If it’s got a pattern on it, it just might make a great gel printing tool! Oreos have plenty of pattern on them so I had to give it a try! Fair warning, cookies were harmed in the making of these prints, after all, once they get paint on them they aren’t safe to eat.

Using a cookie to gel print means you have the possibility of bonus textural effects – the occasional crumb.

That’s the way the cookie crumbles. I just didn’t know my own strength and the cookie broke and that’s a good thing! Why? Because it’s an O.O.P.S., an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly. Those broken bits make it easy to fill in an entire space, more easily that if they all were still round!

The pattern from the Oreo looks like a pattern on a bandana in some prints, in others it looks like manhole covers, and in others it has a boho kind of vibe.

One color is fantastic but what if you want to add another color? In the video, I shared two quick ways to do that.

To create the green Oreo grunge look here a second color was added directly to the gel plate.

You can also add color to print after you’ve taken the pull. Here, I’m adding a second color using a paint brush.

Which is better? One color, two colors on the plate, or color added after printing? That’s a personal decision and it depends on the look you want.

Oreos aren’t the only thing you can do with a gel plate! There’s a whole lot more and if you’re ready to go deeper then check out my workshops.

Here are the supplies used. Some of these links may be affiliate links which means I get a small percentage and it doesn’t cost you anything extra! It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you get a really good feeling knowing that you are helping keep the free tutorials coming!

It’s so much easier to create when you can grab what you need effortlessly. Before I stared all this stuff was just tossed on the tray. It was hunting and searching for the pen I wanted or the color of paint. And it was always on the bottom of the pile. So I decided to get this mess organized!

The triangles are made out of watercolor paper and cut with an Eileen Hull die and now I can instantly see everything. No more hunting and searching!

The great thing about creating this yourself, is you can use as many or as few as you want in your tray, box, or drawer! It’s totally customizable to fit your needs.

Of course, they could stay white, but they can also be whatever color you want! I went with blues and greens on the gel plate. Why the Gel Press plate? So that I could do it quickly and have each one unique!

This is just like kindergarten when we would line up shortest to tallest. Tall art supplies in the back, short in the front and it makes it a whole lot easier to grab what you need!

If you’re looking for more art organization tips and tricks for art supplies, check out my studio tour.

Here are the supplies used. Some of these links may be affiliate links which means I get a small percentage and it doesn’t cost you anything extra! It doesn’t cost you anything extra and you get a really good feeling knowing that you are helping keep the free tutorials coming!

There are two dies by Eileen Hull listed below, the one I used is discontinued but she has another – it has a scalloped edge, but you just need to cut that off to do this project.