After returning from my trip, I spent some time catching-up on the July Challenge at Gel Printing Enthusiasts. I created my textured layers using two sizes of mesh – one from a holiday gift and another from a bag of avocados. For my Botanical Print for Day 7, I harvested … Read more
The latest #staycraftychallenge with A Blog Named Hero is to create a card using colors on the opposite side of the color wheel. I chose purple & yellow and used those colors with my new Hero Arts Daffodil Layering Stencils. I used this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch using the Hero Arts … Read more
When I saw the Sketch at the Sunday Stamps Be Bold Challenge, I knew it was time to break out one of my most used die cuts – the Die-Versions Solo Happy Birthday. I die cut it from cardstock and paired it with a Gelli printed background from my stash from the March … Read more
There's something about making art every day … even if it's just one thing … that brings such joy. So I'm always a bit sad when the #marchprintingchallenge with GelliArts comes to an end. Here's how I finished my prints. Day 19 was Lines. I used paints and the Radiate Universal Background Stamp from Magnuson … Read more
I'm still having fun with the September #abcprintingchallenge. K is for Key – I used 3D Glue Dots and an acrylic block with my husband's key knife to do some prints. L is for Layers. I printed & rotated using the Pinwheel Brick Stencil by Lizzie Mayne from Stencil Girl and Catherine … Read more
The theme at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is W is for Wicked. Halloween is the one holiday whose stamps I keep filed by theme vs. manufacturer, so I pulled out my drawer to see what might work. I settled on the main sentiment from The Project Bin Haunt It!, which is from … Read more
The current Poppy Stamps Challenge is to use Pretty Papers on your card … and what could be prettier than papers I made myself with paint & my Gel Press. All of the papers on my card were either Gel Press prints or roll-off papers where I cleaned my brayer (honestly sometimes those … Read more
I did some more Gel Printing for the GelliArts #marchprintingchallenge this week. March 24th was Fabric. I remembered a stash of Emergency Denim that Lauren had mailed me when I mentioned wanting to go to the thrift store to find some jeans, so that I could try printing on Denim. Everyone needs a crafty bestie … Read more