Comparison of Gelli Printing Plates 

Thank you so much Jenny. That’s so useful and helpful. I have the Gelli Arts Plate, so I’m so glad I do.

Thank you for the informative video! I really like Stamendous products but already have a Gelli Arts plate and am very happy with how it works - have considered getting or making ones in other sizes though. Looking forward to the homemade gelatin comparison!

Thank you for this comparison! Loved watching!

This was a very helpful video. I have seen the Gelli Arts and thought of buying but but now I know if I buy one it will be this one. Thanks Jenny.

I like what you did with both plates. I myself am not interested in trying either plate or technique, but I like to watch what other people do with their creativity. Thanks for sharing.

What a welcome comparison of products. I like Danielle's comment below, and also the Stampendous post. I have the set of two smaller Stampendous plates, and this explains the results I'm getting. I'm adding this video to my favorite teacher playlist. And will purchase the larger gelli arts plate. Thanks again.

Thanks much for the info!! I, myself, went with the DIY version gelatin, glycerine, water & sugar. I leave it in the (perfect) 12x12 (microwaveable) plastic plate I made it in-covered with plastic wrap. Over a month, still in good shape! If it gets damaged I can just microwave it, melt it and let it solidify. Perfect. Also, any size you want! I'm going to make one of the cute smaller ones to "take on the go"! Again Jenny, I LOVE your channel!! One of my (two) favs!!!! My other is Lindsay W. the Frugal Crafter!

@Doreen Marchetti - the packing tape release technique is one that we have not successfully accomplished on the Creative Palette. Possibly the Gelli plate coating of mineral oil allows the paint to dry on the surface but be held above the surface of the plate. It's a neat technique. Just lightly misting your paints with rubbing alcohol (or hand sanitizer) and letting it set for a second or two will allow you to pull all the ink off the Creative Palette in many ghost prints.

VERY good review !! Loved the comparison. Thank you.

Your video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for answering my questions and I’m hooked on your channel 🙏👋🏽

Wow what a difference in quality thanx for sharing hi from Sydney Australia xx

Thank you! You saved me a lot of money with this video! Don't scrape or wash! Roll out a layer of fresh complimentary colored paint, place and massage your paper, then go do something for a few hours while it dries. Slowly remove the dried paper and watch all the pretty grungy layers come up with it. I learned that awesome tip from a Denise Lush video. 😊 I would love to see a side by side comparison of the gelli plate, gel press, and rollerball plates. So far I only own gelpress because it is cheapest, but I would like to see if the other brands are better.

thank you for doing this video. It was very informative. I will checkout the DIY plate videos especially given Danielle White's comments below.

I am really glad I ran across this before I unpackaged my Stampendous gelli plate. I will return it and buy the better one. I am not a person that wants to scrape paint off!! I LOVE all the videos you do for us and realllly appreciate it!! Thank oh!

thanks so much for doing this I am looking at getting one and was wondering what the difference was.

Great comparisons. ☺️

Honestly, I have all three: home-made gelatin plate ($12.00) The Gelli Plate ($60.00) and The Creative Palette by Stampendous(25.00). THE HOMEMADE GELATIN PLATE IS THE BEST!!! It blows the other two out of the water! The other two are not in the same LEAGUE as my homemade, cheap gelatin plate...I can't even really describe how much better it is, it's just incredible! Better at regular brayer painting, stencils, impressions, drips, better at anything you can imagine to throw at a gelatin plate. Now, I hear over n over people say the homemade gelatin plat isn't permanent, well, please don't tell my two year old gelatin plate that! I believe they ARE permanent: they're even BETTER THAN PERMANENT: THEY CAN BE REMELTED AND POURED AGAIN AND AGAIN!!! Say you get a knick in the gelatin, and you don't want that impression on your prints, just rip it apart into pieces and put into a microwave safe bowl, throw into the microwave for a bit until it melts (couple minutes) and you can pour it again into a any shape you desire. I remelted mine by leaving it on my heater by accident, lol. They're SO much cheaper than their overpriced, underperforming twins. I can't believe how ridiculous the prices on Gelli plate. The homemade gelatin plate is just so much more squishy than Gelli and Creative Pallet, and that allows it to give much better and sharp images thru stencils and so much less white spots where paint didn't adhere to paper. I made a gelatin plate first, THEN bought the Gelli and Creative Pallet, unfortunately! What a waste of $$money$$ those last two were! MY CRAFTY SISTERS and. BROTHERS: PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY AND MAKE YOUR OWN GELATIN PRINTING PLATE, CONTACT ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE RECIPE FOR A PERMANENT GELATIN PLATE YOU WILL LOVE. (It's super easy and cheap!)

thank you for this - it was very helpful for me!!

Enjoyed the presentation. I have some people who insist they have something that is every bit as good as another product and people get suckered into buying them for the wrong purpose. Good to see a side by side comparison so you can tell if you really are purchasing what you want. Maybe a mono printing side by side would give the nod to the stampendous plate as that is what it was created for

I actually have both plates.. Today I was using the Stampendous plate for the first time to show my granddaughter how awesome this Gelli printing is.. I couldn't understand why we were having such bad luck with things I had done just fine in the past with the Gelli plate.. Now after watching your comparison video I can see it was the plate and not just me!!

Lindsay (the frugal crafter) has a fantastic video on her channel explaining how to make your own reusable gelli plate! Great comparison, I'm not a "printer" but it was so interesting!!

Thanks so much for sharing this comparison. Our Creative Palette is not intended to be a gelatin printing plate. It is intended for monoprinting, but not for all the techniques that Gelli can do. It is made from the same material that flexographic printing plates use, with which almost all packaging and labeling in the world are printed. Our plate works for stencils using different tools, like a foam brayer. It is intended for easy portability (such as taking several of them to classes), lightweight durability, and the ability to store it in any position. It was also designed for a specific market at the request of some of our major customers. It's not intended to replace the Gelli plate in its market. The Gelli plate is manufactured and coated with mineral oil, the Creative Palette is not. You can achieve a wetter working surface, pulling many, many ghost prints with an extender. We are sorry you did not have success with this. Hopefully your viewers will get an opportunity to visit our RU-vid channel and see some of the things the Creative Palette does really well.

your GREAT! Thanks!

Thank you!

i saw the Stampendous one in y craftstore it is much cheaper and i almost bought it, i think i want to hold out for the original now, thank you stampendous for your explanation too, that helps as well

okay, so I just played around with the Stampendous plate again.Only this time I laid down a coating of Slow Dry Blending Gel Medium before applying paint. It made a huge difference in the way the paint came up. It's still not what I hoped for, but at least I managed 3 decent prints out of about a dozen.

Didn't know about this method, incredible!

Thanks for the comparison! This explains why the Creative Palette was on clearance for 75% off at Michaels. Think I will pass and use my homemade gelatin plate.

Thank you for your video. I wish I had seen this video BEFORE I tried geli printing for the first time today with my Stampendous plate. I thought it WAS a gelli plate made by a different company. It has no bounce to it. Paint didn’t lift or stuck on the plate and tore peeling off. I regret buying it as that’s not what I thought I was buying. I wish I hadn’t opened the package as I would have returned it. I thought they were all the same. I am very disappointed as I was looking forward to beautiful gelli printing results. I will follow some of the tips Stampendous suggested to others.

I was looking for a comparison video between Gelli Plate and Press Gel. I want one that I rinse under water. I have also been thinking about the possibility making one of silicon myself. The silicon you can buy in a hardware store. Comes in both clear and white.

I recommend to use glycerin ochsgall, hairgel, silicat lubricant or brand paint retarder with the thinner plate. That gives more play time with the plate, since the acrylic dries slower.

