Where have I been and what have I been working on? A new workshop, Gel Printing FUNdamentals!  I am giving away 3 spots in the new  workshop!  3 winners and 3 ways to enter! It isn’t quite ready to go live, I’ve still a t to dot and i to cross here and there but I am just so excited that I can’t wait to share!

Watch Gel Printing FUNdamentals Workshop Giveaway! on YouTube

So how can you win this before it is even open for registration?  3 ways to enter! The giveaway is now closed & you can see the winners here.

1. Leave a comment on this blog post.
2. Pin anything from this post on Pinterest.
3. Share this video on Facebook

How will you know if you you’ve won?  I’ll be announcing it here on the blog and in my newsletter on August 16th, 2017.

You can see the winners on this post. 

Speaking of the newsletter…I will tell you a little secret…everyone who is signed up for it will be getting a discount code for the workshop when registration opens.  If you want that discount, be sure to get signed up.

On Wednesday, August 16th, 3 winners will be chosen by Random.org so get entered before 11:59pm EST on Tuesday the 15th! (I’ve tried having my dogs do it but they lick the keyboard way too much.)

Who is eligible to win?  Anyone, anywhere!

Here’s a sneak peek Gel Printing FUNdamentals: A 3 week workshop, with a new video every Monday – Friday. These 10-20 minute lessons let you see the entire process and then start playing.  All downloadable so you can watch it when it fits your schedule!  Here are just a few of the prints we’ll be making with the techniques that include using household items, homemade texture tools, stencils, and of course, the rainbow!  More details coming soon!

Be sure to get entered to win…and get signed up for the newsletter if you’d like the discount code to the workshop when registration opens!

Why did I not use my usual bright rainbow colors that I had on my palette? It was because of an O.O.P.S., an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly, that happened as I created a full page of pattern in my art journal with just one small stencil.

Watch How I use a small stencil to fill an entire art journal page on YouTube.

The fineliner video mentioned in play is here.

The bright orange paint became a rusty deeper orange thanks to a dirty stencil.  O.O.P.S.!  This completely shifted the color vibe.

Notice how the paint ran under the stencil in places and gave it a loose mixed media vibe?  That’s because I did 2 things, I used plenty of paint and I stenciled in a side to side motion. If you prefer a crisper look when stenciling, then use a small amount of paint and pounce in a very up and down motion and the paint won’t run under the stencil.

Size doesn’t matter with stencils.  A smaller stencil can fill any size art journal page (or any other surface for that matter). I rotated the Open Buildings stencil as I moved it from one area to the next and didn’t use equal parts as I filled in the page.

The open spaces were ideal for adding pattern and writing. Using a fineliner, I added 1’s and 0’s.  New to fineliners and how they work?  I have a video explaining more about them.

The Caution washi tape caught my eye and I thought it was a wonderfully silly to add caution to this page since there had been zero caution exercised while making it.

Writing on paint takes its toll on pens, even if the paint is dry. However, when I use a cheap office store pen, I don’t worry too much. One catch with cheap ball point pens is the ink will often run if it gets wet so I tend to use it near the end of a page.

An OOPS started this page and I wanted to get that word on here.  Using a rolling alphabet stamp I added the word OOPS anywhere it could fit.

Thanks to the OOPS, I love where the play went, even if it wasn’t where I expected it to go. This wasn’t my first OOPS and it won’t be my last!  You can see You can see more of my OOPSies here.