Hi there, and welcome to my little stop on the Hero Arts 2012 Catalog Blog Hop! You should have arrived here via the amazing Kelly Purkey’s blog, so if you took a wrong turn or encountered a broken link you can head back to the start of the hop!
For my hop cards I just had to break out the new Hero Arts Zig Zag Background Cling stamp (CG422) — love this stamp so much! You see, I’m a bit (!) of a chevron nut, and have been dreaming of loads of ideas for this stamp — some of which I’ve saved on my chevron Pinterest board. (Are you on Pinterest? Let me know, I’d love to follow you!)
So to start off, I just had to try white embossing the stamp on a white notecard and then brushing on watercolors. First I used a cheery palette of pink, yellow, and orange and it really made me smile!
Isn’t it great how watercolors blend together to make interesting new colors? I just used an old cheapy Crayola set for this card — first one that I grabbed! — but I can’t wait to try this with Twinkling H2O’s!
Next I had to try the same technique again, but this time with a tranquil blue, lavender and pool color combo. Isn’t it peaceful?
Next I wanted to try some clean and simple cards where the Zig Zag Background would truly take center stage, and I came up with these!
I just stamped the Zig Zag Background off the edge of the card — no need for masking! Love how these came out. Even though they do make me hungry for something minty! Ha ha ha!
I could go on and on and on making cards with this stamp! (But I better stop, or you’ll never make it to the end of the hop! ha.)
Here are a few things I can’t wait to try next:
- Embossing in white and rubbing with Distress Inks
- A tone-on-tone background — or even doing tone-on-tone on a bunch of colors of cardstock, cutting them in strips, and putting on a card!
- Bright yellow on white (for another cheery card!)
- Brown ink on a kraft notecard for a masculine card
- Stamping once in one color, then inking the stamp up with a different color and positioning it down a bit from the first stamping!
- Inking the stamp with multiple colors of inks, misting with Perfect Pearls in water and stamping!
I have a feeling this stamp is going to be my “go-to” stamp for quite a while now!
Your next stop on the hop is Her Royal Rubberness, the super duper fab-u-loso Julie Ebersole! Take it awaaaaaaaay, Julie!
Thanks for hopping by,
oh! oH!! OH!!! *total swoonage* EEP!!! …………………………THUD!!!
I think I may have to have that chevron background stamp! Your cards are wonderful. I like the watercolor cards a lot but the last two are just so fresh looking. I think this stamp would work really well for some masculine cards.
Love the simplicity of the card. Beautiful!
Wow, these are stunning cards Lisa. I am in love with this background stamp and can’t wait to win it (lol), and/or purchase it. Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas to use this. Simple and quick cards are really my style and you really decided my mind to purchase this one for sure. Have a wonderful Christmas.
That chevron is just amazing! Versatility is the name!
Beautiful cards!
Love the new Zig Zag stamp. Great cards!
Great technique with the water color and embossing. Those cards came out awesome. Your Christmas cards make me happy :-)
Lisa + new stamps = FUN
love the resist technique! beautiful cards
I love how you softened the angles of the chevrons by using the watercolor effect on the first cards – beautiful. Great future ideas too!
Wowza! I will never think of chevrons in the same way again. What a wonderful world that we are able to see others ideas from the comfort of our own home (still in pj’s). This will be a favorite background stamp for me as well. Love the watercolor effect. thank you
love the chevron in red with the Christmas tree. My favorite1
Love that you stamped right off the edge of the card……………no masking required.
Beautiful cards, love the different effects you got from using different inks and embossing with the same background stamp. Great job. Thanks so much for sharing and for the chance to win.
i love what you did with the zig zag stamp. it’s so versatilve! and i love that you added different colors on top of it. such great cards!!!
Oh I see lots of uses for this great pattern—LOVE it….and love your cards!!!!
I LOVE the embossed and water coloured cards! They are just gorgeous!!
Beautious!! They are all so nicely done and pretty but my most favorite are the watercolor ones-probably bc I love watercolors and pastels!! Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas!!
loving your card and the zig zag stamp. love!