Friday, February 22, 2013

What To Do With Gelli Print Papers

  Happy Friday! I kept a promise to myself to not make any more gelli prints until I used some from the pile I have already accumulated. So here is what I've come up with so far:



  These are obviously a WIP. I cut several printed papers into 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" and stitched around the edges. I punched flowers, birds and leaves  and cut out hearts, also from gelli papers. I plan on making sets of ATCS for a giveaway so stay tuned.

  So, besides punching shapes out of your papers you can use them as backgrounds to stamp a bold stamp onto and make some notecards like these:





   You can also print photos etc.from your printer directly onto your papers:

  and then turn them into postcards:


 These are photos I took during my last trip to France. I changed them to B & W before printing and mounted them to black glossy cards.

  Another thing I did was take some of my B & W abstract play scanned paintings and printed them onto gelli prints for an artsy effect :


   And while you're at it have some fun with yourself too:






  Now what are you going to make with your stash of papers? I'd love to see! 

  Here's a random page I did in one of my journals the other day. It is the same technique I explained and used in this post and in this one.





    I've been following Carolyn Dube's "Use Your Words" Workshop which sadly ends this week. She created a fabulously colorful page around the word "rain" which became about the song "Singing in the Rain". I immediately wanted to do the word "Paris" around the song  "I love Paris in the Springtime" in my journal. However, I'm waiting for my stencil alphabet sheets to arrive but had to do something so I created this word frenzy using Springtime colors and words from the song. Thank you Carolyn for a fun and colorful workshop!!!

   Linking up to Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Everyday, Creative Everyday, and Show and Tell Saturday. There's tons of inspiration amongst the talented artists participating so go ahead, visit some of them and then get creative yourself!

    "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength."  Corrie ten Boom

48 comments:

  1. These pages are FANTASTIC! I soooo want a Gelli plate lol!

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  2. Gorgeous papers and projects! I love everything you have been doing with your gelli papers, Linda. Especially that one with your own photo!!!

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  3. Wow these are gorgeous...love the one of you too!! Good job...such a fun tutorial!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  4. Brilliant use of the Gelli prints - love how you've turned them into postcards. And you look great too :)

    Your 'Paris in Springtime' wordplay is fab, simply fab!

    x

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  5. Plenty fun creations, happy PPF to you Linda!

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  6. Linda, you are on fire with these Gelli prints, so much fun color. My fav is the pic of you! HPPF!

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  7. Such a lot of lovely colourful work! HAPPY PPF!

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  8. Love it all Linda! Brilliant ideas for using the prints!! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  9. Lovely work, you seem to be having great fun with your gelli prints. I hope I can get one someday and join in. Valerie

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  10. Love the backgrounds of the ATC. Must have a Gelli Plate, maybe soon! Happy PPF!

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  11. There is no end to your creative ideas. Love them all.

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  12. lots of terrific ideas and great results. I don't own a Gelli plate but am hoping for one on my birthday, which isn't until October....boo hoo.
    Happy PPF, Annette xx

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  13. I think your papers look very much like the batik fabrics that I have a small addiction to. So pretty!

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  14. Ms. Linda...... I LOVE what you did with your Gelli papers.
    They are AWESOME!!!!!! You have inspired me to do something with mine except for looking at them. LOL!!!!!
    LuAnn :-)

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  15. Great gelli prints. The top prints look like flags. They would be awesome to hang outside if they were material. Nice job on all. I want a gelli plate too.;)

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  16. Wow! So much creativity here ~ I like the abstract ones and your last one with Springtime colors is exquisite and flowing with beautiful energy and color! from PPF ^_^

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  17. Gosh Linda you have come up with some brilliant ideas!

    I love the photo of you - it's such fun and the stitching is so effective too ..... I am so going to try printing directly onto mine. I love the look of those especially.

    I had been looking at my gelli papers only today and thinking... 'what next' a timely post for me :)

    Karen x

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  18. those atc's will be wonderful and the page full of words is fabulous... so full of movement...xx

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  19. these are beautiful! i love the layers of colors!

