Butterfly Journal Page
Posted: April 22, 2024 Filed under: gel press, grafix, Handmade book, perspective butterfly die, Tim Holtz | Tags: gel press, gel printing, grafix, Handmade book, Tim Holtz 6 CommentsIt’s been ages since I posted a journal page here. I think some catching up is in order. This double spread is in my handmade 7″x 7″ journal. I did not sit down with an open journal and a plan for this page. After a productive gel printing session I had a butterfly print and a stripe and stencil print made with the same paint colours. To use them on cards I would have had to cut them up and I really didn’t want to.
When gel printing I will often print with the same handful of paint colours for a while before switching them. It makes it easier to keep printing as I have a few paint tubes on hand but more importantly I end up with a stack of prints which co-ordinate with each other because the colours and sometimes patterns are repeated.
I used the Tim Holtz ‘perspective butterfly‘ die to create a reusable duralar mask for gel printing. The circle patterns were made with the Carabelle Studio ‘accumulation de ronds’ stencil. The ‘corduroy’ looking pattern on both the butterfly and the circle page was made with a piece of textured wall paper. I completed this page quite a while ago but didn’t know if it was finished as I hadn’t added any words anywhere. Maybe that will change one day but I love it just the way it is. What you can’t see is the warm gold shimmer from the gold acrylic paint used to pull the prints.
The butterfly print was on paper but the circle and stripe print was on tissue and was fairly fragile. I was able to glue most of it down successfully with gel medium but I don’t mind the ragged edges where it tore. This post includes affiliate links from Foiled Fox and Scrap’n’Stamp . If you buy through these links I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
I wouldn’t want to cut that beautiful print up either.
really beautiful! Also loved the idea of using textured wallpaper!
Thank you. I inherited a box of wallpaper scraps and the first thing I did was sort through to find all the textured pieces for gel printing.
This is a beautiful journal page Heather and the butterfly is large and really pretty, and the circles and stripes on the tissue paper stuck down with the slightly rough edges goes with the butterfly so well, and a great idea to pulll a few prints using the same colours to aid coordination. The golden glow from the yellow looks wonderful. x
That Journal page is absolutely incredible…all the little details add up to WOW!☺ I could make out the gold when you mentioned it and I looked hard…then, it just shone in my ‘mind’s eye!’ It is amazing!♥
Thank you! I probably over use the gold paint but it is thin and shimmery which is a lovely accent to gel prints, just hard to capture on camera.