Tutorial - Journal Cover from Amazon Bubble Envelope 

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I just made a journal cover from an Amazon package. I am so pleased with it. I am giddy! I can't wait to give it to the friend I am making this journal for. She will love it. Thank you Gayle you are such an inspiration!

I have been searching for this very kind of cover tutorial! And now it''s from one of my favorite teachers!! Thank you Gayle!

I think that ‘lace page’ would make a gorgeous journal cover. It’s beautiful 😍

You are very organized and I think that is very important. Knowing before you start what you are doing and haing a vision. You do it very well. I have learned so much from you over the past few years.Thank you for always inspiring me.

:- ) O, Gayle...I just had a vision: I keep all the multitudes of people who've lost so much through storms, earthquakes, fires, tsunamis, in my prayers. Decades back I looked up the FEMA website. Tragedies covered by that agency rolled on and on like a bad case of diarrhea. Today, it'd be so much more. Anyway, all the women who've lost their kitchens, craft rooms; (children who've lost their toys, school materials; men who've lost their offices, documents...) Watching you ladies, if they've computer access, must be a very poignant time for them. Happy, fulfilling, joyful, gratifying, crafting vicariously--yet, heartbreaking, too. You ladies cover a much needed loss in so many lives the world over. Just keep doing what you do.

I love this cover, the slow stitched piece is awesome! One thing you might try is before you sew in the signature, put the pages under several heavy books. Catherine at Sunnyside Journals and Nancy at Wishes and Weeds both use a book press. I don’t have a press so I just stack books on mine overnight and it’s amazing how much it presses down the pages.

Yay! I've been saving some Amazon envelopes to make covers with and was going to go back through your tutorials to see how you do it. Perfect timing, Gayle! Thank for another wonderful tutorial. xxx

This is exactly what I want to do. I've always used food box and TV dinner packaging. I took a couple years off, moved to Mexico for a year, decided I didn't like it so I'm starting over at my new residence here in New Mexico, which I absolutely love. So I'm buying everything new as I can but I have a really great craft area and a slightly larger house now too. It's an adventure for sure. I've been binge watching your videos. They are very informative not to mention entertaining. You will no doubt be hearing more from me. I'm a big fan. Toodles for now.

Thanks for showing how to do the amazon envelope cover. Your slow stitch piece was so pretty. Can't wait to see you show how to do the lace pages, That would piece would be a beautiful soft cover all on its own

Would love to see how you sew in the signatures Gayle!!😊

Love watching you make journal covers, you make it look so easy!! This turned out gorgeous and that slow stitching you put on the cover is beautiful. Yes please to doing a lace page on camera. Love to see how you did that!! Have an awesome evening...💜

This is going to be lovely! That cover is delicious and the slow stitch piece on the front is gorgeous.

I'd like to see you do a journal without any digital kit. It could include fussy Cut Thing and printed background material but no kit

Gayle: nice job with this journal. I just love all the materials we have at our disposal to recycle, reuse, and repurpose to create beautiful, functional things. Carol from California

I have been saving mailers without any idea how to use them😀! Now I know 😉! Time for me to pull out my sewing 🧵 machine and get crafting 😁! Thank you for sharing your tutorial,, take care 🤗💕!

Gayle, that is gorgeous and the front cover is phenomenal! The slow stitching is great, Rachel would be so proud. Hugs ❤️❤️❤️

oh my god, YES...............Love spending my Saturday watching you. I am getting so inspired and encouraged - listening to you. CAN you PLEASE show us how you clean your sewing machine??? I need to learn - and I bet you are just the right gal to teach me...........so please I found you

Love that you used prime envelope.Beautiful recycling .lovely cover!!!

Wow! That cover is beautiful! Your slow stitch piece is gorgeous and perfect for the cover.

Loving this!!!

Loved this tutorial! I've been wanting to make more fabric covers and seeing this is so doable. This will be a gorgeous journal. And in reference to your fabric/lace page...I think it needs to be a cover! You could place large journal cards in pockets to supply stability and a color theme. That little trim on the spine made me feel it as a cover. Great video as always!!

