Drum roll please...............Gocco Part 1

i did it... i finally tested out my print gocco!

last night i overcame my fear of messing up the gocco screens or wasting bulbs.

let me pause here for a momentary flashback about my interest in the gocco....

while following along with the Weddingbee blog, i kept trying to figure out what this commonly posted "gocco thing" was... and finally one day i stumbled upon this 

how to etsy tutorial and it helped my understanding!

not only did i understand, i started looking for pics of what this little contraption could do....

i found these beautiful invitations:

all gocco invite images are heatherjeany creations

she's so talented!

so here's what i recieved in the mail from leslie of alittlegoodness etsy shop

1 gocco printing unit

a 4 pack of flash bulbs

drying rack

came with red, gold, & black ink

2 high mesh screens

carbon pen for freehand designs

ink blocker (keeps ink from going where it's not supposed to go)

i ordered some extras:

a free hand drawing pad

6 extra colored inks

some extra bulbs (should've gotten extra screens too)

here's a pic of my first screen - it's different styles of 

"thank you" 

&

"merci beaucoup"

i figured i'd fill up the screen, there's no sense in wasting a whole screen on 1 thank you!

after the thank you screens, i burned the details screen with 2 brocade patterns 

now stay tuned to see how the screens actually print on paper... i'm getting nervous again!

i may take me a day or 2 to get over the fear of imperfection on my 1st print job!