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If you put completely finished clusters in the book with removable glue, you wouldn't have to tear them out. You could just choose one, pull it off and place another in the space. Saves paper. I am going to make one. Great idea!

This is a great idea, also if you have clusters already made they make repositionable glue sticks from scotch and Elmer's. You can put some on the back of the cluster and stick them on the pages like stickers until you want them, then peel them off add art glitter glue or glue stick and place them on the ephemera 😊

Later you could make seasonal books, too. I could see a Christmas cluster book in our futures!😂

These books will make great coffee table picture books to peruse for winters nights when mojo won’t go and inspiration needs a hit. These will be great entrepreneurs delights to sell in their shop in tact, like snippet rolls with a companion cluster book and a journal and some fat quarters. Oh the ideas are just fluttering. The options are endless: a Timmy People cluster book, a paper doll Victorian era cluster book, shabby chic roses cluster book, butterflies, etc… My house spouse has been in VA hospital for 2weeks with pneumonia and rehab this last week and these booklets would have made a guick grab n go crafting kit while I was visiting him. Thanks to you and Tina and Laurette for showing this encyclopedic visual system ❤😊

Love, love, your scrapy Sat. I watch Tina's channel, too. She's very creative. I need to make some of these for my clusters and flowers, as I have so many of them that are stored in ziplock bags in a box. I can only see the top ones and have to take all of them out of the bag to see them. 😊

Absolute best part of this video? Seeing/hearing my beloved friend Gayle so excited about a concept that will work well for her! Love you my friend and thank you for letting me join you this morning. Happy, blessed Easter to you ❤

I'm going to use a tiny piece of double sided tape so I can just pop off the clusters as I need them. I've been looking for more efficient storage solutions for a long time. This fits the bill. Thanks! Gayle.

I would just use ONE DOT of glue. It would hold without a cluster falling out. When they are all removed, the page would be mostly intact. I would rather spend making new things, not remaking something that I destroyed unnecessarily. Just my opinion. Even better would be a removable product!!! The papers you chose for your books are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Gosh Gayle, you could even make a cluster digital before you cut these apart. I think you could use temporary adhesive to stick them down too. That way you could use your books over and over again and just pluck them off the page when you need them. Just and idea.

Great video! Lots of folks are suggesting removable glue/ tape, but 😅I like yours and Tina’s ideas of just keep making more booklets! They’re fun to make and so satisfying to look through! 😊😊

This is a great idea! Would love to try with something that would allow the book to be reused…..maybe a single glue dot to hold in place or temporary tape.

What a great idea. Not only to store the clusters, but also (like you said) to use them more, since you can see them better and much more easily. Thanks to Tina, and thanks to you, Gayle, for sharing Tina's idea with us!

I just love your videos. You are such a kind spirit and full of joy! Just wanted to tell you I appreciate you and have learned so much. ❤

Thank you so much for joining in Gayle, I am thrilled that you love this xx

Love this idea and love how it looks like it is working with yoj!!? Such a simple idea but what a scrap buster💖💖💖

Hi friend! I saw Tina make these and knew you’d love this fabulous idea! Blessings 💜 (Patty)

what a great idea! tina is so fun! it reminds me of a stamp book or like you said, a sticker book. so fun!

That's really cool. That will save time & be organized too!!

Using the repositionable glue would allow you to reuse the booklets😊

Great idea for using all our scraps - thanks ..

Looks like a relaxing project💗

I went and watch Tina’s video, what a wonderful idea, I work in many different colors and this would be helpful to pick the ones that go with other projects, I too have many projects in the works, plus I work full time in a elementary school and after work this is my stress relief. Thanks for your twist on this book.😊

These are excellent ideas! Someone in a facebook group suggested something similar with paper scraps straight on the page & build a book of masterboards. I've just almost gutted a book given away by a uni library ages ago. I'm going to do what you just did on the remaining pages of that book. I love the idea of some of our source materials becoming our storage!