Absolutely stunning

Absolutely beautiful

I really appreciated the detailed explanation on the sewing. I’m a novice sewer and you helped my understanding tremendously! I’ve saved a few Amazon bubble packages and looking forward to trying this out. Thanks as always Gayle😁😁😁

Thank you for this. I too save mine and recycle them but I always wanted to make a journal out of them. Perfect for what I want. Bible study notes.

Love how this journal turned out and love the slow stitch piece ❤️❤️😍😍 would love to see how the lace page is done 🙏 that would make a great cover page 😊 TFS 😘😘😘😘😘

Love that piece of slow stitch Gayle. Beautiful cover. Hugs, Amy💕

I love love this. I have a stash of these put away. I also love the idea of having a front embelly ready to go. Gorgeous!

This helps so many Gayle. Thank you for doing this again. Very helpful! Blessings

Beautiful fabric!

Yes as a matter of a fact the talk was great, although slightly one sided. Nothing better than the extra Ink & Think!! Stunning as only you can do every single time!!! The lace page is Soooooooo Amazing!! This will be a journal to dye for. Namaste my Sweet Friend🥰🐞🤗

thanks, this video came just in time. I really love love love that lace page. please make a video making one. it’s stunning!

Beautiful, love the lace page!

This was helpful tutorial. I love using these envelopes as I have a lot of them. Great idea! And I am not sure if I was the Jessi in the 'Hi and Hugs', but Im pretending it was and it made my day! Looking forward to seeing this journal come together!

Love the fabric cover. It's beautiful !

its great to watch the creative process, i love internal pages!! You are reigniting a long dormant passion for papercrafting. Its been about 7 years since i scrapbooked, but i am itching to create a journal after stumbling across your wonderful channel

Fabulous cover Gayle. Thank you

I am looking forward to the lace fabric page tutorial-yours is beautiful!!

Thanks for this tutorial, Gayle. Just for a bubble mailer & wondered how to use it as a cover. 😊❤

Another beautiful journal on the way Gayle!!

This tutorial is wonderful, and creative!!!

Thanks so much for this tutorial! It is stunning!

That is going to be beautiful. Glad you are doing this again. Thanks for sharing.

I love your tutorials. This journal is already so pretty! Thanks Gayle

This is going to be gorgeous! I’m so excited to see how it turns out!

Love the slow stitching

Beautiful Gayle, as always!🥰🇨🇦

Just LOVE Joey's digitals! Thanks for that cover reminder🥰

Beautiful cover, it is so beautiful the slow stitching...love it!💕

Looks lovely Gayle! Can’t wait to see more

Oh Gayle this is going to be soooo beautiful. I can't wait to see MORE❣

Looking good , I can’t wait to try this ty!!!! 😍

Good morning! I needed this tutorial!

This journal is going to be beautiful. I can tell already. Love using the Amazon envelope!💖🤗💖

So pretty!

Fabulous tutorial!!😀

Going to try this cover !

Thanks so much for sharing your process! Love the cover and so inspiring. ❤️💞💖💕

You go sweet Gayle. You are the best and they don’t make them any better! Love, Lenie

I just tucked one to the side!! Got it last week. Can’t wait to try it!!

Yeah! Received one of these in the mail and can't wait to make it into a cover (after watching your lovely tutorial, of course!)

That really helps to see exactly how to use an Amazon envelope. Such a beautiful start. TYFS. ❤️❤️

A very fun video. It all looks so awesome and has Cathy Holden fabric. So lovely💓💓💓💓💓

Thank you! So very helpful!!

Another beautiful journal in the making, Gayle. Can't wait to see your lace pocket page video!

Yay! Thank you for this, and showing how many pages you're putting in as well. I'm gonna try it!

Thank you Gail for this video. Your instructions and demonstration are easy to follow and is greatly appreciated. This journal will be a beautiful one when completed.

