Gelli Plate Printing Techniques Using Stencils

This video demonstrates the use of stencils, along with your own cut out shapes, to create images for your own one of a kind notecards!
Supply list -
5” X 7” Gel Press Plate
24 lb copy paper cut to 5” X 7” pieces
Black sketch pad paper cut to 5” X 7” pieces
Golden Fluid Acrylic Quinacridone Magenta
4” brayer
Golden Fluid Acrylic Primary Cyan
Golden Fluid Acrylic Indian Yellow Hue
Golden Fluid Acrylic Titanium White
Golden Fluid Acrylic Manganese Blue Hue
Golden Fluid Acrylic Dioxizine Purple
Golden Fluid Acrylic Phthalo Green Blue Shade
Golden Fluid Acrlyic Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold
Golden Fluid Acrylic Green Gold
Liquitex Soft Body - Vivid Red Orange
Stencils of your choice - I believe the older one is a Crafter’s Workshop
New stencil from Joggles.com - Elizabeth St. Hilare - Klimt collection - Gustave and Emile #75012
Tyvek to cut your own shapes
For more inspiration visit my website: vikkireed.com/
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[@Yup900]

I have learned so much from this video!!! Thank you!

[@VikkiReed]

L4a de Vries, I'm so glad, thank you for watching and commenting!

[@lauradorris8726]

Your videos are so helpful and inspirational! Thank you!

[@VikkiReed]

Thank you Laura, I'm so glad!

[@danasandberg6619]

haaaa just burst out laughin when you dripped the paint on the paper, just binge watching you're videos, I'm new!!!

[@VikkiReed]

Lol, Dana, enjoy! Thanks for watching and commenting, I try to keep it fun and inspiring!

[@judiburnett6527]

Love your work. I’m looking forward to seeing your collages.

[@VikkiReed]

Thanks so much, Judi!

[@michelleelle4622]

I had to stop the video to take care of an issue and I just finished. Let me just say Oh My Gosh! Stunning!!!!! I now NEED to do this! Absolutely beautiful 😍🩷

[@VikkiReed]

Michelle, thank you! Yes! Have fun, gelli printing is amazing! Full disclosure, there can be a learning curve, but stick with it, when you pull a fantastic print, it is thrilling!

[@michelleelle4622]

@@VikkiReed Thank you so much! Good thing I have a case of copy paper here 😊🩷

[@katyratyra]

Love it! In all the hours of mono printing I’ve watched, (and that’s a lot), I’ve never seen anyone use the catalyst swipe like you just demonstrated. Game changer!

[@VikkiReed]

Kristy, YAY! Thank you, I'm so glad, yes...I needed an efficient way to eliminate the white.

[@lindacallaway2253]

Recognized the Joggles stencil! Love Elizabeth St. Hilaire!

[@laurienye7514]

That was fun and very interesting. I loved it and I'm really going to try it. Thanks and God Bless.

[@VikkiReed]

Laurie, thank you, I'm glad you feel inspired, God Bless you too!

[@olivianiemeyer-artistavisu3354]

Thank you. And a hug from Brasil

[@VikkiReed]

You're most welcome, Olivia and thank you very much for my virtual hug!

[@alsals9570]

Just got my plate... excited to try!

[@VikkiReed]

That's wonderful! I've been printing today, it's SO MUCH FUN!

[@anndekhors4160]

Iam just loving ur video VIKKI HAVE ORDER ALL I NEED TO GET STARTER ,AS THIS IS NEW TO ME . THANK YOU ❤

[@VikkiReed]

Ann, thank you! You need a gelli plate, a brayer, some paint to use, paper (I'm sure you have this!) some stencils (optional) and time to play! I make recommendations on my Amazon Affiliate page, for which I receive a small commission, you can check that out here! www.amazon.com/shop/vikkireed/list/3Q6Z0TMR09B3D?linkCode=spc&tag=undefined&domainId=influencer&asc_contentid=amzn1.ideas.3Q6Z0TMR09B3D

[@timeenuf4200]

My favorite is the blue/green one. Actually, I like them all. Thank you again.

