Merry Christmas 2016

Imagine Quilling wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas!

May the melody and spirit of the holidays fill your home with love and peace. I wish you all, All the Best and a very Happy New Year too!

Merry Christmas 2015

I make just one Christmas card each year. 

This one was made in 2015 for a couple who are dear friends. It was inspired by one of Neli Beneva's Christmas cards. I just love all the amazing cards she makes. Do check out her blog. 

Theme for a Dream

(Borrowed the title from a Cliff Richard song that I love.) 

This was made in December 2016 for a dear friend. Wishing that the world had more people like her.

Paisley Time

Paisley is a term in English for what in India is called the mango motif. It is extremely popular and found in a lot of traditional Indian weaves. 

I tried my hand at doing the same motif in quilling.

Supplies used are quilling paper and glue. The edges of the card have been inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mowed Lawn. Edges of some of the quilling has been inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Peacock Feathers.


I am linking this card to Ranganjali October Challenge as the theme there is 'Traditional'.

http://www.ranganjali.com/single-post/2016/10/07/October-Challenge

Autumn Harvest

This was made in October 2016 for a dear friend, without whose love, support, and encouragement, I would have given up quilling a long time ago!

This is one of my favourites!

A big thanks to Ayani Art for the tutorial on paper roses. 

Here's the link from Ayani Art 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ZrG5SKLwE

Claude Monet: Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies

This one is made in August 2016 for a fan of Monet's Water Lilies' series of paintings. 

It was the first time I had tried quilling this type of work. I have made tons of mistakes and would have absolutely loved to redo the work with the knowledge of what I learned along the way. But time was a huge constraint.

Needless to say, I am a little embarrassed to be posting this work in public. But here goes.....

Pastel Glory

Made in August 2016

Tickled Pink

Made in December 2015

Rhapsody in Blue

Made in October 2015

Pretty in Pink

Made in August 2015 from the instructions for making a dahlia flower found at http://ada-quilling.blogspot.in/2014/04/dalii.html

Background is done with tissue paper and homemade gesso over newspaper (but unfortunately, the print does not show through). Edges done with Picked Raspberry distress ink.

Summer Bonanza

Made in August 2015

A Card With Orange Flowers

Made in May 2015

Coming Soon: A Card with Orange Flowers

Made in May 2015

Another Card in the Cards With Distress Inked And Stamped Borders Series

Made in April 2015 for a wedding anniversary.

Cards With Distress Inked And Stamped Borders

Made in March and April 2015

The borders have been inked with Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed from Tim Holtz Distress inks.

Stamping on the Borders has been done with Artistic Flourish Inkadinkado Clear stamp with Fired Brick and Seedless Preserves from Tim Holtz Distress inks.

The swirls have been done following this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGNgX2yrB8c

A Small Gift Tag

Made in February of 2015

Beehive Quilling Heart Anniversary Card

Made in February 2015

Here are two of my favourite tutorials on quilling swirls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGNgX2yrB8c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PGVA5hY1vI&list=PLmJthy6FfJGQ7ohAZk3beUUd-RXmW5Uet

Quilled Lily Pond With a Frog

This was made in May 2014 for my son who was crazy about frogs at that time.

I was inspired by a blog named Craftliciouss, which I can no longer find. However, you can check out the original picture from that blog at http://craftziners.info/photo/paper-quilling-3d-lily-pond?commentId=3069748%3AComment%3A38257&xg_source=activity 

Another great frog pond idea is available at the site of one of my favourite quillers, Pritesh. Check this out 

http://quillingmesoftlee.blogspot.in/2011/09/quilled-frog-pond.html

Quilled Butterfly

Made in April 2014

Quilling instructions for the butterfly can be found in this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkcg_idrL68&list=PLF6D9A114FB75E433&index=12

You can modify the design as per your wish!

Blue and Red Birthday Card

Made in April 2014

Blue Orchids

Made in April 2014.

That is homemade gesso background at the centre. As supplied in an earlier post, the links for making gesso at home are: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaiU3vURNOQ   and

http://www.ajsartsanddesigns.com/2011/01/my-homemade-gesso-recipe.html

Here's a video on how to make spirals/ tendrils:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exf14dlIzCo

For the twigs, I have coiled the paper even tighter than what is shown in the video, and kept on gluing it during the coiling.

A Good Luck Card

This card was made in March 2014. I loved it too much to give it away and ended up hoarding it. It finally found its way to a dear friend at the inauguration of a new office. Am so glad it found the right recipient.

The background is made with homemade gesso. Here are a couple of links for making gesso at home 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaiU3vURNOQ  and http://www.ajsartsanddesigns.com/2011/01/my-homemade-gesso-recipe.html

I used talcum powder and also some powdered marble powder instead of plaster of paris. Also, I did not use white paint and hence, the off white effect.

A Blue Card for Someone Sweet!

Made in March 2014.


I finally could lay my hands on some blue and yellow quilling paper and made the most of it.

I was inspired by one of the finest quillers around for the petals of blue flower. I have not seen anything as beautiful as can be found here. Do check out this link. I only hope that over time, my work too turns out to be as beautiful and as unique!

This is how the petals for a single flower should have been arranged. Unfortunately, I ran out of paper and could not lay my hands on more paper of the same shades

Birthday Card for My Mom

This was made in March 2014 for my dear mom. She totally loved it!

General Card

Made in the February of 2014

Birthday Card in Purple and Red

Made in the February of 2014

Indian Quilling Challenge

For those who want to take part, do visit the blog: http://indianquillingchallenge.blogspot.in/

The rules for the challenge are posted at: http://indianquillingchallenge.blogspot.in/p/challenge-rules.html

All the best!

Intricate Quilling

I wanted to try my hand at doing something different and more intricate.

The quilling turned out just as I wished but the background metallic paint was so botched up. I decided to never paint a background with metallic colours for a card again.

Blue Floral Card

Made in November 2013

An Anniversary Card for My Darling Hubby

Until now I had only tried my hand at floral quilling and all the cards that I made went to my girlfriends. On my anniversary I decided to come up with something different with love as the motif; something which my husband would not be able to call girly.

Basket of Flowers

This was the first project done in the year of 2014

I used 10mm strips for the horizontal lines of the basket and 3mm for the vertical ones. It was really difficult to roll up the paper for the basket handle probably because the paper was so broad.

The pictures are not of a very good quality as they were clicked in really low light.

Letter Quilling

Made in December, 2013.

I printed out the letters HAPPY BIRTHDAY, cut each letter and stuck it onto the card. Then I did the swirls on the letters.


I found instructions for making the flower which is called the Royal Flower here.

Birthday Card

Made in December, 2013

Quilling with Bronze Metallic Paper

Made in December, 2013

The brown background is cotton silk cloth which has been stuck on handmade cream coloured paper. Just some swirls thrown about with bronze colured metallic paper from this set.

Anniversary Cards

This was made at the end of November of 2013 for the wedding anniversaries of two friends.

The red flower is called a Malaysian Flower and the instructions for the flowers are available at this YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzqhRaC3G1k