A few minutes of fun - using PaperArtsy stamps on a gel plate

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2 ай бұрын

A Few Minutes of Fun
In this series you can join me at the craft table once a week for a few minutes of art and craft creativity - between ten and twenty minutes usually, depending what we're playing with.
Today I'm playing with creating wildflower and meadowgrass prints using my own Botanical Textures stamp designs for PaperArtsy, a gel plate, and some of my favourite PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic paints. Of course you can use any stamps you have for this technique.
See me working with real flower stems on the gel plate in this episode - A few minutes of fun with a gel plate and gypsophila: • A few minutes of fun.....
The stamps are available exclusively from PaperArtsy stockists worldwide - here is the list of stockists by country: blog.paperartsy.co.uk/p/find-...
The sets used here are PaperArtsy Eclectica Alison Bomber - EAB36 Bells Edition, EAB37 Poppy Edition and EAB38 Umbellifer Edition
The paints are PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics: Seaglass, Bora Bora, Azure, Midnight, Hyde Park, Spring, and Granny Smith.
I design for PaperArtsy, so I get the paints at reduced prices, and I obviously don't pay for my own stamp designs. Everything else in this video I bought myself.
#paperartsy #gelprinting #gelplate #mixedmedia #gelprint #wildflowers #nature

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@bonniearcher4505 Ай бұрын

I just love the stamps you designed they are so beautiful I must have them!!

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

So happy to hear that you love them. They are available from PaperArtsy stockists worldwide... the link for the stockist list is in the description. Let me know if you have any trouble tracking them down!

@sallymoretti1066 7 күн бұрын

I love watching and listening and learning. You kept me company tonight as I let paint drip and pool. Just like listening to the twig, I’ve got to listen to the paint. Also, as long as you don’t reach an hour, it’s a few minutes of fun! ❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures 7 күн бұрын

Under an hour = a few minutes... excellent news! That put a big smile on my face, thank you. Absolutely right about listening to the paint, too - sounds like you're having a lovely time with your dripping, pooling puddles of paint. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@sallymoretti1066 7 күн бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures My fingers and right arm are still mucky 😂

@w0rdsandp1ctures 7 күн бұрын

Perfect... always the sign of a good time!

@joe3060 2 ай бұрын

Loved it. Such a good idea. I really like your videos a few minutes of fun. They give so much inspiration 😊

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

So happy to hear that - hope you'll go and enjoy a few minutes of fun yourself now! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

@anniecooper2983 2 ай бұрын

These are sooo beautiful!!! Wow!!!!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - very easy to do, as you can see!

@susanstimson871 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful prints! I think when I try it I’ll press off onto a sheet of paper before I wipe the stamp off and see what I get that way too.Thanks for the few minutes of inspiration!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it... and yes, of course you can use the paint on the stamps to stamp with - and if I weren't filming, I would be doing that... but there's only so much you can fit into a few minutes of fun (and I thought it was most important to make sure people know they need to wipe the paint off their stamps if they're trying this)! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@gehtdichnixan876 2 ай бұрын

Thx a lot for showing

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome - thanks for taking the time to comment.

@karenatkinson4053 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful . My favorite one is next to the last one, but all are quite pretty. Thank you for sharing.

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Happy you like them... thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@karenatkinson4053 2 ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures You're welcome.

@LynnLBE 2 ай бұрын

Oh Alison these are so gorgeous❣️❣️❣️❣️

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Lynn - I definitely had fun!

@Andrea_Make-it-your-own 2 ай бұрын

I just received papers this week that you designed and they are inspiring on multiple levels ✨️Ive been playing with them and creating all evening ❤❤❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that... it's always such a thrill to know people are enjoying playing with my designs. Thanks so much for letting me know!

@sharonwhysall709 2 ай бұрын

I've had a gel plate since Christmas and not used it yet. I will definitely be having some play time soon. Thanks for the inspiration I just love the colours x

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

I'm so pleased to hear that your gel plate will be coming out to play - I'm sure it will be very happy! Thanks so much for letting me know you've been inspired.

@atc_and_more 2 ай бұрын

So absolutely gorgeous 😍😍😍 thank you for this fabulous inspiration dear Alison 🫶🙏🤗

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your always lovely comments, Silvie.

