European/Middle Eastern courthouse

Made this card for my Youth Teacher, whose birthday is next week. (The only reason I'm posting this is because he doesn't read my blog!)

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This is supposed to resemble a European, or Middle Eastern courthouse (I'm not very good at architectural history =S), because he's a lawyer by profession. 

The outside of the card, and a teeny quilled heart.

Penguin bookmark!

aren't they adoooorable? =)

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A friend requested a bookmark with an animal on it, and because he kept sending me penguin emoticons on facebook, I quilled him 2 penguins with silver snowflakes all around. cute right? =D

I also added his (my friend's) name up there below the first penguin, but this photo was taken before I did it.

Haunted House Pop Up

Looking back at the quilled flowery card I made a while ago, I felt it was pretty, but lacked what I call the "ooomph". So I decided to add in the haunted house (which i was told is a private joke) as a pop up =D 

TA DAH!

 a pair of sinister eyes watches the doorway for any unwary visitors.

 I was positively determined that the roof should be grey. But no book shop sells grey paper! trust me, i searched every shop i knew. So I had to resort to using the back side of a piece of silver paper.

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the inspiration/design was by a fellow crafter called Leisha. she's amazing! Had to make the house twice, as I accidentally cut the wrong lines the first time. =S HUGE headache. But now I feel so proud of it =) my first major pop-up card!

I do think my little ghosts are rather adorable, don't you? ; )

of Mr Lotso and God's love.

Found out last week that the guitar card I made, was actually meant for a girl. Whoops!

Also, the white guitar that she wanted for her birthday was acoustic, not an electric guitar. Double whoops!

So I remade the card.
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Close up of the cross :

 Inside : the white acoustic guitar she wanted  =)

I know, musically this is all wrong. Like how the 'd' in birthday can't seem to decide whether it wants to be a quaver or a minim. But hey, creative licence!

I put a lot of symbolism into this card - wonder if you'll see it the way I do?

Here's the 'hidden meaning' in my design :

The heart enclosing all the flowers -

God's love encompassing all

(and hence linked to the cross, which was a request to be included in the card).

4 swirls radiating from the cross/centre of the heart :

The fact that we are asked to also radiate God's love to all 4 corners of the earth.

Gold and silver :

The kingship of Jesus, but also a direct reference to the recipient's name Alycia. 

I googled it! and it means noble / royal.

Purplish pink teddy bear :

She has a purplish pink teddy bear called Mr. Lotso. =D

so it's not some random bear, it's Mr Lotso to you!

That was a fun card to make! Felt a little loath to part with it =P

Handmade guitar card

In the process =)

Finished!

Inside view

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A friend requested a card with a white guitar and here is the result. White guitar with gold detail and real strings! REAL STRINGS. The strings were awful to maneuver : never thought metal could be so stubborn LOL. 

On a separate note : I think I seriously need to do more research on cards for guys. No flowers, no ribbons, no swirls, no glitter, no nothing! =S 

Burst of colours =)

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Birthday card! The colours look so striking on black and white =) 

Quite surprised that I managed to finish it in a day and a half, actually, considering that those flowers REFUSED to be glued together, despite multiple attempts and rivers of glue. In the end I had to hold them with my finger firmly, sitting there glaring at it, until the glue dried. =D

But I quite like how it turned out! =) 

Teddy bear, sold!

Just sold my first card! =) It feels gooooood, and Ema said the teddy bear is adorable. My first customer is happy! =)

Gonna work on my other orders now. Finally, after a 2 day hiatus (because i needed to study for an econs test), I can quill again! Oh how beautiful the world is today!

Ta, lovely people.