Gel Press With Out the Mess! Limited Supply Hack!
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
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Gel printing plate (I recommend Gel Press or Gelli Arts) shrsl.com/2uvv2
Chalks: amzn.to/3vDKSfY or eyeshadow: amzn.to/2OFZA5a
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Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
Stencils (30 pack) amzn.to/3cJU4Xq
Glue, mod podge or white paint
Jelly Gouache: amzn.to/30YTRKd
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Love to see more gelli plate videos. Thanks! 😃
Same here 👍🏼💖💫💝✨😁
I love these types of videos. I think it's important to keep experimenting with our supplies. You are the queen when it comes to great ideas!
Gel prints the short cut way! I like it!
What am I going to do if you stop making videos? 😩😁❤️😂
I don't have time to listen right now. Did she say she will stop making videos? Yikes!
lol no not at all. I just thought, as I settled into my couch with such comfort, how much I’d miss them were they not here. Feels like chatting to a crafty friend. She didn’t say that at all!
I love when you post gel printing videos. It definitely gets me motivated to actually use my gelli plate. Thank you Lindsay:))
Definitely, you get six thumbs up! Love your vids, and card Lindsay…thanks for posting!!
Really pretty results. I will need to give this a try. I had no clue you could use alcohol markers on a gel plate- I thought it was only for paint! Good video.
Absolutely stunning, lindsay's fuel never goes empty, her paintings keeps her charged.🎨❤🌹🍷👍🏻🦋
"Son,where's some of that jelly gouache,I have some peanut butter and a sandwich would be awesome,mother it's paint"-Lynn
This is so helpful. I was very enthusiastic about gel plates, but it is such a production to get out all the supplies. Now I will use the gel plates more. Thanks!
Wonderful!!! I totally agree that it's always been a bit involved and I end up making WAY more backgrounds than I can use because I want it to be worthwhile considering the effort it took. Not to mention having to put away all the supplies afterward. 😒 Being able to make a few backgrounds with minimal supplies and less time is FANTASTIC! I love your sense of adventure and experimentation in crafting! 👍💖😊
I love seeing Azure markers out. That's what I'm collecting with regard to alcohol markers.
That there just taught me a whole bunch! You mentioned a homemade gel plate, i think. Can you DIY them?
I just bought my first Gelli plate after seeing one of your other videos! This is great. I didn’t remember that it takes acrylic paint and had a disaster trying watercolors on it yesterday. I was convinced this medium was not for me. But then I remembered that I had bought my grandgirls a set of cheap acrylic paints... then you showing different ways to add color if you don’t have acrylics has made me give it another go! Now i need those stencils 😄
Thanks for the tips! I just bought my first gel plate yesterday at Hobby Lobby.
And the fun begins!
I loved this video. Was very informative. Thank you
What works if you don’t have a gel plate: a Teflon craft sheet/baking sheet on top of something soft like a carpet tile or some scrap cloth and then put something firm underneath that. Doesn’t give precisely the same effect but you CAN do most of the gel printing techniques and most ppl have those supplies to hand.
What a great way to figure out if you would enjoy print making without spending a lot.
Hey spin doc - please forgive my silly question- just want to make sure I’m understanding what ur saying because for years I’ve wanted to get gelli print plate but unsure if I’d enjoy using it...so are you saying we can put paint and stuff on the baking sheet, put the paper down on it...put pressure on to transfer image from sheet to paper? Then just wipe clean the baking sheet? This is awesome if that’s what ur saying I can do to test it out. Again I apologize for being naive. Thank you, thank you. Can’t wait to give it a whirl.
@@jeaninehinckel77 Yes, I believe so. But the baking sheet is a non-stick silicone liner like you would put put down on your cookie sheet to bake something sticky. You can buy them at Walmart or the dollar store. Or if you already have a silicone craft mat, that works great! I would put something with a bit of cushion under the silicone mat, like a thin piece of fun foam or a piece of thin styrofoam. Have fun!
I know the first comment said Teflon but I think the silicone baking sheets mimics the gel plate texture & holds the medium from pooling like the Teflon does. Heidi Swapp made a big greenish silicone craft matt a few years ago. Imo, Lisa ^ is on track.
I have my Ranger Teflon matt over a silicone baking sheet, I keep on a giant clipboard. Most used tool.
