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,
Love all the examples and the fun ways to use this stamp…Oh yea I am addicted to pinterest, love all the inspiration
My fave colors are yellow and orange, but that’s not the only reason I love that first card. Actually, they are all very cool — but how do you keep the zig zags straight across???? I know mine would be at, at least, a little slant. LOL Am going to look at your Pinterest site now….
Hi Barb! It’s easy to keep the zig zags straight, as the stamp is actually bigger than the card! so you can easily line it up. I tend to stand while working with big stamps like this and I’ve found that helps too! Hope that helps, and hugs to you! :)
Nice use of the chevron stamp –really demos the possibilities
The peppermint zig zags are great!!!!!
LOVE this new background stamp and how you’ve used it! It’s first on my wishlist. Not that I’ve seen many. ;)
I love chevrons, too, and can think of wonderful ways to use this stamp, especially in my journals. Great cards!
wow great color and love the embossing…Love those zig zags..
thanks for sharing.
Wow, all of your cards are wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
This is BEAUTIFUL! Wow! Love love love it!
A ton of fun new ideas for the zigzag stamp-actually love them all
This stamp is so versatile. Definately need to buy it! thanks for sharing some amazingly simple yet strikingly beautiful cards.
1 stamp, so many different designs: LOVE IT!
Really love your cards !! Love the first one, the colours are fab !!
Didn’t think I would, but you made me love the zig zag stamp. What wonderful backgrounds!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Cheryl
I can’t wait to get this background stamp and try all of your techniques! Fabulous! Anne, yourmainestamper
Oh WoW. Love the colors and all the ideas you have. Now I do believe I need this stamp today, can’t wait to get it and start stamping away! Thank you for sharing.
Ok…now you’ve done it…You’ve convinced me that I must have that chevron zig zag stamp! I wasn’t sure at first, but now that I see how very versatile it is…I’ve gotta have it! Thanks so much for all the techniques you’ve shared with us. Can’t wait to get that stamp and try them all!
These are great cards….thanks!
Wow! What amazing cards – so many different looks from one stamp! I can’t wait to get this stamp!!
Love that stamp! Love to see what you did with it!