Gel Press Printing with Homemade Stencils from Glue | Do they work?

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Creating homemade stencils from glue is a fantastic way to add intricate designs to your crafting projects. Follow these steps to master the technique:

Prepare Your Workspace: Set up a clean and flat surface to work on. Place a piece of wax paper or parchment paper on the surface to prevent the glue from sticking.
Choose Your Design: Select the design you want to create as a stencil. Keep in mind that designs must be connected to work best for this technique.
Sketch the Design: Use a pencil to sketch the design onto the wax paper or just play and draw intuitively. If you sketch first, this will serve as your guide when applying the glue.
Heat Up the Glue Gun: Plug in your glue gun and allow it to heat up fully. Make sure to use a low-temperature setting to prevent the glue from becoming too runny.
Trace the Design: Carefully trace over the pencil lines with the glue gun. Move slowly and steadily to ensure precision. If you make any mistakes, you can quickly peel away the glue while it's still warm and start again.
Let It Cool: Allow the glue to cool and harden completely before attempting to remove it from the wax paper. This usually takes a few minutes.
Peel Away the Stencil: Once the glue has cooled, gently peel it away from the wax paper. You should be left with a sturdy stencil that you can use repeatedly.
Use Your Stencil: Place the stencil onto your desired surface and secure it with tape if necessary. Then, apply paint or another medium over the stencil using a brush or sponge or grab your gel press and utilize the stencils after applying a thin layer of paint and pull with paper!

With practice, you'll become more confident in creating stencils with a glue gun, allowing you to add personalized touches to a wide range of projects. Experiment with different designs and techniques to unleash your creativity!

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Pop over to my Facebook Group, Two Old Crows Mixed Media, to meet the Stencil Artist I will be featuring this month!

TwoOldCrowsMixedMedia
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Cool glue stick stencils. I found you before I found PM Artist Studio. I'm addicted to both you and them, plus a few other of their designers' channels. I just need to stop watching and do something. I have so much to try I don't know where to start. But like you told me last time-get busy!! ❤❤❤ I'm anxious to see all your creations -as always! 🎉❤

susananderson
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Absoluter WOW-Effekt. Wahnsinnstolle Ideen. Danke fürs Teilen❤❤❤❤

guizachristiane
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Very cool! I can't believe they held up so well. They looked wicked fragile! Great idea and great results. TFS. 🙏🥰

evelynrauseo
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Great idea!!! I put this on my TO DO LIST, so I don't FORGET!!!
*** I love PM ARTIST STUDIO channel LIVEs and their STENCILS!!! They have very talented designers that add to their own stencils!!!! Best of both worlds. And P&M (Patricia & Mariah) are so talented and so kind. 😍 MY favorite Youtube channel!!! I just LOVE their stencils & foam stamps. And their LIVEs are hilarious!!! TFS!!
Austin TX USA

barbaracabrera
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Glue gun stencils are so cool, yours are not exception!!❤

artcuriousbymnw
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Thanks so much for sharing your creative stencil idea with us. It was so refreshing and inspiring to get to see your creative process and the beautiful pieces you made!

amandacreamer
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Great video that stencils turned out beautifully!

colleenmckeeman
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Well done and very inspirational. Thank you!🙏🏼

sarirod
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Inspiring as always Peg and characteristically gracious of you to use the remaining stencil posts to benefit your cohorts at Facebook (I don't use it myself, otherwise I'd be there too :) I love how your glue stencils give you a great 'outline' print of the design itself -- I find those prints to be frequently less than successful with regular stencils because so much of the paint stays onto the flat surface -- using a line to print a line -- what a concept! Thanks as always ❤🧡💛

amherst
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Wonderful video and the stencils are brilliant. I have often wondered how these held up over time. I will be watching all month.

christyhartman
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Great video! I need to pull out all my glue gun stencils!

trdewey
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Did you use a low temp or high temp glue stick?

lindavan