Category Archives: art

Back to Gelli – check your kitchen

Posted on 28/02/2013 by

Taking a break from quilting for a moment while I plan to go to the fabric shop for backing material (nearly impossible to create from scraps) so I had time to test out something on the Gelli plate. I have … Continue reading →

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More PAPER tools – and something else!

Posted on 22/02/2013 by

Right, so to carry on, I was looking at the Catalyst tools and thinking they looked cool, but impatient to play and too lazy (and cheap) to order some.  I had such success yesterday with paper and cardboard, so I … Continue reading →

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Homemade Gelli plate tools – from PAPER!

Posted on 21/02/2013 by

I have been having a right old play and came up with a handful of what I think are surprising tools for Gelli Plate printing.  For today I am going to focus on PAPER tools – because, frankly, if I … Continue reading →

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Deli paper – Yeah, baby!

Posted on 19/02/2013 by

Doing the happy dance!  I got the deli paper I ordered yesterday and managed to drag my weary from cleaning self to my desk last night to do a quick couple of Gelli Plate pulls.  Woo Hoo!  OK, I THINK … Continue reading →

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Gelli Masking

Posted on 16/02/2013 by

I decided to take one of Julie Balzer’s Getting Started With… classes for the Gelli plate.  I felt like I was getting interesting prints with simple layers but her description said something about “getting exactly what you want” from the … Continue reading →

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iPlay coffee filter book – with Gelli prints

Posted on 14/02/2013 by

This much fun should be illegal LOL! I have had such a fun time playing with printing.  I dragged out my stack o’ coffee filters the other day and tried out Gelli printing on them.  It worked very well – … Continue reading →

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SDC86 – Red, Pink and white

Posted on 12/02/2013 by

Well I am getting lax in doing the Stampotique Designers Challenge lately. But I finally got a new stamp so I figured I’d better follow the tenets of Use Every Stamp, a free class I am taking from My Creative … Continue reading →

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Gelli plate – book from prints

Posted on 11/02/2013 by

I’ve seen a couple of books made from Gelli Art plate prints and was keen to collect my play samples into something that was usable.  You may have seen me moan about getting the 6 x 6 inch plate – … Continue reading →

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Gelli plate prints and making your own stencils

Posted on 07/02/2013 by

WARNING: SO MANY photos! MASSIVELY LONG post! As you may have seen I had a play the other day with making some stamps/texture plates for my Gelli plate using sticky backed fun foam.  I thought I would share some of … Continue reading →

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Gelli part 2!

Posted on 03/02/2013 by

I just had to share this cause I love how it looks. Copper acrylic paint on black paper. I am so going to have a long play with this – I have silver, gold, and pearl.,  Yippee! I really want … Continue reading →

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