What neglected supply did I find to play with today?  A roll of stiff white lace.  Anything that is white in my studio begs to have some color added. But what colors?

Darker colors that I rarely use. Why?  Using often ignored supplies makes playing exciting because it is almost like the supplies are new again to me.

New to Let’s Play?  It’s all about how to let go and embrace the fun of artful play.  Each Tuesday, there’s a new link party where I’m sharing my play and you can link up to share your play.  And yes, it can be any creative play!  Plus there’s a monthly $50 gift certificate giveaway!

Using the lace, you can make one color prints with a Gelli Plate® that are fast and unique like the blue ones above.  The excitement builds when you start layering the colors.  When you lift up the paper, there is that rush of wondering what will appear!  The purple/green print is probably my favorite.  It screams mermaid tails to me.

Here’s my play and I’m looking forward to seeing your play in this week’s link party!

Watch How to Gelli Print® with lace and build up layers of color on YouTube.

This month’s giveaway is a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com!  Link up what you’re creating (and you get a bonus entry into the giveaway for sharing your play) or leave a comment telling something that you liked about one of the photos shared. One comment per person.  Giveaway closes Monday, Feb 28th at 8am EST and will be announced the following Tuesday.

New to Let’s Play?  You can find out all about it, what you can share (and it is almost anything), why your play (yes YOURs!) helps others to play, plus other info here.

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Link up etiquette  

• If you see something you like, leave a comment on their photo or blog post and show some love – let them know they inspired you! 
• Share your recent play (any form of creativity is welcome) that hasn’t been linked up to a Let’s Play before ( limit 3 per week please)
• Add a link back to to this post so that others can find it, be sparked, and join the fun!
• New link party begins each Tuesday..sometimes even late Monday night… 
• Enter the giveaway for the $50 gift certificate by linking up (and you get a bonus chance for sharing your fun) or by leaving a comment telling something you liked about one of the photos shared in the link party. One comment per person on this week’s blog post.  The winner will be announced on the first Tuesday of the following month. You can find all the details about Let’s Play here.

You can upload a photo or use a URL or Instagram.  Not sure how to find a URL or link up? Check out this page of Let’s Play FAQs.

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I’ve got two brand new workshops this spring using the Gelli Plate®!  I’ll be teaching both of these at Artsicape in Columbus, OH plus I’ll be demoing with the plate at the Friday Kick Off party.  If you’ve never been to Artiscape, it has the most wonderful creative vibe.  I’m counting down the days until April 22-24th and hope to see you there!

Gelli-cious Gems from the Gelli Plate®: You’re making  one-of-kind pendants from packing tape and a Gelli Plate®. You’ll get the no-fail secret recipe for how to make weathered artistic layers of paint and texture full of your favorite colors so that when you pull that tape off the plate it takes your breath away.

A bonus of the process is that you will create a stack of scrumptious colorful prints while prepping your plate for the tape transfer.  Next, you’ll turn the colorful tape into pendants and customize the color of the bezels to match your unique gems so that when you walk out the door you’ll have 2 complete pendants each with 24” matching chains.  One for you and one to give…or both for you!

You can find out all about this workshop and registration here. 

Reverse Gelli Printing® with Silhouettes and Stencils: You’ll be making a plethora of prints using silhouettes and StencilGirl stencils on the Gelli Plate® in this technique based workshop.  You’ll not only get hands-on play with a huge stash of stencils, you will also find out the whys and how’s of layering shapes and patterns on the plate using reverse printing.

How do you know which patterns to put together? How do you get a crisp and clear reverse stencil print? How do you embed an image in the paint on the plate so you get a complete composition in one pull?  You’ll know after this workshop- plus lots of other tips and tricks for the Gelli Plate®!  Of course, I am bringing all the stencils, a wide variety of papers for you to print on, and more.

You can find out all about this workshop and registration here.