The first time I watched a video of someone using a Gel Press I was completely intrigued.

The project they were making was artsy, colorful, very cool and it looked like so much fun.

When I got the chance to participate in the Designer Craft Connection monthly design challenge

and receive a Gel Press plate for “free”… I was more than excited.

Never heard of a Gel Press?    (Well…It’s just about the coolest thing.)

The Gel Press is a reusable Gel Printing Plate.

Gelatin printing is a form of mono-printing in which a gelatin slab is used as a printing plate to create a variety of images and backgrounds using acrylic paint.  Simple to use.  Ready for Printing.

Here’s how I created “The Colors of Autumn Print”…

Supplies Needed:

• Gel Press Printing Plate 10810 – (5″ x 7″)
• Ranger Inky Roller Brayer, Medium 3-5/16-Inch
• Acrylic Paint
• Metallic Acrylic Paint
• Texture Tool
• Paper  (non-glossy)
• Tim Holtz Spiral Bound Sticker Book:  Small Talk Occasions

Directions:

• Remove clear protective film from your gel press.  Apply paint to the exposed Gel Plate.
• Roll paint on as a thin layer with brayer.
• Create design by pressing textured item into wet paint.
• Lay paper onto painted surface.
• Gently rub paper with hands to create a transfer image onto the paper.
• I traced guidelines around the paper onto my scratch paper to make it easier to line up the second printing.
• Pull paper away from printing plate to reveal your background.

• I created a second background just like the first by using fall colors.
• I placed 3 leaves into the paint.
• I place a second piece of white paper over the gel press and pressed.  This removes most of the paint from the background.  Leaving the paint underneath the leaves.
• Remove leaves from the gel press.  I masked the corners with a couple of additional leaves.
• Lay the first blue background paper over the press.  Lining the paper up with the guidelines.
• Gently rub paper with hands to create a transfer image onto the paper.
• Pull paper away from printing plate to reveal your leaf prints.

• Mat print and embellish with “the colors of autumn” chit chat sticker.

The “Colors of Autumn Print” was created for and sponsored by Gel Press.

Make sure to check out the video on the Gel Press site.

 

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