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. 😊
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!
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
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!
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.
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.😊
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!
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
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.
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.
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, 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!
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.
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.
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
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 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 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.
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.
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!
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. 🙏🏼🥰
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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! 💜💜💜
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 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 😊
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.
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.
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! :)
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’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. 🙌🏼🥳
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 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.
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!
I love this!! I tend to make things for other people and very little for myself. This is a great way to make something for myself that I can enjoy. Thank you!
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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 for your explanation.....I am so new at this and to date have not tried it,,,,but I intend to!!! I love your books and I think I get it now. This is different from your Masterboards which I now understand the purpose of and think they are fabulous! Thanks for sharing and inspiring and teaching me a different form of expressing art! Huge fan here!!!
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 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.
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.
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 🌼
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 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
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.
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! 👍🤓😝
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 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.
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.
Now I understand glue books better. Thank you for sharing your beautiful books!
I love your books. Especially the last one you’ve working on.
No confusion. Thank you.
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.
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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!
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
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
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.
That last book really resonated with me the most. Love it
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
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
Thanks for sharing your thought process with gluebooks!!!! Love your style in crafting. ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
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.
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.
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
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!
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 Nicole, she’s so friendly, fun and supportive ❤
I feel so inspired after this video! Thank you, thank you!
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.
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
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.
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
So glad you shared. So inspirational. Love everything you showed us. 😊
Thank you Donna
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Beautiful! I love this idea and I am going to save stuff back from my junk journal making to keep for myself for one of these glue books.
Wonderful
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.
Wonderful clear explanation and beautiful glue books. Very inspirational ❤
Thank you so much
Ceri thank you for your explanation of glue books and you beautiful examples.
Glad you like them
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
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.
Fabulous, and inspirational. Thank you so much. Now, off to visit Nicole
Have fun, you’ll love Nicole.
Thank you Ceri.Very helpful ❤.
Thank you. As always , inspirational and informative.
Thank you
Hi Ceri…nice to see you… love your channel!!! Thanks for info!
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!
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
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!
Great video and explanation. Thanks
I love this!! I tend to make things for other people and very little for myself. This is a great way to make something for myself that I can enjoy. Thank you!
Wonderful
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.
Love the large glue book! Great idea!
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.
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.
Thank you! I enjoyed your video! I like that you are sharing your glue book that you are working on.
You are so welcome!
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
Thank you Ceri that made things alot clearer to me. I am going to make a glue book as you have inspired me.❤❤❤
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!
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
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!
Thanks, Ceri. I really have problems with college. BUT, I can do your kind of collage. I will probably start very small. But you really inspire me.
You can do it
Oh my goodness Ceri! These are fabulous and thank you so much for sharing and inspiring.❤
You are so welcome
Wonderful explanation Ceri... and love the results.... You totally inspired me!
Thank you
I started my gluebooks after finding Nicole's channel. I love yours! ❤
Yay! Thank you.
Thank you for the beautiful description of glue books. Yours are amazing. I do believe I’ll have a go of it Thanks again ❤️
Have fun.
💜💜💜 very fascinating - I love your thought process in creating! Thank you!
You are so welcome Amy
Enjoyed seeing your variety of glue books. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome!
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
Beautifully explained, love all the books, I think I am going to start one now..
Wonderful!
Love seeing your books and great ideas 💡. Thanks for sharing
You are so welcome!
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.
Thank you for your explanation.....I am so new at this and to date have not tried it,,,,but I intend to!!! I love your books and I think I get it now. This is different from your Masterboards which I now understand the purpose of and think they are fabulous! Thanks for sharing and inspiring and teaching me a different form of expressing art! Huge fan here!!!
You are so welcome!
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
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
Wow Ceri, what an inspirational video this is!!! Thank you so much. I cannot wait to start gluing!!!! 😊
Have fun!
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.
Always inspiring when you open up your work to us. Thank you
Thank you
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!
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.
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
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
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.
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!
Nice explanations. I love Nicole's videos. Have done lots of glue books with all different themes. It's relaxing for me to glue things down.
Me too
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. ❤️
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.
Very helpful. Thanks Ceri.
Glad it was helpful!
As always, this was very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it