Creative JumpStart and More

 Happy Weekend Everyone!

I'm up to Day 35 (4th Feb) of CJS, and this class by Jane LaFazio was titled Mono-printed Mini Quilt.

I love an excuse to get out my Gelli Plate, and I decided to print and stitch onto a cotton bag. I put a sheet of plastic inside the bag, to avoid the paint going through to the other side.

For the mono-printing, I cut out some masks, and starting with my lightest colour, I built up some colourful layers on the bag. 

I haven't done chainstitch or french knots for a very long time, so I was impressed that I remembered how to do those. I used two strands of embroidery thread for all of the stitching.

I used the same mono-printing technique on an art journal page for RaspberryBlueSky's 52 weeks art journal Instagram challenge, the theme this week being Be My Valentine.

I added some silver metal eyelets and pen stitches, and stapled my page into my art journal. I'm linking this page to Valerie's Heavy Metal theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thank you for dropping by today,

Alison xox

Gelli Printed Fabric

Hi Everyone!

A quick post today, with my fabric pieces for Birgit's Day 10 challenge. 

I started with four pieces of yellow gingham fabric, adding a layer of paint to them with my 10x8" Gelli Plate. Then I cut some wavy fronds masks, and placed them onto another layer of paint on my plate, before taking prints on my fabric pieces.

I took extra prints on two pieces, laying the masks horizontally this time.

So fun!!! Now I have a dash to the post office, to send one of my crochet shawls off to a lady in San Francisco. My fourth Etsy sale this year, Hubby is so happy I'm now a business woman, and not just filling our little bungalow with my creations. Hahaha!

Have a lovely Saturday,

Alison x