warning. . . .

this post is rather lengthy.

Thanks to inspiration from an online friend of many years, Linda Kunsman, I succumbed and purchased a Gelli Arts monoprinting plate and have had some fun playing with it and wanted to share some pics of the papers I made.

First, some turquoise paint:

Next, some magenta:

And then some blueberry:

Some pink:

You can see where some of the paints mingled - which creates some really pretty results.   I used stencils and sequin scrim to make patterns in the paints.  I am going to have a play date with a friend this week and we will be experimenting with a lot of other items to see what happens.   I particularly love the "ghost" prints (second pulls) because they are usually more soft and muted.

Now for a card that I made using a few of the papers I made:

I am entering this one in the Dynamic Duos challenge for turquoise and black.  I do realize that there are hints of other colors here; but it reads turquoise and black to me!

A second card:

Here I've used the pretty butterfly stamp from Hero Arts with a Martha Stewart border punch.

These papers are great for art journal backgrounds, collage, handmade book covers, ATC's - you name it!  My Gelli plate is the 6x6 size, but it also comes in 8x10. 

If you are still here, thanks for visiting!