Art Journal Page

I have been working on this piece for quite a while, but it is finally finished. It was done on a Gelli Arts - Gel Printing Plate with acrylic paints. I am so glad that Carolyn Dube got me hooked on working with the Gelli. It is so relaxing and gives me a chance to think outside of the box.

The main stencil is from The Crafter's Workshop stencil Loose Woman. The background was done with StencilGirl and StencilGirl stencils. I couldn't decide what color to make the bathing suit so I opted to let the background do the job.

"Moon Goddess" is the Lunagirls Theme

Lunagirl has just started her Moon Goddess theme.  Drop over and see what the other Design Team members have created.

I created a tag for the challenge using a Lunagirl image on a background made with a Gelli Plate.  A tiny star was added to the tip of the moon.  Small "stars" were added to the background with drops of Stickles.  A bow made from an elastic cord completes the tag.

A Fair Indian Girl

"Fair Indian Girl" is what I call this page in my art journal.  Stencils are by Crafter's Workshop.  I also use my Gelli Plate here too.

Combining Two Forms of Art

I know if you received this card, you would wonder about me.  I have combine two forms of art in the card below by using my Gelli-made cardstock into a card.  I am really pleased even though it is a little on the wild side. I finally had a chance to use one of my Stabilo pens.  By outlining the flowers it made the flowers in the background appear on top.  A little ribbon and a small bow finished the card.

Second Week of "Anything Goes"

I love the "Anything Goes" challenge as it gives everyone to work with something they really enjoy or in the mood to do.  Only one week left and we have some great entries this time.  They are outstanding.  If you haven't joined in, please do so as the Design Team would love to see what you create.  Also, I would really love it if you became a follower.

Since this is a "Anything Goes" challenge (link to the original post on my sidebar) I am going to show what I used for my mat of my card.

A friend and I got together and worked with our acrylic paints on the Gelli Plate the first part of this week.  When you change colors, you try to clean your brayer a little on a piece of scrap paper so the colors won't be muddy.  Well, the above is mine.  I cut a part of it away and used it below on my card.

Vicki

One would never realize that this was a "cleaning sheet" for my brayer.  As you can tell I don't throw anything away.  On top of the mat is one of my favorite Gecko Galz images along with a little lace.   The colors seem to match perfectly.  The wax seal of the dragon fly was something another friend gave me because she couldn't think of a use.

Hazel

I matted this beautiful Easter image from Gecko Galz on to an offcut of striped paper. I covered the card blank with a piece of Raspberry Road Designs paper and simply added two golden yellow flowers that were left from a pack that I bought years ago from Early Learning Centre (how I wish they had continued to stock them).

Karla B

I had fun creating this card for the second week of Anything Goes. I was feeling kinda romantic so I decided to use pink which is a lovely color. The image is from our sponsor Gecko Galz and it was layered on a floral background. I combined it with two different ribbons I had bought some time ago and some flowers. I love mixing things. The effect is always amazing. A  floral heart was layered behind the sentiment which was adorned by a small flower. Why Precious? Because we all are precious and sacred.

 

 Michele

I love working with images from our sponsor Gecko Galz. I used background paper and images from 2 different collage sheets to make this fantasy card.  The "dream" stamp is from Inkadinkado and the border is from K and Company.

 Barbara

I used pink this week again for my card, the image is from our sponsor Gecko Galz and was a March freebie from their site. the script is left over from last weeks card. The layers were scraps as well as the dsp which is some very retired paper from stampin' up. Just did a bit of colouring with my spectrum noir and bic markers.

Petra

I have had this wonderful image from Gecko Galz in my drawer for a very long while. And now was the occasion to use it. I made a create with a slightly textured surface and combined it with a recycled tag, part of an old magazine page, lace, crochet flower, buttons and some other left-overs.

My sponsor for this challenge is Gecko Galz.  Make a trip to their site and see what wonderful images they have to offer.

Just Playing

Here is a piece in my art journal I made recently and posted on Facebook.  I was just playing around with my Gelli Plate and acrylic paints.

Second Week of "Black and White"

This is the second week of my Challenge #80 "Color: Black and White" theme.  There have been a number of great entries so far.  Don't forget everyone has a chance as the winner is chosen by the random generator.  Here are some more black and white creations by the Design Team.

Vicki

This card has a story behind it.  I am out of town camping in our motorhome and knew I had a black and white challenge running.  However, I forgot to bring anything black except I happen to have some back acrylic paint with me.  I also had my Gelli Plate so I made my own black and white paper for this card and of course used a Bugaboo image.  I placed my card on an aqua background of cardstock so the white card can be seen.

Hazel

The image is 'Santa's reindeer globe' by our sponsor, Bugaboo Stamps. The background card is from an old Kanban kit - unfortunately, silver foiling is always hard to show on a photo - there is also some silver on the die cut bauble that doesn't show here. The black, white and silver pieces of ribbon are scraps that were waiting to be used somewhere.