What a cool idea for your clusters.👍🏻😊 I do hope that you and your hubby both have a blessed rest of your Saturday and a wonderfully blessed Easter Sunday too. Hugs and love, Sue M (Clearwater, Florida)🥰❤️🫶🏻😘😎🙏❌⭕️

They look so pretty on the book page that I would sure try and get some of the background paper when ! cut them out

This is a BRILLIANT idea!! Happy Easter!!

Love your idea with existing clusters already created. Great addition to Tina's idea. Watched one creator & can't remember her name that added a center page with vellum/acetate pockets to include the unused clusters when you wanted one in the middle of the page.

You may need a fall, holiday, spring and summer fabric books. And large geometric and a small geometric. I too love this idea! Tina is so creative! Hugs and kisses to everyone.

Love, love this idea

These are such fun ideas…I take mental notes during your videos 😊

As I was watching, particularly the fabric clusters, we could use 'reusable' tape down a line and just 'tack' the clusters where they could be easily removed without removing the tape.

Yay!! So glad to see your take on this concept by Tina. It's really taken off. There are a bunch of people doing it with different little variations. 🙂💜 Oh my gosh!! When I was watching Tina I thought about your trays of clusters and how you have to dig through them to find the one you want to use. Can't wait to see your Clusters in their new home. ☺️💜

I think this is a wonderful idea and plan to start on books today. My personal adjustment is that when I decorate I think in terms of color so I will do one neutral book, one all pink, one all blue etc. to make my collection of clusters the most user friendly to me.

Great idea. It’s great that you’ll be able to take them to retreats and use clusters to complete the retreat books. I liked the idea of repositionable tape runners, too. I found some of those in my stash. Thanks for sharing this idea.

This is so genius! Wonderful idea! 💕

Great idea and so easy. I'm going to just tear my clusters off the page and remove any excess background paper. That way I won't have to worry about the page matching my clusters and can use my ugliest scrapbook paper. Plus it will be faster than having to cut around the clusters. The reason I like to make clusters ahead is so that I can grab them quickly. Putting my little twist on the way I remove the clusters will make this awesome idea work for me. I'm so glad you shared this. Thanks and hugs!!! 💜

I saw Tina's original video of these and also very excited to make some of these. Your books look wonderful and will be so easy to use and store. It is a genius idea and also like Rachel P. comment below about making seasonal ones as well. A Christmas one of these pre-made to go along with all your Christmas ephemera you are making now. Thanks again Tina for such a wonderful idea.

Love how you are using your pages. Loved Diana's videos. I also watched Tania from Tatty Treasure. So now I am thinking I need to do some. Great video thanks.

You could use Aileen’s Tack it over for the first cluster paper to make it removable. Mine were stapled with my long arm stapler instead of sewing.

I definitely love this idea too. Excellent!

Awesome idea, they look so pretty! Thanks for sharing!

HI Gayle!! What an awesome idea Tina had!! This will make life/crafting so much easier!! Will have to check out Tina's video as well!! Happy Easter to you and Mike!! Hugs, Liz:)

Love this as can see where they are

I’ve jut started a similar project, but I’m using repositionable glue dots so I can pull out what I want. I’m happy with the idea because I think I’ll be able to flip through and see what I have more easily than digging through my box. I sure appreciate you! 💐

Great idea for store . I have that issue - out of sight out of mind, this is great to flip thru and find

It may be great to do one for holiday’s too.

Well if you do a book that’s purple themed I’d buy it in a minute!

Maybe make a cloth book for the fabric ones. Love this idea for storage!

Junk journal ideas with Donna on her channel made a folio of a sheet of paper to clip at the back of the cluster book, the 12x12 is folded in half the same and 4 or 5 clear pockets on each page for as you begin tearing your cluster book you can please the loose ones in the pockets so still easy to see

I love this idea! I saw one of Tina’s videos too. Thanks for sharing

This is an awesome idea!

Such a great idea. I have another thought, which is to use the cardstock for the outside then fabric pages for the fabric clusters that way they can still all be fabric if that makes sense.😊

Great idea!

Beautiful enjoyed

Hi Gayle! Have a super 🐣 Easter.

