Quilled R - Create To Your Hearts Content

size: 4.5"h x 9"w

On Black Canson paper drew out my letters with a couple of white gel pens till I found one that was working... Doodled in each letter with a different style leaving the "R" for quilling which I haven't done in a whole bunch of years.... I really like the results. Added the rest of the text with a pointed nib and white acrylic Ceramcoat By Delta paint.

words: Create to your hearts content

Workshop Week 2023 - Quilled Elephant

I signed up for the Workshop Week 2023 hosted by The Happy Ever Crafter on an online platform

Thought I'd play with the quilling project... Haven't quilled in years... This artwork was taught by Sena Runa. 

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Slip Knot Binding - Quill - Just 4 U

I had to make another Slip Knot bound booklet... this time with frames to hold quilled elements. I love the way it turned out.... It could be a little more professionally finished (the edges of the frames...) but c'est la vie.

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BVCG March 2022 Galleria - Quill - Flowers Say Hello

BVCG March 2022 Galleria - Quill - Flowers Say Hello. Our Galleria theme is "Non Traditional Tools and Letters. Since I'm not really into abstract lettering I thought I'd go in the tool direction... and used my trusty slotted quilling tool.

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Scribbled Lives 2022 - Wk10 - Change - Darwin Quote

Scribbled Lives 2022 - Wk10 - Change - Darwin Quote. Just finished a class with Thomas Hoyer working with shadows a 3D effects, so thought I'd use some of my quill paper for one of my words...

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3D - Y - Just For You

I signed up for a week's worth of classes with "Workshop Week 2021" via Crowdcast. This 3D letter was done during Sabeena Karnik's class. Even though it looks gouanothing like hers... instead of just simple pieces of papers inside the shape (to make it easier for the rest of the students...) I decided to raid my quilled stash... It's a side folded black linen textured card. Inside still to be determined... 

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Frame Flag Book -Quill - Happy Birthday

Continuing on with the challenges from the BVCG Art Of The Fold group -  Frame Flag Book - Quill - Happy Birthday. I am totally pleased.

I raided my stashes of dry embossed pieces and quilled flowers. So my stuff has gone done by a minuscule amount, but at least it's gone down... BIG GRIN

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MC July/18 - Center Stepper - ECD Hugs - The Only Time - HB

A friend made a stepper card using a Tattered Lace die set and I had to try making one on my own.... PS I HATE TOP FOLD CARDS... they always splay flat and don't stand properly so I added a brace with the bow at the end....
I'm using Paper-Garden.ca gold cardstock - love it.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Hugs" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm using a sentiment set and quote rubber stamp from Quietfire Design ( "Happy Birthday Plain and Simple" 7pce set.); ("The Only Time...") 

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And it fits for these challenges:
Pile It On Challenge  #145 try a new technique (the card structure)
Incy Wincy Designs  #4 - 16  ribbon or lace
Craftaholics R Us  #32 use something yellow
Aud Sentiment Challenge #209 for a girl + sentiment

ANYTHING GOES:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge 
Scrapyland Challenge  #95
JW Scrap Shack  #245
Polka Doodle Challenge  #31
QKR Stampede  #307
Catch The Bug

Easel Quill Scott & Deepti - ECD Always & Forever - May Your Lives

I never got around to uploading this wedding card... So since there's a challenge calling for it, I thought I'd resurrect it finally....

A friend asked me to think about making a wedding card and this is what I came up with... Love that Cuttlebug die cut.

