Quilled Monogram

Hi all! Here is another Custom Quilling DT project from the July Newsletter. The quilling strips were pretty lavenders and greens and I had been wanting to try my hand at quilling a monogram and they seemed to be just right for it. I used a Dover clip art book with beautiful ornate alphabets in it and choose one that could be easily done in quilling. The quilling is accented with iridescent seed beeds, click on picture for a close up view. I layered the quilled panel onto a crystal accented pierced Nestability label 2 and then onto a sparkly designer paper. Thanks again for all your sweet comments!! One more project from the July Newsletter tomorrow! Until then,

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Shalom,

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Sonya

Comments are always welcome!

Pink Paisley Quilled Card

Hi all! Today's card is one from the Custom Quilling August Newsletter and there will be no card details today as it is the first one to be offered as a pattern at Custom Quilling!!! The designer paper, rub-ons and quilling strips used on the card come in the August Custom Quilling Kit. Click on the link to "patterns" on the Custom Quilling site and you will see not only the pattern for the card above but another project pattern from Sue, my sister DT member, and an awesome quiller! Her pattern has the prettiest quilled flowers decorating the paper mache' frame that also comes in the kit.

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You get a lot of great card stock, designer paper, the frame, lots of quilling strips and fun rub-ons in the kit to do do many quilling, card and other paper projects! I have had lots of fun creating cards and projects with these kits. In fact I have a hard time paring down the project ideas to only three for the newsletter each month.

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Off to clean up my crafting table so I can finish up some more projects! See y'all tomorrow!

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Shalom,

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Sonya

Comments are always welcomed and each one is read and appreciated.

Butterfly Rose Card

Hi all, I went to the GI Dr. and he told me that I have to be on the acid reducer meds for two weeks before the insurance will even consider doing the other test. I am hoping that it will work but I have been on them before, but, maybe this time they will! I had a good day yesterday with the pain not as bad so I was happy to be able to create again! Notice I said nothing about cleaning the house that hasn't been done for a few weeks, priorities, right! lol!

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I had several cards in various stages of completion and finished up this one which is appropriate for my current health trial! The roses are a creamy yellow with the tips of the petals inked in a raspberry and a touch of orange. They also have dew drops on them made with Crystal Effects. All of the roses have them but you can see them the best on the top right rose. The little accent flowers are made from cream pearlescent paper with a textured pearl for the centers. I think this is my favorite little accent flower, but sadly I think EK Sucess has discontinued this punch. For those who want it and can't find it in the stores, email them and tell them you want them to bring it back! I can't find the name for it anywhere but here is the picture of it so you know what it looks like.

The butterfly is one of Fred She Said's new releases, Flutterbies. I printed the flutterbie onto heavy weight vellum and took my embosser ink pen and inked the areas that I wanted to emboss with gold. Then I watercolored it with my tombow markers and added the black accents and glitter. These super cute butterflies come in several sizes and you can adjust them to whatever size you need. There are different transparency files and outlines so you can make background paper, or color and "paint" them in your favorite draw/paint, picture editor program.

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And, Tracey gives GREAT tutorials on how to do that if you are technically challenged such as I! Her latest tutorial is on using distress inks to color and emboss her Lovely Blossom and Butterfly digi set. Tracey isn't just limited to digital art either, she is a very talented painter and her K9 art (pet portraits) is stunning, check out her blog here to see her most recent painting.

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Thanks for the encouraging comments! I have heard that some of you are leaving comments and that they are not showing up. I too have had that experience on other blogs and I can't find the reason why it happens, must be a blogger glitch. If it does happen to you, please use the email contact link on the side bar and email me your comments or questions and I will enter them on the post for you!

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Shalom,

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Sonya

Hydrangea Petals Quilled Card

Hi all, I am still having problems with the pain and nausea but thankfully I have an appointment with the GI specialist in the morning! Maybe he will continue with the next test to finally find out why I keep having these problems.

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But on a happier note, the August Custom Quilling Newsletter is out!! You can see the August DT projects using the current kit, and great new products for quilling and paper art. Denise has wonderful quilling supplies and don't miss the new quilling kits! Check out the newsletter to see Sue's awesome quilled heart wall plaque and just to cute quilled cake! I have three new projects also, including a photo album using my brand new pink Bind It All 2. I love it and you will see more projects in the future using it.

