(Gel) Printing {by Martha Ponsanesi} on the PaperArtsy Weblog

Hello everybody, it is Martha (@CraftingMartha) right here with you right now.
The previous few months have been busy as a result of I have been caught up with shifting, and lots of issues nonetheless have to be sorted out. In truth, a few of them have not resurfaced but… you will see later how I needed to improvise with one thing.
There could not have been a extra becoming matter to deliver me again to my inventive desk: (Gel) Printing!

Following the present theme, which is Nature, I instantly considered JOFY’s floral-themed stamps and stencils, to create… flowers, in fact! LOL.
Having moved into an condominium, I miss having a backyard, so what higher treatment than creating some tremendous colourful flowers to brighten up my house?
Stick with me and I will present you the way I made my cloth utilizing a Gel Plate, Stencils, Stamps and Fresco End Chalk Acrylic.

Since I deliberate to work on a Gel Plate, I targeted extra on stencils, selecting PS434 and PS435 together with the JOFY134 stamp set ( you may see the discharge weblog publish right here https://weblog.paperartsy.co.uk/2024/05/new-paperartsy-products-jofy-may-2024.html ), which I really like as a result of it has a little bit of every little thing: flowers, leaves, dots, numbers… and naturally, I used a number of Fresco End Chalk Acrylics, you already know I am a color addicted.

With varied items reduce from an outdated white cotton sheet, I am able to create my cloth.

I took an outdated white cotton sheet and reduce it into a number of items.

My first try at printing on cloth wasn’t one of the best. I am undecided if it was as a result of I hadn’t used a Gel Plate shortly and it appeared a bit dry, or as a result of with temperatures nonetheless at 30°C, the paint was drying too shortly, or perhaps as a result of cloth is not as easy as paper. Both manner, the primary prints weren’t very well-defined. Oddly sufficient, the outcomes had been extra satisfying after I cleaned the curler on the material LOL.

So, I made a decision to attempt utilizing Fresco End Chalk Acylics together with the Fresco End Drying Retarder (FF112)…..

….and this time the consequence met my expectations, right here used with Fresco End – Tangerine Twist (FF92).

I performed together with a number of of my favorite Fresco End Chalk Acrylic, comparable to Inexperienced Patina ( FF126 ), Cayenne( FF159 ), Mermaid( FF44 ), Slimed( FF137 ), Bubblegum( FF116 ), and I ended up with a number of pretty items of material.

As I discussed earlier than, by cleansing the curler I colored different items of material which I reduce into stripes and embellished utilizing matching Fresco End Chalk Acrylic, right here for instance Lyly the Pink ( FF218 ) by the PS435 stencil….

…. and right here stamping with JOFY134 Stamp Set.

The time has come to remodel these items of material into petals, I wished to seek out an alternative choice to the stitching machine, however the materials at my disposal did not enable me to take action, stitching and I on the whole do not actually get alongside very properly , then my stitching machine is small and underperforming, however the vital factor is to be happy LOL.

I traced the form of a petal on the assorted items of material after which reduce it out.

I sewed the 2 components of the petal, leaving a slit on the backside, to place some padding.

To present extra curiosity to my flowers I made a decision to stamp one of many 5 petals with the numbers of the JOFY134 Stamp Set

For the middle of the flower, I tore some even thinner strips than the earlier ones after which rolled them up and glued them.

And listed here are collectively all of the items I would like.

Attempting to determine tips on how to assemble them.

To assemble the flower I made a decision to simplify the job and use sizzling glue… too dangerous I did not keep in mind which field the recent glue gun was in. So I used an alternate methodology, I melted the glue sticks with the embossing warmth gun.

Considering tips on how to ‘plant’ my flower, I made a decision to make use of a glass tealight holder. To make it arise I reduce out two cardboard disks in numerous sizes, with a gap within the center, into which insert a picket stick because the stem. All colored with Fresco End – Granny Smith ( FF1108 ).