Cactus and Teepee Paper Collage

Sometimes I need to break out of my normal painting routine and work with different mediums.  I didn't stay completely away from watercolors with this paper collage piece, but I didn't actually paint anything new for it either.  I cut up some old watercolor paintings along with flowers from some patterned paper and arranged them on this wooden board I got from a thrift store.

Being a desert dweller my entire life may have influenced the theme of this collage- just a bit :)

I wrote up some instructions for your info.  It's basically the same process as my Modge Podge Canvas Tutorial from a few years back.

Desert Paper Collage

Materials:

Wooden Board or Canvas

Scrapbook Paper

Watercolor Paper and Watercolor Paints (optional)

Modge Podge

Foam Brush

Instructions:

1. Cut scrapbook paper for background and glue in onto the board with Modge Podge and a foam brush.
2. Cut out shapes from scrapbook paper or watercolor paper.  I cut out flowers from some patterned paper I had and arranged them with some old watercolor paintings of a tepee and some cactus.  Then glue them down on top of the background with Modge Podge.  Let dry.
3. Cover with a final coat of Modge Podge to seal everything together.