What Makes You Happy Gel Medium Resist Tutorial

Today I'd like to share how I created this spring inspired card with a couple of techniques using Gel Medium. I used Faber-Castell Watercolor Pad in my card base, card panel to sentiment. I love how they hold the layers of color, water and medium.

I stamped Bokeh Polka Dots Cling Background Stamp onto the watercolor paper with Gel Medium and let dry. The Gel Medium will act as a resist when color is applied.

Next I applied Design Memory Craft Kiwi Gelatos® (from the NEW Macarons set) color on top of the stamped image and blended with a baby wipe. Not only will it blend the color but it will also reveal the resist from the Gel Medium. COOL~!!

I used another cool technique with the Gel Medium. First make three loops with twine and color with Strawberry Gelatos® and water. Let dry. Apply Gel Medium to the entire shape, let dry and it will harden to hold the shape.

To add sparkle, I covered the twine embellishment with Glass Bead Glitter Gel and set aside to dry.

For the sentiment, I stamped with Stamper's Brush Pen in May Green. Then I placed 5 x 7 Matting Basics A Die #1 (the smallest die size is #1) over it and cut/embossed with the Grand Calibur Machine and adhere to the card panel which was cut/embossed with Spellbinders® A2 Matting Basics A Die #5.

The sequins were adhered on the card panel using dots of Gel Medium with the watercolor brush...a great way to adhere these items :)

I adhered a Fairy Cierra die cut and placed the embellished twine loop behind it. Instead of a wand, I adhered a trinket pin in her hand and covered the top with Glass Bead Glitter Gel for sparkle! Place on an A2 card base using Faber-Castell watercolor paper and it's done!

Supplies:

Faber-Castell® Design Memory Craft®: Gel Medium, Stamper's Brush Pen in May Green, Glass Bead Glitter Gel, Design Memory Crafts Gelatos (Macarons set) and Faber-Castell Watercolor Papers

Glitter Paper: Core'dinations ColorCore® Cardstock; Dies: Spellbinders® Creative Arts (S5-131 A2 Matting Basics A, S6-001 5 x 7 Matting Basics A and S2-103 Fairy Cierra); Stamp: JustRite® PaperCrafts (Bokeh Polka Dots Cling Background Stamp and Colorful Brush Strokes Clear Stamps); Pin: Maya Road; Sequins: Teresa Collins Designs; Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® (3D Foam Squares, Dodz™ Small and E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips)

I hope you can use some of these Gel Medium techniques in your next project! Which techniques would you most likely use? Share with me...

Thanks for stopping by!

Margie Higuchi

Comments

[Jean Marmo]

Very cool!

[Amy#8546(TheTigersHaven)]

Awesome Techniques. I am going to try some of these, if not all of them. Your card is Beautiful

[beck bt]

Love this! Such a cool technique!

[Bernadette]

Hi Margie!
The techniques used here are easy and the result turned out gorgeous. I love your color choices. My problem is I don't have all the supplies. We will have to do something about that, won't we? LOL. I do have the gel medium, so I will try your first technique of applying the gel onto a stamp. I have different stamps that I can use. Thanks for inspiring us!

[Joi@RR]

Love the gel medium resist - looks so neat. And your twine turned out perfect. Thanks so Much Margie. j.

[SanDee]

what an awesome idea!!! Totally rocks!
xoxo SanDee1899