Friday, March 9, 2018

Besties

Hey everybody! Lydia here with a special guest post.

Today, I'm the featured Gel Press Contributing Artist, so I have a very fun video for you today. Last month, I did this video featuring layering stencils from Altenew in combination with the Gel Press.

This month, I wanted to refine that even more, by getting as much precision as possible from the placement of the stencils while printing.

So, naturally, I turned to my MISTI, and used a fixed hinge to MISTIfy the gel printing process.

There are some other tricks you'll need to align these layering stencils, and you need to pay attention to what you're doing, or you'll find yourself creating a print where the stencil is 90 degrees off from where it should be. But because life and art aren't perfect, I left my mistake in the video below, and it actually turned out to be one of my favorite prints from the session. The mis-aligned glowing blue lines are showstoppers, I think.

I used these beautiful layering stencils from Altenew, and the kitties are from this Joy Clair set - all the critters in this set are adorable. I colored them with the Copics listed below, fussy cut them, darkening the edges with a Gasenfude nylon brush pen (much better than using one of your alcohol markers - with this pen there's no bleeding of ink into the image, and the nylon brush gets into the tiniest little crevices), and glued them onto a circle I cut with these stitched dies.

Since the background is so busy, I kept the card simple.

Gel Press Printing with Layering Stencils from Altenew and Stamps by Joy Clair.
Best Buds | Clear stamp set
[ JOYC ]
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED CIRCLES...
[ SSS ]
Layered Kaleidoscope Stencil B
[ ALTN ]
Layered Kaleidoscope Stencil A
[ ALTN ]
Layered Dahlia Stencil A
[ ALTN ]
Layered Dahlia Stencil B
[ ALTN ]
Gel Press 5 x 7 REUSABLE GEL PRINTING...
[ SSS ]
Niji Splash Ink
[ BLIC ]
Speedball 4" Rubber Brayer - Soft
[ JGG ]
Copic Sketch Marker BG05 HOLIDAY BLUE
[ SSS ]
Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Grey
[ SSS ]
Copic Sketch Marker RV25 DOG ROSE...
[ SSS ]
Copic Marker GASENFUDE Nylon Brush...
[ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine Clair NOCTURNE...
[ SSS ]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad by...
[ SUP ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | SSS | ELH | MFT | SBC ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock by...
[ SUP ]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock by...
[ SUP ]
Whisper White Cardstock - Thick
[ SUP ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Bone Folder by Stampin' Up!
[ SUP ]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue by Stampin' Up!
[ SUP ]
Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Gray and...
[ SSS ]

Now speaking of Joy Clair, before I get to the video - all month, we are collaborating with Joy Clair in a month long blog hop with the My Sweet Petunia Team and the Joy Clair Team. Wherever you see this badge, leave a comment and you will be entered to win our prizes: 2 $25 Joy Clair Gift certificates and one MISTI - your choice of original or mini. Winners will be announced in April on both blogs. 


So how about my video? Enjoy - and click here to watch on YouTube in HD. Even though I'm only blogging one card today, all the supplies for all the cards listed in the video are in the description on YouTube. Have a great weekend!



22 comments:

  1. Wow! Wow! Your card is so cute and colouring simply stunning!!!

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  2. So cute. I remember the Hang in there baby posters from the early 70s. I like the colors, patterns and KITTIES

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  3. Thanks for sharing how you create these awesome backgrounds.

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  4. Lovely cards and what a great technique! I've never used a gel press, but I just may have to give it a try, it looks really fun.

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  5. Awesome effect on the background! Love those cute kitties from the Best Buds set!

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  6. This is adorable card!
    Love the idea using MISTI with Gel Press!

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  7. ahh this card is so cute - thanks for sharing:)

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  8. Wow !! That’s a very impressive result !!
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  9. I've never seen this technique in action. The result is absolutely beautiful.

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  10. LOVE your kitty card and use of the stencils on the MISTI!! You're a genius with the Gel Press, stencils and MISTI! I am amazed and love your video tutorial! Thank you!!

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  11. Love the bright vibrant colors for your background & those adorable kitties!

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  12. I love all of your wonderful ideas!

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  13. What an artsy background. I like your color scheme for this cute card.

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  14. Fantastic card and technique for pulling multiple prints. Super cute cards!

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  15. Beautiful cards! I've never seen the gel press before. Those are stunning images! I love the kitty besties card!

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  16. Love the "hang in there" card.
    The sentiment and the design are
    fun - and so meaningful.
    The besties card is darling too.
    thanks for sharing
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  17. WOW Lydia, this is an amazing technique and I can't wait to try it! A fantastic idea!

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  18. WOW Lydia, this is an amazing technique and I can't wait to try it! A fantastic idea!

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  19. Oooops, I was so excited about the technique I for got to say, your cards are adorable!

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  20. That background is just stunning!
    And those kitties are just darling & cute.
    AWEsome card.

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