Gel Press Printing using Threads Only!

 What’s in your sewing basket? Try using different sewing threads to achieve a gorgeous print. 

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x 🫶🏻🎨👩🏻‍🎨🪡🧵

The Making of a Paper Quilt

 See how I created this art work using gel prints made on the 4” round gel plate using threads from my sewing basket! 

I used a large sheet of Arches Watercolor paper to attach the prints to. 

Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki x🎨🫶🏻🌟

How I Clean and Store My Gel Plate

 Got a filthy gel plate? Is your work surface a mess? Warm soapy water nearby is great for dunking your stencils and brayers into, but your gel plate will need special attention . See how I clean and store mine.

Using Metallic Embossed Greetings over Gel Prints.

 

Watch the YouTube short showing all 28 cards. 

After studying printmaking in the Regional Gallery, and learning how to successfully print monotypes, Linocuts, lithographs and Collagraphs, I was excited to see what new techniques I could experiment with using my gel press. 

I discovered I LOVE printing, having been a stamper for so long.

Smooth  white cardstock from Stampin Up and distress oxide inks from Ranger made the perfect marriage of creamy sharp edged prints using just 2 colours  and several stencils per A4 sheet.

It is possible to produce beautiful prints every time using this method. Each A4 sheet I printed yielded 4 card fronts, which I then adhered to card bases and now have cards for days! 

Gel Printing

 Have you ever tried gel printing? Here is one of my latest prints. I used a stencil and some punchilena (the wastage left over from sequins ) bubble wrap, tape and acrylic paint to create this layered collaged print.

It took lots of time under the gel press to get to this stage of work,

 but you can start with a simple stencil and one layer print and get some very cool results.

Here’s a tip: 

don’t throw out those background papers, you can always come back and layer more on top.

 It’s trial and error to see what works, 

but you might surprise yourself and pull a print or two you really love.

Have a marvellously creative day,

Vicki x 🎨🖌🌿