Floral Star Paper Lantern

I promised earlier that the upcoming Scrapbooking, Cards, & More Membership Club was going to get to choose which star lantern pattern they wanted included in the club, right? LOL! Well, that means you need to see the other options, right?

Here's the second file I designed. This one has 6 points, so I could alternate the colors of cardstock used.



I designed the flowers for the cut outs to coordinate with the paper I picked, but even with plain colored cardstock it looks really pretty (especially in the dark)!


So, what do you think?

Swirly paper lantern (lit up!) and more!

Thanks for all the comments on my paper lights. I finally got a pic to share with you of it all lit up.


Isn't is cool? It's definitely been a challenge, working out the lighting, a way to keep the light closed, a hanging method...and then there's coming up with instructions! Woo-hooo! I'm working on a video so that it's easier to see how to assemble.

If you like the star and want to get the cutter file...you're in luck! I'm in charge of the Scrapbooking, Cards, & More Membership Club at Paperthreads.


Haven't heard about this yet? It's an awesome way to get a lot of files for your electronic die cutting machine really inexpensively. You can see all the fine print HERE, but essentially, you get 20 + brand new, never released files designed by me for only $10! You can buy the member ship now, but the membership club doesn't start until August. I hope to show some previews of the files that will be included here on my blog, so keep your eye out.

So, how does the star relate to the Scrapbooking, Cards, & More Membership Club? Well...I promise you that there will be at least one paper lantern file in the membership only files! I have been working on a few different designs and will preview those here soon, but I'm going to let the members of the club choose which variation they like best!

Look at this!

Just wanted to share a pic of my latest creation! There had been some interest in some of the groups recently about paper lanterns. Well, I can't resist a 3D challenge, so I set about trying to figure out how to construct one. Once I figured out the basic geometry of it, my DH helped to create a spreadsheet that will allow me to set the desired diameter, the thickness of the star, the number of points, etc. I know, I know...he has always insisted that there is a reason to remember what they teach in high school geometry...well, I guess it's true!

Here's a pic (excuse the quality, it's taken from the cell phone...) I'll try to get some others later!



I created a template on my KNK for this one and added some swirly design elements. I haven't added lights to the inside yet...I have to find those old jack-o-lantern led lights (hmmmm, where are those in the basement???).