What's on my work desk this week

This is how my desk looks at the moment.....



Somewhat rather piled high with one thing on top of another!!!!!
You can see some stamps, cutter,paints, photo's, kitchen roll etc etc and a Scrapbook layout I have done this week.
Here is a close up of the layout about my Great Great Grandfather Robert Edwards a fisherman from Grimsby.



It's not as clear a photo as I would have liked but it gives you an idea.The background I made using my Gelli plate and a few stencils and bubble wrap below are a few step by step pictures to show you.



First I found on of those thin plastic dividers and put it on my cricut mat and cut out a little saying from the Life's a Beach cartridge "gone fishin"


Once this was cut out (which was just the same as using a sheet of thick paper) I had a custom made mask for use with my Gelli plate.
Next I sorted out sea coloured inks



Then placed the mask I hade made on my gelli plate and inked up the Gelli plate and brayered the ink all over the plate then lifted the mask off


Then I put texture onto the Gelli plate with stencils and bubble wrap


Then I placed part of my 12x12 Kraft card stock onto the gelli plate, re inked the plate with the same colours then placed a different part of the card stock on the Gelli plate until all the 12 x12 was coloured a sea colour, ensuring I did not go over the part where my stencil I had made was!!



Once dry, (about five mins) I then did a little sewing..... To attach the net


After that I mounted the photo and put that into position


Next I used my cricut to cut out the letters for his name and the information at the bottom of the layout, I cut them in Kraft card stock. Then added a little more net and sewed it on. I also added an arrow to point out which was my Great Great Grandfather ( and.... To cover a x my relative had put over him to show which one was our Great Great Grandfather!!!!)


Then just to finish it I stamped a few sea life creatures and fish!


Well I hope you like what I did with my Gelli plate !!
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