Above is one of the projects that I made for last month's newsletter with the July kit. The kit featured hydrangea papers and lovely quilling papers. The designer paper in the kit inspired the quilled hydrangea petal border on the card. The details for this card are listed in the July Custom Quilling newsletter here. That's all for today, another card tomorrow!

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Shalom,

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Sonya

Comments are always welcome, I love hearing from you and y'all are so sweet with your encouragement!

Fred She Said New Release!

Hi all! I have been MIA lately because of a recurring problem with my once removed gallbladder again. The almost constant nausea and pain have not been favorable to be in a creative mode which hasn't made me very happy. I have been to the Dr. and the ER with the problem and now have another Dr. appt. to get a referral for a specialist!!!!! I have done some research on the issue and hopefully will get to the bottom of the problem once and for all!

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But, I have finally finished this card! I used the newly released Little Miss Bitty digi stamp from Fred She Said. She is so cute and there are several versions of her to color and embellish for a project. Cute Little Miss Bitty has these cute flowers to go with her many ensembles! They are quick and easy to color and cut out. I printed her and her flower garden out onto 90lb watercolor paper and watercolored her with my Tombow markers. She is popped up on dimensionals. I accented her and the flowers with a Sakura pen and glitter to make it sparkly! Quilled leaves were added to finish the flower garden border.

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Check out Fred She Said for new digi stamps and a great tutorial by Tracey on making super fun background paper with digi stamps (which is free!!!). Spread the Fred! I will be posting the Custom Quilling DT projects tomorrow and will have another Fred She Said new release coming up! If you make a card with Fred She Said digi stamps or have a quilled project to show off, post a link in the COMMENTS below, I'd love to see them!

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Shalom,

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Sonya

Comments and project links always welcome!

Firefly Glow in the Dark CPS124

Hi all! I must have bugs on the brain because I saw these little fireflies in a Fred She Said flower digi stamp! This blue and green color combo are ones that I have been wanting to play with for a while now. I started with the Whirly Foldy Flowers digi stamps and cut out one petal and center for the bodies of the fireflies. Then I colored them in with my prismacolors and OMS.

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To bling them up they are outlined with a Sakura pen then glitter dots added. The wings are two hearts punched out of green velum, a slit cut to "separate" the wings, glued at the points, folded and a glitter swirl added for sparkle. I wanted these little bugs to really glow so I added glow paint to their bottoms. Now with a little charging in the light they will really glow in the dark like real fireflies! My grandkids are going to love it! Good thing I bought extra glow paint!

The design was from Card Positioning Systems and is for their challenge #124. If you are not familiar with CPS they have a weekly challenge for great card design sketches at their site. If you get stuck for a layout design drop on over and browse through all of the past sketches and look at all the links for the current and past challenges. The DT has examples to get your creativity going. Post a card that you have made from one of their sketches and enter for a chance to win!

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I am working on another card to post for another challenge so, off to clean off my table so I have room to make more cards!

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Sonya

Comments welcome, tell me how you like the little buggers!

Ladybug Surprise Card

Hi all, another very hot day here in Houston! It is late afternoon now and I just finished another card just in time to get out of my craft room which has west windows! To hot to work in there now! This is a card that I have had on my list to do for a bit. It features a ladybug cut with my circle Nesties and has quilled spots and antennae. The wings open up to reveal a surprise sentiment, "What's Up?". The edges of the ladybug wings are inked and pierced.

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I used one of the designs of Whirly Flowers from Fred She Said and left them white except for the centers. I had to have some bling, so I glittered them a bit along with the leaves. They are really sparky IRL, the picture never seems to show that off. These flowers are so easy and fast to cut out and there are many coloring options.

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Since there was not a suitable place to put a bow because the wings had to open, I added the little bit of ribbon ruffle at the sides of the ladybug. The inside of the card was decorated with red, black and white mats embellished with small ladybugs. A short post for today, have a great Shabbat!

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Shalom,

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Sonya

Comments welcome, I'd love to hear from you!