[@VikkiReed]

Thank you so much, Time Enuf!

[@judyconstantino7035]

Vikki, yes, please do make a video of making your prints into cards! I have a LOT of stencils that I will be able to use with this technique. My mind is percolating with ideas after watching your tutorials. Thank you so much!

[@VikkiReed]

Judy, thanks so much for watching. I have done this video, here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXawaHmqqql6sNE

[@sallystepp1964]

Love your videos. Love Gelli videos too. So amazing. Show us how to use gelli papers to make cards. Thank u

[@VikkiReed]

Sally, yes! So far at least four videos on making cards...the most recent is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpqpdY1umpZ4bJY "Gelli Plate Tutorial on Making a Mother's Day Card"...then I have a video, "How to Use Gelli Plate Printing to Create Inspirational Cards"...kzbin.info/www/bejne/npDbgYCfqbiJedE This one is a Christmas Tree Card Video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qarEZYuJbJ15nsU Then there is "Making Your Own Greeting Cards with Gelli Plate Prints" kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXawaHmqqql6sNE I hope that helps!

[@jargongirl]

I love your channel! Thank you for sharing so many creative ideas. Your spontaneous color choices are always delightful 😊

[@suekruse6779]

You provided step by step information, THANK YOU!! Lots of good info.

[@VikkiReed]

Sue, thank you, I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@karminakarminae1939]

But i love the last butterfly the most 🤫🤩 They are all gorgeous , thank you for sharing xx

[@VikkiReed]

Saved the best for last! Thanks for watching and commenting, Karmina!

[@deborahneumann9162]

I've never been a fan of doing butterflies and dragonflies because everyone does them. HOWEVER... using YOUR technique and color combinations... I Now HAVE to try some of my own. Thank you for the change in perspective. (: RESPECT...

[@VikkiReed]

Yay, Deborah, yes! There so many possibilities, I'm excited you are getting fired up to create your own!

[@suzannefred1937]

Thank you Love this 💜💜🥰🥰

[@VikkiReed]

Suzanne, I'm so glad, thank you for watching and commenting!

[@cinziagirelli7939]

Gorgeous butterfly ! Great inspiration. Thanks

[@VikkiReed]

Thank you Cinzia!

[@elizabethcarrera9626]

I just found your Utube today when I was searching for Gelli Plate ideas. I really enjoyed your techniques and color choices. I'm quite challenged with matching colors and ideas for backgrounds. Loved it when you put the white paint on your "rolloff paper" insted of the gelli plate - hard to keep all those proverbial balls in the air. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@VikkiReed]

Elizabeth, thank you, the best stuff happens when you're not trying...just keep playing without needing results, that's when the magic unfolds. I've got a video coming soon on Christmas cards, the idea came while I was trying to do something else, and the simplicity of what happened was so exciting!

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Vikki, I really really enjoyed watching you create those amazing 🤩 and stunning prints. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

[@VikkiReed]

Yes! Thank you and you too, thanks for watching!

[@arleeneclark5650]

SORY AOUT THE CAPS I HAVE TOTYPE WITH ONE FINERR. DDNT TRY MY GEL PRESS YEET WATCHED A LOT OF VIDEOS AND YOURS IS THE MOST ORIGINAL AND ININERSTING. YHANK YOU.

[@VikkiReed]

Arleene! Thank you for your beautiful compliment, I'm so sorry you have only one finger to type with, I hope you are recovered soon and can experiment with your gelli plate!

[@elizabethcarrera9626]

I would love to see more videos with color combinations very much like you did today. I love how you use contrasting colors.

[@VikkiReed]

Elizabeth, thank you! I will be doing more videos on color combinations and different paints, I just ordered some metallics, getting six bottles of fluid acrylic for the price of one bottle of Golden...I'll test them out and if they are awesome, I'll share that info in a video!

