Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds)

Printing with Boundaries: 3 Simple Layering Techniques by Martice Smith

January 20, 2021 / Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds), Stencils, Patterns & Textures /

Hi everyone! It’s Martice here today, sharing three simple layering techniques, packed with vibrant colors, textures, and mark-making. If you feel like your prints are too chaotic with no clear focal point, try these techniques! There are many times where I just couldn’t decide which color scheme, stamps, stencils, paper, etc. to play with on …

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Gel Printing with Silhouettes with Gelli Arts® by Birgit Koopsen

January 18, 2021 / Journals, Cards, Collage, & Tags, Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds), Stencils, Patterns & Textures /

Hello and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! In my last post of the year I’m sharing how I create silhouettes and print with them. Silhouettes are easy to create with magazine images and acetate sheets. Simply trace figures using a permanent marker and cut them out. And of course you don’t have to stick …

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Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Opaque + Transparent Layers by Marsha Valk

January 19, 2021 / Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds), Printing Basics / Beginners /

Hi there! It’s Marsha here today sharing a series of small monoprints printed with opaque as well as transparent paint colours. Have you ever wondered what the little square icons on your paint tubes mean? These squares tell you all about the opacity level of the paint colour. There are four types: □ transparent ⧄ semi-transparent …

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Durable Dura-Lar Bookmarks with Gelli Arts® and Grafix® by Helen O’Hara

January 20, 2021 / Journals, Cards, Collage, & Tags, Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds), Mediums – Alcohol Inks, Pastels, Watercolors, Stencils, Patterns & Textures /

Hello! It’s Helen here with a tutorial for really durable bookmarks with Gelli Arts® and Grafix®. You may recall that I showed how to make bookmarks a while back using thin card and freezer paper masks. You can see that post here. Today, I have a new and improved technique for you using Dura-lar by Grafix. …

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Gelli Arts® + Grafix® : Altered Tags by Sara Ferret

January 20, 2021 / Journals, Cards, Collage, & Tags, Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds) /

Sara here and ready to share a fun tag project using Gelli Arts® + Grafix® products! Here’s what I came up with: Watch my video to see how these tags came to life! Materials: Grafix Arts: White Shrink Film Grafix Arts: .004 wet media film DURA-LAR Grafix Arts: .005 two-sided matte film DURA-LAR Grafix Arts: Craft …

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Gelli Arts® and Grafix® : Abstract Art by Kirsten Varga

January 20, 2021 / Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds), Recycled Materials /

Hello fellow creatives! Today’s post features products by Gelli Arts®and Grafix®  The polyester films by Grafix®are fun to work with and challenged me creatively because of their translucent and transparent properties. I started out with the mindset to just experiment with these new-to-me products and at the end I had plenty options to mix and …

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Quick and Easy Gel Medium + Stamping Ink Resist Technique by Birgit Koopsen

January 18, 2021 / Image Transfers & Resists, Layered Prints (colorful backgrounds) /

Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! I hope you are all safe and healthy! Today I have a fun and easy technique for you, so if you’re at home and bored, then get out your gel printing gear and start playing ☺ In this video, I will show you how to create …

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