Summer 2024 - Gel Printing Workshop, August 7, 2024

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well and staying cool.

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

Registration for the Fall session will be available starting Monday, August 19, 2024, and the Gel Printing class will begin on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at the Malaga Cove Campus.

Enjoy the rest of Summer and see you in September.

Connie

Flowers in Vase: Brayer different color acrylic paints and apply different texture tools to pull various different color prints for the flowers, leaves, vase and background. Use different dies to cut out flowers, leaves, vase and background and assemble together as shown.

Gold Emboss Abstracts: Brayer yellow ink in the center and orange ink on both sides onto gel plate. Place rose stencil onto plate and place paper on top to lift rose pattern. Remove the stencil, flip the paper around to add the remaining pattern onto the paper. Die cut frame, stamp and heat emboss image with gold embossing powder.

Perfect Pearl Jelly Fish: Spray Green and Blue Distress Mica Stains onto gel plate. Place mixed media paper onto plate to pick up background. Dry well before stamping jelly fish image with VersaMark ink.

Rose Bouquets in Pastel: Stamp rose bouquet onto gel plate with StazOn Timber Brown ink. When ink dried, brayer some light yellow, pink, green and iridescent white acrylic paint over stamped images. Place paper on top and rub well to pull print. Die cut frame, add ribbon and stamp sentiment before assembling card as shown.