Mixed Media Monday! - Canvas Journal Covers! 

Thanks so much for showing your presents from me. You deserve so much for all the good will you spread in the world.🦌💌❤️📚

I love the layering on the covers. That Santa is too cute. Can’t wait to see more covers as you always have the best ideas! I knew exactly what lunch was going to be! I hope you had a great visit with your son. Have a blessed day!

Mixed Media Monday...all Messy & Marvelous!! Always love your great ideas for covers!! ❤️🎄❤️

How fun is this cover! I have an old canvass tarp in the garage. I’m going to have my husband cut some for me. Not sure how long I will be recovering but I might as well have between rest breaks. You’re awesome Gayle🥰

Oh I love revisiting the canvas cover. How cute is Santa on that cover. Love all the great things you received for your belated birthday! Have a nice lunch with your son. How wonderful that he was asked to do an interview on npr. 😊❤️🦋

Love this. Watching you was very relaxing as well as entertaining, with you little bursts into song! The splatters are so effective and love Santa! 🎅🏻❤️

So happy you are doing journal covers! I love to see all of your different ideas. Fun! 😊

Love watching you make several kinds of covers. Always a good refresher or brings back ideas for covers we may have forgotten about. I’ve been a quilter for almost 50 yrs so in regards to ripping fabric - ripping follows the straight of the grain, so if ripping, always rip bigger than you want. We get our fabric cut at shops with scissors and most times it doesn’t follow the straight of the grain. For making covers with no waste, I cut out with scissors or rotary cutter. I would also check out Joanns for heavy duty canvas. Thank you always for your inspiration❤

Loved the covered. Can't wait to see the finished product. TFS

Our Hobby Lobby doesn’t have much: I hadn’t been there in a long time: so I went and not much there: have a great week and thank you for that you have taught me 💜❤️💜

YAY love these grungy covers, Gayle! So cool! 😍❤

Wonderful cookies, grungy but bright. It actually looks like sugar cookies with sprinkles. Thanks!

HI Gayle!! I enjoy watching you prepare your canvas covers and then deciding what you want to put on the cover!! Santa sure is cute with his wink!! LOL TFS!! Hugs, Liz:)

Hi Gayle, loving these journal covers! Have a fabulous day ☕️🌻🍂❤️🍁

I have some old canvas so I am ready to give this a try! It was a fun video today! I know your grandson will settle in to college life. I hope he has an exciting year!

Good morning Gayle Fun BD gifts, yay for LGB Christmas love your canvases and your Elvis tribute❤

Good Morning Gayle! Love the Santa cover…I have canvas and it’s time I give this a try. Yay, Little Golden Book to be created. Have a wonderful day! 👍🌻🌻🌻

Good Morning Gayle. I hope this is the beginning of a great week for you. I bet a canvas cover makes a journal that feels really good in your hands. Plus it would help camouflage my tendency to overfill my journals. Hugs, Shell💜

good morning Gayle. These are really neat, I like that they are "natural" looking with the canvas. Thanks for sharing the process.

I did get down and dirty yesterday! I made 3 Tim Holtz accordian folios for Halloween! They are young, so we are talking smiling ghosts, candy stickers, nothing that goes bump in the night! But I was in my craft room from 6am through 3pm. SUCH fun!! I hope the little ones like them. There are tags for writing, so they can see how they wrote when young. Pictues of family so they can write on the back of the photos. Just memories! Great time and I was watching re-runs of your shows! So we all benefited! LOL!

I’m glad someone explained the origin of the skin a cat phrase. I grew up with the phrase but always felt guilty about saying it because kittens are my favorite house mate. The cover technique turned out so cute. Santas are the best.

I'm thinking I might have a canvas tote bag I could use for this idea...I'll just have to dig in my closet and see if I still have it. TFS Hope you have a great day. 🌞

I hope you have a delightful day. Love&hugs ❤

I've never seen the canvas covers (I don't get out of the cave very often)! These look so cool. Love the whole grungy factor you've got going on. TFS

Fabulous, Gayle. I'm always in need of inspiration for covers and this hit all the right notes! Love your singing interludes it just feels so 'cosy' and relaxed. I've never considered canvas before, so there goes another thing on my list to keep an eye out for. You should totally approach the tent maker for scraps. I have a local upholster who supplies me with leather and vinyl scraps for free. Most are more than big enough for a cover. ❤ Belinda xxx

Good morning Gayle! 💕 This must be why canvas is still on my raggedy old long list of supplies to look for (gesso and napkins are crossed off). 😂 I vaguely remember you making these before, but with my memory… 🙄 Thanks for doing it again. 👍 Enjoyed the visit! Have a great Monday all! 💕

Good morning Gayle, these are so beautiful so far!

