Gelli Print Transfer

There has been a Gelli Plate in my stash for years.  I have played with it a lot, but not had a lot of success.   Many folks show lovely things they create with the plate.  Having seen these and some image transfers other folks have done has been a bit frustrating.  

Today I watched a YouTube video showing how one user does an inkjet printer transfer.  I had heard that this was impossible. Most transfers are done with glossy magazines or laser prints. 

After watching it,  I looked in my printer paper stash - because she said you need a specific brand of glossy business paper. None in my stash of course.   But there were some inkjet transparencies.  So I tried one - complete failure.   If at first.......

I found a variety pack of papers that came as a bonus  with purchase from HP. There was some glossy brochure paper in there.  Using the PDF I had created with three images (the one that failed on the transparency) it was time to print again.    This print was cut into three pieces to separate the images. 

First try - OMG!

Pretty darn good, I say. 

I do see that my Gelli plate is showing some wear, but the image transferred!

Next - eh, not as good.  I think paint choice matters also.

And last, yet a different image and a different paint. 

Oops too much paint - it needs to be a thin layer.  
I pulled it once -fail,  but that got a lot of the paint off.

Using a rubber tipped tool, I carved some lines in above and below.

Here is that pulled print.

Not perfect, but it certainly worked. 

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Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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