Fall 2024 - Gel Printing September 11, 2024

Welcome back everyone,

Hope you are well.

Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in our first Gel Printing class. See you in class on September 25, 2024.

Take care,

Connie

Fall Florals Just For You: Brayer Spiced Marmalade, Antique Linen & Twisted Citron Distress Oxide inks onto gel plate. Place the 3D debossed side of the floral image on top of gel plate, rub lightly to transfer images and remove. Place a white sheet onto gel plate to pick up the image left on the gel plate and die cut shape. Place the die cut shape in the 3D embossing folder to line up with the floral image and run through machine to deboss image. Brayer remaining inks onto gel plate and place die cut panel back onto gel plate to pick up more colors. Repeat a couple more time to add more colors to the panel as desired. Add ribbon and stamp sentiment before adhering it onto burgundy mat and ivory card base as shown.

Jelly Fish BDay: Brayer Peacock Feathers and Peeled Paint Distress Inks onto gel plate, place swirls stencil on top, place white paper over and rub to transfer pattern on to paper. Remove the stencil and place the paper back on to pick up remaining swirls pattern left on gel plate. Die cut frame with scallop rectangular die. Stamp jelly fish with black ink onto background print and color with blue and purple watercolor shimmer paints. Assemble card with stamp sentiment and gems as shown.

Good Day Flowers: Brayer a thin layer of white iridescent acrylic paint onto gel plate. Place drops of pink and purple shimmer watercolor inks onto gel plate and brayer lightly and evenly over gel plate. Place flower stencil on top, place white paper over and rub to transfer pattern on to paper. Remove the stencil and place the paper back on to pick up remaining flower pattern left on gel plate. Die cut frame with rectangular stitch die. Add die cut cup sentiment, gems and assemble card as shown.

BDay Seashells: Place seashell stencil onto gel plate. Brush on copper and gold perfect pearl powders for seashells and dark and light blue powders for bubbles and water. Wipe off any excess powder and remove stencil. Brayer a thin layer of iridescent white acrylic paint on top. Place paper on top and rub well to lift print. Die cut with stitch rectangular die. Add stamp sentiment and assemble card as shown.