The way you overcame that was clever! I wish now that I had scanned some of the backgrounds and labels I made so I could use them in other ways in the future! I still lament over some of the things I used and wish I had more! lol…oh well, I learned something from you!
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Catching up been so busy UGH
Gesso - yes Italian means chalk or plaster depending on use. English pronunciation is Jesso but Italian is more like Jayso. Personally I was introduced to the word in Italy so have a tendency to say Jayso but try to correct myself.
This page was fun but I’d probably add a few more touches on some of the layers next time. Snapped this picture quickly between cat paws trying to “help”.
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Adding the white really does brighten it up…love your flowers!
Here is the link to using magical powders…she also has one specifically for gelli plates I think…
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Gorgeous - I love the fresh green!
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Here’s mine:
I used: markers, pens, water soluble pencil, regular pencil, acrylic craft paint, a scrap paper from catching ink and wax in a different project, cloud stickers @Reinikka sent me (using the good stuff! And I wasn’t about to paint over them), interference medium, homemade stencil, flicks of white ink (which turned pink), and a couple smudges of gesso on top, on gessoed dictionary pages. I accidentally sprayed it with a mist of orange gouache after I started doing a different project, and I don’t hate it (I hardly see it in the photo).
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How lovely to see you all today.
I really love your colour choices @photojenn and it’s amazing how we all interpret the directions so differently. @calluna yours had got an almost futuristic vibe. And go you, using the good stuff!
This is mine from today, I got sidetracked outlining all the circles in the stencil I used.
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I have no idea why, but yours give me a feeling of champagne bubbles…a party on a page!
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@photojenn I love the fresh colours on your page in contrast with the black around the circles
@calluna your page makes me think of a futuristic steampunk, is that even a thing? 
@Edel your page makes me think of planets in an alternate universe where instead of everything ‘out there’ is black…it’s white!
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I need to start stalking watching this thread! You guys are up to some serious fun over here 
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Join in! 
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Even if you don’t join the zooms you could always do the video on your own and show us what you came up with. We’d love to see everyone’s pages!
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Echoing this! Seeing the variety of outcomes and interpretations from a single video is probably my favorite part.
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Awesome pages you guys! I’m sad I missed it but going to try to do the page this week/weekend!
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@calluna I love these rich colours and all the swirls and movement! yay for using the good stuff 
@Edel the layering and happy vibes in this just bounce off the page! fabulous!
I love doing these sessions with you all, thank you so much for hosting @geekgirl!
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Yay for the magic of chopping things up and putting a border around them …
I wish you could see the shimmer/unicorn spew effect - so pretty!
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Ooh nice. And you’re so right, borders on everything!
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So fun!!
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I have those powders so I do know what they look like in person! Just a hint of glam!
Amazing how different they look…and the stencil of circles @calluna made really are the highlight!
Thanks! I googled black-and-white optical illusions and looked for the easiest one I could draw and carve. And since the stencil is a lot simpler than the actual illusion I drew in the missing parts.
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