Using Gelli Printed Deli Paper in My Art Journal

I am constantly finding new ways to use Gelli printed deli paper in my art journals.  Last week I came  up with the idea that I wanted to try creating some really big flowers out of gelli printed deli paper and collage them onto a canvas or into my art journal.  I decided to do this in my journal.  You may recognize that the deli paper flowers in this art journal spread are out of the same paper that I made these flowers with.  I also cut up another piece of gelli printed deli paper into strips and created a border with it.  I went through a stage where I was making gelli printed deli paper envelopes with my BigShot and then incorporating the little envelopes into my art journal spreads.

For the background of this spread I used dictionary paper.  After applying some teal/mint green paint I used some of my new Dina Wakley Media stamps from her Textures set.

The colors in this art journal spread are definitely making me smile.  I will never grow tired of flowers!

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Fun Deli Paper Flowers

One thing I love about the Internet is all of the opportunities to learn about creative and new techniques.  I love it even more when there is a video showing you just how you too can create what you've just observed as beautiful.  Sometimes it's an entire art journal spread that you get to see come together and other times it's just a small component or technique that you can use on a card, in a scrapbook or art journal.

Last week I stumbled across this Deli Paper Flower Tutorial posted by Sandi Keene on March 20th.  I couldn't wait to try it myself.  I used my Gelli plate and acrylic paints to pull some prints on deli paper, book pages and dictionary pages.

Then I went to work drawing flowers with a Sharpie and cutting them out.  I couldn't stop!  I just wanted to make more and more and more.  That must be a sign that I'm having fun.  Here are a few pictures of my cut out flowers.

I'm hoping to incorporate a few of these into my planner this week for the Documented Life Planner Project.  Thanks Sandi for the great tutorial and video. 

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