I love your work

Awesome 🎉

Brilliant idea ❤ Hoppy Easter 🐣🐇❤🐞

Tina does come up with some fantastic ideas and this is so much better storage for your fabulous clusters. Going forward, you might want to make seasonal books or one-colour books ... the options are endless.

Gail! Make a "book" out of fabric to use for your fabric clusters! Wouldn't that be awesome. Then you could cut them out or rip the fabric around them. I'm thinking it would be a good way to use up fabric too. 🤔 I have a ton of netting to use up...sew that over my fabric and that way I would have an awesome backing piece for the clusters...I'll have to try it too. 😊 TFS

Good morning Gayle! I’m totally obsessed with this idea! I first saw it on Donna’s channel, Junk Journal Ideas by Donna (it showed up in my recommendations recently). She also was inspired by Tina. Donna added on a feature I thought was clever, an added storage part for the any loose clusters that were left over from a page after tearing off what she needed. I got so absorbed in the whole idea I got up out of bed after watching it and headed down to my craft room and got busy! Unfortunately my hubby woke up from all the racket from my sewing machine 😂. This is just a brilliant way to store our clusters and use up that scrapbooking paper/card stock that has been in my stash for more years then I even remember (some I inherited from my aunt) all I can say is Tina really used her noodle (as my dad would say) on this idea! And you and Donna gave all of us even more ideas for the clusters books/storage! Thank you Gayle! 💖

I love this idea of Tina’s, am so happy you’re doing it!

I had put this on in the background while I was drawing. I was in and out of the room with doing stuff around the house. We got about 45 minutes in and I saw how pretty and organized it looks and decided to start the video over from the beginning to pay closer attention to what you're doing! What a pretty and tidy idea!! Thanks for sharing.

Great idea

Great idea

Genius!

What about the same concept but use for words/texts? I know I am always fumbling around for just the right words or phrase or something. And you can make a few booklets just as you done Gayle for each subject matter and such….

Hi Gayle, I love watching your videos, they inspire me, and you are a lovely person. I've been struggling with a rough depression, but I'm always lifted up by watching you. Thank you so much for being you, Tee

Gayle I just loved seeing your clusters. They are soo pretty. It inspired me to make some.

This is the very best idea. Because it will be faster finding the perfect cluster for your project. I guess that is why they made sticker "books". Tina was thinking outside the box. I watched her video before you showed your video. But I like to make it individually. So glue the finished cluster in a book is more my style. Thank you for showing how the store your clusters. Big hug always.

Thanks!

This IS a fabulous idea, Gayle. My clusters hardly ever come out to play because the current storage just doesn't work. These really are true scrapbooks, too. I think I'll modify slightly, using single-sided paper - it's mostly what I have. Won't be pretty on the other side, but I can live with that. Thank you so much for picking up on Tina's ideas and showing us your own spin, too. ❤ Belinda xxx

This opens up a lot of ideas for storage of crafty things! No longer having to pilfer through a box looking for just the right one for the application. Congrats to you and of course, Tina!

Great idea Tina! Thank you for sharing Gayle. I prefer to “see” what I have rather than “rummage” through supplies. I bet this system will work terrific for that process.

What a really good way to store Premade all types of already done ephemera I’m. Thinking Christmas

Gayle this is Pat from San Diego. We had our right shoulder rotator cuff surgery at basically the same time. Trying to craft and lift our sewing machine etc. Well I had the left shoulder done on Jan 5th, healing went well for the first 9-10 weeks and right now I feel like I'm back at week 2-4. Don't know what's going on. I haven't fallen or knowingly hurt my shoulder..ready to slit my throat!!!😮 just FYI

This is one of those rare instances where I see the original video and then see you present your version of the idea. And as I was watching Tina’s video I was saying to myself…WWGD?? (What Would Gayle Do) And of course Gayle you did not disappoint!! Fun, fun, fun!!❤❤❤

For the books where you cut out the clusters, I wonder if it would work better with a cover sheet. Maybe with pockets to store before you put them in.

