Seems to me that The Gayle Way has resulted in 52K+ subscribers. I love your willingness to step forward with boldness to discover new ways to express yourself…it has encouraged this new journal creator to take steps in that direction also. Your easy manner and playfulness, and your sense of humor are so enjoyable. Thank you for being Gayle💕

❤️ Gayle if anyone ever gets on my case about techniques I just say My Art My Way...........I never make anyone watch my videos and I encourage my viewers to use free choice and move on if they don’t like what they see.

A lot of “art” is trial and sometimes error. You never know until you play and TRY. Your loyal viewers love what you do Gayle. Please don’t let the nay sayer’s discourage you and get under your skin. Remember all the encouraging and loving comments. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Play,play,play.😊😊. I love the things you do. You are very generous and kind to include us in your life every day. Bless you my friend!

Oh my gosh Gayle..I am sorry people give you negative remarks. You are always so kind and fun when you share your crafting time with us. If people want "expert/professional" training they should pay for a class. You are just a wonderful friend sharing your passion with us viewers and I LOVE YOU for it!!!!

I love the effect of the dark gray ink on a coffee-dyed background - it's stunning Gayle. I always look forward to your amazing videos. Keep them coming.

Your loyal viewers (like me!!!) love what you do Gayle. Please don’t let the naysayers discourage you and get under your skin. Remember all the encouraging and loving comments from me and so many others!!!!!! I am so glad I found you!!!!

As I used to remind my students..."If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything." As soon as I started that line, they'd all join in with a great emphasis on the last three words. So, I'm saying that for you, Gayle! You are amazing!

I don’t think there is a right or a wrong when it comes to art. It is your own unique expression.💕

Gayle, Others get jealous and envy when creators let go and are free to be themselves and it shows in their creations. You are one of those beautiful hearts 🥰 I love everything you do, I love the path that you are taking and exploring. You are one of the creators that I consider beautiful inside and out. Love always ❤️ and giant hugs 🤗 Also, your stencils and stenciling is very fun and uniquely you.

I really enjoy watching you play. At one point in this video, you said, "Let's just see what happens." I'm cursed by the need to do everything exactly right. You have no idea how empowering your statement was. Thanks for encouraging me to go with the flow!

I'm thankful for you. Thanks for sharing your joy of crafting.

LOVE THESE! Thank you for sharing and boo to those that make negative comments! Please don’t let them discourage you from enjoying your craft. It isn’t worth worrying over and a lot of times comes from jealousy ❤️

How fun!!! Fun art!!! That is what art is all about. You have to have fun when you are doing art. Continue to have fun and play the rest of the year. When you have fun then we have fun💞💞💞

How fun! I learn so much from you. Please don’t let people’s ugliness ruin your joy. I know it’s hard. The ones who criticize are the ones who don’t have the courage to try this themselves.

Sweet lady, I watch your videos because of the joy in life and in creating that is evident in every word you say and everything you craft. Of course you do things differently from the way I do things. Also if I wanted to learn a technique, I can search for a course on that subject. I want to see what you can do with similar items. You have a great style, sense of color and composition that blows me away. I love sharing glimpses of your life. But most of all I love your kindness. Your sweet kindness and sunny outlook brighten my day each morning. Thank you for being part of my life.

People really sometimes think that in our modern times everything has to turn around perfection and balans. I LOVE your videos and am still catching up on all the previous ones. Please lovely Gayle don't let them get to you, you show us and especially the newbies that it's more important to have fun in what we want to create rather then surching for the perfection of it. So THANK you for being YOU

I love what you do, and you talk as you go along that encourages me to think it doesn't have to be perfect. So I love to watch you.

The Gayle way is the way to go! Lol, my friend we love watching you create and enjoy your chatting. Watching you have fun is so much fun. I have enjoyed watching your subbie numbers grow over the years, you have created a community full of kind and encouraging people. The number of smiles and amount of enjoyment you have generated cannot be measured but is most and truly felt. Hugs to you.

Love these papers. Roses and the one with green leaves are my favorites. Gayle listen to this old woman, you are the best. Forget the bad people. I’m so glad you told them to just quit watching. There are more of us that love you.

