Light up the Darkness!!

Light up the Darkness!!

Hello friends!
Today I am here with step wise tutorial for a beautiful home decor lantern. 

"Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance."

Heartfelt Creations products has been used:

Rounded Lattice Window Die, HCD1-7274
Rounded Sunlight Window Die, HCD1-7272

Wild Aster Die, HCD1-7257

Wild Aster Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3887

Cheery Pansy Die, HCD1-7222

Cheery Pansy Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3862

3D Pansy Shaping Mold, HCFB1-473

Small Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7173

Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3819
Leafy Accents Die, HCD1-7193

Leafy Accents Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3835

3D Leafy Accents Shaping Mold, HCFB1-467

Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear, PGM15015

Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401

Product can buy:

USA   Heartfelt Creations

India  Crafters Corner

Icraft: flower shaping paper

Other Products: Dress my craft white card stock , ICRAFT flower shaping paper, DMC micro mini pearls beads, hot gluegun, hotglue, Dries clear glue, vellum sheets, red tacky tape, stamens- thread and wire, crystal clear glitter, sparkling dust.

Ink: Archival- plum, cactus flower, rose madder, tea rose, vivid chartreuse, leaf green, library green, pale ochre, Memento- lilac posies, pink peony , rose madder, stazon- olive green.

Instructions:-

Step 1: Take 2 pieces of 6x6 300 gsm DMC white cardstock and vellum sheets. Cut circle using Rounded sunlight window die. As shown in picture.

Step 2: Cut white circle cardstock using both designers die from Rounded Lattice Window die. As pictured.

Step 3: Take 2 strips of white cardstock measure 3 ¼” x 12”. join both 

with the help of red tape. See in the picture.

Step 4: Now cut the fringes with the help of fringes scissor or normal scissor.

Step 5: Now cut design using Elegant Pocket Accents die at side of the lantern. As pictured.

Step 6: Now adhere vellum circles at the back of the doilies using red tape. As pictured.

Step 7: Adhere vellum back of the side strip with clear glue. As pictured.

Step 8: Add magnets for closure.

 

Step 9: Attach decorative die cut strip fringes using clear glue with 1 doily by leaving 4” open. This is the flap to open the lantern and flame-less candle can be kept. Cut extra part of decorative strip. 

Step 10: Before adhering second doily, first check magnets closure working fine or not.

Step 11: Now adhere second doily. Magnet closure Lantern base is ready.

Like this create 2 lanterns. Distress the edges with memento Lilac posies.

Flowers:

For more tips on creating flowers with Sweet Peony collection, watch the tutorial https://youtu.be/L9_MLkvpGPQ

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping mold, watch the tutorial https://youtu.be/KDbdzC0MnAI

Maroon sweet peony flower: Stamps multiple flowers using small sweet peony stamp with archival plum ink. Cut with coordinating dies. Color using lilac posies and archival plum both sides. Add white thread stamens. Add glitter using dries clear glue. Create fillers with smallest petals and color using any yellow color. As pictured.

White Rose: Stamp multiple classic rose flowers using archival pale ochre. Cut with coordinating dies. Shape them using 3D shaping mold. create flowers. Add micro mini pearls using dries clear glue. Add glitters using dries clear glue.

Maroon roses: Stamp multiple classic rose flowers using archival plum. Cut with coordinating dies. Color with lilac posies, plum and cactus flower. Shape them using 3D shaping mold. create roses. Add glitter using dries clear glue. Now add micro mini pearls on tip also. Add glitters using dries clear glue.

Create two Small roses for fillers with small flower from classic rose. Color with Rose madder and tea rose archival ink. Create fillers using any smallest flower from any die cut. Color with any shade. Add wire stamens.

Wild Aster: Stamp wild aster flowers multiple times using archival vivid chartreuse and color with same. Cut with coordinating dies. Turn the flowers face up and using a ball tool, make circles in the center of the flower to curl the petals into an arch shape. Adhere 3 petals together using the clear glue, offsetting the petals to create a fuller flower add one inward flower like ball. As shown. 

Create one flower with 2 medium petals and add one inward curl petal. Create medium flower using medium petals off set. Take 6mm Styrofoam bud color with plum add with white and yellow thread stamens. Create buds with small petals and Pierce a hole through the centers, add mini pointed green thread stamen through, attaching with hot glue. As pictured. Add crystal clear glitter using dries clear glue.

Stamp the leaves from the leafy accents cling stamp set using archival Library green and color using peeled paint and library green. Stamp Pansy stamp using stazon olive green colur with same and leaf green and give touch of cactus flower archival ink. Cut with coordinating die. Shape the leaves using the 3D Shaping mold. Add glitters using dries clear glue.

When all the elements are ready decorate both lantern from both side in desire manner with hot glue. As pictured

 

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial. love to here from you.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Madhu Bairoliya.