how to turn an old book into Halloween artwork [TIM HOLTZ & SIZZIX HALLOWEEN 2023 RELEASE] 

Luise Heinzl: a true artist! Confident but curious, innovative and imaginative…all the while honoring ancient principles of art-making AND design . Her work seems to always be exceptional, with real heart and vision. Brava, Luise! You’re more rare than that “one-in-a-million” we sometimes hear about. Tim Holtz -- thank you for giving this immense talent a platform and opportunity to share her art works.

I LOVE your imagination!! You are an angel to share this with all of us, THANK YOU!!! ❤❤❤

This is serious NEXT LEVEL!!! I can't even image how long it took you to make this. It's a true Heinzl-MASTERPIECE! 😍

I absolutely love ❤️ Spooky, Spook nite...celebrate it everyday...it's all over my home🏡 ...Witch🧙‍♀️'s, Skeletons 💀, Spider 🕷's, Bat🦇's...anything that goes BOO in the night🌙 ...😊...was so trickled when Tim held it in his hands ✋️ & gave you so much inspiring praise 👏...well done Miss Luise....🎉 sincerely sincere.....Miss Judith...xx....🎶

Watching Tim display your amazing work for Halloween- page after page of glorious genus!!! I’ve been following you for over a year, and to see you made a Maker for Tim (unheard of!!) and watch him marvel at your make, made me feel so proud for you!!! To be acknowledged for your creativity by one of the most creative people on the planet- it doesn’t get any better! Every page was a marvel- Congratulations for a great achievement, and Best Wishes for the future!!! Lots of hugs!

Outstanding I love Halloween perfect project!!!!

This is such a brilliant idea, Luise! Your project looks fantastic!

Luise: this is a brilliant craft project. I’ve said this before, you are a master artist with your talent. Pure Genius! Carol from California

WOW!!!! What an amazing creation. I love it!💀👻🎃

My standing ovation my dear. Applause

I would surmise that the sale of T.H. products has soared in Germany & Austria due to your videos. They explode with creativity.

Those letters! Wow, they look so perfectly grungy. You have so much patience and vision. The process was fun to watch and the outcome is fabulous. Beautiful piece of art

You make it look so easy! It’s very cute!

Luise this is amazing and yesterday during Tim’s livestream I could tell which project was yours (as I was smiling at the screen 🤣) Thank you for sharing your creations and your personality as usual! You are a true inspiration! 🤗

You blow me away with all of your layers and your thought processes! You did an incredible job! I love the modern spin and minimal use of the well chosen die cuts. Sometimes it is more about the artwork and techniques, than the seasonal decoration. I love the moons! They are so gorgeous! So much fun! Move over Dark Academia ! You can take credit for a new decor trend, Dark Celestial! You always bring your "A" game!

This make is so gorgeous! I was so happy to recognize your makes on Tim’s video yesterday. You always inspire me!

Hey Luise I was hoping that you would show this on your channel after seeing Tim show it on the live. Love your imagination. Your cards were lovely too. I laughed when Tim talked about his new hammer and I thought of you distressing with your full size hammer. Great project

Love your interpretation of halloween and yes I would use it as a decoration. My daughter would be thrilled to add this to her large decoration collection. This is her favourite event of the year💀👻🎃❤❤❤❤

Wow!!! I love the crackle on the book corners. It’s so awesome Luise!! You are so so talented. ❤

You could make one of these bases as a fireplace mantle for Christmas

For someone who isn't a "Weener" you did a magnificent job❣

You have the most wonderful imagination! You are so creative! You are a master at these things! So cool! Love it!!! ❤

What a wonderful project, I love this! Yes, I would hang it in my craft room. 😍

Luise! I have such a difficult time finding the words to describe how much I love your projects and how much I love your style and artistry and your excitement! ❤ this is a wonderful make with so many imaginative touches and use of the dies and mediums! I knew immediately that it was yours when Tim showed it in the live.

How you put things together always amazes me. Such a fun and funky decoration for halloween. You caught the spirit of the day very well. thanks as always for sharing and all the inspiration.

WOW! WOW! WOW!!! What creativeness. You are awesome. Thank you for sharing.

Wow Luise! I bet you were just squealing and jumping up and down when Tim shared your MAGNIFICENT makes on his live! (I know you were mentioned in the last release, but the items weren't actually in Tim's hands! 😢) Thank you - as always - for sharing your process. You are one of the most original makers out there. ❤

You never cease to amaze me in your creative ideas... taking this book and making it into this fabulous Halloween display is unbelieveable and then adding the second book so that it could stand on its own is incredible. Every detail is simply genius and I love it. Thank you for sharing it with us; you've given me some artistic-creative tips and techniques I want to try now. Thank you Luise. :)

I grew up in the Halloween culture and never really cared for Halloween decorations but… your piece of art is perfect and yes, I would put it in my craft room as it is discreet and Halloweenish at the same time.

I definitely would like this in my craftroom or any other room 🤩🤩🤩

Wow just wow! I watched the replay just to see your project. I had no idea that they were books 🤯. This piece is just so amazing!!!

So creative! I love the idea of using books in this way. So many possibilities!

