Home Sweet Home….a Gelpress step by step
Hi there!
Thanks for popping in.
Had a hankering to get my Gel Plate out and play with some paint.
The little Petites are great,
but sometimes you just need a bigger one!
So out with the 6″ x 6″
Wasn’t sure where to begin,
but I do like our Wee Houses Stamps.
and our Wee Shops
So let’s use them! Especially because they come with masks,
and we need masks for this trick!
Stamp out a row of houses and shops onto
a piece of our 7″x7″ Stencil Card.
Cover them up with the masks, add a huge moon mask
and set to one side.
Next mount the Gelplate on the matching 7″x7″ Megamount.
Mask off with low-tack masking tape and brayer night sky into position using an acrylic paint.
Dapple with screwed up paper.
Move the tape down and go over the same area with white paint.
The blue and white will blend if the blue is still wet.
Dapple the area again.
Remove the tape.
At this point, do you actually think I have the foggiest idea
what to do next???
Ah well, in for a penny….
Coat the whole plate with black acrylic paint.
…and dapple again, with screwed up paper.
Mmmm.
What next?
Now we need a layer to pull the print.
Let’s add another layer with a blend of blue and red!
While it’s still wet, flip it upside down
and place it down on your masked houses and shops.
Ooooh! I say!
This is very very atmospheric!
Love the light beneath the last house in the street.
That was always our house when we were kids.
At the end of a terrace.
You can use the masks again.
Just pop them on a piece of copy paper to dry off.
So we could leave it white,
or add some interest with ink.
Why not….
Lime Kiss Artistry ink for the Highlights.
Stamp Home above our house…
Great Word Chain Set No. 2...
Add some red lowlights with Blaze Artistry ink.
I think a little light in the windows might add to it …
Mounted on black.
Easy peasy.
Especially when you get to the end and look back!
We lived at No. 58, right at the far end of the cul-de-sac too…
Time to stop for the day, I think.
Enjoyed that.
Sometimes it’s really refreshing to NOT know
where you’re headed.
Love & hugs,
Barb
xxxx
49 thoughts on “Home Sweet Home….a Gelpress step by step”
Afternoon great play must try being more adventurous with paint haven't had a paint day for while have to get them out sending hugs xxx
Oh Barbara you have so made me want to get my gel press out! But I will resist temptation until I've finished what I'm doing today!
Your picture is fabulous as always!
Love and hugs to you. Xxxx
This is fabulous Barbara and love all the layers which I find difficult to visualise what they will look like, but the finished piece with the added colour on the houses and the moon is just perfect. I must get my gelli plate out as I haven't used it for a long time. Hope the rest of your day is good. x
Oh wow ! Wondered where you were going with the black, don't know I would have been that brave , but oh boy you pulled it off , absolutely stunning xx
How fabulous is that. Turned out very well. I did wonder when you added the black but I should know by now to trust you . We lived in an terrace as a child too x
This is so awesome…love it!
xxx Margreet
Stunning! I think that sums it up nicely Barbara! Mind you I could add Genius!
Hugs Gilly x
Hi Lovely blog friends! Hope that you are as ok as you can be! I think that I am improving again now – hit a bit of a brick wall with Merv and Ernie, but trying my best to send them on their way! Love and hugs, Gilly xxx
Bless you gilly hope Merv & ernie leave soon caring hugs xxx
Hello Gilly sending you a big hug xxxx
Hi Gilly, pleased to hear you are improving.
HI Gilly XX
I really enjoyed reading through this one. It is so good for us to just see where our minds lead us, without having complete plan laid out. We all need to allow our imagination to expand, and this is a great way to do that. This is one important reason why I love Clarity classes. We are given skills and ideas, but no-one ever gets bothered if our imagination takes off, and we are actually encouraged to make our work our own. My only problem is that I never have enough days in the week to keep up with what I have in my mind to try. I hope your experimenting was relaxing to you. xxx Maggie
That's one of the reasons I enjoy Maria's class you get to learn new techniques and try products new to you but she often encourages us to go "off piste" xx
I agree with every single word there, Chris. She encourages you to experiment and think for yourself. xxx
Beautiful Barb Just beautiful. Hugs Ali. xxx
Goodness, I must live on the edge as I rarely know where I'm going to end up, and don't often get there! Great background and fab colours x
I was juzt looking at the wee houses last night and was this king about what to do. I think you havd now inspired my to crate something with a Painty background.
I have had to look after an ill chi!d today so I have been working on my groovi white work so it has been relaxing. Hope everyone has a good day.
