Craft Stamper Blog Hop - Looking Back

Welcome to my part of the Craft Stamper Blog Hop! If you didn't pop in here because of the blog hop then make sure to hop over to the Craft Stamper Blog first now to join in, as there are awesome prizes to be won!

My name is Birgit Koopsen and I'm a newbie on the Craft Stamper Design Team. I'm thrilled to be invited to work with such an awesome and talented team and looking forward to creating hopefully inspiring projects for the magazine!

I would call myself a mixed-media scrapbooker. I love to create layouts and mini-albums as well as off-the-page projects like canvasses and every now and then do some Art Journaling. I love vibrant colors and lots of texture. I'm always trying to combine different techniques to create colorful and interesting backgrounds or embellishments. My style goes from quite clean and geometric to busy and messy depending on my mood and the products I have on hand.

Now, the theme for this blog hop is "Looking Back". We were asked to pick our favorite project/technique of last year. Since my first project for Craft Stamper Magazine is yet to come and I therefor don't have a personal project from last year I decided to go through some previous issues to see which article inspired me most to try myself. I came across Kate Bentley's "Gelli on a Plate" article in the newest issue. I know, that's not exactly last year, but.... I brought home a gelli plate from CHA last year and it has been sitting on my desk for a whole year, not used once, although I thought it would be real fun and I absolutely wanted to try. So now I thought was a good time to do so. I spend an afternoon in my studio playing and ohhh you won't believe the fun I had. I just couldn't stop. Every print brought up ideas for a next print and at the end of the day I was left with about this:

And then I made a couple more using more different colors and layers on one print:

For these prints I mainly used stamps, stencils and paper shapes but I can think of so many more objects to "stamp" with!

Stamps are from MyStampBOX, Darkroom Door, 7Gypsies, Prima and Infocrea. Stencils from The Crafter's Workshop.

The technique itself is quite simple. You add a thin layer of paint to the Gelli Plate and stamp or draw in it, add stencils or paper shapes on top and then put a piece of paper on it. You can keep on adding layers and colors as long as you like. Just imagine all the things you can do with these prints. Use them as backgrounds for your layouts or art journal pages, create nice mini-album covers, die cut them to create fun embellishments or make a simple but nice card like this one:

The letter to collect from me is: K

SPOT PRIZE!!! 

My spot prize is a variety of WOW! Embossing Powder and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L^TM products worth about $ 40, (BPS 25,-, € 30,-)!

To be in with a chance of winning simply leave a comment on this blog post by midnight (GMT) on Friday 8th February 2013. The winner will be drawn at random week commencing Monday 11th February.

I hope you enjoyed my post! Your next stop on the hop is Kim Dellow.

If you get stuck on the hop at any time, pop back to the Craft Stamper Blog. Have fun checking out all inspiring blogs coming next and good luck! Maybe you are one of the lucky winners! :)

Thanks for stopping by, but don't leave without checking out my previous post with another awesome prize to win, generously donated by 7 Dots Studio! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Comments

[Minxy]

Congrats on joining the UKS Team, I very much look forward to seeing your work in upcoming issues.
Love all your gelli plate prints, It's like a can of pringles once you start you can't stop {playing}
Thanks for the chance to win a great prize x

[Stempelientje]

Gaaf Birgit!! Ik wil nu ook Gelli plates hebben! :)
Groetjes van Stempelientje

[Minxy]

Oops I ment to say CSTeam, [not sure where uks came from} sorry lol {it wont get me delete or edit}

[miria]

Hi, Birgit. Your creations are breathtaking! thank you for sharing and for the chance, Miria from Italy x

[nannapat]

Congratulations on joining the team - I look forward to seeing your projects. I love your gelli plate prints - the colours are so vibrant. Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous prize. Pat x

[Tabbatha S]

CONGRATS on joining the CS Team, I will totally look forward to seeing your creations in the magazine. :D Absolutely fantastic prints from the Gelli Plate. I so need one of those!

[Rianne]

Hoi, Proficiat !
Zag bij Jumpstart wat je deed met de folie: prachtig ! Veel succes bij het team van Craft Stamper. Het is ook een heerlijk blad. Wat me iedere keer weer raakt is je geweldige kleurgebruik !
Groetjes Rianne

[Carol Christie]

I love the stars, they are so pretty :D

[Lucretia]

Thank you for sharing your gelli prints with us all. Thank you also for the chance to win.

[May Jones]

Thanks for the inspiration.Loving your work and your great ideas.

[Clare Buswell]

WOW, amazing! I've never seen gelli prints before! Very cool!

[R.Maria Sabina( Lollyrot)]

this is a big piece of art! looks wonderful

[Helen Anderson]

Fabulous Birgit! Haven't bought my gelli plate yet, but will do in the next couple of weeks. Your creations are inspiring! Well done on joining CS, you'll be a great addition to the team.

