Gelli printing with stencils is an easy way to create beautiful and unique textures for your art journal and creative projects. If you are new to the gel plate, gelli printing with stencils is an easy way to get comfortable with the medium. I discovered gel printing many years ago, but my first experience with
Hi there! It's Marsha here, and today I will give you seven ideas for using image transfer gel prints in your art.So let’s dive into it! I only briefly explain how to pull resist image transfers in this video. If you’d like to know more about the technique, we also have a FAQ video that
Learn how to make your own gelli plate with these simple ingredients.
Transfer and print your own photos with a homemade gel plate.
When to comes to printing with gelatin plates, you have 2 options - either make your own, or buy them. I use both options! Here I share with you my gelatin plate recipe.
Hi there! It's Marsha here, and today, I'll share how I created more cards with the new Gelli Arts® holiday stencils. This time, I focused on using alcohol and solvent-based inks on the Gelli® plate. Have you ever tried using alcohol inks on the gel plate? Here's what you need to know before you start:
Explore creative Gelli Plate Printing Ideas and Techniques with our guide, featuring unique methods and materials for stunning art projects.
Sounds like a new recipe doesn’t it? Well, there is a recipe involved but you won’t want to eat it. But it can become addictive. On some of the comments on the Documented Life Project Facebook page, I was noticing … Continue reading →
What are the dos and don'ts of gel printing? It's all here along with gel printing resources, a downloadable guide and free videos!
Gelli plates are all the rage right now, but they are a little too expensive for my pocketbook. Ole Santa didn't leave me enough after I pai...
Sounds like a new recipe doesn’t it? Well, there is a recipe involved but you won’t want to eat it. But it can become addictive. On some of the comments on the Documented Life Project Facebook page, I was noticing … Continue reading →
The ultimate guide to gel printing and the basics of gel printing you need to know - what materials you need and how to make gel prints
STENCIL or MASK for Gelli Plate and Printmaking. Can be used on a gel plate, canvas, paper, and other materials. This Stencil is a perfect fit for an 8x10" Gel Plate. Each STENCIL or MASK is individually designed by me. They are reusable and cut from a piece of 74# Synthetic sheets of YUPO paper (Plastic) They can be used with wet media paint and wipe clean by gently running under clean water and patted dry. The STENCIL lays flat yet it is flexible as seen in the video. JUST A NOTE about the STENCIL/MASK: Each one is cut individually by machine yet there will possibly be small areas that may have imperfections simply because of the tiny detail in that area of the cut. It will not affect the beauty of your project.
I've gotten so many questions about how I assembled the little gelli plate journal which I posted on IG yesterday that I decided to do a blog post about it. First I created a nice stack of gelli prints on...
The ultimate guide to gel printing and the basics of gel printing you need to know - what materials you need and how to make gel prints
One of the delights of experimental printmaking is using materials which havea mind of their own. If you enjoy this approach then you will definitely like experimenting with Tyvek printing plates.
Explore creative Gelli Plate Printing Ideas and Techniques with our guide, featuring unique methods and materials for stunning art projects.
Transfer photos and texts to a Gelli print. Directly on the Gelli plate or indirectly via for instance a photocopy on tissue paper. Have a look at my results.
I have repeatedly professed my love for monoprinting with a gelli plate. I realized with my post the other day, some of you may not know what this is, or have never used one before. So I thought …
Are you struggling with contrast when gelli printing? This is a common challenge when monoprinting with a gel plate. There is always experimentation when playing with monoprinting.
Hi there, Natalie here and today I thought I’d try something new – well new to me anyway! I’m a big fan of my Gelli Plate – I love printmaking and the process of creating my…
If you are like me and you have a few extra prints that you made with your Gelli Arts® printing plate then this blog post is for you! I have accumulated hundreds of prints from playing with my gel plates and they are starting to take over my studio! I decided to try my hand
Create your own monoprints with gelli plate printing! Versatile, easy and a ton of fun, come learn one of the greatest gelli plate techniques!
Hi there Gelli-plate fans, Miranda here with some new Gelli-plate inspiration........many layers.....so take your time, have ...
See how to use your Gel Press, Gelli plate or other gel plate to make a unique gel print directly onto card blanks. Kim Dellow Shows you how.
