Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog. It’s Birgit here today with a fun project. I’ve been printing on fusible interfacing. What is fusible interfacing? As a quick explanation, it is the material you attach to a fabric using heat and adding firmness. It is available with adhesive on only one side or …
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Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here and today I am sharing two ways of using water-soluble projects on the gel plate. The products I used solve very easily and that is why I prefer them, but other water-soluble products work too, you just have to be a bit more patient for …
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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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It’s the season of giving, and what better year than 2020 to get crafting and send some beautiful handmade art to our loved ones. Over the years, the Gelli Arts® Blog has shared some really fabulous projects that would make great gifts. In this post, we’ll link some of our favorite perfect-gift-projects so you can take …
Hi Everyone and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here today showing you how to create a fun and easy background in your art journal using smaller Gelli Arts® gel printing plates. The benefit of the smaller plates is that you can place them on an acrylic block and then use them as a stamp so you …
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Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog today! I hope you are all safe and healthy! Today I have a fun video in which I am using alcohol inks. I’m doing #inktober on IG this month. Check it out! I have decided to use some kind of ink on my Gelli Arts® gel …
Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! Today I’m sharing with you another “Basics” video. This one is all about wet products that you can use on the gel plate. With wet products I mean products that don’t dry on the gel plate. Most of the time they will be water-reactive but there …
Hi everyone and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here today with another “Basics” video. Today, it’s part 2 of the variety of permanent products that you can use on the gel plate. Although most people start out with acrylic paint there are numerous media that can be used on the gel plate. …
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Hi everyone and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here today with another “Basics” video. This time it’s all about the variety of products that you can use on the gel plate. Although most people start out with acrylic paint, there are numerous media that can be used on the gel …
Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here and today and I have no pictures of fancy and colorful prints. Today’s video is about what you need to know before you start gel printing. You can use almost every painting, stamping and drawing medium on the gel plate and there are …
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