Hello Kitty Sunshine and Garden Fence Card

 

~ hello everyone ~
...says kitty :)

My classmate had a custom request for Hello Kitty on the same background as Totoro, for another classmate who was crazy about Hello Kitty - everything she comes to class with is either pink, sparkly or Hello Kitty themed : bags, shoes, clothes, down to her hair accessories and sparkly pink phone.

 

Added some bling to her bow and hem for extra sparkle! 

Her facial features were rather difficult because they were so tiny and I'd lose them as soon as I cut them.

 

A bigger bush than last time, and stray leaves on the ground to add a little liveliness.

 

Someone said Kitty looked Chinese because the dress is cheongsam-ish. What do you think? 

I wasn't entirely sure how to quill a cute enough Kitty, so I used Google for inspiration. Finally found a card by Cheryl which was based on another quiller's Kitty - I would link the post, but Cheryl's blog is now open to invited readers only. 

Oh well! Good day and hello everyone!

*yuenie.

Update : Here is the link to Cheryl's post.

Christmas Tree Pop Up Card with Peeing Dog

 

Merry Christmas! (about a month late). This is a very late Christmas pop up I made with another Rich template. BOY was it complicated to cut.

 

So this was the way the tree left my house (a perfect square pyramid), but unfortunately when it arrived at the recipient's doorstep the tree's top section was flat and didn't pop the way it was supposed to =( 

I guess 2 weeks of being flat in the mail made it stay that way, because it was only paper. I did try using cardstock so it'd be more sturdy, but cardstock is much, MUCH harder to cut.

p.s. Dear You-Know-Who-You-Are, this was how it was supposed to look.

 

A little peek at the Dalmatian sneakily peeing in the tree, thinking no one can see her! 

 

Close up of the peeing leg. It was supposed to resemble the recipient's Dalmatian (and I even copied the spots from photos of her!) but apparently girl dogs do not pee that way. Whoops.

 

Simple card front, with a lacy border and taped ribbon.

 

This was the first version I made, with thick cardstock instead of paper. Sturdier but extremely tedious to cut, and I made a mistake by cutting one corner of the tree. I even coloured the lights with glitter! though the sparkle can't be seen in the photo. 

It was fun making this card! But I probably won't be doing it again anytime soon. Thanks for reading, have a sweet day everyone.

*yuenie.

Quilled Sheep Thinking of Ewe (You) Love Card

 

My first "Thinking of You" card, which can be used for all occasions. But who says you need an occasion anyway? Nothing sweeter than a message to let that special person know that he/she is in your thoughts, any time of day! 

 

I must say, though I thoroughly enjoy crafting and quilling and exploring new ideas, the tech part of this does get a little tiring sometimes! Taking photographs (searching for good lighting and angles), editing photographs when they don't come out as an accurate depiction of the card, posting the pictures online, making a new listing on Etsy and Blogspot - wow! 

If only there was a Marketing Department :) but alas! I do not have that luxury.

*yuenie.

Quilled Teddy Bears I Love you Beary Much Card

A simple card I quilled this week - teddy bears again! Full of love and sweetness :)

 

They look so cuddly I wanna hug 'em. 

 

Words are a bit faded in this photo but rest assured they are printed clear and black.

Have a 'beary' happy weekend!

*yuenie.

Pop Up Valentine's Love Bear Card with Quilled Heart

 

I've been a bit crazy about pop up cards lately. They're just as time consuming as quilled cards because extreme precision is required for every measurement, but when other crafters are generous enough to share their ready-drawn patterns, it becomes slightly easier! 

Here's an adorable teddy bear by Rich from Creative Pop Up Cards. 

 

This little sweetheart pops up at you and presents you with a big red heart as the card is opened.

 

A simple quilled heart to adorn the front :)

 

 

One last peep. 

My Love Spiral Pop Up Card got into yet another treasury! 

I choo-choo-choose you

What a week this is turning out to be.

*yuenie.

Quilled Totoro Garden Fence Teacher Card

 

This is another Totoro card I quilled recently as a custom request.  She wanted a birthday card for her daughter's teacher, who decorated her classroom with Totoro. 

 

Here's the rough sketch I started out with.

 

Close up of the quilled sun. If you look carefully you can see that the flowers on the bush are dimensional.

 

Little girl and her teacher sitting by the fence - those are their names written on the fence, and above the fence is the classroom name (Totoro Class). My customer was very cheery and encouraging, and her daughter was the most adorable little darling! Such a pleasure making this card for them.

And googly eyes are such fun to play with.

 

Totoro dust balls bounce about inside the card.  I think they're rather adorable!

My Love Spiral Pop Up Card was featured in two Etsy treasuries lately, do hop along and take a look at these lovelies!

The Good Wife

Heart ! ...or hurt?

Have a good week everyone!

Quilled Valentine's Day bookmarks

I made a couple of bookmarks for a friend and another friend's mother for Valentine's Day and forgot to share : here they are!
I don't know why but the colours are a little washed out. They looked beautiful on my craft desk, but the photos don't do them justice =(

I adore this little guy.

This was my first ever attempt at the technique of alternate side looping.

Kinda sad to give her away (yes, the butterfly's a her, though I didn't give her a name) but I'm sure she made that special person happy so that's all good.

Have a lovely weekend everyone =)

Quilled Totoro and Sun with Singing Cow

 

This was a really really tricky card to do. My friend asked for a Totoro and a cow singing "happy birthday" inside. 

When I first heard I was like, "oh no! no grey quilling strips! AND I've never watched totoro." 

Google to the rescue!

and here's the little tyke. I'm having so much fun adding googly eyes to everything! First the boxing gloves and now Totoro =)

Ironically, I never used any of the pictures I got from Google Image Search. I modelled my little darling on a Totoro plushie that belongs to my cousin sister. 

"MOOOO..."

p.s. if you look really carefully, that's not exactly grey paper I used. *guilty grin* It's silver paper! 

So the edges actually gleam in the light, though it just looks grey when it's quilled on edge. I used the same trick (substituting silver paper for grey) on this card. 

Sweet Lovebirds and a Snowflake

Just a few things I made over the weekend :

My first love-themed card! A pair of starstruck lovebirds gazing at each other in a big red heart. 

Code : Love01

Kinda reminds me of that childhood song : Peter and Janey sitting on a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!

Finally got a chance to use that silver rick-rack I've been saving up! I bought it at a Christmas fair, but never got the chance to use it.

I swear, making Christmassy things is so addictive. I'm supposed to be studying but I can't tear myself from quilling! So here's another snowflake!

Code : MS006

Comes in white, pink, blue, red and green. 

Sigh. I am so dead. It's one week to semester finals and I'm quilling instead of studying. The only subject I've touched so far is chemistry. If only academics weren't so important in today's world! Then I could keep on quilling and not worry at all =) 

Anyway. It's 11:30pm, and I'm off to study! Ta, my dears.

Shooting Stars and Sheep

This was done as a gift to a friend : he wanted a shooting star, a couple side by side, and grazing sheep.   

Quite happy with how it turned out : simple but sweet. I do think I should have kept the focus more on the couple though. Right now the viewer's focus is a little diverted because of the sheep.

It's a little as if the shooting star is gonna fall right into her hand =)

An indifferent sheep stands on the hill while the shepherd keeps watch over a sleeping lamb. And the curious little one gazes into the sky with wonder at the glittery swoosh.

I <3 my curious little one! =)