Use Your Gel Prints with Gelli Arts®: Create Little Gel Printed Scenes by Marsha Valk

Hi there! It’s Marsha here, back with a fun idea to try with your Gelli Arts® gel printed backgrounds!

Did you play along with the March Printing Challenge or the May 2022 Birgit Koopsen Gel Printing Challenge? If yes, then you may have a stack of background prints waiting for you to do something fun with!

So, why not create (what I call) a few gel printed little scenes like I share in this video:

I like to cut the silhouettes out of copy paper. I usually cut freehand or use a roughly sketched outline. You can also use cutouts from magazines if you like. Basic shapes work well!

Adhere the hand-cut silhouettes (masks) to the print of your choice with repositionable adhesive.

And… start to print!

You can keep adding masks with every new print layer. However, remember that a print must be dry before adhering another mask on top.

Of course, you can also start with a fresh sheet of paper! And, if you want white elements in your print, it’s a good idea to mask off those parts first.

Don’t worry if a mask sticks to the plate. You can easily re-apply them.

Once you are happy with your gel printed scene, you can add details using your favourite pens, pencils, markers and crayons.

Have fun giving it a go!

Marsha.

Materials:

5″x7″ Gelli Arts® Printing Plate

Gelli Arts® Mini Placement Tool

4″ brayer

Other:

Copy paper

E-Z Repositionable Dots Runner  by 3L Scrapbook Adhesives

Scissors

Drawing paper cut to 7″x9″

Acrylic paint

Your favorite texture makers (egg carton, foam stamps, lace trim, corrugated cardboard, drywall tape, burlap, buttons, feathers, elastic bands, cotton buds, combs)

Optional:

Pens, pencils, markers, crayons

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