I recently told you about a color journal I started with an old ledger. During my vacation at the lake, I was able to make a few gelli-prints for it.
For the one below, I used watered down acrylic paints for my background print. When it was dry, I pressed real leaves on top. I really like this one:
I like how I used a negative print of Thimbleberry leaves for this one:
I also printed a real fern over it like a stamp.
You will never guess what I used to create my circular patterns in this one:
An old sprinkler head! I like the dreamy feeling of it.
And I love the jammy colors in the one below:
It reminds me of picking huckleberries and the berries staining my fingers.
Happy Creating! 🙂
You describe them so wonderfully, Jill. I love how you say the last one is jammy – and it is! These will make beautiful backgrounds for pieces of your multi-media artwork or be cut into outfits or flowers – never know – and can’t imagine the beauty you can/will create!
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Thank you Jodi! I thought I’d put these in my color journal but I may use them in some other project too! Who knows?! 😊🎨💜
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I did see that – sorry – I wasn’t sure if you just kept your color journal as is or used pieces of it. Not a seasoned ARTEEST like you to have so many journals and techniques and resources! LOL! 🙂
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No worries, Jodi! 🙂
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These are beautiful, Jill! They get better as the photos continue! That sprinkler head and the jammy one are my faves. So cool and rich in texture. You do amazing mixed media stuff. I don’t how you do it! It seems to work all of your creative muscles!! 💛💛💛
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Aw, thank you Laura! ❤️ The Gelli printing is really fun! 😊
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Neat! The sprinkler head piece makes me think of outer space, planets floating!
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Thanks Nancy! I hadn’t thought of that but it does! 😊
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