@@jeaninehinckel77 Sorry I didn’t see your question to reply sorry!!! And yes that is - but you need something under it with a bit of “give” - funfoam probably works, I’ve used carpet. That gives your “plate” enough “push back”. You need to weight down the baking sheet (this is as in a silicone baking sheet you put on an oven tray normally and wipe and re-use or a Teflon Ranger craft sheet, not just baking parchment/paper/that is disposable - maybe an Atlantic Ocean division on the language sorry!) at the corners to keep it still. I used to do “micromonoprints” on spare old business cards on Instagram when cleaning my Ranger craft sheet which is how I found out it worked. You can also make your own gel plate btw - Mrs Weirich has a great method in a video. But at £10 for a small gel plate I’d just get one and see!
Thanks for the tips, Lindsay. I have an area that I keep my gel supplies and I did not consider gouache for the reason you mentioned. I will add them. Great idea and really good video.
Thanks!
This is a brilliant video! It's something I have been pondering for some time. I love watching people pull prints.. it's like magic
How cool! I never thought of using my alcohol markers on my gel plate. I have my paints and stencils out to print some backgrounds for my mothers day project. Now I have some additional ideas. I too love gelli plate printing videos! I have several plates but recently bought a 12x12 plate because it was marked down to $13 at hobby lobby. Who can pass up such a great bargain. How interesting to know that I can cut that down if i want to! TFS!
Thanks Lindsay. This one I understand! Only 3 layers ! And gorgeous. I so want to do this but I've run out of room. Damn.🙃👍💜
Loved your ideas and the ruler you made is so smart for making centered patterns on your cards every time....Genius!!
Love to see more gel printing
Very cool! I love watching people do gel printing but I would never try it. Thank you for sharing
I happen to have gouache and Mod Podge, plus that set of stencils from Amazon. I’ll definitely give this a try! Thanks for sharing!
These are great ideas for gel printing with a small footprint for sure. I think I avoid pulling out my plate very often because of all the explosive spread of paint tubes etc. looking forward to experimenting in this form. TFS.
I've spent the last 9 months playing with sharpie markers and 93% alcohol. I mark on some hard plastic (I don't have a gel plate), use a fine dropper to add alcohol, then lay a small card down on it. I've been using recycled business cards. How you add the alcohol, how much you use, how you pick it up on the card, and how you mix the colors all affect the results. It is addicting! But I think my next purchase might be a gel plate. You all are having too much fun with these things to resist much longer! Thanks for the demonstration and recommendations.
I needed this. My new love are stencils. I find the way I work making a card with a stencil is quicker than stamping and coloring the image. Then combining the stencil with alcohol markers and the rest was fabulous. Unique cards are so interesting and beautiful. The only problem I now have is I don’t own a gel plate or a brayer! My Dollar Tree didn’t have those metal right angle things. I was disappointed, but what perked me up was I found small makeup blending brushes which are great for ink blending on stencils.
I love gelli printing. Got those stencils, the designs are great. Wish I hadn't purged my Pebbles! Love the print you did.
Yes!!! My weekend just got off to a wonderful start!!! I was actually just trying to decide on what to do today!! I pulled out my sennelier oil pastels and a few pastel boards but I just found myself putting it all away and getting out the supplies I need to work along with you Lindsay!! Sooo excited!! Thanks for making my day!!
Excellent video! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much for sharing!!! It was very helpful!!!
Thanks Lindsay. Enjoyed watching. Thanks for the tips. I'm excited to try gel printing
I've got Pebbles pastels. Thrift find.
I didn't think you wre supposed to use alcohol on gel plates. Nice to know you can! That opens up a whole 'nother bunch of toys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very unique..loving these ideas! Thanks
Wow just started gelling!! Love it.Didn’t know I could use all those other products! Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing! Good information for a beginner!
If you could have seen my expression when you said you cut down the gel plate! lol. I've seen others say not to use metal on the gel plates, that it could leave permanent scratches. One very popular youtuber uses her metal dies to make marks. Not trying that, I have one gel plate, and it is precious! Thanks for sharing!
Okay. You made do it. I purchased a gel plate. I just love working with color
I love my gel plate but as you said, it can be a bit overwhelming of a project. I love this direct to project way of using the plate. Thank you for this fun tutorial!
Love the different colors and textures Lindsay! I am so fascinated with gel printing! Thanks for the great tutorial! Have a blessed Easter weekend!
I have never done gel printing, & I know I don't have enough time left to do it (cancer & COPD), but golly you make it look like FUN!!!! Wish I could 😁 Thank you for your videos! GOD BLESS YOU DEAR LINDSAY❣
Such a great idea, I tend to put off gelli printing because I don't want to pull out the acrylics. A good reason to try gouache too, is this brand the best? So grateful for you Lindsay!
All of the jelly gouache is similar. I do prefer this brand as it is a bit more opaque than himi but for gel printing you wont notice a difference.
