I'm so excited to share with you today some of the yummy prints my friend LuAnn and I made when we got together on Tuesday! First we exchanged Christmas gifts, then we took a quick trip to Hobby Lobby where we picked up some new magazines, along with some new paint and foam stamps. And once we fueled up on lunch at Panera Bread we were ready to head back to LuAnn's and fill her space with printed papers!
The table is set:
I brought some supplies along with my plate and LuAnn added supplies and paints and some FAB stencils. This is the first time LuAnn's using her plate!
It's playtime!!
My first prints. I had just picked up the green paint- Master's Touch Olive Green and HAD to use it immediately. Golden Cobalt Teal was added too.
And these are Luann's first prints ever! Aren't they fab??
My prints. You can see remnants of bronze and copper showing thru. I tried printing using only Goldens bronze and copper but the print was awful and of course the metallic would have been too difficult to photo or I would have shared. I wiped off the plate and brayer and even so, several prints after revealed some of the paint.Lesson learned-use only a drop or two of metallic paints :)
Another of LuAnn's. Here she used Julie Fei Fan Balzer's cloud stencil. Just beautiful!
More of LuAnn's. First print,then ghost print. The intense colors she used-it was a red and an orange were amazing!!
(sorry,can't remember every little thing-you should have seen us painting,, grabbing, printing, rinsing etc.-we were MOOVING!)
Another of my prints and ghost print. See the bronze and copper?
You can see my first printing experience
in this post and you can see a few cards I recently made with some prints
in this post .
There were some more papers before cleaning up and heading home. What a great stack of prints we each have to further embellish and use! What a really FUN day!! It's nice to have a friend to art with. Thank you LuAnn!!
Next I need to see my friend Betsy-we're long overdue for a play date and I know she recently got the Gelli plate too :)
Linking up to
Art Journal Everyday and
Paint Party Friday. I look forward each week to checking out the links. Go see for yourself!
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maya Angelou
What fun! Love the papers you both made. Wish I lived closer to the two of you!
ReplyDeleteWow, I can just feel the fun. Those prints are amazing. My favorites are actually the ones with the metallic coming through. Those "oops" moments (to quote Carolyn Dube)are the best!
ReplyDeleteOMG, after seeing this, I think I need a Gelli plate too...it looks like so much fun! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteWhat a Great Day! Art with Friends is the best! I love your results. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful prints! Love everything about them!!
ReplyDeletelovely prints! so fun so have a gelli plate buddy...
ReplyDeleteYes, bright colors, exquisite patterns.
ReplyDeleteOh Linda what lovely painty papers you have made.... I love them all!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to have a 'crafty' friend I can tell you had a great time!!!
I'm thinking of getting a gelli plate ... what size do you think is best?
I love that cloud stencil too.... i must stop drooling now :)
Karen x
I love seeing all the wonderful prints and the whole table set-up, too!
ReplyDeleteSuper-inspiring!!
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
oh wow!! wow and wow!! these prints are gorgeous!! lovely pieces and looks like you had a blast creating!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Linda!!!!!! I enjoyed our afternoon so very much and look forward to another play date soon!!!!!! Thank you for including my papers in your blog :-)
ReplyDeleteYou've been having loads of fun, great! I also love that last quote, so true!
ReplyDeleteAren't you a lucky girl to have your art friend to "art" with! Great prints!! Love the metallic paints, going to give them a go next. Hope you will stop over and see what I did with my first Gelli prints. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteLoving the backgrounds you have achieved Linda. Happy PPF, Annette x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun day for you and your friend. Sounds delicious! I've been playing around with my gelli plates too. I love printing with those things! Your prints look great!
ReplyDeleteNow THAT sounds and looks like fun galore!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful backgrounds!! What a fun art day you had!!
ReplyDeleteHugs Giggles
Looks like you had an amazing time :)
ReplyDeleteAll of the prints are fantastic and what a fun day you must of had... ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteOh Linda, invite me next time! This looks like so-o-o much fun. Love all the prints you made. So gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThese all are so beautiful, Linda. You both did have fun! I love the blues and greens & the bright reds. Great ghost prints too.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love is that sense of play that came through each and every piece! It was clear that you were just enjoying time with one another and your art AND in that play there was a love of exploration that can only be found while arting!! Such fun to witness this!
ReplyDeletewhat fabulous prints!! would work great as stand alone pieces or a base for something else. I'm sure she was excited at how great her first prints turned out!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to try gelli plates. You're tempting me! :)
ReplyDeletelovely work from you both, not to mention fun!
ReplyDeleteYou look like you were having fun. I think some of those would make great scarves..:)
ReplyDeleteLovely playing, awesome colors and prints! <3
ReplyDeleteFun playing with friends! Great results too! HPPF!
ReplyDeleteOk - I have to get my Gelli plate out - beautiful and fun prints! Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteOh my, this was so much fun ... just seeing the table was set and paints & stencil making me excited!! :). Beautiful pages you make and Luann's!. Oh, I LOVE that bright poppy!. Love biting into poppy seed breads too :). HUGS.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I absolutely enjoyed your post. Makes me curious on this technique. Wonderful prints you both made. Colorful!
ReplyDeleteThis definitely looks like fun. You made great prints. Blessings, Janet PPF
ReplyDeleteThey all look great!! So much fun colors! I particularly like the top green one, on the right.
ReplyDeleteOh your play post really puts a big smile on my face Linda!
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous prints you both made and I know you had loads of fun in the process.
Our local mixed media art group played with gelli printing last Sunday...it is the third time we have chosen it as an activity...
bet you can't wait for your next playdate :)
oh and your intro of the table being set is just perfect too
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Ohhh very inspirering...looks like it is so much fun...I love your prints alot...favorite ist the cloudy one and the last of yours!
ReplyDeleteWow, thats really inspiering. Wonderful prints
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