Love your tutorials! Two tips for napkins: 1. To separate plies, put small piece of scotch tape on back and gently pull - layers will separate easily. Works every time! And 2. To tear napkin, run line of water where you want it to tear and it will tear on line. Have fun in MX. Wish I would have gone!

Binge watching some of your old videos. Enjoying the process! TFS the inspiration!

Sticky tape is excellent to remove that last layer of the napkin! :) Love your work!! such an inspiration; your spirit, your work is like the air we as a collective need to breathe...

Really enjoy your mind and creativity. Thank you

you are always soothing to watch and you never cease to amaze me. i could sit here and watch your videos all day and sometimes i do lol. i love your ideas and the way you speak about your art. i just love that you are on youtube so i get the opportunity to be your student from all the way across the country in Massachusetts. i do wish i could take one of your classes in person though. i see nothing wrong with the word "underpants" btw, i actually think its the perfect word for what you are referring to.

Oh my God another favorite thank you so much LorriMarie 💖💖💖

Delicious Art LorriMarie you rock girl, still bingeing 💕

I am so glad I found you I just love your videos Thank you

I'm going to use this technique in the book I recently started. As always, you are awesome and generous . Thank you.

Back for another look 👀 LorriMarie just love this pocket still need to see a video everyday Love your Art💕

I love that you stick to the spit and smudge method!

Gorgeous pages, love them. Thanks LM

Just found your channel this evening and after watching a couple of your creations, I had to subscribe. Your work is amazingly awesome.

I love your lessons so much. What an artist...and such beautiful hands ✌🏽💚

Love your videos . I am going to start a journal tomorrow and use all your tips . Thank you.

If you take a small wet paint brush and go around the image that you want to use from the napkin it will tear with ease exactly where you want it to and still have the torn look. Love your books! This one is going to be awesome!

Love this so much!! Have a wonderful and safe trip!

Simply beautiful. Hardly needs a focal point when your napkin is so lovely. Have a wonderful time away. So jealous, miss Mexico every day. Send lots of videos of the fun and creativity xx

This tutorial is fabulous! What I like most is how you teach: with good humor and the flexibility to adjust for personal style and materials. I just purchased some very crunchy antique books at a library book sale today. I can’t wait to dig in!! And now I have an excuse for some fancy napkins!

What a yummy pocket and tag...such goodness comes from your table!! Love it!!

Love Love Love it . enjoy your day ....

Gorgeous, what can I say, everything you do is gorgeous. So many new ideas. Love this! So glad we may hear from you in Mexico. Would miss you, “Our Hero”! Be safe, have fun!!!XO

Love love love this!!! Love your style and the ease of how you teach. Inspiring. Thank you.

Love your videos.... A little secret I learned about separating my napkin layers.... Apply one end of a piece of tape to back of napkin, close to a corner. Then pull tape off & watch a layer or 2 of napkin pull away, making it easy peasy to separate the remainder of the napkin! Hope you have a fun trip!

Beautiful again as always LorriMarie...I'm so enjoying these....Thank you thank you!!!! Wonderful inspiration!!!

I like this piece very much 👌🎨. Have a great time.

Oh I love it! Have a great time in Mexico. Wish I was there ❤

Beautiful Pocket! 💗🎉

Super Duper pages. Love the pocket and the birds on the napkins. Have a great trip and see you back on the table soon.

As usual, u make & create gorgeous videos of your art. I have had a few rough spots but I am forever enjoying your tutorials. Thank you Lorie- margy

I'm a new subscriber. I love your techniques just in this video. It's going to be a lot of fun to watch your previous videos. Enjoy your trip to Mexico !

Love, love this one! I am supposed to be finishing my packing for Mexico but I needed a break and it was wonderful! Thanks for taking the time before we go. I need to find a source for these lovely napkins. See you on the beach!❤️💕❤️

You truly are inspiring 😃

Ok, I think this is one of my favorites!!! I love the sewn collage and your tag! Those images are beautiful! Have fun in Mexico! Can’t wait to see what you’re doing down there! And I can’t wait to do this as soon as I can find some TIME! Working gets in the way of my arting 😪

Yum. Yum. Yum! Especially love the napkin and that tag is awesome!

That pocket is gorgeous! Love the tag too, especially the round holes with your images inserted. Tfs

I love your work, you are so, so amazing!

Love your style!!!!

Looks like the start of another great crunchy book. I have slipped behind on mine. Hopefully while you’re in Mexico I will catch up. Have fun!