@MarianneMcManus-tl2hm 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful video Alison! I love your color palette! The PaperArtsy paints have a lovely soft feel to them. Of course using your PaperArtsy stamps is one of those made-in-heaven matches!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for that lovely comment, Marianne - much appreciated. I do love the Frescos, though it's also worth experimenting with other kinds of acrylic paints on the gel plate too... you get very different effects according to the paint formulation. And also (can't remember if I mentioned it in this video - I know I have somewhere) the PaperArtsy Frescos are very quick drying, so you need to move a bit faster with them on the gel plate than with some other paints. So happy you enjoyed it!

@nicolaturner9361 2 ай бұрын

This looks great fun. I have a gel plate but haven’t been brave enough to do anything with it. This has inspired me to have a go. Will you be showing us in a few more minutes of fun how you would use these please? Do you turn them into tags or journaling cards, embellish them, or use the same stamps to decorate them too? Thank you Alison for sharing your talent. 😊

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

It is fun - and nothing needs to be perfect when you're gel printing, so do have a play. Your gel plate will thank you!! We may well come back to these in the future... all of those things you've mentioned are possible, and I've done all of them at one time or another. I've also created accordion journals with them, with just very simple additions - there's one quite recently from my stamp launch that you can see here instagram.com/p/C5RMEvIo_Vu Very happy you are inspired to play, and I hope you have lots of fun.

@nicolaturner9361 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Alison, I’m following you on instagram now. You have beautiful projects and I want to start collecting your inspirational word stamps!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

@@nicolaturner9361 Oh, that's lovely - as you can see, I've been active for a lot longer on Instagram (and my blog) than on KZfaq... but I'm working on building the content here! So happy you like the word stamps. You can see all the themes available here so that you can decide what you might like to put on your wishlist... shop.paperartsy.co.uk/e-alison-bomber-392-c.asp Have a great weekend.

@avanellehansen4525 2 ай бұрын

I keep a $1 store kitty litter pan nearby. It has water and a splash of Murphys oil soap in it. I toss stencils, stamps, brayers in for easy clean up later.

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Oh, clever! What a great idea - thanks for sharing.

@Cuttlebuglover 2 ай бұрын

Fabulous use of your gorgeous new stamps 🤩 You could be stamping off the paint you’ve lifted onto another print or piece of paper. ❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it... and yes, of course you can use the paint on the stamps - and if I weren't filming, I would be doing that... but there's only so much you can fit into a few minutes of fun (and I thought it was most important to make sure people know they need to wipe the paint off their stamps if they're trying this)! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@Cuttlebuglover 2 ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures of course, it is a very important point to get across that the paint mustn’t be allowed to dry on the stamps 👍 Having just recently discovered you, I am enjoying watching all your videos 😁

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

@@Cuttlebuglover Thank you - that's great to hear!

@JamieRoseDesigns 2 ай бұрын

Really lovely - guess I must have those paints now 😊❤️

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

There's always something we crafters "need", right?! Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.

@dianneholst3209 2 ай бұрын

I’d say it’s bits of fluff and thread from your long sleeves over the plate. Interesting how differently we all paint. I have an old men’s shirt I put over my top and roll up the sleeves. Lovely little prints and colour combos

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

The thread is actually from fabric on another project I'm working on at the moment. They are definitely natural fibres, and the top I'm wearing is not! And to be honest, this isn't how I paint, it's how I film - there are a couple of tops which have become "filming uniform" just so I don't have to think about it. I paint in whatever I happen to be wearing when the urge strikes. I might throw an old shirt or an apron over the top, but for the most part I'm perfectly happy for my clothes to get paint or ink all over them (apart from a few things I keep for "best"!). Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Sunday to you.

@donnam5891 2 ай бұрын

I think I 'need' some Paper Artsy chalk paints. They are beautiful. Love your colour combinations. Must get my gelli plate out. Ive been making a small canvas for my granddaughter's first birthday. Now its done, I can get on to other things ❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Ah, the crafter's refrain - I "need" some of those supplies!! But yes, they are lovely paints to work with, and in an extraordinary range of beautiful colours. What a lovely idea to create art for your granddaughter's first birthday - I'm sure she will always treasure it. And have fun playing now that you're free!!

