Hello everyone!
Although a mixed media artist, I always take up the opportunity
to do some paper crafting, especially when a Graphic 45 challenge is open!
This time the Party theme was so inspiring and I had
the chance to use an old but so gorgeous paper collection, the “Bird Song”.
Creating many coordinating decorative pieces with
these design papers was so exciting. What is more, I was very pleased to see
how the particular collection matched up with other collections like “City
Scapes” and “Typography”, which I also used to create some details, like a gift
box, a delicate buttefly or a fortune cookie!
I used dies to create ornate windows
on the lanterns, some butterflies and cute little flowers.
The two rectangular lanterns measure 6’ x 4’ and 5’ x
3’. For the windows I used a Spellbinder die called “Celtic Medallion 2” and
for the little flowers a die set by Sweet Dixie called “Delicate Blossoms”. The
butterflies are from Sizzix. I used some chopsticks to create the lanterns frames.
To make the Chinese take-out boxes I used a template
I found on the internet. For the square gift box I used a Sizzix die.
To make the fan,
I used the base of a regular fan bought in a flea market - for 1 euro! - and decorated
it with G45 paper. Also used some red and gold patina and did some fussy
cutting to decorate the fan’s edge.
I folded a napkin into a kimono design and created a “belt” with paper, to hold the napkin in place.
I created the big round lantern by using a mason jar
for the body. For the small ones I used kitchen roll tubes, which I painted
with gold acrylic paint. You can also see some G45 washi tape from the “Typography”
set.
That project was really fascinating and I could go on
making decorations forever! I certainly hope that Graphic 45 will consider creating a
special pack for parties!
I hope that you enjoyed this project as much as I did!
Always stay tuned for more projects are coming up!
Thank you for visiting my blog!
Until next time,
Be Brave, Be Who You Want to Be!
oh MI GOSH. this is beyond words. when I read all the details and what you have done with the different parts, my head(hat?) are off ! *bow
ReplyDeleteI especially love the fortune cookie and the lanterns. and the fan too. and the take out box. haha all of them
they are sooooo awesome . Look just like coming fm a set of the Chinese movie!
Love everything of it. xoxo
Thank you so much my dear sweet friend! All this coming from you really means a lot! After all you're the Chinese expert!!!
DeleteMy kids loved all your decoration ideas and they are now planning these for their school project, thanks.
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