Directions for an easy stamp using the Geometric Repeat Pattern

The blue border on this painting is printed using acrylic

 and a hand cut stamp

 that was made without  transferring the design, very easy.

 It is the same pattern that I posted last night.

In this painting I used the same stamp and stamped it right over the face and the hair. 

 It becomes a texture.

Here is how to make the quick and easy stamp 

from the Geometric repeat pattern. 

Taking an eraser or a scrap of safety Kut 

or any other printing rubber,

 hand draw the design with a sharpie and cut it out with an exacto knife. 

Perfection is not needed here.  

This is one of my favorite stamps. 

Use a cosmetic sponge to put acrylic on the stamp and then stamp.  

Or just use a stamp pad.  This is a good stamp to put in your purse for journaling on the go. 

Of course you can get the repeat pattern out of a  Dover book and transfer it:  it will give the stamp an almost perfect look,which is great,

 but it doesn’t have the charm of 

the hand drawn and hand cut stamp.

If you don't have a Dover book,

 I have posted examples of the pattern on Flickr . 

 Some of these examples would make good stencils, 

some are in fact stencils and some would make lovely large printing blocks.

This is a great pattern!