@hermiesaeijs7029 2 ай бұрын

Hi Alison, I really love your designs and the way you approach your artistic journey. And although I don’t believe in idols I have turned into a fan 😊

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Ah, that's so nice, thank you - how lovely to have a fan!! Happy you're enjoying the journey.

@sheriewing-clancy104 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful Art, I purchased a gelli plate over a year ago, I think its time to get it out! 😁 Thank you so much for this inspiration, I love your Art

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Oh, definitely time to get it out to play... it will be very happy if you do!! (There's another video on my channel using the gel plate with real flower stems - so check that out too if you haven't seen it.) Thanks so much for watching and commenting - and have fun with your gel plate!

@suebouch4074 2 ай бұрын

Hi Alison! I have fun watching you have fun! I appreciate your almost childlike wonder when the print is pulled and you see the stunning result. I haven’t been very successful using the gel plate in the past (I usually don’t get a clean pull) but I have had fun with it and can appreciate the grunge buildup prints when cleaning up… I must have another play with it soon! Thanks for sharing your creativity and inspiration. Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for that lovely feedback. Staying open to whatever comes off the plate is key, I think, to avoiding over-judgment! I quite like a mysterious half-pull sometimes, fading out to white space - and I definitely know what you mean about the grungy build-up - it can make a brilliant frame on later prints. Happy Sunday to you.

@cigale1254 2 ай бұрын

That embellifer stays my favourite. As plant and as stamp. Gelliprinting is so addicting, it's difficult to decide when to stop. I wish I was as consequent in my colorchoices. It gives an extra when seeing all in a kind of matching results.

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Well, and it also helps if I'm going to use the papers in a project together later... they will already have that colour harmony in common. And yes, umbellifers will always be my favourite - I wish they would grow in my garden wildflower meadow plans, but so far no luck!!

@cigale1254 2 ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures I once planted cow parsley in my garden. I was afraid it would take over the garden, it didn't, it disappeared totally. I would like to have Queen Anne's lace, but I guess this plant has its preferences when I see it disappear in the wild where it bloomed the year before. We even planted a hogweed when we got a new built house and an empty garden (1982), I loved that quite dangerous one , it's biennial. I won't plant it again.

@user-nu7cu2fp4x Ай бұрын

I’m a new subscriber and so happy to have found you. Thanks from 🇨🇦 your videos are awesome❤️

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

Welcome - happy you found your way here! I've only been posting regularly for a few months, so there's plenty more to come. So glad you're enjoying the videos, thank you.

@elizabethkeeling-carreau1873 2 ай бұрын

These are gorgeous and you used my favourite colours. Thanks for sharing. 🤗🇨🇦🤗

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Many of my favourites too! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@ChristinasPaperCreations 2 ай бұрын

The prints turned out great. I’m new to Gelli printing so love seeing it done my brayer always leaves marks that I can never get up. And it doesn’t look good on my prints but I don’t know how to not get those lines. 💕

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

I don't mind the odd line or two, to be honest - I like texture more than I like perfection! - but I do know how frustrating that can be. (In fact, I keep one brayer deliberately dirty so that it adds texture when I roll!) It's possible that it could be a problem with your brayer (has it got ridges at the edges that are sticking up?), but also try with different amounts of paint. If you've got too much paint on the gel plate, that will be more likely to create lines. And don't be afraid to keep brayering for longer than you think you should need to, and brayer in different directions to smooth out the paint. And it's definitely worth trying different brands of paint too - they all behave differently on the gel plate, so you might find a different paint sorts out all your problems. I hope that's of some help for now... keep playing, and I'm sure you'll discover ways to deal with it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@halliechung7584 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful nature creations! This is my second time watching you and you have picked my favorite color palette both times. Enjoying my time watching you create! Thanks for sharing!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

That's great to hear... clearly we share similar colour favourites! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@lesleymaw6764 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful colour combinations and beautiful images!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

@risamateo8003 2 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful pallette! These stamps are so amazing

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - I'm really happy you like my stamp designs.

@CindyStewart-Held 2 ай бұрын

So pretty, love the colors together!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Thank you - some of my favourites!

@katrineleber7238 2 ай бұрын

Oh my! I love these. I have had a gel plate for years and never tried it. Hugs, treen 💕💕💕💕

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Oh, I do hope this will inspire you to get the gel plate out and play... I'm sure it would be very happy!! Thanks so much for always watching and commenting - lovely to have you on board for the journey.

