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Happy April 1st! I am so very very excited for so many reasons!
1. It’s party time with the Gelli Plate and we get to see what everyone has been creating!
2. Now I have a fun shirt to wear to Art Is You in Nashville. Are you going? Let me know, I’d love to say hi in person! I’ll have on my Gelli printed shoes and this shirt-so I should be pretty easy to find!
3. Monday is the first day of class for A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing! It is actually live a day early because I’m like a kid at Christmas! Couldn’t wait! I have been so busy with so many different projects I have not had time to change the PayPal buttons on the class – so there is still time to grab the $10 discount. No promises on how long it will be available after April 1st at that price, so grab it while you can!
4. I get to have fun with my teenagers-they still haven’t forgotten the scoop of mashed potatoes in an ice cream cone…
THE COMPUTER MISBEHAVED! THIS VIDEO DID NOT UPLOAD CORRECTLY- WILL HAVE THE FULL VIDEO UPLOADED AS SOON AS I CAN GET BACK TO MY COMPUTER TO REDO IT. SORRY! Latest update: The video has some sort of error in it that I don’t fully understand, just know that it was not salvageable…very sorry!
This shirt now has its first layers on it and several oops. I did get bits of paint here and there where I didn’t plan but that is just proof to me that it will need more touches of color added. Just like a Gelli print, this will end up with lots of layers before I call it complete. The next layers will be put on this shirt at Art Is You in Nashville. Who knows where the next layers will come from!
The Party – open all month!
Link up your Gelli Plate blog posts, flickr photos, YouTube videos – it is all welcome! New posts or recent posts are welcome!
Link to a specific blog post or flickr page or YouTube video that way people can easily find your Gelli goodness.
Add a link back to the party so others can join us too!
Leave a comment on at least 2 other links from the party. You know how comments encourage us creative types!
Participate as many times as you want- just be sure it relates to the Gelli Plate.
Jessica Sporn’s Windows and Doors stencil spoke to me the moment I saw it. I love love love doors and windows- my kids tease me about how I get excited about the shapes of doors and windows on vacation. Just now I even spotted a mysterious friend in the center window (actually it is just where the paint peeled off the stencil but I am watching Ghost Hunters as I type this)…
I’m not the only one in love with this stencil. Pop over and check out what the other artists have made with this stencil for this Stencil Test Drive!
and of course, the one who designed this great stencil, Jessica Sporn!
This is one of my favorite places to clean off my brayer when I am Gelli printing, an old vintage ledger.
Stenciled on just the windows and the repeating pattern felt good. Does that ever happen to you when you create- does it ever just feel good all the way down to your toes? I debated leaving it at this stage because I just loved looking at it. But eventually, I persuaded myself to add a quote.
The quote was printed on an ink jet printer. Since the ink will run if wet mediums are used, I turned to my handy PanPastels. Once again, PanPastels delivered rich bright colors without smearing my cheap ink jet printer ink!
Just a few days until A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing begins- I can hardly contain myself! It’s $10 off just until April 1st. You can get all the details here.
Venice holds a special place in my heart. It is one of the most romantic and history filled places I have ever traveled to. It has been several years since I have been there and I am missing Venice. So, I wrote Venice a love letter.
Clear glass beads over painted text. I have had the jar of those things for ever- it felt so good to use something that has been neglected for so so long.
This stamp, a part of Maureen Blackman’s Venice collection, was exactly what I needed here. Serious seamstresses- avert your eyes from the horrible stitching (that I quite like).
The notebook paper was drenched in spray inks and then lots of water to get that great color. Not surprisingly, cheap paper rips when wet. At first I thought it was a mistake, but then I realized it was just an oops. Turned out that I liked the rip and how it looked. I never would have ripped it there on purpose but I like what it did so next time I may rip it there on purpose.
Writing over the wrinkled paper- well, it didn’t go well. I don’t love my handwriting anyway and when I added the wrinkled challenge- well, let’s just say oops. I actually kept scratching over it with a very fine tipped pen and in the end I like it! I actually like my handwriting- a big deal for me!
You where I’d like to go on my next trip. Do you have a favorite vacation spot that you miss?
Just a week until A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing begins! It’s $10 off until April 1st. You can get all the details here. Linking up to Mandarin Orange Monday, Inspire Me Monday, Creative Everyday, Make It Monday, Art Journal Journey and Monday Mantras.
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