You’re creativity and ability to share your talent with others is one of the reasons you have such a following! Those who don’t like your style need only swipe by instead of leaving rude comments. Keep doing you. It is obvious a lot of us agree! ❤
Could not agree more with Mischelle! I look forward to each of your videos because of you & your sharing your talents.....not for what you could be doing. Thank you muchly! 🤗
Thank you for sharing this wonderful project with us - it has so many possibilities- wow I think it’s awesome ..:::: & your teaching abilities is amazing- you always inspire me - thank you ❤
I do NOT understand why some people feel compelled to give negative comments, like you should do exactly what they want. They don't need to watch your channel. You're giving us inspiration and ideas. Then we do what we want. I think this is an amazing idea. You always come up with something new and different. Then I see other Crafters on RU-vid doing your ideas. Thank you for sharing your ideas.😊
I love this idea! They would make great personalized presents like hearts for Valentines or Love You anytime or trees for Christmas. I can't wait! Thank you for your clear directions and wonderful inspiration! I enjoy watching and your voice is so soothing! Thank you!
Natasha you’ve done it again! Another awesome idea! Don’t worry yourself with the negativity of others. It’s only a reflection of themselves. Some people aren’t happy unless they’re unhappy. You keep doing you. It’s obvious you are loved by many. 😊 Have a wonderful week. 😊
I do not like bugs (insects) except a few such as butterflies for their beautiful colors and shapes. I myself have noticed the rising use of bugs in paper packs as well as others art. OK for them, but not for me at all. I hate anything with pincers or things sticking out of the heads. But I don't mind if others are into this--whatever works for you is fine by me. Let's not fault our fellow artists out there. I think we are hardest on ourselves and leave it at that. We all struggle at times and maybe even use imagery we don't like because everyone else is. Sure I like to share things and I learn so much from others. I am grateful that Natasha is able and willing to share her work and ideas with us all. I receive so much inspiration from you, Natasha. And I don't mind a bit if you use brown to ink all the time. Frankly, I didn't even notice that fact. I also don't mind if anyone uses any color like I do sometimes. It's all fun. This is how we learn and make personal decisions about what each of us likes to do. Thank you for a really fun tute. I love the ideas and results. CUTE! XOXOJANE
Hear, hear! It may be shallow, it may be cliched, but when it comes to bugs, I really only like the pretty ones - butterflies, ladybirds, maybe a bumblebee - a dragonfly is about as far as I'm prepared to go. (I have seen lovely journals with more bug imagery, but, if you're not feeling it, you're not feeling it, and it won't look as good.) It's so LOL funny, the things people decide to get upset about. I mean, it's not like the bugs are complaining. Human-headed fish - now, there's an under-represented species, if ever there was one!
First timer to your channel. You are astounding in your explanations of each step. You make a project that would appear to be to difficult to attempt appear achievable. I like how you show how boo-boos can happen and how to correct or avoid them. Thank you! Liked and subscribed.
Natasha, I adore you and your work! You are so creative and always share your gifts! Please never change and try not to let the negativity of a few people get you down. You are so inspiring to so many!
Love it ! It has been a long time that I wanted to create one but was intimidated by the process from watching other videos! Thank you so much ! Love your work ! Always looking forward to watch what next project you will be showing 🌷🌷🌷
Thank you for another great video. I love all your projects, so creative. Got a big laugh out of the bug ruckus. Great start to my morning. And, I am definitely going to play with a tunnel book today.
Love this and immediately thought about doing an Alice in Wonderland one to put on the cover of my alice journal. ❤️ loving the art by Marlene images though
I love your tunnel book explanation. It's so easy to understand Also, thanks for writing down your steps and sharing them. I love butterflies and have many colors of distressed inks and use brown 90% of the time.
