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 these cards I can visualize using these stamps on so many projects. This is the first time I have participated in the blog hop. Fun! Thx
Great cards. With the zigzag stamp you can made cards for every ocassion. Love this stamp
Lovely card, that chevron looks like it seriously needs to come to me.
Wow Lisa! Looks like you have mastered the use of this Chevron pattern. Your cards are beautiful and so love the variety of soft & subtle, to bold and brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing your cards with us today. Merry Christmas.
love the simplicity of the card. thanks
Who knew Chevrons would make such a comeback???? Obviously Hero Arts did!!!!
Love your cards!! Love that stamp and how you used it~~
Love how you showed the versatility of this stamp, and I agree–can’t wait to try it with luminart
Wonderful cards. Really shows ther versatillity of the stamp.
What a great background stamp. So many possibilities. Your cards are beautiful.
Lisa, I LOVE what you’ve done with that stamp – you’ve really shown how versatile it is! Now I just HAVE to have it!!
I really love what you’ve done with this great new Zig Zag Background stamp, Lisa – great job! The watercolour stripes behind the embossing is super stunning. I’m definitely going to use that idea – thanks!
I am loving what you did with this chevron stamp!!! Definitely on my wish list!
These are all just too cute! TFS and for the inspiration
What a great stamp…you did an amazing job on all these gorgeous cards! I actually love this stamp now that I’ve seen the versatility of it!!! Thanks so much!
hugs,
joni
Wow! I love you how used the Chevron stamp with so many different colors and themes! This is a must have stamp! Thanks for sharing!
I love what you did with such a simple stamps, I really need to own this one.
I love the zig zag stamp. Great creative uses for this one. Thanks.
Amazing what you did with one stamp, it’s really great ideas ! Thank you !
Thanks for sharing ideas on the versatility of this particular stamp. I really how the cards came out with the soft colors. Beautiful.