I really really love ❤️ what you’ve created here. I really really love ❤️ all those bright and happy colours. The idea is really really stunning and gorgeous too, and you do matter, we all do. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Thank you, Niamh! I love the look of this spread and all the wonderful colors and marks, but even more I think it's a great exercise we can all do to help us embrace and honor all the parts of us, if that makes sense. Really enjoy your videos and look forward to every one!
Your art journal pages are wonderful. I love your message about loving yourself, being able to say no, and putting yourself first sometimes. The fact your daughter took photo’s of you and you actually, used them in the journal says volumes about you. Thanks for sharing this heartwarming video.
Neon colors are my favorite too! 😍 I really like the idea of using self portraits into the art journal- and them peeking out of the flaps is brilliant! I’m all about interactive pages! 💕 thank you for sharing your beautiful heart with us!
I totally love your pages and the color in this time of insecurities your videos bring me such happiness looking at the brightness of life in your art. Thank you , you do matter and are valuable to us all.
What great pages! Love all those vibrant colours & shapes. Inspired, having photos of one's self hidden behind flaps with all your thoughts there too. Love it!
I love whatching you grow in your art work . This is beautyfull page. Thank you for shareing #youmatter video & dont forget you to also matter to us , hope all is well. 😁🌻🌍💞
Lovely background and adding photos of yourself, especially ones that you don't consider flattering, really sends the message to yourself. Very creative.
Niamh, your post was as great as a session with a counselor. I had to really think about how it feels to matter, after going to a few deeply dark places where I didn't matter. So now truly feeling SAD, there's color and pattern to watch. Then your voice saying know how important you are. It was like a message from the Divine . So powerful! You've got the light. Thank you so much!! It became truly healing. Keep posting. Please. This was a tremendous offering and gift.
Wow - thank you so much for your thoughtful words. I am so glad what I said resonated with you, and I am sorry that it took you to dark places. I am so glad you came back to the colour and light again. I hope that you have a go at doing something similar and enjoy splashing paint and marks around your pages too. Much love and hugs being sent your way xxx
This is beautiful, so inspiring to include yourself as it seems as mothers and women we tend to put ourselves last and need to be reminded that we matter too. Thanks for sharing and caring Hugs and Smiles
I really love how this page came out. Something i definately want to try with my grandson. He would love things hidden under flaps! Thank you for sharing❤
The page is very you, in respect of colour & pattern, so it's fitting you used photos of yourself. I hate my own photos so the flaps are perfect. I really love how they are seamless. 😊❤🇬🇧
I copy -catted you the whole way and I think this is my favorite art journal spread yet. Thank you so much for inspiring so many with your art. I truly appreciate you and I look forward to every video.
I absolutely love this spread! Thank you for being brave enough to show the pics of yourself. I’ve decided that while I don’t like many pics of myself, I’m sharing them anyway. Your spread encourages me to include them in my art journal as well. Stay well, & I look forward to seeing more of your videos!
Such a timely video for me, Niamh. My 94 year old mother just passed away and when I went looking for a photo of the two of us to post with the obit, I didn't have a single one! And like you, I have very few of myself at all. If you don't matter to yourself, the people around you will forget you matter too. I am going to do this journal page even if I have to draw myself as stick figures and go back with photos as I take them going forward. Thank you for being yourself and you matter to me too - and we have never even met!
Oh Brenda I am so sorry for your loss and your words truely touched me. I read your comment when I was down at the beach with my kids and my mum - and you bet the first thing I did was take a selfie with mum after reading your comment. We just get so busy in our lives, we forget to document for ourselves. I am so glad you are going to make art and put yourself in it. Much love and hugs being sent your way xxx
Oh Happy Pages! You've also gone and added photos of yourself; something I would totally struggle with doing, WOW! Thank you for sharing and being part of this great swap. - Renée Suzanne
It’s always amazing to me how beautiful my almost six year old thinks I am. If I can see myself through her eyes 🥰 Thank you for the tutorial! I rarely use photos of myself in my journals, what a great challenge!
