Hi there! It’s Marsha here today with a fun Delft Blue-themed tutorial! Are you playing along with the Gelli Arts® March Mania Printing Challenge on Instagram? If you are, you know that the prompt for day 2 is CIRCLES! Circles are such fun shapes to work with. You can use circle stencils, circle masks, bottle …
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Hi there! It’s Marsha here today, answering your most pressing questions about Image Resist Transfer Gel Printing. So let’s get started right away with this video: Q: How do I start with image resist transfer gel printing? You’ll need a Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plate, a brayer, acrylic paint, paper to print on and printed …
Hi there! It’s Marsha here today, sharing how to create gel prints inspired by the stencil prints artist and printmaker H.N. Werkman (1882-1945) created in his attic printmaking studio in Groningen, the Netherlands. Werkman owned a printing and publishing house. He started painting when his first wife died and joined a group of artists called …
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Hi there! It’s Marsha here today, sharing a fun way to upcycle a cylinder lantern or vase with the help of your Gelli Arts® gel printing plate. Lanterns are a holiday decor staple at my house. They bring me joy when it’s dark, or the weather is outside is gloomy. In the video tutorial, you …
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Hi there! It’s Marsha here today, sharing how to create colorful plaid patterns for your holiday cards and fall/winter projects! In the video, I’m using the new limited holiday edition of the Gelli Arts® Card Printing Kit. It’s filled to the brim with everything you need to start gel printing: a 5″x5″ Gelli Arts® gel …
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Hi there! It’s Marsha here today, sharing how to create image transfer gel prints with a double-exposure effect! Some results can be super spooky, so this is a fabulous technique to try this month! Check out my video: In the video, you can see that I use magazine images, book pages and laser prints interchangeably. …
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Hi there! It’s Marsha here today. It’s September, so it’s time for our ABC Printing Challenge on Instagram! Join us for 26 days of gel printing fun, covering prompts for all letters of the alphabet. The first challenge prompt is ‘Alphabet’ so I’ve devised 8 ways to incorporate letters and words into your gel prints. …
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Hi there! It’s Marsha here today! Summer is for fun and easy crafts, so today, I’m sharing how you can make a little mixed media gel printed accordion fold that you can fill with drawings, quotes, stamped images, ephemera or photos! Check out my video: You can make your accordion fold as tall and long …
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Hi there! It’s Marsha here today with some ideas for you to try with felt tip pens and paint markers! Check out my video: I don’t know about you; however, I tend to want to spend less time in my (sometimes sweltering) art space in summer. So I like to create an art-on-the-go-kit that I …
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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 …
Use Your Gel Prints with Gelli Arts®: Create Little Gel Printed Scenes by Marsha Valk Read More »