Tutorial Tuesday - Using Your Gelli Plate

On Saturday I shared images of the Gelli Plate that I had made, and thought I would show you how I have been using it.  If you want to make one of your own go to Linsay - The Frugal Crafters site, they are very easy to make, all you need is:

GelatinGlycerinsquare container to set the mixturewater2 x acetate sheets to prevent dryingContainer to store Gelli plateOnce you have made your gelatin plate you are ready to go.I decided that I was going to print on some fabric.  I have a mini book that I want to make a cloth bound cover for.  It is a piece of white cotton that I have cut to size of aprox a piece of A4 paper.I also selected some paints and stencils that I would use for the designI applied some paint and used the brayer to move it around I lay the material over the plate and smoothed over it with my hands. This is the first layer of paint, I then added some more paint to the surface of the plate and applied the stencils
 Here is the finished material.  I will let this dry and then show you how it turned out for my mini book.The Gelli plate is a great way to add interesting backgrounds to your work either on paper or materials, here are a few more designs that I completed on paper. You can get some great designs using a variety of stencils

and paint combinations - I can see two dancers in this one..

most importantly, have fun, and share what you come up with.  Blessings!