A Pretty Lantern

Hi all
Here is a  Dt project i have made for  In2craft showing their Die of the week offer from XCUT. It is the xcut   In the garden die...  
I decided to make something other than a card this time so i made a lantern that you can put a battery operated tealight in . 
It is quite a large lantern so i will use a few tealights to give it a good glow .
I used parchment paper to make the actual lantern which is 11cm square in size .

The die was cut 4x in navy blue card and then i cut it 4x in green so i could paper piece the green into the die as shown . I then used sue wilson graphite  guilding polish and a opaintbrush to paint the gates . I added them to the sides of the lantern and made a box base and lid to fit on the lantern 

The top has been decorated with a large navy  bow which was made using a bigz xl die. I embellished the bow with a small foamiran  handmade flower and some leaves  . I added a mat for it to sit on using the same card i used on the lantern

challenges entered 
Crafting from the Heart anything goes
CuteNCrafty Challenge Blog  anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog  anything goes opt monotone
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge anything goes 
613 Avenue Create  anything goes optional CAS
The Corrosive Challenges - anything goes
Catch The Bug  anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges  any technique
A Bit More Time to Craft  anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge anything goes
Crafter's Cafe 3 of something
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge  anything goes
Create and Inspire  anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage Challenges  no patterned paper
Daisy Chain Challenges  anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams  anything goes
Happy Little Stampers  anything goes with dies
Let's Craft & Create Challenge anything goes opt lots of layers
Love to Craft  anything goes
Not Just Cards  anything goes
The Creative Crafters  anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge anything goes
Creative Fingers  anything goes
QKR Stampede  anything goes
Crafting With An Attitude  anything goes
Crafting By Designs   anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner  anything goes
Creative Moments  anything goes

You must check out the In2craft facebook page for inspiration and their shop for amazing prices
Happy crafting
Tracey