Wonderful 3 pages ! Thank you so much for this lesson that I begin tonight 😊 good travel tout Mexico ! Have fun. Kisses from France 🇫🇷🌍😍😘

I was pacing the floor, talking to myself... I said "self", when is LorriMarie going to post #5!??? Ugh! So impatient! Alas, here it is!!! And what a "Doosey"! Woot! Woot! You go girlfriend!!! Love this 3 page pocket, tag, spread! Adore the yummy New book! You go, have the Best time ever! Please b safe . have fun, play alot! Hurry home! Me, and fellow villagers, will be waiting! On the Table! ;~}XOXOXO Loving you! Roseanna

Hi sweet LorriMarie🖐🏻👋🏻I’m just catching up!! I made my background # 4 last night!! What fun!!! Now this one I’ll start tomorrow night after my day of yard sales!! I love this so much!! Your always pushing me to try things outta my comfort zone and I’m so enjoying the out come of my art!! Can I just say playing with plastic wrap what fun I had last night!! Now this background will be equally as fun with a pocket and tag!!! I hope you know how much you truly inspire us!!! Have a fun safe trip to Mexico 🇲🇽🎨🏷🖊📒TFS🍃🌸🍃💕😊🐚gracie

Wonderful spread ❤️ the tag is way too much fun 😊 have an awesome time in Mexico... safe travels 💕

Luv it! The page is beautiful. Have a safe trip to Mexico & will be looking forward to seeing pictures/videos 👍🏼

Love your inspiration and techniques ❤️🇳🇱 have fun in Mexico

oh i am sooo happy that i found you - just subscribed and have been binge watching you all day - i didn't leave a comment on all of the videos because they would be the same as what i am going to say now lol - i love your work - i love your style - and i love that you get your fingers dirty!!! your videos are filled with such great information - wonderful ideas and very and i mean very inspiring - and i like how you say that LorriMarie - i am here for inspiration and inspiration only - now go create - i've already started a page in my altered book thanks to you! hugs xx

I love every aspect of these pages!!! So creative! I love what you did with the tag and how you added the glaze. I've been doing hole punching with dried flowers with two sides open, covered with organza or clear packing (ala Jibid Neary, genius), and I'm definitely going to try it this way now. Thanks for this video!! xxxx

Beyond “delicious “.... not only are your tutorials amazingly creative, so is your language 😉 I love discovering more of your art. Just found you on FB as well. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

Wow gorgeous pages 😍😍 i adore the map stitch pockets and the tag 😍😍 and this bird napkin is to die for 😍 you rock gal !! Thanks for this tutorial ❤ have fun in new mexico 😉 xoxo from France

Ok, it's 4:05 am in the morning . Have to go to bed yet. Came across your video and of course watched the whole tutorial . Thanks for sharing amazing pages and tag. 😊 You make it look so easy. Enjoy Mexico . Safe trip. Can't wait till your next video .

I'm new to your channel so I'm playing catch up. I'm a huge fan of all I have seen so far. Very inspirational and I know from what I've heard you say that inspiration is your purprose so job well done Lorri Marie and thank you.

Thanks for the inspiration LorriMarie. ...have a great time in Mexico ❤

I was cutting up and collecting background colors etc last night and I thought, "I'm playing with my underpants." Lol

Love!! And have fun in Mexico!!

Can’t wait to have a go at this!

Awesome as ever..safe travels..lost my underpants so I had to use newspaper!

LorriMarie, If you wet a tiny paint brush and run it along where you want the napkin to tear, it will go exactly there. Also, a little scotch tape to tear out the layers on the napkin helps too.

Lol lol lol @showing your underpants, we're that kind of village, made me giggle x

So beautiful

LorriMarie thank you for your gorgeous teach just before you leave! Be safe and hoping you can post some videos here whilst in Mexico! 🌹

The paper does sound different in this book...a nice warm cosy sound. I hope you have a fun-filled trip in, Mexico.

Love, love, love, love, love this (to make up for 5 crazy thumbs downs). Went to a party and was extra neat so I could bring my napkin home for this technique.

I’m so excited to use a napkin in my book!!! Lol and I have some Tim Holtz tissue paper!!!

Mexico here she comes... have a great time... your villagers are awaiting your return 🤗😍

Hi LorriMarie, this is Jane V on hybby's computer. This spread is one of my fav's. Love, love it. XOXOJane

BeaUtiful!!! As always!! Have fun in MX, we all wish we could be there! :D

Don't "show your underpants" too much in good ol' Mexico!!! Have a fantastic time!! I know you will!! Tell us all about it when you return!! Can't wait for the fun stories!! Thank you LorriMarie for more wonderful inspiration!! Love these pages!! WOWZA-licious!! xoxo!!