 

Petra

This card turned out to be all a bit 'doodly;, I think working well with the fabulous doodle flower from Bugaboo. the image is framed with a black card postage stamp frame and layered on stamped background. A bow, a little stamped sentiment and two little half-pearls adorn the card.

Karla

For the second week of Color Inspired – Black and White/ Challenge 2, I used a cute Flower Girl from our sponsor Bugaboo. The image was framed with a decorative round vintage frame and layered on an embossed background. I also added a black floral fabric stripe and a white patterned paper underneath the stamp. A little flower and a little bow adorn the sentiment.

Michele

For my week two creation I made an ATC using a photo real stamp of Duke Ellington by Stampsmith.  The sheet music in the background is one of his famous songs -- "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing!"  Working with just black and white leads to some pretty striking creations and it is great seeing the projects you are all entering.  Keep them coming!

Barbara

For week two of the Black and White challenge I used a different Bugaboo image. I coloured the flowers and some leaves with a white spica glitter pen and the black leaves with a black spica glitter pen.  The background paper is from a Black and White Bo Bunny enchanted collection pad. Ribbon from my stash.

 

Click on the banner above to go to Bugaboo Digi Stamp who is generously sponsoring this challenge.

 

 

 

Self-Potrait? Not Sure!

This is a journal page I recently posted on Facebook.  The background was created with the Gelli Plate and acrylic paint.  Numerous stencils were used for the background.  The face was created with a StencilGirl stencil.

Dots and Dashes

On close look at my recent art journal page you will see numerous colors behind the dots and dashes.    There is white, orange, yellow, blue, gray, and a little green.   I recently made this using a number of stencils, The dots and dash stencil is from StencilGirl.  The page was made using a Gelli Plate.

Paint Everywhere

Well last night I spread paint everywhere.  I created a couple of  papers, but I am only showing one tonight.  I love the colors and the way this turned out.  They are some minor things I could improve on, but most importantly is I had fun. 

The background was made with a Gelli Plate.  On top of that is a stenciled figure.  I took Carolyn Dube's Gelli Plate workshop and as well as her Stencil Play workshop.  Both of these were so much fun and I learned so much.  If you want two great online classes, these are the ones to take.

Just Playing Around

I took a piece of Gelli Plate print that was left over from a previous project and decided I needed to put an image in the forest.   I am pleased with the way it turned out.

Just Playing Around

I have so many Gelli prints to share.  I need to invest in an acrylic paint company as I am using so much paint lately.  This is the first time I have put a face on my piece so please don't be too critical.  I see a few things I did right and a number of things I did wrong.  In any case this was fun and I will try putting a face on my Gelli print again soon. 

I titled this "Reflect" as I see a lot of reflection in her face.

Another Print

Here is another print that I made the other day.  I could do this all day, every day.  Some I like; others I don't, but this is another that I like as the colors are really rich in person.  You will notice that I do not take time to crop my pieces to make a neat edge before posting, because sometimes I want to use that white part to add something else.

Doing the Gelli

I introduced a friend to the Gelli Plate the other day and we were painting everything in site.  We each made about 20 prints.  Here is one of my favorites.  In the scan the pink doesn't show up very much.

More Gelli Art

Here is a page I made the other day.  I really like the way it turned out.  It uses a couple of recently purchased stencils   I like the way the white flowers pop out of the background layers.   "Summer Flowers" is what I named this one

So Far My Favorite

I have been working with my Gelli Plate a lot lately and so far this is my favorite creation using the technique.  I just love the way the roses came out.  I didn't think the white would show up, but I was pleasantly surprised.

 

I have made a small book using the Gelli Plate,  It is almost finished and I can't wait to post pictures of it.  I still have two pages to go.

Gelli Plate Designs

Here are three art journal pages I recently created.  Which of the three do you like?   I really like the third one, but my hubby said he thought it didn't look finished.   I am wondering if so much white space should be left.   What do you think?

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A Rainbow Gelli Print

This time I have made an art journal page with the acrylic paint from my Gelli Plate that looks like a rainbow.  However, this was so easy that I am embarrassed.  I made the background paper just by cleaning my brayer after using it on my Gelli Plate.  I love the way it turned out.

Gelli Green

Here is another art page made with my Gelli Plate.  I think this will make an amazing background for a card.

Another Art Journal Page

I haven't had very much time to work with my Gelli Plate lately, but here is a page I made not too long ago.  I am pleased with how it turned out.  I think the colors of the bridge and the building pop fairly well.

I can't wait until I have a chance to pull that Gelli Plate out again and get messy.

 

I am linking this to Carolyn Dube's June Gelli Party at a Colorful Journey.