If you are interested in my reviews/comparison of the Stampendous Creative Palette vs. the Gelli plate, read them here.
Epic FAIL (paint on the Palette)
Not so bad (Pigment ink on the Palette)
Making Gelli Plate Tools
Some of the images tell you all you need to know – some you can click to go to the post. Hover over the image and see.
The coolest texture plates, which (if your shop allows tear-off samples) could be FREE. Anaglypa textured wallpaper:
Making Paper and Fun Foam Tools:
This post has many paper and fun foam tools, including:
This post has more!

Cover big index cards with contact paper to make wipeable texture sheets. Stick 2 together or use cereal box card for a deep emboss.

Make stamps with sticky-backed fun foam – these are on foam core but if you want to wash them, use thick plastic packaging!
Make roller stamps from Fun Foam and old blocks.
Other tools to make:
Cut your own stencils with your Cricut and report cover plastic
24/06/2020 at 11:33 am
I am so new that I dont know the lingo…what is a mask?
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24/06/2020 at 4:51 pm
It is something that blocks – if you put paint on the plate and put a MASK over it, when you pull a print the area that is MASKED will have no paint – it will be whatever the paper is you used to pull the print.
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18/02/2017 at 10:27 pm
Wow, great ideas … new to this and helped when you mentioned less paint, thinking that’s my issue and these foam ideas … love them! Thanks for sharing,
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13/08/2015 at 4:48 am
Those are all so very creative! love it!
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03/11/2013 at 7:38 pm
You are so creative! Thank you so much for sharing these tutorials for making Gelli plate tools. I must give these a try!
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11/09/2013 at 10:50 am
Coucou,
C’est GENIAL. J’aime beaucoup ces idĆ©es. Merci pour le partage.
Bonne journƩe.
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02/08/2013 at 5:03 pm
Saw this page and thought I would add another great tool — toilet paper rolls! Attach them with paper clips to make any shape!
Here is a pic of what I made for my gelli plate printing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51050313@N05/9420860003/
Blogged here: http://rhoz.blogspot.com/2013/08/back-to-mail-art.html
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02/08/2013 at 5:22 pm
Interesting! I have used paper towel core tubes and wrapping paper tubes, singly, to make circles but never thought to join them in that way. Nifty!
Thanks for sharing š
MA
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18/05/2021 at 2:10 am
I love the idea of connecting toilet paper cardboard rolls ….fantastic!!
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27/07/2013 at 3:08 pm
thank you for sharing your wonderful creative ideas..:)
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