Gel Printing With Alcohol Inks and Gelli Arts® Stencils by Marsha Valk

In this video, Gelli® Artist Marsha Valk shares how to create cards with the new Gelli Arts® holiday stencils. This time, she focused on using alcohol and solvent-based inks on the Gelli® plate!
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[@8433alice]

Excellent demo. Awesome results!

[@dorothykovak4900]

I think I said “Wow!” To every print. They came out amazing. Thanks for sharing the process.

[@htmorrison9271]

These are STUNNING!!

[@lynnboyd33]

OMGoodness, SO many techniques and such amazing results!! Thank you very much for this tute!

[@sibylleherbe8260]

Gorgeous prints!

[@nancyglaspie6735]

Very cool!

[@barbarahousner993]

Great pulls

[@lindaraffaele4116]

This was a great tutorial! so packed with so many techniques and ideas! The stencils are fabulous! Thank you so much!

[@cheryl7476]

As always, your prints for demonstrating techniques turned out stunningly gorgeous. Thanks for showing all the different ways one can use alcohol ink on the plate.

[@joychip5994]

Fabulous prints you are so clever Marsha ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@patriciahowarth9234]

Wow Marsha !! These prints are positively stunning !! I adore every single stencil you have used and your combination of colours and techniques are so inspirational, thank you so much. Regards, Patricia xx

[@marshavalk]

Thanks so much for your kind words, Patricia!

[@bev.wilson1449]

Beautiful results! Thanks for the video. ❤

[@MicheleEngel]

SO many techniques! A couple I knew about, but most I didn’t! Thank you so much for the wonderful show-and-tell!❤

[@marshavalk]

Have fun giving them a go, Michele!

[@giogiocraft]

Wow, these prints are really stunning, love every details and combo you used👏😍

[@marshavalk]

Thanks, Giovanna! 😘

[@michelleg773]

Very cool technique….TFS ❤

[@aminihobby-kelley]

This was so fun to watch - I literally could watch for hours!! Very awesome technique

[@dagmarlak9596]

I’m loving your background music. Who’s the musician?

[@ednaterezaaraujo3795]

Tem que secar a primeira impressão para depois fazer a segunda impressão?

[@jonesphoto_91photographer63]

I am absolutely new to gel plate printing .. love this video ❤ QUESTION does the alcohol in the paints degrade the plate over time. I was told to use non alcohol wipes to clean the plate.

[@marshavalk]

Hi! So, from my experience, the alcohol in alcohol ink does not degrade the plate over time. The plate in the video is about seven years old and is still in perfect condition despite the staining. I don’t use alcohol inks daily, though. I use all kinds of media on this plate. You can absolutely use alcohol wipes or, for instance, hand sanitiser to clean your plate. However, you will often not need drastic measures like that. A spritz of (soapy) water and a wipe with a paper towel or a damp cloth will usually do the trick. And I prefer to use a drop of baby oil for more stubborn paint or stains. So it’s a matter of personal preference.

[@jonesphoto_91photographer63]

@marshavalk Thank you for the reply. I will certainly take all of this into consideration. I have been wanting to try alcohol Ink on my plate ..this info really helps thank you again.

[@gloschurman8775]

Can you use these prints in collage with acrylic paints or will the colors run

[@marshavalk]

Hi! Yes, you can use these prints in collage! The colours will not run!

[@carolmoncrief6285]

Is it possible to use the usual dye inks for gel printing? Thanks!

[@marshavalk]

You can use dye inks for gel printing. Dye inks do tend to bead up on the plate though, so your print will have visual texture. You can make the result more even by rolling over the ink with a brayer before you pull the print or you can try printing several layers of the same colour to achieve an even coverage. Dye inks can still stain your plate, just like all other stamping inks can. And you have to keep in mind that dye inks will not dry on your plate like permanent inks (like StazOn or Archival) so some of the things shown in this video will not work in the same way.