It's May, and that means it's time for Birgit's annual month-long Gel Printing Challenge. This year she's focusing on tools. #birgitkoopsengelprintingchallenge
First up is something from the kitchen. I didn't go look at any of the other prints because I didn't want to be influenced. I just looked around my kitchen for anything that might make a cool pattern, and I settled on one of the Meyer Lemons on my island.
I love the flavors of Raspberry and Lemon together, so that's the color combination I chose.
Not awesome, but certainly has possibilities for a background. But the second one I loved.
Next up is Hot Glue Stamps … only one problem … the only hot glue stick I could find was the 2/3 of one left in my glue gun. While it was warming, it blooped out, so I just went with a bloop pattern until I ran out of glue. I tried to press it down a bit, but only made it worse. Since I was already all-in, I decided to see what I could do.
Not earth-shattering, but they will make some nice die cuts or card backgrounds.
For my handmade stencil, I went with a Sizzix Star Die Cut from printer paper. I die cut it once, but printed with it twice to cover my plate.
Another one I really like … the ketchup and mustard look with stars will be fun for a 4th of July card.
Pill Strips – I had to actually watch Birgit's print to understand what this meant (and yes, some Cepacol Lozenges were sacrificed in the making of this print).
And finally, I'm caught-up with the Something From Nature print. Iowa Spring has been particularly cold & late this year, so I had trouble finding something I could print with. I finally settled on an evergreen branch.
I liked this enough, I may actually try it again … abstract, but a perfect overall pattern.
I hope you enjoyed following me on my Gel Printing journey … it's so fun to me how easy it is to just pull a print after work and know I made some art today.