Viewer Request - What to do with White Pages? 

I love distressing around the edges, but sometimes I want a softer pastel edge, so I use the inexpensive blush and eyeshadow colors that I pick up at the dollar store. After applying, I do buff over the blush/eyeshadow with a tissue to pick up any excess.

I only started junk journaling a couple of months ago, and i didnt have any crafting supplies. However i did have a lot of make up! And so I used old make up and the same blending brushes Gayle uses. You can use anything, blush, eyeshadow, bronzer, even tried stamping with mascara and lipstick. Still use some glitter eyeshadow sometimes, for the nice effect it gives.

Thank you, Gayle. Very helpful! I like it when you also use your corrugated cardboard to stamp the distressed lines onto a page. 😀

I keep a small spray bottle of instant coffee on my work desk to use with stencils and such, and to get rid of white space- in answer to another way to distress. I love the way you distress! The first video of yours I watched a few months ago, I thought- why does she distress so much? I was totally new to art/junk journalling and just watching to learn how. Then I started my first altered book and ended up doing mine just like yours. It just makes it look older and more 'loved' I guess. :)

All such great ideas for white pages!!! There's just so many things you can do with them....just have fun doing them...most important rule of all!!!!! Hugs, sweet Gayle!

Kinda new to journaling and Love Love your ideas. I have gone WAY back in your videos trying to do the things you do. Seems like mine always look like kindergarden art class! Lol I dont have many crafting goodies yet....but to make the aged edges I use a compact foundation in a very dark shade. Using makeup sponges to go over the edges. It is a learned technique in itself! What a mess I made when I first started. Thank you for all you do! My dream is to have a full craftroom!

I love your ideas as usual. What I’ve done in the past is copy coffee dyed paper on the back using my printer. Works great. And I’ve been dyeing paper using the method of medieval mirage. 👍🏻👍🏻

Gayle I like to use sewing tissue over the top of things to distress or on white pages. I have my Old Paper digi that I made to go on the back of a page that has a printed side so there is still journal space but it's not white. I will be putting a new Old Paper digi out this week. Great ideas Gayle this was very helpful and thanks for the shout out. Hugs, Amy

Thankyou Gayle, this was very helpful. I’ve been waiting to get brave and start using some stencils and inks from my crafty stash. The green leaves are very pretty and I love the distressed look. Ah the baby photo, how beautiful! My husband and I recently went to a collectibles fair and I found a bundle of vintage photos. So sad they weren’t with their families but so happy to have rescued them :)

Thanks again for sharing how to get rid of white papers. I thank all that gave other ways to distress also. I love everything you do, and teach. Don't worry about the negative comments or the thumbs down. There are always going to be negative or harmful people. You are terrific and loved by so many including me. Sending lots of love your way. May God continue to bless you and your family. Later😎

Thank you so much Gayle for this video, I am watching it (as you will see) almost 2 years later!!!!! The white pages are always a challenge for me, so this video is so timeous. Thank you for all your inspiration and sharing with us. Blessings and hugs from Cape Town. Diana

I think I've said, I have those brushes. And I love them! I use one color per brush, also. I keep them in individual baggies. Not sure you have to, but I didn't want a darker color to rub off on a brush with a lighter color, if storing them together. And, if you are not stenciling, and just putting a distressed look on a page, holding the brush at an angle works pretty well. I saw this on another you tube video. At an angle covers better than using it flat and going across the paper. Love that stencil you're using!! TFS! 💟 Suzy xx

Thank you for showing how to deal with white pages. Very helpful. You always know what to do! ❤

I love the look of scrunching paper up (it can be designated scrunching or 'trash' scrunching and then putting archival ink on it with very light pressure to just pick out the raised creases. My favorite color is black for this technique. Note that the paper does end up "shrinking" some.

Love the different ways you covered the white paper!!!!

Love how you transformed the white pages. I love the distressed look. Sometimes when I'm watching you, I say, "Don't forget to distress that." LOL. I have the makeup brushes and I find the ink wipes off real well with wet wipes and the same brushes can be used for more than one color.

Thanks Gayle for the ideas. I also think a water soluble crayon type thing works well to distress, with baby wipe.

Bye Bye white page and they look fabulous, thanks for the tips and as always just love your stencils.

I like your fabric swatches, so colourful. My most preferred way to cover a white page currently is something in between stamping, inking, and collaging. White pages are real sweethearts, aren't they? Thank you for sharing your journal ideas! 👌🏻🙏🏻🎨✂

When I first started, I distressed with brown shoe polish from the Dollar store.

This was amazing. I am fairly new to junk journaling and white pages were a glaring problem for me. Your suggestions have made me excited to have them instead of frustrated because they never fit with the "aged vintage" look that fill my pages. You are very kind to create videos that address specific viewer problems. I am busily attempting to catch up with your past videos, and none of them have failed to teach me and inspire me. Thank you.

