Summer Gel Print Class - July 11, 2022

Hello everyone,

Hope you are having a relaxing weekend. FYI, I sent out an email survey for the upcoming Fall Session with a revised (truncated) schedule from September 12 to October 3, 2022. Thank you to all who responded.

Below is a recap of our previous gel print class and a sneak peak of Monday's cards.

Butterfly on Sunflower: Heat emboss stamped image with gold embossing powder; Brayer Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers & Dusty Concord Distress Inks on gel plate; Place embossed image on gel plate and lift print; Repeat for darker color if desired; Adhere to card base and finish by adding gems and sentiment.

Red Flowers: Brayer Rose Pink & Old English Red Marvy Uchida inks onto gel plate; Add white flowers onto inked plate & place paper over to lift print; Remove flowers (save flowers for next card) & repeat inking gel plate once more to add color to background; Trim to size, add gems, ribbon and stamped stentiment & adhere to card base.

 

 

Floral Wreath: Brayer Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves & Cottage Ivy Memento Inks onto gel plate; place die cut vine wreath on top of inked plate; place paper over to lift print; repeat inking a couple times to add more color to the wreath and background; Adhere wreath to print, add flowers (from previous card), gems, sentiment & bow onto wreath; Adhere to card base.

Seahorse: Brayer Cracked Pistachio & Salty Ocean Distress Oxide inks onto gel plate; Place printed seahorse image onto gel plate to lift 1st background print; Repeat inking the gel plate, place stencil to inked plate, put scratch paper over stencil and rub off ink in open area of stencil; Remove stencil & place printed seahorse image back onto gel plate to lift the stencil image; Sponge print edges with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink; Add gems and adhere to card base.

Cards for upcoming Monday's class: