Postcard & ATC Backgrounds, Pt1. 

My local department stores (Walmart, Target) sell large non-stick mats to line your oven with. They are the same thing but much larger than your background mat. Trying looking in the cooking isles in your local stores!

I haven’t finished watching this video as yet but I didn’t want to lose the thought; you mentioned larger sizes of the non-stick mat. An online crafting shop by the name of Joggles (USA) sells non-stick mat by the foot. I don’t recall the exact measurement across, maybe 30-inches, so you are able to cover your entire work table. Now back to our regularly scheduling program …. I am loving the colour combinations so far!

Wow Ceri! This has been a color extravaganza! Have had a rough couple of weeks and this has really lifted my spirits. Can’t thank you enough. And thank you to the subbie who requested it.

Fighting that inner critic.....and accepting all of the "mess-takes" is the greatest form of self acceptance. Thank you for sharing your talents!

I can totally see how this could become addicting, I love making backgrounds and often feel a bit sad covering them up with focal points. That’s the part that’s difficult, figuring out the focal point. Thanks for another great video!

You are selling yourself short you're more than a crafter you are an artist 🎉

Your channel popped up in my feed a few days ago and I am enamored with your work. I watched your studio tour you conducted some months ago and I had no idea of how many different artistic medias you are involved in including cake decorating. A man of many talents indeed. Thank you for sharing your talent and wisdom so freely with us. I will be working on these backgrounds this week-end. I am in north east Indiana, US and we are having the end of our Indian Summer. Like you I love all the seasons but the softer ones; Spring and Autumn are my favorites as well. Many blessings to you.

Really enjoyed this video. Backgrounds tend to be a sticking point for me, so if appreciated your comments on just keep going, it is not necessary to get perfection each time.

I like this process. #wiggleit ;) I like how you made sure we were seeing the atc's from different angles. I hope you have a delightful day. Love&hugs to you and Biscuit.

Love it love love theseCeri.The you are. Stunning....thankyou for the sharing.Well done.❤❤

I love these! I especially love the brayer off sheets, I want to make a whole book of these for my junk journals.... off to my craft room I go... Thank you for showing us this super simple but so amazing process!

Those are fantastic Ceri. Im a beginner and they are just what I want in terms of colour, but on fabric. Greetings from England.

Always love some gelli printing time with Ceri! Big hugs, my friend! ❤️

These are gorgeous!! This type of video is the best! Long, lots of discussion, and all the steps of what is being done in real time. I didn't have an eye for color. The color wheel bought wasn't that expensive. I learned how to use it and that helped a lot. What helped even more was DOING. I agree with you. All the lessons in the world don't replace trying. Watching you gives me ideas.

Good morning Ceri wonderful video. Thank you so much. ❤

I know I'm late to this game but I just love this - again I ask "where have you been all my life?" I have learned so much from you. I appreciate you, on every level. I hope you're having a good vacation. You deserve it. A friend from the USA.

Ceri, I thoroughly enjoyed this video & Part 2!!💓 I would love to see this brayering & kissing technique scaled up to a larger gel plate for larger papers. Not sure if you’ve tried that before but I’d love to see your take on it! Your creative approach inspires me immensely (as I too struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, & OCD) and I look forward to every new video release, especially your gel printing videos!!😍🎨🌈

These are beautiful. I do hope there is a video showing how you finish & decorate them. Simply lovely. Thank you so much.

Good backgrounds. Love them. Thank you

I don't know where you get them any bigger than that but you might try sewing supply of some some kind it's made out of Teflon

And another lung disease of some kind that you have to get a shot for so I'd be careful again😊 I like you too much😊

Joggles has the larger table covers which wipe clean.

Ceri don't ever let anybody tell you you can't put colors together. I would love to be able to create something like your brayer clean off sheets. Yours turn out looking better than my attempts at gelli printing. There was one little ATC, when you were showing them at the end, that you felt like needed something else but as soon as I saw it I thought "radiance". It had a glow about it. When you're talking about being a perfectionist, perfection is in our own minds, we all have a different concept of it. I'm sure Jackson Pollock saw perfection in his artwork but I can't see it. So just do what makes you happy. There are apparently many of us who agree with you as your rising subscriber numbers show. Thanks so much for sharing.😊

Fascinating! I love how these turned out. The process seems so random but the results are lovely. I’m with you on the weather. It’s perfect in London at the moment. I’m looking forward to all the autumn colours 🙂

Hello Ceri ! It's really beautifull ! I'm charmed by your way of treating colors and letting your instinct guide you. I have a hard time getting started doing this but your kindness wll help me a lot ! I don't know how to thank you for this video and for all the ones I've been watching for a few days and which all delight me ! So, best thoughts and bif hugs from France ! ❤

Hi Ceri! I've really enjoyed your session of ATCs & Postcards. Love the various color combinations on them. Can't wait to see the final cards. Take care!

