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,
Really love the chevron stamp! And what beautiful cards you made with it. Wonderful idea!! Appreciate the chance to win.
Gorgeous cards, Lisa! I love them all!
I read that chevron was an ‘in look’ for this year and this proves it. Love what you did with it and the water colours are gorgeous. On my ‘must have’ list.
I’m in love! that stamp is awesome and I love it embossed in white.
I love the embossed background with the beautiful watercolors.
So many uses for the chevron stamp. It is just so versitile and your cards are just perfect.
These cards are great! I’ll have to try this new stamp…so versatile! :)
The Christmas cards are my favorite! Makes me think of wanting minty things too! TFS!
I love your simple and striking cards and ideas – I could listen to those suggestions all day. Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
Merry Christmas! A very trendy bckgrnd stamp.
Such a simple, but versatile stamp! Love what you did with it.
Haven’t been on your blog before, but am going to check out your older work too!
this zig zag stamp looks as tho it is has many possibilities
What a lovely way to use that background stamp. I love the white embossing and the watercolour background, It is so effective
Love that bg stamp! Need to get it!!! And I love what you did with the watercolor look! Stunning!
Phew it took a lot of scrolling down to get here, lol! As always Lisa, your cards are wonderful! I love the way you used the Zig Zag Background in so many different way and it’s great to see the beautiful looks that can be achieved! Can’t wait for the new stamps to arrive in the shops here!
I love those simple, clear cards – and the colour combinations are really enticing!
Well you’ve officially made me want this stamp!!!
What beautiful cards, and each so different! Can’t wait to try it myself.
Love that zig zag stamp. I need to pull out my old crayola watercolor pencils. What a great idea.
Alisa
While I love how you used the stamp on all the cards the first really made me smile! I am going to have to case that one! Thanks for sharing!