
Enter by going to all of the blogs. Leave a comment on the Gel Press Blog telling us your favorite project! You can comment between now and April 7th! Winner to be announced on Gel Press Junkies on Facebook and Gel Press product page April 8th! You will have your 8" Round Gel Press to make a project to play along with our Earth Day designs April 22! Enjoy the projects and good luck!
Here's my project!
I started out by making 12 round prints on my 8" Gel Press plate. These prints are very random. For this project, you really don't need to put a lot of thought into it.........just keep putting paint and stencils on the plate. That's what's so wonderful about printing on the Gel Press - everything looks cool. The photos on the left are the first pulls and the ones on the right are the, completed, prints.
Here's how they started out -
Now, this was the "somewhat" hard part. I had to go back to my geometry days to figure out the measurements for the squares inside the circles. The circles in the squares are easy - just measure the diameter of the square and cut out a circle the same size.
To make the squares fit inside the circles, measure the diameter of the circle and that is going to be the diagonal measurement for your square.....for example....if your circle is 4", draw a line 4", then another 4" line that bisects the first line exactly in the middle, making a right angle, then draw lines, connecting all corners to make a square. The square should fit, perfectly (or pretty close) in the circle.
For each circle and square that I made, I cut another one 1/4" smaller. Then I started layering them. Here's a quick video to show how I put this together.
I used fluid matte medium to put them down.
Then, I used a black charcoal pencil to shade around each circle and square to give the whole piece some depth.
When it was finished, I sprayed it with a, glossy fixative.
Now.....hop on over to the next blog on the list below to enter for your chance to win the 8" Round Gel Press Plate.
PEACE!
Cyndi
Love the colors, depth and stained glass look! Thanks for the inspiration! God bless.
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Deletelovvve the colorssss.. I am so inspired!!!
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DeleteThat is so cool! I love it!
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DeleteWow. I love this. Just awesome.
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DeleteLovely and layered!!! Taking those colors fills my heart!
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DeleteThank you Lea!!
OMG!!!! Love this!! Definitely going to try to make one. Will wait to see if I win the plate first, if not will have to break down and get one myself!! Thanks for the inspiration, you did an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteThank you and, YES, you should definitely try it. I hope you win!!
DeleteThis was fun to watch! Thanks for the inspiration! I'd love to win the jelly plate...I don't have one and they look like so much fun!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you and they are fun! I hope you win!
DeleteGorgeous! Plus you make geometry look like fun.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's funny because I usually do flowers....but I really love geometric shapes.
DeleteHow fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandee!
DeleteThanks for the inspiration!!! Lovely work!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment!!!!
DeleteGorgeous! I really love the layering and amazing prints!~kim
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim!!
DeleteThis is a wonderful idea for a mandala I'm designing.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a good idea for a mandala.....I might try that too! Thanks!
DeleteThis is so beautiful and what a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
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DeleteThe video was a huge help! this looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I'm glad the video helped.
DeleteIt really does look like a stained glass window - just lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I didn't realize that it was going to resemble stained glass until I finished.
DeleteWhat material did you use to do the gel prints? I love the results.
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I used a very cheap pad of paper that I purchased at the Dollar Store. It was just called "Drawing Paper". I usually do prints on copy paper or tracing paper, but I didn't have any. The Dollar Store pad worked fine.
DeleteBeautiful project! Need to try this.
ReplyDeleteThank you.....and, yes, you should try it!
DeleteVery fun project! LOVE the layers!
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DeleteSuch gorgeous colors and patterns!!
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DeleteWhat a cool and creative idea. Here I go. I hope mine turns out as colorful as yours!
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Cool.....I would like to see yours!
DeleteLove all the beautiful patterns, and I'm very impressed with your geometry skills!
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa!
DeleteBeautiful and definitely a project I would like to try.
ReplyDeleteThank you....yes, give it a try!
Deletewow loved your spread thanks for sharing and thanks for the chance to win
ReplyDeleteThank you and good luck....hope you win.
DeleteVery interesting to watch you put this amazing project together! Lots of great ideas and am loving all the inspiration. Thanks soo much.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your nice comment!!
DeleteI love how you made this project! a super idea!
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Wiebine
Great project.... I have a 'thing' about circles too, so love seen others ideas.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I am a Stitcher who uses paper as my fabric. I don't quilt, however I couldn't live without my quilting rulers or squares, to cut paper, line things up etc. Easy to cut strips, or squares. Just thought with your working out of sizes, could have done it by laying a quilting square ruler on top, especially as are they marked 1/8 1/4 etc
Thank you......and what a great idea....quilting squares. I've seen those before and I'm definitely getting one. This project has gotten me in the mood to do some similar things and the quilting rulers would be perfect. Thank you...thank you!
DeleteGorgeous! The design and the colors! (even with the math! lol)
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DeleteTo me, there is something very special about a round print! It adds another element of surprise to whatever you are doing! I love that you make us exercise our brains a bit with all that math! I'm using my new, small, gel press plate, and I'll have to say there is something different about it - I love the surface. Don't quite know how to describe it, but it is very nice to use.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt card. I am always looking for thing to do with my gel prints...have not yet had the opportunity to try the circle plate and would love to.
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marimuseinpt@gmail.com
Wow! That is beautiful.
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