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Stamp Study #2: Hero Arts Waves Background

12 Mar

So a few months ago when Hero Arts released their new catalog I saw this stamp and fell head over heels for it!

Hero Arts Wave Background www.allthesparkle.com

I’ve been eagerly waiting for it to be released; but when it finally arrived, it just sat on my craft desk because I couldn’t figure out what to do with it.  I love the style of the waves but I wasn’t seeing how to incorporate it into a card.  So when I was considering what stamp set to use for my second stamp study (here’s the first if you’re interested!) I decided that I would challenge myself to come up with different ways to use this stamp.  In the end I have five cards that I think are quite different in style: a shaker card (of course), a spinner card, a masculine card, a playful card, and a card that’s not really aquatic-themed.  I also tried to use different methods for inking/using the stamp…some more successfully than others… 😉

Here we go…

Card 1:

Lawn Fawn Stamp Study www.allthesparkle.comFor this card I heat-embossed the waves stamp with clear embossing powder and painted it with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors.  I actually painted two panels and cut one panel in half following the line of the waves and adhered it with foam mounting tape in front of the otter for a little dimension.

Lawn Fawn Year Five Stamp Study www.allthesparkle.comI’m using this card as today’s coloring for #thedailymarker30day Coloring Challenge hosted by the amazingly talented, Kathy Racoosin!  I’m also entering this card into Virginia’s View Challenge #13: Embossing!

all things embossedCard 2:

Stamp Study www.allthesparkle.comI smooshed Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and Faded Jeans distress inks onto a craft sheet and spritzed them with water for this card.  This card took several tries and I realized that I needed to use A LOT of distress ink in order to cover the entire stamp…even then some didn’t really stamp well which is why I trimmed it down (make it work moment #1…)!  The sentiment is from Memory Box and I embellished the card with a little navy blue thread and Glass Slippers sequins from The Ton!

Card 3:

Stamp Study www.allthesparkle.comSo I showed this card to several of my students…and they looked at it and said…that’s an interesting-looking sun…but I had something a little different in mind! 😉

Stamp Study www.allthesparkle.com
Stamp Study www.allthesparkle.com

I used the dolphin from the Lawn Fawn Critters in the Sea stamp set and created a spinner card.  I wanted the dolphin to go “beneath” the waves so I adhered the waves panel with foam mounting tape so it would sit above the spinner.  I won’t lie…this is quite a thick card with the spinner element and not one that I would try mailing.  I swiped different dye ink pads onto the stamp for these waves.  The sentiment is from Mama Elephant.

I created my first Flipagram to show you the dolphin spinning…hopefully it’ll work here!

I’m entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Things That Fly as I think that dolphin is certainly trying his hardest to fly! 😉

Card 4:

www.allthesparkle.com Stamp Study

Of course I HAD to have a shaker card… 😉 I recently picked up this stamp set during a Neat and Tangled instagram flash sale and it’s SO cute!  I stamped and heat-embossed the sailboat and sentiment and then used a craft knife to cut out the sails.  I filled the sails with Glass Slipper sequins from The Ton and white sparkling seed beads.  The red sequins on the card front are Call Me Maybe sequins from The Ton.  For this card I swiped pigment ink onto the stamp and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.

I’m entering this card into the Little Tangles Challenge #54: Anything Goes and the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: B is for…(boat)!

And finally,

Card 5:

Stamp Study www.allthesparkle.comI created this card by inking the stamp with Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot distress ink and spritzing the stamp with water.  I love this stamp set from Dark Room Door and thought it would create a great masculine card!  I think it actually might be my favorite followed closely by the otter…

I’m entering these cards into the Hero Arts Nature Challenge!

What do you think?  Do you have a favorite?  Or another idea for that stamp? 🙂

And as always, many thanks to Virginia Lu for the idea!!  Thanks for visiting!

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Comments

  1. Vickey E. says

    March 12, 2015 at 9:06 am

    My favorite would have to be the otter. But, they are all amazing! I don’t know how you came up with all these ways to use this stamp, but I am impressed at your creativity. I think the shaker card is just adorable. And the dolphin card is so cool, the way he moves. And even the hello card is beautiful and could be used for so many occasions! Great job!

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  2. Anja curvers says

    March 12, 2015 at 11:30 am

    Awesome, awesome love them all I think my favorite is the otter followed closely by the last one. Great ways to use this stamp.

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  3. Niki G. says

    March 12, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    Whoa Jess…these are ALL amazing!

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  4. Kara Lynne says

    March 12, 2015 at 11:51 pm

    Oh my, where to even begin!! I love that you dove in head first into figuring out what to do with this stamp! It is an awesome stamp, by the way, and you really show it off beautifully!

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  5. nancy littrell says

    March 13, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    OMG Jess, All your cards are my favorite 🙂 So creative and beautiful. TFS.

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  6. Andrea Ockey Parr says

    March 15, 2015 at 10:29 pm

    WOW! For someone who was initially stumped at how to use this card, I’d definitely say that inspiration struck! I simply love the many ways you used this stamp and each card is so unique! It was a joy to see just how many ways this stamp could be utilized from light blues to dark blues and everywhere in between. Truly inspiring work and I’m so glad you shared these with us for this week’s Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  7. jenn shurkus says

    March 16, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    jess!!! these are beautiful cards!! I have that wave background on order.. it was a NEED in my nautical loving collection 🙂 i love each and every card you have created with it- so inspiring!! thank you for playing along with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

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  8. Tracy Ercole says

    March 24, 2015 at 6:14 am

    What awesome cards. Loving the shaker sail boat. Thanks for joining us at Little Tangles.

    Reply
  9. Lynda says

    October 31, 2015 at 11:09 am

    Thanks for all your inspiration. I just bought this stamp & was looking for some ideas. I sure found some here!

    Reply

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