Books Books Books - Altered Book Journal flip through (with talking!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Another episode of Books, Books, Books. As promised here is a flip through of my altered hardback book with me talking in more detail about what's going on in each page spread. I hope you'll find it useful. If you prefer a version with a simple no-talking flip through, you can find that here: • Books Books Books - Al...
The cover is made with Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap (now Collage Paper), and some of the techniques in these two videos:
Rusty Crackle - • A few minutes of fun -...
Tinting Tissue over crackle - • A few minutes of fun -...
Watch me working on a page in this journal here:
Journal page background - • A few minutes of fun -...
Journal page collaging - • A few (more) minutes o...
PaperArtsy stamps are available worldwide. Here is their stockist list, by country, alphabetically: blog.paperarts...
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Beautiful beautiful beautiful book full of wonderful spreads!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much - happy you enjoyed taking a look inside.
Every page is beautiful!
Thank you so much. This journal definitely developed a style of its own...
Loved this book, especially the hydrangea page and also the colourful autumn page 🍂
Thank you so much... I think those are a couple of my favourites too!
Alison, I absolutely love your stories about these pages, you gave me so many ideas from this flip through! I have a small journal focused on mushrooms, so I share your love of them. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration!!
Love the sound of your mushroom journal - the Czechs are very big on fungi. They have newspaper reports mentioning when it's good mushroom gathering weather for different species!! Thank you, as always, for your lovely comments and company on this creative journey.
A beautiful altered book full of amazing ideas!! Thank you so much for sharing😊🖤🖤🖤
You're very welcome - so happy that you enjoyed it.
Hugely inspirational again, thank you Alison. I love the stories you tell about the pages too. I have quite the hoard as well so thank you for the reminder to remember to use what I have!
So happy you found inspiration here... and yes, I love storytelling - especially when the characters tell ME their stories!! It's easy to think we need the latest goodies (and sometimes we do!), but shopping your hoard can also be really rewarding. Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.
What beautiful work and wonderful inspiration, I immediately want to go and play. I appreciate so much you sharing your amazing journals with us all thank you 🙏
That's so brilliant to hear... I hope you'll have lots of fun playing! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
Now I finally had time to look at this beautiful work of art in detail 😍, it is really fantastic and incredibly inspiring, from the first to the last page, I love it, dear Alison 🙏🤎👏
Thank you so much... and happily there's room for just a few more layouts in this one. I shall be very sad when it's completely full up. I love working in it!
Gorgeous book!
Thank you!
My head is filled up with tons of inspiration after seeying this fabulous book and hear you to talk about all the ins & outs and the making of those gorgeous pages which hold so many beautiful stories😍 Thank you so much for sharing this, Alison ❣️
Oh, that's great - happy to have added some more journalling inspiration for you. Thank you as always for your lovely comments and support.
I couldn’t have said it better!!!
Love your book flip through, I was wondering where can I get hold of your quote collection. I couldn’t find a place to order them. Are they on stamps only?
Very happy you enjoyed the flip through.
Yes, the quotes are available only as stamps. There are 23 different sets, each collected around a particular theme. You can browse all the quote sets here (as well as all but the most recent of my botanical stamp sets): shop.paperartsy.co.uk/e-alison-bomber-392-c.asp
But if you want to order any, then you are best to find a PaperArtsy stockist in your own country or region, and those are listed here, alphabetically by country: blog.paperartsy.co.uk/p/find-stockist.html
If you have trouble tracking down what you're after, let me know where you are based, and perhaps I can point you in the right direction.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Beautiful journal! I second all the nice things your viewers have said! Could I make a suggestion, though? Please don't consider it as a criticism, I figure you just may not be aware of this aspect of your presentation: I was experiencing a bit of motion sickness at all the movement, and had to keep pausing the video. If you just set the book down on your surface and pointed to the various items, I don't think it would be any less effective than holding the book and moving it around (or maybe MORE effective for people like me who have inner ear issues)! There might be the idea that moving the book around gives a better view of the various colors, or shows the shine of different mediums like metallic or something like that, but in replaying the video I can't see that at all. I would really like to watch more of your videos, so I thought I would give this suggestion. I believe that if you don't want other viewers to see this, you can suppress it, and I'd actually prefer that! Thank you for your consideration.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment - and apologies for the motion sickness you experienced. I am aware of it, and that is why - across the whole of my video selection - there is a variety of filming approaches. All the videos in the Few Minutes of Fun series demonstrating techniques are filmed with a still point of focus (apart from very brief musical close-ups at the end), as are the Sunday Swatching videos. As with everything, there is a balance to try to strike.