Hi Barbara, lovely artwork, and yes very atmospheric, reminds me of halloween for some reason. Thank you for playing on our behalf and for sharing it with us. Have you been in my head again?!!! I've been pondering baby gelli, paint, and snowflakes for my christmas cards this year. Was pondering even more how to make different shades of blue from a royal blue, thought I would have to mix first and then put that on the mat for the brayer. But now I have 2 much better, easier and less cleaning up (hopefully!) options for mixing colours, thank you. Aye, still only pondering christmas cards, and it will now need to wait until at least the end of the week, if not longer! Having so few people in my life at present does sometimes have it's positives!!! What I'm going to do if my first attempt ever of gelli prints is a mess… Sure don't like to make life easy for myself eh!!!!
Hope you are having a good day
Love Brenda xx
Was thinking of you today as went to get a new blue badge .did you get yours ok ?Hugs Brenda cuddles for daisy xxx
Hello Brenda just go with the flow with the gelli plate and see what you get, every one is a suprise. If you've got a snowflake die, cut some out and put them on the painty gelli and give them a squish, you will have snowflake shapes in your background you could stamp into. That would look quite good too. Have fun playing. Sending hugs to you and Daisy xxx
Remember that if you keep your work surface clean you can always turn the card over and have another go if you are not happy first time xx
I love the darkness lifted by the welcoming light from the houses. I will try to be bolder with my colours. Do give the Gelli plate a go Brenda. Every print is a lovely surprise. X
Brilliant Barbara. Very atmospheric. I to panicked when I saw you adding the black! Should have trusted you.xx
Great project thanks for sharing. Can I ask if it's OK to use emulsion paint on my geli plate? Local Asda selling off match pots for 10p today & it would have been rude not to buy some!
This is fabulous Barbara, I love the background and wonderful texture.
Hugs
Linda xxx
Amazing art work barbara xxx
Hello dear blog friends sending lots of crafting hugs I had to go out to get me a new blue badge as my other one runs out mid December brr it was cold out now home lovely and cosy hopefully I can do a little craft tomorrow hugs and cuddles xxx
Hello Sheila keep warm my lovely lady, it's going to get quite cold by the end of the week. Sending hugs xxx
Hi Sheila, at least you've sorted that out. I hope you are keeping well.
A good idea to get it before the weather gets colder xx
This is so timely as I was tidying away my craft room and stumbled across my wee house masks that I had forgotten I had bought,will love getting a bit painty
I must have another go with paint on my gelli plates. I've tended to stick with ink up to now. Will get the houses out tomorrow and have a play ( once I've marked some books!
Love how you just bash on and hope that it all turns out right. Brilliant result. Love it. x
Hi Barbara
This is lovely, if you had tried to put in a funny bit under the last house you wouldn't have managed it but it looks like the light streaming from the house, amazing. These stamps are great aren't they, so useful for many occasions. Hope today has been a good day.
Love Diane xxx
Hello dear blog friends hope all is well. Just wondering if I can stop coughing long enough to do some parchment! Sending hugs xxx
Hope you start to feel better soon to craft rest up hugs xxx
I should think you are thoroughly fed up xx
Oooo, I love this, very much my thing. Is that our super moon?
Very striking. I tried a similar idea for last month's challenge using the small round plate that I got a while ago. I put a house and a moon mask on the plate. inked it with distress inks took the masks off to stamp then stamped the house in place after. I got some fresco paints at Leyburn so will have a go at your technique when I get time. Christmas preparations and family commitments have taken over recently xx
Hello bloggy buddies I hope everyone is as well as possible xx
Hi Barbara, I'm loving this, especially the background with the gel press.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
that is so cool. love the journey, hugs xx
I am always amazed by the results of paint and gelli plate. I can never understand how all the layers of paint turn out so good. This looks like the huge moon we couldn't see for the clouds last night.
Love this!!
Love this!!
Ok! That means wee houses go on wish list – along with mini gelli plates and the 6" one with mount. Now I need to buy a special notebook for my wish lust! OOPS should have read list! Tiny suggestion/request: any chance of having a 'wish list' facility added to the website? Would be really useful. Needless to say, I love today's artwork. Especially the go for it aporoach and the creative lighting touches. Thanks.
Hi Barb, I just wish, my starting, and not knowing where I am heading turned out as well as yours. Love the night sky colours. Need to get more time to play, especially with everything I have, never mind what is on my wish list. Have a great day everyone. Bx
Love the super moon! I wish I was brave enough to try something without knowing where I was going. My craft projects always seem to be planned with military precision. Maybe my New Year's resolution could be to try stuff out more.