Hello everyone, Giovanna here today. We’re counting days ‘til Festive Season, and what better way than to make some greeting holiday cards that are also suitable to make your home a bit more festive, since these special cards can stand and be displayed in your home.  I am excited to introduce two brand new products to the Gelli Arts® line: the new ‘Perfect Borders’ sets. These are combo sets which include a Gelli Arts® printing plate and a new 0.5 border Perfect Placement Tool.  These sets are made to create 5”x7” and 4”x6” perfectly layered aligned cards with a 0.5” border, and are ..read more

Hi there! It’s Marsha here, and today, I’ll share how I created more cards with the new Gelli Arts® holiday stencils. This time, I focused on using alcohol and solvent-based inks on the Gelli® plate. Have you ever tried using alcohol inks on the gel plate? Here’s what you need to know before you start: 1. Alcohol inks are safe to use on the Gelli® plate. 2. Alcohol inks can stain your plate permanently. You can clean off most ink residue with a drop of baby oil; however, you will likely not be able to remove the discolouration. 3. Discolouration of the gel plate doesn’t affect future printin ..read more

Hello everyone, Giovanna here today. Are you enjoying the September ABC challenge on Gelli Arts® Instagram account?  Every day there’s a new post following the daily prompt from one member of the team, and everyone can participate using the hashtag #ABCPRINTINGCHALLENGE, so there’s a lot of fun, inspiration and ideas to share from all over the world. Amongst the other prompts I picked WHITE, and I found three ways to incorporate/use white paint in your gel prints. Enjoy!   You can use opaque white paint to get bold botanical prints on dark colored paper and add stenciled details wi ..read more

Hi there! September is #ABCPrintingChallenge month on the @GelliArts Instagram account, with a new Reel every day and an opportunity for you to play along with the Gelli Arts® artist team! Challenges are perfect for experiments with different mediums and techniques. So why not use powders and pastels on the gel plate? Please note that all dry mediums in this video are safe if used responsibly. So don’t inhale the powders or blow away the dust. Clean up any loose particles as you go, and wear a mask if needed. Use a dust wipe to wipe away loose powder carefully. You do not need to wear glo ..read more

Hi there! It’s Marsha here, and today I will give you seven ideas for using image transfer gel prints in your art. So let’s dive into it! I only briefly explain how to pull resist image transfers in this video. If you’d like to know more about the technique, we also have a FAQ video that goes into more detail. You can find it here: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Image Resist Transfer Gel Printing (https://gelliartsblog.com/2023/02/02/frequently-asked-questions-faq-about-image-resist-transfer-gel-printing-by-marsha-valk/) Idea 1: Collage material Any image transfer gel print you prin ..read more

Hello everyone, Giovanna here today. The main question I have been asked is ‘What to do with your gel prints?’ To test the new stencils designed for Gelli Arts® some months ago I collected a bunch of prints, and I was eager to use them, so in this video I show you how to create an interactive book (with tons of gel prints inside) that you can use to adhere some photos or to make a journal with quotes or magazine snippets. To fit my prints, mainly 5×7”, using a square die that fits this size, I used some wild math (template at the end of this post), but in the end I found out it was very e ..read more

Hi there! It’s Marsha here, and today I have a question for you!  Do you remember your first gel print? When did you make it? A couple of weeks ago, Birgit Koopsen shared the first print she ever posted on her Instagram account in January 2013. And, of course, it made all of us Gelli Arts® brand ambassadors reminisce about our first Gelli® plates and prints. I remember my first gel print well. I made it during a class in April of 2014. There is no photographic evidence, but that doesn’t matter much because all the students modeled after the teacher, so there wasn’t anything remotely ‘me ..read more

Hi Everyone! I’m Karen Elaine. I’m an artist, author and teacher living and creating in the heart of Arizona near beautiful Sedona. I have been in the art materials industry for decades and the senior creative consultant for Yasutomo. I’m excited to show you how I create beautiful double-sided papers with washi (aka rice) paper, stencils, acrylics, and the Gelli plate. You may wonder why I like to make double sided papers. First of all, they are great for origami and paper folding projects where it looks better with color on the other side instead of plain white. Folded envelopes are especial ..read more

Hi there! It’s Marsha here, and today I’ll share a couple of my favourite stencil techniques, plus I’ll also show you how I decorated a rice paper lantern with the gel printed tissue paper I created in the process! Of course, I’ll use the seven fun new Gelli Arts® stencil designs by Giovanna Zara and me! Stencil technique A: 1. Apply a thin and even layer of acrylic paint to the Gelli® plate. 2. Place a stencil on top. 3. Carefully roll over it with a dry brayer. 4. Remove the stencil and pull your print. Tip: Use scrap paper to prevent the color from getting onto your hands. Stencil techn ..read more

Hello everyone, Giovanna here today. I am so happy to show and introduce you to the new line of stencils designed by me for GelliArts®! These are designed having in mind gel printing, first and second print but these are suitable for any kind of crafting, with several techniques, inks, painting, sponging, embossing paste, glitter and crystal pigments, possibilities are endless. In this video I show you how to add a precious touch to your prints using gilding flakes: these can be used in two ways, to the negative and positive design of the stencils, for a very different effect. Enjoy the video ..read more