Winter 2024 - Gel Monoprinting March 27, 2024

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well. Below is a brief recap of our last gel printing class for the Winter session.

Have a great Spring break and hope to see you at the next session.

Take care,

Connie

Fairy & Hare Thank You: Brayer Distress ink on gel plate and add swirls stencil on top. Next place a piece of scratch paper over and rub all over to remove the ink from the open areas of the stencil. Remove stencil, place the paper over top, rub all over and lift off print. Die cut print for background. Stamp fairy, hare and dandelions with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. Add sticker sentiment and purple glitter glue to wings, hair and dandelion petals to finish card as shown.

With Love Floral Bouquet: Sprinkle gold, red and green mica powders onto gel plate. Use sponge to blend, spread and smooth out colors to cover the gel plate completely. Brush off any excess. Ink leaves background stamp with embossing ink and stamp onto powdered gel plate. Brayer a thin layer of iridescent white acrylic paint over stamped gel plate. Place paper over top, rub well, lift off print and die cut background rectangle panel. Glue floral bouquet die cut on top of background panel before adhering to red card base. Add gems to finish card as shown.

Birthday Seahorses: Sprinkle blue, green and white mica powders onto gel plate. Use sponge to blend, spread and smooth out colors to cover the gel plate completely. Brush off any excess. Ink jelli fish background stamp with embossing ink and stamp onto powdered gel plate. Brayer a thin layer of iridescent white acrylic paint over stamped gel plate. Place paper over top, rub well, lift off print and die cut background panel. Add gold seahorse,seaweed and sentiment stickers and mount onto black mat before adhering to cream card base.

Ribbon weave Sunflower: Brayer Distress ink on gel plate and add sunflower stencil on top. Place paper over and rub all over and tape one edge of the paper down to the table before lifting up the paper and remove the stencil. Remove stencil and replace the paper back down. Rub all over and lift off print. Use decorative die to die cut print for background.Weave ribbon through and adhere to white mat paper before adhering to gold card base. Add stamp sentiment and gems to finish card as shown.