Such a beautiful spread 💕 I struggle having my photo taken so the concept of this is almost confronting for me. Probably something I should do for myself though. Thanks for being brave and sharing your wisdom here. Embrace those greys...you’ve earned them 😉 xo
Thank you so much. Even if you don't put photos in, you might like to journal in the tabs or put pictures of your favourite things that mean the most to you (your favourite spot in your house, food, holiday destination) Anything that matters to you and makes you happy. I know how hard it can be to use your own photos :) Much love x
I am so inspired by your art to get some very vibrant colours ... I have a couple but definitely not enough!! I am going to try to find some pictures of myself and will also have to go back a ways in time. Thank you for taking a beautiful, brave idea and turning it into a bright and bold piece of art!!! Brava!
Unexpectedly, I found this very moving. In the past year I've started to avoid pics of me, don't like any new ones, etc. This project suddenly seems important for me to try. Your result is stunning. Thank you So MUCH ❣️ (here for the hop via LorriMarie)
Thanks for watching and for sharing! I hope you do include something of yourself in your pages - if not photos, then maybe some hidden journaling about why you don't have photos. Its all important, because its all about you xxx
I absolutely love this ❤️ the page itself and the meanings behind it. I struggle daily with emetophobia, OCD and anxiety. I constantly feel like I’m only a shell of the outgoing, impulsive and positive person I was 10 years ago. I find it really hard to love myself or even accept who I am now. I might have an attempt at a page like this without photos (I haven’t had photos printed in like 5 years and my printer died) maybe quotes under the flaps instead.
Megan Quarrell thank you. It’s a hard battle to win and one that I am still working on, but art has been a huge part of giving me back me, and my confidence. I hope you have a go- the quotes sound like a great idea, or you could just journal your feelings out and hide it away. You could even seal the flaps to hide your journalling. Sending hugs xxx
I've loved this series and now hopped back to you and realised I forgot to comment on yours! I love this idea. I don't have many photos of me cos I'm the one taking photos! But maybe I'll use photos of those who matter to me. Just to remind myself that I matter to them too. Tfs x
Thanks so much for this great video. It’s a good incentive to try using photos of myself now and then, and a beautiful example. I’m a Huge fan of your channel. I never comment ....I guess I just don’t think of it, but I never miss one.
Love that you included pictures of yourself along with true statements of being loved and worthy.
Such vibrant colors floating freely across the pages! Love the peek a boo photos! Hidden treasures!!
I really really love ❤️ what you’ve created here. I really really love ❤️ all those bright and happy colours. The idea is really really stunning and gorgeous too, and you do matter, we all do. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
You are loved, you are worthy, You Matter. And you are BRAVE
Love, love, love this page, especially the significance of all you included in the piece. Thanks so much for sharing!
Love how this page turned out - so colorful and vibrant!
I love these crazy colorful pages! The tabs are perfect! Super cool idea! I'm loving this hop 💖💖💖
Thanks so much!
What a cool way to save your pics and memories, and YOU matter! Pretty art
Thank you, Niamh! I love the look of this spread and all the wonderful colors and marks, but even more I think it's a great exercise we can all do to help us embrace and honor all the parts of us, if that makes sense. Really enjoy your videos and look forward to every one!
You are so welcome!
Especially loved your work when you added the black drawing ink and white pen. Tfs.
Such a bright, happy page and adding the hidden photos is brilliant! TFS the inspiration!
Your art journal pages are wonderful. I love your message about loving yourself, being able to say no, and putting yourself first sometimes. The fact your daughter took photo’s of you and you actually, used them in the journal says volumes about you. Thanks for sharing this heartwarming video.
Thank you so much xxx
Always enjoy your work and process...but hearing about your “your” words..it really resonated with me....I am loved!