This project is just beyond fabulous! I saw it yesterday and was cheering at the screen😂

Thank you for sharing your talents with us ❤

You are incredible, Luise! Thanks for sharing your creation! Love it and loved watching how you created this Halloween artwork!

Master at work for sure .. I absolutely love watching you and your creations... ALWAYS AMAZING 😍 Thank you so much... wonderful techniques... I have to try. Hello everyone Have a wonderful day. TTFN ❤️

Stamping with the embossing folder.......I've never thought of that despite being very accustomed to inking the folder to transfer to the paper when embossing.....shows just how narrow minded my creativity can be sometimes 😅!!

I’m in love with your letters!! I Fast forward to them to see how many layers you used! Absolutely amazing 😍

Best Halloween decoration ever !!!

I think that you captured Halloween very well... I loved this make when Tim showed it Saturday 😍

As a Halloween baby from Australia, where it also isn’t that huge a day (but made for great birthday parties when I was young), I appreciate your creation hugely! That looks absolutely amazing. I especially love your wall & your moons, and I love the background & the detail on the letters &… oh ok. I love all of it🤷‍♀️ Would be so cool to have a window behind the moons, with lights shining through them so they glow 🤔

Hello Luise, congratulations on your debut as a creator for Tim Holtz Halloween Ideology. The book is gorgeous!

Awesome sauce…. Thanks for sharing….would definitely display this ❤❤❤

I really like how this project is about stacking paper for thickness. From the base to the letters and other die cuts. It shows how you can build up textures just from gluing many identical die cuts together. I did watch the Live last Saturday and I thought your make was one of the more original art objects, Luise. Keep up the wonderful work and please don't ever doubt your explorations. Be fearless. One more thing: I also like how there is a quiet homage to junk journaling in this make. Bravo, Luise.

You are a phenomenal artist. I love the whimsy and the detail. Tim Holtz shared your Halloween book and I had to follow you. This just makes me smile. 😎

Hi Luise! ❤️ I really have no words for this creation! I am here staring at the the screen! You are genious, Luise! Absolutely genious! I love it! ❤

I love this make. It’s like a more subtle take on Halloween which is perfect for places that don’t actually celebrate this “Hallmark” holiday. Maybe when you get it back you can remove the second word and replace it so it says happy harvest of happy fall. The details and texture are so perfect. 🤗🇨🇦🤗

Greetings from Tennessee in the US. You make me smile! Especially when I hear you say, “do you know what I mean” and my favorite, “my finger tool”. You brighten my day with your creativity and enthusiasm. Thank you for all the hard work you do to bring it to your English speaking audience…I appreciate being able to hear your thought process.

Saw this on Tim Holtz YT Halloween video!!! So EXCITING!!! LOVE IT!! TFS Austin TX USA

I love this! So creative and inspiring!

OMG woman, you are a genius! This is one of the most inspiring makes I have seen in a very long time.

I don't do Halloween, like you (New Zealand seems to be slowly adopting it), but love your project. It gives me ideas for a Christmas theme and a project for each of the seasons. Tim Holtz must love having you on his team, Luise! This is gorgeous❤

I saw this on Tim Holtz yesterday. So proud of you! Super job!

Just when I thought you had made your best masterpiece, you come up with something like THIS!! WOW, Luise!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!

Love it! Halloween is my favorite holiday :) Thanks for more ideas!

Wow! You really have outdone yourself this time 😳👏👏👏👏👏

Wow! Love this. I particularly like the way you’ve used the glaze on the letters. ❤❤❤

Luise you are so talented! The time you take on the details is amazing! I don’t like halloween at all, but your creation was a show case of so many techniques and there weren’t any demons!😆 🌿🦋

This project is amazing. Your English is flawless and way better than my German would be!

Thank you! That was an amazing tutorial! Your creative juices are always flowing Louise! ❤

I’d LOVE this shelf in my room! What an amazing creation! 👍 Luise I saw your shelf yesterday with Tim on RU-vid. I was blown away! ❤️❤️❤️❤️Sooo you! You inspire me daily! And I’m truly grateful 🙏 for your generosity with the thorough instructions on how to do these techniques. Thanks so much!❤️🥰🌟🥰❤️

I saw this on the live with Tim and absolutely loved it. I'm so happy you did a video of your process! So interesting to see that. I don't have a vivid imagination like you. I think you nailed the Halloween spirit perfectly 😊❤❤❤

Thank you so much for sharing all your fabulous work! I really appreciate all the work it takes for you to do this and share your process. And to think you do it twice, just blows my mind!

Luise this is the bats are a nice touch! You did such a great job on this! It is beautiful as well and sturdy. I like your brick fence. It looks very spooky! Hope this finds you happy and doing well.

Absolutely awesome. Love it❤❤ I would absolutely love something like that to hang in my home.

Louise! You are so stinkin creative and artistic! I’d love to be inside your imagination!

FABULOUS! I like the way your brain works. And YES I am inspired! Thingy to clean ears is a cotton swab also known by a brand name Q-tips. Wowzer you created the perfect Halloween scene. Really especially since you grew up where Halloween isn’t the biggest bash of the year. So many of us in the states dress for, bake for, decorate for both indoors and outside to make it such a fun experience. It was fun watching you get in the swing of the season. Thank you for sharing your journey.