I’m so grateful that you are willing to make yourself vulnerable by doing videos. There are always those who can’t seem to help themselves by being judgmental. The rest of us appreciate the gift you give with your videos.

You are a beautiful spirit..a loving gentle soul who loves to share there journey through art. Keep in mind that sadly there are some very nasty people out among us. They seem to live for being rude and nasty. Feel sadness for them but do NOT let them draw you down with them. Your such fun!!!!!

Those people out there that are "experts" on right and wrong ways to create art are clearly not experts at all. You teach me something new every time I watch your videos. Love listening to you too!!

I love the paint through the stencil, that’s something I want to try although I don’t have very many stencils. That first one you did looked exactly like the ones that you buy from Val.

Don’t let allow people to criticize you. Believe me some of those “experts” are not all that. I love watching you!

I have enjoyed watching you play. I see you rediscovering the joy in your craft and just having fun. It makes my heart happy! Sometimes we just need a reminder about why we started doing it in the first place.

This is the session that we need you to "Live" so we can chat and have fun and forget about those nonsense who don't like to have fun, lol. We have to make a mess in order to make a good arts. Thank you for sharing, I have so much fun watching and crafting along. Love and hugs.

God Bless people! You are adorable and I sure enjoy your “this is not a tutorial” videos. Have an amazing day Gayle ❤️

I love it when you play. You’re helping me keep my crafting fun instead of deadly serious. The fun comes in little surprises because I’ve tried something new and different than I’d normally do. Even the pieces I’m not thrilled about I’ve learned to tear up for collage and if I don’t like it then it’s just paper and I can throw it away. Arty Maze taught me that gesso is my friend. I use it often to camouflage parts I don’t care for.

Hi Gayle: I love that your doing what is fun for you! Please don’t stop. Please don’t let the few aholes out there bring you down or discourage you. You have turned my world around. I opened an Etsy store today because all my people encouraged me too since I have made them all journals and they loved them. I thank you for giving me a wonderful new Hobby! You are doing a great job! 😊

These are so pretty! Can’t wait to try. Loving our ‘play dates’❣️ 🤗💕🦋

Hi Gayle! We all need play time with our stencils, its so relaxing. Love all you pages and how fun to have them on the ready. Hope you have a good day, take care! 💜

I love this idea! I'll have to try it! Please don't let judgy people get you down. You are the most generous and fun crafter to watch and learn from, and one of the best things about your channel that I love is that you are not afraid to show mistakes or take chances. We all have things that we try that don't work, and when we are playing and experimenting that is what we get. Love your stuff, and love your channel. Be you! We love you!

As Timmy says “you do you”. Don’t listen to anybody negative, you are great!

Beautiful stencil work!! I had my eyes dilated today so it took three times to see the whole wonderful process. The lace and the leaves with random marks were my favorites. Your joy overflows through your videos and inspires me and many subbies to try new things! Thanks for giving your time to help others. Love you💕🐬Monday night hugs

Thank you, Gayle, for demonstrating how to get this decorative result on dyed paper. Every time I have gone to Val’s site she has been out of the gray on coffee-dyed paper. I just love the look and am anxious to try your method. I also love having your videos to watch and your sense of humor to make me laugh. Don’t let the crabby appletons get you down.

I am so so glad you chose play as your word of the year and that you reinstated Mixed Media Mondays. You lead me to Shannon Green and I love playing along with you. So excited for this year!

You are a lovely lady and I watch you everday!! I am so grateful to watch your video's to help me craft. Your spirit is so uplifting. I thank you very much!

Dearest Gayle - You *are* an expert, in inspiring others. Not only do you have wonderful ideas, your joy in crafting and your lack of perfectionism makes us feel like we *can* try something, and if it doesn’t turn out exactly as we wanted, that’s okay too. For most of my life I have felt intimidated by artistic endeavors, thinking the end result wouldn’t be good enough. Since I’ve been watching you that attitude has been changing. I’ve decided that I too can just play - enjoying the creative process without worrying about anything but having fun. 😁. There are many experts in individual crafts, but very few people who can communicate the joy of creativity like you. Much love and gratitude. 🥰

Here’s to listening to your soul and having fun! The rest of us get to have fun with you!

