New Altered Book: Layouts in a Vintage Italian Bankbook & Free Printables
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Starting a new altered book in a vintage Italian bank book. Join me as I make three layouts using collage and talk about layouts and other techniques.
Here is the link to my online class How to Alter a Board Book:
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More online courses are here:
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You can find out how to buy ephemera bundle boxes at this link:
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I have an extensive variety of printable versions of my private paper collection on Etsy here:
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If you would like free printable scans of this bank book, they are here on my website:
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Here is the link to my online class How to Alter a Board Book:
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More online courses are here:
My online classes are at this link: kelly-s-school-b1d1.thinkific.com/collections
You can find out how to buy ephemera bundle boxes at this link:
bookandpaperarts.com/french-ephemera-book-arts-boxes/
I have an extensive variety of printable versions of my private paper collection on Etsy here:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BookandPaperArts
If you would like free printable scans of this bank book, they are here on my website:
bookandpaperarts.com/printable-italian-bank-book/
I love the way you put a page together. Thank you for being on utube
Why thank you, Mae. This is truly, truly nice to hear. Hope you are having a creative week! 🌷🌷🌼🌼🌻🌻Kelly
What?! It ended too soon! 😊 I love the way you are telling stories visually. Layered and beautiful!
Hi Denise and thank you. I felt the same way and was tempted to do just one more layout but - time was getting on and the light was going and instead I am looking forward to doing another layout or three during the week. Stay tuned! Kelly
@@BookandPaperArts I was just horsin around. I love your videos just as you do them.
@@denisecope Thank you, Denise! 😺
Fun video and creative layouts! Love watching your creative play come together. Thank you for sharing your principles and your creativity. 💙💚💙
Barry, it is my real pleasure. I looked at this book for months waiting until the decks were cleared enough to start it and really enjoy it. And I do!
Love this project! I especially like the way you explain composition and look forward to seeing more of this book.
Thank you, Atarah. More is on the way so stay tuned! 🌷🌷🌻🌻🌼🌼Kelly
Makes me smile
Thank you for this, Deb. It is truly appreciated. Kelly
Loving your pages in this little book!
Thank you. I will almost be sorry to finish it. Almost.
Thank you for the freebie! The book looks great!
Why thank you. Hope you have a creative week and make some great pages. Kelly
Thanks for explaining why you put things where you did. Very helpful.
Hi there, Sue. It is my pleasure. Funny how explaining what wasn't used - and why - can help inform what was used.😺😺 Kelly
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and techniques as well as your digitals!
Thank you so, Lori. I hope you make some gorgeous pages with the scans and whatnot. Keep me posted! Kelly
Oh, this is so pretty! I do love all the pages you created so far. Can't wait for it to continue! 🦋
Thank you, dear Centi. I could have gone on but the light was going and other work was calling. (I'm sure you know how that is!) Kelly
I think I will try this with a very old, small poetry book I got at our library sale. Thank you for sharing. 😃
That sounds intriguing, Valori. Keep me posted on how it goes! Kelly
Very nice video. Your explanations of choice of decorative pieces and why they worked together were great. I will be more mindful of things I use in making journals. Looking forward to future videos. Thanks for the freebies!
@@deborahdawson8638 Thanks bunches, Deborah. And I hope you make some gorgeous pages with the printables! Kelly
Your book is lovely so far. Thank you for the printables , that’s very generous of you to share your images.
Hi Jackie, it is my pleasure. Hope you make some great pages! Kelly
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. That 2-page spread of floral, woman, and butteries are lovely. Thanks also for the freebies.
Thank you, Roksanna. I am loving this book and have looked at it for months, waiting until the decks were cleared so I could treat myself!
@@BookandPaperArts awh, so good to hear!
