Easy Quilled Playing cards and Paper Hearts Made Simple

I’ve written earlier than about my stash of handmade quilled playing cards which have by no means seen the sunshine of day. I used to be considering I’d do one other how-to e-book, however I’ve moved on from that concept (and the zillion hours that might be required). As a substitute, it is extra enjoyable to dole them out on this weblog from time to time, and so as we speak I am going to share a pair extra designs to present you concepts for making quilled playing cards that will not take a ton of time.

I’ve all the time leaned towards the minimal facet when including quilling to playing cards because it pains me to consider them being dropped within the trash after the vacation or event has handed. As a result of it is not all the time simple to make playing cards for males… birthday, retirement, or regardless of the motive may be, I cooked up this one which options cardstock squares and only one modest, silver-edge quilled flower positioned in a pinched nook body.

I first posted this card with its burgundy quilled thrives wayyyy again in 2009 after it appeared in CardMaker Journal. (I really like utilizing torn edge vellum… is it nonetheless in model in card making? Undecided!) My considering is that the design might simply be tailored as a fairly Valentine – simply change the stamped daffodil with a quilled or stamped coronary heart and print out a distinct sentiment.

This is one other model of the identical design in shades of purple, inexperienced, and gold. For each playing cards I used a Stampin’ Up! set of 4 floral rubber stamps referred to as Excellent Petals that I like very a lot to at the present time (this is a set on ebay). The quilling on each playing cards is simply a few bundles of swish scrolls so it is not too time-consuming, however has impression. 

Ideas… if, like me; you have been annoyed by glue sticks that allow go of layers after a number of months, I am now hooked on this everlasting 3M Scotch glue stick. Additionally, take care when mailing a quilled card, as few issues look worse upon arrival than smashed paper strips. I like to recommend sending a quilled card in a sturdy field or positioned between two sheets of cardboard inside a bubble mailer. Writing Fragile or Deal with with Care on the envelope sadly does not assist very a lot, if in any respect. 

And now for one thing model new! Writer/designer Robert P. Kelley of folded paper snowflakes fame notified me that he has simply launched a brand new e-book – Paper Hearts Made Simple. It’s full of thirty fold and reduce paper kirigami templates, most of which function hearts, so it is good for Valentine’s Day card making. 

As Robert says, “For the worth of a bit of paper, youngsters may give out handmade
valentines to their buddies, household, and classmates. Put the completed
Valentines, snowflakes, or doilies below some books in a single day in order that they
will lay flat, then glue them on building paper with little dots of
glue.”

Once you go to the e-book’s web page on Amazon, you may see photos of the back and front covers (as seen above). Slightly below them, click on on Learn Pattern the place you may discover a useful listing of Sweet Shorts to make use of when adorning your Valentines… you already know, they’re the intelligent little sayings on dialog coronary heart candies. Otherwise you may favor these sweet coronary heart stickers that might be a cute addition to your playing cards. 

Robert additionally has an Etsy store, RobertsSnowflakes, the place you may discover immediately printable snowflake templates… winter is not finished with us but!

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