#2022planner

[@JannyHaak]

Love that cover, Gayle. I thinks all those stamps look awesome together, really cool idea!! 💕💕💕

[@linajournalcraft]

Good Morning Gayle❤ Wonderful job... I love ruffle and stamps! Totally Love❤

[@susanstephen4555]

I love that postage stamp cover!! What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@DeniseS-6867]

Hello Gayle, I really like how your weekly collage came out, love the sunny flowers. Your postage stamp cover is very colorful and fun. TFS

[@rwetzbarger1244]

Love the journal cover and the ruffles add another level of fun!

[@jillallen6659]

Yes yes yes! Leave that pretty little trunk just like he is 😁

[@colleenmc8450]

The MM challenge is fabulous, it might be my favorite of all of them. Love the cover and strips. Your Granddaughter is still in my prayers. Be safe in all the crazy weather hitting your area on Thursday.

[@deedeeedychance7757]

I’m so excited that you are going back to the retro journal. Yay ! Yay! Yay!

[@elzanneshepperson6729]

I really like that postage stamp cover with the ruffles ... Now you've got me wanting to hoard stamps so I can do one too. Love it. Hugs to you Gayle.

[@annehahn9240]

Love your MM page and the stamp journal cover is so great, what an awesome idea!

[@craftycat7212]

Love your collage and your comments on the news. I think it is very important to know what is truly going on. Love your journal ephemera too. Hugs, Amy🙏💕

[@eileenammendolea1776]

Praying for Sarah and all of you daily as well as the people of Ukraine. It’s so important and comforting. I absolutely love the stamp cover. It’s so eye catching! The Margarete Miller collage was super! Have a great day!

[@lindahyem5804]

I like to keep up with what is going on around us too! As usual your collage and cover turned out great! Hugs

[@redparrot9489]

Ooo! The cover looks great! I am so happy to see how your are using the trunk. 💕

[@JoyfulMakesandFinds]

I LOVE your stamp collage! Another wonderful cover! SO inspired here!

[@CeriGriffiths]

❤️if you water down the modge poge then you can do some fabric paper with it.

[@kathmcmillen3217]

Loved the MM page!And the journal cover is awesome. Those ruffles were meant to be! I watch the news every few days and it breaks my heart. The future is scary. Hugs my friend....

[@nancypyter1511]

I just love that stamp cover Gayle, I'll have to try one of those. Love your MM challenge page, especially the yellow sunflowers!

[@ommielouise]

Hi Gayle..🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ really enjoy your work, and videos.. hope you are well🌞🌞

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Thank you so much, Anita! ❤️

[@carolynchatham6376]

I agree with you about knowing what we need to pray about.

[@Jody-TripleJResellers]

Not as cold as you there, but it snowed yesterday and today in Western Washington State...In April. Didn't stick, unless you count the overnight frost, but still crazy for this time of year! I love all you did today!

[@AngelasCraftySpace]

Hi Gayle. Hope you're having a great day! Thank you again for the shout out vid. You are such a blessing in my life! Love the hodge podge videos. Where you do many different things in one video. I don't know how you do it. Just switch gears mid filming. Lol. Much love ❤️ 😍 🫂 🤗

[@freidagepner2370]

Lovely cover. The stamps was a genius idea. That journal is going to turn out so great. Great MM collage. I love how the sun flowers brought in some color. My husband is like you. He listens to the news in the morn. Then again in the late afternoon so he knows how to pray for all that is happening. So I heat it too but when I have had enough I grab the iPad and turn on Gayle. Because your soothing voice and kindness always reminds me that God is in control and hears the prayer of his people. Even when the circumstances look our of control God is still in control and will bring beauty from the ashes! 🥰. Our hearts and prayers are with you, Ukraine.

