Simple quilling card tutorial

 

Simple Flower Card Tutorial

 

If you've been thinking you might like to give paper filigree a try, but haven't known quite where to start, this is the tutorial for you! click card for close-up view

Trust me, quilling, as filigree is also known, is really quite easy and relaxing to do once you know a few basics. People are sometimes reluctant to try, thinking that working with small strips of paper would have to be super-complicated. Not true at all - it's just a matter of rolling coils and then pinching them to create a variety of interesting shapes.

So are you with me? I hope so!
Let's get started:

Supplies

Cardblank - use a purchased card or make your own by folding a 9 inch x 6 inch piece of cardstock in half to make a card that measures 4.5 x 6. You'll get a very good result by using a scoring blade to mark the fold line and then a bone folder to burnish a sharp crease, but if you don't have these tools, your thumbnail will do a fine job too.

Note: The card is made with a pearlized rose duotone cardstock; the two colors add interest the way the circles are folded back to reveal the second shade. Obtain a similar effect by using any two-sided paper - patterned scrapbook paper would be great, for example. Just cut the circles and use a glue stick or double-stick tape to glue the paper to a card made of plain cardstock.

Quilling paper
rose - 1/8 inch width
silver-gilded ivory - 1/8 inch width, online suppliers sell gilded paper or gild your own with a Krylon leafing pen. Pressing a rolled coil into a silver stamp pad also works.

Quilling tool - either a needle tool or slotted tool - more about this choice later

Circle template - a Coluzzle template would be ideal, but alas, they've been discontinued, put to rest by the many die cutting systems on the market. If you don't happen to have one in your crafty stash, create the same effect by doing things the old fashioned way... use four round objects of descending sizes - measuring cups, for example - and a craft knife to cut halfway around each one to create two circles. Fold each circle back on itself to create the layered effect.

Glue - any kind that's suitable for paper
Scissors
Ruler
Tweezers
Paper piercing tool or T pin - to apply glue
Glass head pins
Plastic lid - to use as a glue palette
Non-stick workboard - cork or Styrofoam - something into which you can stick pins
Damp cloth - to keep fingers free of glue

So... that's it; very few supplies and all are inexpensive. Cool!

Choose a quilling tool: there are two types - a slotted tool or a needle tool The needle tool is a bit tricky to learn to use, but the payoff is a coil with no center crimp. The slotted tool is a cinch, but the end result is a little tab in the center of each coil - this is no problem as long as you ignore quilling purists who frown on the crimp. Ahem... I know this because I used to be a purist. I've since made crimp-peace by using an ultra-fine slotted tool; my fingers thank me and the crimp is so tiny it's barely noticeable.

Practice a bit first; you'll soon be used to the amount of tension needed to roll even coils. Cut 1/8 inch wide strips of computer paper with a paper trimmer to use for practice. If 1/8 inch sounds scary, keep in mind that some quillers prefer to work with 1/16 strips or even narrower - not kidding!

To roll a coil with a needle tool: dampen fingertips and curve one end of a paper strip across the needle. Use the thumb and index finger of whichever hand is most comfortable to roll the paper around the needle. Use even pressure and be sure to roll the paper, not the tool. example: needle tool

When the end of the strip is reached, allow the coil to relax, slide it off the tool, and glue the end. The relaxed roll is called a loose coil.To roll a coil with a slotted tool: slide the strip end into the slot; turn the tool with one hand while evenly guiding the strip with the other hand.
How easy is that?! Complete the coil the same as with the needle tool.example: slotted tool

Make the quilled flower:

teardrop (petal) - rose, 7 inches (make 11)
loose coil (flower center) - silver-gilded ivory, 7 inches (make 1)
shaped teardrop (leaf) - silver-gilded ivory, 9 inches (make 2)

To make a teardrop (petal), pinch the join spot of a round, loose coil to make a sharp point.To make a shaped teardrop, curve point gently.Assemble the flower on a workboard; my favorite is a Styrofoam meat tray from the grocery store. Put a dab of glue on a plastic lid and then dip into it with the tip of a paper piercing tool or a T pin; this gives just the right amount of control. The main thing is to not use too much glue; none should show on your finished project.

