WHO THE HECK IS MR. CHESTER? Blackout poetry idea for your junk journal!

[@shirleyvogelhuber7057]

My favorite part of this page is those square holes you cut out with the x-acto knife. It was the icing in the cake!

[@patriciajones5907]

In the midst of all the Christmas madness, I’m sitting here completely immersed in your ingenious idea! I just love it, and it is so clever! Thank you for the morning entertainment! Merry Christmas, Mr. Chester! 😀

[@nikkanannikaandersson9959]

I love when things just comes together like this one! How fun was this?!? Great fun! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lorlor2831]

This is so fascinating. Your brain is so much fun, and in the end you made a very cohesive page. I loved it, thank you ❤

[@smalefamily9806]

Love your page, with Mr Chester, genius

[@crystalwilliamson5557]

I have never did a blackout poem before. I can't wait to try this. Thank you so much for everything you show us.

[@londaedwardsrau3245]

The holes make this so interesting!

[@juliebey8240]

I love this! You and Barbara read my mind! I was going to use gold embossing on a project today and now I can also add gold splatters as well!👍👏👏😊❤️

[@teresitalamas5304]

Love mr Chester his the perfect person in a poem and the deconstructed door idea only you can come up with such a great idea. Love it

[@christine0nowell757]

You 2 have the most imaginative minds that turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Just love ❤️ what your creations become. Xxx

[@lizrogers5618]

The way you create and get things to work out, by changing the shape or color or texture of materials just amazed me.

[@marybethschuiteman484]

Amazing how this whole poem came to life. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas as well.

[@BarkingGriffon]

What a wonderful final art piece! I loved Mr. Chester…. 🎉🎉🎉

[@lauravf3708]

I love this page so much! I love how you created the illusion of a door. I love Mr. Chester. He’s spot on with his top hat. Louise, I’m learning so much from you. I appreciate your videos so much. ❤

[@bettyareson6098]

First yes I missed you!❤️. I am also a painter and people don’t understand that creative projects talk to us and take us to the finished piece as it happened to you. Love to hear you talk through your creative process.

[@mcuttercreations]

I really love how that looks it turned out really cool ❤❤❤❤❤

[@denisehennix]

This one is one of my favorites ❤ I also don’t normally like Mondays but Dephemerember makes me look forward to them 😂

[@Veronim78]

Super cool page . Very interesting and unusual piece of art. Love the added square holes. Never heard of black poetry. Luise, your artwork is so different , interesting and fun to look at. Absolutely love this project. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@blackcoffeeandwildflowers]

Love it! Mr Chester is amazing. 🤩 You are so talented and creative! Thank you for always inspiring! Hugs ❤️🤗

[@teresitalamas5304]

Mr Chester is such a great character in a poem. The de constructed door is only something you would do Luisa love it you have such a creative mind!

[@KateriBurnett]

I’ve learned something new I’ve never heard of a blackout poem. So as they say, you learned something new every day what a unique page that turned out to be. You also have a very Merry Christmas too. Sending a hug from Indiana

[@sherrrysparklynn]

This is very good. Glad you found Mr Chester!

[@RobinfromCA]

You are so creative! It would never have entered my mind to use the door!

[@retroqueenbeeart]

Mr. Chester is a happy dude. ❤great art work. ❤

[@nickimcpheehals572]

😂😂😂😂😂I was crying from the title and then watching the beginning of your video picking out your poem....had to get a tissue, I was laughing so hard!!! God broke the mold when he made you!😂❤❤😂You are priceless!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@cheryl7476]

Prompts are so fun because one never really knows how it will turn out. A very Merry Christmas to you too, Luise! May happiness, joy, and love surround you.

[@fleurdeb7803]

You aced this prompt, Luise! The gold stripes you used for blackout, from my angle, resemble the wood slat interior walls with the sun peeking through, as if walking into an abandoned old house. So perhaps Mr. Chester went to visit his old family home in the picture, and the house was welcoming him, as a dear old friend. Well done grunging the right edge to reveal Barbara's stitching. 💖☮🙏🎄

[@poppydaniels9855]

Good idea with the old book page...thanks for sharing 😀

[@nicolinavincelli9369]

Hello Luisa, I love what you created, I enjoyed myself making it, you are so creative, Enjoy your holidays, till next time, big hugs Luisa.

[@neverwares]

Brilliant! I love seeing how your mind works. So creative

[@katherinetwilliams4254]

So lovely ❤l like how you let the story and words emerge and inspire you

[@vickicoatney3062]

Yes I do miss you guys, waking up on Friday to start my day with your videos and then realizing it isn’t happening! I’m ok on the weekend but not Friday. So very much look forward to Monday and you certainly don’t disappoint. Love what you did with this. Now to go find me a book page! Happy holidays to everyone, no matter how you celebrate.

[@shelleyroy9667]

I love how that you were able to create a whole story with the poem and the images together. I would have never thought to cut holes around the page - I really liked how they added to the piece, especially once it was placed in the journal. Great a very Merry Christmas!

[@SharonSchuman-x6h]

I love this. The black accents look nice against the "golded out" words.