Because the info flowed beautifully and was accompanied with expertise accompanied by warmth and humor, I actually thought that very little editing was involved. Now I know that the editing is as top notch as all the rest. Thank you so much, Kelly❣️
Hi Kristine, thank you very much for this. Nope - a 12 minute video takes around seven hours to film - I make many, many takes - edit, upload, and download, and that is on top of preparation. I consider it part of my job and a very good job it is - but some days I would be a happy woman if the cosmos were to send me a personal assistant! 😺Kelly
I love your channel. I am also a collector of vintage papers and documents. My niece lives in Italy, not far from Genoa. I went to see her a few years ago, and am going back soon I hope. I have her on the prowl for papers and books for me. So excited!!!
Hello there, Terri. Thank you for this lovely message. Lucky niece! I was there last March. Old papers and the pasta was out of this world, no?
Kelly, this was a wonderful and informative vide. It's always so interesting to hear why you use just what you use and the explanation for it. I also want to give you huge kudos for all the work it entails, just to send us all these wonderful lessons! Unless we also made videos ourselves, I don't think we had any idea it took this much time and effort. Thank you again and again. I can't wait to check out your pages with all these book stamps in side. You are always so generous with your viewers.
Thanks for this, Lynn. Lots of comments about not realising how long these videos take. Maybe I will talk longer about it at some point as it is not just me - it is a well known thing. You can only imagine how long it takes to make an online video course! Okay, off to work on Part 2!
I love watching your process! I have several books like this in my stash that have just been waiting for inspiration. I think I’m going to pull them out and work alongside you.
Thank you, Kymberlee. I also have some more bank books and look forward to making something in a similar style. I like how it is kind of small which has a different layout challenge. Keep me posted on your progress! Kelly
Your videos are always a lesson! I now see myself looking at my spreads and thinking like you: is it telling a story?
You’re one of my favourite artists 🧡💚💙💛💜❤️💗♥️🖤
Thank you, dear Alexandra. Your words mean a lot to me. 🌷🌷🌼🌼🌻🌻Kelly
So dainty, well thought out and love that you always explain your thoughts concerning the different pieces you use.
Thank you, Birgit. Weirdly, it does seem to illuminate collage stuff when we look at what was NOT used or done. More coming soon!
Thank you very much for the great tutorial and the scans, that's very generous of you ❤
Tina, it is my real pleasure. Hope you make some gorgeous pages! Kelly
Best video I’ve seen on RUclips this week! Can’t wait for the next edition. Many thanks Kelly ❤
Why thank you very much, Sandra. You have made my day. Now off to work! Kelly
That was not nearly enough! That hydrangea (really great image)spread is divine, I could look at it all day! TY😊
Thanks, Regina. Your words made me smile. More to come! Kelly
What a fun book to work in! Thanks for sharing the scans. ❤
Susan, it is my real pleasure. I hope you have a creative week! Kelly
Love this. Looking forward to the rest of the book. Thank you!
Thanks bunches, Diane. It was hard to make myself stop and now I am hoping to do more this week. Stay tuned! Kelly
Gosh I love this one Kelly! Well done! Dream of going to Genoa one day.
Thank you, Simone. Genoa was good but I think next time I may try Ravenna or Florence. Both are on my bucket list.
Love your work Kelly 👏👏👏👏👏👏👩🎨🥂
Thanks bunches, Laura Mary.🌷🌷🌼🌼🌻🌻
I like how you explained the engagement across the pages, that's an area I stumble through. I am getting better at it because of examples like these.
Thanks bunches, Theresa. Trial and error and "listen" to your pieces. Hope you are having a creative Sunday! Kelly
Loved this! Thanks for sharing.❤
Thanks bunches, Jacqueline. Thank you for watching and touching base. 😺😺Kelly
Oh my god... that italian booklet is BREATHTAKING. It reminds me of my grandma and I have to say it feels weird to see Italian writings on journals or altered books. You made an amazing work of art! Ciao! ❤
Why thank you. I bought it in a second hand shop in an alley in Genoa. I love, LOVE books with stamps. Thank you for saying hello! Kelly
@@BookandPaperArts it's my pleasure!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing your work & creative process🥰
That was an eye opener. about how much time it takes to make one video. They are sooo good!