LorriMarie is the Stabilo pencil similar to a charcoal pencil 💕

I use a wet paint brush and go over the napkin where I want it to tear and it comes away easily. You can be quite detailed with what you want to use of the images this way. And I have tried other ways of smudging the stabilo, and spit and smudge works best lol. Have fun in Mexico in the sun on the beach.

Another background....I love it!!! I'm only on #1! way behind. Too many irons in the fire. I need to find time to play.....soon! Have fun in Mexico!

Beaitiful daaaling! And there are WAY more important things in life to worry about than your "spit and smudge" method...

...i wish so much good energie and love in Mexico ...(Frida -land ..for me...) happy altered book making ..like shamans.. with crunchy sand and ocean-drops in it ...happy time !!!

I am going to try this one today- see if I can drag Joe along on my journey!!

Lorie, hi! You never cease to amaze me!!!! I totally enjoyed this video!!!! You're a joy to watch and sooooooo talented!!! If only I could. How did you get the doily so grungy? I love that doily! Thank you for the inspiration! 🖤🦋🖤

Here's a tip for you re taking apart the napkin layers: Take a piece of masking tape and adhere to the bottom white layer. Gently pull it and voila! the pieces come apart easily. Worst tha happens is that a small part of the edge where you adhere the tape is torn, but one can always choose which part can afford to be dmaged if tha does happen. BTW I love your work althoug hate Mod Podge!

I love also this work! have a good holiday and a good teach in Mexico ... have fun! I wait for your return ... greetings from Italy🇮🇹( flag some like Mexico) 😘Carmen

Lorri u just go ahead and spit all u want. Love you

This has always been one of my favorites, but the last time I made this I used glue....well- situations have changed, haven't they???

Another great video! Have a safe trip and lovely workshop I sent you a love letter so hopefully it will be waiting for you when you get back. Cuddles to Hudson .

Awesome ! Have watched all your videos and love your work.......... all other collage tutorials I have watched are so wishy washy..... have learnt so much from you.... you are a natural teacher and truly inspirational 😊🖌🖍✏🖊🤗 ps how did you come up with the altered book idea ? 😊

Have fun in Mexico!

#spitandsmudge should be your official hashtag LM

So far as leaving your DNA, it will be how future Art Historians and Archaeologists determine that what they have is or is not a genuine LMJ!

Hey lorrimarie what do you do with the second and third ply of your napkin the white portions?

If you get a chance go back and look at this video. At about 13min and 7 sec if you look at the lower map piece of underpants on the left page you will see a face. How much fun is that? The man in the page.

love your tuto more and more please news

I'm a newbie so I hope this isn't a silly question.. can we use pastels to make the shadowing? And if so.. do we need to spray lightly with a poly sealer? I live in Florida and it's so humid here that some things stay sticky.

I don't see a link for the 12 pkg of black stabilo pencils....

Love your tutorials! How do you clean your brush after using modpodge?

what do you like to do with your paper "dots" from your hole punch? (Love your work!!!!! TFS)

I'm Mexican come visit 😊 I live in Acapulco.

Would like to try this technique but do not have a multi media sewing machine. Concerned sewing on paper will ruin my machine. What do you use?and are you concerned about sewing on paper.... the piece is wonderful! I guess I read that paper debris collects in your machine and can ruin a motor.

Have you tried using a wet brush to separate the napkin (run a line wherever) you want it to go vs just ripping? Same look but you get it closer than possibly ripping it and losing what you want. I'm new to your channel so this may have been addressed already. If so, sorry for the repeat. Love your work (and inspiration).

what exactly is a stabilo what is it called in Australia???

This pencil of stabillo, I’m wondering what kind of type this is?

I LOVE this!!! Where do you find your old books?

Yup....yup....more ideas.....these background vids are really kicking my imagination into high gear. I need to jot down some of my ideas because I have too much lined up, I'm gonna start forgetting if I'm not careful! Safe travels to Mexico, post pix and tell us how it all goes down! Have fun girlfriend!

I love your work! Thank you for sharing your talent! Can you please tell me how you keep the ModPodge from being tacky and sticking to each other AFTER you are finished with you book? I live in Alabama, and it is very humid here. I have SO many ruined books that I covered with ModPodge and now they are stuck together, or the Podge pulls up when I open a page!

Do the pages ever stick together that have mod Podge on them.

Yes, Ma'am! Having a Marvelous playtime! Will glossy accents be OK substitute for your gloss? I also have that triple thick gloss in the jar. ?? ;) XO