"why am I so wierd?!" 😂 You make me laugh! I ask myself that all the time! TFS🤗

Happy Monday sis! Have a happy and very productive day! You go girl! Blessings! Love you! ❤

LOVE LOVE LOVE it Gayle!!

Good Morning Beautiful Soul ♥ I slept in this morning zzz Just want you to know I so appreciate all Your beautiful work and creativity ♥♥♥

Love the holly fabric!!!!!

Very fun canvas covers!

Good Monday morning. It’s a beautiful cool morning in Georgia. So ready for Christmas journal’s & definitely need covers since I have zero. If you don’t like where the bird was on that piece of fabric because it would be on the back & you want it on the front, just cut it into two pieces & reverse it. The cut would be in the middle which doesn’t show or cut a strip piece of fabric to cover the cut edges. Just an idea. The canvas covers look great. The one you started with Santas is gorgeous. 💕

In regards to canvas, one can also find a pad of primed ( with gesso) canvas at Michaels.

Adorable as always!

Hello Gayle. Christmas is right around the corner isn’t it? Love your creations. ❤😊

One of the first covers I made was following your steps for this type of cover. At the time I cut the canvas out of a frame (I get canvases when they are on sale). Since then I’ve used the drop cloth (duck cloth). I prefer the canvas, but both work. If I’m using a canvas that has gesso I use a canvas colored paint instead of gesso for a similar look. BTW the first one I made has squirrels. 😁

Harbor Freight has painters tarps in a natural canvas color and last time I looked they were a bit cheaper than Lowe’s or Home Depot. I’ve used them ever since I saw you use the one you have, lol! Thanks Dear Lady, have a wonderful day! ❤

Happy beginning of the week! Alright! I'm calling that an Etsy share...and I am Okay with that ❤️ Loved seeing this method for journal covers. I was happy to hear that you were doing a Little Golden Book journal for Christmas, and hoping that I had the same book. Alas, I do not 😔 I think I have everything but Raggedy Ann😂 Such as: The Christmas ABC, Rudolph, Frosty, The Nutcracker, The Christmas Story, The Night Before Christmas and The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas. Lots of choices here. I can't seem to stay away from the children's books. Take care, hugs 🤗

Good afternoon gayle 😊❤

These are cool! THANKS! Love you friend! ❤❤❤

Good morning Gayle! OMGosh these were so awesome! You turned a plain piece of canvas into a work of art. I love them! Once I get my craft room moved, I may give them a try. Why I decided to move my craft room just as Christmas crafting is beginning, I have no idea 😂 but oh well. Take care Gayle. I will see you tomorrow 😊🤗❤

Good morning, loving these covers!🎄🎄❤️

Good Morning Gayle! It’s so lovely to hear you speak about your beautiful family! Cuteeeeee Santa napkin! Fun & festive journal cover! I love it! Can’t wait to see what you do with the other one! The splatters are just the perfect subtle touch! Hugzzz💖

Ho Ho Ho it’s time for Santa to make an appearance at Gayle’s craft room.

These covers look great. I love the grungy look to them. Enjoy time with your son!

Good Morning, Gayle! I enjoyed watching you work away on Christmas while I had my morning coffee. Have a great day!

Loving the cover ❤

I love it you have great ideas

I love the canvas journal covers! Off to Home Depot!

I bought canvas pictures from cheap and beautiful pictures on them. Hope the painter is swift and thorough. Namesta 🐞🐞🐞

I LOVE Raggedy Ann & Andy!! I have a couple Golden Books to make journals with and I can’t wait to watch ya make yours. I’m hoping you will have time for a start to finish with it. Also I would love the chance to purchase yours when finished. As I mentioned before, I’m new to journal making and I would love to own one of yours plus if I see it In person it helps me make. Thank you Gail for inspiration and knowledge.

You made my day! Marooney- red is that on the color wheel? Lol. Nice Elvis impression. Every time you go to say something and stop...I finish you sentence. Luv your covers. Thanks so much for just being you. God bless.

I just finished a painted canvas journal. It was so funny to work with, especially sewing in the signatures because it was like working with rubber 😂. It turned out super cute though…. if I can say that about my own work 😂. The canvas was a primed sheet from a pad.

Very cool!😊

🌷Good morning Gayle!🌷

Love these!