[@jackieroberts6440]

love how you show how to fix things. I have just ordered a gell plate and brayer. Love to see how this would be used in my collage. I do watercolor and alcohol ink. thank you so much.

[@VikkiReed]

Jackie, thank you! I have a "Painting with Golden Fluid Acrylics to Create Watercolor Effects" Video you might enjoy! Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWrdZICclK16d9E

[@lindawhite3238]

You asked what more we would like to see.....well, how about some collages? You explain your methods very clearly on making papers so maybe you could teach us newbies how to achieve some descent collages. Thank you for your videos and explanations!!

[@VikkiReed]

Hi Linda, thank you for your suggestion! I have a few videos on how to do a collage project, I'll put the links here and stay tuned for one coming soon featuring a piece called "Plot Twist"! "How to Use Gelli Prints for Collage Projects - Creating A Base - Part 1" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJytp2Bqr9eYrq8 "Creating a Mixed Media Collage Bird Project" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImQdZqoocllb6c and finally - "How to Re-Use a Painted Canvas" kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmSagHaYntSmeJI

[@millyfluidart7482]

So happy to have found your channel,Vicky😍 Your so creative and sharing all your experience is a wonderful blessing, Your creations are my new inspiration, with my bad health lately I needed exactly this mix media art is so beautiful and I can seat . Thanks so much I need to hunt for my gelli plate hoping they still work lol Thanks so much . I subscribed a few videos ago and will be leaving comments Thank you

[@VikkiReed]

Milly, thank you, so sorry your health is not where you want it to be...yes, get out your gelli plate and play, and it should help, even just a little. I love the gelli plate, I mean, it doesn't ALWAYS work out, but quite often it delivers such magical results. Thank you for subscribing and commenting!

[@suefalls1600]

Absolutely beautiful 🤩

[@VikkiReed]

Thanks very much, Sue!

[@candiwelsh5524]

Great job Vikki! Really enjoyed ❤️👍

[@VikkiReed]

Candi, thank you so much!

[@adelegiomo8614]

Molto bello sei brava

[@VikkiReed]

Grazie mille amico mio!

[@kristinemcdonald1905]

It is 1:30 pm in Ontario Canada. I’m a real beginner and ADORE your videos and your relaxed style! Can I use stamps to add words to my gelli print? Thank you😊

[@VikkiReed]

Hello Kristine! I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos and thank you for your question! Yes, you can use stamps, it is a bit tricky, and you must remember to do it backward, that is, put your word on the plate in reverse, so that when you pull the print it will read the way you wish it to read! A bit of self promotion here, I do have a stencil set of words, here's the link, vikkireed.com/buy-acrylic-paintings/ols/products/word-stencil-mask-set and of course, those need to be put on the plate backwards as well.

[@stacyhislop3222]

Really enjoy your process and teaching style. Thank you. Im interested in using the plate creations on canvas. Can you go over best ways for this presentation in a video? 😊

[@VikkiReed]

Hi Stacy, thank you! I'm not completely clear about your question...I have not been successful in gelli printing directly on canvas, but I frequently use my gelli prints in art on canvas and board. I have several videos that describe using the gelli prints to first create a base, and then create a mixed media piece. Here are some options..."How to Use Gelli Prints for Collage Projects - Creating A Base - Part 1" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJytp2Bqr9eYrq8 and "Creating a Mixed Media Collage Bird Project" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImQdZqoocllb6c , then most recently, "Mixed Media Flower Collage with Gelli Prints & Acrylics" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2bak5-aYsefras I hope that helps!

[@stacyhislop3222]

Thank you so much. I'll watch those tomorrow

[@marywagner9927]

I would love to see a video,of a complex mono print and how you think through the layers.

[@VikkiReed]

Mary, yes! Thank you, I am strategizing that as well as how to use the papers in a layered collage, so much more fun to have!

