I love this so much. I've struggled with how to use larger graphics as well & I really need to learn how to use my envelope punch. My envelopes always come out wonky when I use it & I don know why!

I love these ideas! Have you ever made the DIY paper pad, the glued one, with vintage papers? I love these ideas. I especially love using the masterboard to cut out die cuts.

I was given flow paper book for Christmas please give me some ideas how to use it

Hey Vivian, Its Amaya and I got your beautiful letter, Thank you so much!

I'd love to send you po box again❤ so glad to see you doing well 😊 Happy Holidays!

I don’t know that it matters BUT… in the states there are scrapbook stores all over that host what we call “crops” where a group of people come together to scrapbook and socialize. So that’s the crop part. The dual part is bc you can use the “dial” (turn the tool) to get a different size. Hence crop-dial.

Please send me your Address Labels and I will make you some Friendship Books. Thank You. Ladies Only. All Ages Welcome Worldwide. Send a letter to me at 4 Barron Road Westriding Hillcrest 3610 KwaZulu-Natal South Africa Thank You

Lovely mail!

A lot of lovely goodies

Hello Vivian! So happy that you enjoyed all the goodies! The appreciation of old illustrated books is something that we definitely have in common! Enjoy everything and keep sharing your beautiful creations!🤎

These are all so lovely. You get the prettiest mail!!! The Winnie the Pooh one is sooooo cute!! I love mushroom art too.

love, love, looooove this!! :) did I say that I love your video and all your ideas? =D Lol. thanks for sharing!

I'm glad I found you! :) I love your videos! thanks for sharing! <3

Thanks a lot my dear Vivian ! All is wonderful 😍😍😍

Thanks for the flip through! I think the last few years the paper lover books have not been as good as the earlier years. I think I have almost all of them. I hope they will improve next year. I found a book at Barnes and Noble called Paper Paper Paper by Deckchair Press, there is one called Cottage Collection and one called Botanical Collection. They are incredible!

Another excellent craft time. Mini pocket letters are so adorable!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this pocket letter and all the goodies! My kinda colours and designs. Super cute! I really enjoy your videos.

Cute pocket letters

This is delightful! Love the color scheme!!!🌸🌷🩷

Great work! I have a lingering, incomplete pen pal letter that I need to get ready to post. Hopefully tomorrow after all the Thanksgiving celebration has concluded! Thanks for reminding me that I can decorate the envelope, too. 💌 Have a great day. ☀️

Vivian,😊Can I send you letters and gift for penpals.??

Vivian,😊Can I send you letters and gift for penpals.??

Pretty project! I love listening to you and slow videos whether voice-over or real-time. And I totally agree with you that it is a great idea to show the close-ups during 'work in progress' as well.

I loved your TED talk today. It was lovely. So was your art. I love the little "house" looking tag flipbook and the colors blend so nicely together. Now I want something pumpkin spiced!

Love it ❤

Oh boy, I also have really bad winter depression--and on top of that, a vitamin d deficiency! Thankfully supplements + my regular antidepressants help manage that beautifully and now I can actually *enjoy* winter instead of just feeling miserable and numb for the entirety of it. I hope that what you discussed with the doctor helps you out in every winter to come !! Love your videos, and I really love the idea of printable masterboards--once I get myself a printer I'll definitely be giving that a shot to see what kinds of fun crafts I can make with that :D

Just happened to find your channel, and your videos are great to watch while making collages! I'll definitely be following some of your tutorials and tutorials you've linked to make fun little bits and bobs for them. Also, kudos to you for being open about your mental health. As a guy who struggles really hard with a host of mental illnesses its always reassuring to see im not alone. Of course, I'm never happy hearing other people are suffering too, I more mean that it feels like I have a community of crafters that also struggle and can empathize with mental health issues and it makes me feel a bit less isolated. Love your channel! I'll definitely be subscribing and binge watching your videos. Cheers!

So cute! Happy to see your autumn mail! Thank you so much 💖

Amazing Flipbook 😊 It’s a great idea.

Love de flipbook, simple but fun Las die comment vorige keer ook, wat een mafkees! Moeten ze jou maar niet volgen. Lekker over blijven praten, helpt anderen juist om er ook open over te zijn, of om er meer over te leren/begrijpen. Ik vind het altijd heel relaxed om te luisteren naar je

Soo pretty! You are so creative, I always gets so much inspiration from your videos 🤗 So sad to hear about the negative comment on your last video re winter- some people’s rude words are so baffling to me since it costs nothing to be kind!!

The algorithm gets 💯 today! New subscriber!

Jolie création et très originale .... que l'on peut faire avec tous les papiers que l'on a facilement dans les magazines. Merci !!

