Spring 2025 - Gel Monoprinting Workshop April 23, 2025

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to our Gel Printing class. Below is a recap of the cards we made in our first class. Our next and last class meeting for the Spring session will be on May 7, 2025.

Take care,

Connie

Flower & Butterflies Birthday: Place small drops of yellow, pink and red acrylic paints in various spot on gel plate. Brayer lightly to cover plate without over mixing it. Cut out a piece of the print to place behind green flower die cut panel. Stamp and die cut butterflies and sentiment on remaining print. Assemble card together on yellow card base as shown. Add ribbon and gems to finish.

Just For You Sea Life: Brayer Hero Arts Ombre ink onto gel plate. Stamp swirl patterns on top, rub and lift print. Die cut frame with round corner stitch rectangular die. Stamp fish and seahorse using Warm Breeze Versafine Clair ink. Stamp corals with Memento Sand ink. Add sentiment and adhere onto blue mat before adhering to white card base.

Dragonflies and Fairy Birthday: Brayer Spun Sugar, Wilted Violet and Concord Grape Distress Oxide ink onto gel plate. Place swirl stencil on top and use a piece of scratch paper to rub and transfer the swirl patterns onto gel plate. Remove scratch paper and stencil. Place white paper over gel plate and rub well before lifting print. Die cut frame with rectangular stitch die. Stamp fairy, dragonflies and flowers with black ink. Put circle mask over fairy image and sponge Grape Jelly Memento ink around circle. Color image with gel pens and add lavender gems before adhering onto white card base.

Perfect Pearl Sea Horse: Place swirl stencil onto gel plate and brush various color of Perfect Pearls all over top to add pattern to gel plate. Clean off excess powder and remove stencil. Brayer a thin layer of metallic green acrylic paint over the gel plate. Place paper on top, rub well to transfer the image and lift print. Die cut frame with rectangular stitch die. Stamp sea horse with VersaMark clear ink and heat emboss with holographic black embossing powder. Assemble card with black mat as shown and add sticker sentiment before adhering onto aqua card base.