Viewer Request - What to do with White Pages?
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- I hope, Jane, that this will give you some ideas of what to do to "fancy up" white pages! Perfect timing as I had some that needed fluffing for my current design team project for CraftyCatUSA! Thanks for watching everyone!
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I love distressing around the edges, but sometimes I want a softer pastel edge, so I use the inexpensive blush and eyeshadow colors that I pick up at the dollar store. After applying, I do buff over the blush/eyeshadow with a tissue to pick up any excess.
I only started junk journaling a couple of months ago, and i didnt have any crafting supplies. However i did have a lot of make up! And so I used old make up and the same blending brushes Gayle uses. You can use anything, blush, eyeshadow, bronzer, even tried stamping with mascara and lipstick. Still use some glitter eyeshadow sometimes, for the nice effect it gives.
I love the old eyeshadows, and the powdered ones are also great to use on paper. Bronzers are great for a vintage look.
How fun!!! I'd love to see some in person!!!!! Did you show any on Instagram if you have an account? What a neat idea!!
Dollar Tree has 1.00 powder eyeshadows. They work great for putting on hints of color and I love the shine.
@@2ndChanceCrafting if you use eyeshadow, does it rub off on the other pages or your hands if you touch it?
Michelle Dekker hairspray sets the eye shadows!
I have never questioned the thumbs down button until now....why would someone do that, especially when you are watching a creative process of an artist. If you don't like what she is doing, just leave. I think personally that a thumbs down MIGHT be appropriate for technical issues never addressed. Petty and hurtful and inappropriate in my opinion.
Gayle, I love your art work and subscribe because it is creative, a teaching method, and I love your personality. Keep creating, and boo to those who are negative. It hurts me that they hurt you. Love ya, go girl Gayle!
Aw, thanks Brenda! Those ornery thumbs down used to bother me, but I don’t even notice them any more. 99.9% of my RUclips pals are just wonderful, like you! So I just try to concentrate on my positive fellow crafters. You all rock! 😘❤️
I keep a small spray bottle of instant coffee on my work desk to use with stencils and such, and to get rid of white space- in answer to another way to distress.
I love the way you distress! The first video of yours I watched a few months ago, I thought- why does she distress so much? I was totally new to art/junk journalling and just watching to learn how. Then I started my first altered book and ended up doing mine just like yours. It just makes it look older and more 'loved' I guess. :)
Love the spray bottle idea!!
Great idea about the spray bottle, tfs
All such great ideas for white pages!!! There's just so many things you can do with them....just have fun doing them...most important rule of all!!!!! Hugs, sweet Gayle!
Thank you, Gayle. Very helpful! I like it when you also use your corrugated cardboard to stamp the distressed lines onto a page. 😀
Keryn O'Keeffe Me too...such a clever idea!
Thanks again for sharing how to get rid of white papers. I thank all that gave other ways to distress also. I love everything you do, and teach. Don't worry about the negative comments or the thumbs down. There are always going to be negative or harmful people. You are terrific and loved by so many including me. Sending lots of love your way. May God continue to bless you and your family. Later😎
Thank you Vanessa! 😘❤️
Kinda new to journaling and Love Love your ideas. I have gone WAY back in your videos trying to do the things you do. Seems like mine always look like kindergarden art class! Lol I dont have many crafting goodies yet....but to make the aged edges I use a compact foundation in a very dark shade. Using makeup sponges to go over the edges. It is a learned technique in itself! What a mess I made when I first started. Thank you for all you do! My dream is to have a full craftroom!
Cari Davila haha! Me too! But practice makes pretty! I myself have picked up a few tricks and repurposed items to make up for my lack of crafting equipment and supplies necessity if mothee of invention 🐵
Thank you so much Gayle for this video, I am watching it (as you will see) almost 2 years later!!!!! The white pages are always a challenge for me, so this video is so timeous. Thank you for all your inspiration and sharing with us. Blessings and hugs from Cape Town. Diana
Thankyou Gayle, this was very helpful. I’ve been waiting to get brave and start using some stencils and inks from my crafty stash. The green leaves are very pretty and I love the distressed look. Ah the baby photo, how beautiful! My husband and I recently went to a collectibles fair and I found a bundle of vintage photos. So sad they weren’t with their families but so happy to have rescued them :)
I feel the same way about the vintage photos. I recently found one at a flea market that was identified, so I looked up the name in Family Search, found him on a census, and then posted the picture to deadfred.com. Hope his family finds him!
