3-D Card and A Collage Card

Hello Friends,

This card is made with a collage of DCWV Artistic Collage papers, some book print, and a picture of a Victorian era woman holding a bouquet of flowers.   I tore the papers and distressed them with TH Vintage Photo ink, added some crocheted lace trim, a feather, a key and keyhole brad, swirly bling and punched butterflies to complete the look.  I have this one for sale in my Etsy shop this week!

Next, I had to make another 3-D Accordion Card!  The Karen Burniston "3-D Accordian Flip" die makes it just plain fun and very easy to put together!  Here's a YouTube link of Karen Burniston demo-ing how to use the die to make one for yourself!  Here's a link to the first one I made: Accordian Card. 

I used the same DCWV designer paper  (Artistic Collage) as I did for the first card. I pulled out multiple sets of K&Company's Brenda Walton 3-D stickers to embellish the different panels.

First Panel - stickers and Memory Box Leafy Branch die

 

Second Panel - More stickers and Leafy Branch die

This pane uses Basic Grey letter stickers, a bow charm, some more Stickers and 2 AC brads!

This third panel has an extra interactive element.  The panel lifts up to reveal a space for journaling or a special message to the recipient!

Last Panel - SU "Perfectly Penned" sentiment, Zing White EP, Stickers

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Collage Style

Hi Friends,

I've found myself admiring the doodling and collage style of many of the artists I've been stalking over on Pinterest.  So I am testing the waters here... bare with me on this one!!

I'm guest hosting over on Splitcoast this weekend and the website I chose is called "Close 2 My Art".  "Michele" the artist of the pieces found on this website, is incredibly talented, with a very playful flare.  "Often, if something seems too perfect, I will skew it towards the unrealistic to capture the essence of a whim. Although the pieces I design are practical, my hope is that my art will never become so serious that I betray the uniqueness that inspires me."

I love her work!   I chose this fun "Bike Art Print" from her shop as my inspiration.

I started with a card base of Crumb Cake CS and partially covered it with a torn dictionary page from this old dictionary book I got from an antique store - $5.00.





I then stamped the bike (by PSX) onto another sheet from the dictionary, and dry-brush stippled over it with TH Worn Lipstick distress ink.  I then outlined the bike in a teal Copic shade.  Had to add Flower Soft to the basket!  I trimmed it down and then layered that onto dark brown cardstock.

The next part was very simple, I just mounted a sheet of patterned paper from the "Colorful Life" stack by DCWV (perfect for this project) onto dark blue cardstock, layered that onto the card base at an angle, then the bike layer over that.  I then added stitch marks all around my layers.  




Next I turned to some more Tim Holtz goodies for the fun part... I used an Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber in "Snow Cap" to smear some white paint over the layers to make a space for my sentiment.  I let it dry then stamped the sentiment from SUs "Happiness is a Journey" set on the white paint.  I layered a strip of acetate Film Strip Ribbon by TH over the top of all the pieces, and finished with some hearts that I doodled and cut out from the same DCWV paper.  Added a little more distressing to the edges of the card and it was done!

I know it's a little "amature-ish", but I really enjoyed dabbling in the collage realm!  Thanks for sticking with me on this one!  LOL!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!