[@4GraceCreations]

I had to laugh at this. At home, i grabbed the first bookpage next to me. And it happened to have the word coffee in it and of course that is the word that jumped off the page at me! So i ended up with single words, and most of them were the word coffee😂😂😂😂

[@stephansplatz-y7l]

Goldout poetry... just brilliant, Luise! Merry Christmas!

[@mickansj334]

🎄Thank you and you too will have a Very Merry Christmas🎄 Love this idea with the poem.

[@karenh5650]

Merry Christmas to you and to Barbara!❤️🇨🇦

[@elzanneshepperson6729]

Oh wow ! 💙💙

[@kathyholland4078]

I learned something new (black out poetry) and I really like this page! I gotta go. I think Mr. Chester might be knocking at my door. 😊

[@nazmachowdhury4660]

It’s my happy dance project! I can add this project idea to any journal I make with different persona. Thank you the talented brain of Luise! ❤ Very Merry Christmas to you two buddies ❤

[@elizabethkeeling-carreau1873]

I love how one thing led to the next and then the next and so on until it was a truly cohesive piece. Love this. We do often say have a very Merry Christmas. You as well Luise. ❤️🎄❤️

[@vonniepatterson6567]

Loved the page… Awesome, Mr. Chester… And merry Christmas to you❤❤ ❤

[@magnoliahillpapercrafts]

I love this. I always learn something new from you, thankyou.

[@ingelafahlbergkilarne501]

Love this! Love how your brain works! Wish I have one of those! Mr. Chester is adorable! So grumpy and correct. Merry Christmas to you🎄

[@JunkJournalFlavi]

Liebe Luise, auch diese Seite ist richtig klasse geworden 🥰 Mit deinen zwei Videos und dem von Barbara haben wir nun schon drei verschiedene Arten des Blackout Poem gesehen, toll! Und ich liebe sie alle drei 😍 Zum Glück habe ich noch ausreichend Platz in meinem Journal…allerdings leider im Moment null Zeit….🤷‍♀️ Kommt alles später bei mir….😉 Liebe Grüße Anke 🤗

[@reneesanchez7696]

Thank you Louisa for clearing up “Black out poetry.” I can’t write poetry and to think I would have to do it in the dark. 😮 very interesting prompt.

[@4GraceCreations]

Onlish! A new word👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@sandypeppers6861]

Love it! This came together so well!

[@caroltanzi29]

Luise: Brilliant! A very fun page. An interesting interpretation. Very different from Barbara’s. I love them both. Carol from California

[@cindycreateforlife]

I love your page, your brain works on a different level which is why I learn so much from you! I wish you a very Merry Christmas is proper English and I wish you the best holiday, whatever you celebrate as well! 💕🇨🇦🥂

[@terrymckinney1356]

Merry Christmas Luisa !!! Beautiful as always

[@RiinaTeki]

I love this page. Your wat to think is awesome. Merry Christmas.

[@nsteph]

Well done Luise! I like it!

[@fairytalesandfireflies8237]

I just knew you would come up with a really cool idea for this~Patti

[@teresacobb1760]

Love it. Very innovative, as usual.

[@HappilyEllaAfter]

Visually stunning page! ❤

[@marshathome7282]

So fun,I can’t wait to try this

[@leannewarner2982]

Stunning I love it.

[@rosemareemclure3227]

I enjoyed meeting Dear Mr Chester. I wonder who he is and why he was knocking on the door? The deconstructed door was a fun idea too.

[@lenawarelius4195]

So fun and inspiring 👏😊 lots of love from arctic Norway 🥰🌺🌼🌸very merry happy days to you too 😂

[@jenniferwatson7118]

Looks fabulous!

[@MrsKCumings]

Just loved this!!!

[@lotusflowerpassion]

Looks great dear 💖💖💖💖

[@CherrySignature3]

Stunning

[@Astras-Stargate]

Great, I love it!!

[@mcuttercreations]

Merry Christmas ❤

[@hankejoosen4029]

Amazing!🤩🤩🤩

[@matildaenlund6679]

I love this so much!❤

[@okispice]

Though I’m familiar with blackout poetry I’ve never tried it and I’m looking forward to trying to re-create a project, such as yours

[@maritaranda7782]

Love this page❤

[@osheenycreations380]

Yes. Very merry is English. You were correct

[@Kmbchan4]

Love how the simple phrase drove the entire creative page for you. Who the heck is Mr Chester? Lol The placement in your journal is perfect with the opposite page. Did I miss you using a Barbara scrap? I was prepping cookie dough.

[@Handmadebypoo]

This is so pretty 😊❤

[@carolm4094]

Awesome!

[@wonderwend1]

My tip for picking out words for Blackout Poetry/ Found Stories is to work from the bottom up. I find the words for the 'end' on the story and work my way backwards. It stops me 'reading' the words too and allows me to see the words that jump out at me. Thought that this might help some people.

[@DarcysMixedMedia]

❤❤❤

[@candicepetri2711]

❤

[@sharonromer6606]

🙋‍♀️👍🤗🇺🇸

[@patriciajones5907]

In the midst of all the Christmas madness, I’m sitting here completely immersed in your ingenious idea! I just love it, and it is so clever! Thank you for the morning entertainment! Merry Christmas, Mr. Chester! 😀

[@christine0nowell757]

You 2 have the most imaginative minds that turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Just love ❤️ what your creations become. Xxx