I wanted to check, is it the case that you always select all the main images for your pages and glue them down throughout
the whole book before you start on your second layer?🌻
Hi Tanja. I guess I let the book talk to me when I am choosing my images although on a less mysterious note, the first thing really is to see what pieces fit the size of the pages. Next, a lot of the time I am working on pieces for the business and there is some calculation there BUT - earlier this year I made a decision that I will no longer sell my altered vintage books. They mean too much to me and as such, this piece really is for me which means I AM USING THE GOOD STUFF. There are images I have promised myself to put in a book and these are from that stash.
Then, as I said, I needed dramatic and formidable pieces to stand up to the stamping so I tried and eliminated a bunch. While sorting and trying pieces together I cycle through a lot of images (does this bird go with that angel? No? Then what about that bird? Hmmm.) Doing this, possible layouts start to form although they definitely continue to evolve. So the answer kind of is I probably have one layout pre-planned with elements of other ones and possibilities in the pipeline.
Although, normally an altered book (where I remove and glue pages together) takes about six weeks to make and in that case I am doing one layout at a time. Choose a dozen potential images per layout and cycle through combinations and possibilities. Discard, try something else. I don't really plan the images for more than one layout at a time there although, as I say, I get ideas.
Whew! I hope this all makes sense. Let me know if I can clarify. Kelly
@@BookandPaperArts Wow, Kelly, thank you for this in depth response, that is amazing about a dozen images to compare per layout, that means if you have 11 layouts per altered book, you have more than 120 images ready to go at the beginning of a project?🤔 I can so understand that you are now choosing after having worked on a book for 6 weeks, that you want to keep it. Do you feel more freedom when working on it, knowing that you get to keep it, does it increase your joy😌 while creating?🙋♀️🌻
Love this, Kelly. You make it all look so easy.
Thank you, Donna. But you know how it is with journal and book arts - you learn by doing it wrong and then change and try again and hey, presto, it looks easy! Kelly
I don’t comment on videos very often but I wanted to thank you for your informative videos. I have watched a ton of videos about art journaling and I find yours to be the best and the easiest to follow and understand. I normally work with colored pencil drawings but I just started my first art journal and I LOVE it!! Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you, Megan, for this thoughtful message. It means a lot to me. I often feel as though I am sending out digital messages in virtual bottles and I look forward to hearing when they have been "found", such as this. Coloured pencils will work great with collage and journal arts. If you don't have a paper stash you can start with magazines and free brochures and stuff (great way to find "found" text). Keep me posted on how it goes! Kelly
@@BookandPaperArts Thank you Kelly. I have finished a few pages in my book. Luckily my mom gave me the most wonderful book with tons of interesting pictures and vintage pictures too. I just have the problem of not stopping soon enough. My first set of pages turned out to be much too busy. I did two more last night that turned out a lot better. How do you keep your pages from sticking together after they dry? My pages are sticking together even though it’s dry. Could it be the semi gloss spray that I applied last do you think?
@@Meglovessage7 Hi Megan. Boy, is it hard to know when to stop. It took me a long time to learn but I now make art journal pages in a sketchbook, not my altered books, and there I go nuts, with thousands of layers. This has really helped me learn where the perfect stopping point (probably) is. As for the sticking pages, I haven't used the gloss spray but it certainly sounds like the culprit. I used to make acrylic techniques on book pages but that really made them stick together so maybe this has something like that in there. I rarely add a finish to my pages - only if there is something really chalky or charcoal-like. What happens if you use a lighter touch with it? Just hold the book far away and spray super light?
You created such beauty from something that most people would have thrown away. Can't wait to see the rest of the book.
Thank you, Lynne. I think we can all do more of this as we teach ourselves (remind ourselves) to see the everyday differently and full of possibility. (Hmmm, sounds as though a pep talk is on the way!) Kelly
Such talent!
Thank you so, so much! 🌷🌷🌼🌼🌻🌻