Gel print cards

Happy World Card-Making Day! I made a few cards today myself, but I'll be sharing them another day. The cards in today's post are ones I made last weekend, using some gel press prints from my stash.

I started with an autumn card because I wanted to use these watercolor leaves. I created the leaves a few months ago during the 2023 Fodder Challenge, but I hadn't decided what to do with them yet. I love how they look on this card, and I think the colors work really well with the gel print. I attached the leaves to the card with foam tape and added a small twine bow to the green leaf. I stamped a sentiment directly on the gel print and finished the card with several metallic sequins.

The next cards feature pieces of the same gel print. The first card has a pink watercolor leaf as the focal point, and since the leaf had black details, I used that as the accent color and added a black card stock layer, a black sentiment, and several black enamel dots. For the second card I die cut a circular "hey" sentiment out of gold and white card stock (two white, one gold) and layered them together. I love how the sentiment looks with the pattern in the gel print. I also added a layer of gold card stock behind the gel print and finished the card with a few sequins.

The last two cards are two-for-one birthday cards. I die cut the Birthday Message Cover Plate (Hero Arts) out of black card stock and glued it over a gel print. I adhered the panel to a card base and added  sequins for a little sparkle. Then I used the letters from the cover plate and glued them to another gel print for a second card. (Tip: Cut the cover plate with a piece of scratch card stock to use as a template for gluing the letters.) Of course, I had to add a few sequins for the finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by!