Quilled Greetings Cards (Handmade Greetings Cards)

Crane, Diane

3.47

15 ratings by Goodreads

9781844480067: Quilled Greetings Cards (Handmade Greetings Cards)

ISBN 10: 1844480062 ISBN 13: 9781844480067

Publisher: Search Press, 2005

Narrow strips of coloured paper are brought to life by the simple act of rolling, and a colourful world of paper coils and spirals is opened up.
Everything needed to make beautiful quilled cards is readily available: paper, scissors, glue - and a willing set of fingers... so you can quill away to your heart's content! Once you have learnt the basics, you can let your imagination run wild and combine techniques for more effects, or produce three-dimensional shaped cards with beautiful quilled panels.
In this book, Diane Crane has created five striking projects to get you started straight away. Once you start quilling you will be so delighted with the results you will want to create a whole range of fantastic cards for every occasion.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Diane Crane works as a freelance craft tutor, running classes and workshops all over the south east of England. She specialises in quilling and won no fewer than three first prizes at the International Festival of Quilling in 2002. She is also twice Popular Vote Winner in the Knitting and Stitching Show's competitions. Diane loves working with paper and enjoys sharing her enthusiasm with other people. When she isn't busy quilling, she likes gardening and collecting quotations.

Review:

Sept 06 ...is a great introduction, which shows you what you need and basic techniques, as well as projects to practice with. * Crafts Beautiful * Issue 13, Sep 05 From making your first basic coil, to creating intricate greeting cards, this book guides you through the quilling process effortlessly. Handy tips provide useful advice to get you started and progress quickly. A nice balance is struck between providing traditional and original designs...Beautifully set out and accompanied by clear images and great ideas, this book is a perfect addition to both the experienced and novice quiller's bookshelf. * Papercraft Inspirations * Jul 05 People have been quilling since ancient times, and in the past few years this wonderful old craft has enjoyed something of a revival. Relatively cheap to do, absorbing and suitable for most ages here is a book showing how it can be used to decorate greetings cards. I own quite a few books on quilling, and most of them fail to inspire me. Not this one though - real imagination is at work in here and ordinary subjects are somehow transformed. You don't need many tools or materials to do quilling, and the author has wisely shown this, and how to do a lot with a little. Flowers in pots, teddy bears and little dolls are normally not my favorite subjects, but here are some ideas for making them really come to life that had me - dyed-in-the-wool teddy hater - reaching for my paper strips. There is a verve and joy to these designs and a clever use of color that makes them sing (have a look for yourself). Large photographs make construction of some quite advanced ideas a breeze, and I love the floral arbors, unusual flower fairies and rabbit in a hat. I think you need to see this to appreciate it, but it is well worth buying. * Myshelf.com *

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.