Hey Gayle - I usually don't get to comment since I watch you on TV either in the living room or in my craft room and craft along with you! You were my 1st digi download when I started getting into JJ! You are so creative and I've learned so much about collage from watching you - thank you for sharing your creativity! I use black gesso or white gesso mixed with some reinker, chalk or make up to change the gesso to any color you want. Mix reinker with water and spray to change the color of paper. To "distress" the paper you can always run the edge of the scissors or your nail to distress the edges of the paper. It doesn't change the color, but can age the page! Thank you again for sharing. Inky hugs, Cindy

I use pastel chalks and a blender brush (smaller) from dollar tree in the makeup section. use charcoal, eye shadow, shoe polish and I also use Southworth Resume paper in Ivory. Love it! No white space!

Gayle, thanks so much for the video! I will use some of your ideas on my current journal. Thanks for taking time to take requests!

I found your suggestions very helpful, and I really did craft along! I got lots of mod pod gear goobers on me, lol! And I thought, Gayle would definitely be saying, “Ew!” At on point I was hoping my open container of m. p. and I almost spilled it. That’s why there are laws against that sort of thing. I love how you are always lifting other people up and encouraging them , like the mother daughter team with the shop and all the crafters that you support with you design team efforts. They are lucky to have you!

I like distressing with my dauber, but I do love using the brushes for stenciling. If I may give you a hint for not getting that dark ink at the beginning when using the brushes, I always just tap the brush on a scrap first before using it on my actual page. Also, I clean my brush between colors by simply tapping it a few times on the scrap paper until the color disappears. It’s been working fine for me. I hope this helps. 😃

I would love to see your studio some time. I love watching your videos Gayle.

Love that first stenciling 😍 The gradation of green is beautiful!

Great tips, Gayle! I just got my daughter’s brand new sewing machine, I just need to learn how to use it😂 xxx

I have never questioned the thumbs down button until now....why would someone do that, especially when you are watching a creative process of an artist. If you don't like what she is doing, just leave. I think personally that a thumbs down MIGHT be appropriate for technical issues never addressed. Petty and hurtful and inappropriate in my opinion. Gayle, I love your art work and subscribe because it is creative, a teaching method, and I love your personality. Keep creating, and boo to those who are negative. It hurts me that they hurt you. Love ya, go girl Gayle!

You can always use dollar store SHOE POLISH to distress if you don't have distress inks....just sayin🤗🤗😁

Love distressing!!!!! It finishes the idea! Love it❤️🇨🇦

You asked about distress...I’ve used a brown shoe polish. Works really well I think! I love your work ethics too! Keep on distressing Gayle!

Hi Gayle I print on both sides of the paper so that you do not have any white space. Usually most kits have some neutral background pages, or I put a piece of tea stained paper into the copier and copy it onto the back.

Great solutions Gayle. I love your distressing. Not too much at all. I enjoyed heading about your trip last week. It was interesting to see what you did with your travel jourlal. Really pretty. I couldn't help thinking that I'd love to get a peek at Mr. A's journal. ?? 😜💚💚B x

Hi Gayle!! This was so good for someone new to the journal addiction, heehee. I have only finished 2 Journals and I struggled with the white pages Thanks for the fresh new ideas! I did do some distressing with my watercolors and a wet wipe before I started buying the inks.

Hi Gayle when you walked away could hardly hear you! A great job with white paper brilliant as I have a problem what to do!! Thank you, a real help!!

Gayle, I once saw a video where someone distressed and stenciled with old eye makeup or Dollar Tree makeup! And I love how you distress!

Try using shabby shutters or weathered wood to stencil. I like the two color effect with the vines. For an even softer effect, make up brushes work well. Especially the big fluffy ones.

Brilliant ideas, this is one video to download for future reference. Give Alfie a smooth and hug from me and I hope he’s having a great time giving the squirrels grief!!!! TFS 😻 🐿🌳🐶

Love all your techniques Gayle!! Thank you!

So many great ideas!! Thank you!

Thanks, Gayle. Super informative, as always!

These were all great ideas! Thanks to Jane for requesting this and to you for showing us!

You can tell how old I am...I thought of a phone book (white pages)...too funny...love this video ❤️

Beautiful ! I enjoyed watching. Thank u so much Gayle.

Great ideas Gayle! Thanks for sharing them! ❤️

I loved all those ideas. Thank you for your time and i have some digitals from your shop to use too. Be safe

All good suggestions! Thanks Gayle!

love your job!

Thank you for a lot of great ideas!!

Thanks for sharing your craft!

You, Gayle ARE aging beautifully! I assure you! Inside and out!

Gorgeous as always,thank you!

