It's September, and that means it's time for the ABCs of Gel Printing on Instagram. Even though I have more prints than I'll ever know what to do with, I love the creative process of making a few prints ever day.
One of the challenges with an Alphabet on a Gelli Plate is that you need it to be backwards to print readable. I went hunting through my supplies to try to solve that problem. I thought about die cutting some letters and flipping them, but then I found this We R Memory Keepers Alphabet Embossing Folder and the problem was solved.
One thing I like to do with this exercise is stretch my creative muscle, so I combined magenta and red (which I normally wouldn't) and loved the effect. Those will make some great card backgrounds.
Here's a close-up view.
Day 2 is B for Brown or Black. I decided to use four different Brown Distress Oxide Inks and a new Lined Circle Stencil from Dina Wakley.
I used the three lighter inks to print an ombre solid print. Next I used the stencil to add the darkest brown. The second print is a clean-up print.
For day 3, C is for Circles I used the same stencil with a different combination of Distress Oxide Ink. This time I applied the ink to the plate, but didn't brayer after. I got this unexpected but very cool bubbled effect with the inks.
I also did what I refer to as the Gel Printing Happy Dance when I got that middle print. I don't use an alignment tool, so I couldn't believe how perfectly I lined up the two prints … those little bits of art-making magic are why I love this process so much (and I love the color combination of Victorian Velvet and Uncharted Mariner).