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,
Cute. I Thanks for the fun card idea.
That zigzag stamp is my favorite out of the new bunch that I’ve seen so far! I love what you’ve done with it!
Wow, your cards are incredible! Very inspiring to see what can be done with the chevron design! Beautiful colors!
Thanks for sharing these great ideas Lisa. These stamps are going to be so popular and hard to choose from! Like how you mentioned further projects; love how these inspirations lead to more….
Love all of the cards! I can’t wait to get this stamp.
Thank you!
Marie
The chevron… it is killing me! This is DEFINITELY on my buy-list. Thank you for sharing! I got a watercolour set recently and I am SOOOO doing this. :)
Great cards, that Zig Zag background stamp has my mind spinning with creative ideas.
Zigs and Zags and so many good ideas. Thank you!
Great cards! Love this new BG stamp! TFS ;-)
I haven’t hopped very far and I’ve already seen this stamp three times! I hope they stock up on this one because it’s a keeper. Love your holiday cards and thanks for the additional ideas!
GASP. I adore these stamps. Yet another reason to replace my lost heat gun!
I love your background ls with the watercolors. I have to get that chevron stamp. Thanks for the great ideas!
wow! your cards sealed the deal with me – the zig zag stamp is coming to my house!
Looks like the Zigzag stamp is going to be a hit. Thanks for sharing so many great stamps.
This card is AWESOME and this is DEFINETLY a MUST-HAVE BG Stamp for me. Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Love all the different ways you used the new Chevron set! Great ideas, especially love the white embossed one with the pastel rainbow colors on the background-yummy!
Oh Lisa!!!! You have really worked some magic with this cheveron stamp….LOVE IT!
Thanks for sharing the water color technique. Love it!
I never have really tried any background stamps. But after looking at your cards, I want to get some to try out. I really love the Christmas ones.
I love, love the new zig zag tag. During this blog hop, I have seen so many cleaver ideas to use this stamp. I love it on your Christmas cards.