GELLI PRINT - FLOWERS

This is the first Gelli monoprint that I made.  At first I thought that

I used way too much paint and mark making on it but after I added the

lettering, I really like it! 

The lettering was really a bear to add as none of my pens worked 

over the acrylic paint.  Even my white paint pen didn't want to work so I

ended up using a fine paint brush and Speedball Acrylic Ink.  Ughhhh!

There has got to be a better way.  I heard that the Posca pens work really

well.  I will have to look into that!

The flower mask is a Sizzix die.

I really have one of these bushes in a pot in my yard and everyone who sees

 it when it is in bloom can't believe that it is one plant.  It will have all

three color flowers on it at the SAME TIME!  It really is beautiful!

Can you see the resemblance between my Gelli print and the real plant?
Uncanny isn't it!  lol!

MAKING A MASK

What is a mask pray tell?

Well....a mask is a cover that is usually made of paper or plastic 

which is used to protect the surface beneath it from ink or paint that is

 either sprayed or brushed over the mask.  When the mask is removed it 

reveals an area untouched by the medium....creating 

an image in the negative space.

Before I started playing with the Gelli Printing plate, I knew 

that I was going to use...excuse me.....NEEDED many masks 

for the process.  I invisioned flowers, donuts, hearts, stars, birds, 

people, mermaids...the list goes on.  To do this I first turned to all the 

dies that I have for my Cuttlebug machine.  I cut flowers, swirls, scrolls, 

butterflies, leaves and trees from mylar.  I made many cuts from each

 die and saved both the positive and negative image because.....

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL NEED.  

Each die cut was then placed into an envelope that was 

labeled with it's name and a traced image.

I drew other shapes such as hearts, stars, donuts, letters, and numbers 

by hand.  For the birds, people, and mermaids, I placed the mylar 

over magazine images and traced them using a sharpie pen.  I cut them 

out and also placed them into an envelope with their image.

I used mylar instead of paper to make the masks because the mylar is 

transparent, making it easy to see when tracing objects, and it doesn't 

warp or tear.  I never wash them, although, I could if I wanted to but it is 

not necessary.  Just don't do what I did and peel the mask off the paint and 

place it paint side down on a paper covered desk. 

 Then I had to peel the paper off the mask!!  

Not an easy task!!

It's a lot of fun making masks and using them with the Gelli Printing Plate.  

Try it!!  You're gonna love it!

Gelli monoprint using three bird masks.

Till next time!  Hugs!

Ginny 

I-PHONE CASE

Well....It's here....my new I-Phone case.  I still don't have my 

phone but is has been shipped and hopefully will arrive 

within the next day or two.

While waiting for my phone to arrive, I decided to order a phone case 

from Zazzle.com with a picture of my art work on it. 

 The case for my current phone 

has a floral design that I painted using acrylic paint and permanent 

markers.  I still plan to paint a new case but there are some works of art that 

would not be possible to replicate due to the type of medium or

 complexity of design.  So in choosing the art work to have printed, 

I chose something that I could not paint myself.

Now...a word about Zazzle.com.   They were very quick....less than a week 

for printing and shipping.  And...I was equally delighted in the quality of the 

case and the printing.  I could not find a thing wrong with it!!! 

However, there is a drawback to using Zazzle....their service agreement!  

If I read the agreement correctly, you sign over your rights for them to use 

your design in any way that they choose.....so use with caution unless

letting them freely use your artwork is not a problem.  

Have a Great Day!!!

Ginny xoxo

GELLI MONOPRINT

This is another Gelli ghost print enhanced with a letter stencil,

 doodling around the donut image and journaling.  

I'll show you the before and after image so you can get an idea of 

how much...or I should say how little it is altered.

After

before

I really love the ghost prints because of all the texture 

and the way the white paper peeks through....  

but I haven't tried to alter the parent prints yet and who knows.

I may like them better after they're completed. 

That will be next!

Till next time!  Hugs!

Ginny