Winter 2024 - Gel Press Monoprinting March 13, 2024

Hello everyone,

Hope all is well with you. Please note that Wednesday, March 27 will be our last Gel class for the Winter session.

Classes for the Spring session are posted on the PVPUSD website link below. I will only have two one-day classes this session, April 17th for Handmade Greeting Cards and May 15th for Gel Printing. We will make 6 cards during the 4-hour window in each class.

https://reg136.imperisoft.com/PVPUSD/Search/Registration.aspx

Below is a quick recap of our previous class.

Perfect Pearl Butterflies: Place butterflies stencil onto gel plate and brush on Perfect Pearl powders to color the butterflies. Clean off all excess powders on top and around the stencil before removing it. Brayer a thin layer of gold acrylic paint. Place paper over gel plate and rub well all over before pulling print. Die cut scallop frame and butterflies. Mount die cut onto red shimmer card panel. Add ribbon and sentiment to finish card as shown.

Blue Celebrate: Sponge different acrylic paint colors onto various found object and stamp onto gel plate to create patterns. Let paint dry before brayering a thin layer of light blue and iridescent white acrylic paint on top. Place card panel on top and rub well before pulling print. Die cut Celebrate panel and mount onto blue card panel before adhering to cream card base.

3D Embossed Florals: Brayer some Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick Distress inks onto gel plate. Place embossed floral cardboard onto gel plate and rub lightly on the embossed area to transfer images. Remove embossed floral panel and place white card panel over gel plate and rub all over.  Die cut with rectangle frame and place it into the floral embossing folder to line up image before running through the embossing machine. Brayer Festive Berry ink onto gel plate and place embossed panel back onto gel plate and lightly rub embossed areas to pick up additional colors. Adhere to black mat panel. Add ribbon, sentiment and gems before adhering to red card base.

Embossed Jelly Fish: Brayer Cracked Pistachio and Broken China Distress oxide inks onto gel plate. Place wave stencil and white card panel on top. Rub all over to transfer stencil pattern onto card panel. Brayer the remaining ink left on the brayer and place the card panel back onto the gel plate to add background colors to the panel. Die cut frame, stamp and heat emboss the jelly fish on top. Assemble card as shown.