Please carry on doing your videos the "Gayle" way! Have a great day and thank you for sharing your time with us.🌺 This was so much fun to watch and waiting for the result was exciting 🌸

I love using the paint with stencils on the coffee dyed paper. It looks so cool. Fun play with you, Gayle!

Gayle I have personaly learned so much from you over the past two years. There are times where I thought my way was better, but I often learned the hard way why you do things the way that you do them. No one is an expert. Some people hold more knowledge in some areas then others,, but only God is an expert. We are all always learning new things every day. I enjoy your channel. Your channel is one of my favorites. Please don't let the negative comments get to you. Often times someone who is being negative has alot going on in their life that they can't control, and every little thing is setting them off. Remember it's not you. You, and the way you do things is not the problem. There is much more going on in a persons life when a crafting video sets them off. There are so many of us that love you Gayle! Hugs, hugs, and more tight hugs. ❤

I love my stencils. I make my own acrylic sprays with alcohol ink drops, rubbing alcohol, some drops of acrylic paint, old dried out sharpies, etc. I use what I have mixed with rubbing alcohol. I rarely use anything for its "intended purpose" in the craft room. My coworkers are starting to learn I use things strangely. I also use scraps of lace and doilies as stencils. Try mixing some coffee in a spray bottle too...fun times.

oh! I really appreciate it when you are willing to demonstrate your process with us no matter the outcome! (of course it is 99% fantastic), but that you allow or invite us to watch and grow with you is a huge gift to us artists. That way we can say "I made a mistake, but that's okay! Gayle from Montana showed me how I can make mistakes and still be allowed to call myself an artist. - Gayle said! AND I LOVE WHAT GAYLE CREATES!!!" :p

I love this! I can’t wait to try it. Not only does it look great, but it looks so relaxing to do. That’s the joy of not being perfect! Thanks for showing us.

How awesome that you are having so much fun! And I for one am glad you don’t try and be perfect! You are always you and that’s why I watch. This makes me want to “play” with stencils.

As you were talking I thought “ oh boy she must have gotten comments” , and then you said you had. Geez why can’t people just be kind, or if that’s too hard just be polite!!! You keep being you friend! The 99.9% of us that appreciate you will always be here enjoying the opportunity to watch you craft, while you make us feel so welcomed into your craft room. ❤️❤️❤️

I am loving your joy in playing. You are happier ☺. Don't even respond to the negativity. Those trolls feed on the responses.

Oh boy Gayle! Now I can play with my stencils! The papers turned out so cool!

Hi Gale I always learn something new from you when I watch your videos. I love how you take a boo boo and turn it into a masterpiece. We can all learn from you. I have made several junk journals with your guidance. Delete the negative remarks and carry on. Kindness wins all the time.

To each his own. Just play and enjoy because, right, wrong, or indifferent, I enjoy watching!!!!! Keep it up!

Hi Gayle! There was only one perfect person and we are not him. I love your "play" videos! I like to think of Amish quilts when I think of perfection in art/craft, "to be perfect would be too boastful" and consider my imperfect art as my humility blocks. I for one would like to see more "play" videos and for you to do what you want to do Gail! ❤️ Much love and big hugs to you Gail!

It makes me sad to think that there are people in this world that can only find joy by tearing others down. It's so easy for us to say, "Chin up, Gayle! We still love you!" Words truly can be mightier than the sword and can cut deeply into the joy that our art gives us. I've said it before and I'll say it again: You are PERFECTLY imperfect! You inspire me daily to go beyond my comfort zone. ❤️

I love to watch your videos Gayle! The point of your videos is to inspire people! My thought is……..if people dont find your videos inspiring, then they should not watch. They also should not be mean! There is NEVER a reason to be mean! Keep crafting Gayle!!

Wow! Another terrific idea. I think I will try using distress ink instead of paint and see how that looks. I have already ordered two larger stencil sets to play with. Your pages are amazing and will add so much visual and textural interest to your journals. Just continue to play with your toys any way you want. I haven't been disappointed in any technique that you have ever shared with us.