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  20. All your gelli print projects are so good, Linda, that I can't decide which one is my favorite. I will be looking forward to your ATC giveaway. I am absolutely fascinated by your "I love Paris in the Springtime" piece. Blessings!

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  21. Wow! Everything is just beautiful, Linda! Happy PPf! - janice

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  22. Love what you created with your gelli prints. Great ideas of what to with all those papers. Making gelli papers is so addictive|!

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  23. OMG you are amazing! Such wonderful ideas! I love them all! And I'll surely try out printing photos onto the papers. Love the effect (your photo is just lovely!)And printing quotes on them. And, ... you've just given me loads of ideas! Thnx :-)

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  24. I am so glad you posted this! I was making prints yesterday and thought the same thing... hmmm, this stack is piling up! Now what? Part of my problem is that they are so pretty, I don't want to cut them. But then I thought... hello I can go to Office Depot and get color copies of the ones I really like! Love all that you have done. So pretty!

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  25. Awesome idea, I just finished playing with my gelli plate yesterday and I havea a stack of fun papers also. I made a journal page but I might try some of your ideas. :)

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  26. love your painted papers especially the one with your photo on

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  27. Love the idea of printing on the gelli prints. I especially like the abstract ones. I have a couple of questions. Are you using a laser printer or an inkjet? Did you use a digital ground over the paint?

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  28. Cool ideas for the Gelli prints. I like the black and white images on top and the words. :) I have Gelli prints that I don't know what to do with!

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  29. What wonderful ideas to show your creativity...simply superb !!

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  30. Love all the ideas. Gelli plate backgrounds look fantastic!

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  31. Hello Linda, love the sewing pieces, wish I had a sewing maschine :) and the printovers are a wonderful idea to...a little bit like digital art ;) ...I like to rip my gelli plates in pieces and throw them on my pages and integrate them in my WIPs...xox Conny

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  32. Your gelli print pages for ATCs are really cool! It would turn out great! Creatively used :)
    Your postcards and the word art is also lovely!
    HPPF!
    Deepa
    http://deepazworld.blogspot.com/

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  33. You really outdid yourself this week using products from two of Carolyn's classes to accomplish some really great art work. I also took her Gelli and Words classes , and now I know of some wonderful ways to use them in future projects. Thank you so much for sharing them. Linda,I always enjoy your posts and have chosen you as one of my five favorite blogs to award the "Liebster Award" to. I tell all about the award on my Sunday blog post. I am hoping you will accept the award, as I find your art exceptional!

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  34. Looks like you are having fun. Lots of uses for those papers. thanks for you comment on my blog post. The chickens will be fun I think. Our Annie is a herding dog so she is really good at caring for things. Its amazing. HPPF

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  35. Obviously you have been having great fun, it shows! HPPF!

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  36. Your creations are awesome. Isn't it wonderful to make use of these papers in different ways.Have a great week Linda

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  37. Wow Linda those gelli prints look great! I especially love the cards you made from your Paris trip. They are beautiful!
    Thank you so much for your visit and your kind comment!
    x Suzy

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  38. Lovely backgrounds and journal page. Especially like the effect of the background with your photo.

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  39. Your french Inspired postcards are beautiful, You have given me some lovely ideas of how to tranfer my own images via my printer, fantastic post.

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  40. I love what you have done with your papers. Such beautiful creations + fabulous ideas x

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  41. Amazing images Linda.
    I'm so ignorant - please explain to me what Gelli print papers are - where WAS I when this was going on??!!!!
    Your word spirals are awesome too.
    Shane ♥

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  42. Fabulous colours, I would love to get my hands on some of these, ha ha. Happy belated PPF.

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  43. Great Ideas! Thanks for sharing all your great Gelli print projects... gave me some wonderful ideas :)
    Nancy/Gelli Arts!

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  44. Excellent ideas of things to do with your Gelli prints! I made a few prints on my handmade gelatin molds and fell in love with those. Now I have a Gelli and have been resisting delving in because I know I'll create with it until I am BURIED in prints! So thanks for the very lovely ideas. :)

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  45. great gelli print ideas! Can't wait to print out some photos. Have fun at the beach!

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