Saturday 11 August 2018

Christmas Geli print UFO

I found a great winter background in my UFO box. It's a gelli print with acrylic paints and an embossing folder impression.  I used blues and a gold on the plate and then pulled off the colour using a snowflake embossing folder.
The treeline was stamped in Black Versafine Clair and embossed in clear embossing powder. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches and was stamped in clear Versamark ink and embossed in pearlized navy embossing powder


Here is a close up of the gelli print.

I'm entering this for the following challenges-









Card Recipe
Stamps: Memory box tree line, Paper Smooches sentiment
Paper: 110lb white, Black, Mixed media
Ink: Versafine Clair
Accessories: clear embossing powder, acrylic paints, Hexagon die,
Techniques: Geli print, heat embossing

25 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

A beautiful geli plate print. I have my geli plate but never seem to use it why I don't know. When I see the amazing result some crafters get I must get it out...yes...a beautiful work of art and love the stamped trees.xx

cass said...

Beautiful Christmas card. Thanks for joining us at the CHNC Christmas Weekly this week for our "Anything Goes, optional for a Lady or a Girl" Challenge.

Trina P. said...

Super UFO find! Makes the perfect chilly winter scene! Love the hexagon shape card. xx

Susan said...

Great use of a piece from your UFO box! Love the impression of the snowflakes in the sky! And great to see the hexagon dies put to use!

Cathy said...

This is gorgeous Christine! What an amazing background, Cathy x

Nstiz said...

Wow do I love this! That gelli print is amazing and never thought to use a plate to pull the paint off. Thanks for another original idea! I love that stamp and your fabulous hex shaped card. This has to be one of my all time favorites this year!

Anita in France said...

What an awesome background, Christine ... there's so much depth and texture in it ... a fanastic sky for the dramatic tree line! Anita :)

Jackie C said...

Wonderful work here! Great project! Fabulous that you have shared this with us here at The Holly & The Ivy. Good luck hun and do come back again!
Jackie DT @ TH&TI

Papercraft Boutique said...

What a great find in your UFO Box! The gelli print sky looks fantastic with the embossing folder impression. This card reminds me of Van Gogh's Starry Night. I love it! Hideko xx

nancy littrell said...

OMG Christine...Absolutely Stunning Gelli place with acrylics and dry embossed background for your stamped trees. LOVE your geometric cut card base too. Such wonderful font on your sentiment. You should keep your card for a Christmas Decoration:-) TFS my friend. Hugs...

Chris said...

Gorgeous! love the shape and the wonderful background, a very striking Christmas card.
Thank you for playing along with us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ this month.
Chris
x

Loll said...

Gorgeous gelli print background Christine. The faint design of the snowflakes is so pretty and the way the colours are, it looks like a mountain range behind your row of trees. FANTASTIC design, my friend! xx

Bonnie said...

I love this sweet treeline and the snowy background is amazing, Christine! The hexagon shaped black frame is classy and the embossed sentiment is beautiful in blue! WOW!

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous Gelli Print background, Christine! I love all the dimension it adds to your trees and your hexagon frame is just perfect!

Brenda in IN said...

This whole hexagon card is just lovely. The tree scene is beautiful. I don't know what gelli print is but it is stunning. The touch of gold is so elegant.

Leslie Miller said...

An absolutely beautiful and magical gelli print background with the subtle snowflakes. Perfectly CAS for the theme this month. I love the tree line stamp and the font of the sentiment.

Mac Mable said...

Unique and stunning gelli plate background. Love the way you did it. Great scene making and love how the layout draws your eyes right in....Gorgeous x

Julia Aston said...

What an awesome Gelli print background Christine! I need to play with mine more! A great technique with the embossing folder! Love your shaped card and pretty stamped trees! xx

My Paper Epiphany said...

I love this gorgeous card Christine!

MaryH said...

Very beautiful. Pulling the print with an embossing folder is a new technique. Sounds so interesting, and it surely yielded a fine background. Do you just press the EF onto the plate, then the paper onto the EF? You find such great techniques!!! TFS

Christine Alexander said...

Hi Mary, you press the EF on the Gelli plate and then pull the print from the Gelli plate. I love this techniue. I'm sure the EF would print on paper also :)

BożenA said...

In close-up you can see how amazing your background is. I love the pattern of colors and shapes. It is so great. Both the landscape and the shape of the card are stunning. A perfect card, Christine.
Hugs,
BożenA

Karen Dunbrook said...

love this..
xx Karen

Inkypinkydelights said...

Very many thanks for sharing at Christmas at Sweet Stampin and good luck with the challenge. Judy x DTThis is lovely.

scrappymo! said...

Gorgeous!