I have bought a gel plate . I am looking forward to working with it. Thank you for sharing your ideas with us.🥰🥰🥰
Experimenting is always a good thing :)
Love all the great geli plate ideas that you have for us...they are fun to use! thanks
Thanks for sharing this, Lindsay. It's really pretty. I'm wondering if the paper that address labels come on would work like a gel print if it was put on something spongy. I'll have to experiment. Thanks again for sharing this.
Amazing video. I made my own gelli plate using the recipe from an old video of yours. I don't have acrylic paint or gouache but I have dye ink pads and have seen other crafters use them on the name brand plate. I tried it on my homemade plate but it just stained the plate and did not transfer any ink to paper. Could that be coz I did not make the plate properly or do homemade ones not work with inks in general? Thanks for sharing so many tips with us.
I think the organic plate will absorb inks
@@thefrugalcrafter Oh .. time to start collecting some acrylic paints now. I have just 2 colors in acrylic and the result with them was amazing. Love how it creates beautiful textures in seconds. Thank you so much for sharing such diy's and other wonderful hacks. ❤
I love the layers and how simple you made it... I haven't gotten comfortable with my gelli plates but will enjoy some playtime with them this weekend. TFS and have a great day! 🙂
I just saw Kamalita's comment and I feel the same way! These videos make me want to go get my gelli plate and start playing!
What great, new ideas! Thank you Lindsay! The print you made would be a perfect background! 😊❤
Many crafters don't realize that eye shadow is just mica powder. If you watch for sales you can get some really nice pallets.
Actually, this is a great way for me to use up the gouache i bought - turns out i HATE painting with gouache! I can't get used to how it rewets the layers below and just makes a big ol' mess. BUT, I hate not using my stuff even more, wasting all the money I've spent on it. So this is perfect! Thanks for the idea!
I have some clear pouring medium that I don't use (didn't like pouring as much as I thought I would) so might try it out for this 👍
I use air brush medium and any gel medium I grab. They both work a treat. When it comes to stuff that beads up on the plate I put a bit of air brush medium down and just drop acrylic ink or whatever watery thing I'm using into that and spread it out with a roller. I've used the gel mediums to pull PanPastels up off the plate too. Takes a few goes sometimes, but it's fab. It's how I made my PanPastel swatch sheet.
Wow this looks like fun and so pretty and i have all the stuff!! Whoopee great idea! Thank you
Two questions. 1. Would acrylic medium work as a way to make your gauche stick? 2. Can i use a gel plate process to print onto printmaking paper? I used to do a lot of etchings but no longer have access to a press. I have lots of top quality printmaking paper. I also have etchi ng inks bu they would probably destroy the gel plate. I don't have a gel plate but am wondering if I could use one.
Thanks for the interesting video.
Yes you can use acrylic medium to stick it and printmaking paper is great.
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you. I'll think about how I can use it since I already have most of what I need.
I love your gel printing videos! I want to get 5 more Easter cards in the mail today. After that, its time to play with my gel plate.
The Spellbinders gel plate is a gel press. I have used gel press and ranger. I like the ranger set too. It may be gel press, but I'm not positive.
great idea, love this experimental video
So practical! Thanks Lindsay!
Great demo, thank you. I’m new to gel plates and I’m always unsure what I should do when.
I never tire of a good romp through colors, media and a gel plate session! 🥰
Wow. That was so cool. Great way to use up the pan pastel sets as well. They are an item I find hard to use.
That background looks like a background for religious iconography. Beautiful.
Reminded me of that as well.
How fun! I have never gel printed before. Would you set this with a fixative after it dries or will the Mod Podge hold everything together?
The mod podge will hold it
@@thefrugalcrafter Thanks!
What is a good painting brush for watercolor I’m a beginner I own the Chinese paint you shared love the painting thanks
Great demonstration
This is very helpful
Thank you for all your unique ideas. I am motivated to use my gel plate now. I ordered those stencils you recommended and I love them!
Really amazing!!
You are soooo smart ❣
We learned so MANY different tips (at least 9) from just this one video!
1) store stencils in envelope. 2) Use makeup palettes. 3) use 1 mod podge vs MANY acrylic paint tubes or jars. 4) store Mod podge in glass jar. 5) use pouring paint - white. 6) layer metallics first. 7) use plastic palette knife on DIY plates. 8) use alcohol markers + spray iso. alcohol. 9) use Dollar Tree corner square as card jig. 10) use jelly gouache, + more!
Question 1: Can I use water spray to mix the alcohol markers on plate? I gave away all my alcohol ink bottles and spray because the fumes made me nauseous even with fans blowing (I have closed windows in Chicago winters).
