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,
What a wonderfully versatile stamp–and you examples are fabulous!
Lisa, Your cards are inspiring. I’ll be looking at chevron in a whole new way from now on! Happy Holidays.
Peace, Trish
amazing how 4 cards using one background stamp can all be so cool and so different. great use of colors and embellies. being a big chevron fan anyway, i am waiting to order this stamp. wish i had a party site less than 125 mi away.
Wow, what a difference a little color makes, right? I love, love, love all of the color combinations. Awesome!!! Thank you for the inspiration. :)
I love your interpretations on the Zig zag card, you make the background stamp part of the foreground! Also enjoying the blog hops this morning in bed, I really should get up soon!!
Oh my did not know a zig zag could be so pretty. Thank you Charlsie
Thanks for showing so many ways to use this fabulous zigzag stamp!
I will be purchasing the Zig Zag stamp soon. Love the variety of things it can be used for.
Love the simplicity of your cards! From a fellow Austinite :)
Hi there Connie! Awesome to know someone else in Austin is reading the blog! Woo! :)
these are fabulous Lisa! wonderful designs!!
What a great technique to get a beautiful card…. Love it! And love the new stamps offcourse ;-)
Xandra
Your hugs card made me think of sherbet immediately. The peace card looks just like the weather outside my Austin window for the past 3 days! This background is really versatile!
Hi Dona! That’s what inspired it — the weather! Loving this arctic blast we’re having! :)
I especially love the chevron cards you did for Christmas—just adorable!! That stamp is a must-have :)
I think the zigzag stamp will be my first purchase. Love all your examples especially the first two with the pretty background colours!
Thanks for the chance to win. Love your cards using that stamp. It’s my favorite too!
Ooooh, I don’t know which I like more…the ombre tones or the clean designs,,,love the versatility and inspiration you’ve shown!
Absolutely love what you’ve done with this stamp. Great cards from spring to winter and they all work wonderfully.
This is such a great background stamps, so versatile.
I love, love, love this stamp. I can see why you could just keep going. I especially like the blue/purple christmas card. Makes me think of a snowy day. Good luck to all the hoppers.
Love to use watercolors + embossing! So pretty!