Very inspirational ❤
Thank you so much
Your video helped me to understand better what a glue book is. I really enjoyed watching the flip throughs and your explanations. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful
Love the idea of a colour glue book. By the way to avoid confusion I call my table saver a glueing book not a glue book. I’m going to have four categories, glueing, colour glue, collage and a general scrapbook British style. I even have one left over from when I was a kid made of coloured sugar paper. ❤❤❤ thanks for the videos.
Thank you Lucy.
Love this video. I love your inspiration and cheering us on to glue. Love the Scottish page. I went to my local thrift shop to find an old book to use as glue pages. Now I’ll be looking for magazines and catalogs. You’re so much fun! Vicki from Oklahoma.
Thank you Vicki
I started "glue-booking" about 30 yrs ago and didn't think anybody else in the world did this until about 8 yrs ago when I found Shannon Greene & Kagedfish's channels and realized I had been doing the En Masse or Scavenger Hunt books they were doing. I love glue-booking so much, it's such a therapeutic thing for me. I've probably finished about 40 books so far in all that time, but I continue. love your books, hope to see more.
Thank you and yes very therapeutic
Well done Ceri! Love your books too 🥰
Thank you so much 🤗
How fun and interesting. I may have a go. I especially like that you have so much variety, with styles of glue books. So great to keep the imagination going with loads of inspiration. Well done!
Go for it!
Bang On! just the right definition of glue book varieties. The planner/junk journal/glue book call it what you will, is the best collector of interesting items. Very inspiring! The collage book with the leopard and other themes is wonderful. I like it the best. It is fun to have a party with a pile of magazines and have everyone cut out stuff that describes the others in the group. What ever someone cuts out and gives you , you have to glue on your page, ha, ha, fun!
Now that’s a fun idea.
Wonderful explanation Ceri... and love the results.... You totally inspired me!
Thank you
Thank you for sharing these Ceri.
I have a thought, what if you brayered or painted on a color to the page first (i.e., blue, red, orange) instead of trying to find a full page of specific color? That way you could start with a collection of “consistent” color ways in a “color glue book”. It might bring a more cohesive look as a starting point.
it was something I thought about but I was worried that the glue stick may not glue images properly to painted pages and I also like the challenge of finding images for the background. Thank you of your thoughts
Ceri thank you for your explanation of glue books and you beautiful examples.
Glad you like them
I just love your glue books. I actually made your travelers notebook. Breaking the page is difficult at times. You inspire me ❤❤❤
Thank you so much
Great video as always! Love all your glue books! Gorgeous pages! Love and hugs, my friend! ❤
Thank you Gayle, I’m just trying to unconfuse some of my newbies.
So darned inspiring. Your explanation is spot on. You have inspired me to make some Glue Books. I have been collecting images for the past 12 months and they have sat in boxes as I haven’t known what to do with them. Now I have a starting point thanks to you. Yeah! 👍🤓😝
Wonderful!
This was very inspirational, I need to become more free with my creativity. I absolutely love how you come across. Interesting I love purple and yellows and shy away from reds even in my clothes. I love your creative spirit. 😍
Thank you so much Debbie.
love your last book shown!!! (the one with the leopards in it.) the freedom of "these pages can be anything." love that theme!! : )
Thank you
I really enjoy watching your videos. You have given me inspiration. I like your glue books. I watched Nicole's page. I seen the coffee gluebook she made. My favorite. Thank you. ☕
Wonderful!
Hey Ceri ... Loved this video. Thank you for sharing with us.
You are so welcome Peggy
love the colour one, was watching Nicole yesterday... definitely gonna try that. I've been collecting images for nearly 2 years, I'm never gonna use them all in collage so I might as well stick them in a book - or I might use an old mag to stick them in
Oh my goodness Ceri! These are fabulous and thank you so much for sharing and inspiring.❤
You are so welcome
Wow Ceri, what an inspirational video this is!!! Thank you so much. I cannot wait to start gluing!!!! 😊
Have fun!
So enlightening. My glue book is like your planner, but yours looks cohesive to me whereas mine does not. I want to try one being more intentional. Thank you Ceri.
Importantly just have fun making some you time.
Thanks so much for your explainations and your wonderful examples. The term glue book had been unclear and a bit confusing, and you cleared things up nicely for me. I often find myself working with a color theme with my collages, and love the effect. Haven't worked with black & white yet, so thanks for the prompt on that. I always enjoy your videos, and this one was especially satisfying, so thanks for sharing your creative journey with us.
Thank you Linda
hi,
I've only just found your channel... I love it.
I love it, you explain things so well, I'm a complete novice with journaling, but this is AMAZING,
it's just my thing.
thank you so much Ceri, I will be an avid viewer from now on.
thank you,
xx👍👍🥰
Thank you Denise and welcome to my channel.
Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and processes! I enjoy your sense of humor, as well.
I just purchased volume one of Margrete's Collage Weekly Planner and am working on week one!
I love the first book you shared of "ideas" and things to keep.
Have fun Sue
Thank you Ceri that made things alot clearer to me. I am going to make a glue book as you have inspired me.❤❤❤
Hi Kelly! Always fun watching you
Love the strawberry paper too
Thanks so much 😊
Thanks for the clarification and sharing your glue books. Got started doing collage during the pandemic after following Margarete Miller. I’ve always loved quotes and have found that collage art was a perfect way to incorporate some of my favorite quotes. Of course after cutting up magazines, I had boxes of images that haven’t found a home. Glue books will be a great way to use them.
Wonderful
Relax cut GLuuuuue! Love watching Nicole. Your glue books are so very neat and tidy and my brain LOVES that. However I'm not so neat and tidy lol
Lol…..I’m not always neat and tidy but it is my happy place.
Always inspiring when you open up your work to us. Thank you
Thank you
This video is wonderful! It's so inspiring and I just love seeing how you put your glue books together. You have such a wonderful eye for use of images and color. Thanks so much for sharing. ❤
You are so welcome!
Loved the way you explained the glue books. I also follow Nicole and she is a hoot. I have started a colour glue book recently. Really think your random glue book is amazing and what a great idea, although random, each page tells its own story. That is so creative and your choice of pictures are really beautiful. What is the other glue or collage book you have, I remember you working in that book doing a remembrance to Queen Elizabeth.? Love your channel and thanks for sharing all your knowledge and creativity.
That’s my larger glue/collage book which I collage about memories
Thank you so much for this. I have come across different glue books and been confused and i must admit I didn't see the point of random images together. Your video really has inspired me to use those images that I love but know will never fit into any journal that I'm going to make. Something that will just bring me joy to look at. Thank you for sharing xxx
My pleasure Carol
Fabulous, and inspirational. Thank you so much. Now, off to visit Nicole
Have fun, you’ll love Nicole.