Gel Press Monoprinting - December 13, 2023

Hello everyone,

Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in class last week. FYI, the PVPUSD Winter 2024 class schedule is now posted online.

Enjoy a safe and happy holiday season with your family and friends! See you all in 2024.

Take care,

Connie

Butterflies Floral Birthday: Brayer Tea Dye, Wild Honey & Vintage Photo to pick up the 1st print. Roll remaining ink on brayer onto gel plate, spritz or sprinkle some water drops on gel plate and replace the 1st print onto gel plate to pick up the water distress look. Stamp image with black ink onto background print. Use scallop rectangle stitch die to cut out shape. Add ribbon and sentiment sticker and adhere on brown card base to finish card as shown.

Butterflies Floral Birthday: Paint image with H2O colors as an option to add more interest.

Embossed Pine Cones: Emboss ivory card panel with Alternew Pine Cone 3D Embossing Folder. Brayer some Mowed Lawn or Peeled Paint Distress ink on gel plate. Place embossed panel onto gel plate and lightly rub the embossed image to pick up ink. Use another brayer to apply darker color ink (Pine Needles or Forest Moss) to create another layer of dimension. Add twine and stamped sentiment before adhering onto gold mat and ivory card base to finish card as shown.

Warmed Wishes Poinsettia: Emboss white card panel with Alternew Poinsettia 3D Embossing Folder. Brayer Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink onto gel plate. Place embossed white card panel onto gel plate and lightly rub the embossed image to pick up ink onto embossed white card panel. Lift off card panel and place another white sheet of paper to pick up the ghost image left behind for the green card below. (Roll remaining ink on brayer onto gel plate and replace the previously inked embossed image onto gel plate to obtain a darker color. Add ribbon and stamped sentiment before adhering to red card base to finish card as shown)

Happy Birthday Poinsettia: Use the ghost print lifted from the previous card (above), die cut shape and place into the same poinsettia 3D embossing folder, lining up the image of the print with the embossing folder to emboss image. Adhere to green card base, add twine and sentiment sticker to finish card.

Handmade Greeting Card Workshop - December 6 & 9, 2023

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well. 

Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in our class last week. FYI, the PVPUSD Winter 2024 class schedule is now posted online.

Enjoy a safe and happy holiday season with your family and friends! See you all in 2024.

Take care,

Connie

Holiday Serviette (napkin) Card: Using Mod Podge to adhere cocktail napkin design on white card panel and vellum to create a 3D affect.

Birthday or Holiday Wreath: Score gray panel and swipe gray flannel Memento ink along the debossed side to create weather wood background.

Snowflakes Shaker: Die cut snowflake opening from white card panel; sponge and stamp snowflakes around opening as shown. Wrap a square white card panel with acetate to form a pouch, put some sequins and flakes inside and seal shut; tape shaker pouch to the back of stamped card panel. Add ribbon, sentiment and adhere to gray card base as shown.

Thinking of You Floral: Adhere white square panel onto floral paper in a diamond shape as shown. Adhere blue paper strips one at a time lining up to each corner of the center piece. Cut off excess and adhere to blue card base. Add sticker sentiment to finish card as shown.

 

Gel Press Monoprinting - November 29, 2023

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well.

Below is a quick recap of the Gel Print cards we made in our last class. 

Take care,

Connie

Die Cut Trees on Mowed Lawn & Peeled Paint distress ink stenciled background

Gold Heat Embossed Flowers on Picked Raspberry & Abandoned Coral distress ink stenciled background

Embossed Seashells on Tumble Glass and Antique Linen distress oxide ink background

Negative Seashells Print on Tumble Glass and Antique Linen distress oxide ink background (image left behind from card above)