And thank you for the chance to win this fab prize :) x

[Loetitia Gibier]

Wow! fantastic colours !!!!

[Jen Hart]

These are gorgeous, a great idea and I had never heard of this product so thank you for showing us :) x

[Anne Rx]

Hi Birgit, congratulations on joining the team! I love the backgrounds you have created with the Gelli plate. I have been considering whether to buy one and after seeing what you can do, I may just do that now! Amazing backgrounds. Thank you for the chance to win too.

[IRIT]

What a rocking project and so new to me (never seen those plates). Need to try some day.Some gorgeous giveaway too!

[NGCARDS]

Wow these are gorgeous! xxx

[Jacky S]

These give such gorgeous effects.

[Barbara Daines]

Wow, these designs are fabulous, looks like something else going on my 'wish list'.....looking forward to seeing more of your projects in the CS magazine x

[Joanne]

Looking forward to your projects so much after seeing these amazing pieces.

[Darcydaydream]

love the gelli prints...not tried this myself yet so lookng forward to your projects in the mag.

[Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä]

I just finished reading the CS issue with the gelli plate ideas so thanks for extra inspiration. The effects look awesome.

[Sioux]

Congrats on being on the CS team ;) Those prints look fabulous.
xoxo Sioux

[Anski]

Amazing colours! And congratulations on the Design team!

[jane]

Love your use of the geli plate very inspiring :)

[Karen]

ooo Congratulations on joining the CS team...I look forward to seeing your work! It looks like you had a lot of fun with your Gelli plate :D Some fabulous designs x

[sue tucker]

A huge amount of creativity on one blog post. Love how you have used the geli plate.

[Susan M. Brown {sbartist}]

Birgit - Thanks for making me laugh out loud. I too have a gelli plate that I am embarassed to admit, has been sitting in the package for months now. With the holidays, traveling and learning new things in the new year - I haven't had a chance to give it a whirl. Thanks for sharing your project and I am inspired to get started with it...off to hop to the next stop :)

[Andrea Shupinski]

These are wonderful

[Debs Mitchell]

What a fabulous project.. I must get a Gelli Plate... Love your finished piece!

[Lynne Vowles]

Gorgeous :0 I had a gelli plate for Christmas and have had so much fun with it.
Thanks for sharing and the chance of a great give away. x

[Jeannette van Dongen]

Love your projects and your work ingeneral. Thanks for this share. Hoping ....

[Kitty]

Wow fantastic backgrounds, i have just ordered my Gelli Palte can't wait to play with it when it arrives!! xx

[Jan Smith]

Congrats on joining the CS team.... I look forward to seeing your creations. LOVE your gelli plate prints ...really need to add this to my crafty (long)list of things to try!....the colours are so amazing..and thanks for the chance to win this fab prize :)

[Chris]

Fabulous! Another reminder that I really need to buy a Gelli Plate!

[Gill Dickinson]

Seems like the world really is your oyster with this technique! And it looks so much fun, too ....

[valerie]

Amazing prints Birgit, looking forward to seeing your creativity in Craft Stamper:)
Val x

[Alison/craftytrog]

You've made some beautiful prints Birgit! I think you'll be addicted to your Gelli Plate now!
Alison x

[Sarah]

wow you have been busy with that gelli plate! :D

[Karen Buchanan]

Congrats on the new DT and thanks for sharing these wonderful backgrounds!

[Alida]

de gelli plate staat al langer op mijn lijstje, maar als ik dit dan zie, dan moet ik em gewoon hebben.... Dank je wel voor je inspiratie.
Groetjes Alida.

[Elaine Hughes]

Fantastic! Congrats on joining the team. I look forward to seeing your projects in the magazine in future. :)

[Inkypinkycraft]

Congratulations on joining the team! The gelli plate backgrounds look fab, still deciding whether to take the plunge?! Trace x

[Jenneke]

Wat heb jij toch altijd fantastische creatieve ideeën, Birgit!! Wow! (Hé, toepasselijk ;-))
Ik moet eerlijk bekennen dat ik nog nooit van de Gelli Plate gehoord heb maar je hebt me op deze manier wel mega nieuwsgierig gemaakt!

XXXJenneke

[Tine]

Those are some fabulous colour combos in your post. Fun technique too. Thanks for offering a spot prize as well.

[LesleyG]

Great idea, great prize :)

[Danielle C.]

All your prints are extraordinary. Congratulations on joining the team.
Wonderful inspiration, as I am a newbie on such techniques.
cheers from MOntreal.

[Sue C]

Fabulous pieces you've made Birgit ! I've recently bought a Gelli plate and looking at your designs I need to get it out again and have a play ! Congrats on joining the CS team too ! Sue C x

[Barbara Ford]

Your gelli prints are fantastic. This is something I have not tried yet, but you are quite the motivation!