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!

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.

Pastel Glory

Made in August 2016

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

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

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.

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

Some Cards Made for Little Girls