the cardboard with the gesso behind Santa reminds me of a log cabin with snow between the logs. beautiful.

I love watching your videos. They are inspiring and make me happy. Thank you Gayle. Your calm voice and quirky sense of humor is priceless. When my partner sees me watching one of your vids he will watch with me. He always asks, how you are doing? Thank you Gayle ❤

Boy was it a productive day here too. I made paper flowers, clusters with bows & sewed on Buttons, I also made some altered paper clips with lace and buttons. I organized some and scrubbed floors and kitchen. While watching videos. 😅💕💜🐞

My mom loved Christmas!!!! When she passed 7 years ago I lost all desire to do anything Christmas. But I love your work, so you've made watching "Christmas stuff okay. That journal is fabulous!

This Journal Cover is Beautiful Gayle! Love the Christmas Paper from Rachel!! TFS!! Hugs & Blessings!!!❤️❤️🥰🥰

Gayle your videos bring me so much comfort and joy. I have been diagnosed with endometrial cancer and I am off work. I have had radiation and I am going to start chemotherapy soon. I look forward to your videos every single day. I really can't thank you enough for all the happiness and laughter you bring to my life. I love your positive attitude and zest for life! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️🙏💜😀❤️

Gayle this book is beautiful. Love all the pages with special papers. I could never let it go because each page is a memory of the people you got the paper from.

I agree that this book will be hard to part with. Every page has its own special elements. I plan to make a teacher memories journal for my granddaughter’s teacher. I am quite new to journal making, so I think an altered book would be the best way to ease into it. I could concentrate primarily on decorating and adding journaling elements, and not have to worry about signatures, choosing the right papers for pages, and bindings at this point. I just have to make sure to not get so caught up in pretty papers and such that I don’t provide the needed space for her journaling and adding saved treasures from her students. Thanks for the inspiration.

This Santa is so jolly!! Thanks again Gayle, great morning crafting n coffee session😎

Once again, I want to say I love watching your tutorials. The altered book series is great!! Thanks so much!

Oh my goodness Mrs. Gayle, I love this altered book. Its soooo pretty. Again, I know this is an old video but still. Super great video. Tfs and crafty hugs.

I’m so inspired to do a glue book/altered book! I’ve got months of books to make with all the inspirations I get from your channel. 🦌💌❤️📚🎄

You know you could leave the spine like it is. The fourth stall is where the reindeer are kept 😂. This book is just absolutely beautiful.

Oh how I would love to be where it's cold at this time of year like you mentioned. Having a fire in the fireplace sounds so wonderful. I'm sure that most people love living where it's warm so much of the time but I personally am not enjoying the 89' degrees that it has been here in So. Cal. I do love watching your videos, though I rarely have time for a whole one at a time. Thank you for all you do.

Yah, Santa! Love it! That wall paper, though, so beautiful! 😍 You rocked it again, Gayle. 👍😉

Gayle, the cover and page you worked on today turned out just gorgeous!! You really are an inspiration. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

Loving this journal more everyday.Dear Lady you did 4 pages plus the cover. When you were tarring the napkin I was holding my breath saying please don’t let Santa’s head come off lol. ❤️🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻

Enjoying this Christmas book and crafting along. As usual, you have me giggling along too.🤣 I was thinking with all the Santa body parts you are cutting away, you could save them and create a "frankin-santa" 🤣🤪💕 Love you. Thanks for being a part of my day.

Love the cover - despite removing Santa's left arm!!! Enjoying your altered Christmas book.

Your excitement at how beautiful this cover is makes me smile. I immediately want to do this for myself. Your tutorials always are informative and helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips..your delight is enchanting

Hi Gayle! Love the Santa cover! So cheerful and fun! And yes, that paper is really beautiful. Love the colors and the collage effect. Those pages turned out really, really nice! That butterfly napkins are awesome! The colors, wow! Another big love for that! Well, on to your next video! Sue

I love to watch you craft. I’m learning so much. Thank you so much for your generous sharing!

Hello from Canada. This series is so much fun to watch. I love the cover. Santa is so jolly looking. This altered book will definitely bring joy to someone. Thank you so much for sharing. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Ooh I need to find those Santa napkins. He looks so jolly and sweet. 🎄❄️

Santa cover is a amazing Gayle!!!! Gushing! I LOVED your last altered book too...favorites both!!!

