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,
Wow wow! Lisa juz love the diffrent looks with this stamp,it’s in my to buy list!
thanks for sharing tis lovely creation!
Hugs
Doreen
Love the Simplicity and Color combos! And yes now I want something minty as well!
Love it!!! they are all so different and pretty!!! love that stamp…
I have a feeling this zig zag stamp is going to be a HUGE seller!! I can’t wait to buy it…of course winning it would be even better; but I’ll most definitely get it, one way or another!! I love the versatility of it and the embossing with the water-color technique you did as well. Beautiful colors
OMG I love the watercolor over the white embossed pattern!
These cards are fabulous!!! I must have this chevron stamp!!!
Gorgeous backrounds using this unique background stamp Lisa. Love this.
Marcie
Lovin’ the chevron stamp. Can hardly wait to get my hands on it. Thanks for sharing & for the chance to win!
WOWSIE! Great cards and great eye opener about using the chevron stamp in different ways. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love your work, I really like the two Christmas Cards. Thanks for sharing.
Debbie B.
LOVE your use of the stamp with the white embossing and soft coloring and then the simple details keeping it clean and simple with great elements. BEAUTIFUL!!
lovely cards, so cool colors with zigzag!
i’m gaga for Chevron! lisa, you were awesome with this background stamp :)
I’m loving the zig zags through out the blog hop, and the explanation point stamps I’ve been seeing. Your cards are truly beautiful.
Thanks for the cards and a chance to win !
Love all your colour combos and ideas! This stamps is soooo versatile!!
I’m with you. I thing that chevron may become my new best friend. So many possibilities! I’ll look forward to seeing all your creations. Your cards are beautiful!
Everyone is going to want this stamp (me too) after seeing your fabulous ideas. I can just visualize it with the Twinkling H20’s and the Distress Inks! It’s such a universal background that it could be used for children’s cards or masculine cards or on to infinity. Thanks so much! And thanks to Hero Arts!
LOVE theses cards Lisa! I’m putting this stamp on the TOP of my list!
All of your cards are lovely, but the lavender one is truly elegant. The tones and the sentiment are beautiful and seasonal in a non traditional way.