ICAD 2019 Week 7 by Miekie Part 1

It is week 7 of the ICAD 2019 challenge and the prompts for this week was Landscapes, Maps, Cartography and Geography. In the past week, I have made my own homemade gelli plate and was keen to put this to the test to see how it fared against the expensive one that I had purchased. I therefore once again use a gelli plate to prepare the backgrounds for the challenge. In the next blog, we'll complete these index cards.

I use these index cards for the challenge.

Here is my homemade gelli plate (left) next to the original Gelli Plate (right).

The index card barely fits on the plate.

I use Dala Acrylic paint to brayer onto the plate. I spritz the paint with water to dilute it.

I add Bianjo acrylic paint in a contrasting colour and brayer this on.

I use a fondant embosser and touch it to the palte to leave an impression in the wet paint.

I take the print by laying the card face down on the plate and brayering over it, in order to clear my brayer.

The first print on my homemade gelli plate.

I use Bianjo acrylic paint in gold and spritz it with water.

I brayer it onto the dirty plate.

I scgraffitto gently into the wet paint with a round ball-tipped tool.

I take the print.

My second print came out quite nice as well.

I then clean my plate with water.

I brayer a pale blue Bianjo acrylic paint onto the plate, after spritzing it with water.

I add silver.

The silver is roughly distributed.

I press a fondant mold onto the wet paint.

I repeat this a number of times.

I am now ready to take the print.

I take the print.

Yet another print that turned out beautifully.

I add Dala Payne's grey to the dirty plate.

I use a fondant embosser to touch the plate gently and leave an imprint in the wet paint.

I like how this is turning out.

I take the print.

This may very well be my favourite so far.

I switch to purples.

I spritz with water  and brayer the Bianjo acrylic paint onto the plate.

I make an impression on the plate with a fondant embosser.

I am ready to take the print.

I take the print.

I am bugged by the empty spot in the middle, but will work around it.

I use a warmer colour.

I brayer the paint onto the plate, having spritzed it with water.

I add silver.

I use a fondant cutter to make flower imprints in the wet paint.

I take the print.

I love how happy this card seems.

I am concerned that my homemade gelli plate is starting to show signs of wear and tear. I decide to take a final print before melting it down and resetting it. This worked well, as discussed in a previous blog.

I use bright red paint which is starting to dry. I mist it with water.

I brayer it onto the plate.

I add silver to the corners.

I brayer it.

I make imprints in the wet paint, using silicone molds.

The first imprint left.

More imprints are added on the edges.

I take the print.

I don't like the white lines on the sides.

I print only the sides.

The card has potential, but it is not a favourite as yet.

I now have seven cards prepared for the seventh week of the ICAD 2019 challenge.

In the next blog, I will show you how to finish this set of cards for the ICAD 2019 challenge.

You can watch a compilation video of the above steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/gTFRRIj8kIc

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