We all matter. You matter to me because I love watching you use lots of messy color ; it makes me happy. Thank you.
Thank you so much 😀
Neon colors are my favorite too! 😍 I really like the idea of using self portraits into the art journal- and them peeking out of the flaps is brilliant! I’m all about interactive pages! 💕 thank you for sharing your beautiful heart with us!
Yay, thank you!
I totally love your pages and the color in this time of insecurities your videos bring me such happiness looking at the brightness of life in your art. Thank you , you do matter and are valuable to us all.
Thank you so much! Much love
What great pages! Love all those vibrant colours & shapes. Inspired, having photos of one's self hidden behind flaps with all your thoughts there too. Love it!
Thanks so much! much love x
Oh I love this idea and how it turned out! The colors are fab too 💗
Hello Niamh, thanks for the great idea and I love the happy colors a lot.
🤗💐
You are so welcome!
I love these bright cheery colors!
Love this and the pop out flaps. Great page. Thansk for hopping
This was wonderful you are a loving artist and we all thank you for sharing your ideas and especially your thoughts.
You are so welcome. Thank you x
Absolutely loved this and the colours are stunning I to struggle to remember i matter so this beautiful piece was very relatable...... stunning 😍 xx
Thank you so much!
I just love the painty page, the colours and the sentiment behind all your photos xxx
Thank you
This spread turned out beautiful! Such a great idea for remembering ourselves. You matter! 😊
Yes! Thank you!
Love love love❤️🇳🇱
I'd have to go back 10 years to find that many photos of myself. LOL! Thanks for sharing your time and talents. I watch your channel regularly!
Thanks again!
The colours are so bold and the project turned out Beautiful. Just loved it. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you
So glad you are comfortable with calling youtself an artist. Good on you! Thanks for your insight all through this piece. Well done. Much love to you!
You are so welcome!
Thankyou so much for taking up the call lovely one x what a wonderful gift
You are very welcome, thanks for inviting me x
I love whatching you grow in your art work . This is beautyfull page. Thank you for shareing #youmatter video & dont forget you to also matter to us , hope all is well. 😁🌻🌍💞
Thank you so much! xxx
This made my heart really happy, Niamh...thank you, it's beautiful and so are you!
You're so welcome!
Your colors rock, a happy page. Thank you for sharing your art 🙏💖🌷
You are so welcome
Excellent artwork. I am inspired and will be creating the same art in my art journal. Thanks so much for sharing.
Love the fluorescent colors and how you included photos even though they are not showing. Beautiful work.
Glad you like them!
I Love the bubbles with you hiding underneath. Love your pages. I don't add many pic of me either. Light bulb moment. You are so brave! xo Shelley
You are so welcome
WHAT a beautiful page and reminder! The colors and concept are just brilliant 😘
Thank you so much! I adored your piece too xxx
I love the personal touch on your pages. Its a great idea, and happy pages were created. Thank You.
You are so welcome!
Wow I love this idea! Always remember that, You matter!
Always! Thank you so much x
Thanks Niamh. So positive and so colourful...JOYOUS xx
You’re welcome 😊
I love this. Every single bit of it. Thank you for sharing. 💜💜💜
Glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely background and adding photos of yourself, especially ones that you don't consider flattering, really sends the message to yourself. Very creative.
Thank you so much!
Great color as always!!! Love the circles and hidden picture idea!🙂
Thanks so much! 😊
Niamh, your post was as great as a session with a counselor. I had to really think about how it feels to matter, after going to a few deeply dark places where I didn't matter.
So now truly feeling SAD, there's color and pattern to watch. Then your voice saying know how important you are. It was like a message from the Divine . So powerful! You've got the light. Thank you so much!! It became truly healing. Keep posting. Please.
This was a tremendous offering and gift.
