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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Dancing Man and the Gelli Plate

I have a wonderful and very generous friend name Robin.  
She just bought several Dina Wakely stencils and she let me borrow this dancing man.  

I had a blast today playing with my Gelli Plate and this stencil.  The page on the right is my very first page in my Dyan Reaveley Art Journal (another gift from Robin).

I made this page by placing the the cityscape that I cut a while back and the dancing man on the Gelli Plate before I applied paint.  Then I applied the green paint.  I printed it on a piece of paper that already had some blue paint on it from a previous pull. I love the way the stencil makes a outline when you brayer over it.

The page on the left was done with my latest found stencil/mask.  I put the stencil down on the Gelli Plate that still had some white paint on it.  Then I brayered over it with
orange and yellow craft paint. Then I pressed the found stencil on op of that.  Next, I pulled both stencils off and made the print.  I love how the white just pops against the orange/yellow background. My newest found stencil is a place mat I found at the Dollar Tree.  It has a really distinct pattern that is raised.  It turned out so great.  I love this one.


The right one is done the same way except the Gelli Plate didn't have much paint left on it when I put the masks down.  I put the man and the I used a piece of fake greenery that I bought at the Dollar Tree.  It looked like tall grass rolled up.  I cut it up to make it unroll.  That is how I got the ray looking background.    I'm having a great time with my Gelli plate and stencils.  Sure wish Robin had been here with her Gelli Plate.  

Link to: APR, The Sketchbook Challenge, Carolyn Dube April Gelli Party, The Gelli Arts Facebook Page



17 comments:

  1. WoW Whee Boo, these are just fantastic! I really love the ray effect on the red one especially. Your friend Robin is super kind; Dina Wakely stencils are just awesome :D

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  2. These look amazing! I also have 1.) a Gelli Plate, but haven't really used it yet, and 2.) a Dollar Tree!!! Now I have more reasons to spend time with both of them ;) AND I found a great blog to follow, to boot! Loving this day :)

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  3. Yes those colours really sing don't they? Never tried Gelli Plate but am now interested.

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  4. Love how you've used the dancing man! I need to play at the dollar store and get one of those place mats! So glad you shared this with the party!

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  5. Fabulous...the colors are happy and I feel like dancing in the rain too :)

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  6. These look really, really cool!

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  7. these are great. gonna have to go back to dollar tree, again. i'm getting better about spotting texture/stencil tools, but have not looked at the placemats. great pieces. i especially love the one with the circular background. tfs

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  8. Love the position of the rooftops! Happy GIT,
    Rinda

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  9. Awesome images you've created with just one stencil...looks really fun!
    Lynn

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  10. I like the last one, it's like he's a STAR!!
    ~Dawn

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  11. your pages have come out so great. I've never tried Gelli Plates - don't know too much about screening. My favorite: the first one with the man on the rooftops... though I'm actually partial to orange! {:-Deb

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  12. Here is to generous friends. You got some great effects with your stencils and masks. I love found stencils, they make some of the most interesting textures. :)

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  13. Love the dancing man on the rooftops between the rain drops, makes me smile.

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  14. Wow! They are all so cool. Love hearing how you achieved the different effects. :)

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  15. When I first read about Gelli plates some time ago I googled to see if they were available in Aus but had no success so I made my own. I love the prints from the plate. I have also had tremendous prints from a ceramic tile. I love the ray looking background especially.

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  16. What a great friend to let you have such fun playing...and look what happened - brilliant dancing man!
    I'm missing APR but hope to be back soon ;)
    I hope you've had a great weekend.

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  17. a pure joy of a page -- and you gotta love Dollar Tree!!

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