Hi everyone and welcome to the Gelli Arts\u00ae blog, it\u2019s Birgit here!<\/p>\n
In this blog post, I want to show you how you can easily create stunning prints using flowers.<\/p>\n
You can use both artificial and\/or real flowers. They each have their pros and cons.<\/p>\n The pro of artificial flowers is of course that they can be used over and over again.<\/p>\n Even with paint piling up on the fabric, they go a long way. The downside of using fabric flowers is that when you look closely at the prints you will see the fabric texture in the paint.<\/p>\n You notice it especially when you put a real flower print next to an artificial flower print.<\/p>\n This brings us straight to the pro of real flowers, no artificial texture in the prints!<\/p>\n The downside of printing with real flowers might be that you don\u2019t want to \u201cwaste\u201d good flowers.<\/p>\n Although I don\u2019t consider it a waste to use beautiful flowers for art\u2014especially when the artwork lasts much longer than the blooms themselves\u2014I usually wait for my bouquets to fade. When it comes to mixed arrangements, chrysanthemums tend to outlast the rest. And how convenient-they also happen to be some of the best flowers to print with!<\/p>\n Another con is that petals might fall off while stamping and you carefully have to remove them from the plate.<\/p>\n I also like to use tulips right before I have to toss them out. Just before the petals fall off.<\/p>\n In this video, I share a couple of options for using flowers on the gel plate using acrylic paint and PanPastels. <\/p>\n Enjoy watching!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gelliartsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Flowers01.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1)