I am so excited to share today's project. I told you that flowers are my favorite thing to paper craft, so I just couldn't resist adding them to this project. This project sat half-finished on my desk for several weeks but then one day all the pieces came together and the results are so very pretty.
I started with a plain white paper lantern that I purchased at the dollar store. I used the Stampin' Spritzer that comes in the Calypso Coral Celebration Add-on Kit. I put some 91% Rubbing Alcohol along with some Calypso Coral re-inker in a small jar and made a light mixture of the color. Then I used a dropper to fill the spritzer and lightly sprayed the lantern being careful to avoid the very top of the lantern. I let that dry and then I added a few more drops of re-inker to the mixture and sprayed it again, this time only spraying the bottom half. Then I added more re-inker and sprayed the very bottom. If you wanted to make several of these at one time I would do all of them at the same time, then darken the mixture, spray again, darken the mixture and spray again so that they are all similar. Keep a paper towel handy to catch any drips.
I used the designer series paper from the Calypso Coral Add-on Kit (#133431) along with the Pansy and the Petite Petals punches to create the flowers. Each of the large flowers has 4-5 layers. The leaves are cut from Gumball Green and Pear Pizzazz with the Secret Garden Framelits dies (#129372).
I purchased some Wilton Assorted Flower Stamens for the flower centers. Everything was attached with a hot glue gun. I needed something to stabilize the lantern on the table so I used a ring from the canning jar lid. That way I can set a battery operated candle in the bottom, or you can add it to a string of lights and hang it. These would be beautiful for a wedding.
I hope you have enjoyed today's project. Now be sure to hop on over to see what Erica Cerwin and the rest of the design team have created.