I'm using several of an A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Always", "Calligraphic Elements 2" and "Forever" all also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE, HERE

I'm using an altered quote stamp and a masked piece from another stamp from Quietfire Design, ("May Your Home..." 5pce set);  (the word AND "Some People..." 2pce companion set); (the word LIVES "Love Lives Here") 

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And it fits for these challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge  #207 flowers + sentiment
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #476 shabby chic
Crafty Catz Weekly  #425 summer or anything goes
All Sorts Challenge  #476/477 Flowers all over
My Time To Craft  #375 Wedding, anniversary, engagement

ANYTHING GOES:
Crafty Creations  370
Pause, Dream, Enjoy Challenge  #28
Penny's Challenges  #388
4 Crafty Chicks  #411
JW Scrap Shack  #242
Polka Doodle Challenge  #28
QKR Stampede  #304

MC Mar/18 - Easel Quill Eucalyptus - EC Beautiful - Let Your Heart Guide You

Talk about being frustrated... So I tried to upload my web page onto my website and found out my internet hosting people (ADDR.com) went kaplunk... Would have been nice if they let their customers know. Boy do I feel like swearing up a storm. I've spent quite a bit of time changing providers. And now I have to figure out how to upload all my stuff - 1000's of files...to my new provider. So this post won't direct you to my website. sigh!!!

I've been itching to do some watercolor painting... and decided to start with some Eucalyptus for my background for my quilled elements. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the way this card turned out...
 
I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Beautiful"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE
 
I'm also using a clear quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("Love & Hearts Collection") also available from ELizabeth Craft Designs HERE
 
Also using an electronic Font cut file from Suzanne available on Silhouette. PS it works as a regular print font for emails and in Word etc. Click image to purchase.

Drew my Eucalyptus image with a pencil on cold press watercolor paper, then outline with a black Sharpie pen. Painted with watercolors (Chromium Oxide, Ultramarine & Paynes Grey) and quite a bit of water...

When dry adhered my various two toned quilled flowers which have multi colored Prills centers. The quill paper is a purple tone on the outside and a light blue on the inside.
Dry embossed the border using my hard rubber mallet and a Cuttlebug narrow border embossing folder.

Die cut the "Because" from a blue cardstock, inked with Versafine Majestic Blue and clear embossed.
Created the words "You Are Special" using Suzanne Chalkline Funk font and cut with my Silhouette machine inked with the blue and clear embossed. PS I cut it in various sizes so I've got some leftovers you'll be seeing on other cards BIG GRIN.

Created my easel by scoring and folding a light Blue Bazzill Monochromatic cardstock. Cut another piece the same size as card and adhered to card, then adhered my watercolor piece.
Tied a blue variegated Sari ribbon bow.


On the floor: stamped and fussy cut the large doily (Stampin Up "Hello Doily") using Picket Fence pad and white embossing powder on white cardstock. Sponged with Distress "Weathered Wood" and adhered to floor with 3D foam tape to act as my stopper.

Stamped the quote on white cardstock with the Majestic Blue and clear embossed. Trimmed close to stamping adding the picot edge, then adhered to the light blue cardstock. Attached a couple small blue brads, then adhered to floor with 3D foam tape.


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And it fits for these challenges:
Aurora Wings  #64  Bingo:   lace/doily, glitter,  sentiment; flower, dies, button/brad; ribbon/bow, layers, fabric/thread
Card Mania Challenges  #102 embossing (both wet & dry)
Creatalicious Challenges  #134 girly or anything goes
Fashionable Stamping  #132for a  girl
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge  ribbons/bows
Deep Ocean Challenge  #176 vintage/shabby chic
TTCRD  #6-12 anything goes
Pause, Dream Enjoy Challenge  #10 embossing (both wet & dry)
Penny's Challenges  #369  anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  girl power/feminine
Aud Sentiment Challenge  #198 sentiment
We Love To Create  #6 anything mixed media

Quill Cactus - ECD Always - Believe - HB

I needed to make a couple calligraphed cards to submit for our Guild's next journal... So I pulled out my hand carved Cactus stamps and some quilled flowers I made a while back... and I'm using Suzanne Cannon's "Chalkline Funk" (available on Silhouette onLine store in OTF format which works with Word, emails etc.)  exemplar for my monoline calligraphy.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Always"  2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a quote  stamp from Quietfire Design as well as a clear 8pce Birthday Collection stamp set also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE

("Always Believe..."); ("Birthday Collection" 8pce set) 

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And it fits for these challenges:
Pile It On Challenge  #139 3D embellies
Sir Stamp A Lot Challenge  monthly Feb  Flowers

