I thought I would get on board the Gelli Plate train, without the expense of having to purchase one - for this size it would have been around £30, which seemed quite expensive for trying something out and not knowing whether I would really use it often enough.
I came across Linsay - The Frugal crafters website and YouTube channel and she goes through the technique of making your own gelli plate - the ingredients including - gelatin - (6 sachets) and 2 bottles of glycerin cost me in total £8
Tada! Here is the one I made, measuring approximately 7.5inch x 12inch
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| Home made Gelli Plate |
I managed to find a storage container for it at our local £1 store and I placed an A4 sheet of acetate on the bottom and top of the gelli plate which stops it from drying out.
Here are some of the prints I have made so far...
By using several layers of paint and stencil, masks and tools to make marks I have enjoyed creating the different layers on the papers.
Some have come out looking quite interesting and I will be taking them a bit further by creating an image from them, or use them as background papers.
If you come back on for Tutorial Tuesday, I will show you how I made and have been using the Gelli Plate, who knows perhaps you can make one of your own and open up new ways for creating backgrounds.
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