Gel Press Papers for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

The Monday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Blog is to do your own background.  This gave me the perfect time to finally use the Gel Press I had purchased months ago.  I really had no idea what I was doing but for watching a few videos.

I gathered a few stencils, the roller, extra papers ready cut and my distress paints and thought I would go with that for my first try.  I later discovered it is better to use a more pigmented acrylic paints, as opposed to distress paints.  I have since purchased some of those paints but have not used them yet.  However the distress paints give a different effect and many people like how these paints separate on the Gel Press instead of a more even coverage.

I did four half sheets letter size paper.  I used standard card stock.  I wasn't too thrilled with the outcome, but have to recognize this is a new medium for me and in all likelihood what I produced is pretty standard looking for mono printing with the Gel Press.

I would like to in the future play with some other papers and of course the better paints.

I forgot to take a picture of the completed paper before making it into a card.  Here is a close up.

I have since fixed the glue over spill onto the white leaves, which show up in a picture but not so much in real life.

Full card

You can check out the Challenge here:
https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/#TB_inline?inlineId=tb-7535

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful and blessed day,

Deborah