Mixed Media Morsels #6

 Mixed Media Morsels #6 

Hard to believe we are half way through these altered playing cards.  This month was easy because, I went into my stash of gel plate prints that I die cut.  The little shells are from a Stampin' Up stamp set.  I stamped and fussy cut the little seashells then, added a little color with a marker.  The seashell is adhered to the tab, which has texture from an embossing folder ... as is the background piece.

See you here next month for another MMM altered playing card.

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Gel print cards

 Gel print cards

stamps used: SU Forever Fern dies, Unity stamp co. birthday wishes

I had a lot of fun making the gel prints here, that I just had to continue the fun by making some of them into cards.

stamps used:  SU Morning Magnolias

stamps used:  Altenew Darling Rose stamp/die set, MFP Happy birthday

stamps used:  Altenew Meadow Reflection stamp/die set, SU Forever Fern stamp/die set

Still have more gel prints to use for more cards, or to decorate my Treasure Books.  

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Gel plate printings

 Gel plate prints!

This post is going to have lots of photos.

stamps used:  Hot Potatoes --- die: Unity stamp co. Thinking of you

Gel printing is a fun process but can get very messy.  

Above is a photo of a print being pulled off the gel plate.

The prints showing are either on 80 lb. cardstock, or Rice paper.  Rice paper is very thin, so when I added to a card I needed to back it onto cardstock.

I die cut some of the prints that I created.

I have lots of prints ... so I will be making lots of cards.  Think I might even add a few of these prints into Treasure books I have created just for fun.

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Book binding cards

 Book binding cards

For these cards all you need do are a couple of scored lines, fold and add a strip of double sided tape ... and done.  Except for the stamping and/or decorating.

Here are a couple of vertical cards using my book binding card template #1.  The fun thing with template #1 and with template #2 you can turn them to create a different look.  

For the two above cards I used Altenew 3D Pointsettia embossing folder.  On the red card, I sponged on ink after running the card with the 3D embossing folder through my Big kick machine. With the kraft card I inked up the embossing folder with the card, then put it through my machine.

Here's a look at a couple of card where I turned them horizonal using the same template.

The snowflake card using Sizzix TH snowflake dies that I put onto my gelli plate, inked then pulled the print.

This is template #2 

Both these cards are vertical using the same snowflake dies and 3D embossing folder.

Just thought you might want a look at the gel press backgrounds before they were made into cards.  You can see above the card with the die cut snowflakes that was done on the gel press.  You can see more with the gel press cards here, and here.

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Gel plate backgrounds and more

 

Gel Plate backgrounds

stamps/dies used:  Unity stamp co. sayings, IO balloon/feather dies

I'm trying my hand at gel printing ... I've had this 5" x 7" gel plate for a couple of years, I'm sure and have only used it maybe once.  Thought it was time to get it out and try it again.  This time I did an idea that I saw Jennifer McGuire do, where she used die cuts. Continue to scroll down and you will see photos of prints and some cards/tags I created with them.

Basically what you do is add ink/paint whatever you have onto your gel plate.  Next place die cuts on top of the inked gel plate, in my case I was using distress oxide inks.  Place a piece of copy paper or cardstock over the inked plate with the die cuts, and pull a print.  

It's hard to see in photos but I used balloon die cuts on the green background, spider web stamp on blue background and bubble wrap on mixed colored background.  Each print will be different.

Above photo shows card and tag with a print that had feather die cuts.

Here are cards/tags that used balloon die cuts on the prints.

The prints for the above feathers and balloon cards are what I call the ghost prints.  It is the second print where I removed the die cuts, then placed a card over the gel plate, and did a second print.  I really like the way these prints turned out.  Just a faint design on the cards.

Last photo with some of the prints in back of the cards I created.

This post has a lot of photos (I have more but won't bore you with them. teeheeehee) that I hope you enjoyed seeing.  If you have a gel plate that is sitting around collecting dust ..... dust it off and make some prints.  I'd love to see what you do.

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Gel plate printings

 stamps used: Hot Potatoes and foam stamps

Last week I went to a friends' house and we played with a gel plate.  Here is a pic of the one I own but there are other brands and sizes out there in the market.

Basically what we did was brayer acrylic paints onto the gel plate and print onto tags and cards.  Also brayered the paint onto the plate then laid a stencil over the paint and then printed onto tags and such.  After they were dry then you can stamp on them with rubber or any kind of stamps.  There are all kinds of possibilities with these gel plates.  A little imagination and experiment!  I do need to play with this gel plate more.

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