A few minutes of fun - Meadow Postcard Collages 

Thank you so much for that lovely, thoughtful comment. It's those little peeks at the background layers which give the whole thing depth and extra meaning for me. It can hurt sometimes when you lose a favourite little detail, but as you say, I know it's there! So happy that you enjoyed watching these come to life - I really did have lots of fun with them.

@@w0rdsandp1ctures I know you did, the prettiest work always comes out of when you are enjoying the creating😁 it’s all about the little details for me also when I see a treasure peeking out to say hello 😁

I always enjoy working in multiples - it seems to satisfy my creative brain and heart simultaneously! Thank you so much for another lovely comment.

Thank you for that lovely comment - I'm so happy to hear you are enjoying the videos. I agree about round elements for collaging... I've tried to include round ephemera on a number of my stamp sets, because I love that variation of shape it gives you. Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.

Happy you enjoyed it - have a lovely Sunday!

Such a lovely comment... thank you so much. I agree - I think I'm going to adopt "highlit"!!

That's great to hear. I find the products (inks, stamps, ephemera) are a wonderful starting point, and then I love to see how they interact with my creative imagination. I'm so happy that you are enjoying the results of that interaction! Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment.

That makes me so happy... thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment.

So happy to hear that - thank you for taking the time to let me know.

That's lovely to know - tea and creativity - what could be better? (Well, coffee, if you're me... but otherwise!) Happy Sunday to you.

Delighted you had fun watching. I hope you'll be inspired to play too! Thanks so much for your lovely comment.

Thank you so much for that... there's nothing I take more seriously than playfulness!

Thank you so much for that lovely comment, Edith!

Happy to hear you enjoy the thinking-out-loud as well as the artwork! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

Oh, good... happy the circle placement worked for you!! Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.

That's lovely to know - thanks so much for watching and commenting.

Thank you very much - I like to find harmony in the colours and elements.

Thank you so much - happy you enjoyed it. Have a lovely weekend.

Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

Thanks so much, Treen... I certainly had fun!!

That's great to hear - very happy to have your company on this creative journey!

Hope you're having a wonderful vacation - and thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment, even though you're away!

Thank you so much - happy you like them.

Thank you so much - hope you have lots of fun playing.

I've always loved the film strip, for its light-catching qualities as well as (as I mentioned) being able to see through it to the backgrounds beneath. And there's something about old film which is so evocative too. Have a great week too.

Happy you found your way here, Gladys - welcome! So good to hear you are enjoying what's on offer. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

Thank you so much for that lovely comment.

Oh, fabulous... so happy to hear you've been inspired to have your very own few minutes of fun!

Thank you - happy to hear that.

Thank you, Helen 💙💚

Thank you - happy you enjoyed it!

Happy you love them - thank you for taking the time to let me know.

Thank you so much - I definitely had fun with them.

Thank you - that's lovely to hear!

Oh, yes, that will work beautifully. I did 24 tags one year, many of them with the winter Paper Dolls, and had a lovely time with them all! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

Thank you - I had a lovely time with them.

Thank you!

Happy you found your way here! Tim Holtz's Distress Inks are the whole reason I started this creative journey twelve years ago... I don't know where I'd be without his amazing inks, stamps, dies, stencils and - of course - Idea-ology delights! I'm so happy that you enjoy the thinking-out-loud as well as the work itself. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

Thank you so much!

Right back at you, Alyson! And thank you for the lovely comment!

Thank you so much!

Oh, that's so lovely to hear - thank you so much for your company on this creative journey, and for your lovely comment.

Thanks so much.

Thank you so much for that... very happy to start your day off with some art inspiration!

Oh, you'll definitely be able to work something out with the film strip die - have fun experimenting! So happy to hear you enjoy the videos - thank you very much for such lovely feedback.

That's so kind - thank you!

Thank you so much for that lovely comment - delighted you enjoyed it all so much.

That's what happens to me too... the joy of the Paper Dolls! Thank you so much for your company on this creative journey, and have a lovely weekend.

Thank you so much for that lovely comment.

Happy to hear that. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know.

Thank you so much - happy you like them!

For the most part, I don't feel the urge to "do" anything with them - they are small artworks in their own right. And the joy for me is in the making. Their purpose is served... I'm not quite sure what you "do" with any art! One could frame them individually or as a set, but mine mostly live upright in crates or boxes around my studio, to be flipped through for inspiration or for pleasure. They could be card toppers or go in a journal (the flowers would get flattened, but that's fine by me if that's where they're going - flowers should be pressed in a book). Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos.

@@w0rdsandp1ctures I’m a card maker and think they would be great cards. Thanks for answering ❤️

What lovely feedback, thank you - happy you are enjoying the videos so much - and yes, I'm usually smiling... I'm having fun!! Obviously, dried flowers are always going to be somewhat fragile even if you coat them with matte or multi medium (I don't usually, but it has been known). But I've been adding twigs, dried stems and seedheads to my artworks for years now, and they're all fine. The occasional floret or tiny piece of twig breaks off, but the delicate ephemerality of the work is part of its beauty, I think. I'm not making these to last for centuries! When I glue flowers or seedheads into journal pages, then I will usually seal over the top with additional glue or medium, but I can't really see any difference between those that I've done that to and those that I haven't.

Thank you - love the moody yet airy thought (that's me!). And I'm delighted you are enjoying the videos. Obviously, you can't hurl these around without paying attention. Dried flowers are always going to be fragile even if you coat them with matte or multi medium (I don't usually, but it has been known). But I've been adding dried stems and seedheads to my artworks for years now, and they're all fine. There's no problem with the figures - they are flat to the card, so you'd have to work quite hard to damage them. If you've seen any of my Tag Crate videos in the Shorts, these postcards are often stored similarly, stacked upright in a crate or box for flipping through. Or you can frame them and hang them on the wall. Or I also have some dangling from clips on my Tim Holtz Clip Carousel (sadly no longer available, unless you can find one hiding in somebody's stock room somewhere... www.createncraft.com/product/advantus-idea-ology-clip-carousel/ ) You could use them as card toppers (as long as you add tissue around them for delivery purposes), or in a journal page, as long as you can live with a little flattening to the surface of the page. In that case, I would probably glue down the individual seedheads after closing the book to see where they "land". If I knew I was going to be posting them, I'd use sturdier flower heads, probably. Hope that helps.

@@w0rdsandp1ctures I so appreciate your insights. I plan on doing some "experimenting" - though I just need the confidence to try. Thank you!!

Experiment away... it's all about playing, and seeing where you end up. Don't aim for a result exactly like something else you've seen - you won't get the same thing. I don't get the same thing twice myself, even if I use the same ingredients and method - that's the joy of making art. So play with colours that make you happy, and explore. After all, it's not life and death... what's the worst that can happen?! You might end up with something you don't like very much - but it's just a bit of paint and paper. Start again with some fresh paint and paper and experiment again. The playing is most of the point for me, not the results...

Hope you found it - let me know if not, and I can point you in the right direction!

@@w0rdsandp1ctures can you send me a link thanks!!

I should have said the link is (of course) in the description below the video... I pretty much always do that as long as I remember! But here it is too - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9x11FOD6pWI.html

@@w0rdsandp1ctures thanks!!