I have a whole box of the world’s ugliest gelli prints. I spent one afternoon bringing out the gelli plate again and decided to fix them. When doing gelli’s I always just use white paint and reinker for color to make clean up much easier. Well some are hopeless, horrendous color and useless patterns. My next fix is spread paint on the gelli, usually a neutral like ivory and dip the whole thing on the paint. That’s what I did with this background. Since it was void of any interest, I pulled out the stencils and randomly stenciled all over using various inks. The only downside is you may have a 1\8” thick coating of paint on it but it’s usable.
I inlaid my favorite tree die with Shimmer Sheetz. Stamped the flourish in Versamark and embossed in silver. I have an old template of a star so pierced and stitched it. The flourish was embellished with nail heads and a few more stitches added to the bottom. Thanks for stopping by.
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Date: Friday, November 11, 2016 GMT Views: 46790
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Registered: January 19, 2011 Location: SC Posts: 2
Sun, Nov 13, 2016 @ 4:10 PM
Well you sure turned a 'not-so' print into something really stunning. Enjoyed reading about your gelli fixes (bought some tubes of ink, need to try gelli again). The silver Sizzix tree looks spectacular against the soft powdery blue, like the way the colors mottle through the blues. Also liked the stitching! Great tag. TFS
Registered: July 28, 2008 Location: Cary, North Carolina Posts: 8728
Mon, Nov 14, 2016 @ 4:32 PM
I was so impressed with this tag last night that I had to go order that tree die and didn't get to comment! Not only do I love the tree but that stitched star is amazing and the stamped flourish adds elegance! Love the background too!
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82065
Thu, Nov 17, 2016 @ 7:52 PM
Beautiful! Love the shading and colors and silver - wow! Hugz
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