You may have been able to lift the dry paint from the thinner plate with packing tape or larger clear adhesive backed contact paper. I know packing tape works and looks great. There are videos on that technique. Enjoy

Oh thank you for the review, I am considering purchase a gelli plate! Great review!

Boy, do I wish I had seen this video BEFORE I purchased the Stampendous plate. It's not only going back to the store, but the trust I once had in Stampendouns products has been seriously damaged. I'm currently visiting friends out of town and raved about the Gelli plates I have at home in several different sizes. I also have a plate produced by Joggles that, while thinner, also performs well for pulling multiple prints and utilizing almost all of the paint applied to the plate. So, here I am in a town that only carries the Stampendous plate. I bought it and hoped to introduce my friend to the joys of monoprinting. I was horribly disappointed after trying several different kinds of paint, from craft paint to Golden acrylics. NOTHING WORKS. The paint stuck to the surface of the plate, with more remaining than transferring to the paper mo matter what paper or extenders I used. We tried printer paper, watercolor paper, cotton paper, bristol, even baking parchment and tissue paper - not a single acceptable print, and most of that very expensive paint was left on the plate. We tried water, alcohol, inks and various extenders to get it to release. No luck. We tried soaking the darned thing in hot water as suggested. (water so hot we couldn't put her hands in it) Nope. Nothing doing. Even considering that the Stampendous plate is not designed to work exactly as the Gelli plates do, I felt duped. It is certainly marketed the same way as the Gelli plates by the big box stores. This is not only going back to the store, but the trust I had in Stampendous products has been seriously damaged.

Excellent comparison I have gel plates and wondered about the stampendous one. I'm wondering if inks work better on the latter as I've seen demos using inks with it. Can you use inks on gelli plate, gelli manufacturers in beginning told not to but have seen people suggest it. X

I think that print of the Stampendous Creative Mono Printing plate is more beautiful and I understand that we have to work with it differently, faster and spraying a little water.

Can you lift the dried paint on the Stampendous plate with packing tape, and get a cool print also?

I've seen many crafters spray the gelli plate with water during the process ... why did you not with the Stampendous when it was showing signs of dryness ... thx for the demo just the same ..

With all due respect... I have all of the Gel Press Monoprinting Press Plates and they are of excellent quality. They are easy to clean and you get a beautiful print everytime. I bought a Stampendous Creative Palette several years ago and it is aweful! It is sticky and paint sticks to the palette. When you apply your paint to the palette it does not stay wet and paint dries fast. When you place the paper on the palette to get a print and then you try to pull the paper off the palette it will tear because it sticks to the palette. It was very hard to clean and it took me over 20 minutes to do so. I would advise anyone who is thinking about purchasing the Stampendous Creative Palette to rethink their decision.

Thank you for this! I have the Stampendous plate and haven't had much fun with it. I thought it was me, but all along it's the plate. Makes me feel better about my failures, what a mess. The Stampendous rep explained the difference here, which I appreciate. But it should be included in the packaging. It shows that the steps are the same as gelli plate, but it totally isn't. ugh

They say that you can use your Gelli plate as a surface for stamping with wood stamps.they say you can get better definition of the image. Have you try it with both brands which one works better ? Thanks Yara Bertran

Hello, could you tell me the difference between ranger gel plates and gelli brand plates? How are they different?

I made the homemade version, and I have a caveat to share, DONT add sugar, it makes it too sticky and the paint won't lay on the gelatin surface nicely. Mine has lasted months and months, but I live in a cold dry climate, that could be the reason. As for the comparison, I agree with the stampendous rep, each have their own uses, thanks for doing the video, it helps people to make an informed choice about where to spend their crafting dollars.

have you done packing tape transfers off of both of these? I would be interested to see if the Stampendous pallete performed better in that area (seeing as you want your paint to dry between layers and quickly for the technique).