[@acknims]

I m wondering can you show what and how you use all this beautiful prints?

[@VikkiReed]

Mincka, yes! This video show how to make them into greeting cards kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXawaHmqqql6sNE and this video shows using collage in paintings kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmSagHaYntSmeJI (which is what I do quite often and at the same time, as you have likely figured out, I have a LOT of prints stacking up! I am told that there are folks selling collage papers on Etsy, I'll be looking into that and maybe it is the subject for a new video!

[@impish22]

Fun videos.. thanks Vikki..!!

[@VikkiReed]

Thank you, I'm so glad you like them!

[@CandyceC54]

Did you do a video on making cards from these prints. I love the way you do the base layer and then the stencils.

[@VikkiReed]

Candyce, thank you, yes, I have a video on making the cards...here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXawaHmqqql6sNE

[@mariedoran1376]

I just discovered the fun of gelli printing and your videos. I love how easy you make the process. A silly question I have several prints, but what do I with them now? Make an art journal? How would I use the prints as backgrounds for Cardmaking?

[@VikkiReed]

Marie, there are so many options! I have four videos on making cards, and three that address other uses "How to Use Gelli Prints for Collage Projects - Creating A Base - Part 1" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJytp2Bqr9eYrq8 "Creating a Mixed Media Collage Bird Project" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImQdZqoocllb6c "How to Re-Use a Painted Canvas" kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmSagHaYntSmeJI ...here is one on greeting cards to get you started kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXawaHmqqql6sNE

[@joannclupper7902]

Recently became interested in this type of art. I consider myself lucky that I found you today. You have already taught me so much in just two videos. What I am wondering about is you have some stark jagged white patches when you pull the print off. I'm wondering if there's a way that you can pull it off more gently or systematically so that you don't get those stark sharp white patches on your print. Also, sometimes on your print I see a line or two in the center. I wonder if those lines came from your brayer perhaps.

[@VikkiReed]

JoAnn thank you for your questions! Yes, sometimes there are white patches on the print due to various factors, a newer plate will have that more often, the moisture level of the paint and plate affects things and yes, the brayer can leave lines. The nature of the gelli plate is that it is hard to "control", and that equally is part of the magic! I hope you have as much fun as I've been having! Happy creating!

[@digitaldebbie]

LOVE this video! I'm really trying to wrap my head around layering the results using different types of stencils. I'm new to your channel and plan on watching more, but even just watching you experiment is helpful! Also - can you provide the name and a source for the "scraper" tool you demonstrated here?

[@VikkiReed]

Debbie, yes! It is a Catalyst Wedge, #W-06 from Amazon - around $10.00

[@digitaldebbie]

@@VikkiReed Thank you!

[@mariaganiaris7088]

Hello, I'm really enjoying your videos. I just started doing monoprinting in an intro class that is so much fun. One question I have is can you use acrylic paints in tubes? I have so many from years ago.

[@VikkiReed]

Maria, thank you for your comment and question, yes, absolutely you can use the heavy body acrylics for your gelli prints. A GREAT artist to watch for that is Yeates Makes on KZbin...he uses Amsterdam pigments quite a bit!

[@mariaganiaris7088]

@@VikkiReed Thank you! I'll look for him.

[@bonniedoody3831]

Vikki could you do more with the interference colors? They are stunning on the black. I wonder what they would look like on colored paper.

[@VikkiReed]

Bonnie, yes! I am experimenting more with the interference colors, both on gessoed canvas (black) and dark background paper, I will play with other colors of paper and see what happens, thank you for your suggestion!

[@heathergray373]

What was the clear paint you used instead of white I was too slow to see it on the video. Really enjoying them thank you

[@VikkiReed]

Heather, I want to answer your question but I don't remember using clear paint, and I watched the video and still didn't see where I used clear paint. I use fluid acrylics for the most part, some of them are very transparent. If you are purchasing a Golden Fluid Acrylic there is a little dash of the color over some black marks on the front of the bottle which show the transparency. I hope that is what you were wanting to know! Thank you

[@LovinglfDesigns]

Do you cut your masks from metal dies?

