My Favorite Gel Press Technique using Dye Inks | Gina K Designs

Today I'm going to show you one of my favorite techniques with the Gel Press and it creates the smoothest backgrounds. I'll be using these background for my Mini Slimline cards featuring Gina K Designs.
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• Swirl Flower Mini Slimline Plate
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• 3D Diamonds Plate
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• Master Layouts 9
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• Get Well Wishes Stamp Set
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• Broken Arrow Stamp Set
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• Happy Bouquet Stamp Set
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• Holly Wreath Stamp Set
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• Season of Peace Stamp Set
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• Season of Peace Die Set
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• Forest Friends Stamp Set
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• Forest Friends Die Set
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• Master Layouts 7
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• Die- Master Layouts 2 Die Set - Gina K Designs
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• Layering Weight Card Stock- White - Gina K Designs
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• Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Red Velvet - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Sweet Mango - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Wild Dandelion - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Lucky Clover - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Blue Raspberry - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Wild Lilac - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Sandy Beach - Gina K Designs
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• INK PAD- Sea Glass - Gina K Designs
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• INK PAD- In the Navy - Gina K Designs
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• GKD Amalgam Ink Pad- Obsidian - Gina K Designs
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• INK PAD- White Pigment - Gina K Designs
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• Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- Black Onyx - Gina K Designs
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• Gel Press 8 x 10 REUSABLE GEL PRINTING PLATE 10802 at Simon Says STAMP!
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• Tim Holtz MEDIUM Distress Brayer tda75554 at Simon Says STAMP!
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• Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces TDA47414
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• Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY COLORS Set of 6 MC20SC at Simon Says...
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• Comfort Blocks- Round 2.5" - Full Grid - Gina K Designs
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• Connect Glue - Gina K Designs
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• Gina K. Designs Adhesive Dot Runner - Gina K Designs
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• Satin Masking Tape
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• Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT PAPER TRIMMER 160E
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• Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting and Embossing Machine PE 100
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• MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0 Stamping Tool Kit
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[@teriwilson897]

These cards are beautiful! I like the silhouette images…🤗

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks so much! me too!

[@barbaralassiter259]

Thanks for sharing another way to use the gel press with dye inks. It's great to know that supplies we may have on hand will work so well. The cards are beautiful!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pamelasertich9850]

Wonderful cards again Mindy, you are amazing.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much!

[@MsDebGem]

Fabulous cards - thank you for the inspiration.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You are so welcome!

[@wordscrafter]

These are gorgeous! I usually play with paint on my plates, but I'm definitely going to have to get my inks out and see what happens! This would be a fun way to work through a creative block, too. Thanks so much for sharing this ❤❤❤

[@MindyEggenDesign]

lol I've never tried paints before but it sounds fun! Enjoy !

[@scubajenn5]

So beautiful! Love this technique!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

So glad!

[@HeidiLilley]

I was pleased to see you using the gel plate. You got some great pulls and turned them into beautiful cards. I am a major sucker for silhouette stamps.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thanks ! lol me too! the silhouette stamps are just so versatile

[@debbiepiccolo7846]

Beautiful cards. Thank you.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad you like them!

[@judyhartmann3071]

I just have so much fun playing with the jelly plate! Thanks for showing me another great way to use it for my cards! Yours are beautiful!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

I'm so glad!

[@amyswares]

Gorgeous! My fave is that navy tree silhouette. Looks amazing!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! My new fav too!

[@amyswares]

@@MindyEggenDesign so inspiring in the navy! Love it

[@MindyEggenDesign]

@@amyswares it's fun to try things out in colors you wouldn't normally expect. I almost always do black with this images but wow that navy !

[@amyswares]

@@MindyEggenDesign right? I'm totally going to try it this way. Such an awesome idea! Thanks

[@DanaJoy]

Beautiful cards MINDY! Thanks for the tip of using the gelly plate!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You are so welcome Dana! Happy Holidays !

[@dianacathan1038]

Very nice. I want to pull out my gel playe and play!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

go for it! Happy crafting!

[@artcreationsbydar]

Beautiful Mindy.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@traceybartlam5940]

Beautiful cards

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad you like them!

[@Pebblesmas]

Thx 4 this easy way to use the gellplate, THIS I can do...as the rest never works 4 me, as i'm a gell plate dummie..but this is a nice way to try again thx, and beautiful cards 👍

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad I could help!

[@Kimmcdougalcrafter]

Really like that smooth ink blending with the gel press, a must try for me!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

enjoy! It's magical!

[@francesarhipoff2864]

I think I need to purchase a jelly plate, the outcome is stunning as are the cards

[@MindyEggenDesign]

they really are fun!

[@patriciacornelius1588]

Very pretty

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you! 😊

[@expressivepaper]

Great video Mindy!!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad you liked it!! It was so much fun!

[@denisemcalexander6185]

Wow! It’s beautiful! Thanks for the tip!

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You’re welcome 😊

[@christineb6524]

Very pretty 🥰. I’m going to have to try that now. Thanx for the inspiration Mindy ✌🏽

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You are so welcome!

[@JoanOrloffDK]

Gorgeous cards 🥰 I love your color choices, the cover-die and your card designs ❤ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you so much!

[@pennywarren2357]

Love these ideas! I’m new to the gel press, and can’t seem to get a smooth pull. But your tips give me hope! Tyfs

[@MindyEggenDesign]

You are so welcome! Good luck!

[@candyclouston1412]

As usual, your cards are lovely. For those without a plate who might watch this, in the absence of stencils or stamps of some sort (including textured objects), I generally just brayer my ombré directly on the paper. I started doing that before I had the plate, but I see no reason to change if that's all I want to do. (Spattering on the plate does create the option to remove some of the spatter before committing it to paper, which is worth considering if you're not a confident spatterer.) I particularly liked the brayer effect on Tyvek (which resists ink enough that the results will be paler than you'd expect). I haven't seen a lot of mixed color pads lately (I think Hero Arts has the most recent offerings, and Kaleidacolor are still on the market, though the format of those pads can make picking up the ink with a brayer a bit difficult), but I've been doing this for decades, and they can be handy (though perhaps less vesatile than picking one's own color combos). I'm curious why the ink-saturated brayer-off sheet isn't useful to you. I find that some of my most colorful efforts (whether inking or digital design) work well under coverplates with fairly small holes.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Thank you for the useful info! ❤️ Normally I would have saved the brayered off piece but I went over some of them so many times, I didn't see myself using it because of the variety of colors I applied to some of the sheets. I did save a few though :-)

[@barbarahill6365]

I think I saw that you had the Gel plate on the Waffle flower mat. If you had put it on the glass mat your mat shouldn’t move (without the acetate if you leave that on, it’s recommended to just keep your plate in the original packaging without the acetate. 😀

[@MindyEggenDesign]

I actually mentioned in my video that I put it on a piece of white cardstock so viewers could see what I was doing. I personally like don't like having it stick to my glass mat because I like to move it around as needed. 😊

[@deborahanne9793]

Beautiful! Does the gelli plate have an odour?I have sensitivity to smell and want one that is odour free. Thank you.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

THank you! I didn't notice any odor to it

[@barbarahatfield8027]

Very nice and no5 to hard to do

[@MindyEggenDesign]

So glad you enjoyed the video and cards !

[@andrewandberthapilgrim999]

Thanks for the tips. Love how these cards turned out.

[@MindyEggenDesign]

Glad you like them!