How to make an easy collage with gel press®

Make an Easy Collage With Gel Press®

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Start with a mixture of Gel Press\u00ae gel prints! I used my 8x10 gel plate to make all these fun prints.

Start with a mixture of Gel Press® gel prints! I used my 8x10 gel plate to make all these fun prints.

Pick a simple coloring page. I found this cute one just by doing a Google search for "simple owl coloring pages."

Pick a simple coloring page. I found this cute one just by doing a Google search for "simple owl coloring pages."

Using a good pair of scissors, cut out each section of your picture.

Using a good pair of scissors, cut out each section of your picture.

You'll end up with a nice little pile like this!

You'll end up with a nice little pile like this!

Outline each individual piece on your Gel Press\u00ae gel prints. Mix up your patterns and colors so they POP against each other. Cut each one out.

Outline each individual piece on your Gel Press® gel prints. Mix up your patterns and colors so they POP against each other. Cut each one out.

So fun right?!

So fun right?!

On a clean piece of card stock, build your owls and adhere each one down. I recommend having a 2nd copy of your picture for reference.

On a clean piece of card stock, build your owls and adhere each one down. I recommend having a 2nd copy of your picture for reference.

Hello Little guys!!

Hello Little guys!!

Cut each owl out.

Cut each owl out.

Seriously...how cute are they!?!?

Seriously...how cute are they!?!?

I had this old abandoned canvas that I never finished so I decided it would be  a great background for my owls. I added some of the colors of my owls to the background with a dry brush.

I had this old abandoned canvas that I never finished so I decided it would be a great background for my owls. I added some of the colors of my owls to the background with a dry brush.

Using Matte Gel medium, glue down your owls and the heart. Make sure you put them on the correct sides so they are looking at each other.

Using Matte Gel medium, glue down your owls and the heart. Make sure you put them on the correct sides so they are looking at each other.

Finish it up by adding a fun tree, outlining our owls and adding a fun saying. You can try this with all kinds of coloring pages and images!

Finish it up by adding a fun tree, outlining our owls and adding a fun saying. You can try this with all kinds of coloring pages and images!

  • Gel Press® 8x10 Gel Plate
  • White Card Stock
  • Simple Coloring Page
  • DecoArt Acrylic Paint
  • Canvas
  • Misc Stencils