Winter 2026: Gel Monoprinting Workshop on Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Hello everyone,

Hope you are well and enjoying the nice weather we have. Below is a recap of the cards we made in class. Next class meeting and also our last for the Winter session will be on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Take care and see you in class.

Connie

Octopus w/ Alcohol Ink Background: Spritz some rubbing alcohol onto gel plate before adding green, teal and blue alcohol ink on top. Use air blower to distribute the color around to cover gel plate. Place swirls stencil on top, then place a piece of scratch paper over and press down to absorb some ink. Remove scratch paper and fan to dry the alcohol inks. Remove stencil and fan some more to dry off all alcohol inks that may be have trapped under stencil. Brayer some blue and metallic green acrylic paints over the dried alcohol inks. Place paper on top and rub well before pulling print. Die cut frame and adhere to card base. Stamp and die cut octopus. Adhere octopus, corals, sea weeds and sandstone onto card base. Add stamp sentiment to finish as shown.

Flowers and Bees: Brayer yellow and orange Distress inks onto gel plate. Place stencil on to gel plate and then place paper over top. Rub well and pull 1st print. Remove stencil and brayer gel plate using remaining ink on brayer without re-inking. Replacing 1st print onto gel plate to pick up background colors to lift final print. Die cut frame and stamp flowers & bees. Color flowers and bees using watercolor pencils and brush with Wink of Stella to blend. Emboss orange vellum before adhering onto green card base. Add gems, sticker sentiment and bow to finish.

Serene Landscape: Brayer yellow, blue and green Distress Oxide inks onto gel plate. Place Serene Landscape stamp without inking onto gel plate and press to transfer stamp image onto gel plate. Pick up stamp and place paper over to lift 1st print. Using the same Serene Landscape stamp with the ink lifted from the gel plate, stamp directly onto 1st print to add more details for the final print. Die cut frame and stamp tree, fence, butterflies images & sentiment using Twilight Versafine Clair ink. Adhere to dark green card base and add gems to finish.

Butterflies Best Wishes: Place scroll stencil onto gel plate and brush on gold Perfect Pearl powder. Clean off all excess powders and remove stencil. Brayer a thin layer of coral pink acrylic paint onto gel plate and place paper on top. Rub well and make sure the paint is dry before lifting print. Die cut frame and butterflies before adhering to ivory card base. Add sticker sentiment and pearls to finish.

 

Winter 2026: Handmade Greeting Cards Workshops on Wednesday, February 18 and Saturday, February 21, 2026

Hello everyone,

Hope you are well and enjoying the nice weather we have here. Below is a recap of the cards we made in class. Next class meeting and also our last for the Winter session will be on Wednesday, March 4 and Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Take care and see you in class.

Connie

Hot Air Balloon Iris Folding: Cover basket with stripe pattern paper. Fold the pattern papers in half length wise and follow the instruction on the pattern to adhere the papers in the order specified. Use double-sided tape to adhere the iris folding onto black mat before adhering to white card base and add sticker sentiment to finish card.

Poppies Birthday: Stamp poppies and leaves with black ink onto white card panel. Sponge red, yellow and green color inks to color images. Adhere card panel onto burgundy mat on top of green vellum and pink polka dot strips onto pink card base as shown. Add red gems, green bow and stamped sentiment.to finish card.

Distress Mica Stain 3D Emboss Tulips: Spray water onto mixed media card panel, and then spray yellow, red and green Distress Mica Stain on top. Dry card panel and emboss tulips using 3D embossing folder. Wrap ribbon around panel and adhere onto green card base. Sponge around stamped sentiment with green ink and add to card to finish.

 

Fun Fold Easter Bunny - Front Panel: Stamp tree and bunny with black ink onto white card panel. Place a circle mask on top of tree. Sponge yellow inks around the circle and top part of card panel. Use torn paper mask to sponge green ink at the bottom part of panel for the field around the bunny and stamp grass as desired. Use pink and green glitter pens to add colors to tree and adhere sticker sentiment.

Fun Fold Easter Bunny - Open Back: Fold green card base along score lines as shown. Adhere floral pattern papers onto ivory card panels before adhering onto card base as shown.

Fun Fold Easter Bunny - Open Front

 

Winter 2026: Gel Monoprinting Workshop on Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Hello everyone, 

Hope you are all doing well.

Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in our first class. Next class meeting will be on Wednesday, February 25. Please email me if you have any questions.

See you in class.

Connie

Seahorses on Distress Oxide Inks: Brayer Tumble Glass & Twisted Citron Distress Oxide inks onto gel plate. Use a fan brush to sprinkle some water drops on the gel plate and place a piece of multi-media card panel on top to pick up the color background. Die cut panel using stitch rectangle die and stamp main seahorse image with black ink. Stamp smaller seahorse shadows with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink onto background. Color images with Prismacolor pencils. Adhere panel onto card base and add sticker sentiment to finish.

