Oh, that's great - happy to have added some more journalling inspiration for you. Thank you as always for your lovely comments and support.

I couldn’t have said it better!!!

Thank you so much - happy you enjoyed taking a look inside.

Thank you so much. This journal definitely developed a style of its own...

That's great to hear - thank you so much for taking the time to let me know.

Happy you enjoyed it - looking forward to all your flowers fest creations!

Very happy you enjoyed the video - and thank you for the great feedback on timing and length... it's still a learning process for me here on KZfaq, so that's really helpful. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

Yes, I'm very happy with how the hydrangeas are holding up. I've stuck natural materials into my art journals for a long time, but never anything quite as fragile as them before, and they're doing fine! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.

Thank you so much - happy you like it!

Thank you. Yes, I'm very happy with how the hydrangea petals are holding up. I've stuck natural materials into my art journals for a long time, but never anything quite as fragile as them before, and they're doing fine! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.

Oh yes, do let the Paper Dolls come out for a breath of fresh air... you'll be surprised what happens if you just leave a few of them lying around on your desk! So happy you enjoyed a deeper dive into this journal, and thank you as always for your lovely, thoughtful comment.

That's so lovely to hear - thank you!

Thank you so much... I think those are a couple of my favourites too!

Thank you!

Thank you! Happy you enjoyed watching.

That's so brilliant to hear... I hope you'll have lots of fun playing! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

Oh, I do hope you have fun playing with the Violets - if you are sharing anything you create (for instance on Instagram), do tag me in... I love seeing what people get up to with the stamps. So happy you enjoyed the feast here - thank you as always for your lovely comments and support.

What a lovely comment - thank you so much!

That's so lovely to hear - thank you so much for taking the time to let me know.

You're very welcome - so happy that you enjoyed it.

Thank you so much... and happily there's room for just a few more layouts in this one. I shall be very sad when it's completely full up. I love working in it!

So happy you found inspiration here... and yes, I love storytelling - especially when the characters tell ME their stories!! It's easy to think we need the latest goodies (and sometimes we do!), but shopping your hoard can also be really rewarding. Thanks so much for your company on this creative journey.

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

Thank you so much.

Thanks so much - happy you enjoyed the flip through!

Very happy you enjoyed the flip through. Yes, the quotes are available only as stamps. There are 23 different sets, each collected around a particular theme. You can browse all the quote sets here (as well as all but the most recent of my botanical stamp sets): shop.paperartsy.co.uk/e-alison-bomber-392-c.asp But if you want to order any, then you are best to find a PaperArtsy stockist in your own country or region, and those are listed here, alphabetically by country: blog.paperartsy.co.uk/p/find-stockist.html If you have trouble tracking down what you're after, let me know where you are based, and perhaps I can point you in the right direction. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

Well, I've been gathering them most of my life... and working in the theatre, with words as my main focus, that's a lot of quotes! And the quotes on my PaperArtsy stamp sets are mostly drawn from those notebooks and word documents from over the years. My top recommendation for a book would be the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations to be honest - but there are also a number of decent websites online. You do need to be careful about double-checking references if you find quotes on the internet... the number of quotes which are attributed to the wrong person online, or are just plain wrong is shocking - and don't get me started on "updated" Shakespeare quotes! But Goodreads have a fairly (though not completely) reliable quotes site, where you can search by theme or by author www.goodreads.com/quotes Hope that's of some use.

@@w0rdsandp1ctures Thank You!

I think you mean when I tell stories about the people in the photos... yes, that's just my imagination. It's what comes into my head when I look in their eyes. So it feels to me as if they are telling me the stories!! I hope that answers your question - let me know, if not!

Thank you for your thoughtful comment - and apologies for the motion sickness you experienced. I am aware of it, and that is why - across the whole of my video selection - there is a variety of filming approaches. All the videos in the Few Minutes of Fun series demonstrating techniques are filmed with a still point of focus (apart from very brief musical close-ups at the end), as are the Sunday Swatching videos. As with everything, there is a balance to try to strike. For Books Books Books, keeping the book on the desk and pointing at elements means the detail of tiny elements and of texture is a long way away and hard to see (something other people have regretted on still-point videos like the swatching). For instance the crackle texture of the blossoms at around 7.10 in this video simply wouldn't be visible. Zooming the camera in and out for close-ups of elements and of texture in these Books Books Books videos is equally unsatisfactory as it takes time for the camera to stop wobbling each time, and the zooming itself is motion-sickness-inducing too (for me far more so than the moving of the book - though I know that will be different for different people). I will aim, in future filming, to hold each page stiller for longer to try to strike a better balance, and continue to explore options as I go. Thank you for watching and commenting.

I really appreciate your detailed reply, and I definitely what you mean. I will just pause when I have to, but it was so nice of you to consider my comment! I have never sent one like that before and I felt bad but truly your art is SO beautiful I just wanted to see more. Thanks again!

No need at all to feel bad... I always appreciate hearing thoughtful feedback like yours.

Thank you.

There is definitely a theme or style in this journal that has developed as I work in it. In other journals I work in different ways. And other projects are different - if you watch other videos or view my Instagram. But they all come from one artist, so yes, they have certain elements in common, I guess.

@@w0rdsandp1ctures Each page is gorgeous! I adore your style and your cohesive work... Bravo!

@@w0rdsandp1ctures It's the style of an artist that makes them seem that way. It's what makes them recognizable. Picasso devoped his style over time and is very recognizable with pretty much all of his work having a common thread. When you study artists works you will find very recognizable commonalities. It is not easy to develop. This is a very skilled artist sharing her techniques and she makes it look easy. Good on you for recognizing that but I would quibble they do not look the same but reflect her "style" each with wonderful nuances ... 🙂❤❤❤❤

@janebradley7949 Thank you very much for that lovely supportive comment xx

@jnisl1789 Thank you so much for your support here... I'm very honoured to hear your assessment and your comparisons in terms of artistic style and themes. I thought @cassiegreene9528 's comment was interesting, given how many people struggle with the opposite thought about finding it hard to discover their artistic style, or what is "them" in art terms... and it's also interesting because it was a very conscious choice on my part in this particular journal to keep the individual spreads in close conversation with each other as you turn the pages. So in some ways, she hit the nail on the head!