YOU TOOK SANTA’S ARM!!! 😳😳 DON’T LOOK, CHILDREN!!! #ithoughtthiswasafamilyshow (Love that cover, Gayle! xx)

AH, the warm 13 degrees....said no one ever here in Alabama, lol!!! And, let's take a long stroll down by the lake???? We would surely die!!! LOL!!!! But, see, I am not originally from Alabama so I can kindly kid them without too much guilt!! LOL!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that cover, Christmas-iest thing I've ever seen!! And the two page made from the gift wrap that Rachel sent you are so beautiful too!! I don't see how you'll be able to part with that gorgeous book, I know it'll be hard but whomever gets it will adore it to pieces I know!!!! Your random ephemera you made during football watching are gorgeous too!!!! Since my whole extended family including myself, husband, sons,DIL's, and grandchildren are die-hard Alabama fans, the loss to LSU was sad but, we are good sports, Bama did not play well and LSU outplayed us, so they won fair and square!! (I'm saying all this because you mentioned earlier that Mr. A was a Bama fan!!! Iwas just tickled to death to hear that!!! YAY!!!! Hugs to you and so enjoyed the video as always!

The cover is the ultimate touch 💕. Couldn’t have been a better match for this cute journal. And HoHoHo found a home

I still love my old favorites!

Oh my goodness Gayle... I have not done an altered book yet, but after watching you make this one I'm going to have to make a Christmas one for myself. Christmas is my favorite holiday so I'm always collecting and saving Christmas anything... Old-World Santas and Snowmen especially! You inspire me so much. Thank you

WWWOOOWWWonderful. 🥰 Hugs Jeannie 💡 fourth stall Could mean fourth stall in the barn where Santas rain deer 🦌 are. 🤣

Love the cover and pages you did today - set my imagination to work. Watching this video made me think of spending time with a friend on a winter day. I’m saving this to watch again later when I am hoping for some company in January. Hugs - Katie 🌹

Ripping body parts......lol.....what fun it is! Fun cover! Yes we really don't want Santa sitting in the 4th Stall. :-)

I love the cover! This altered book is wonderful! You and your hubby are tougher than I am! I want to hibernate and you guys are out walking!!!

Beautiful cover and pages Gayle. Love your journaling cards too. Hugs, Amy💕😺

Love Love Love this entire journal! You still crack me up! And the cover is so wonderful with that awesome Santa on the front. 💞

Extraordinary!

All the papers you are using are so pretty and the way you are putting them together in the journal is beautiful ! I love this journal!

You crack me up!!! Your laugh is contagious...i love it!!! Ho,ho,ho...that was funny too!!!🤣🤣

Love the cover - that Santa is beautiful! I'd like to be as productive as you are watching football! Those tags using just your scraps are gorgeous.

OH that cover!!!! Fun-festive-scrumptious!! love the journal cards you showed at the end. i got chilly just thinking about walking around a lake in 13 degree weather! your tougher than i am! tfs gayle, this journal is a festive feast for the eyes 🎅🎅🎅💞

Gayle! That cover is awesome! I love it! All red, and Christmasy! It's perfect!

Gayle I think this is my favorite of all of your projects. I love Christmas.

Now watching at the dentist! Thank goodness for appointment waiting rooms or I would never catch up!!hugs💐💐💐 beautifully designed!!

Again you are a delight to watch. Thanks for doing this journal, it is a great inspiration.

This book is gorgeous. You are doing a great job. I love your journal cards. You are such an inspiration.

As always- great looking journal- so fun to see you working in it and watching your process.

Hi Gayle!! I absolutely love the cover you've created....it's wonderful!! The Christmas paper spread is beautiful!! Love your ephemera!! TFS!! Hugs, Liz:)

Your cover is scrumptious !!!❤️🤗🙃. I will watch the rest after my Bible retreat. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️

How I do adore this cover! I’ve really enjoyed the entire series on this altered book as much as I did the last. I just don’t like when your all finished because I absolutely love series. Will be binge watching so I can finish mine. Hubby had surgery so I’m behind. Thanks so much for turning on the camera again. Ps. Will be walking this evening and again in the am. If Gayle can walk in 13’ weather so shall I in 70 ‘ weather. Hugs. 🎄

Love,love the cover and done so quickly. I can't believe that wrapping paper can look so great....well done!

The cardboard, music paper, Santa napkin collage is so cool. I did a journal for myself with a similar cardboard piece, thanks to your inspiration from your Bird Waltz journal. I love how the red book cover still shows. Hmm, I think I may try one of these altered books soon.

Great video. Love the way santa turned out on the cover. My dear friend Cheryl Joiner turned me on to your page, and I have been watching ever since. Always such great ideas. If one day you have time, please give her a shout out. It would tickle her pink..God Bless

Gayle, I think this book is just beautiful - I cannot get over it. I am going to make one and implement your ideas (that is how I learn). I will also be making ephemeral cards like these as well. Thank you so much for sharing you talents and enabling me to learn this craft. You are just wonderful, in so many ways.

