Turning Gel Plate Prints into Tags
Gel plate printing is so much fun and an afternoon spent pulling prints can result in a large stack of one-of-a-kind prints. It can also be a bit overwhelming. I’ve had a few friends ask me “what do you do with all your prints?” I use my prints in my art journal and for making mixed media cards and tags. I put together a video to show you the steps involved in creating a lusciously layered tag.
I use a variety of multimedia techniques to turn my gel plate prints into gorgeous tags. I use: inking, stamping, foil and Engelbelle.com hand-dyed ribbon to create energy and layers .
Cut out tags from your gel plate prints made with a Ranger gel plate and acrylic paints. To learn how, watch the video below from the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine, Virtual Carnival.
Ink edges of tags with Ranger Oxide Inks.
Ink words along edge of tag with Archival Ink.
Apply Transfer Gel Duo by Thermoweb through a Prima Marketing stencil along one edge. Let dry 30-50 minutes. Apply foil on top of gel.
Stamp out sentiments using sentiment stamps from Impression Obsession . Cut out sentiment in a rectangle and edge with black Archival ink.
Attach Tim Holtz Idea-ology transparent wings and floral dies from Elizabeth Crafts Designs with Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L.
Finish off your tags with hand-dyed ribbon: Engelbelle.com
If you don’t have a stack of gel plate prints, it’s time to get gelly! Last month, my creative partner in crafting, Kim Gowdy, and myself taught a Gel Plating segment as part of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s Great Canadian Virtual Scrapbook Carnival. Kim and I are both on the design team for Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. The class video and a instruction handout from our Botanical Gel Plate Printing class are available below.