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Thank you, dear Freida, for the lovely comment! Big hugs and lots of love to you, my friend! ❤️

[@laurettechandlerthevintage3022]

Morning sis! Have a wonderful Wednesday! Have a blessed day! Love you! ❤️🤗

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Love you too, sis! ❤️

[@katherinehazard7580]

I miss our Tuesday Morning!! I hit that craft section all the time. Ours had soooo many napkins to select from. But now it is gone…😭😭😭😭😭

[@maryvaszi8742]

Oh Gayle, I hear ya about the news. I hate it, but I can't stand not knowing. Yes, it's terrible about what is going in in this world and yes, we have to pray, pray, pray for those poor people. Praying for our own country and the government as well. Praise God we have our crafts and crafty friends to escape for a while to rest our brains. We do need a vacation from all the worlds problems. Especially when we know we can't do anything about it. Trust in the Lord is what we have to do. Thank you that we can escape for an hour every day with you. You are such a blessing in our lives. 💕

[@janillingsworth7478]

I agree we do need to know what is happening in the world because we are all interconnected. It's like the poem says "ask not for whom the bell tolls." To develop our capacity for compassion and to send metta to those suffering, has to be an act of specific, heartfelt, consciousness. We also, as a whole world community have to rid this earth of dictators and corrupt leaders. As you say you want to know who you are praying for. Compassion is hard on us because of the depth of caring. So thank you for your caring and active prayer. I send love to your brave grand daughter too. I have spinal issues, (though not a severe as your sweetie, )as a result of spinal meningitis when I was 14. I hope the 3 o clock pain, fatigue and blues leaves her soon. I know just how worried you are and how much you would give for her to be healed of this. My grandson has had Chrones disease all his young life. He is doing well with his treatments but I feel heart sore still. So Gayle many blessings and thank you for all you contribute to healing this world.❤

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Thank you, Jan, for such a thoughtful, kind, loving comment. I will include your grandson in my prayers as well. 🙏❤️

[@janillingsworth7478]

@@gayleagostinelli_ct your prayers for Bailey will be recieved with much gratitude. ❤

[@deniseb-g3475]

Good morning Gayle 💛💙

[@tannabella6071]

Good morning sweetie! Blessings 💕

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Morning Denise! ❤️

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

@@tannabella6071 Morning Julie! ❤️

[@lalagamma4452]

Still sending positive healing vibes to Sarah you and your family. I know this has to be very hard on you. I think you're amazing that you can do everything that you do when you're facing something that's happening to your children or grandchildren. You're my hero and my inspiration. I love everything you do, it always turns out beautiful!! You're simply amazing. I try to get information about current events too. My ex says he'll always remember Germany when he sees sunflowers. He sent huge peddles from the giant ones there to me on his way to Bosnia. I love the trunk as is too and it's perfect for the coffee dyed Fabric and lace. May you have a joyous, positive vibes with no drama kind of week my Sweet Friend ❤️🐞✌️🕉️

[@LauraMe...]

I love the ruffle Gayle! I'm glad the fabric was short...lol. BTW Maine pine trees, here in the "Pine Tree State," are all evergreen. They only drop their needles if they are sick or dying! I was surprised to learn there are some that do. I learn stuff every day from all over the world that has nothing to do with crafts... it's awesome!

[@natalieanneshaw7879]

Good afternoon gayle hope you r well 😘 and love to all

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Good afternoon, Natalie Ann! ❤️

[@kathw7020]

Good Morning Gayle!

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Morning Kath! ❤️

[@dianaringers4386]

Morning Gayle!

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Morning Diana! ❤️

[@marymogck3321]

Tuesday Morning ❣️

[@lesliecaldwell2101]

Good Morning Gayle

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Morning Leslie! ❤️

[@littlegoldiesbooks]

Ponderosa pines are the worst! We had to cut down the one looming over our chimney, and the needles were always clogging up the gutters. 🌼❤️🌼❤️🌼❤️🌼❤️

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

A pain but so pretty! I love nothing more than the sound of wind through our pines! 🥰❤️

[@patbrez3079]

Good Afternoon Gayle! Beautiful collage and Stamp Cover, TYFS the idea of adding ruffles if your short on material. Have a great day too! 👍🌼🌼🌼🐰

[@michelel3372]

I love how your MM collage turned out. I struggled with the prompts this week ... mine is lacking ... lol! Also I really love your postage stamp journal cover. That came out soooo cool! Last year I did a 100 postage stamp collage for my great nephew's 100 days of school. The boys did online learning last year and their Mom surprised them with a "museum" of different displays of 100 things. I had such fun doing that stamp collage and I think the boys liked it.

