Jungle Style Prints with Gelli Arts® by Giovanna Zara

Hello everyone,
Giovanna here! Today, I hope to cheer you up a bit from this gloomy weather
with a super colorful post. These prints will feature luscious leaves, bright greens and
yellows, flamingos, and giraffes all
together to create a jungle style theme.

In this video, I apply the technique to heavy cardstock, plain envelopes, and cotton fabric. Enjoy!

On White Heavy Cardstock:

Put some drops of
acrylic paint on the Gelli Arts® 6″x6″ gel printing plate. I used Gelli Arts® Premium Acrylic Paint in Freshwater, Deep Jungle, Kiwi, and Sunbeam colors.

Spread the paint
evenly with a brayer.

Lay the stencil on the plate.

Press lightly with a sheet
of white cardstock.

Repeat until you fill
the whole piece of cardstock.

Clean the plate with
parchment paper, which makes a perfect background for other craft projects. Now you can turn your heavy cardstock into cards.

On White Envelopes:

Figure out where the
addresses go and mask them with scraps of paper.

Put some drops of
acrylic paint on the Gelli Arts® 6″x6″ gel printing plate. Here I use Sunbeam, Freshwater, and Kiwi.

Spread the paint
evenly with a brayer.

Lay the stencil on the plate.

Press lightly with a white
envelope.

Repeat until you fill
the whole envelope.

Peel off the masks. Now you have a printed envelope to go with your cards!

On White Cotton Fabric: 

What about a
rainbow jungle style?

If you’re going to
wash your fabric, first mix your acrylic paints with a fabric painting
medium in a palette.

Put some large drops of acrylic paint on the Gelli Arts® 6″x6″ gel printing plate. Here I use Freshwater, Mixed Berries, Sunbeam, Kiwi, and Tiger Lily.

Spread the paint
evenly with a brayer.

Lay the stencil on the plate.

Lay the fabric down and
press firmly.

Lift the fabric. Clean the leftover paint with a piece of parchment paper.

Repeat until you fill
the whole piece of fabric. Now you can turn your printed fabric into anything you want, such as a pencil case!

We can’t wait to see your jungle style prints!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Giovanna

Materials:

-Gelli Arts® 6″x6″ gel printing plate
-Gelli Arts® 4” roller
-Gelli Arts® Premium
Acrylic Paint Set – Bright Colors
-Gelli Arts® Premium
Acrylic Paint Set – Classic Colors
-Gelli Arts® Parchment
Paper
-White heavy cardstock
-White envelopes
-White cotton fabric
-Stencils
-Fabric Painting Medium

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