Question 2: If I can't use spray water to mix, instead of alcohol markers, could I do that same 1st layer technique using water-based markers or crayons (like crayola, ranger, sakura, etc.)
Many thanks, Lindsay. I've been a subscriber for years. Your videos are straight to the point and informative with great commentary!
I don't even have to speed up your videos - your pace is at a quick clip, moving right along!
yes you can use waterbased markers and water, it might bead up tho but if you have nay hand sanitizer you can brayer that over the alcohol marker ink to distribute it.
What a great idea!
This is so helpful and inspiring Lindsay 💛
Really cool. 😀
🥳 that is so cool!
great ideas!
Great ideas!
I love it, so cool ❤️
Oh my goodness! I bought an awesome Christmas set of eye shadows at an outlet store. I discovered I cannot use them when wearing my contacts because the glittery stuff drifts into my contacts and blurs my vision. I was just about to throw them away! However after seeing this video the eye shadow kit is happily heading towards my art/play room!
Perfect!
ugh. Those stencils are $37 on Amazon Canada.
Yikes!
That first example you showed with the dark color in the background is gorgeous. I can see some of the pastels on there. Did you pull it with black gouache? Is there alcohol ink on that one too?
Yes
Those Jane Davenport palette pastels are so intriguing to me as a PanPastel enthusiast. Is there any way you could make a video where you use the palette pastels for art like you'd with PanPastels? Instead of as a card making or crafty product?
I made a comparison video but I don't use the JD pastels for paintings as they would get used up quickly.
Enjoyed. Love to see more too. What else can you use on a gel plate & what else you can do with a gel plate. Can you use inks, like stamp pads? Bought a gel plate but never played with it.
You can use just about anything! Experiment!
Very cool
This was great Lindsay. I’ve been trying to figure out how I could do more gelli printing at home with so little space and then you present me with the answer as if you read my mind! I was wondering too if I could use my mica powder instead of the pan pastel or will that be too coarse?
It should be fine
Good stuff!!!!
Doesn’t the alcohol break down the gelli plate?
Nope
Really cool demo. Lindsay you are the only one I have watched using Gel plates that has said let it dry between layers and your layers come out so much more distinct. I wonder why no one else I've watched does that?
I learned it from Jane Davenport I think so I can't claim the idea:)
How to gel print with a few supplies, pulls out a huge bunch of supplies, lol!
It's in a small footprint tho
I am clearly blown away. What great ideas! I was thinking about gel printing yesterday. Do you have any ideas for a substitute gel plate? I wanted to start making backgrounds for cards and I have been using a silicon mat over an old towel. I can't afford a real gel plate at the moment. I am trying to expand my horizons beyond digital art during this trying time. Thank you for any suggestions.
I have a couple of recipes on my channel to make a gelatin plate but a sheet of smooth Styrofoam works great too! Save meat or veggie trays!
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you, ma'am. Going to have a boo at your channel. Hey, we are having Chinese dumplings tonight that come on a styrofoam tray! Dinner and a craft idea. Again, thanks for taking the time to answer.
Why did you have to spray alcohol? Great video. Thanks for the stencil info. Great deal on those. Clicked on ur link to those and purchased.
The alcohol is probably to activate the ink and make it liquid enough to pick up as a print.
Yup
Does it matter what kind of paper we use for gel printing? I don't have a gel press yet, but I have something similar. It is a block of photopolymer that is supposed to be used for mirrored stamping. I'm going to try it! 😁💜
That should work. Any smooth paper us great! You can even use smooth paper you don't like or the back of old scrapbook paper
@@thefrugalcrafter Thanks! I just bought some paper at Hobby Lobby on clearance sale at 75% off. I need some play time tomorrow! 😁💜
You mentioned using pouring colors on the gel press. Have you done a video on that?? I'd love to see how that works.
Yes, in this video: ua-cam.com/video/tSt7FY-XuwM/v-deo.html
@@thefrugalcrafter Thank you thank you!
Can you do gelli plates on other objects like a vase or coffee table???
I've gel printed on a table. I have a video. You could roll a vace on the surface of a plate I think.
Thank you!!!
I just found out a tip I wanted to share! Dollar tree has pencils and brush holders now! 49 holes, I'm able to hold 3 pencils in one hole! I've got 3 sets in there now and still have more then half
I Absolutely Love this Thanks!
👍🏻👍🏻
I like the experimenting videos! Cool ideas.
That was fun! Thank you, Lindsay :).
Thank you! I really enjoyed that!
Great video 💜💚💜💚💜💚