Lovely mail and the gold doodles and doodly border look great. x

It's a pleasure to watch you craft❤

I don't remember if I know what country you're in, but I grew up in a place that has cold winters. I eventually grew to love them, although only one other sweet old lady shared my enthusiasm. She must be nearly 90 and still makes snow angels! 🥰 I very much understand how winter can make you sad, and while it's not true of everyone, many, many people struggle with winter. Maybe some of these ways of looking at it will help you focus on cheerful things: *When there aren't leaves on the trees, a positive of that is that it's like looking at the line drawing of the world before the details are painted on. It's kind of like when they x-ray famous masterpieces and find things that the artist painted over and it's exciting because it had previously been a secret. So in some ways, you can imagine that winter is revealing some of those secrets. That helped me have a more positive outlook rather than thinking of the altered view as barrenness. *The birds become beautiful little jewels flying around a blank canvas, and if you have a chance to put up a feeder, you can spend a lot of relaxing time studying the detail of their patterns and colors, not to mention their often-comedic behavior. *I grew up on a farm, and when it got dark so early, it really cut down on what could be accomplished outdoors. So we would put all the animals to bed, and go inside to warm up. We'd all gather in the living room, my dad might lay a crackling fire, and some kind of history or science program would be on tv, but each of us would also be working on our own activities. My mom would certainly be piecing a quilt (extra nice in winter because when it drapes on you, it's added warmth! 😄) or doing counted cross stitch of warm-weather themes. My dad would be doing repetitive tasks like sharpening all of the kitchen knives or stripping insulation off of scrap wire for recycling during the spring. My sister and I might be sketching or painting or wood carving. It was a nice, quiet time to be together while doing creative or productive tasks. So even though we really liked warmer weather where we could work outdoors most of the day and half the night, the winters provided a unique combination of family time and guilt-free crafting. *When it's dark out so much, light becomes a glorious thing. It was always a lovely stargazing time (even from a vehicle, if it was just dangerously cold!) And I used it as an excuse to put up a lot of fairy lights around the house. I kept mine up well past Christmas-until the sun started coming back. Fight that darkness with cute, cozy lights! *And I always thought of it as a time of year where everything was a scavenger hunt for unexpected things. I would keep track of beautiful or odd or noteworthy things I saw each year. We had some Snowy owls visit several times, and a pair of red foxes played a long and rambunctious game of tag across our large frozen pond. The creek flooded, then froze, and so we "skated" (just shuffling with our regular boots) through the silent forest. The Northern lights, a rarity there, became visible a few times. Absolutely gorgeous! I'd encourage you to start your own cold weather treasure chest list or journal of unusual or beautiful things you see or do. It really adds a sense of anticipation to each day and satisfaction when you collect a unique moment to write down. 💖❄️ All the best to you as you prepare for winter. You can do this! 💪☃️❄️

Could you show your letter punch situation sometime? I'm having trouble visualizing what that tool looks like, but really like the final result of it.

Good tip with the scissor distressing!!! My mom used a sandpaper block (which I don't have on hand right now), so it never occurred to me to use something different. 🤦‍♀️😄 This will be perfect for a rustic "autumn nature walk" letter I'm preparing.

I haven't finished watching yet, but I had to say: 😄 I'm also Team Two Words at Once! 🎉

Gorgeous gorgeous little tag folder, I'm love with that vellum page. I think it's so important to be honest and talk about mental health. You don't whine you have open and honest discussions about your life and what you're feeling. I don't understand when people leave negative comments like that, they haven't paid to watch your content you have gifted it to all of us for free, they aren't forced to watch or listen they could just move onto a video they do like rather than announce what they don't like. Wonderful video, Vivian. Thank you so much for sharing 💖💖

I rearly use measurements. I eyeball mostly, too😂 thanks for the tutorial

Super cute flip book!

Cute tag flipbook

wow they really went in the opposite direction of last year's, didn't they? Now it's all plain. I don't know if I like it that much better than the neon biology microscope patterns they had going on last year.. I'm still quite happy with my 2022 edition, I should start using it more!

Beautiful work Vivian ❤ You're so right about the winter blues! I'm trying to stay ahead of it too. ❄️💙

I always love sheet music being used in crafts. There is something so simple and beautiful about it. You make such gorgeous projects. I can relate with liking warmer weather a lot more and not enjoying the cold wintery times. I love working out. Keep up the great work. Listening to you talk is always so calming! Thanks for taking the time to make your videos.

Heerlijke video. Mag wel een uur hoor hahahaa. Haal altijd zoveel inspiratie uit je videos en ben ook helemaal van het botanical vintage thema! 🍂 Ja winterdepressie is real. Ik probeer elke winter naar een (iets) zonniger oord te gaan op vakantie. 💖💖

Aww- I miss Kira too. Hope she is doing well. Breaks are important though. ❤

Beautiful flipbook

Everyone is feeling a little bad in winter??? What? I'm not. Why do you say that? Most people are just feeling good and normal 🤗