So cool…. I just love Halloween so glad you can hit into it as well

I love your techniques in this piece!! Amazing! The 'wet looking letters really give it a creepy look. And I love the moon colors! Excellent job! You have inspired me to try making letters using your example. Thank you for sharing! ❤

☺ I am so excited that you did a tutorial for this! I loved seeing it on Saturday, it was one of my favorites! ❤

Thank you for sharing with us~ Beautiful.

Such an amazing project! I saw it on Tim’s live (actually replay)! I knew as soon as I seen it, it had to be your make! So amazing! Love every aspect of this! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

So totally Awesome! Love everything about this project!❤❤

Luise, this is an amazing tutorial. Your explanation is so detailed and wonderful. I really enjoyed watching you bring this amazing décor piece together. I love how you stood the letters and also your hammering! How amazing the process you go through distressing and ageing the books. Seriously cool! A wonderful finished piece. I'd LOVE to have that as a Halloween Décor piece for sure. Danke sehr! xoxo

Luise you are absolutely brilliant! I LOVE everything Tim Holtz and you! Thank you for sharing your amazing craftiness with all of us! ❤️ 🎃

I watched the Live and saw Tim show your project. It obviously impressed him. I love it too and I am glad to see how you made it. I missed the name of the maker when he showed it, but something said to me, I bet that is Luise's work. Nobody does destruction better than you.

What a great project. I love the grunge ❤

Wow, Fantastic piece of artwork. Just amazing. I was very happy to see your makes on Tim Holtz video. Your projects are amazing. You know your products well and how to use them. If this was my project I would have it out on my end table the month of October unless I sold it. 👍🏻👍🏻

What a fun and awesome project

I was really impressed by your makes, this one is a work of art!

I love watching your process videos just gorgeous

Of course I watch ALL the Timmy videos!! And I saw your name in (maybe in the last video?) & I thought that was so great to see your name there! This time, with this Halloween Extravaganza, I was thrilled to see that you had made it! You’ve hit the “big time” now, as one of TH’S designers!! Congratulations! You deserve it! You are an absolute crazy person in the craft room (and that’s a compliment!) I think you’d probably try just about anything, maybe even a couple of times! I love your enthusiasm & I would love to have your sign in my room! I doubt you remember, but you were my very first video on RU-vid in March, 2020! I was looking around for something to watch when the Pandemic hit & I saw something on Pinterest that had me curious about RU-vid! I had never watched anything there before (I know, GASP!!!) but I didn’t think anything would be interesting to me! And the first video I watched was of you putting that huge “ journal “ together from the collaboration you did with Barbara, Rachel, Tina & a few others I believe. Each of their signatures were nothing like I’d ever seen before, showcasing your beautiful papers & then I watched as you discovered you had done something wrong & feverishly worked to come up with a solution! I think you must have worked all night long, I felt so sorry for you, for having that mishap! Well, that was the beginning of my junk journal adventure! I’ve never looked back! I’m not as brave as you are so I’m just now starting to put journals together, after having watched a bazillion videos & made tons of everybody’s ephemera! And here you are! I’m thrilled to see your latest creation, Luise, you are an incredible artist! Thank you so much for coming into my world 3 years ago! Erica❤I look forward to seeing many more pieces of your work in the coming TH videos!❤

🤩🤩🤩It was so nice to watch. Really funny!!!🤩🤩🤩

I was so excited when Tim brought this out. I knew what you made would be incredible. I was not disappointed!!! Can you please show us how to stamp with the embossing folder? Thank you!!!

Amazing work!!! I saw TH video yesterday and he displayed your book. TFS.

Gorgeous and imaginative as always, Louise! ❤

Awesome project.TFS🌴💕

You are sooooooooo CREATIVE !!!!!

Dear Luise. Hello from the East Coast of America. Tim Holtz 2023 Halloween release was my introduction to you. I am so grateful to find your videos. Your make is spectacular. I reality it is quite simple but really extraordinary. Your explanation was very comprehensive. Your command of the English language is perfect. Thank you for all you do for the crafting world. I will be watching and learning from your tutorials going forward. Blessings to you.

This creation is absolutely amazing 😍 thank you so much for sharing. It's inspiring me to make my own with all the Halloween things I already have ❤

What an awesome make! You’re so creative!

So amazing loved it when I saw it on Saturday ! I love the idea !

Love it, was so thrilled to see it on the release, felt like proud mama, that’s our girl Luise, yeaaaa, watch her all the time, yeaaaa.

Beautiful ! It's a piece of art❤

So many great details, thank you for the inspiration Luise 💖

This make is awesome! Your detail and thought processes amaze me. Looking forward to your future makes. 💜💜

What an amazing make! Thank you for sharing!

This is truly amazing, Luise! Thank you so much for such a wonderful tutorial and a gorgeous project! Wow!

It’s spooktacular, Luise! You did an amazing job! Love it!

What an awesome project!! So cool!!