Good morning Gayle 💜

Gayle, Blicks, Jerry’s Artarama , both have canvas by the yard.

Hi Gayle, The song that came in my head was Who ran out of Mod Podge? Who, Who?? 😉😂😂 There was a song that was popular here in Europe. Who let the dogs out? Who, Who? I appologize for my strange kind of humour. Hugs, Erika in Sweden

Good morning Gayle, I enjoyed hearing about your granddaughters volleyball game and I could hear your love and excitement having your son at home visiting you. Do you give your head a shake when you think of your grandchildren in college now. When I think of my daughter, who now lives in London, England I still can’t believe how long she has been living there and how old she will be this November. I find the older I get the faster time seems to go. I enjoyed spending time with you this morning my friend and watching you work your artistic magic. I hope you have a wonderful day with your husband and son. See you tomorrow. God bless you and your wonderful family. Your friend Cindy, from a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏 P.S. If you want I will come over and help you tidy up your craft room. lol😊

Lay Down Sally!! And when you started singing I'm All Shook Up we were singing a duet. I love these covers, Gayle. It looks like so much fun. Enjoy your time with your son and stay safe in your travels. Love ya, gal!

Good morning Gayle. ❤❤❤

Good morning Gayle. I loved the Santa cover and look forward to seeing the other one when it’s done. It is always a good day when I start out watching you. Thank you for sharing your creativity and talent with us! 💜

Loved this. Thee cover is so cute! Your funny mood made me smile. You reminded me of myself when you would randomly sing haha. Hope you had a great lunch and enjoyed the rest of the time with your son! (I excitedly yelled out what you were having for lunch when you asked haha)

Good Morning Gayle. 💖💖

Morning Gayle xx

Good morning Gayle!☀️Ooooh! These are going to be so fun!! Love your canvas Journals! Hope you are having a great time with your son as he visits! Happy crafting!🤗🥰🌺

Very nice gift Gayle, you are truly loved, your porject for Christmas was amazing, the cover alone was fabulous. Can't wait for the next steps. Enjoy your day :)

Good morning Gayle, I love when you make covers & I like the use of canvas! Thank you for sharing & have a wonderful week!🤗💜🌻💕

Happy Monday!! Another start of the week with fun, fun, fun!!! Great cover! 😁💕 58:48

Thanks for sharing the napkins from my Etsy shop you used to make your covers. They look great! ❤ Inkedpaperart Kate Marshall

I love this project Gayle. Fun to watch and learn. Blessings

Hi Gayle! Thanks for the video today. You really inspire me to create. Just wanted to pop in and say...I get "discombobulated" too! And I noticed you often think in song lyrics! Lay down Santa must've been a riff on Eric Clapton's 'Lay Down Sally's. Love it! Have a blessed day, girlfriend

Good Monday Morning! Rene’s fold outs in her nautical journal were awesome! It 2:24 was just a great video all around to start the week! Have a good one! ❤

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Canvas can be bought by the yard at Hobby Lobby.

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Good morning Gayle, super cute cover and I think Santa is winking at us. Have a fabulous day, hugs! 💕

Good morning my beautiful friend! Loving these Christmas covers! Thanks for Sharing! What a lot of fun! Going to antiques stores today in Tennessee! Do you have any requests? Well I’m sure I’ll find something fun! Blessings dearest! 💕

That folded page in the nautical journal ... look up Turkish Map Fold. I know Natasa at Treasure Books has done it.

Good morning! A lot of techniques this Monday. Love winking Santa!😁💕

Good morning Gayle

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Good morning Gayle. What a fun idea with canvas for your covers, Love the winking Santa. I will have to give this a try. Have a wonderful lunch with your son and Mr. A

I have a canvas bag that i should make a cover with. Thank you for the video, Gayle. 🎉

I really enjoyed this video. I do need some practice using napkins because they turn out so pretty. Love what you did with the covers and look forward to seeing them completed. Also look forward to seeing which digitals you will use. You have a great day too!! Love and prayers, Gayle.

This looks like fun .thank you.

Great idea for Christmas❤

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Good morning Gayle, great video today, love this❤❤

Hi Gayle ❤

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What if you used the side of the canvas with the sign painted on it as a cover. I like the giant pieces of yellow letters. (Not for Christmas obviously but for other . . .)

They are in her shop. I checked.

☕️Good morning Gayle! 😊❤ Love the grunge! 🤎 do you just continue decorating the back and seal with the mod podge? Thanks! Xxx

I always thought skinning a cat was referring to a polecat which is a skunk.