Fall Gel Press Monoprinting - October 4, 2023

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well.

I want to remind everyone there will be no class next week. Our next class will meet on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. I will try to email you pictures of the new cards as soon as I have them completed.

Below is a recap of the cards we made in our previous class.

Take care,

Connie

Birthday Lion: Lightly sprinkle some baby powder over gel plate, add some yellow acrylic paint and brayer evenly to pull the 1st layer background print. Without cleaning the gel plate, add some copper acrylic paint, brayer evenly, sprinkle a bit more baby powder over top and then place the 1st layer background print onto gel plate to pull the final background print. Brush off any the powder from the background print before stamping and embossing the lion and tree image with black embossing powder. Die cut image and finish card as shown.

Pink & Purple Leaves: Add some magenta acrylic paint onto gel plate, brayer evenly and pick up the 1st layer background print.  Add some violet acrylic paint onto gel plate, brayer evenly, place leaves on gel plate. Place the 1st layer background print on top, rub all over and lift one side at a time to remove leaves and rub again to pick up the veins that left behind from the leaves. Assemble card with stamped sentiment, ribbon and butterflies as shown.

Thinking of You: Add yellow and pink acrylic paints onto gel plate and brayer evenly. Place 3D emboss panel over gel plate to add pattern and pick up 1st layer background print. Clean gel plate, add green metalic paint and brayer evenly. Place floral die cut panel on top, place 1st layer background print on gel plate and rub all over to add the green paint onto 1st background print. Cut to size with die cut and emboss with 3D embossing folder. Assemble card with stamped sentiment, ribbon and gems as shown.

Perfect Pearl Octopus: Place octopus stencil onto gel plate and lightly brush on Perfect Pearl color powders for the images. Remove stencil, add some white iridescent paint and brayer evenly. Place paper on gel plate and rub all over to pick up image. Die cut shape and assemble card as shown.