Wow - thank you so much for your thoughtful words. I am so glad what I said resonated with you, and I am sorry that it took you to dark places. I am so glad you came back to the colour and light again. I hope that you have a go at doing something similar and enjoy splashing paint and marks around your pages too. Much love and hugs being sent your way xxx
Definitely my latest favourite of yours, the sentiment and reasons behind this piece is an important things for all of us.
Thank you so much Sandra for always being so supportive. I really appreciate it xxx
Thank you for all the tips. Many of the ideas are things I had struggled with to figure out.
One of my favorite pages of yours, ever. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is beautiful, so inspiring to include yourself as it seems as mothers and women we tend to put ourselves last and need to be reminded that we matter too. Thanks for sharing and caring
Hugs and Smiles
Thank you so much! x
I really love how this page came out. Something i definately want to try with my grandson. He would love things hidden under flaps! Thank you for sharing❤
That's a great idea! Love it :)
The page is very you, in respect of colour & pattern, so it's fitting you used photos of yourself. I hate my own photos so the flaps are perfect. I really love how they are seamless. 😊❤🇬🇧
Thank you so much x
I copy -catted you the whole way and I think this is my favorite art journal spread yet. Thank you so much for inspiring so many with your art. I truly appreciate you and I look forward to every video.
You are so welcome! I'm so glad you had a go at it:) That just makes me happy! much love x
This page and your thinking out loud as you were writing made me realize I need to do a page similar to this. Loving ourselves is so important!
Wonderful! Thank you so much
I absolutely love this spread! Thank you for being brave enough to show the pics of yourself. I’ve decided that while I don’t like many pics of myself, I’m sharing them anyway. Your spread encourages me to include them in my art journal as well. Stay well, & I look forward to seeing more of your videos!
You are so welcome! And I am so glad it makes you want to do art too x
Wonderful. Well done you for embracing yourself. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such a timely video for me, Niamh. My 94 year old mother just passed away and when I went looking for a photo of the two of us to post with the obit, I didn't have a single one! And like you, I have very few of myself at all. If you don't matter to yourself, the people around you will forget you matter too. I am going to do this journal page even if I have to draw myself as stick figures and go back with photos as I take them going forward. Thank you for being yourself and you matter to me too - and we have never even met!
Oh Brenda I am so sorry for your loss and your words truely touched me. I read your comment when I was down at the beach with my kids and my mum - and you bet the first thing I did was take a selfie with mum after reading your comment. We just get so busy in our lives, we forget to document for ourselves. I am so glad you are going to make art and put yourself in it. Much love and hugs being sent your way xxx
Oh Happy Pages! You've also gone and added photos of yourself; something I would totally struggle with doing, WOW!
Thank you for sharing and being part of this great swap.
- Renée Suzanne
You are so welcome!
What a brilliant idea and, as usual, done in your unique style. And for the record, I think you're a super artist 😊
Wow, thank you!
Love your use of color. I have never done anything like this before. It turned out amazing. Thank you.
Thanks so much 😊
Fabulous Niamh, done with your usual pizzazz! TFS #youmatter💚💜
Thanks so much
What a fabulous spread! Thank you for sharing with us❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
It’s always amazing to me how beautiful my almost six year old thinks I am. If I can see myself through her eyes 🥰 Thank you for the tutorial! I rarely use photos of myself in my journals, what a great challenge!
Kids are the best - listen to her xxx
Great page!!! Thanks a lot for sharing!!! 👏🏻👍🏻❤️
You are so welcome!
Beautiful! Absolutely love this💗💗💗💗💗
Thank you so much!!
Beautiful colors. Thank you for sharing yourself with me!
My pleasure 😊
Fantabulous creation love the colors!❤️🙏🏻💯
Thank you so much!
Wow! The final result is stunning! Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome!
I can’t wait to try this process. Love the style. Love the colors.
Thanks so much 😊
You're awesome and this piece of ART, to include YOUR PICS, was just stupendous 💓(Ah-na-lee)
Thank you so much!!
