Birgit Koopsen

Gelli Arts® Printing on Crackle Paste

Hello! Birgit here with a fun mixed media project. I’ve been using my Gelli Arts® gel printing plate to print on chipboard hearts with crackle paste on top. It’s so much cooler then when you use a paint brush! The layer of paint on a Gelli Arts® plate is so thin it won’t go into …

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Gelli Arts® Printing with Flexible Texture Plates

Printing with Flexible Texture Plates on Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plates by Birgit Koopsen Hello and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here and I am going to show you how you can easily create flexible texture plates for printing on Gelli Arts® gel printing plates.  Flexible texture plates have several   benefits …

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Gelli Arts® Printing with “Glaze Paints”

Hello there and welcome to the Gelli® Arts blog! Birgit here with a new video and step-by-step. Today I am going to show you how to create your own “glaze paints” and how to use them on the Gelli® plate. These paints are very translucent, yet very vibrant, which gives you the possibility to create …

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Gelli Arts® Printing on Feathers

Hello, Birgit here with a new tutorial video! Today, I will show you how to create beautiful printed feathers on the GelliArts® gel printing plate! FYI – Birgit did this project and it was such a big hit – we decided to create a DIY Feather Printing Kit for you!  You can follow along her …

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Spray Inks on the Gelli Arts® Printing Plate

Hello and welcome to the Gelli® Arts blog!  It’s Birgit here with a new technique video about using spray inks on the Gelli Arts® printing plate. The products used in this video are: A Gelli Arts® 5×7” plate, a rubber brayer, a variety of spray inks, stencils from Carabelle Studio, gel medium, white gesso and black gesso. Using spray inks on the Gelli® …

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Layering Technique with Gelli Arts® Printed Tissue Paper

Hello and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here today and I want to share with you one of my favorite techniques, layering with Gelli® printed tissue paper. Here is what you need to start with: Tissue paper, acrylic paint, brayer, stencils and a Gelli® Plate. I used the 5×7” student plate. The …

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Gelli Arts® Printed Valentine Hearts

Hello! Birgit here today with some fun ideas to surprise your loved one! There are still a couple of weeks until Valentine’s Day so you have enough time to create something nice for your special person. So get out your Gelli® plate and all the pink and red paints, washi tapes, heart stencils and stamps …

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Gelli Arts® Printed Tealight Bags

Hello! Welcome to the Gelli Arts® Blog! Birgit here today with a fun and simple project to bring some light to these darker winter days. Add a unique and personal touch to your Christmas decorations by Gelli® printing on white paper bags and put tea lights in them! Here’s what you need: Gelli® plate 8”x10” …

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Gelli Arts® Printed Winter Garland

Hello and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog. It’s Birgit back with a fun wintery project using the new Gelli Arts® Round Mini Kit. Start with gathering all the necessary supplies. Here’s what you need: Gelli Arts® Round MiniKit, Brayer, Acrylic paint – a variety of blues, white and black, a white acrylic marker, Fabric …

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