Giraffe on Distress Inks Background: Brayer Mustard Seed & Peeled Paint Distress inks onto gel plate. Stamp un-inked background leaves stamp onto gel plate. Remove and place white paper onto gel plate to pull background print. Die cut panel using stitch rectangle die and stamp the first giraffe image with Rich Cocoa Memento ink. Stamp second giraffe image with Cantaloupe Memento ink on top. Stamp leaves and grass onto background with Mowed Lawn Distress ink. Sponge ground and edges with same Mowed Lawn ink. Adhere panel onto green mat before adding onto white card base and add sticker sentiment to finish.

Perfect Pearl Acrylic Love: Place swirl stencil onto gel plate and brush on gold Perfect Pearl powder to add design onto plate. Wipe off excess powder and apply a thin coat of red acrylic paint onto gel plate. Place paper and rub well before pulling print. Die cut panel using shape die. Adhere heart washi paper on the side edges of the ivory card base. Adhere the red die cut panel and floral heart die cut in the center. Add gold gems to finish.

St. Patrick Botanical Leaves: Brayer a thin layer of gold acrylic paint onto gel plate and place leaves on top. Place a piece of scratch paper over, press and rub all over, especially to open areas between the leaves. Remove scratch paper and leaves and let the gold paint dry completely. Brayer a thin layer of green acrylic paint on top and place paper over, rub and pull print. Die cut print with leaves and rectangular frame dies. Adhere green die cut panel onto gold mat. Tie ribbon around panel and adhere onto ivory card base. Stamp sentiment and punch out shape. Adhere sentiment and shamrock confetti onto card to finish as shown.

Winter 2026: Handmade Greeting Cards Workshops on Wednesday, January 14 and Saturday, January 17, 2026

Happy New Year everyone,

Hope you are all doing well.

Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in our first class. Next class meeting will be on Wednesday, February 18 and Saturday, February 21. Please email me if you have any questions.

See you in class.

Connie

Triple Layer Stamping Sea Creatures: Use temporary tape to tape down all 3 white card panels and stamp images using Versafine Clair inks. Leaving the panels in tack, lightly brush Bahama Blue Memento ink all around and over the background. Separate the stamped panels and adhere each panel onto its blue mat. Adhere each stamped panel with mat on top of each other to line up the stamped images before adhering to blue card base. Add gems to finish as shown.

Alcohol Inks Butterflies: Add blue, pink & purple alcohol inks and some blending solution onto felt applicator. Apply inks from the applicator onto Yupo paper by light twisting and stamping motion, but not over blending the colors. Apply Alcohol Lift ink onto butterflies stamp and stamp onto the colored Yupo paper. Place clean paper towel onto stamped area to gently soak up the Alcohol Lift ink from the Yupo paper to reveal the stamped butterflies. Adhere panel onto pink card base and add gems & sticker sentiment to finish.

Embossed Floral Heart: Place vellum and pink card panel together into floral heart embossing folder and run through machine to emboss image. Color the flowers and leaves from the back of the embossed vellum using Distress Oxide inks. Adhere the colored vellum onto embossed pink card panel together before adhering onto white card base. Add bow and sticker sentiment to finish card as shown.

Fun Fold Cherry Blossom - Close: Stamp and color cherry blossom with watercolor pencils and adhere onto green mat. Emboss the front panel of the bright pink card base with cherry blossom embossing folder. 

Fun Fold Cherry Blossom - Open: Assemble card together as shown and add pink bow in the top left corner of cherry blossom panel. Adhere floral washi tapes at each end of the card base to finish.

Fall 2025: Last Gel Monoprinting Workshop Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Happy Holidays everyone,

Well our last class of Fall 2025 is now over. Hope everyone enjoyed the class. Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in class.

The Winter 2026 schedule is now open for registration on the PVPUSD website under Adult Education.

Have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. See you all next year!

Take care,

Connie

Floral Best Wishes: Brayer green distress oxide inks onto gel plate and place leave stencil on top. Place white paper over top and rub well to transfer pattern. Lift & remove stencil and brayer gel plate with left over inks and replace print onto gel plate to add more color to background print. Die cut print and adhere to gold mat. Add ribbon and adhere to ivory card base.

Sea Creatures Birthday: Brayer various blue distress oxide inks and use bubble wrap to add bubbles onto gel plate. Place paper onto top and rub well before pulling print. Die cut shape and stamp sea creatures with warm breeze Versafine Clair ink. Stamp sea weeds and corals on bottom edge. Place sun rays stencil toward the top and lightly sponge with same ink. Adhere panel onto blue mat before adhering to white card base. Aad sticker sentiment and gems to finish card as shown.