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Gel Press makes a very comparable plate to Gelli Plate that is significantly less expensive Gelli brand, but is nearly identical. One of the brands claim to be "vegan" (meaning not made from any animal sources), but I don't remember which. I have aslo seen now that Speedball makes a gelli plate. I purchased one and haven't had a chance to try it out yet. I have made my own out of the Know gelatin and glycerin recipe and that one works just as great, if not better than the commercial plates, but is substantially cheaper. Of course, it is not vegan though. I have purchased some of the larger commercial plates on Amazon at half the (ridiculous) retail prices I've seen elsewhere.

Can you do a comparison with the homemade gelli plate and the Gelli Arts plate?

If you watch the Stampendous video introducing the Creative Palette, Fran explains that you can lift more paint off of the palette by adding gel hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol. On her video, she was able to lift almost all of the paint off of the palette using these methods. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Mc6kkksYHw4.html

yes, i would have loved to watch this before i bought the stampendous plate.. does not work well, and what is difference between monoprinting and gelli plate printing..

Any chance of updating this with the Ranger gel,plate and the Gel Press?

FYI: this is the recipe I extracted from both Lindsay & Linda Germaine: (My conversion notes: 1 box = 1 oz 1 oz = 2 T) I wanted a 12x12 so these are the quantities I used. As long as you follow the rule of thumb, you can make any size! Rule of thumb = 2 T gelatin to every cup of liquid Glycerin 2 C Water 2 C = 8 T gel Glycerine 16 oz Water 16 oz Gelatine 8 T Sugar 3 oz

What is the price difference between Stampedous and Gelli Arts. People might take that into consideration.

While I understand that the Stampendous is not intended to do the same things as a Gelli Plate(as per the Stampendous Rep)the Gelli Plate does do everything the Stampendous plate does + more, + a bit better. Seems like if you have the extra money, the Gelli plate is the way to go....I have also made my own, which is easy and was a great way for me to test out if I enjoyed gelatin printing before spending money, but to me the convenience of the Gelli Plate is worth the $ if you use it more than once or twice a year. If $$ and convenience are factors the Stampendous would be the way to go. Also maybe a test between the two using the tools and techniques from the Stampendous site to see which performed better, my educated guess would be the Gelli Plate. I do love Stampendous products - the stamps and the especially all the Frantage glitters and micas, its a great company!

I bought my 8 X 10 Gelli plate when it first came out, then I made a jello plate...with gelatin & glycerine (that is a food/vitamin preservative). The homemade version is still in great shape, but it does NOT compare to the Gelli Arts plate. My main reason is the homemade version sucks up loads of paint, I do not get a crisp print, & the paint wants to stick to the brayer more than the plate. I just ordered the 12 X 14 Gelli Art Plate from Dick Blick, it cost $65.00 US. I received free shipping, and if I would not have wasted my money on the unflavored Gelatin/glycerine... I would've saved more. I can print my own fabric, it's a breeze to clean and store in the clam shell package it comes in. It is my opinion, you get what you pay for. For arts sake if you don't have the money to buy a Gelli Arts plate, make your own. Something is better than nothing.

Weird. That thin one looks like a sheet of acrylic. lol

Don't use metal on your gelli plate. Use plastic or rubber you may gouge it & there is no way to fix it. Thanks for the info.

Did your Gelli plate stink when you originally took it out of the package? Mine did! Phew!!

The Stampendous plate and the Gelli plate should not be compared. They are two different monoprinting methods. The Stampendous plate is a hard printing method. These plates are originally intended to incising a design or sketch onto the plate as you would a lithograph. It is an easier, less expensive alternative to a metal lithograph. The Gelli plate is a soft printing method. Except for being incised, the two plates can do the same types of printing with very different outcomes. The other thing you cannot do with a Gelli plate is line or trace monoprinting. This is where you ink up the plate, lay down your printing paper and then gently place a sketch on top. Tracing the sketch you get a print on the other side. There are tips and tricks for using this method and definitely a learning curve. Having both plates in your toolbox is not a bad thing if you are really into monoprinting.

I know this is old but I absolutely HATE my stampendous plate!