gelli texture stamps

Saturday was a good morning on facebook.  In the gelli group they were talking about those great foam blocks you heat and then press into everyday items for texture stamps. I had an entire package in my drawer so pulled them out and made all of these in about 15 minutes.  My favorite one is the circles from a rattan lid on a basket I have.  Then a girl, from that same group I believe, sent me the Dollar tree stencils!  I was so excited to get them as I had complained that I had been to several stores on a quest for them.  Wasn't that just the sweetest thing for her to do?  I am going to send her a happy mail package and thank her for the great stencils and fun I have had printing all week.  She has no idea how her kindness has affected me.  Came at a time I really needed it.

The last picture is my first and favorite print from yesterday. 

These need more but you get an idea what texture those create for backgrounds.

Gelli supply storage

Gelli hamper.

gelli printing with foam sheets

All it took was for my internet to shut down for 24 hours to set me to printing!  Sometimes I lose too much time on pinterest trying to get inspired, rather than doing something creative.  So messed up.  The actual printing is so much more satisfying!

I got out my foam texture sheets and a few new stencils I carved with my heat tool and transparency film.

This was a block print stencil idea.

It was really fun and I love ALL my prints.  They really looked cool when I went back this morning and used the texture plates as rubber stamps.  Also added some circles.  The layers are endless and it is so much fun. I used deli paper for all prints this session. 

Did I mention that this was FUN?!  

More gelli printing

I've been watching Patti Tolley Parrish on ustream.  She did a video on these foam stamps so I had to try it.  Thanks for the inspiration Patti!

My favorite.