I’m thinking I might do similar books with my ruffles with maybe restickable glue

I love this project, and even though your using an older paper pad, you have now given that paper pad a purpose and it isn't wasted

I love how excited you are about this idea! I hope you have a delightful day. Love&hugs

What an ingenious idea!! So much easier to see your clusters…flipping through a “book” instead of sorting through a pile!!!

🎉 I am joining in the delight at getting to see your clusters! What a great idea! And, depending on how the books are stored, I’m thinking the clusters could hang off the page and I wouldn’t need to worry if they all “fit” on it … so many variations to play with and now to explore! Thanks so much for sharing your take on Tina’s #clusterbook …yay!!

What an awesome idea. No more scraps sitting at the bottom of the tray or scrapbook paper sitting on your shelf gathering dust and more creative play time needed to make them. It wont be easy to cut into them though. I suppose we could make another book for the clusters that we can't bare to part with and call it "Treasured Clusters". I can't wait to see more of your cluster videos. I can sit and watch them for hours even though I don't make journals myself. I make greeting cards but don't actually watch many card making videos anymore. I love your creative style and fun loving nature. You are a true gem Gayle.

I watched Tina’s video and then came across yours. It is so nice to see your take on it too. I agree with you that it is a genius idea. Great way to see what you have, use up scrapbook paper that is sitting on a shelf, and have fun revisiting some of your creations. As always, thank you for the inspiration for sharing your enthusiasm and talent with all of us! 💜

I love this idea!!! It’s so funny because I have watched you faithfully daily for so many years that when you explained the project I knew exactly what you were going to do with those books because I knew how you stored your clusters…LOL! I can see making actual Christmas and Fall books for those specific clusters and then keeping those books with all your Christmas and Fall stuff so you won’t forget to use them. As you were going through the fabric clusters especially, I saw several that would work specifically for Christmas. It would be awesome to have those all in one book stored with your Christmas ephemera. Oh and a whole other one for clusters that will work in your purple journals that you do!

Happy scrappy Saturday, this is such a great idea. I was thinking for the fabric clusters use glue dots or a tape runner so you could pull it off without the paper and add more later. Thank you for all your video's , so inspiring love watching!

Yes!!! What a great and brilliant idea! Loved seeing all your clusters showcased and easy to access! Thanks for sharing with us! 🥰❤️

I love this and I am grateful for your kindness in sharing it. I have my clusters in metal tins and I never use them, I think I will now.

Where in the world do you find such beautiful die cuts and stickers. I am just starting out as a crafter and i see your two large bins of beautiful pieces

Wonderful idea! These will also be easy for you to take to retreats! I think it will for sure help them be used more often and they will be so much easier to see what you have. I hope you slept so great last night in your NEW bed!! Your probably gonna be adding these to 47 books while your watching tv for the next 3 yrs to get your stash in there! Maybe you need to make yours 15 pages or so and hand stitch them together so you can have more pages together. You could also go back through one of your fabric books you make and find some to slow stitch on after they are in the book! So many benefits!

Good morning Gayle, what a wonderful concept of Tina’s take on these clusters! Thank you for sharing your take. Have a wonderful weekend!🤗💜🌻💕

I love this! It's such a wonderful idea, not only do they look pretty in the books but it makes it so much easier to pick ones for your projects💕

Happy scrappy Saturday gayle what a great idea 💡 fantastic you can as well do them in order of timy flowers birds ex or in colour order too great fun I need to this 😘😍😊

Loving this concept of going by color or subject, with scraps after a project, or scraps in general! I kept thinking that the green page with the fabric would make a fabulous Christmas one separately! I could do a fall, spring, Christmas, etc...so many ideas flying. Using up paper I won't use otherwise is a bonus! Thanks for the ideas Gayle (and Tina)!

The genius of this project is that the storage is also part of the ephemera. No waste! (Or very little) Hugs!❤

This would make a wonderful gift. Or leave the blank background pages for writing and you have a simple, lovely journal.

Loved this idea from Tina, isn't she just lovely to watch. Tina also decorated some material tags she had made, they were beautiful too. Love this Gayle.

Great idea for those with dozens of clusters. I enjoyed seeing you so excited and having fun Gayle! 🥰

This is a great organization project and being able to see things is so much easier.