Really fun watching you build these layers Ceri. Magic! Thanks a million for the shout out as well. Means a lot.

Just a guy giving it a go....very successfully too ! Thank you for always being courageous, Ceri !

Fantastic! Thanks for explaining how you have mounted you gel plate. 😃

Love the color combo's, you are braver than I. Experience will overcome the fear. I found large craft mats on amazon, silicone 3 ft by 4 ft for $49.99. Too expensive for me. I found one 78.7 by 15.7 for $37.99. you can get that in black or white. I found these under "extra large silicone mats".

Your show and tell at the end of this video is full of awesome spontaneous images❤️

This was fun. Love it. Going to try this, this afternoon after I clean the garage. We have a hurricane coming next week so I have to make room for patio stuff🤪 that’s part of living in Florida 🌴. I do also love shopping in stores and feeling the things, magazines also. I’m not an online shopper. I’m old school🤣😂, but I’m not old🤣😂 at least I don’t think so 52🥳. Until next time.

So, I have the plates, paints, brayers & papers! But I’ve never been brave enough to use them! Would your technique be a good first try or can you dumb it down even more for me? I never saw you wipe the brayer, is running it over the art paper pad enough? When you actually finish your days work, does everything get a good wipe down with water? I also wondered if you could pick up the extra color off the mat? I also use cleanup cloths, I have the flour sack towels that Tim Holtz uses & I really like them. He never washes them, just tosses them when they’re too dirty. I wait till I have a little pile & then wash them all together. They’re sort of a light cream color now! The only thing I no longer use the cloths for are solvent glues such as 3-in-1 & fabritac. They don’t wash out & leave a crusty area on the towels. All the water soluble inks & glues come out, except stronger colors do stain a bit! Help save the planet! Thank you, if you have the time to answer my questions I’d appreciate it so much! You are a very good teacher! Erica❤

I totally agree with you Ceri. Shopping online is fun but it's not the same @ all. I'm a "toucher" too cuz i like to know what I'm buying... Your cards are absolutely beautiful! I 💘 the pretty colors. Thank you for the awesome idea !

Hello from southern California! I love watching you create! I am so inspired by your words....not trying because I am afraid it will not be "perfect" rings so true with me. thank you for helping me get over that sentence :}}}

Thank you! I am new to paints and gelli plate. Not sure I have opaque or transparent colors yet, so I'll be checking. Thanks for the demo and sharing info!

I love your work! Your postcards are just beautiful!!

Hi Ceri, love your videos. I’m new to Gelli printing didn’t realize you could use chalk paint as well. Do you ever print over patterned paper? I’ve got loads of it . TFS

I had written earlier and not heard back yet. In an earlier vid you used small butterflies that were printed on both sides and already cut out. I wasn't sure of the company I understood you to say. Would you mind letting me know what company I can order them from? I really appreciate the information. Thank you. I love your vids. So informative.

Dot from Derbyshire Hi Ceri, a bit of info for you. I've remembered where I saw the video about changing an opaque paint into a transparent paint. It was by Gisele Grenier, how to make paint transparent without using water. Going to watch more of your videos today always enjoy them, thanks Dot x

What r the black circles on your pad. Just curious sorry. Love watching you. Your truly an amazing person to watch.

I really enjoyed this. I gonna to try it myself. I have done something like this but not to this extent.

Due to having mobility issues I do most of my shopping online. Which has been a God send for me. I so miss going to the small independent shops but they have been disappearing for years. I bought some geli plates a few years ago but haven't been brave enough to try to do anything yet. You can get bigger matt try Amazon. Thanks for sharing your processes. Take care stay safe.

Hint here. Take a backpack when shopping so you can take those goodies home with you. Cheers.

Your instincts said...mine said Black or navy blue😂

Thank you again, Ceri. This is just wonderful.

Enjoyed your video and always love hearing you chatting 💜

I’m with you, Ceri! I love to walk in craft stores! Unfortunately there aren’t many where I live.

I agree, I prefer to see and touch craft and browse ,postage to Australia is expensive clothes I want to try them on rather to take the risk so I end up not buying anything

I love them all but I do have a favorite out of this group the one with what your called green it the one at end of the video that the atc was laying on top of.. to me I see a picture of a tree and a lake science so that is why it's my favorite one. Thanks for sharing one day I'm going to have my geli plate and supplies out and follow along or rewatch and follow.