[@VikkiReed]

I draw the design on tracing paper and cut the shape from Tyvek, the thinner the better when it comes to printing on the gelli plate, unless you are using items to make an impression, I hope that makes sense!

[@ka8byrdie]

You always set the brayer down roller side on the paper . How does it. It stick?? Mine always sticks .

[@VikkiReed]

Great noticing! Yes, sometimes it does stick, especially if I get sidetracked and leave a somewhat loaded brayer on the rice paper without rolling everything off . If you had a piece of palette paper nearby that would be better

[@bextermonkey246]

Very nice ! Got any ideas for using all this cardboard from Amazon?

[@VikkiReed]

Thank you! You can use cardboard for printing if you peel the top layer back and use the corrugated ridges underneath, but you won't need much!

[@michelleelle4622]

Hello 👋🏼 I just came across your channel and saw the gelli beginner video which led me here. I’m only 1:36 into this video and already have a question 🙋‍♀️ Tyvek… what kind? Where? Confused as I just looked it up. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@VikkiReed]

Hi Michelle, thank you for your question! The Tyvek I am using is from repurposed USPS (Priority Mail) envelopes, it is very thin and durable which makes it ideal for gelli printing. I've tried purchasing the commercially available Tyvek, but it is thicker and more difficult to work with. If you can't find Tyvek, manila folders that you can cut into shapes is the next best option, I hope that helps!

[@michelleelle4622]

@@VikkiReed I actually saw a video today where you used the envelope! Thank you’ I was looking at all sorts of products 🤣 Primarily building supplies 🤣

[@VikkiReed]

@@michelleelle4622 Not the same material! So glad you waited before purchase

[@raelenemorley7156]

What are the possibilities for gel plate nature prints to transfer to clay?

[@VikkiReed]

Raelene, I am not the one to answer this question for you, I don't know the first thing about clay!

[@catherinegiraud1313]

Where do you buy your stencils ? I did not understand

[@VikkiReed]

Hi Catherine, thank you for your question! The first stencil used in the video is a Crafter's Workshop stencil, I'm sorry I don't have the name of it, but you can shop Joggles.com to see if they have it, they will definitely have the second stencil which is a Elizabeth St. Hilare Stencil from the Klimt collection - Gustave and Emile #75012. Joggles.com is a fantastic source for stencils, but of course there are many other places you can purchase stencils as well. The butterfly shapes are cut out of Tyvek, I made them myself. I hope that helps!

[@brendadoyle643]

Nice stencils from Joggles, but don’t forget to say they are designs by Elizabeth St. Hilaire.

[@VikkiReed]

Brenda, yes, thank you for that correction/addition!

[@jillkent6134]

What is that plastic spatula tool called that you use please ?

[@VikkiReed]

Jill, that is a Catalyst Wedge #W-06, very handy!

[@pamjames3296]

Yes I’m interested in how you use on cards. Thanks

[@VikkiReed]

Pam, yes, thank you! If you haven't seen it yet, here is the video on a few ways I use the gelli plate prints for greeting cards kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXawaHmqqql6sNE

[@pamjames3296]

@@VikkiReed thanks. I’m working on Thank you cards for my coworkers who gave me a retirement party with a gift of money to spend at craft store! I got some paints and a gelli pad and am playing with it.

[@VikkiReed]

@@pamjames3296 yay! That’s great! Retirement will give you lots more time to play with paint!

[@karenholst8306]

👍👍👍💕💕💕🇩🇰

[@ReviewsAndMore9]

How about animal prints?

[@VikkiReed]

Good suggestion! I do have a cat pattern, greeting card size, but I haven't done a video with it yet!