Saturday 19 April 2014

Quilled Heart Card

Hi,

                           This is a special one as this was my first attempt in straight line quilling.

                          I started by drawing the outline of the heart very lightly and roughly so that it is not visible at the end.(I also fixed a piece of rubber to a small pin and removed all traces of pencil in the end )And then I measured each n every strip starting from 7.8 cm in the center and gradually incrementing and decrementing according to the shape.Measuring each strip was a task especially when I cut it 1mm shorter  in a place :( so,I had to attach another strip of 1mm length.!!

                          I chose pink cardstock  for making the strips as I  wanted a subtle look.Making the strips to stand straight was a challenge and sometimes when I was trying to align a strip,the previous one got disturbed.I never knew I had this much of Patience !!!

                This piece took me about 4.5 hours flat to complete.I didn't want any sentiment to be in the front as I felt the heart itself will convey all it had to say !!!!!! Wanted to make it look as clean and simple possible.





I was so satisfied  with this one and I had been literally staring at it after completing it.I am in so love with this.But,Pics were taken at night,so not that great :(

And when hubby returned from office at 10pm (that too on weekend!) he was super happy when I gifted him and kept the card close to his heart and gave a pose which  I managed to take a quick pic in my mobile :)
The effort behind was worth it certainly!!


           I hope to try much more similar to this as I feel this would help me in getting steady hands :P

A collage of work in Progress :)


        Linking it to  Catchy Challenges for quilled card            
                             itsybitsy monochromatic challenge

Do let me know how you like it :)

13 comments:

  1. Lovely card ..love the heart :)

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  2. This is pretty much something genius! This is the first time I saw line quilling...I admire the precision you achieved with this...and your patience, too!

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    1. Aww..you comment made my day Somdeepa :) thanks a lot..

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  3. Fantastic card, really.. Thank you so much for joining the fun at CSCC #2. Good luck.. :)

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    1. Thanks a lot Deepti..Loved joining the challenge at CSCC..I was never into quilled cards,but ur challenge made me explore things !!

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  4. That is so smart :) love the way u created the heart, I am totally impressed with the perfection !! Thank you for sharing with CSCC !!

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    1. Thanks a lot deepti..ur comment means a lot !!!

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  5. This is such a beautiful card Soundarya! and hats off to your patience!!!

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  6. Straight line quilling is new to me, great job, perfect.Thanks for joining us at CSCC#2. Good luck!

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    1. Glad u liked it Tanvi..love ur work and a comment from u means a lot :)

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