ANYTHING GOES:
Corrosive Challenges  #2
Scrappyland #83
Little Miss Muffet  #182
Crafty Catz Weekly  #403
JW Scrap Shack  #220
QKR Stampede  #282
We Love To Create Challenge  #5

MC Jan/18 - Easel Quill Foil - ECD Hola - Where Flowers Bloom - HB

I decided I needed to use up some of the quilled elements I made last year... and I paired it up with one of my newest acquisitions a Spellbinders die from Becca Feekan.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Hola Gracias"  2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a sentiment and clear  quote stamp from Quietfire Design

("Happy Birthday Plain and Simple" 7pce set);

("Where Flowers Bloom Collection") 11pce set also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE 

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And it fits for these challenges:
The House That Stamps Built  DCC 13  things with wings
Moving Along with the Times  #62 flowers
All Sots Challenge  #449 something new (becca's die and my foil machine)
Catch the Bug  #1 anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room  #334 use favorite colors

MC Oct/17 - Easel Quill Poinsettia - ECD Merry Christmas - It's All Fun

So another session with my quilling gal friends and I created the 2 flowers. And I'm using my Go Press and Foil machine again to create the "Merry Christmas" on the front... and using the scrap pieces of foil to enhance the sentiment text...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Merry Christmas"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE
I'm also using a clear sentiment stamp set "Christmas Collection"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs available on Quietfire Design. ("Christmas Collection" 11pce set);  

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And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut Challenge  Monthly Oct  Xmas (2nd entry)
Crafty Catz Weekly  #388  opt ribbon
Hiding In My Stamp Room  #322 use your scraps (the foil on the text)
Sweet Stampin Challenge  Sparkle and shine

ANYTHNG GOES:
Crafty Creations Challenge  #352
JW Scrap Shack  #210
Polka Doodle Challenge  #41

 

MC Sept/17 - Easel Ornate Lace - ECD Thank You - There is Always

I just acquired several Crafters Companion 3D embossing folders (Ornate Lace being used today, Regency Swirls and English Rose). They are gorgeous. I think this is my favorite...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Thank You" 2pce set  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design. ("Give Thanks" 2pce set"); 

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And it fits for these challenges:
Facebook Card Maker Mag  use paints or pastes (metallic rub-on pastes)
Penny Black Challenges  #345 anything goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge #188 use a sentiment
Trimmies Challenges  #432 embossing

MC June/17 - Quill Bleeding Hearts - ECD Birthday Wish - May The Wings

And more quilling I created at the last quilling session with the gals. Very productive... Loving the butterflies stamped on Vellum.

I'm using a couple of an A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Happy Birthday" 2pce set and "Wishing You A" 3pce set as well as a stencil "Flourished Frame" all also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE, and HERE

I'm also using a quote and sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "May The Wings..."5pce set and "Just For You" 4 pce set

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Penny Black @ All Sorts  anything goes (2nd entry)
Incy Wincy Designs  Sparkle and shine
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  sentiment
Deep Ocean Challenge  #157 die cut/ chipboard or punches
TTCRD  #20 -26 anything goes

MC June/17- Quill Daisies - ECD Beautiful You - Some People - HB

More Lace BIG GRIN...and I love Prills... and I was quite productive at my last quilling session...

I'm using a couple of an A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Amazing/Beautiful" 2pce set and "Wishing You A" 3pce set, all also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

And I'm also using a Quietfire Design quote, sentiment and design element stamps "Some People..." 2pce set; "Happy Birthday/Let Them Eat Cupcakes" 4pce set; "Butterfly/Dragonfly" 7pce set and "Crackle Background"

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And it fits for these challenges:
Ooh La La Creations   #231 summer
Crazy Challenge  #251 summer love
Reasonable Ribbon  #166 summer + ribbon
Fashionable Stamping  #124  feminine (2nd entry)
Creatalicios Challenge  #117 Die cuts or punches or anything goes

Digi Stamps For Joy  #137 BFlies or anything goes (2nd entry)
Hiding In My Craft Room  #305 feminine

