Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Unleash your mixed media creativity! In today’s tutorial, Devid shows you how to elevate your art journal pages by using gel printing plates directly over patterned cardstock and design papers!
Watch as he demonstrates how to combine Lindy's Flat Magical shakers, translucent acrylic paints, and stencils on an 8x10 Gelli Arts plate. Learn the secret to achieving rich, layered transparency using Liquitex Iridescent Medium, how to lift monoprints onto die-cut library pockets, and how to create custom-printed embellishments using Annette's Everyday Memories collection by Elizabeth Craft Designs!
Whether you're an avid art journaler, cardmaker, or mixed media enthusiast, this step-by-step tutorial will inspire you to rethink your gel plate backgrounds and experiment with design paper!
🎨 In This Video You’ll Learn:
✨ How to use pigment powders and translucent paints on a gel plate over patterned paper.
✨ The secret to using iridescent medium for transparent, shiny monoprint reveals.
✨ How to die-cut and assemble custom-printed library pockets and miniature paint tubes.
For more inspiration, check out the videos below:
✨ Creative Pocket Page Techniques for your Memory Binders!
👉 youtube.com/live/ajRDhx9M1VE
✨ How to Make Grungy Bright ATCs with Stamps & Embossing Powder
👉 youtube.com/live/rVJxSLc-LX4
🛍️ PRODUCTS USED IN THIS VIDEO
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Backgrounds Vol. 5 Paper Pack
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Annette's Everyday Memories Collection (Library Pockets & Home Hobbies)
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Passport XL Journal Base Dies
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Journal Ephemera 2
Gelli Arts - 8x10 Gel Printing Plate
Liquitex - Iridescent Medium & Acrylic Paints
🛍️ Shop our online store: elizabethcraftdesigns.com
👉Follow us on Instagram: / ecraftdesigns
👉Facebook: / ecraftdesigns
👉Sign Up for New Releases and offers: bit.ly/elizabethcraftdesigns
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction & Using Gel Plates with Patterned Paper
05:08 - Sprinkling Lindy's Magical Powders & Lifting Monoprints
10:44 - Applying Translucent Acrylic Paint & Stencil Impressions
13:50 - The Iridescent Medium Layer & Paper Reveal
26:23 - Opaque vs. Translucent Paints on the Gel Plate
38:08 - Printing Custom Texture onto Die-Cut Paint Tubes
41:45 - Assembling the Art Journal Page & Library Pocket Layout
54:00 - Final Art Journal Page Reveal & Wrap-Up
If you enjoyed this video, please give it a 👍 THUMBS UP, leave a comment telling us your favorite part, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a creative tutorial!
#GelliPlate #ElizabethCraftDesigns #ArtJournaling #MixedMedia #GelPrinting
Unleash your mixed media creativity! In today’s tutorial, Devid shows you how to elevate your art journal pages by using gel printing plates directly over patterned cardstock and design papers!
Watch as he demonstrates how to combine Lindy's Flat Magical shakers, translucent acrylic paints, and stencils on an 8x10 Gelli Arts plate. Learn the secret to achieving rich, layered transparency using Liquitex Iridescent Medium, how to lift monoprints onto die-cut library pockets, and how to create custom-printed embellishments using Annette's Everyday Memories collection by Elizabeth Craft Designs!
Whether you're an avid art journaler, cardmaker, or mixed media enthusiast, this step-by-step tutorial will inspire you to rethink your gel plate backgrounds and experiment with design paper!
🎨 In This Video You’ll Learn:
✨ How to use pigment powders and translucent paints on a gel plate over patterned paper.
✨ The secret to using iridescent medium for transparent, shiny monoprint reveals.
✨ How to die-cut and assemble custom-printed library pockets and miniature paint tubes.
For more inspiration, check out the videos below:
✨ Creative Pocket Page Techniques for your Memory Binders!
👉 youtube.com/live/ajRDhx9M1VE
✨ How to Make Grungy Bright ATCs with Stamps & Embossing Powder
👉 youtube.com/live/rVJxSLc-LX4
🛍️ PRODUCTS USED IN THIS VIDEO
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Backgrounds Vol. 5 Paper Pack
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Annette's Everyday Memories Collection (Library Pockets & Home Hobbies)
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Passport XL Journal Base Dies
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Journal Ephemera 2
Gelli Arts - 8x10 Gel Printing Plate
Liquitex - Iridescent Medium & Acrylic Paints
🛍️ Shop our online store: elizabethcraftdesigns.com
👉Follow us on Instagram: / ecraftdesigns
👉Facebook: / ecraftdesigns
👉Sign Up for New Releases and offers: bit.ly/elizabethcraftdesigns
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction & Using Gel Plates with Patterned Paper
05:08 - Sprinkling Lindy's Magical Powders & Lifting Monoprints
10:44 - Applying Translucent Acrylic Paint & Stencil Impressions
13:50 - The Iridescent Medium Layer & Paper Reveal
26:23 - Opaque vs. Translucent Paints on the Gel Plate
38:08 - Printing Custom Texture onto Die-Cut Paint Tubes
41:45 - Assembling the Art Journal Page & Library Pocket Layout
54:00 - Final Art Journal Page Reveal & Wrap-Up
If you enjoyed this video, please give it a 👍 THUMBS UP, leave a comment telling us your favorite part, and SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a creative tutorial!
#GelliPlate #ElizabethCraftDesigns #ArtJournaling #MixedMedia #GelPrinting
