Cindy's Creative Journey: Dahlia Collage Card with Cindy Bristow

Dahlia Collage Card

with Cindy Bristow

Howdy!

Today I would like to share a collage style card I created using a FSJ stamp called Dahlia Burst. It is one of my favorites, and even though it is a few years old, I still consider it one of my go to flower stamps.

For the past few weeks I have been showing you different ways to use the patterned papers we all have in our stashes. This card front is no different, it started as a piece of Halloween paper. Instead of using gesso, I decided to grab my Gel Press and acrylic paints.

The acrylic paints did not cover as well as gesso, but it still made an interesting background to work with. I will be doing this again! You can see part of the haunted house in the top right hand corner of the picture below. By adding more layers, it turned into a background pattern and looks great.

After my paint was dry, I stamped the Deco Wall background stamp in Whip Cream ink for my background stamping. Then I layered the Dahlia Burst stamp using a masking technique. I colored the images using Color Burst Pencils. The white highlights are done with acrylic paint.

To finish the card front, I stamped the Deco Wall stamp randomly using Black Licorice ink. Next I stamped one side with Clear Embossing ink and the Vintage Notes stamp, covered it with gold embossing powder and heat set it. I sprinkled it with Black Licorice Silk and decided that it needed just a bit more black, so I added 3 enamel dots from the Magical Candy pack.

The card front is mounted onto Black Licorice cardstock and then layered onto a Rich Coral card base.