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,
I love the cards you made Lisa. Especially the Blue, Pool and Lavender card.
Wow. I really love that stamp. I love all of the cards you made but my favorite it the snowflake card. Very prety!
Loving the Blog Hop…and all of the incredible ideas and different looks.
I like the Hugs and Peace cards as everyone could use some.
Thank-you
Thanks for sharing! I love everything chevron these days!
After seeing your gorgeous cards, I’m kinda getting to like chevrons, too. Thanks for posting such fun cards.
I am loving these embossed chevrons – simply wonderful!
This would never have been a stamp I would have looked twice at but after seeing what you’ve created I’m seeing it with new eyes. Very neat cards, I love the softness of the blended chalks with the white embossing, so pretty.
These cards are gorgeous–The Christmas cards are my favorite. Beautiful work.
I so love what you did with the Chevron stamp. My favorites are the Christmas cards that you did and I love your “future” ideas for this stamp. Thanks for sharing. :-)
You are making that chevron stamp look VERY appealing! LOL
FABULOUS CAS cards! Love the idea of sponging colour and then adding the chevron stripes in white EP!!!!!!! Gorgeous!
Wow I love your cards with the zig zags. I love your choice of the soft colors-so very pretty. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wonderful card ideas, Lisa!! I am loving the Chevron stamp!! You make it look SO FUN!! Thanks for the awesome ideas.
These are so me! I need this background! I wonder though, how did your paper not buckle with the watercolors? Pure talent, I am guessing. :) Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Shella! I used a Hero Arts Snow notecard — they are pretty thick and heavy and they did warp a bit when they were wet, but as they dried they unwarped. If your cardstock does warp you can flatten it out again under a heavy stack of books. Hope that helps, and thanks for hopping by! :)
I’m thinking this stamp needs to go on the list. Love the palettes you choose~
I love what you did with this zigzag stamp!
Yes, yes, yes! This is THE stamp I’m waiting to get my hands on! And I love what you did with it. LOVE!! TFS.
Your cards are so fresh and pretty. This background stamp is a definite must have.
Very clean and simple, I like your ombre effect, very cool.
I just love that stamp, I can not wait to get one! Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards and new ideas!