😯Get those Laminators OUT!!!!😍😊(laminate Bookmarks) 

Oh Ann, this is the first video I've seen of yours, and I can already tell that this channel will change my life! You are such a lovely teacher with such a delightful energy; I love feeling like I'm sharing my excitement about papercraft with you 😊Thank you for the work you do here!

I'm loving this laminating series of yours, Anne. Thank you so much for doing all the research and for generously sharing all your 'findings'! I haven't had time to try anything yet, but have purchased several items in readiness (including matte pouches). I didn't know they existed until your video. They are expensive here in Australia, but never mind - so are many craft items we use, but we still buy them! I love watching your videos - you are a great teacher and so kind in sharing your knowledge. Big crafty hugs from Down Under! x

What I LOVE about this technique, is that some of the cardstock I use cracks along the fold lines and makes your finished project look shopworn, or old and abused but not in a good way! When you laminate -it solves that problem! Love all aspects of the laminating process! It’s a game changer.

Excellent , thank you. Just think all those post it note holders, tissue box covers etc. are going to be so much more durable using this technique 🤗

This option is going to make beautiful gifts.

Thanks so much for showing us the matt laminating sheets and all of your tips and tricks with them. I’ve just bought a box of them and can’t wait to get started!

Thank you so much Ann. I have made my daughter a bookmark and have searched your videos and this is just what I needed 😘 x

Bookmarks a beautiful, well done thinking to put it through the laminater again .... there's always a way to sort things with crafting 😀😀 xx

You are just so Amazing thank you Ann 🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏👏

Great information! Thank you!

This is fantastic. I'm digging out my dies, laminator and papers tonight to give this a try. Thank you for the video.

You’re so sweet to share your tips with us!! I’ve really been enjoying this laminator series!

I don’t have a laminator, but I do have the small Minc and I have a lot of 4x6 regular pouches. I put pattern side down so that the shiny side was on the side that wouldn’t be seen. Very happy I’m able to use what I have.

Wonderful tutorial. Brilliant idea for making junk journal covers. Thank you Anne xxx

Hello Anne, I am a new Anne convert, I want to say thank you, I am loving binge watching your videos! Keep on crafting!

Thanks for the etsy link - those papers are stunning!! I want some.....ok, I lied; I want them all!!

I discovered how to do this many years ago, by accident, but had forgotten all about it! Thanks, Ann for reminding me. Also, I've been doing it without any paper in between, haven't found it necessary and it saves on copier paper.

I love your video's. I like making custom notebooks for things I'm working on and I've used your idea to make book covers. I've found gift bags that I like the pictures on the front and laminate one side which makes it easy to use as the cover to make a book cover. Thank you for your videos.

😱 Adding matte laminating pouches to my crafting stash OMG this is BRILLIANT. I’m pretty sure now they going to skyrocket in price.

Genius idea! Keep your laminator on lol!!! I’m loving these ideas! I’ve run out of pouches about to go to the store!!!! Thank you Ann brilliant ideas. Xoxo Denise

You make it look so easy.I had great trouble.Every thing moved when going into the laminator

Brilliant. My pouches arrive today. Hubby found a better value pack yesterday with 2 different sizes & free postage on Prime!

Great tip about resealing the laminate bookmark

So far I haven't needed to laminate a whole page. (Just getting into digital papers...thanks!) I have found a way that works if you don't want to laminate a whole page. It's very easy and a little more work, but this is what works for me. I needed to laminate several smaller pieces of card stock for a project. So I took the laminating pouch and cut it in half along the crease. I ended up with two full size pages of laminating plastic. Then I used my paper trimmer to cut the plastic down to the sizes of the card stock I was covering. Then I used one very small swipe of my dot runner on top of the card stock to make a "sticky point", carefully lined up the laminating plastic with the card stock and applied pressure to the "sticky point" to hold it in place. Then I just fed it through my laminator and TA-DA...done. If you're worried about getting laminating plastic on your machine you could place the card stock/laminating plastic inside a folded piece of parchment and feed it through. This is great for simple shapes, but for something that needs to be fussy cut it would probably be better to laminate a larger piece of card stock that contains the fussy item, laminate it, then fussy cut it out. I don't like fussy cutting, but I'm getting better at it. This method would also work for and item that would be die cut.

I. going to do this and make table mats! TFS xxx

Those papers are really lovely. Thanks for the tips.

Ordered matte pouches to give this a try. I really want to do the napkins.

