It’s been a while since I have played with my Gelli mono printing plate, and inspired by the work of Birgit Koopsen and the latest copy of Somerset Studio featuring tag art, I set to. Twenty or so monoprinted tags later, I had the basis of a new art journal – a Gelli Tag Book.

With a quick cardboard cover, book binding tape and a few quotes (and several days later) my journal is complete. Overprinting and underpainting, outlining hand drawn typography create a cohesive whole.

included quotes

“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
– Franklin D Roosevelt

“To live creative life must lose our fear of being wrong.”
– Joseph Chilton Pearce

“Creativity is inventing, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun.”
– Mary Lou Cook

“I was created to create.”
– Anon

used in this project

• Buff manila tags, size 8
• [amazon_textlink asin=’B00CLALEJI’ text=’Gelli Arts plate’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’themanicstamp-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’90ff6a06-715b-11e7-b950-296f24b7de40′]
• Royal Talens Amsterdam acrylic paints
• Various stencils, bubble wrap
• [amazon_textlink asin=’B001VB4T86′ text=’Posca pens’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’themanicstamp-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’cc15e917-715b-11e7-a139-59973d3fbdf0′] (PC-1M)
• Sennelier Abstract Innovative Acrylic: [amazon_textlink asin=’B011L004CG’ text=’Titanium White’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’themanicstamp-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’14f045dc-715c-11e7-ac68-a5bb94a50489′] / [amazon_textlink asin=’B011L01FP6′ text=’Cadmium Red Light Hue’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’themanicstamp-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’32340790-715c-11e7-af6a-0fcb85029f30′] / [amazon_textlink asin=’B011L01PQU’ text=’Purple’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’themanicstamp-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’4dcab6b9-715c-11e7-83f4-e375b3cddd63′] / [amazon_textlink asin=’B011L035C2′ text=’Azure Blue’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’themanicstamp-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’66d05a55-715c-11e7-89de-7990295347d6′]
• Cats Life Press rubber stamps: 684E / 927C / 926C /342D / 511B / 424D / 573D / 410B / 495G / 334D / 564D / 388D
• Designs by Ryn Cling Rubber Stamp: Circle Cluster Set CM-T7
• Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps: Grunge Marks DDRS174
• Penny Black: Daisy Pattern 2642K
• Hero Arts: Italian Poetry Background S1832
• Hero Arts: Long Writing Background F2674
• Hero Arts: Florentine Scroll Background S1838
• Stampendous Cling Rubber: Kaffe Klatsch NKCRS05
• Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black / Cobalt / Majestic Violet / Vibrant Fuchsia / Watering Can
• Ranger Pigment Ink Pad: Glacier White
• Uniball Signo Broad Gel Pen: White