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Fairies in Starlight by Sarah Anderson

Team Member: Sarah Anderson

untitled-022Fairies in Starlight. A “How To Do It” article from Sarah Anderson.
The Art of Moodling 

This month we combine acrylic paint and distress inks using the Gelli plate and the beautiful fairy chain.

If you’ve not used paint with your Gelli plate before, using a single colour in this way is a good introduction.

Paint does dry quicker than inks when using the Gelli plate but you don’t have to be super speedy to complete this project.

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Step by Step Instructions

Using a luggage tag as a template, cut a tag shape from a piece of matt card.  I couldn't find my hole punch so used a star punch, which then influenced my tag design later on!
Using a luggage tag as a template, cut a tag shape from a piece of matt card.  I couldn’t find my hole punch so used a star punch, which then influenced my tag design later on!
Put a couple of toothpaste sized blobs of turquoise acrylic paint on the gelli plate.  I used Dina Wakley paint.
Put a couple of toothpaste sized blobs of turquoise acrylic paint on the gelli plate.  I used Dina Wakley paint.
Lightly brayer the paint so it covers the whole of the gelli plate.  Roll the excess paint off the brayer on some scrap paper.
Lightly brayer the paint so it covers the whole of the gelli plate.  Roll the excess paint off the brayer on some scrap paper.
Place a piece of sequin waste, or a stencil of your choice, over the gelli plate.  Roll the brayer the length of the gelli plate in one single motion.  This will lift off the paint inside the sequin waste circles.  Again, roll the paint off the brayer on some scrap paper.
Place a piece of sequin waste, or a stencil of your choice, over the gelli plate.  Roll the brayer the length of the gelli plate in one single motion.  This will lift off the paint inside the sequin waste circles.  Again, roll the paint off the brayer on some scrap paper.
Remove the sequin waste.
Remove the sequin waste.
'Stamp' the background script around the edges of the gelli plate.  The stamp is uninked and is lifting paint off the gelli plate.
‘Stamp’ the background script around the edges of the gelli plate.  The stamp is uninked and is lifting paint off the gelli plate.
'Stamp' Ink Caps onto the gelli plate, stamping it onto the scrap paper after each 'stamp'.  Again you are lifting the paint off the gelli plate using the stamp.
‘Stamp’ Ink Caps onto the gelli plate, stamping it onto the scrap paper after each ‘stamp’.  Again you are lifting the paint off the gelli plate using the stamp.
Lay your tag on the gelli plate and rub gently to take a print.
Lay your tag on the gelli plate and rub gently to take a print.
The sequin waste makes a great texture on the Ink Caps.
The sequin waste makes a great texture on the Ink Caps.
Tap the Pumice Stone distress ink onto a glass worktop saver or the top of a plastic box.  Spray with water.
Tap the Pumice Stone distress ink onto a glass worktop saver or the top of a plastic box.  Spray with water.
Smoosh your tag through the distress ink.
Smoosh your tag through the distress ink.
The acrylic paint acts as a resist to the distress ink.
The acrylic paint acts as a resist to the distress ink.
Sponge 'seedless preserves' distress ink around the edges of the tag.
Sponge ‘seedless preserves’ distress ink around the edges of the tag.
'Seedless preserves' distress ink accentuates the edges of the tag.
‘Seedless preserves’ distress ink accentuates the edges of the tag.
Stamp stars around the top of the tag again using 'seedless preserves' distress ink.
Stamp stars around the top of the tag again using ‘seedless preserves’ distress ink.
Stamp fragments of fairy words over the tag using 'peacock feathers' distress ink.
Stamp fragments of fairy words over the tag using ‘peacock feathers’ distress ink.
Use 'picked raspberry' distress ink to stamp some 'Ink Caps' on the tag.
Use ‘picked raspberry’ distress ink to stamp some ‘Ink Caps’ on the tag.
Stamp small 'Fairy Chain' across the bottom of the tag using black Versafine ink.
Stamp small ‘Fairy Chain’ across the bottom of the tag using black Versafine ink.
Tear a scrap of paper to form the ground for the fairies to dance on and sponge 'seedless preserves' distress ink.
Tear a scrap of paper to form the ground for the fairies to dance on and sponge ‘seedless preserves’ distress ink.
Use the paper again to mask the sponged 'ground' and stamp the top of the fairy thistle in black Versafine ink to form plants.
Use the paper again to mask the sponged ‘ground’ and stamp the top of the fairy thistle in black Versafine ink to form plants.
Use black Versafine ink to add some more stars at the top of the tag.  Finish with glitter!
Use black Versafine ink to add some more stars at the top of the tag.  Finish with glitter!

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