Pansy Jug
Pansy Jug
Other Products: White stamping card, hot glue, orange marmalade and lemoncello jewel drops, transparent & silver glitters, garden green card & shaded spruce ink - stamping up, Saffron & deep purple archival ink pads, reclaimed wooden jug (a charity shop find), polystyrene cone, green acrylic paint, dressmaking pins. So saffron and mango melody ink - stamping up!
For more tips on creating with the Burst of Spring collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/_8WJPTKIUlQ.
Instructions: Click here to view larger photo of this project. Cut the polystyrene cone the desired height and secure into the container. The width of the polystyrene should be slightly larger than the container so that it fits tightly into it. Paint with green acrylic paint and allow to dry.
Make the white pansy: Stamp the pansy, onto white stamping card using so saffron ink and cover in bridal tinsel embossing powder, remove excess and heat to set. Colour the centre with mango melody ink using daubers. Diecut. Put the pansies into the mold face down, spritz lightly with water and put the lid on the mold, run through the diecutting machine and remove the shaped flowers. Paint over with 3d crystal lacquer and allow to dry. Join the 3 petals and the 2 petals together using a dab of dries clear glue at the back of the double petals. Place a dot of orange marmalade jewel drops in the centre of the flower, cover with transparent glitter and remove excess.
Make the purple pansy: Stamp the pansy onto white stamping card, using deep purple archival ink. Colour the centre with saffron archival ink and the outer petals with deep purple ink using daubers. Diecut. Put the pansies into the mold face down, spritz lightly with water and put the lid on the mold, run through the diecutting machine and remove the shaped flowers. Paint over with 3d crystal lacquer and allow to dry. Join the 3 petals and the 2 petals together using a dab of dries clear glue at the back of the double petals. Place a dot of lemoncello jewel drops in the centre of the flower, cover with transparent glitter and remove excess.
Make the leaves: Stamp onto the garden green card using shaded spruce ink and die cut. Place the leaves face down in the mold, place the lid on the mold and run through the diecutting machine to shape. Paint over the leaves with 3d crystal lacquer and sprinkle sparingly with silver glitter. Allow to dry and reshape by hand if needed.
Arrange the flowers and leaves onto the polystyrene cone using hot glue and dress maker pins.