Dahlia Fold Technique Challenge

I am a little late this week posting the Monday Try A New Technique Challenge from Splitcoast. I have been fighting off this cold and it is taking a lot out of me. But I did want to try this challenge the other day. I thought it was so cool!

The Challenge (TLC153) was to make a card using the Dahlia Fold. You can find the Dahlia Fold Instructions Here.

I haven’t decided if I truly like the card, but I really love how the flower came out. The Dahlia is made up of 8 (Fall Flowers Designer Series Paper) circles. The circles are folded (see tutorial link above). I then took an extra circle and added snail to it. This is the base of my flower. I took each of the 8 sections and adhered them to the base. I attached a rhinestone brad to the center of the flower for a little extra “bling”. The flower is attached to the card with dimensionals. I can’t believe how you can get 8 circles to look like a dahlia!

The ribbon is actually Whisper White Grosgrain, dyed with a Really Rust Marker and heat set with the Heat Gun. And if you look at the sentiment, I was finally able to play with my new rub-ons!

I really like how the dahlia looks, but I sure wouldn’t use it for every card, it does take a little while to make. However, this is a good way to utilize those scraps from your Designer Series Paper. Hey, I just realized that there is no stamping on this card! I think that is a first for me!

I hope you enjoy this one! Happy stamping!