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 these and how you share the versatility of this stamp.
Love, love, love your cards! I am thinking I am going to “need” that chevron stamp:)
Love the “minty” cards!
Okay! I’m sold. I have to have this cheveron stamp. Your cards are great and I want to scraplift them.
Great cards, you’ve really shown how versatile the stamp is :)
thanks for the idea of adding watercolor within the embossed area – what a neat trick!
Love the chevrons – so crisp!
I’m on Pinterest too – so much fun and so practical!
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Lovely!
Hero Arts stamps are so awesome!
Thanks for the chance :)
Love these cards — that background stamp is awesome! I really love it embossed. Wow!
I am really enjoying how simple these cards are. And reminding me of a technique that I haven’t done in awhile.
Thank you for your time and sharing!!
Wow Lisa, you are such an inspiration. I just love your clean/graphic/modern take on this background stamp. I can always count on your cards to be fun and fresh! YOU ROCK. Keep the awesome designs coming! :)
That stamp is so much fun! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love these cards! They’re so clean and simple yet beautiful! TFS
These are my favorite cards ever! Love the ones with the chevrons!
lovely card!
Sandra ltb
These cards made me say wow! What a versatile stamp, and I can’t wait to see what else you do with it.
Soo, very cute! That zig zag stamp is a must have!!
What great uses of the new chevron background! Can’t wait to try some myself!
Love the watercolor idea! Great cards!:)
I’m in love with zig zags! Gorgeous cards!