People find the strangest things to complain about... 🤔 How miserable they must be. I am thoroughly enjoying your channel, your creativity, and your personality. Thank you! I appreciate the inspiration! (Despite the excessive use of brown and butterflies. 🤣 You could really get them going if you start using brown butterflies. 🤣🤣🤣)
Hahaha other insects are under-represented. Butterflies always give a happy feeling, because they are not harmful and not a pest. Only other insect like that would be a ladybug (though I think I've had one bite me). And, being colorful, butterflies make great design additions. As for edging with brown, it artificially ages the image, because acids in paper turn brown over time, and handling paper causes oils and other substances on the hands to soak into the paper, and the acids from that turn paper even more brown. Brown is the only color that looks right for edging, and it bothers me when people use other colors.
The amount of subscribers you have is simply a testament to how much people like your work and YOU personally. You are incredibly easy to follow because you break everything down to its simplest form which helps even the newest crafter feel confident that they too can recreate your magic. Unfortunately some people are so caught up in their own entitlement that they tend to forget others are entitled too, which is why I love the phrase “You do YOU” in the crafting world. There are so many different varieties of styles on You tube and that’s why I love subscribing to many channels to glean something from different ones. As people mature perhaps they will realize this too. Of course if you go to the haters channel that has left you negatively opinionated comments, you’ll find that they have produced absolutely zero content. I’ve been learning from crafting channels on RU-vid since 2016 and I got to the point that I don’t even bother looking at the haters channel anymore because it was the same thing every time. Not ONE of them had ever uploaded a video of them even attempting to do what you (or anyone else) do. So I wouldn’t be bothered by their opinion of your work. Please continue to do YOU in YOUR style as YOU see fit. That’s why I have my notification Bell set for your channel, because I personally happen to love your style & feel there is always enough variety in it that I still find it interesting and can learn from you. When I want to look at brightly colored projects, I tend to search for whatever it is in the search bar and choose videos from there. Even though I relate most of your works with a more vintage vibe/style to them, it doesn’t make the overall work itself any less unique. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that if dragonflies is your preference over butterflies, then you plug that in in your own work instead of using a butterfly; Or ladybugs, or a beetle, or a spider or even a roach! You do YOU! 🤷🏻♀️😎
Very well said indeed! I’ve not ever encountered a Negative Nancy, Debbie Downer or otherwise Hateful Hattie! I have, however, used your affiliate links to purchase products and have subscribed to channels that you’ve recommended. You give credit where credit is due, that’s simply generosity at heart, and your beauty and brains combo is off the charts. What @JenniferD said!
I love it....I love brown distress ink and butterflies too!! :)) I hate to see negative Nancys posting on channels. All of you artists are so great and step out on a limb to share your processes, something I have no courage to do. Bravo to you for sharing your beautiful work with everyone. Keep on keeping on....the majority of us love watching.
Like wise. To distress means : to give simulated marks of age and wear. I've never seen paper edges turning blue or pink as it ages. I can validate different shades from black to copper (even some type of dark green) but that's it. Now, I might edge my paper in another bright color (my choice) but I'm not labelling it distressing. I'm appalled by the audacity of some comments.
Super fun, and thank you for sharing your creativity. Loved your “cheeky” ending to the video…..Adding the bugs was hilarious! Keep up with your butterflies and keep doing you!
Please never apologize for using what you love in your projects! Even when you do things I wouldn't have necessarily done myself, I think that's the genius of your channel because it gives me ideas I never would have thought of! I love your book ❤
Miss Natasha, this is amazing. I love it. You always show your creativity in all the projects that you design, love it. As for the subscribers that said you always use butterflies and brown ink, they should do what they want on their own projects. You do you, and that to me is fantastic. I love the outcome on all your projects. Thank you for sharing and God Bless. 🥰💖💖💯💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👍🐇🐣🐤🐥🐰🐞🌹🦂🌵
@@TheKazadoodle I suppose, not sure if that's the case here or not. You can look up symbolism of butterflies to learn more. I was surprised at everything that can trigger some people. All capital letters really bother some. It would be difficult to not accidentally trigger some individuals somehow somewhere
love this lesson! a tunnel book is so much fun to make‼️ and your way is very easy to do. that there are people who have different taste. What does it matter! whether you like elephants or butterflies. and color doesn't matter either. all people are different. and you have a nice way of explaining👌💪⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you for the ending with the under-represented bugs, because I have been staying up nights worrying about all those bugs who don’t get equal time in junk journaling. Long live cockroaches and millipedes.
