A very long time between posts. Lots of creating has been happening but the chance to blog without it taking forever has only just been resolved.
The purchase of a Gelli plate late last year has lead to the creation of many pieces of paper for collage and card making. It is so much fun to add paint and layer up the paper. The end result is often unpredicatable and that just makes it more interesting.
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| One of my early card creations using gelli plate paper and texture paste. Leaf card © 2025 by MrsSOnline is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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| A designed by me stencil used with the gelli plate as a card background. Feather card © 2025 by MrsSOnline is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
There are so many different techniques out there for using this art supply that it can quickly become overwhelming. I like to use mine with stencils I have designed and cut with my Cricut, found objects, masks and now have a very big stash of collage paper.
I have used the paper for making some collage books. the first book was called Come into My Garden. Along with collage papers I created flowers with cut outs and also composed a poem to go with the book. My poem is by no way fine writing but was fun to create. It is a diamante which does not stick completely to the format as it does not contrast opposites but goes from the specific to general - flower to garden. Creating each page was fun and learning about collage fodder was an added bonus.
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| Artist trading card. Trading card © 2025 by MrsSOnline is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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| Collage poster Collage Poster © 2025 by MrsSOnline is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