MC Jun/17 - Quill Daisy - ECD Summer - In Summer - HB

Another bunch of quilled flowers I made recently and had to use... I paired it with the Darice daisy embossing folder which I inked on the negative side prior embossing. Love the effect.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "4 Seasons - summer" 4 pce die set also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a few quote/sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design "In Summer the Song..."; "Happy Birthday Plain and Simple" 7pce set; "Christmas Cuddlers - Word Set - Magic" 9pce set

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And it fits for these challenges:
Dare and Diane  multiple flowers
JW Scrap Shack  #191 anything goes
Polka Doodle Challenge  #22 anything goes
QKR Stampede  #246 anything goes
Avenue 613  #198 stamp with an embossing folder
Card Mania Challenge  #93 buttons or bows

MC May/17 - Window Card Quill DFly - I Shut My Eyes - HB

Finally my creativity has resurrected itself... I was productive again. Feels good. So this is one of the cards I made in the last couple days. The quilling was mostly done at the last session with the gals. It's been a while since I did a window card - hard to photograph - sigh.

I'm using a Quietfire Design quote stamp "I Shut My Eyes...". I loved the quote when if came out, but I think this is the first time I've used it.

Anyways, you can see all the details, descriptions and more images by clicking on any card image. Enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Stamps Fun Creativity  #301 favorite embellishment (quilling)
The House That Stamps Built  #M1017 Bingo: flowers, purple, twine; tags, gems/pearls, green; colored pencils, mom, frame
Cute Card Thursday  #477 dies or punches
Brown Sugar Challenge  #250  embossing
Cut It Up Challenge  #121 wings
Polka Doodle Challenge  #19 anything goes
Alphabet Challenge  E for enchanted creatures (I believe dragonflies are enchanted...)

MC May/17 - Easel Quill - ECD Hello Friend - HB

Thought I'd enter the challenge on the Elizabeth Craft Design blog using Negative parts of die cuts... I love using negatives BIG GRIN.

I'm using the words "Hello" and "Friends" - A Way With Words dies and a "Butterfly Kaleidoscope" stencil from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE

And I'm using a sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" 4 pce set

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge  Monthly May use negative die cuts
Scribbles Designs  #52 shades of spring (pastel blues & pinks, purple & peeled paint green)
Card Mania Challenge  #92  Lots of color
MMM Challenge  #45  May flowers
City Crafter  #360 make your own background (used Oxide pads)
Crafty Creations  #340 anything goes
Penny's Challenges  #327 anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  a hint of pink
The Paper Shelter  #292 flowers
Scrapy Land  #65 anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters  #76 things starting with "B" (butterflies, backgrounds, beads, blue)
Die Cut Divas  Monthly May  May flowers/trees/grasses
Digi Stamps For Joy  #136 anything goes
Dies R Us Challenge  #72  flowers
Southern Girls Challenge  #159  use a punch (the butterfly) (I know more than 8 challenges...)

MC Oct/16 - Easel Quill - ECD Autumn Wishes - Live In The Moment - HB

I love the new Quilled Creations Highlights quilling papers, two sided. I used the two colors reversed on several flowers to give even more contrast.

I'm using a couple dies from A Way With Words from Elizabeth Craft Designs  "4 Seasons - Autumn" and "Best Wishes", both also available on Quietfire Design  HERE and HERE

I'm also using quote and sentiments stamps from Quietfire Design  ("Live In The moment..."); ("Happy Birthday - Plain and Simple" 7 pce set); ("We Cannot Tell The Precise..." 2pce companion set)

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And it fits for these challenges:
Die Cut Divas  monthly Oct  emboss
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
TTCRD  11 - 17 anything goes
Pennys Challenges  #299 anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks  #145 orange and black
Moving Along with the Times  #31 trees or leaves
Seize the Birthday  birthday anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge  #220 handmade flowers
Crafty Catz Weekly  #342 all tied up
Dies R Us Challenge  #59 fall
MFP Stamp Challenge  #42 anything goes