Friday, January 24, 2014

Gelli Art Plates and CS Stencil Shapes

I'm still having fun with my gel printing plate from Gelli Arts, and this time I made a slew of manila tags with some fun, bright acrylic paint colors from Kay's stash.

The steps to create these tags are surprisingly easy and will transfer well to your pages, cards, and art journal projects.


Here's the drill:

1. Add blobs of acrylic paint to the geli plate and blend with a brayer. Don't be like me. Don't use way too much paint. Look at that mess. Ugggh.


2. Press and burnish tags onto the plate to transfer the paint. Use the brayer to blend as needed, and keep going until the paint is gone. Clean your plate and brayer. (And wipe off the drippy paint mess, too, Tricia.) Sit back and watch the paint dry. Switch the laundry loads.


3. Trace large, simple shapes onto the back of your favorite tags and cut with a scissors. You can also run the tag through a die cutting machine to create shapes. Here, I've used the Altered Panel Custom Shapes stencil to add a butterfly and a house shape to this tag.



4. To create a contrasting base for the shapes, paint tags in a solid coordinating color with simple brushstrokes. Allow the paint to dry and match a shape with each tag. You can also create some more neutral geli prints for the tag base.


5. Adhere the shape and draw around the outside edge with a fine-tipped marker. Draw around the image a second time. Crossing over the original line will add to the desired look. Caffeine helps. Finish the tag with a stamped sentiment and top with ribbon.



There is so much more that could be done with additional stamped images and embellishments, but I was quite happy with the simple look and chose to stop there.

Sentiment from the Fire & Ice Greeting UM.

Sentiment from the Tribal Art Nouveau UM.

Sentiment from the Tribal Borders & Backgrounds UM.


So . . . I thought I had this post all wrapped up. But I had more tags, and after sleeping on it, I decided to make this:


I followed the same technique as described earlier, but with Graffiti Black Smooth paper as the base, a white pen for outlining, and the Hopes stencil for the shapes.





Did this look difficult? It's not. See for yourself!

Happy Painting . . .
Tricia

21 comments:

  1. I can not wait to get my hands on this gelli plate!!! Oh my goodness Tricia, love it all!! I WANT TO PLAY! :)

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  2. Awesome as always - I have two gelli plates and use them a lot. Love getting messy - thank you Tricia,.

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  3. Wow I LOVE the Butterfly, and the house and the flower...oh wait...I love them ALL! Your simple techniques make me feel artistic!

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  4. Ughhhhhh, I was trying to be good and resist the gelli plate, but you are weakening my resolve, Tricia. Really love how these turned out, and the layout is especially wonderful! Makes me want to go look through my stencils again and see what I can make.

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  5. love these! i'm not going to be able to resist the gelli plate either!

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  6. LOVE! Your art is fabulous as always, Tricia! But your running commentary is what brings me back for more, lol. "Caffeine helps." ROFL--so true!

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    1. You'll find me giggling in front of my computer screen now and then. :) Thanks, Toni!

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  7. Tricia, I love all your artwork in today's post. You say it's easy so I ordered one the other day. Can not wait for it to get here so I can play, too!

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    1. You will really enjoy it, Arlene! Have your acrylic paints ready . . . and dinner prepared. :)

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  8. I love this...I cannot wait to take my new Gelli Plate home and play! ;)

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  9. Super technique and such fun tags and page!!

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  10. Love this segment.....now, I may have to order something. Which kit did that heart come from?

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    1. The heart came from an old Sissix die I had on hand. :)

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  11. LOVE this - Thanks for sharing & inspiring!

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  12. I just love how easy and fun this process is, and with cool artsy looking results!

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  13. Gelli plate = fun!!! Can't wait to have me sone!

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  14. The tags are nice but I really love the LO you did with the white pen and Hopes stencil.

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  15. OMGosh, these look fabulous! Also looked hard until I saw how you did them....easy peasy. Can't wait to give them a try! Thanks for sharing. :0)

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  16. This is awesome! I have to try it! TFS!

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