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Home / Holidays/Themes / Valentine's /Sweetest Day / Gelatin Printed Valentines Day Cards

Gelatin Printed Valentines Day Cards

February 12, 2016

Gelatine Printed Valentine's Day Cards from CraftTestDummies.com

Last year I did a few posts on making your own gelatin (gelli) printing plates. They are easy to do and it’s so fun to do some basic printmaking with kitchen supplies! I loved it SO much that I presented it on the kid’s craft show I host, Hands On Crafts for Kids. Today I want to share the segment with you so YOU can have fun making gelli print cards for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day… heck, EVERY day!

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You’ll need:

  • unflavored gelatin (4 packs)
  • smooth flat-bottomed container for molding
  • plastic knife
  • acrylic paints (I really like the Martha Stewart Crafts Paints)
  • brayer for smoothing paint down
  • texture tools (I like these combs from the Plaid/Martha Stewart Line)

 

Here are the basic directions:

  1. Place 2/3 cup of cool water in a molding container with a smooth bottom. Sprinkle 4 packs of UNFLAVORED gelatin on top. Stir quickly. Add 1/3 cup warm water, stirring.  Set aside to set up. (1-2 hours)
  2. Demold gelatin by running bottom under warm water, then running a knife along the outside edge.  Flip upside down onto a baking sheet or cutting board.
  3. Add a nickel-sized amount of paint to the gelatin block. Spread out evenly with a brayer or mini rolling pin. Create texture using the back of a paintbrush. Lay paper on top and rub; lift print; let dry.
  4. Cut the papers into heart shapes- you can use the positive and negative portions- and make fun cards and embellish them with stamped sentiments and glitter glue!

Here’s the one I made for the show….

Gelli Print Card

 

And a few my daughter made this year….

Gelatine printed Cards

And don’t forget the ones from LAST year!

Prints with Home Made Gelli Plates (recipe included)

So simple and fun! I encourage you to try it out! Leave me a comment if you have any questions or if you’ve tried it out yourself.

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Gelatine printed valentine's day cards. Easy to do and recipe and video tutorial are included! Fun for all ages.


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Comments

  1. Linda G says

    February 13, 2016 at 09:27

    Such a great video!!! This is great fun!!!

  2. Susan G says

    February 13, 2016 at 12:06

    I have a gelli plate and I have to agree…it’s fun to play with and the prints are always a surprise. I say “play with”, because, to me, it’s not like working at it. Enjoyed the video. Thanks.

  3. Jane@Cadieux et Langevin says

    February 18, 2016 at 23:48

    This is fun! I want to try 😉

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