Your cover is gorgeous!!!!! I believe your walk truly got your creativity flowing🎄 I am still waiting for a hardback book to do a winter journal. You have given me some wonderful ideas😉 Hopefully I can share it with you!

The cover is so fun. It turned out great and all your journal cards are beautiful.

OMG!, Gayle, this journal is soo beautiful, I can understand why you would have a hard time parting with it! God bless you and yours. hugs, Caroline from MI.

Hi Gayle, loving this journal and watching the process making it!!!

I LOVE the cover of this journal! Great job.

Love this! Thanks for showing how you do these covers. That is one area where I have a mind block. Soon! Hubs removed my bandages today...scary! 55 staples and about 10 inches in length. Those come out next Friday. I am feeling so much better with pain slowing down. Very thankful for that. Hugs! 🎅🤶

Can’t wait to see the finished book

Love the cover!! I have F.O.G.S. That is Fear Of Getting Started. However. I am going to start on Christmas journals shortly. Thank you Gayle! 💗

Love it, each page is my favorite especially that beautiful Christmas wrap! Your journal cards are gorgeous too

Beautiful Santa journal, and yes it would be hard to part with! 😊

Love this book love the tags and journaling cards❤️😊

Adore the cover. The pocket page turned adorable also.

Beautiful cover. Love all your ideas for pages & cards, tags & etc.

I am so happy I get to start my day with you and have a bit a giggle with you because we craft so similarly … lol! I was struggling as to what to do with the cover of my first altered journal and you really did inspire me to think out of the box here. I am also following Roxy creations and want to try the 3 in 30 challenge but don’t have the time right now so I will wait and craft with you when you do it next year. Loving your tags and journaling cards as well, they make me ooh and ahh when you show them off. Thanks for inspiring me everyday! Laurette 😊🎄😊

Great cover Gayle and I love the paper from Rachael.

The cover looks really nice! And so easy too. Great video. Love the wrapping paper pages.

OMG Gayle that cover turned out amazing, love it. I am so enjoying watching you alter this book, Thanks so much for the inspiration..tfs...Hugs....Mary

Another fabulous video! Cover is beautiful ❤️❤️

Gorgeous! Such a beautiful cover and those papers are lovely!

Journal is sooo lovely!!!

Hi Gayle 😀 love Watching you work as you create beautiful JJ's 😘😎

I have absolutely loved this series! Thanks for the inspiration!

Everything is always so pretty!

I love that cover. I have a big problem. I thought I had decided on my December Daily journal, which I have been working on, but now seeing this fun collage book I'm rethinking my plans for my December Daily. Gayle, you sure do make things hard, :) cause you do such great work and have great ideas.

I absolutely love the cover and your latest pages. They are beautiful !

That is a beautiful cover Gayle. I love when you work on an altered book! By the time the holidays are over I will be wanting to watch your progress on those unfinished journals. xoxo

Gayle, I crafted along and have just about finished my altered Christmas journal ... so excited! Thank you for the inspirations!

Loving this journal. You are such an inspiration! Thank you.

Gayle I’m loving your series and the journal is gorgeous. Have a blessed day.💕

I loved how the cover & pages turned out. I worked in my Christmas altered junk journal book as well. Loved how your journaling cards turned out. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!

absolutely love the cover you did for this book.

So loving this book. The cover is absolutely gorgeous. Love Rachels Christmas papers too!

What a lovely cover! You said you had an idea, and you knocked it out of the park! I really like the corrugated cardboard. I saw what you did with it on the Blue Fern Studios design team journal. I never knew it could be so beautiful. I'll be saving some of my moving boxes!

WOW that is one gorgeous cover! Also love the button ♥️

Love the cover. This whole book is amazing and so much fun

This collage book is turning out so wonderful. I don't know how you could ever give up your beautiful work! The cover is terrific!!!!

Love it all! The cover turned out so well! Great job!

I have been watching for almost 10 minutes. Just love watching Gayle work and create.

Loving this collage book, so clever. And the journal cards are amazing. TFS.

Hi Gayle..you were cracking me up as usual...so much fun hanging out with you. I actually got to craft along. I'm working on a LGB The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas...continuing to learn so much from you...tfs...love and blessings...durinda

Love Love Love the cover Gayle!!!

Love the cover it's beautiful! The entire book is amazing - so many wonderful pages, all different and yet they all go together so well. I enjoy watching you while I am crafting! Makes my day - your laughter is contagious and I laugh along with you :) Thanks for sharing.

Oh I love how Santa turned out!! That looks amazing.

I’m so in love with the cover myself. Love the Santa napkin, it was perfect for cover. Also love the music paper coming thru. Thank you for the shout out.

How on earth do you remember what you did last year, I can’t even remember what I did last week !!🤔🤔🤔

Looks like you Santa is just about ready to go. Turning out so nice!