Looking for new surfaces to use with your gel plate? Gelli printing on tissue paper is so easy and you can get amazing results by keeping a few things in mind. There are so many surfaces that you can use with your gel plate, but each surface requires small adjustments in technique to get consistent
Happy LOVE day to all! Take this opportunity to #loveyourself and do something just for you. Open your heart and let art take you on a journey. On this day of love, I decided to focus on something beautiful that inspires me – the Florida sunrise. It has been a glorious “winter” here and I
Hullo there everyone... and happy WOYWW4 everyone! .. join us over at Julia's "Stamping Ground" blog for "What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday". Today is our big 4th celebration ~ Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!! A big congrats, Julia! and have my ATC ready too, for the big swap! {And aren't Nikki's WOYWW4 cool?} And look whose ATC just arrived from the UK - dear, kind Annie!! Posted 22.5.13 and arrived 29.5.13, how amazing is that? God is good, so is kind Annie, thank you dear friend! how bright and cheery it is! with a lovely card and poem too. As still dont have proper glasses (end of week, God willing) have not made my other ATC's yet but in process on my desk. Did finish my catalogue of all stamps {YAY!} but will show next week as have something else to show you (plus I hope to make a cover). Well, here on my desk is another surprise... perhaps.. WARNING: there is long detail here! You may want to scroll down below if it's not your thing. Had been thinking for ages to share this with you all, as I have a recipe to make a gelli plate and know they are not available everywhere. I was reading Lindsay's (Frugal Crafter) post the other day and then saw it on Annette in Oz's blog too so thought had better do it at last - so here 'tis. The recipe is from some decades ago now, when I started infant school teaching. Although there were photocopiers around for over a decade then, they were not cheap here. We did not have such fancy copying methods for teaching. This was used with a special printing carbon for copying from jelly pad (as we called it) into books. The carbon would just sink into the pad then you would re-use it for another worksheet the next day. I used the same method for teaching Sunday school, I kept it in the cupboard for many, many years, in warm and cold weather. It never goes off ( both sugar and glycerine are preservatives). Then stencil carbon not around, they stopped making the metho spirit duplicator stencils. I can still smell the methylated spirits we used with them...that does take me back! Recipe for Gelli Plate or Jelly pad ( as we called them, used them in slice tray. It sets without refrigeration, and kept without refrigeration too): (Imperial measures used in original, blue is metric, *red is what I used, made *3/5 size) *Glycerine ~ 12 ounces - 354.9 ml *200ml Gelatine ~ 2 ounces - 56.7 gm *35gm White Sugar~ 3 ounces - 85 gm *51gm Water ~ 7 1/2 ounces -213 ml *120ml Method: Dissolve half water with gelatine, dissolve half water with sugar. Combine and add glycerine. Stir over heat until dissolved. Set in a 12" x 7" tray. (or square size 16cm x 16cm) {EDIT: *in answer to comments, **glycerine** helps preserve it, as said lasted for years and NOT in fridge. Also Sugar and salt were used for years before fridges, as preservatives - see Google search link here } If using this recipe and/ or jelly pad on you blog please kindly link over to this post..thank you. I am not very expert at using Gelli Plates. In fact really I hadn't much idea, so looked up better guides. I really dont have right paint as need craft or poster paint I think. To see better pieces than my efforts ~ here is a video here or here. This gelli plate on the video really is very like this one, except mine is yellowish from the colour of brand of my gelatine and not so big, (I made it 3/5 of original recipe) and not so neat edged. That is only because of my mould. Ideally a plastic container would be better for removal, as well as finish on edges. I found out from videos that first lot of work was all wrong, as had not used the paint correctly. I had it way too thick, and did not put in patterns properly.. Don't use sharp objects as put a tiny hole in mine. I could easily re-melt if need be though. I would just trim off the coloured stains as they are few, and then reheat in microwave and reset. It however did not seem to affect it at all. ** Query below on bubbles (in comments): No, if you are careful and not vigorous you end up with very few if any bubbles. It is not really like jam, and small bubbles (if any) are easy enough to pop them before allowing to set. If you would like to try another recipe, Lindsay also has another one here on this post. I made this one as knew it worked in our climate here in Oz, and I had ingredients except for glycerine. I bought only 2 x100ml bottles as they were $5.95 each; and did not want a large plate anyway. I am a card maker, not into journals or scrapping. Here is the Oz shot for the week.... It is of "Marnie's" yellow Hibiscus, flowering beautifully large blooms. Yes, it is sunny here - we are blessed the odd shower, enough to water is lovely as winter approaches. The ground cover is called Golden Sedum, has magnificent yellow flowers in spring, complements the hibiscus. Thanks so very much everyone for popping over to say hi, for commenting even when I still dont get around to many as I would like, next week!! surely glasses by then. May God bless your day where you may be... and big happy WOYWW4 everyone! Shaz in Oz.x {EDIT: Saw another way of using same technique without making gel plate at all ~ look over at this Our Daily Bread technique link here really brilliant} Another great video on using the plate is here on Splitcoasters .
The ultimate guide to gel printing and the basics of gel printing you need to know - what materials you need and how to make gel prints
Are you struggling with contrast when gelli printing? This is a common challenge when monoprinting with a gel plate. There is always experimentation when playing with monoprinting.
10 Gelli plate printing ideas to get you started. You can use a handmade or premade gelli plate and acrylic paints for these printing techniques.
