I had fun Gel Printing over the weekend for the GelliArts #marchprintingchallenge on Instagram. Day 3 is Crayons. I had fun trying a new technique with Distress Crayons. I put the Flora & Fauna Criss Cross Stencil on a dry gel press, sprayed on water, added crayons and then picked-up three prints. Day … Read more
The new prompt at Jingle Belles is to create a holiday card that contains at least one see-through element, whether that be glass, a transparency, some vellum, acetate or "ghost" shapes, clear stickers, lucite buttons, shrink plastic… whatever you like… if you can see through it (& figure out how to attach it!) put it … Read more
Another collage card that combines vintage maps, music, images with some gel prints. I'm a glue as I go collager … Just pick a piece I like, glue it down, and continue building up the layers. It makes me trust my decisions. I loved combining all of the flowers, especially the one that … Read more
The TGIF Challenge is What Would You Do Without Stamps? That's a pretty easy one for me, but today I'm picking Collage as the answer to that question. I started with an inky foreign texty die cut piece with washi tape on the right side. I added a few layers and … Read more
Tonight's card features one of my favorite song lyrics by Ben Folds from Impression Obsession Love Songs 1. I created my background using a combination of red & pink Dina Wakley Media Gloss Sprays. I attached it to a card base covered in iridescent silver cardstock and finished with a scattering of silver … Read more
When I visited Lauren in the fall, we decided to have what we called Collage Camp. She worked on amazing mini-books, and I had fun shopping her stash to make some cards. What it reminded me is that I should spend more time cutting things out, so I can then have fun playing and combining … Read more
I spent part of today purging my studio and trying to decide which backgrounds to keep and which Reverse Confetti products to keep. This background was made on a day I spent playing with Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays. It's sort of an unexpected color combination (Lime, Blackberry & Orchid I think), but I love it. … Read more
Today's design started with the Retro Rubber Stamp Challenge to use a Tag. I went hunting through my Gel Press/Inky drawers looking for tags. I chose the tag at the top left that I made with Dina Wakley Gloss Spray, because I thought it would have nice contrast with some Autumn leaf colors. … Read more
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 … Read more
I signed-up for the free Fodder Challenge #fodderchallenge this week (my friend Dori is one of the instructors), but I have worked so late each night, I haven't had time to do any creating. Last night I decided rather than going back to prior days, I would just start with Day 4 – Paper Weaving … Read more