This is such a fun, interesting project! As for those who feel compelled to complain about one thing or another...when they take the time and energy to create and post videos, they can represent colors and insects of their choice. I am completely happy with you doing your own thing. You do it so well! Always well planned, great clear instructions, with your fun personality shining through. Thank you!
Thank you for inspiring us! And having such clear instructions. I use brown or black because those are natural shadow colors! I wish I found more dragonflies, they're not as popular. So I draw my own & watercolor them.
I always appreciate your videos and ideas because you do so much with basic supplies. It makes me feel like I can make beautiful things with the supplies I have. One thing I am discovering is my own style, I don't know why anyone would want you to change how you do things. You are wonderful as you are ❤
Natasha, I’m always amazed by people who who choose the tiniest detail to carp about. Your work is amazing and you explain everything in a way that is understandable. Keep your chin up, and do what makes you happy.-- By the way your presentation with the “ neglected insects” was hilarious. Thank you for bringing some laughter into my life.
I love butterflies, and I love the brown inked edges, and your projects for junk journals blows pretty much everybody else's away, in my opinion! There are some other great artists out there, but your videos and the way you present your information totally hooked me! Keep doing you, Natasha! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you, this is such a cool concept! And I also want to say that I hope you don't stop doing what *you* like. It's nice to get other options placed out (I'm the kind of person that are very creative, but sometimes the "first step" eludes me), but you should do what makes you happy =) (the specific thing that sparked in my brain was when you were talking about the brown inking of edges and suddenly I realised that while brown/black is probably the one that is most natural to how paper ages ... I think I might explore with blues, greens and turquoises too, because that's how copper ages)
Beautiful work, Natasha! My favourite part is the brown ink and butterfly 😝find it very difficult to understand why insects need representation in one's artwork. It's like telling a portritist that they're underrepresenting bodies.
Thank you SO much for sharing these with us!! And I will add that I often hear other creators on RU-vid giving you credit for being the starting point for what they’re making. Thank you for sharing your talents and time with us❣️
Your final scene with all the other insects made me laugh out loud! Please don’t let the “Karens” of the world spoil your fun. There are plenty of us that don’t feel the need to critics your amazing work. I have always looked at tunnel books as something to complicated for me to try. Well you have completely changed my mind on that. The ease with which you completed this one is going to make me try my hand at it. Thanks for sharing! 🌹🌺🌸🌼
Happy Easter Natasha! Thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful ideas! Trolls are everywhere it seems. Most of us respect your choices because they turn out beautifully. I believe most of us feel fortunate to be able to learn from you!
Your tunnel books are so creative! This is a great project that I would never have tried without your video. Your explanations and demonstration were excellent. Your sense of humor with the helpful hints you received was also very entertaining. And, hey, for one, brief, shining moment the under represented insects of the world got some glory! And a man fish! You don’t get to see those too often, haha! I know it must get annoying to have people focus on such small details and not recognize all the work that goes into making your videos. But the rest of us appreciate it! Very much!!
Natasha, you use whatever you like, it’s your very own imagination that matters, your artistic licence allows you that. I’m with you regarding the inking, brown looks best! When paper ages it doesn’t turn blue or purple! Love your videos ♥️♥️♥️
That's what I thought a first when I saw all your examples, wow how complex. But as usual you are so experienced at breaking down the process into manageable steps that it becomes quite do-able for anyone. As an art teacher of 32 years I give you an A+ 😊 Keep up the great work.