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Isn’t it funny how sometimes a certain collage will come together easily and others the prompts just don’t seem to mesh? There are times when the prompts are just really hard to find too! ❤️

[@DarcysMixedMedia]

It feels good to get things accomplished. I hope you are having a delightful day. Love&hugs

[@marilyntorsch3970]

Oh Gayle, you should make a digital out of that beautiful stamp page you made. It’s so pretty! Hope this suggestion is not to late. Thank you for sharing 🤗

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

I’m not sure what copyrights are for postage stamps, so don’t know that I can make a digital. 🤷🏻‍♀️❤️

[@marshamichalecki]

You always amaze me with how much you can get done in an hour. 💜 Always grateful to start my morning with some Gayle.🤗

[@junell-craftynana]

Hi Gayle! Great MM today and love how the stamp cover is turning out! Have a great day!! 💖💕Hugs!!

[@edie1414]

Good Morning Gayle. Really enjoy Margarete Miller Challenge day. 💖💖

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Morning Edie! ❤️

[@judiemjacobson4613]

This is such a cool idea and a great use of stamps. I have stamps from all over the world and it would make a great cover for a Travelers notebook what do you think

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Oh yes! I think it would make a fabulous traveler’s notebook! ❤️

[@amyrugala246]

Good afternoon Gayle, love the idea of using your already made ephemera that do not have a home. Cover is wonderful! 💕

[@susiemoore7226]

Hi Miss Gayle..The MM turned out very cute,love the pop of color with the sunflowers 🌻 And the stamp cover is beyond cool,I looove it..When you put the ruffles on I was like oh Gayle that's it right there,lol I'm sorry to hear that Sarah has a rough time everyday at a particular part of the day..She is still in my thoughts and prayers everyday🙏 I wanted to thank you for your prayers for my granddaughter Lexi. She had her eye surgery today and is home tonight..Her eyes are swollen shut for about 24 hours and will be red for about a week..I have cried all day for her and today would have been my mom's birthday..But Lexi had my mom as her guardian angel and lots of prayers..Thank you again for keeping my sweet Lexi in your prayers❤🙏❤

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Hoping that little Lexi has a quick and complete recovery! Prayers continue! ❤️

[@susiemoore7226]

Thank you Gayle,I appreciate the prayers very much..I talked to her earlier and she sounded like she hadn't been through surgery today,which made me feel soooo much better...Her eyes actually open up today,where the doctor said they would be swollen till tmrw,so that's God's work at hand right there..My prayers continue for Sarah as well❤

[@cynthiabuck9517]

Love the stamp cover - what a great way to use all those stamps - Hugs.

[@anitagolke1678]

Love your cover turned out fantastic!!!!

[@yagottasingwithsusan]

Cool idea. With stamps from all over wouldn’t it be cool to take pages from all who sent you digitals from all over the world. Very eclectic 💕☮️

[@daynakuenstler7512]

Oh Gayle! I think this is one of my absolute favorite pages you have done for this challenge. It is so beautiful! The book pages plus the napkin and the stamps and business card…they just all aesthetically worked together beautifully.❤️❤️❤️

[@irenemueller1259]

Love the postage stamp cover! Have a great day Gayle ☀️

[@jillallen6659]

I completely agree with you Gayle. We need to know what's going on.We can't keep our heads buried in the sand. We need to know where our prayers should be directed And we need to be confident in our future to come When we pray.

[@heatherparry3159]

I love the cover and your plan to make it an eclectic journal. It’s going to be great!

[@WoodlandInspired]

Hi Gayle! Glad to hear your granddaughter is doing much better, it would be nice to take their pain away. 💜 I so miss Tuesday Morning they took ours away and the closest one is 2 hours drive. Love how that cover turned out and the ruffles are cool! 😊 Hope you are having a good day so far, take care of you! 🤗

[@gwenloveless]

Tuesday Morning

[@sharonskains5049]

The idea to extend the fabric with the ruffles was genius. Your creativity continues to blow me away, and when I think that you can't get better, you come up with the envelope idea. This is an amazing cover, and will fit so many themes. I can't wait to watch it develop. I also loved your challenge page. Take care, stay warm, and enjoy your snow.

