Leaf printing on fabric

Following the gelli printing I did with leaves on paper, I

have been doing the same on fabric. 

I am pleased with the results.

I just used leaves from the garden. Sage

and lemon balm gave the best prints,  and I have

an endless supply of them.

The fabric I used was some I had printed earlier with 

Procion dyes. The colours which worked best were

greens and blues, with copper and silver. The ones I did

with pinks and purples were quite interesting too.

Now I am thinking how I can make stitched pieces with 

the fabric I have produced. Maybe some  hand embroidery will

look good......

Gelli plate in use for leaf printing

Underside of leaf

Leaf print on fabric

Leaf print on fabric

Printing with shaving foam

At my mixed media group we have been experimenting with making a

printing plate with shaving foam. It couldn't be simpler! Take a shallow

 plastic tray or box and fill with shaving foam. Surprisingly it creates a firm

surface. Then add in acrylic paints or inks and stir, creating a pattern.

Now take a print of it with paper! It makes great marble effects.

Useful for background pages.It is a simple project for children too. 

Shaving foam ready to print

Paler version, ready to print

Powder paint added into the foam

Marble effect on paper

Subtle marble effect

Print showing the texture of the shaving foam

Tag Tuesday-Whatever the Weather

  

This week's theme on Tag Tuesday

"Whatever the weather"

turned out to be  a very accurate

prediction of the weather. The Queen's

90th birthday celebrations, along with

other events such as summer fetes and

village shows have all suffered a little

with our unpredictable weather.

Somehow, we just carry on in spite of it!

For my tag I thought about a Summer fete

with rain.

I used some card stock with several

matching sheets, and collaged some 

pieces on top of the bunting image.

I turned the clouds into rain clouds

and added rain drops.

Tag Tuesday-I Spy with My Little Eye

This week on Tag Tuesday our theme is "I spy with  my little eye"

This was a nice challenge, plenty of scope

to do anything I wanted.

I decided to go for B and Butterflies, using my new

wooden print blocks from Colouricious .

I thought you would like to see a photo of them!

Aren't they lovely?! I am making lots of prints with them!

......Something beginning with B

Here is my tag.

I stamped a background with a Beauty,

added some Butterflies and Buttons.

The words were written with  gel pens.

They didn't turn out as well as I hoped,

I wish I had stamped them now. I popped

into my studio last thing at night, and

decided to finish off my tag! I probably

should have waited till the morning!

Leaf prints

 I decided to try printing with leaves and a gelli plate. The underside

of the leaf works best, and I used 2 different shades

of green with blue and a little yellow.

Gelli plate and leaves for printing

Print with leaves on paper

Print with gelli plate

Print made with leaves carved from foam

Birds and Butterflies crayon rubbings

The first thing I do with print blocks is to take wax crayon rubbings. I find that this helps understand the lights and darks, and to familiarise  myself with the patterns.

Wax crayon

Wax crayon

Inktense pencil