Alison CT - Dragonfly Collage

Hi everyone,  today I'm sharing an art journal page created using catalyst cards and stamps. I have collaged some of the catalyst card and other papers to create the background.

To begin, I cut the background catalyst card, from set 3, to fit my journal page.  I blended vintage photo distress ink around the edges before gluing to the page.

Next, I ripped a vertical strip from an old book page and two horizontal strips of old music manuscript. Again, I blended vintage photo around the edges. I used collage medium to glue them to the page. 

Next, I cut three rectangles from the front sheet of A5 catalyst cards and 3 rectangles from the A6 front covers. I edged these with vintage photo.

I glued these to the page with a mix of matte medium and one or two layers of double sided tape, to give different collage levels.

Next, I stamped the largest dragonfly and the word onto cream card with Versafine Clair acorn.

I coloured the dragonfly with distress watercolour pencils then cut it and the word out. I edged both with vintage photo. 

I added a sketchy border to the word using a gel pen. 

I, then, glued these to the page with matte medium.

Products used:

Art Stamp Dragonfly 

A5 Catalyst Cards #2, #3, #4

A6 Catalyst Cards #2

Old book page

Old music manuscript 

Cream card

Distress Watercolour Pencils 

Versafine Clair Acorn

Vintage Photo Distress Ink 

Thank you for taking a look.

Alison