For Books Books Books, keeping the book on the desk and pointing at elements means the detail of tiny elements and of texture is a long way away and hard to see (something other people have regretted on still-point videos like the swatching). For instance the crackle texture of the blossoms at around 7.10 in this video simply wouldn't be visible.
Zooming the camera in and out for close-ups of elements and of texture in these Books Books Books videos is equally unsatisfactory as it takes time for the camera to stop wobbling each time, and the zooming itself is motion-sickness-inducing too (for me far more so than the moving of the book - though I know that will be different for different people). I will aim, in future filming, to hold each page stiller for longer to try to strike a better balance, and continue to explore options as I go.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
I really appreciate your detailed reply, and I definitely what you mean. I will just pause when I have to, but it was so nice of you to consider my comment! I have never sent one like that before and I felt bad but truly your art is SO beautiful I just wanted to see more. Thanks again!
No need at all to feel bad... I always appreciate hearing thoughtful feedback like yours.
Nice but they all start to look alike.
There is definitely a theme or style in this journal that has developed as I work in it. In other journals I work in different ways. And other projects are different - if you watch other videos or view my Instagram. But they all come from one artist, so yes, they have certain elements in common, I guess.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures Each page is gorgeous! I adore your style and your cohesive work... Bravo!
@@w0rdsandp1ctures It's the style of an artist that makes them seem that way. It's what makes them recognizable. Picasso devoped his style over time and is very recognizable with pretty much all of his work having a common thread. When you study artists works you will find very recognizable commonalities. It is not easy to develop. This is a very skilled artist sharing her techniques and she makes it look easy. Good on you for recognizing that but I would quibble they do not look the same but reflect her "style" each with wonderful nuances ... 🙂❤❤❤❤
@janebradley7949 Thank you very much for that lovely supportive comment xx
@jnisl1789 Thank you so much for your support here... I'm very honoured to hear your assessment and your comparisons in terms of artistic style and themes.
I thought @cassiegreene9528 's comment was interesting, given how many people struggle with the opposite thought about finding it hard to discover their artistic style, or what is "them" in art terms... and it's also interesting because it was a very conscious choice on my part in this particular journal to keep the individual spreads in close conversation with each other as you turn the pages. So in some ways, she hit the nail on the head!
Totally inspired by you. Thank you for sharing❤️
That's so lovely to hear - thank you!
Is journalists so beautiful love all that texture
Thank you so much.
BEAUTIFUL BOOK ❤❤❤
Thank you so much - happy you like it!
I love your style 💙🩵🤎
Thank you! Happy you enjoyed watching.
Thank you for sharing this lovely journal. Really like it.
That's great to hear - thank you so much for taking the time to let me know.
All pages are so beautiful! My favorite is the hydrangea pages. So soft and pretty. I love hydrangeas.
Yes, I'm very happy with how the hydrangeas are holding up. I've stuck natural materials into my art journals for a long time, but never anything quite as fragile as them before, and they're doing fine! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
Hello Alison! Wow… there’s so much to take in that I had to watch the video twice before being able to comment and even then it will be generically because I can’t remember all of the details I was impressed with on the various pages… I LOVE IT!!! I love your style! I love how the facing pages coordinate together but there’s open space as well. I love how you use Tim’s paper dolls and hear a story - I certainly need to at least open my container they’re in so they can speak to me or at least get some air! LOL
Beautiful… just beautiful… thanks so much for sharing a longer look inside this altered book. Have a wonderful rest of your week!!! 🙂❤️
Oh yes, do let the Paper Dolls come out for a breath of fresh air... you'll be surprised what happens if you just leave a few of them lying around on your desk! So happy you enjoyed a deeper dive into this journal, and thank you as always for your lovely, thoughtful comment.