Love it

Great Idea!

Those are great tips for making double sided lamination Anne! I wish the matte finish pouches were not so expensive here though, I can't justify the money right now. I have had some trouble with lamination wrinkling in the middle. I think the heavy papers I used were too much. I don't think you need the copier paper in the middle if you are laminating full sheets either, just makes it too thick.

Beautiful bookmarks and thank you for the tips. Very helpful.

You keep outdoing yourself Ann! Fabulous.🥰🥰xx

Wonder ful

Love what you are showing us on the laminating of papers. Would love to see more for sure. I have one and the pouches but would like to see more done with it. Be safe & TYFS

Lol. It’s was as if you were reading my mind , I was thinking that you get that from ordinary laminating and then you responded with do it this way and then you don’t get the clear border around it . So clever Ann , great at crafting and all these amazing ideas and you can read minds too . Hehe . Tha’ you so much Ann for all you share . X

All your laminating videos are just great. Love that you experiment. Very helpful

Ann, you are the best. Thanks again for sharing. Please stay safe and take care.

Finally got my laminator and will be experimenting this weekend! Very excited! 💖💖💖🌹🤓

Perfect for self printed papers and photographs to seal and protect the ink. I was always worried that the ink would start to smudge with constant touching. Thanks for sharing. ❤️

Cooooool! You can seal it again! Wow! Ive punched holes in my laminated crafts and , of course, the lamination loosened in the holey parts. Will try to double pass through laminator once holes are punched. I was also going to try making a big hole before laminating, passing thru laminator, then punching a smaller hole within the bigger hole. That might work too for single punched holes. Love your tutorials!

Wow can’t believe how Beautiful the watercolor floral digital papers are, such good quality and being digital so quick and easy to print thank you for the link again x good luck with moving hope you get to get all your craft stuff out soon

Yay love that coz I hate that rim around the edge when you laminate it normally for both sides gorgeous papers too xxx

Yay!🥳... More laminater magik!... I was wondering about using it on intricate dies and you gave me the answer so thank you muchly!... Enjoy your weekend, take care & stay safe my lovely... 💫😷🪄🥳🪄😷💫

Really helpful. I have just ordered a new laminator and can not wait to get going. Thank you for doing all the work for us.

Thank you so much for your videos/tutorials! I am learning a lot.

So appreciate these laminating videos. I'm in NV, USA - a new fan! Had some trouble locating matte pouches, but I was able to unbury a company that sells on Anazon - Oregon Lamination Hot Laminating Pouches Letter in either 25 or 100 pouches. A little pricey though.

I need to order the matte pouches and another saved video to try to do and thanks for the tips appreciate it :)

Hi Ann wow , again totally amazing, I can't wait to start making mine , not long moved house and in the midst of decorating , guess which room is getting done first lol XXX Thank you for sharing

Such a great idea Ann, thank you for your wonderful ideas xx

This is a great idea for those flimsy 12x12 papers when you really need it to be cardstock weight. Thank you

I found that die on AliExpress at Andy's Store, there are two sizes so I have ordered the longer one of the two which is the one you demonstrated. Great tutorial as always. I got my matt laminating pouches yesterday and tried them with a napkin and a page from one of the printables you gave us the link for. Absolutely gorgeous, a crafting friend called in yesterday and loved them, she could not believe they were laminated. My laminator is going to be running hot till I get this out of my system.

I just ran a napkin through (just got my pouches today), and I tried one with only one-sided lamination and it worked out well. I found that my napkin is brighter on the side that isn't laminated. I'm not sure that what I have is exactly like what you have (I live in the US). IAnyway, I also ran a napkin through the normal way and I cut down all sides and it didn't come apart. It is very sturdy . It got a bit wrinkled for some reason, but it looks pretty good.

Hello Ann... I must say, before I watch... I'm enjoying your enthusiastic videos of laminating. I have been using a laminator (I have both hot and cold laminators) for artistic use, for decades. I thought I was alone in the uses, for a lot of years... I think you may like a xyron sticker maker. It would be a pretty awesome addition to your laminate ephemera..

thank you, now I must try this, my you have any video how you did the lovely bookmarks with the dies?

After I saw your first video about this I went to Amazon and ordered the paper. I can’t wait to try this when it comes. Thank you!

Great ideas. I bought matte laminating sheets because of your videos. Never knew of the tip for peeling laminate like on your bookmark. Love your channel!

