Gelli Plate

Last time I was at Dyan's I bought myself a small Gelli Plate to try out. Having read so much about it I had to give it a go.....didn't I?

So this is the result of my first attempt.  I covered the plate with acrylic paints then added a stencil or two and brayered it onto my pages....as the plate is much smaller than the pages in the journal I then took hold of it and, much in the same way as using a rubber stamp without a block, dabbed the remaining paint onto the pages.  I then took some MaiMeri iridescent paste and added that over a stencil or two. You can see the texture in the top right hand corner. I added a few of Tim's grungy background rubber stamps and this was the finished background.

I will add more to it as and when the mood takes me.

BUT I do not really like the Gelli plate....I love to get covered in inks...but paint everywhere no thanks... so not really for me. But I do like the pages so guess I should not complain.

Let me know what you think and check back later to see how I finished it off.

Floral Fantasy

Hello all.... well I decided to come back and see how the new Blogger is working .. if I like it then I may return... or stay with my other blog.
Since being away I have become hooked on Art Journaling.. blame the lovely Dyan Reaveley for that... do check out her blog and see her wonderful creations.
I created these pages in a local class, using the fab Dyan inks together with some ghosting techniques added for good measure. I then overstamped using Black Archival inks with script and random words.  I stamped the flowers, from Studio 490 onto the background then stamped more and cut them out and decoupaged over the top. In real life they do stand out really well. I also managed to leave a little white space on the pages... this idea from the lovely Dina Wakely... it is hard to do though.
Hope you like it.... I may be back with more soon... bye for now x