These are awesome. I’ve had a gel plate for a few months and can’t find the time. I’m packing to move cross country here in the states. It’s sad there’s no time right now

I enjoyed watching you create you background for trading cards.

Love the color combinations as most I wouldn’t try

Really enjoyed this video. It has inspired me to go make my own.

Absolutely love these. I would love to see you do the finishing touches.

You help me with my fear of failure. Thank you again!

I went to check out the PM group, but it is not available.

Such a helpful video- thank you 💝

Q: what do you mean by “back” your postcards and how do you do it? I assume you are covering the unpainted side with something, but what? Thanks.

I’m with you!! I’m in Texas, US and it is so HOT here about 75% of the year. Our winters usually only get up to about 60* Fahrenheit daily. Blah! 🥵 Ahhh, I can’t wait to make these post cards!! Thank you for taking the time to make this wonderful video! ❤️

Ceri, Every Single Piece is Gorgeous!

Brayer page book? Brilliant!

💜💜💜 very entertaining - thank you

Great technique, they turned out so good

I love your videos thanks

What sort of gel plate are you using

Very fun! Love the colors you used 😍

I’ll have to dig out my gel plates again. I live on a small island on the west coast of Canada. We do have a small craft store, but I do have to buy stamps and stencils online. I try to buy online from independent craft stores, and not Amazon or other large stores.

Thank you so much for this video Ceri, been toying for a while about buying a plate to try you have shown me how much fun this will be thank you.

I'm so sorry Cari, I just can't hear you. Maybe it's my tablet, I have the volume up as far as it goes.

I've used this for years from Amazon: Jumbo Non Stick PTFE Craft Mat Part # 7058-16" x 36" x Heavy Duty 5 mil . Heavier than Tim's and just as good.

Do u make your own texture paste???

Calcium carbonate can be added to acrylic paint to make it matte.

Another lovely video with fabulous creations! Thank you, Ceri, for sharing.

I'm only at 2:30 and already I've learned to use a separate sketchbook for brayer roll-offs, what a cool, novel, fantastic idea! If I didn't learn anything else, it would be worth it just for that! Your roll-off pages are so cool, too! Thank you so much for all you share, Ceri. Okay, I'm gonna grab a cup of tea, a note pad, and keep watching.

These are fabulous Ceri! Great job⭐️ Love the process!! As always, thank you for sharing ❤️

Thank you, Ceri. This was both educational and inspiring. Much appreciated. Take care.

Love Love ❤

Thank you for sharing your process! I have done this in the past with rolodex cards. I used my 12x12 gel plate and placed multiple cards down all at once. This helped the process go quite a bit faster!

So nice!

Thank you so much for the close-ups at the end. Your postcards really are stunning! Loved watching the process and hearing your thoughts. Thank you very much. :)

Hallo Ceri, I love your finished card. You bring with all the paint layers, a lot of depths in it. They are backgrounds but they are so lovely as they are as they (if you know what I main. ) When you look at them you can see persons, sunsets, birds in it. I love it. 👌

Wonderful! I’m inspired to give it a go! I’m so impatient and want it right the first time. I do have to constantly remind myself that it’s only paper. Thanks for sharing.

These are so beautiful and would make lovely digitals. Hint,hint😊

Ceri: you always look like you’re having such a good time when the paints come out. These colors are uplifting. I will be interested in seeing how you decorate them. Carol from California

Great video Ceri. I’m so glad i found your channel. Looking forward to giving this a go.

Love watching and hearing your thought process. Very inspiring.

Thank you for sharing your methods. So interesting and insightful to hear your thought process.

Watching you create backgrounds is mesmerizing and entertaining.

Those post cards are awesome. You give me loads of ideas. Thank You Cari.

Those are so cool & will make neat backgrounds!! TFS

Those are all so pretty with all the colors. Would love to see you do some finishing on them to see what a final piece would look like. You do have a wonderful eye for color.

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These are so gorgeous!! Thank you for showing us how you make them!! Congrats on 55k also!! On to 100k!!😁💖 I would love to see how you finish these off as well 😉

Very nice Ceri. They are lovely. TFS Hope you have a great day.

lovely results!! in this case more seems to equal more (better)!! 😊

YAY for doing your bit for the planet!

This video was amazing to watch, just loved it so much. You get the added colour right each time. Would love to see further work on these cards. Thank you for another fabulous video.

They turned out awesome Ceri!!

Love the color choices! 😍 I am looking forward to your next video. I do hope you will continue to film on with these and turn them into beautiful finished pieces ❤️