Love your tutorials! They are so easy to understand! I get your frustration with some of the comments. 🥺 sending lots of love to you in hopes to put a smile back on your face 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Once again I'm blown away with this. It's such fun. Loving your ideas and tutorials. 😍

I've just started using digital paper and so far I like them. Tfs Ann!

Love the die cut book mark and the great tips for making it. I am going to try making a double sided page. I laminated a couple of things the other day and forgot your tip for trimming the edges to get the backer paper off.

such a great idea!! thanks for sharing.

Love your videos

Thank you Ann for a great tutorial xx

Hello, new subscriber here from the US. I've recently begun using a laminater , and I came across your channel. I'm quite impressed with all your creative inspiration. I've been paper crafting all my life, and always interested in learning new crafty ideas.

Great thanks 😊

Loving Your Videos TYSM Hugs Lynn 🤗💖🌈

Wow, thanks again so much for the great ideas and video!!! You are awesome!

You don't need to put printer paper between the two sheets.... Just put the two sheets back to back in the pouch and send it through the machine. I've been doing this for years and have never used printer paper.

Bless you Ann ! Got a friend to order the matt pouches for me,(I am hopeless...) not had time to use them yet. But looking forward to using them ! Thankyou so much, wonderful stuff.

This is sooooo AWESOME, Ann....thank you!

Love it, must give this a try. Thanks

Another great video. Thanks Ann 💐💐

Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much!

Hi Ann, I Haven't Forgotten About You And Your Really Fab Crafty Tutorial Channel ......Thank You for sharing a really interesting and very helpful demo I really learnt a lot I definitely will be giving it a go Thank You So Much For Taking The Time To Post And Share 👍 ......Hope you and all your family are keep safe and well love Lin 🦋👍💞🐕

Great Video! Thank you for sharing!!

fantastic idea just love what you do hun xxxx

Just absolutely love this, thank you

Ann thanks for sharing all theses fun tips with laminated paper too cute !! You need to eat and rest a little bit with moving It is not easy Take care and have a safety day Thanks again 👍😘👍😘😍

Dont get me wrong here i do love what you do

Such good ideas!!! Always great stuff!

Hi Ann, love this idea! Thank you so much for all your great videos, you’re Awesome

I'm glad I watched this. I'm going to try this.

Thanks for the great tips!

Your printed papers are so beautiful. Do you use an ink jet or laser color printer? I’ve gotten so many great ideas, since I stumbled across your channel! Now I know why I bought my laminator! Have regular pouches,now I ordered the matte too. Thank you. From across the big pond in the Western USA.

Ok, I am too excited while watching this video, O. M. G. Thank You!💃👍❤

If you want double lamination just place one sheet in the pouch and you could cut the edge off like you do anyway

Love it. Thank you sooooo much. 🌹🌹🌹

The makers of matte laminating pouches are going to wonder all of a sudden the increase in sales worldwide 😆💪🏼💯 Another use for laminate sheets could be in planners and diaries. I think they’re called ‘dashboards’. I’ve seen people make their own but your matte laminating takes it next level, Anne. Looks more professional. They could also utilise those little pockets you made previously for the inside of the diary to keep planner stickers. Your mind must never stop...😂

What else could you use the laminated pieces for other than bookmarks? Thanks

Omg those papers are so lovely and a British person talking ( think from Newcastle) sorry if wrong no harm meant I have subscribed can’t to catch up on previous videos and this is a great idea thanks for sharing can’t wait to give it a try x

Brilliant!

Thank you for the great tips!

Great idea, thank you for the tips

Beautiful 😍 I love your fantastic idea ❤ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx

Ty for another fab tutorial Ann. You answered my question that I was thinking about: why not just put it through as normal? Lol. Will definitely be trying this. Will have to get some matte pouches as only got glossy at the moment. Have a great day. Xxx

Hi I don't put the printer paper in between the 2 patterned ones as long as you line your 2 pces of patterned paper wrong sides together it works.

Hi Ann (Jean not brian) my grandmother used to say if you can't say something nice about someone or something keep your mouth shut but some people didn't get the memo hope all the good comments will cancel out 1 little sad person. Love to watch your tutorials. 💕💕💕

Lovely papers enjoyed watching you xxx 👍💕

Why can’t you trim the edges if you laminate front and back?

Thanks for another great video! I did find the matte laminate sheets. Your ideas and tips are awesome. - Celeste