Thank you for showing how to deal with white pages. Very helpful. You always know what to do! ❤
I love the look of scrunching paper up (it can be designated scrunching or 'trash' scrunching and then putting archival ink on it with very light pressure to just pick out the raised creases. My favorite color is black for this technique. Note that the paper does end up "shrinking" some.
Gayle I like to use sewing tissue over the top of things to distress or on white pages. I have my Old Paper digi that I made to go on the back of a page that has a printed side so there is still journal space but it's not white. I will be putting a new Old Paper digi out this week. Great ideas Gayle this was very helpful and thanks for the shout out. Hugs, Amy
I love your ideas as usual. What I’ve done in the past is copy coffee dyed paper on the back using my printer. Works great. And I’ve been dyeing paper using the method of medieval mirage. 👍🏻👍🏻
Love how you transformed the white pages. I love the distressed look. Sometimes when I'm watching you, I say, "Don't forget to distress that." LOL. I have the makeup brushes and I find the ink wipes off real well with wet wipes and the same brushes can be used for more than one color.
I think I've said, I have those brushes. And I love them! I use one color per brush, also. I keep them in individual baggies. Not sure you have to, but I didn't want a darker color to rub off on a brush with a lighter color, if storing them together. And, if you are not stenciling, and just putting a distressed look on a page, holding the brush at an angle works pretty well. I saw this on another you tube video. At an angle covers better than using it flat and going across the paper. Love that stencil you're using!! TFS! 💟 Suzy xx
This was amazing. I am fairly new to junk journaling and white pages were a glaring problem for me. Your suggestions have made me excited to have them instead of frustrated because they never fit with the "aged vintage" look that fill my pages. You are very kind to create videos that address specific viewer problems. I am busily attempting to catch up with your past videos, and none of them have failed to teach me and inspire me. Thank you.
I like your fabric swatches, so colourful. My most preferred way to cover a white page currently is something in between stamping, inking, and collaging. White pages are real sweethearts, aren't they? Thank you for sharing your journal ideas! 👌🏻🙏🏻🎨✂
Bye Bye white page and they look fabulous, thanks for the tips and as always just love your stencils.
Hey Gayle - I usually don't get to comment since I watch you on TV either in the living room or in my craft room and craft along with you! You were my 1st digi download when I started getting into JJ! You are so creative and I've learned so much about collage from watching you - thank you for sharing your creativity! I use black gesso or white gesso mixed with some reinker, chalk or make up to change the gesso to any color you want. Mix reinker with water and spray to change the color of paper. To "distress" the paper you can always run the edge of the scissors or your nail to distress the edges of the paper. It doesn't change the color, but can age the page! Thank you again for sharing. Inky hugs, Cindy
Love the different ways you covered the white paper!!!!
When I first started, I distressed with brown shoe polish from the Dollar store.
Great idea!
Yes I use that!Works well!I e used it to stain wood too!(not for outdoor wood tho!)
Way back when I started, we burned the edges of the paper! The flame was blown out when it looked good. And there was always a bowl of water nearby for emergencies!
Thanks Gayle for the ideas. I also think a water soluble crayon type thing works well to distress, with baby wipe.
You can always use dollar store SHOE POLISH to distress if you don't have distress inks....just sayin🤗🤗😁
Jill McClure I love that! I learned that from Craftyrina! Sure miss her! Xo
Oh wow!!! Cool idea!! Also makes GREAT stain for wood too!
I miss her MUCHO too....talk about simple inspiration, sshheeessshh!!
@@letsmakeamesstoday I watched Craftyirina use that and tried it and was so surprised it works great.
Hi Gayle I print on both sides of the paper so that you do not have any white space. Usually most kits have some neutral background pages, or I put a piece of tea stained paper into the copier and copy it onto the back.
June Nicholls...me too! Hahahahaha
I do this also, I try to not have white pages. I have stenciled in the past.
This is what I do too. :)
I would love to see your studio some time. I love watching your videos Gayle.
You asked about distress...I’ve used a brown shoe polish. Works really well I think! I love your work ethics too! Keep on distressing Gayle!
I found your suggestions very helpful, and I really did craft along! I got lots of mod pod gear goobers on me, lol! And I thought, Gayle would definitely be saying, “Ew!” At on point I was hoping my open container of m. p. and I almost spilled it. That’s why there are laws against that sort of thing.
