Homemade gelli plate

Ok so I just followed a recipe from the frugal scrapbooker. I am excited to try it and see how a homemade plate works........here's to doing things the old fashioned way!

Good luck Tarah!

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Ok so round 1 complete.

I used a large pan and that was not the best. It made the gelli plate too thin

I microwaved it and made it a liquid form again, then put in a smaller pan, closer to a 8.5 x 11

Note girls if you try this put the pan in the fridge then pour it in the pan in the fridge, it was difficult to move and I splashed it everywhere, my floor now has a residue (similar to wax)...lol

Helen go to YouTube, look up the frugal crafter, then look for a hectogph, or gellipad....they are the same thing

Oh yeah the cost

Glycerin 5.00
Alcohol. 1.00
Water ..free, just boil
Unflavoured gelatin ( bought in bulk) 4.00

Total 10.00, for an 8.5x 11

Cool!

Looks like they are about $17 for a 6x6

Here is the recipie

6 TBSP geletin
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup rubbing alcohol
1/2 cup glycerin

Boil water dissolve geletin ( I put the geletin in the alcohol and it was an instant reaction but it was like putty so make sure to dissolve in water....lol). Then I poured 1/2 of the mixture into one pot stirred and then added the rest

Yes I think in America I think they are more here, something tells me round 25 for 6 inch. Helen do you know?

I have never heard of a gelli plate, what is it and what do you do with it.

Oh dear tams it is used for art journaling, card making...well, basically paper crafting

I recommend going on youtube

We had one that was made in an 8 x 8 foil pan then put out on a piece of 1/2" foam board...  Then used fabric paint and leaves for a pattern and then printed on fabric...