Sunflower Hello: Place sunflower stencil onto gel plate and brush on orange, yellow & green Perfect Pearl powders. Wipe off all excess powders using paper towel. Remove stencil and brayer on a thin layer of gold acrylic paint. Place paper on top and rub really well before pulling print. Die cut frame and adhere onto green mat. Wrap ribbon around and adhere to white card base. Adhere die cut 'Hello' to finish card.

Mermaid Birthday: Place wave stencil onto gel plate and brush on green perfect pearl powder. Clean off all excess powder and remove stencil. Brayer blue metallic acrylic paint on top and place paper over. Rub really well and pull print. Die cut frame and stamp sea weeds with blue StazOn ink. Adhere pint onto light blue card base. Stamp mermaid with black ink onto watercolor panel and color with watercolor pencils. Die cut mermaid and adhere onto card front. Add gems and sentiment to finish.

Fall 2025: Last Handmade Greeting Cards Workshops on Wednesday, December 3 and Saturday, December 6, 2025

Happy Holidays everyone,

Well our last class of Fall 2025 is now over. Hope everyone enjoyed the class. Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in class.

The Winter 2026 schedule is now open for registration on the PVPUSD website under Adult Education.

Have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. See you all next year!

Take care,

Connie

Butterflies Birthday: Stamp and heat emboss butterflies with white embossing powder on watercolor paper panel. Spray water onto panel and apply purple & pink watercolor makers. Spray more water as needed to disperse the colors. Dry panel and adhere onto purple mate. Emboss large white panel with embossing folder and adhere to the front of purple card base. Add gems, ribbon and stamp sentiment onto the front as shown.

Orchid Thank You: Place heart stencil onto white card panel and sponge on Warm Breeze Versafine Clair ink. Stamp orchids & vase with the same ink on top. Adhere to cyan mat before adhering to white card base. Add gems, bow and sticker sentiment to finish card as shown.

Angel Fish Birthday-Front: Stamp fish, sea weeds, ripples & bubbles using tri-color Brilliance stamp pad. Sponge ground with blue ink. Adhere stamp panel on cyan mat before adhering to the card front. Stamp sentiment with same blue ink on white card stock and punch out with circle punch.

Angel Fish Birthday-Inside: Assemble card together as shown. 

Berries Birthday-Front: Apply green & gold alcohol inks onto glossy white card panel. Emboss panel with berries embossing folder. Emboss the front white card panel with the same embossing folder. Emboss the side panel of yellow card base with leaves embossing folder.

Berries Birthday-Open:  Add bow, gems and sentiment stickers and assemble card together as shown

Fall 2025: Gel Monoprinting Workshop Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Hello everyone,

Hope you are having a great week!

Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in class. Our last Gel Printing class for the Fall session will be on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

The Winter 2026 session is now open for registration on the PV Adult Education website https://www.pvpusd.net or you can contact Carla Ybarra 310-541-7626 x66289.

Take care,

Connie 

Silver Emboss Deer: Place snowflakes stencil onto gel plate and brush iridescent Perfect Pearl powder on top to add snowflake images onto gel plate. Wipe off any excess powder and remove stencil. Brayer a thin layer of blue metallic acrylic paint. Place paper on top, rub well and pull print. Die cut print with rectangular frame die. Stamp deer background image with VersaMark ink and apply silver embossing powder. Use heat gun to heat emboss image and adhere to black mat before adhering to white card base. Add silver sticker sentiment to finish as shown.

Turkey on Leaves Background: Brayer Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed & Peeled Paint Distress inks onto gel plate. Stamp leaves image onto gel plate and place paper on top. Rub well and pull print. Die cut print using shape die. Brayer Tea Dye and Vintage Photo onto gel plate. Place turkey die cut onto gel plate to pick up color from gel plate. Brayer more of the same color on top to color turkey. Adhere turkey onto background print before adhering onto burgundy mat and ivory card base. Add stamped sentiment, bow and wiggly eye to finish card as shown.

Dragonfly Flower Wreath: Brayer Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio & Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks onto gel plate. Place stencil and then paper on top. Rub well to pull print. Brayer remaining inks onto gel plate and place the print back onto gel plate to add more colors to the background. Die cut with shape die and stamp image with black ink. Color image with Prismacolor pencils and brush with clear Ink of Stella to add shimmer. Adhere print onto black mat before adding to lime green card base. Add sticker sentiment and bow to finish.

Oceans of Happiness: Brayer Salty Ocean, Speckled Egg, Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress Oxide inks onto gel plate. Place paper on top, rub well and pull print. Die cut with shape frame. Stamp seashells with black ink onto watercolor paper. Color with Intense Watercolor pencils and blend with water brush. Die cut with coordinated shell dies. Stamp and punch out sentiment. Assemble card together onto white card base as shown.