{"id":6338,"date":"2024-03-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:17:09","slug":"art-journal-page-with-color-stacked-gel-prints-using-big-ovals-and-big-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/art-journal-inspiration\/art-journal-page-with-color-stacked-gel-prints-using-big-ovals-and-big-circles\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Journal page with Color-stacked gel prints using Stencils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hey there! Isa in the house, and today I\u2019m excited to dive with you into one of my absolute favorite stencil techniques on the gel plate \u2013 Color-Stacked Gel Prints! I\u2019ll be using the Big Ovals<\/a> and Big Circles<\/a> stencils. Circular shapes always steal the show in my art, so let’s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

First things first, I put down three analogous colors on my A4 gel plate. Then, I layered both the Big Ovals<\/a> and Big Circles<\/a> stencils before pulling that first print, with white areas strategically left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the stencils still on the plate, I grabbed my brayer and rolled three analogous colors, complementing the first palette. Stencils off, pull the second print, and voil\u00e0 \u2013 a beautiful print where the pattern shines in a new color, and the negative space rocks the original palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, to add a twist! To reuse that very first print with the white areas, I repeat the initial step \u2013 a print with the stencils in the same position, but this time with a contrasting color palette. Stencils off, grab the very first print, align it with the pattern on the plate, and pull \u2013 another beautiful color-stacked print!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And guess what? You can keep this gel printing fiesta going. Stack those prints, align, pull, and repeat. Of course, a dash of off-sized is welcome \u2013 it adds that extra artistic flair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeling a bit overwhelmed? Check out the video at the end of this blog, it\u2019ll clear any confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now, let’s jazz up an art journal page! I\u2019m using these beauties as a background, adding smaller painted paper scraps, including a number from the Pick a Number stamp set. My focal point is a leafy stamped and embossed image, cut out from the Pencil Marks #3 stamp set. And because no journal page is complete without words, I\u2019ve sprinkled sentiments from the Mix a Sentiment stamp set \u2013 printed on a white cardboard, cut, and glued down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hope you caught the creative bug from this tutorial! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find an Instagram reel to help you follow the process here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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