Barb, I forgot how much I love your classes! I guess I took a break from your videos only because I was trying to reduce my screen time, but I am so glad I came back to re-watch some of my favorites of yours-and some others I didn’t see before. I am so appreciative of your teaching style, generosity of time and knowledge, and how you show the whole process, which so few KZread creators do. I really like your down-to-earth personality and your laugh as well. Cheers 😊

The tip to use Vaseline is going to save me so much frustration! I'll be going through all my mediums and glues tomorrow with my Vaseline jar in hand for sure. TFS.

@BarbOwenDesigns

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Brenda. I've been doing this trick for years. It even works with alcohol ink bottles that notoriously stick themselves closed. Hope it works as well for you as it does for me. Thanks for watching this sample video class from HowToGetCreative.com. There are loads and loads of video classes located there in the member area. Feel free to check it out sometime. Thanks for watching. Stay Creative!

I am so glad I found you. you are a natural born teacher, and I luv your style

@BarbOwenDesigns

9 жыл бұрын

Pat Taviss Thanks so much. Teaching is what I've always loved to do. Stay Creative!

Hi again Barb. I have bought a journal and have not been able to get started. You have just inspired me to get going. I love Roses and that is going to be the beginning of my journal. Also PPA is my favorited product and I have many of those products. Thanks very much.lol

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Darlene Kalas Great Darlene! I agree that the hardest part is starting, so if I've inspired you to begin, I'm really happy! Let me know how it goes and remember that there aren't any rules. Just go for it and see what happens.

The best class ever! I live in Bali,Indonesia and I am entirely depended on the internet for my learning, Barb you are the best tutor! Thanks

As I watched your video, I realized I had purchased 10 bottles of this paint and had never used it. So I struck out and once I got my gesso opened (I will use the vaseline trick from now on), I actually did make a background page. Tks so much for your videos and inspiration. I want to be creative... I just don't know how! You help me be creative!

I appreciate that you do not use shortcuts in your teaching. I enjoyed this lesson

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Jogry Blok I'm glad you are enjoying these video classes, Jogry. You'll find lots more in the member area of HowToGetCreative.com if you'd like to take a peek. Thanks for watching on YT and leaving such nice comments.

your always so creative . i cant believe how you think of all these great ideas.I learn a lot from you!!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I love to create all kinds of different things. ;-) I'm glad you enjoyed this sample video class. There are lots more classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Thanks for watching and Stay Creative!

Just watched your video. Would like to thank you for sharing this from beginning to end. I've spent the last 2 months picking up paints, stamps, stencils, glues, markers, brushes etc. This tutorial finally makes me feel like I can start my first art journal page and understand how to do it. I'm no longer nervous! Thank You So Much :D

@BarbOwenDesigns

9 жыл бұрын

***** I'm so glad that you found this video helpful! You have what you need. Just jump in and start! Remember, it's only paper and you can always cover it up. In art journaling, all is fair. Just go for it! Make some marks. Add some color. Stamp a few patterns and see what happens. You can do it!

I just watched this video and was really interested to see something with napkins. I’ve watched quite a few KZread videos and just want to say that you are one of the best teachers I’ve watched. You are so thorough and always make sure that the viewer can see everything you do. I’m really enjoying learning from you. Thanks so much!

@BarbOwenDesigns

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Cynthia! Thank you so much for watching this sample video class from HowToGetCreative.com. I'm glad that you enjoyed the techniques I showed. There are many, many more creative arts videos located on the website. I sincerely appreciate your positive feedback. ;-) Thanks again for watching. Stay Creative!

Oh this was what I was looking for a start to finish process in real time. I love how you explain your thought process and why you do what you do. It's making art journaling less intimidating for me. Thanks so much. Hope to see more art journaling videos like this.

@BarbOwenDesigns

9 жыл бұрын

Mary Ann Oosterman Thanks! Glad you found the video class valuable.

You have truly inspired me. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

Barb, I love the way you organize your studio. Also, your studio very neat different from the other Artists...

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Samia Karam It's not quite as neat as it appears when I film. ;-) Organization really helps control the chaos. Thanks so much for watching!

Oh Barb Wonderful class. Can't wait to try my Distress paints. Thank you for sharing!

Beautiful!!! I love the techniques used in this journal; I learned a lot. Thank you for the inspiration and sharing of your knowledge.

@BarbOwenDesigns

9 жыл бұрын

Edith Gonzalez Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Keep creating!

You are an articulate informative instructor …thank you!

2023 the distress paints now come with a pop top lid rather than the sponge dauber. Both kinds of lids can be purchased separately for your personal preference. The pop lid allows you to work with your own paint brush, adding water to extend it if you wish. I love that the color doesn’t decrease with thinning!

Please have closed captions on to make it easy for the viewers. Lovely classes!!!

@BarbOwenDesigns

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rajul, I'll check into it. Thanks for watching.

