Great things

Hello everyone,

and welcome to this blogpost where I am showcasing the wonderful 100 Proof Press Stamps. As you might already know, Sara from 100 Proof Press asked me if I was interested in doing some design  work for her and of course I had to say yes ! Her stamps are wonderful ! I already had some in my collection and I used one of those (The large handsome hares) today  in this art journal spread:

This fantastic Hares Stamp was what attracted my attention to 100 Proof Press. Isn't it absolutely gorgeous ? It stands just over 6" tall ! 

Here's how I made this spread:

I started off with a piece of Mixed Media paper that I cut in half but kept together with painter's tape. I also painted a layer of gesso on it. 

I used different acrylic paints and a brush, my fingers and a baby wipe to apply colour to my page. At this stage I thought: Oh dear..... but I persevered and I do like the end result. So don't give up straight away..... 

Next, I stencilled polkadots in the same colours, moved the stencil slightly and repeated with white paint. The stencil is a piece of acetate that I die cut circles into. 

I then used a bottle cap and black watered down paint to add circles, a brush for the splatters and a palet knife to add some black in two corners. 

Here I added some doodle lines around the edged and stamping too.  

I stamped the hares twice because I wasn't sure which paper I wanted to use. I decided on the book text. 

After adhering them on the page with gel medium I added a little shading and colour to the hares and also added the sentiment in the same way. Some doodle lines around the strips finished it off. 

A detail of those fantastic hares... 

A detail of the left bottom corner... 

A closer look at a part of the background...

And the sentiment... 

I hope you liked my post and just in case you would like some of those fantastic stamps, here are the links to the shop:

5068 Large handsome hares

6591 Stylish numbers

5809 Profit and loss sheet

6613 van Gogh quote

Thank you so much for stopping by today !