[@beverlynielsen6714]

Morning Gayle. Great MM Collage this morning. Happy to see you are doing the tracing paper strips again. I have my stuff all ready to work along with tomorrow. Hugs.

[@susandavis3337]

I love the stamp journal cover! This will be on my list of to do's!

[@2sistersjunkjournals]

Ha I live in Columbus Ohio! Is Creativation open to the public to visit booths? Loved the cover. Love how you fixed the fabric with the ruffles!

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

When I went in Phoenix, the public wasn’t allowed in. You had to have an affiliation like Digital Content Creator or Etsy Shop owner or craft shop owner. It’ll no doubt give that info on their website. 👍❤️

[@kelleysgirl1]

Love this cover! Thanks for a great idea! :)

[@janetholub1812]

Good morning

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Morning Janet! ❤️

[@anitaturner2999]

Hi Gayle! The stamp cover is so eyecatching! I wasn't sure how it would come together with the ruffle but it's perfect. Have a great day!

[@robinpowell2712]

Love that cover!

[@jennylawson1980]

Without being aware of what is happening around us, ignorance becomes a consequence. I agree that the news is important and we do need to pray and have faith. The warning signs are all around us about what is coming. Many nights I want to cry for all the evil that is in this world. I think that the stamp cover is a wonderful idea Gayle. All your ideas are so much fun. Love ❤️ and hugs 🤗

[@carolbisson5242]

This is a great cover. Do you have paper for this journal? I can't wait to see how things progress with this one.

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Not sure what I’m going to use for the signatures, but definitely going to be eclectic whatever it turns out to be. The journal will tell me when it’s ready! 😂❤️

[@debbiethompson1320]

Happy Day, Gayle! Love love love the stamp cover. What a great idea. Have a blessed day!

[@beverlyb5144]

What is your pink tool you are working with? I love it!!! I am new to this and can you tell me is your glue UHU Saunders Blue Stick or the Dark Blue UHU Magic Stick? questions, questions?? LOL

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Is the pink tool you’re asking about my silicone brush for Mod Podge? If so, I highly recommend them for decoupage as the glue wipes easily off when you’re done. And I am currently using the UHU Magic Stick. Both are available on my website (listed in the description box under my videos) under Gayle’s Favorite Things at gayleagostinelli.com/gayles-favorite-things/. ❤️

[@donnatolle1419]

Totally in love with this journal over. Looks like a pieced quilt. The muslin back and ruffles are perfection. 😘

[@nancymoore1275]

Gayle I have been following you for more than two years now and still learn new things almost everyday. Love this journal cover. My first ever journal was a COVID journal and I did the cover with memes I printed decoupaged on an envelope. It’s still a work in progress even though I go long periods of time without journaling in it.

[@JamieLOVEUMOREJOURNALS]

That kitty on the front of the cover is adorable.

[@darleneboehm9666]

Good morning Gayle. Love this cover, and I think that an eclectic journal is a great idea. I’m looking forward to seeing how this progresses. Also, I pray that Sarah’s recovery isn’t too bad… I’m sure Mary’s support will help through the rough spots.. and you supporting Mary will get her through. At times like this, we always want our mom.

[@donadeam2313]

I fell in love with your stamp collage when you first showed it to us. I promised myself I’d make one too, it was so cool. Now used as a cover, it’s divine. The serendipitous solution of adding the ruffle to extend the muslin liner was inspired. That will be one fabulous journal

[@MissDaisyParsley]

What a gorgeous sunflower napkin! Lovely collage and really cool journal cover! I need to make one of these! It would be able to use up a bunch of my stamps! I also feel I need to keep up on the news but don't try to spend too much time reading it for it is depressing. It does direct me on where and who to pray for and I think that is very important.

[@mmonr]

I really like this idea of the stamp collage. I have lots of stamps. I am going to try this. The ruffles look great with the coffee dyed fabric backing.

