Hi all :-) I hope you're all having a lovely weekend and finding some crafty time ! :-)
I have gotten all inky and full of paint today !! FUN !!
Have you tried Gelli Printing ?? what fun it is !! You start with a Gelli Plate, some acrylic paints and a brayer, some stencils or die cuts,,, or anything really that can make a shape in the paint,,, the rim of a glass, a comb ,, whatever you have you can use !
Here is what I did using a selection of stencils and colours ,,,,, as you can see I have die cut a tag and a heart from 2 of them and I used them on the front of my art journal
The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge has a fabulous theme this week and are showcasing the new Shari Carroll Art Journal Kits and it just so happened that I had bought one and it was perfect timing to give me some inspiration and tips ,,,
I started by removing the elastic band around the book ( great tip ) and then smothered the whole thing with Multi Matte Medium and then stuck a sheet of vintage paper, that was in a previous Simon Says Stamp Card Kit, I liked the map design and as this 'ART' has taken me on trips to the USA I thought it would be perfect ! :-) I then gave the whole thing a coating of the multi matte medium again before inking with various distress inks.
In my kit there were 2 stamps from Indigo Blu, one was a cat with music and the other was a little strip of flowers. I used the cat/music stamp on the grungeboard heart behind the flower, on the grungeboard letter and on a piece of the vintage paper behind the metal frame.
Instead of using the circle template in the kit I decided to use the Moroccan Stencil ,,,more in keeping with the world theme :-)
I really had alot of fun making this, and gelli printing,,, and now hubby is cooking dinner ,,, a perfect end to a perfect day :-)
I have a candy on my blog if you would like to join in CLICK HERE for more details :-)
I have a candy on my blog if you would like to join in CLICK HERE for more details :-)
Challenges :
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ,,, Use a Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Product :-)
Just Add Ink ,,,, Just Add Bows
Altered Eclectics ,,, Alter Something
The Crafting Cafe ,,,, Altered Art
Altered Eclectics ,,, Alter Something
The Crafting Cafe ,,,, Altered Art
Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x