Butterflies in the craft room are like handbags 👜. There’s no such thing as too many!! 😉 "You do you", Natasa. These are your ideas and your projects that you are taking the time to share with us. And for this, l am deeply grateful. Have a beautiful day, Barbara 🇦🇺
I love tunnel books! When I made them I made them a little different, they were only open in the middle, on both sides there were accordion folded paper and sceneries were glued on every second accordion fold, so when it was flat you could see the mishmash of the sceneries, but when you drew out the accordion folds the sceneries made a bigger scenery, like on the theatre stage. You could glue a door at the front so it would be like a mystery opening the doors and folding out the accordion folds at the sides! With different lightings it would be like a theatre stage scenery, and since it is an idea from victorian times I think they used it as theatre mementos too. You could also change sceneries out and make up your own stories with it.
It's really disappointing to hear that people can't understand that there are different perspectives and respect individual creativity. I love your videos and all the ideas you share with us. Your expression is wonderful! Thank you for all you do!
You are AWESOME! I have learned SO MUCH from you! Thank you for EVERYTHING that you do! People who can’t or won’t do, usually criticize those who can! We LOVE you just the way you are!
You are an incredible talent! As well as a phenomenal, inspiring teacher! You're a generous, fun person to share with us and with such detail. You ALWAYS give alternatives "if we don't have what you're using". Usually multiple ideas. And since I've been watching you for years, you always say, "it's totally up to you". You spread joy, and I seriously don't understand any comment that's not complimentary. Thank you!!!!
🦋💖🦋💖🦋 Thank you for so generously sharing your time and talent to make these tutorials! I'm always inspired by your tips and techniques! I was actually wondering if you would please incorporate 🦋 MORE BUTTERFLIES 🦋 into your videos... that is, only if you want to since it's YOUR art!!! 🦋😘🦋😂🦋
That opinion about other insects underrepresented on your channel :)))) and the “my apologies” when you glued down another butterfly again… :))) and the sarcasm in the post scriptum. I love your humorous dramatizations :). Hey, a vacant niche in the junk journals corner of youtube: a channel focusing ONLY on projects with embellishments FAIRLY representing all 900 thousand known kinds of living insects. How about adding extinct ones? I bet there will be at least one subscriber there. Which is fair. 😅
These are so pretty, they look complicated, but when you break it down it seems actually really simple. I got all kinds of ideas. I've been toying with aquatic themes a lot lately. And I could see a tunnel book showing going deeper under water, with creatures seen at darker depths. Or. Maybe a forest, wandering into a forest, or UP in the forest, ground level and climb up to the canopy like a rainforest or even a treehouse!! Maybe a drive to a vacation spot, like from Kansas to the beach showing terrain change . Or from a big city out to a rural countryside. Even a trip into outer space 🚀. You could even have a trip into the human body or into a beehive. That little window really draws you in and you want to turn the page
@@bundlewade lol, I'm blessed with inspiration from videos like this one, and I wish I could put my ides into the material world. I'd be surrounded by the colorful beautiful things that exist only in my brain. The children's book I started, the board game I want to make based on a backpacking trip to climb a mountain, the miniature dollhouse based on the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip complete with treehouse, another dollhouse with a secret laboratory past a revolving bookshelf, a quilt for each child made using their childhood clothing. I can't even sew.. The illustrations or animations of some of my dreams.... Sigh Wouldn't it be great if you could SHOW someone your dream?
Thanks for this great video. I can't believe people take the time to criticize. For me, I also use what I have. I dont' have distress inks, so I used some old eye shadow to ink the edges. And yes, I used brown!
lol I love how you deal with people who insist on having things their way! I wish people would just enjoy watching FREE tutorials! Anyway, I love these tunnel books! I have never made one before. But I will give it a shot. Thank you so much for using butterflies. LOL I much prefer them to the insects at the end of the video. But seriously thank you so much for sharing your tutorial. You do beautiful work And I love it. Hugs.Xx Robin.