Awesome tutorial even after many years ❤👍❗️

I use about 1 inch of regular tape on the corner of a napkin leaving a tad bit to pull back (not up) the extra white sheets. Saved me all kinds of frustration trying to part those two papers!

@BarbOwenDesigns

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Deborah. Great idea. Thanks for sharing! Thank you so much for watching this sample video class from HowToGetCreative.com. There are all kind of creative arts videos located on the website in the member area, too. Stay Creative!

Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your classes.

@BarbOwenDesigns

9 жыл бұрын

MsOgdiva Thanks for watching!

Love watching your classes. I learn a lot from them. Thank you for showing your entire process and for your thoroughness!! Looking forward to more videos!

Love this technic. Going to try it with my new altered book art journaling. Just love it. Thanks for sharing

@BarbOwenDesigns

9 жыл бұрын

Rosalia Martin If you follow me on Twitter, you can send photos. I'd love to see them! @BarbOwenDesigns

loved this class, I am a beginner so step by step helps !

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Cheryl. This is a sample video class. There are lots more creative arts video classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Feel free to take a peek. Thanks so much for watching. We all started somewhere and I totally understand step by step. I learn that way, too. ;-) Stay Creative!

This was so helpful, thank you so much Barb. I will be doing my first journal page this weekend. Excited🤗

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Rebecca Bullock Great! Just enjoy the process and have a good time being creative. Thanks for watching!

I'm checking these options right now. Thanks for sharing.

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Maria Mar Great! Glad I could give you some ideas.

I really love ❤️ you're tutorials. You give us so much with each one we watch. Thank you thank you thank you so much 😊

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Mags. This is another sample video class from HowToGetCreative.com. There are lots and lots of creative arts videos located there. Feel free to check it out anytime. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. ;-)

Thanks for this tutorial. So well done, informative and very, very helpful for me as a beginner in art journaling and self expression

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching this sample video class. There are many more video classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Feel free to take a peek. I hope that you enjoy hundreds of hours art journaling. It's a wonderful place to express yourself. Stay Creative!

Such good ideas. Beautiful work and I always learn so much from you.

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Charlotte phillips Thanks, Charlotte. I really love what I do and I enjoy teaching classes. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Stay Creative!

Wonderful. So easy for me to turn around and do!!!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Vickie W That's great. I'm so glad that you enjoyed this sample video class. There are lots more creative arts classes at HowtoGetCreative.com. Thanks for watching and Stay Creative!

totally enjoyed! TFS!

Enjoyed watching this tutorial, Barb. LOVED hearing the kitties in the background! We have a couple noisy cats too (not Siamese though), and they do the same thing when they're shut out of a room - any room! Love your art journaling style...thanks for sharing!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that these crazy felines didn't drive you crazy. ;-) Sometimes they are VERY vocal! I'm glad you enjoyed this sample video class. The are many more classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Feel free to take a peek. Thanks for watching. Stay Creative!

beautiful, thanks for sharing, can always learn new techniques. also the inspiration. Hugs!

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Pam. Thanks for watching this sample video class from HowToGetCreative.com. There are many more create arts videos located there. Feel free to take a peek anytime. Distress paints are beautiful colors and fun to create with for sure. Stay Creative!

I loved your way of doing this page it gave me some inspiration thank you

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching, Lea. This is a sample video class from HowToGetCreative.com. There are lots of other classes on the site. Feel free to take a peek sometime if you like. Stay Creative!

Very informative and helpful, while at the same time so pretty you want to copy it. I'll be looking for more. I'm a new subscriber. Thanks very much!!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed this sample video class. You'll find lots more video classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Thanks for watching. Stay Creative!

Thank you for a great video, love distress products 👍🏻. Here is a tip to separete the layers of the napkin, just wet your thumb and index finger and put the edge of the napkin between, squeese and open up slowly. The layers will separate. Good luck :)

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Rita. Thanks for the great tip. It's always great to learn a new trick! Thanks you for watching this sample video class from HowToGetCreative.com. There are lots and lots of creative arts videos located there. Feel free to check it out anytime. Stay Creative!

Excellent!!!

Wow! Thanks so much for demoing those office supply store rings. My books always get so fat that the spirals stretch out and the covers fall off. I had no idea they had those!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+michelle tulumello Michelle, they come in quite a variety of sizes. I have some that are 3 inches in diameter. They are great for a lot of book ideas. Glad it helped! Stay Creative!

So very glad I found your video. Subscribing. Absolutely love your style.

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sherry. I'm glad you enjoy what I do. This is a sample video class. There are many more classes available at HowToGetCreative.com. Feel free to take a peek. Thanks for watching. Stay Creative!

Me encanto. lo voy a hacer

Have you read any of "The Cat Who...." books. About a jouralist and his two siamese cats. Very good. I love the personalities of the cats.

