Simon Hurley create. | Circle Gel Press Cards

I have been LOVING using my Gel Press to make easy and gorgeous backgrounds! I used stamps and inks from Simon Hurley create. and made a couple of pretty circle cards! 

I made four backgrounds in NO TIME using my Gel Press. Be sure to watch my video above to see my process! 

I heat embossed the Lovely Lilies Peel-Apart Background Stamp and then used my Gel Press to transfer Simon Hurley create. Dye Inks over my design. I decided to go with circle cards to shake things up a bit! 

I finished off each card with a sentiment from the Sentimental Flowers Stamp Set and some gems. Easy peasy! 

Miss Ink Stamps | Die Cut Cards with Stencils and Gel Press

You guys ... I might be late to the Gel Press game, but I am having SO much fun! I used a stencil from Miss Ink Stamps to create some fun Gel Press prints and die cut them to make an easy set of cards! 

I am loving using stencils with my Gel Press! I am able to make a bunch of backgrounds very quickly! I used just the Kaleidoscope Stencil today, but you could use any of the many stencils available in the Miss Ink Stamps Store! 

I used one technique to make a bunch of backgrounds and then die cut them to be focal points on my cards. I used dye inks on my Gel Press, pressed a piece of paper on top, added more ink, then the Kaleidoscope Stencil, and the same piece of paper again. This gives me the brightest and boldest print. Then I remove the stencil from the Gel Press and use a second piece of cardstock to pick up the remaining ink on the Gel Press - that's two! I got a third very dainty print by spritzing the leftover ink on the stencil with some water and picking it up with a third piece of cardstock. 

I even got a bonus print by using the piece of scrap cardstock that I used to clean my brayer! I used a Stitched Heart Die and die cut a portion of each of the 7 prints and I still have enough of each print left over to save for future projects! 

I used the Madness Stamp Set on each of my cards. I stamped on both the heart and the card at the same time, then removed the heart and popped it up with foam for a dimensional, but continuous look. I decided to stencil some gray ink over the Kaleidoscope Stencil on a few of the card backgrounds and keep some of them white. 

Just like that I have a whole set of 7 cards! I hope you try this stencil and Gel Press technique! 

InkOn3 | Using Atelier Inks with a Gel Press

Can you believe I've never used a Gel Press? I'm jumping on the band wagon and putting my Atelier Inks from InkOn3 to the test! 

I am ALL about easy cards and easy techniques - especially when techniques result in more than one card. I got THREE backgrounds out of one go with the Gel Press! That's a win in my book! 

Be sure to check out my video at the beginning of this post for a full tutorial. This was LITERALLY my first time using my Gel Press and I'm obsessed! I watched a few tutorials on YouTube and decided to give it a try with my Atelier Inks. I haven't seen it done with these inks and you NEED to try them! Look how colorful my backgrounds are! And you can mix and match ink colors to get any type of background you want! 

I inked up my Gel Press, gave it a quick once over with my brayer, placed a stencil on top, and then rubbed a piece of cardstock over the press. That gives me one impression! Then I removed the stencil and placed a second piece of cardstock on my press. That gives me TWO impressions! I realized my stencil still had so much Atelier inky goodness, so I gave it a spritz with water and pressed another piece of cardstock onto the stencil. That gives me THREE backgrounds total! 

I wanted to keep the focus on the pretty Atelier Ink background, so I trimmed down my panels, added a stamped sentiment with Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink, and matted the panel with black cardstock. Easy and simple! This is definitely a technique that I'm going to continue to practice. Thanks for joining me!