You had me applauding at the end with representing other insects and oddities. Well played. 😂😂. This was another magical crafting session with you. Many thanks!
Ok, you really made me laugh at the end! These ideas are great. And frankly, while I don't necessarily love bugs for the most part, if that person wants to avoid butterflies in her project-go ahead! Don't complain about other people who do love using them! I really enjoy your creativity and doing things that you then share with us. Thank you!
Me too her “the under representation of other insects in my projects” made me laugh out loud. The nerve of people complaining when she has generously taken the time to show us how to do a craft that she obviously excels at and doesn’t need to share the process with us.
Brown, being a neutral, goes with everything! Duh! Ima lovin your tunnel books!! And I sooo appreciate that you make so many examples to illustrate the variety one can achieve! I always look forward to seeing what you come up with next! No pressure… Till next time! 🦋🦋🐝🐞🦋🦋🦋
Good for you!! You love butterflies, use butterflies!!!❤ You love brown, use brown!!! You are so gifted, everyone enjoys your talent, don’t listen to grumpy pants. She can go watch other u-tube people and grip at them!!! Your so gifted, such a joy to watch, good for you to let them know that you love butterflies, brown! Not sure why they feel like they need to say things? If it bothers them, turn the station👍❤️ I personally think we’re blessed that your willing to share your talent with us!!! 👍❤️
I love how creative you are and the ideas you come up with are some I would never dream up - I appreciate you and your free videos! I find it interesting that instead of just watching someone else, people feel compelled to complain. I love butterflies and brown edges too. ❤ Keep doing you!
I literally gasped when I saw all your books, they are incredible and utterly brilliant! Really must do one of these, so unusual! Thank you so much for yet another awesome idea ❤🏆
Fun & whimsy. I love that you show us how to take boo-boos in stride. A flower, a butterfly & a bit of washi tape can fix anything, even attitudes we hope. Bring on the bling please. Thanks so much ❤
I really like tunnel books! Thank you for sharing yours. Do what you like. Express yourself your way. We are all different. It just depends what theme you're doing. Really cool! God Bless. Happy Easter. 🐰
Tunnel books seem so much easier than I thought they would be. Thank you. Please don’t let one person’s comment impact your delightful work. “You do you”. Love the sarcasm at today’s finale. Well done. 👏👏👏😎
Love this video as well as all of ur videos. I love your creativity. You are making things your way, you are only giving examples of things that could be made. Not everything is everyone’s style. Those negative Nancy’s either need to come up with their own creativity or use yours as a guidance to their nasty loving insects. They probably enjoy housing bedbugs, cockroaches, flies, gnats and stink bugs! But to each their own. You made me giggle when you added the insects to be a wise butt. Please don’t forget you can always block those who have negative things to say about your amazing creativity. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!!
Love the ending 😂. Way to represent 😆😁😝😉. I’m not sure I will ever understand people. If they don’t like your content don’t watch it. I happen to think it’s fabulous ❤
LOVE THIS PROJECT NATASHA! I MUCH PREFER BUTTERFLIES, TOO, BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS AND COCKROACHES JUST DON'T DO IT FOR ME! THERE SURE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO CRITICIZE OTHERS....I LET IT GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER!
I really love this I wonder if you can tell me the paper pack that you used for the one with the girls on it and the green polka dots? It's my favorite!!!❤️❤️❤️ty
Another amazing creative idea for me to use! Natasha, I don't know if you realise how much we love and appreciate your channel with all these fabulous projects! I could be busy forever!
To all those who like to criticize RU-vid Creators. Their video are just ideas and suggestions. They are not telling you to do exactly like they do. If you don't like what they to change it to what you like. You do you and they will do them. Absolutely love your ideas. I have never seen tunnel books before. Definitely going to try them.