I love how you are always lifting other people up and encouraging them , like the mother daughter team with the shop and all the crafters that you support with you design team efforts. They are lucky to have you!
I like distressing with my dauber, but I do love using the brushes for stenciling. If I may give you a hint for not getting that dark ink at the beginning when using the brushes, I always just tap the brush on a scrap first before using it on my actual page. Also, I clean my brush between colors by simply tapping it a few times on the scrap paper until the color disappears. It’s been working fine for me. I hope this helps. 😃
So inspired, even after 4 years!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Love distressing!!!!! It finishes the idea! Love it❤️🇨🇦
I use pastel chalks and a blender brush (smaller) from dollar tree in the makeup section. use charcoal, eye shadow, shoe polish and I also use Southworth Resume paper in Ivory. Love it! No white space!
Thanks, Gayle. Super informative, as always!
Gayle, I once saw a video where someone distressed and stenciled with old eye makeup or Dollar Tree makeup!
And I love how you distress!
Hi Gayle when you walked away could hardly hear you! A great job with white paper brilliant as I have a problem what to do!! Thank you, a real help!!
Love that first stenciling 😍 The gradation of green is beautiful!
Brilliant ideas, this is one video to download for future reference. Give Alfie a smooth and hug from me and I hope he’s having a great time giving the squirrels grief!!!! TFS 😻 🐿🌳🐶
Distressing is the best!!!! Love your videos!!!!!
I enjoyed watching this and got some great ideas. Thanks so much for sharing with us. xx Maggie
Gayle, thanks so much for the video! I will use some of your ideas on my current journal. Thanks for taking time to take requests!
The Journaling community is so generous and kind! Thanks for sharing. 😊
Great solutions Gayle. I love your distressing. Not too much at all. I enjoyed heading about your trip last week. It was interesting to see what you did with your travel jourlal. Really pretty. I couldn't help thinking that I'd love to get a peek at Mr. A's journal. ?? 😜💚💚B x
Great tips, Gayle! I just got my daughter’s brand new sewing machine, I just need to learn how to use it😂 xxx
You can tell how old I am...I thought of a phone book (white pages)...too funny...love this video ❤️
Try using shabby shutters or weathered wood to stencil. I like the two color effect with the vines.
For an even softer effect, make up brushes work well. Especially the big fluffy ones.
When I first began watching you I thought how could you destroy your beautiful creations!! NOW they just look dirty!! You have converted me..now I distress everything!!! Even the landlords rent check...lol. they weren't impressed!!
lol!!
Ha ha ha!
😂😂😂
Haha...me too! I totally wasn't digging the grungy coffee dyed paper....til for kicks and giggles and out of curiosity and boredom did some myself. Lovin lovin it now and the grungier better! Marked it down ynder category "Seeing is believing"
Distressing the rent check...
I so need to do that 😂
I love that stencil!
I agree distressing a little, a lot or none is personal taste. My grandmother always said “every fellow to his own taste said the lady who kissed her cow!) 😉
You, Gayle ARE aging beautifully! I assure you! Inside and out!
Great techniques, Gayle. Thank you. My dog loves chasing squirrels too. Hi Alfie!
I loved all those ideas. Thank you for your time and i have some digitals from your shop to use too. Be safe
Great ideas as always Gayle❣️❣️
Hi Gayle!! This was so good for someone new to the journal addiction, heehee. I have only finished 2 Journals and I struggled with the white pages Thanks for the fresh new ideas! I did do some distressing with my watercolors and a wet wipe before I started buying the inks.
curiosity inc, is the channel you are talking about. He is buying an old general store and redoing it at the moment. great videos as usual. Hugs
dorenda heath I watched that whole series!
Yes!! 😁❤️
Yes! I love Alex and family!!!
Maravilloso vídeo, muy inspirador... Mil gracias, Gayle! Saludos desde España.
So many great ideas!! Thank you!
I love stamping on the white pages. Small clusters of fabric/paper are also nice to tuck here and there on a white page. 😁💜👍🏻
I love a good ink distress too! It doesn't look finished until I do.
Love watching your channel❤️
All good suggestions! Thanks Gayle!
Thank you for a lot of great ideas!!
This is super useful thanks Gayle. Right now I had been stamping or placing a sticker on the corner of pages and putting a strip of washi on blank pages.