Distressing is the best!!!! Love your videos!!!!!

Thank you for this video. I needed ideas about white space and you are the master of distressing.

That was a fabulous pocket you collaged! I love it!

Great ideas as always Gayle❣️❣️

Great techniques, Gayle. Thank you. My dog loves chasing squirrels too. Hi Alfie!

I love that stencil!

Thank you for addressing this, Gayle! You are wonderful, and I’m loving your tutorials.

Thank you for your tutorial it was very helpful, I'm binge watching your videos, they are very detailed enough for me to follow along, thank you ❤

This is super useful thanks Gayle. Right now I had been stamping or placing a sticker on the corner of pages and putting a strip of washi on blank pages.

Thank you for sharing the different ways to cover the white papers. 🤗

The Journaling community is so generous and kind! Thanks for sharing. 😊

Gayle thank u for such an informative video.😍🌴

When I first began watching you I thought how could you destroy your beautiful creations!! NOW they just look dirty!! You have converted me..now I distress everything!!! Even the landlords rent check...lol. they weren't impressed!!

Love watching your channel❤️

You always have the bestest ideas!!! Tfs! Xoxo Dawn Love your fabric flips! ❤️❤️

Great ideas Gayle. I print on both sides and ink away. I love the distressed look. Thank you for sharing your ideas!!

I agree distressing a little, a lot or none is personal taste. My grandmother always said “every fellow to his own taste said the lady who kissed her cow!) 😉

This is lovely work, thank yoy

So glad you addressed this issue, I too was wondering what the best ideas for covering the white pages Thanks a bunch

Love the idea what’s out would to do with white pages. I learned many things by watching many different tutorials ... the way the artist would do with them to make their journals to die for! Thanks for sharing!

Maravilloso vídeo, muy inspirador... Mil gracias, Gayle! Saludos desde España.

Love these ideas! I often have white pages when I use my scrapbook paper. This is very helpful! Great video!

Nice ideas Gayle! Enjoyed the ideas from your subbies too! 👍

Great ideas! Very helpful. Thank you so much.

I love stamping on the white pages. Small clusters of fabric/paper are also nice to tuck here and there on a white page. 😁💜👍🏻

I love this thanks for sharing!!!

Those are great tips. Thanks for sharing.

Wonderful video ... this is exactly what I needed to see now I can get rid of those pages in my journals... stencils, stamping & collages 😊🤗. TFS !!

This was perfect for me. I'm just about to sew my first junk journal together and have lots of white pages. I'll use some of these tips to take care of those. I'm glad I saw this video before I sewed the pages into the cover!

Thank you for such a wonderful video...I normally don't have trouble filling a white page, but you always show glorious pages and I learned a few new ones. I keep thinking of that 3 legged desk too, 😆 go back and get it!!! TFS

I stencil too on white pages. I too need to make a folder like yours. Will have to look up your old video. Thanks

Thank you for showing us what to do with white pages. I'm new to journaling as well and find myself having a lot of questions too. ❤️

Great ideas, thanks so much!

Thank you for this video. I am new to junk journaling and I have had a hard time coming up with ideas for covering up white pages. This has given me some great ideas.

I love your video's. They are so creative! I'm learning a lot from it 🙂🌼

Perfect timing for me watching this video. - playing catch up again, went and watched Rachel’s 100 day project videos. I’m doing s beach/seaside journal and I too printed my kids on regular white copy paper. Thanks for sharing your ideas!!

Lots of fun ideas! Very inspiring! Thank you! xo

Good morning Gayle! I think you answered alot of peoples questions on how to work on white pages. Thanks, I know what I can do now. Thanks for another great video. Hugs ❤

Thank so so much for sharing.

Amazing! In a matter of a few minutes you stenciled and distressed the paper. I love that stencil! I also love distressed papers. Love your ideas.

I just can’t believe this!!! I’m working on my very first journal for my granddaughters & I was wondering what I was going to do with the White Pages. I’m so excited!!!!! TFS your creations Gayle! You truly inspire me & of course make me laugh tooo! Blessings & a Big Hug!!!!❤️❤️

I have just started junk journaling, Thank you Gale! Love, love love all your videos. You are so helpful, and I love to hear you talk. Always waiting for your next video!!!!!!!

Love that stencil!

"...too much distressing"?? That's not possible, is it? ;) I think I love distressing because it reminds me of vintage books and paper and those are two absolute loves for me. I own three Vintage Photo stamp pads because I need one in my travel bag, one I use at home and one spare...in case I lose one. Oh...and of course I have the refill. Distress away!!

Thanks for all the great ideas. I'm very inspired by the two inks and stencil method. Also, fellow subies have been offering up many other good suggestions. I'm excited to try several of these techniques.

Great ideas❣