Please do not get frustrated and let judgmental people get into your head. You make beautiful things. I enjoy so much watching you. Im inspired by you. Sometimes i just watch because your voice is calming to me.

Gayle, I've never commented on any of your videos, but I watch you all the time! I just had to comment on this one! 😊 Your joy, and your kind heart are so apparent in every word you speak and in everything you do! Your love for your family, and your Subbies, and of art and all things crafty, are very apparent in everything you say and do!!! And for anyone out there who has complained, critiqued or just felt the need to comment in their own opinion about what you do, well, I pray for them, because they're just being opinionated, sad and taking themselves way too seriously! If they can't see what a beautiful person you are and what a fun and gifted crafter you are, and also how courageous you and so many others are, who get on here and put yourselves and your art out there for all the world to see, if they can't just enjoy it and admire and appreciate you, then that's all on them!!! They need to just turn off the video and keep their ugly words to themselves! One of the biggest reasons I watch you and others like you is because you don't make me feel like I have to be technical in every little aspect of what I do. I love your imagination and creativity! It gives us all that same freedom to have fun and be spontaneous with our art!! Thank you so much for all the times you've taught me something new! I appreciate you Gayle, much thanks and so much love!!! 😘

Good Morning Gayle! This video is brought to you today by the word…..”play”!! Enjoy your day!! Hugs!

I'm one of the ones who doesn't care if it's "right" or not. Your word this year is "Play" and that's exactly what you're doing. Please don't let a few rude people dampen your beautiful spirit and cause you to stop making these videos. I know that the majority of us appreciate you and your videos. Watching them while crafting in my own space feels as if I have a friend crafting with me and is something I look forward to quite often. So, thank you for being you.

Thanks for the fun play today! Love that blue so much. Great ideas. 😀

What is "RIGHT" in arts and crafting? It's an expression of You!! Besides, if you're open, when watching other people's processes, you may pick something up that you like and may want to try. Thank you for what you do, and for sharing it all with us!!

I love "the Gayle way"! Don't ever feel you have to change your style to suit the opinionated minority. Love you just the way you are Gayle. The world needs more kindness and people like YOU!

Oh how much I LOVE Mixed Media Monday. I can't WAIT to try this myself!

I really love how these turned out. I'm really happy that you're doing a lot more mixed media.

Love how happy you are when you play

Keep doing things your way, Gayle. Those negative people can just move on. I love your channel.

Thank you Gayle, thoroughly enjoyed your demo, I immediately thought your one page had a definite Asian look. Love their art, as well as your demos and your passion. Congratulations for the lessons. God Bless!!

I love watching you play. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing you talent and your relaxed approach to crafting! Love your videos!

As I am looking for a word, I see "Don't let anyone dull your sparkle"! Seemed appropriate for you! I cannot imagine the work that goes into your channel to produce everyday just for all your subbies! I look forward to you everyday! I love to watch you no matter what you do! Thank you! Hugs!

As your friend Timmy says, "you do you." I learn from you every day and just wanted to say thank you for all the inspiration you give me!

Love "the Gayle way". Can't wait to do this. 😁. You are so appreciated!

Gayle-I think you are one of the kindest women making journaling videos. It saddens me that people say things to hurt you! Where we would be after two years of covid if we didn’t have you to brighten our days?

Love your videos Gayle! There is no right or wrong in art as long as you are having FUN!!! And you definitely inspire me with your fun and enthusiasm! Thank you!

This is a wonderful idea. Your papers are beautiful. I know I learn as much if not more from your play as I do your more “technical” videos. I get inspired by your play and I see what works and what doesn’t work as well. Plus your play feeds my spirit with artistic style and creativity and it makes me want to try more things. So I say keep on, my friend. Great videos and the year has just begun!😊❤️

Gale, i love your videos. You are kind, fun and sweet. Please ignore those that spread negativity about you, your videos or your techniques. I love you!

Thank you for the fun experience today Gayle. The stencil painting is a great idea and really economical; just right for me. I have a batch of acrylic paints and paper ready to go. This video was really motivational. Just a side note. It is funny about the baby wipes. I have seen almost every journal maker using them; something I never would have thought of using for this purpose. Now I am thinking that people who make journals should buy shares in the companies manufacturing them. A good investment I think.