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

I have not read any of those books, but I may have to! I've never lived with Siamese cats before these 2 and they are SO different. I love them so much and they fill the studio with "music." Lol! Stay Creative!

Thank you for the inspiration.

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Nannette. This is a sample video class. You'll find many more classes located at HowToGetCreative.com in the members area. Glad you enjoyed this class. Thanks for watching and Stay Creative!

Lovely pages!

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Marsha. This is a sample video class. You'll find many more creative arts classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Feel free to take a peek. I'm glad you enjoyed the class. Thanks for watching. Stay Creative!

beautiful!

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Denise. I'm glad you enjoyed watching this sample video class. There are lots more creative arts video classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Feel free to take a peek. Have a creative week!

Just subscribed! Great video.

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Diane. This is a sample video class. There are many more creative arts video classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Feel free to take a peek. I'm glad you enjoyed this sample class. Stay Creative!

Awesome thanks

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Sylvia Brown Thanks for watching, Sylvia. Stay Creative!

enjoyed video,and the tip on the journal i took the wire out and replaced it with metal rings.now i cant with to work in my journal

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

I hope it works for you. I really like being able to remove a page or 2 to work on and when I'm finished with the entire book, I'll put the original wire spiral back through all the holes.

very pretty! I need to find those rose napkins.

@BarbOwenDesigns

9 жыл бұрын

+Rosalie Dagler Any paper napkins with roses will work great. cr8.me/RosePaperNapkin would be nice. Enjoy and thanks for watching.

Maravilhoso!

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ;-)

Where do you buy the Perfect Paper glue? Love your videos so much. You are an awesome instructor .

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Carolyn Rose Hi Carolyn. The Perfect Paper Adhesive is available here. cr8.me/PPAMatte Thank you for watching and for your sweet comment. Stay Creative!

Is that ModPodge you used to glue the flowers on? I couldn't quite hear due to being hard of hearing. Could you caption these videos for people who are deaf & hard of hearing? Thanks. :) p.s. I LOVE your videos!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

I used Perfect Paper Adhesive by ArtQuest as the medium to attach the flowers. It is a wonderful medium for applying paper napkin because it isn't sticky. I'm glad that you enjoyed this sample video class. You can find many more creative video classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. With each class there is a complete printable tutorial with photos from the video. That is as close as I can get to having captions. My classes are recorded live without editing. Thanks again for watching. Stay Creative!

I subscribed yesterday, I looked, but I didn't see where to get Wood Icing? Great videos thank you .

@BarbOwenDesigns

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure where you can get Wood Icing now. This sample video class was filmed several years ago. I'd suggest Google or Amazon to see if it's available, or use a texture paste. There are quite a few texture pastes available today and any of them will give a similar result. Thanks for watching this sample video class. There are many more creative arts video classes located at HowToGetCreative.com. Stay Creative!

I like you very much. Thank you

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Cynthia Lejeune Thanks for watching. I'm glad that you enjoyed this video class. Stay Creative!

Thank you for sharing this with us! I'm very curious about your recording equipment ... What is the little pad you use?

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Trisch Rosema I use a key pad to switch the camera shots. It saves me using a mouse. ;-) thanks for watching! Stay Creative!

@trischrosema305

8 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I love your videos. .. they are so well done and your way of teaching is fantastic!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Trisch Rosema Thank you very much! I love what I do.

How do you turn the camera in so many angles? I see you using something that looks like a small adding machine, and then wham! the angle changes! I want that magic machine! LOL!

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Maria Mar Actually I have several cameras that are controlled by the keypad. It's not magic, although that would be a lot of fun!

@MariaMarDreamAlchemist

8 жыл бұрын

+How to Get Creative - Barb Owen -Thanks for answering. Are you using manycam to coordinate them? I was researching how to do this set up and found that service. (manycam.com/) Or do you do it in another way? I guide people through transformation using journaling and art and I loved the way you switch from talking to us to showing us the piece! I also want to take this opportunity to thank you for your teachings. You are an excellent teacher and I look forward to joining your membership soon. (I'm thinking this would be a great Christmas gift for me.) Thanks again.

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

+Maria Mar I use Wirecast to control the cameras and output to Ustream right now. That will change as we upgrade the set up. Thank you so much for your kind comments. You're welcome to join HowToGetCreative.com anytime. Stay Creative!

what is the purpose of the jesso or gesso

@BarbOwenDesigns

Жыл бұрын

Hi S Joy. Gesso is a primer for paper and commonly used to prepare a canvas for paint. Thanks so much for watching. Stay Creative!

BARB!! Don't toss the bottom two layers of your napkins! Glue them to printer paper to give a little extra weight and texture for flower making and OTHER paper crafts. They turn out pretty and interesting.

@BarbOwenDesigns

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reminder. Stay Creative!

Love your work but would get better if we were viewing your work from above and not from the side