You could also glue some die cuts or images directly to the page..around the edges so you can still journal!😁
I always look at a blank white page with a blank stare. I love your ideas, thanks for the inspiration
I’m on the soapbox with you! If people don’t like what you do...they don’t have to watch. Positive vibes are best xxx
You keep doing what your doing. The proof is in your numbers that your doing the right thing xxxx
Those are great tips. Thanks for sharing.
Gayle thank u for such an informative video.😍🌴
These were all great ideas! Thanks to Jane for requesting this and to you for showing us!
I stencil too on white pages. I too need to make a folder like yours. Will have to look up your old video. Thanks
As I watch, I answer you out loud. “Yes, I agree that works! “ “Stinkin cute”
Great ideas, thanks so much!
Great ideas Gayle!! TFS!! Hugs, Liz:)
Love the idea what’s out would to do with white pages. I learned many things by watching many different tutorials ... the way the artist would do with them to make their journals to die for! Thanks for sharing!
Perfect timing for me watching this video. - playing catch up again, went and watched Rachel’s 100 day project videos. I’m doing s beach/seaside journal and I too printed my kids on regular white copy paper. Thanks for sharing your ideas!!
Great ideas for getting rid off unwanted white pages.
Sometimes it are not the white pages I want to cover, but also the too busy pages that I come accros in a journal that I made and I am not happy with anymore.
You give me so much inspiration, Thank you Gail 🥰
Thank you for sharing the different ways to cover the white papers. 🤗
"...too much distressing"?? That's not possible, is it? ;) I think I love distressing because it reminds me of vintage books and paper and those are two absolute loves for me. I own three Vintage Photo stamp pads because I need one in my travel bag, one I use at home and one spare...in case I lose one. Oh...and of course I have the refill. Distress away!!
White pages good for writing on etc
Pop a pocket and tag on it
Great ideas Gayle! Thanks for sharing them! ❤️
Great ideas! Love those stenciling brushes...a tool I don’t own, which is rare! 😂Off to Amazon...through, your link, of course! 😊
😘😘😘. Thank you, Paula!! ❤️
Very Beautiful ! Like to watch your Videos. I will have to look for that scissor with the jag (if that is the Right word) and also that brush for stencils is great!
Thank so so much for sharing.
Thank you for showing us what to do with white pages. I'm new to journaling as well and find myself having a lot of questions too. ❤️
I love this thanks for sharing!!!
Good morning Gayle! I think you answered alot of peoples questions on how to work on white pages. Thanks, I know what I can do now. Thanks for another great video. Hugs ❤
I just can’t believe this!!! I’m working on my very first journal for my granddaughters & I was wondering what I was going to do with the White Pages. I’m so excited!!!!! TFS your creations Gayle! You truly inspire me & of course make me laugh tooo! Blessings & a Big Hug!!!!❤️❤️
Wonderful video ... this is exactly what I needed to see now I can get rid of those pages in my journals... stencils, stamping & collages 😊🤗. TFS !!
Thank you for addressing this, Gayle! You are wonderful, and I’m loving your tutorials.
This is lovely work, thank yoy
That was a fabulous pocket you collaged! I love it!
IMHO one cannot over distress. :-) lol. I tend to coffee/tea/avocado stain the back of my scrapbook paper or digikits, and when I "make" papers from plain pages I stain both sides to avoid white. I do crazy quilts too, and the thing I learned is that if you use white, that tends to be all you see, because it jumps at you. With vintage anything, the whole point is that it's all soft and mutes together so, yeah, I just avoid white altogether.
Love these ideas! I often have white pages when I use my scrapbook paper. This is very helpful! Great video!
Beautiful ! I enjoyed watching. Thank u so much Gayle.
So glad you addressed this issue, I too was wondering what the best ideas for covering the white pages Thanks a bunch
Amazing! In a matter of a few minutes you stenciled and distressed the paper. I love that stencil! I also love distressed papers. Love your ideas.
Good ideas for making stark white blend with what we love...coffee and tea stained things.
As always, Gayle, great tutorial! Love all the ideas.
You mentioned distressing with out distress ink, I know not everyone has them but I use my airbrush to create shading.
Thank you for such a wonderful video...I normally don't have trouble filling a white page, but you always show glorious pages and I learned a few new ones.
I keep thinking of that 3 legged desk too, 😆 go back and get it!!! TFS
This was perfect for me. I'm just about to sew my first junk journal together and have lots of white pages. I'll use some of these tips to take care of those. I'm glad I saw this video before I sewed the pages into the cover!