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Create a mini book from A4 gel print

Creating your own mini book is so much fun and easy for any age to master! Let’s turn these colourful A4 gel prints into a mini book, ready to decorate with your favourite mixed media techniques.

What you need to create a mini book:

Materials:
• A4 Gel Print
• spare gel prints
• gel print circles
• ephemera
• Art by Marlene Die Cut image

Tools:
• Scissors
• Circle Punches
• Glue Stick
• Washi tape
• Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks
• paint brushes
• mini ink pads
• ink blenders and handles
• stencils

Step-by-step instructions to create a mini book

Take 1 piece of A4 gel print.

Fold in half; use finger nail to crease fold

Open paper

Turn over and fold the opposite way, along the same fold. Crease well with fingernail.

Fold in half, long ways; use finger nail to crease fold

Open paper

Turn over and fold the opposite way, along the same fold. Crease well with fingernail.

Open paper; it should look like this

Fold one of the short ends into middle; Crease well with finger nail

Turn around and fold other end

Open folds

Turn over and fold the opposite way, along both folds. Crease well with fingernail.

Fold in half, along short side

Use scissors to cut one segment, along the folded edge.

Pinch middle section and fold out bottom flaps

Pull middle section forward and backward

Fold Flat

Juggle to get mini book to fold flat and close.

Finished mini book.

Now you are ready to decorate your mini book

Decorating your mini book

All of your mixed media and papercraft techniques can come into play to decorate your mini book!

Mini book cover ideas

Here we have added washi tape to create a horizon, about a third of the way up. Then we have added an image, stamped a sentiment and finished off the cover with doodles and markings using a black Fudeball pen to finish off our mini book covers.

Decorating the inside of our mini book

The two ideas we used here to decorate our mini book included using a circle punch to create a window, then adding an image of interest behind it. We also created a mini picket by sealing the base of the opening with washi tape and using a smaller circle punch to create a finger pull at the top.

We hope you have enjoyed making your mini book from A4 gel printed paper!

Please SHARE your creation in our Facebook Group / Mixed Media Studios Australia

Or on Instagram with the hashtag #MMAStudio

Happy creating,
Michelle

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Access All Areas @ MMA Studio in September 2022

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It’s the ULTIMATE crafter’s day out! ACCESS ALL AREAS give you access to all of Mixed Media Art Studio supplies PLUS guidance from our talented resident artist Michelle Brown.

With your Access All Areas studio pass, you get:

access all of the Mixed Media Art studio supplies, including paints, stamps, stencils, ephemera, inks, mediums, foils, gel plates, journal dies, cutting dies, die cutting machines and more
(bring your own art journals, cardstock and canvases, or purchase them from the store)
access one-on-one tuition with Michelle, covering gel printing, art journaling, making an handmade journal and more
create in a wonderfully supporting atmosphere
small group and fantastic facilities (max 6 people)
plus a $10 voucher to spend in the MMA store on the day (min spend $30)
a relaxed creative Saturday 10am to 4pm

CLICK HERE for details and to book – CLASS IS FULLY BOOKED

Tagged With: art journalling, book binding, gel printing, getting started with mixed media, handmade journals, melbourne art class, melbourne craft class, Mixed Media Art Techniques, mixed media canvas, Mixed Media Painting, Mount Waverley

Access All Areas @ MMA Studio in June 2022

By MMA Team Leave a Comment

It’s the ULTIMATE crafter’s day out! ACCESS ALL AREAS give you access to all of Mixed Media Art Studio supplies PLUS guidance from our talented resident artist Michelle Brown.

With your Access All Areas studio pass, you get:

access all of the Mixed Media Art studio supplies, including paints, stamps, stencils, ephemera, inks, mediums, foils, gel plates, journal dies, cutting dies, die cutting machines and more
(bring your own art journals, cardstock and canvases, or purchase them from the store)
access one-on-one tuition with Michelle, covering gel printing, art journaling, making an handmade journal and more
create in a wonderfully supporting atmosphere
small group and fantastic facilities (max 6 people)
plus a $10 voucher to spend in the MMA store on the day (min spend $30)
a relaxed creative Saturday 10am to 4pm

CLICK HERE for details and to book – places limited

Tagged With: art class, art journaling, craft class, gel printing, handmade journals, melbourne art class, melbourne craft class, Michelle Brown, Mixed Media Art Studio, mixed media canvas, Mount Waverley

Fundamentals of Gel Printing

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Michelle joined the line of of P2PCrafts Lockdown Lives, May 2021, and with Wendy hosting, Michelle joined us to play with gel printing and share the fundamentals for getting started with gel printing; what you need to get started with gel printing. Tools and supplies needed for gel printing. Using Stencils in gel printing and using Art Foamies in gel printing.