Incredible. This is so vibrant. I will be trying this. Such a happy spread. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Amazing page! Love it!😍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Glad you like it!
I like all the colors and you including yourself. Great video.
Thank you! Cheers!
So much colour love it makes me smile thanks for sharing
You are so welcome
Loving all your videos
Amazing piece!! I love that you included pictures and messages personal to you!!
Thank you so much!
Such a beautiful spread 💕 I struggle having my photo taken so the concept of this is almost confronting for me. Probably something I should do for myself though. Thanks for being brave and sharing your wisdom here. Embrace those greys...you’ve earned them 😉 xo
Thank you so much. Even if you don't put photos in, you might like to journal in the tabs or put pictures of your favourite things that mean the most to you (your favourite spot in your house, food, holiday destination) Anything that matters to you and makes you happy. I know how hard it can be to use your own photos :) Much love x
Lovely journal page
I am so inspired by your art to get some very vibrant colours ... I have a couple but definitely not enough!! I am going to try to find some pictures of myself and will also have to go back a ways in time. Thank you for taking a beautiful, brave idea and turning it into a bright and bold piece of art!!! Brava!
Have fun! Thank you so much xxx
Such a lovely idea. The neon colours are awesome!
Thanks so much 😊
Unexpectedly, I found this very moving. In the past year I've started to avoid pics of me, don't like any new ones, etc. This project suddenly seems important for me to try. Your result is stunning. Thank you So MUCH ❣️ (here for the hop via LorriMarie)
Thanks for watching and for sharing! I hope you do include something of yourself in your pages - if not photos, then maybe some hidden journaling about why you don't have photos. Its all important, because its all about you xxx
I love your ART!!!
Gosh it just got better as I kept watching!!!!
Thank you so much x
I love this, and all your words about how it evolved. thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! x
LOVE IT!!!!
I absolutely love this ❤️ the page itself and the meanings behind it. I struggle daily with emetophobia, OCD and anxiety. I constantly feel like I’m only a shell of the outgoing, impulsive and positive person I was 10 years ago. I find it really hard to love myself or even accept who I am now.
I might have an attempt at a page like this without photos (I haven’t had photos printed in like 5 years and my printer died) maybe quotes under the flaps instead.
Megan Quarrell thank you. It’s a hard battle to win and one that I am still working on, but art has been a huge part of giving me back me, and my confidence. I hope you have a go- the quotes sound like a great idea, or you could just journal your feelings out and hide it away. You could even seal the flaps to hide your journalling. Sending hugs xxx
Awesome page!
Great job love this
You are amazing and you matter. Thank you for sharing
You are so welcome
I've loved this series and now hopped back to you and realised I forgot to comment on yours! I love this idea. I don't have many photos of me cos I'm the one taking photos! But maybe I'll use photos of those who matter to me. Just to remind myself that I matter to them too. Tfs x
That's a great idea! Thank you so much x
This page makes me so happy. I love the colours a s the pattern and just everything about it
fun project...thanks
WOW!
A very personal page. Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome!
These pages are AWESOME ❣️❣️
Glad you like them!
Thanks so much for this great video. It’s a good incentive to try using photos of myself now and then, and a beautiful example. I’m a Huge fan of your channel. I never comment ....I guess I just don’t think of it, but I never miss one.
Thank you so much :) and thank you for supporting me by watching the videos- I really appreciate it xxx
I absolutely love this!...fantastic idea!
Thanks so much!
How interesting what you observed from the photos! I need to do this, sadly, but willing to give it a try. Thank You Matter!
Thank you so much x
Love the idea of including your pics .
Thank you!
Wonderful layout😍 it makes me want to try art journaling. 😊
You can do it! Thank you
Beautiful ! Thank you Niamh . Kind regards- Judi
Thank you too!
This is such a happy page! Love your style. I will start following you for sure.
Welcome aboard! thank you