Start the flower shape by gluing the pointed end of a petal to the side edge of the flower center. For ease, use tweezers to handle the small parts. Continue gluing petals evenly around the center. Before the glue hardens, prop several of the petals up on pin heads. Leave in position until dry; this will give a natural look to the flower. Add a shaped teardrop to each side of the flower, gluing the rounded ends under a couple of the petals that are raised.Hold the finished flower with tweezers and dip the underside in glue; place on card.

Source: allthingspaper.net

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 will need these details:
Middle.
For a large purple flower need a band of fringe width. 1,5 cm, length 30 cm + segment dark blue fringe shir.2 cm in length 1.5 cm, the tips dark blue fringe painted white gouache. Dimensions fringe for a little flower: purple stripe width. 1 cm length 21 cm + dark blue segment width. 1,5 cm length of 1 cm from the fringe curled dark-colored and slightly raspushivaetsya. Obtained midway with stamens.Unfortunately a single photo seredinok I do not, they can be seen in the following photo, where will all the details of the flower.

Now for petals.
For large flowers, we need a blue strip of paper wide. 2 cm length of the strip does not matter in the future it will be divided into segments of 3 cm For the convenience of the division, I took a strip of length 21 cm
For little color to the band width. 1,5 cm, length of segments - 2 cm Number of petals for both large and small flowers for the same - 8 pcs.

First, the band cut "fence", and then to fall into the above-mentioned segments. For the petals to our segments twist and slightly outward fringe.

As a result, we get the work done here such Circuits: petals and above the middle.



It is desirable in this case do not cut a straight line, and slightly rounded at the end.

Another important part of our flower - sepal.
For large flowers make it out of the band width. 0,5 cm length 42 cm, small - width. 0,5 cm, length 30 cm bands rolled into tight rolls, and then squeezing them a little and get the cones. To fix the cones inside promazyvaem glue. In the insert hole wire-stem, pre-wrapped in corrugated paper. For reliability, the stalk is also better to fix with glue.

Collect all the flower parts.
Middle of a turn over and her butt paste petals. I use glue "Titan", who has a Melt - Arm them! When the petals "grab" the top fasten with sepal stalk.

Well, perhaps all the wisdom! Of course I had to tinker, but I personally got from the work of great satisfaction! 

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Flower paper





And a small IC on me.
In my songs there are two sizes of flowers + buds. For the large flower will need:
a) for the midway - yellow stripe width. 1.5 cm long. 30 cm, cut into small fringe
b) for petals - 3 strips of your chosen color (I have a burgundy and milk), width. 2.5 cm long. 30 cm and a band width. 3 cm long. 30 cm, cut "fence." How convenient it cut, I told here http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/4018134/rubric/1830476/
Attention! Width of the teeth on strips of width. 2,5 cm - 3 mm, and a strip of 3 cm - 5 mm.
c) sepal - 6 green bands (note: the photo I made a mistake and put all 5) wide. 0.3 cm long. 30 cm + band width. 2 cm long. about 7 cm, chopped curly teeth.

Yellow fringe midway to minimize, not raspushivat; "fence" for the petals using scissors tweak; green stripes for sepal twist into a tight roll and glue decorative "fence", previously too twisted pair of scissors, then two thumbs gently squeeze the roll to get as to a plate inside for strength fluff glue.

Glue the front page of "fence" (width 2.5 cm) to the middle. Petals should be wrapped in direction. to the center of the middle. Glue better promazyvat piecemeal so as not to get dirty. In this flower is easy to handle so he was upside down. So you can control the smooth edge gluing.

Second and third band width. 2.5 cm, and the band width. 3 cm is glued so that the petals are wrapped on the contrary from the center.

Ready flowers fluff, slightly reveal the middle.

Flowered flip, pour glue on top fasten sepal.

It remains to insert a stem of wire wrapped gofrobumagoy to which are attached leaves of arbitrary shape.
Astrochka smaller size is similar, only it does not need a band of "fence" wide. 3 cm, number of lanes for sepal not 6, and 5.
For the bud would be sufficient to midway 1 / 2 of a yellow fringe and 2 strips "fence", petals, one of which will be aimed at the middle, and the second - from the center.

That's probably all. Girls, I hope I satisfy your curiosity and be useful to you! Good luck to all, inspiration and positive mood! And with the first day of spring everyone!!

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