[@caroltanzi29]

Gayle: nice stamp cover. I remember liking that when you were working on that. Carol from California

[@susanmoore5905]

I was thinking there is a fabric, that has postage stamps on it, maybe a strip of that for covering the spine? Regards, Susan W Australia

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

You’re right! Cathe Holden fabric! Great idea! ❤️

[@hizzins222]

와우!!!!♡♡♡♡♡

[@barbaraperna5536]

❤️❤️❤️

[@heatherb7491]

I totally get the mother/son relationship, I love hanging out with my son too. I love hanging out with my daughter but it’s different with a son. I agree with you about listening to some news, it’s good to know what is going on, even though it’s upsetting. Love the MM page. Xx

[@judiemjacobson4613]

I lived in Montana for 6 years and I think it's the tamarack trees that lose their needles. Are they fine little needles?

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Nope, they are the long needles from the Ponderose pines. 😁❤️

[@debbiev.1311]

Your MM collage is beautifully done in support of Ukraine!! 💙🌻🦋 The postage stamp journal cover is beautiful...LOVE your creative genius in using the ruffles to make up the difference!! 😘 ❤🤗

[@beahives]

Quick question (which I'm sure you've answered before - but I can't find the answer) - Do you know who made the stamp with the lines that you used on the tracing paper ? The more you use it the more I like it!! ~ Karen

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

It’s an old Hero Arts stamp. Background Lines or something like that. ❤️

[@judyroy4816]

I watch the news too because I find it hard to have a conversation if you don’t keep up.

[@carolpowerslavenderdreamsc1599]

Good morning Gayle!! Oh my goodness...I really LOVE how this journal cover turned out!! Found a big bag of old stamps at the antique mall in Missoula. Haven't sorted thru them yet, but you've inspired me to do so!! 😁 Have an awesome day...💜

[@barbaracheatham692]

Your stamp set came from Tuesday Morning. I recognize the label because I work part-time at the store here in Texas. We have a great craft area. The stock is coming back up. I think the shipping problem affected our inventory for a while. Love the stamp cover. I have a lot of stamps and need to use my duplicates. The cover would make a great travel journal.

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

That’s so great to hear, Barbara! I loved my visit to TM in Columbus Ohio! ❤️

[@pamsykes5507]

You can call the journal…. “the journal for mis-fit ephemera” Lol look forward to your videos each morning.

[@SongbirdCollageArts]

Wonderful! I used to collect stamps as a kid and this brings back so many memories. I may need to order a bag of them from Ebay :) Thanks for the inspo, Gayle!

[@vnickcolvin4971]

Tuesday Morning?

[@colleenmc8450]

It is a close out store that carries some great scrapbooking and journaling supplies. We had one by me, but it closed a couple of years ago. HTH

[@enchanteddreams7166]

Good morning sweet friend! Xoxo

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Morning Lorie! ❤️

[@jobennett7640]

I don't know how I missed it but, what exactly is little Sarah's illness? My prayers go out to her and her family.

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

She has spine surgery for scoliosis. She’s doing well in her recovery, thank the good Lord. 🙏❤️

[@5thgradewithmrs.dahmen286]

Hello my sweet friend. Your cover made me smile and pull out my own stamp journal and look through it again. It was time consuming, it was work, and it was also a whole lot of fun! Brian is right next to me and he was wondering if you know Father Stu? Anyway, I have missed you and I was thrilled that this morning I was able to "join you" once again. Best wishes for a wonderful day to you 🌼

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

Good morning! I didn’t know Fr. Stu, but am sure excited to watch the movie! Mark Wahlberg was here for the premier of the movie and the office I used to work in arranged his visit! The college where I worked was Fr. Stu’s alma mater. It’s the only time in six years that I kinda wished I was still working! Lol! 😂❤️

[@tamaraklepel1517]

What happened to baby yoda to help you sleep? I have stamps from so many different places in the world. I should use them this way rather than leave them in a book I can't see! Thank you!

[@gayleagostinelli_ct]

I still have Baby Yoda… I guess he just takes some nights off! 😂❤️

[@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281]

❤️🌲🇨🇦🌳

[@tfntexas]

I absolutely love that cover…I need to try doing that too. It’s awesome!

[@enchanteddreams7166]

Haha I was like Gayle Gayle don't forget the prompts! Hehe guess you heard me. I also watch the CNN news and it is heartbreaking. I'm going to do a May for my birthday month giveaway/ donation journal with all the money from the journal sale going to a charity for refugees of Ukraine 🇺🇦 video will post tomorrow on my KZbin channel. I just felt like I needed to do something. Hugs