These designs and texture are yummy. Thank you for sharing. I have always enjoyed the way you add stencils to pages but all over is great.

Well I say right way or not you got me motivated to play with my stencils! Enjoyment is what it’s all about. Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks.play is what crafting is all about in my opinion 😂

Oh I love this play !! And look what beautiful pages it created ! Thank you Gayle 💖

Huge thanks for featuring me stencils again! I love watching how you make everything! There’s something about the way that dyed paper crunches that really does it for me, LOL. And it’s so pretty as a base for stenciling! I’ve got many more goodies in the works and can’t wait to get them in your crafty, beautiful hands!! Sooooon!

Gayle you keep on playing!! I enjoy watching your videos!!

I love this play with the stencils and acrylic paint. Great idea!!!🌸💞

The results of your “playing” are beautiful! No pressure, just enjoy! I’m enjoying watching you play, and learning along the way.

Those papers are so cool. I must get my stencils out again. I'm inspired seeing your play time Gayle.❤

OH Gayle these stenciled papers are gorgeous !! Got me in the mood thank you !!!

Hi Gayle, your stenciled tea dyed papers turned out gorgeous. I'm definitely going to try this with my tea dyed papers. Love it. You are such an inspiration. Thanks for sharing 👍💛

You are playing great! As long as you are having fun, that’s all that matters: and I love the out come of your playing, makes me want to play, Charlotte

I loved this video, I have been wondering how those papers are made. I can't wait to order some stencils and play. I have to tell you that I enjoy your videos so much, even if what you are crafting isn't something I am interested in that day, I listen to you talk while I play with something else. My sister who is just 66 has Alzheimers and is losing her ability to say very much but when she was able to speak she would say "anywho" all the time. When I hear you say that on your video's it makes me so happy, it is like she is talking to me again. Don't let cranky people take your joy, they aren't important. You bring joy to many of us. Thank you for all you do.

Love what your doing. I think it will be beautiful in a journal. They will make great pages or torn as embellishments on a tag or journal card. To the negative folks just say a prayer for them. What they don’t realize is your giving us all a gift of your time and talents. Never look a gift giver in any way but a positive way. You are such a “kind” person. We love you and your gift of sharing. Thank you 😊

How fun! I love how beautifully your play/fun came out! You go girl and say it like it is! It is your play and you do it how you like it, no one should ever tell any artist/creator how they should do something unless they are asked specifically for their opinion. All art and play is subjective. I need to try this painting on coffee dyed paper, I need some more fun! Love and hugs! ❤️🤗❤️🤗

You are wonderful Gayle! I have learned soooo much from you! 🥰❤️

I’m soooo inspired to get my stencils out & play! Yay!

But you ARE an expert; an expert in the GAYLE WAY! We are each expert in our own way and that's what journal-making is all about. That is why I love these vids where you take what someone else has done - hopefully, someone we haven't seen/heard of/been done by dozens of others before - and make it yours. I loved, too, those older vids where you tried to figure out an embellishment someone else had done and do it yourself. Guess that was more in the old Gayle Mail days because you received so many random things to try.

Lol. Ive had mine in a binder for years. Its the only way to go. I have paper in between them so you can see them clear. Im glad you found this idea.

These turned out great. I’d noticed the ones you had used in your journals and wondered how that was done. Now I know, and you got beautiful results on the first try!

Hello Gayle, I am glad that you are enjoying what you are doing. I loved what you did with the paper today. That gives me some ideas. I wish I had done more when I was out sick last week with COVID, but I plan on putting some of the stuff I saw on your channel to good use. You are such a nice and lovely person.

Those are gorgeous, Gail! Good play!!

These paper's are gorgeous! I've got them bookmarked so I can go back to it later and play! It's Rachel's (Roxy) washi police again. Please don't get discouraged! Most of us love and appreciate you sharing your process. You don't have to and lord knows we're just learning and if someone out there thinks they know it all get your own channel or learn yourself so you can stop being jealous! It's not a good look!