Darling Dahlia Card

Send someone a lovely message with this Darling Dahlia Card. Great for birthdays, thank you's, or just offering words of encouragement, this lovely card is a welcomed challenge for artists of all skill levels. Play around with different Chameleon Pens colors and create flowers in every color of the rainbow. This is a great project that will teach you how to transform a flat stamp into an amazing image. With bright colors, this dahlia seems to pop off this card and it's sure to be a card that's cherished and appreciated for years to come.

Primary TechniquePaper Crafts

Intermediate

SeasonFall

Materials:

Chameleon Art Pens in the following colors: Purple Grape, Olive Green and Warm Sunset, Penny Black
Sweet Dahlia stamp
Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Dandelion, Tangelo and Morocco
Bee Paper in Purple, Green and Cream
Perfect Layers Mini Rulers

Instructions:

Stamp image onto Bee paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Colour the word block and letters with Warm Sunset, to achieve the Ombre effect leave the mixing chamber on the brush nib for about 8 seconds and then colour the area using a side to side motion.
Shade the petals of the flower using Purple Grape, leave the mixing chamber on the brush nib for about 5 seconds and then colour from the tip of the petal towards the centre, repeat this process until all petals have been coloured. This adds depth, dimension and highlights giving a lighter shade to the tips of the petals.
Colour the stem with Olive Green, add the mixing chamber for 3 seconds to the brush nib and then work from the right side to the left of the stem. This will make one side darker and give the appearance of depth.
Ink the edges of the image with a distress tool using Dandelion, Tangelo and Morocco inks, working with the lightest shade in the centre and darker towards the edges. Mount the card onto Purple, Green and Purple card using the Perfect Layers ruler and then adhere to cream card base.