Well this is definitely going to be a lovely journal with all the roses💐. Love the fabric and the digitals. Fun fun fun!!!

Love this video. Second time I’ve watched today. I love watching the process of seeing how signatures are put together. Thanks nice lady❣️🤗💕🦋

Great on explaining this. I have been saving my prime envelopes. Thank you so much. Can’t wait to see the lace page.

Thank you for sharing. I have been wondering what to do with these envelopes. Love it

Perfect timing! Exactly what I needed to see! Trying my first journal cover today! Thank you for going thru each step. 😊😊👍🏻

That is such an adorable cover, I remember one of your videos where you said to keep your “Zig Zag” stitch on the left at each corner and I alway think about that when I’m sewing😃

Oh, this journal is already looking gorgeous! What a great idea to use a bubble envelope as the inside of the covers. Thank you for showing us how to achieve this. Have a lovely day.

LOVELY Cover...GREAT Video!

I love your journal's I'm going to try to make my Granddaughters one for Christmas you explain everything so great😊

This was amazing! The journal will be so pretty! I love how you have so many things at your fingertips that you've prepared to use!❤ Beautiful!

I just wanted to thank you so much for ALL your videos, I just found you and have been binge watching for the last week. You are so upbeat and you artwork is sooooo beautiful. Thank you again!

That lace page is so cool! It would make a pretty cover too.

That slow stitch on the cover is gorgeous. That journal is going to be beautiful. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!

Beautiful start to what will be another gorgeous journal!! ❤🌹😘 I'm so excited that I now have some merch coming my way!!😁 HUGS!!🤗

Hi Gayle, making covers are intimately for me. Thank you for another great cover video. You give me confidence in trying different techniques. Now I just have to dig in and do it. 💕

This is going to be such a pretty journal. Looking forward to the lace doily page tutorial. Have a great week.

Hello Gayle! Thank you so much for doing this video on making a cover out of packaging. I’m gonna give it a try today hopefully, I might start on a small one first. Beautiful cover also and papers too. Enjoy your day and Happy Crafting! 👍🌻🌻🌻

That will be a very pretty journal Gayle! Love the soft colors, very summery!

Thank you Gayle, I had so many questions about sewing a cover I really needed this tutorial. It answered all my questions I had and now I know from here on out to save my bubble envelopes. Thank you for clarifying all the initial steps you need to do so you get a great result.

I love the cover Gayle and the kit is gorgeous. This is going to be a beautiful journal 😊

This is wonderful! I have quite a few of those envelopes ! Lol! Now I can put them to good use!

Thank you, Gayle, for the great tutorial on the Amazon envelope cover! 👌🏼Lovely kit from Joey Cardmaker, the little details are so pretty! And of course the Cathe Holden fabric is amazing! ❤️

Great Work as always I have to do it. The lace page is beautiful. Thank you. You Are Amazing ⚘⚘

The cover is lovely. I do like using the bubble wrap envelopes to make covers. Have a beautiful and blessed day.

I just finished my first Amazon package cover ....thank you for your mini tutorial it helped so much! Love ya auntie.

Beautiful! 🌹❤️

Thank u, this is very helpful to me. You do make it very easy to do.🙂

I have some Amazon envelopes saved up..looks like one will be in my future makings..thank you Gayle for showing this..can’t wait to see if you can get the lace project to show your how to..hugs my friend 🤗💜❤️

Thanks great demo video!

Ah! Just what I needed to wet my appetite to try making a journal with bubble wrap envelopes. I've collected a few, so now I can say "just do it"!!! Thanks Gayle. This was a treat.

Thank you, Gayle! I appreciate the full tutorial on this. I have not made a journal cover with fabric that is not folded over the edge. I like that you glued the edges down. Makes a ton of sense! I will be making one from my saved Amazon envelopes too.

Really love the cover and great ideas with the Amazon package. Now I don't feel so bad about having so many of them. Thank you so much for always sharing many wonderful ideas, hugs.