@juliennebrendadevos6004 2 ай бұрын

I need to make myself another gel plate I so enjoyed using it .

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

It's such a great crafting tool!

@jeanieferretti4203 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing ❤

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

@jamieshipley2984 2 ай бұрын

I am obsessed with poppy heads and now I MUST have those stamps. Lovely play, Thank you so much. Have you tried Hungarian poppies? Their seed heads are HUGE (the size of a tangerine)

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Wow - that sounds amazing... Hungary is not that far from me, so I'll have to see if I can source some! Hope you can track down the stamps - let me know if you have any problems - so happy that you like them.

@CherylsCreativeWorld33 2 ай бұрын

These came out really lovely! I’m loving the effect! What will you be doing with these now? I ask because I have a lot of printed bits and no idea what to do with them lol!

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Very happy you enjoyed it. There are all sorts of possibilities... you could use them in art journals as backgrounds, cut them up and use them as layers or pockets in journal pages or on tags or cards. You could stamp or stencil over the top to create more detailed layers. I've also created accordion journals with them, with just very simple additions - there's one quite recently from my stamp launch that you can see here instagram.com/p/C5RMEvIo_Vu Hope that gives you some ideas! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@CherylsCreativeWorld33 2 ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures thank you for the ideas!

@cathylorenz2413 2 ай бұрын

This looks like so much fun! What do you do with all the prints? How do you use them?

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

@TheWhimsicalDesk 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, this motivates me to buy a gelly plate. Thought so long about to do that. Hope it works with the distress paints as well, because I have them. Ah, btw: because you also have and like nature threads for your tags: Do you know finnish paper yarn? I discovered it recently and it looks so beautiful.

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

Oh, you can definitely use Distress Paints on the gel plate, yes... and Distress Inks, and Distress Oxides! I will have to check out the Finnish paper yarn - it sounds right up my street... thanks for the tip.

@TheWhimsicalDesk 2 ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures Ohh great, thanks for sharing your knowledge, so I will buy a gelly plate (runs to the favorite online shop😅) Have a good new week.

@joycehuff9769 2 ай бұрын

Is there a list of the paint colors used here? This is a gorgeous color combination

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure I was mentioning almost all of the names as I was using them, and I thought people would be able to pause on the introduction to see the paints if they were interested... but I have now added them to the description. Happy you like them... they are some of my favourites.

@joycehuff9769 2 ай бұрын

@@w0rdsandp1ctures you do mention them in video. I was in a hurry though and didn’t make notes. I don’t have a lot of craft time and can’t watch entire video repeatedly for the color names. Thank you for adding a list. Very helpful

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

@@joycehuff9769 No, we're all pressed for time, right?! I usually do put lists in the description, but I was hoping having them onscreen at the start of the video would help.

@christinabodah1711 2 ай бұрын

Hello so where can I buy your stamps?

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

They are available from PaperArtsy stockists worldwide. Below is the list of PaperArtsy stockists by country, so hopefully you can find one near you. Not all PaperArtsy stockists stock all their designs - they have 100s - so if you have trouble tracking them down, let me know where you are based and I can probably point you in the right direction. blog.paperartsy.co.uk/p/find-stockist.html

@cherylmacedo5521 Ай бұрын

As a new stalker….i mean follower….i can tell you that 2024 is the year of the gel plate for me, so this video tickles my fancy. I’m also sad to report that every single Tim Holtz spray I own is Mica related. I’m a serial Halloween and Christmas Tim Holtz user. All Mica !!! What the heck Cheryl ?? 😩

@w0rdsandp1ctures Ай бұрын

You'll need to keep an eye out for special offers on the others - it's well worth having some different formulations for the effects you can create. You can play with them on the gel plate too... just saying...

@tonimason8737 2 ай бұрын

Love the paint colours. I looked online but don't think we can get them in Australia. 🥲

@w0rdsandp1ctures 2 ай бұрын

You can definitely get them in Australia. PaperArtsy work with independent stockists worldwide. If you click on the stockist list in the description, their partners are listed by country. As far as I can see, all the Australian stockists listed there have the Fresco paints available (maybe not every single colour - I didn't double-check - but certainly a good range). They are lovely paints to play with, so do take a look.