Addicted to Gelli - Part two

While I was making the backgrounds with the Gelli plate, I also had a go at using the Splodge Away masks with it - they gave brilliant results.

The paints were from the same Introduction set, this time using red, yellow and blue, rolled out with the brayer.

The message is from the lovely word set from Clarity - very useful because they are remountable, so you can make your own message

• Place the splodge mask over the top, use some copy paper to rub over the mask, so that it picks up the paint and remove
• Place the mask paint side down onto card and rub over with the same bit of copy paper to transfer the paint
• Do another piece of card, but this time use the mask and bubble wrap to make patterns on the gelli plate and pick the paint up from the plate
• Once the paint is dry, stamp and emboss with white powder the Happy birthday message
• Cut out the message and mat onto red and blue card
• Cut out the base square and mat onto red and blue card, then the base card.
• Embellish with a beautiful butterfly die cut from Spellbinders Dlites range
• and some white gems

Hope you like it
Janet x

Addicted to Gelli - Part One

If I am being totally honest, I couldn't get too excited about this new fangled Gelli plate, but I don't like to be left behind, so I thought I would buy one.  I got the smaller size and it sat in the wrapper for quite a while before I opened it and had a go......WOW!  I had so much fun!!  I felt like a proper artist, this is the first card I did - for the Clarity DT, for the May show on C&C.

Douglas and the Umbrella.

It is recommended to use Acrylic paints with the Gelli plate, so I treated myself to the Introduction set from Clarity, fished out an old brayer and off I went.

• For the background, I used blue, black, white and a tiny bit of brown, squeezed them all onto the plate and spread them all over with the brayer, to add a bit of interest, I wrapped an elastic band round the roller first.
• Once the paint was spread evenly, I dabbed some bubble wrap over patches.
• Place your card over the plate and smooth over to pick up all the paint.
• I loved the effect!
• I did another, smaller bit in the same way, but with a bit more brown - I used this piece to stamp on
• Once all the paint was dry, I stamped Douglas and the umbrella from the Clarity characters set and the words from the Happy Words set in versa mark and embossed with lovely silver/black embossing powder from Crafty Notions
• Then I simply tore everything to the size I wanted and matted onto dark grey card, then onto the white base card
• Add some white card candy
• Voila!!


 

Diva Red workshop Saturday 4th May

Well, what a fabulous day it was here yesterday (Sunday), bit disappointed with today though, it is warm, but we were promised sunshine and haven't really had any. 
Enough of the weather!  We had a great time at the Diva Red workshop on Saturday!  Everyone enjoyed it and all made lovely cards too!

This was the card I did for the morning, using Lily and Rosie, from Claritystamps they are pretty simple really, I found some lovely paper which I used to cover the front of the card, then stamped the character on another piece of the card and cut out the dress.
Stamp the character again, this time on white card and stick the paper dress over the image.
Mat and layer on coloured card
The strip across the middle is done with coredinations cardstock, which has a different colour core to it.

Emboss the card (I used cogs for Rosie and a floral pattern for Lily) then sand lightly, this takes the colour off the raised parts
Tear to size
I nearly always ink round edges, on this card, I inked round the paper on the base card and round the image.
Now for the bit where you have to be brave - take a fin pen and draw a squiggly line around the edge of the image and the edge of the base card.
Hope you like it x



For the afternoon card, I got out the Gelli plate, which people enjoyed much more than they thought they would!!  It is a bit messy though!

It is almost impossible to recreate anything you do with a Gelli plate, there are tips on how to use it in the Clarity website. (click on the above link)  I used a splodge away mask to create the background here.  I did a second piece with the same colours, just in different proportions and stamped and embossed the flower stamp (an old Anita's one) with white embossing powder, cut out add brads and mat and layer.

Have a look on Moira's blog to see the card she made with this idea - it is fab!

These are my versions of the cards Moira did for the workshop