Now that you have a stack of Gelli prints...
What do you do with them?
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I've only used mine for backgrounds so far.
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Look at them. :lol::lol: HAHAHAHA!!!!!! I might paste some into my art journal. One I die cut with a big Simon Says Stamp balloon die to make some birthday cards. A few that I used bubble wrap on will become backgrounds for an ocean themed ATC for a swap. So far it's more about the joy and magic of making them than doing something with them.
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I decided to do art journaling on individual pages that will be bound together later so I put all my mono-prints together into a file folder.
When I'm ready to journal I just pull one out and finish it into a completed page. The completed pages go into another folder, when I have enough finished I'll bind them. |
I've used one for the background for a card. I have some I don't think are "finished" yet. I'll probably revisit them and add additional layers.
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I did most of my prints on manila folders and I use a lot of them for diecutting, punching or backgrounds.
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Is hoard them an option? :) I get attached to some which I've kept - but for many, I've die cut them, used the die cut inlay technique, etc. Here's an example:
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I do have one of my first ones hanging on my fridge because it makes me happy to look at its bright colors.
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I just have colored copies of my prints. I made them all for specific projects and used them up. I'll be pulling some prints for Christmas projects, and I'll have to make some extra to have on hand. I wish I had more actual prints and not just copies.
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Wow! Please explain more. Do you have picture of these projects? Would love to see them!
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I hadn't heard of Green Pepper Press. Very cool stencils and stamps!!
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Green Pepper Press is Michelle Ward's own company. I like buying directly from the artist if I can. She also sells her stencils through Stencil Girl Products. That's Mary Beth Shaw's company. Stencil Girl carries gorgeous stencils by a wide variety of artists. It seems like an artist's cooperative: StencilGirl Products for people who love stencils like we love stencils.
Mary Beth Shaw's instructional CDs are also very good. |
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I used some of mine for paper quilting, and need to come back to this again... here are the 2 I made and a super inspiring mini-quilt I saw at the fair last week, that wants to be done in paper...
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I have some coasters that are frames, too - I may cut a few prints to size for those and just leave them as is. Some of them are too pretty to cut or to cover up!
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You can use them for anything! envelopes, cards, paper-piecing, framed artwork, you name it! On FB there is an inspiring group called Gelli Printing Enthusiasts. Check it out!
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Well, it's been over a year since we discussed this. Can anyone share other things they have made using Gelli prints? I know they can be used in journals, but that's just not my thing. I'd love to incorporate them into cards, but I'm not sure how. Suggestions?
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Have you checked the gallery? There are some fun samples in there.
gelliplate - Homemade Cards, Rubber Stamp Art, & Paper Crafts - Splitcoaststampers.com gelli plate - Homemade Cards, Rubber Stamp Art, & Paper Crafts - Splitcoaststampers.com |
I has probably already been mentioned but wanted to reiterate that gel prints make awesome covers for your calendars, diary, art journal and bullet journals.
I made a journal using standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper folded in half and then used gel printed 9 x 12 mixed media canvas paper folded in half for the cover. It is the perfect fit and the gel prints I did on the front and back make me smile every time I grab that journal. |
Love this thread from 2015 was revived.
You can cut them into strips and adhere the strips to anything: cans (for pen/pencil cups), wood panels like we did in Kae Pea's (RubberMoon Stamps) Strip Club class, bottles, boxes, etc. We adhered gel print (and/or DSP and/or magazine pages) strips to an 8" panel which could be a plant stand with legs attached (check out Lowes), or hung. I bought a 3.5" lazy susan mechanism for mine. Our much smaller (4"?) panel could be hung or a second one hinged to it to make a stand-up photo holder or box. Strips just need to be adhered, and if using a can, bottle, etc. then something like Mod Podge Hard Coat put on for a final coat. Resin was applied to the 8" and 3.5" panels we made since they're flat. Resin kits are sold and big box home improvement stores even sell them. Enjoy. |
They can make great backgrounds for cards. Often times, I find an average print really comes into it's own with the right image, in the right place. To help that, I'll stamp my image onto a piece of plastic/ohp film, then I can move it around on the background, to decide where it will work best.
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