This was fabulous, Alison 🥰 I really enjoyed seeing your pages…it was like a visual feast for me, so many delicious layers! I can already sense I will revisit this video many times for inspiration in the weeks to come. I have ordered your Violets stamp set and I’m so excited to start using it when it arrives. I hope you are having a lovely week 💕
Oh, I do hope you have fun playing with the Violets - if you are sharing anything you create (for instance on Instagram), do tag me in... I love seeing what people get up to with the stamps.
So happy you enjoyed the feast here - thank you as always for your lovely comments and support.
Question - what gives you inspiration of the photos? It is just your imagination? What I mean is the story behind the photo. I hope this makes sense.
I think you mean when I tell stories about the people in the photos... yes, that's just my imagination. It's what comes into my head when I look in their eyes. So it feels to me as if they are telling me the stories!! I hope that answers your question - let me know, if not!
Such a beautiful book! Love that you used petals from the garden! Every page is just stunning!
Thank you. Yes, I'm very happy with how the hydrangea petals are holding up. I've stuck natural materials into my art journals for a long time, but never anything quite as fragile as them before, and they're doing fine! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
Thank you for talking us through this beautiful altered book.
Happy you enjoyed it - looking forward to all your flowers fest creations!
I love it! My hoard also goes back many years. I loved this flip through and admire your style so much. I'm very happy not to sit through hearing about every single detail of every page, the length of this video is perfect! Thank you
Very happy you enjoyed the video - and thank you for the great feedback on timing and length... it's still a learning process for me here on TH-cam, so that's really helpful. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
You are an inspiration❤❤❤
Thank you!
Lovely!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you so much!
Very beautiful and inspiring! I love the hydrangea page as well! Thank you!🥰
Thank you very much - yes, that's definitely a favourite. Happy to say I've just been harvesting some more hydrangea petals from the garden!
Thank you so much Alison, I really really enjoyed looking through that wonderful and inspiring journal. I absolutely love ❤❤❤❤ and admire what you’ve created on those stunningly gorgeous pages. I’ve just got to start a journal like that soon. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤
Thank you so much... all you need is an old book, and you're off!
Your journal is so beautiful! I love all the texture. Makes me want to use my texture and grit pastes more often. Thank you for the inspiration ❤
The texture pastes are some of the closest things to hand on my craft table... hardly a day goes by without them being used in one way or another! So happy you enjoyed the flip through, and thank you so much for taking the time to comment - much appreciated.
I wish I could spend a day in your creative brain - it must be filled with such wonderful thoughts. Love your books.
That made me smile... Most of the time it's quite fun here inside my creative brain, but sometimes it can get a bit much!! So happy you're enjoying the books - and thank you so much for your lovely comment!
SO in LOVE with your pages! So much inspiration ...and so much love comes from the pages ❤
What a lovely comment - thank you so much!
I find your pages are magical!
That's so lovely to hear - thank you so much for taking the time to let me know.
Awesome! ❤
Thanks so much - happy you enjoyed the flip through!
Where can I find a good book on words and quotes. You have the best!!
Well, I've been gathering them most of my life... and working in the theatre, with words as my main focus, that's a lot of quotes! And the quotes on my PaperArtsy stamp sets are mostly drawn from those notebooks and word documents from over the years.
My top recommendation for a book would be the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations to be honest - but there are also a number of decent websites online. You do need to be careful about double-checking references if you find quotes on the internet... the number of quotes which are attributed to the wrong person online, or are just plain wrong is shocking - and don't get me started on "updated" Shakespeare quotes!
But Goodreads have a fairly (though not completely) reliable quotes site, where you can search by theme or by author www.goodreads.com/quotes
Hope that's of some use.
@@w0rdsandp1ctures Thank You!
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Thank you.