A classic quilling card

A week ago I had to make some cards for the store where I sell them. After trying quilling with all kind of new things (scrapbooking paper, stamps, eye powder and versa mark) I decided to make something classy.

Classic quilling always looks good. Some simple shapes and fringed centers, sunny colors and I feel as if I`ve found the perfect recipe. I also love natural fabrics, like this hemp twine which looks like a ribbon (I bought it this way.

I haven`t found my style in quilling yet, but I`m in the experimental phase, some things keep repeating and I feel good when I see a red line going through my work. Quilling has been in my life for 1 year, I believe there is a lot of time to find my style. I have patience.

Thank you for passing by and reading my thoughts,
Anca

Quilling and feathers

Quilling and feathers?! Why not! I found these feathers at a local store, in many colors, that`s what I`ve chosen.

First I used them to make a design for a wedding invitation.

Seaching for new combination I made this card. It is sold now. The lady from the store called and told me how appreciated it was.

I`ll enter my wedding invitation design to the following challenges:
moving along with the times where the theme is FANTASY and I believe my design with feathers and bling would fit for a fantasy wedding, and to
craft us crazy where ANYTHING GOES

I see you are quite busy (with projects or with the summer:), hope you all have a wonderful time!

P.S. let me know if you try the feather and quilling combination

Framed quilling for Meda

I just love this combination of gold and full purple. Meda gave me the paper and I made this framed quilling work. While making the photos and admiring it I thought it would be a perfect gift for her and I also imagined the title for this post.

I used the clear versamarkt pad for stamping, and the husking technique combined with little from the royal flower.

Now I want to share with you my thoughts and feelings about friendship. Friendship is so beautiful, it seems to me like a gift that comes from nowhere. All I can say is Thank You (thank you to friends, to God, thank you for the idea of friendship).

Have a great weekend,
Anca

A rainy weekend in Budapest

We had a rainy weekend in Budapest and because I suspected it would be so I searched on the interenet for some museums. I love the collections and museums. Because I`m in the creative era of my life I thought the Applied Art Museum would fit perfect. And so it was. We discovered a gorgeous white room.

And after, a wonderful collection of all kind of useful objects: books, furniture, vases and plates, jewels, boxes, watches...

And beyond the collection a story that concerns us all. The story of the museum.
Because the industrialization was too strong and considered dangerous for art, around 1850 it was decided to create a museum where beautiful useful objects be exposed. There were people who had to search and buy the most beautiful creations. So craftsmen from different guilds were invited to create as beautiful as they can and fairs were held so that they can sel their work.

I enjoyed this story and I was impressed.
Here is the entrance, the ceiling and the railings, everything breathes o complex creation (I think `art` is a word too hard).

I have some quilling too, but I think it`s enough for one post.
Hugs,
Anca

Weddings time - wheat theme

Well, it`s summer and people get married all around. Lately you may have read more often the word "wedding" in my posts. Here are some variations for a fresh green and wheat wedding theme.
For the first one I used: chalk paper, my stamps, some butterflies made with the puncher and a satin ribbon that doesn`t look so good.

Here I replaced the satin ribbon with raffia and looks much better (even if the photo is not so good). This was the bride`s choice.

And now a more complicated creation, it doesn`t look bad, I believe it has a serious look.

And my favourite one, is wheat and lace. It just makes me dream...

I`m curious which one is your favourite!
I am here, always happy to read your comments,
Anca

Fringed flowers

Hello my dear ones, I am so happy to find so many beautiful words from you!

Here is my new post, with two cards that I made more than a month ago - a purple one and a green one. I forgot them but when I found them into a folder with pictures I felt in love, for the second time.

The purple one is my favourite, I adore the velvet ribbon, the beads, my stamps and... I admit, purple. Maybe with some changes it would fit for a wedding invitation.

And the green one. The flowers are not so perfect because I was trying different ways of making the fringed flowers.

Some time ago I didn`t like this type of flower, only because I didn`t know how to make it. I tried to make some, they wasn`t perfect from the first time but the more I tried the more beautiful they were. I feel so bad when I try new things and they don`t turn out the way I want, I am anxious all day. But, from things like this, from mistakes, take life new interesting shapes, and even in life, new ways of being.

Wishing you to try new things and keep creating,
Anca

Husking technique flower

Hello everyone, I`m happy you liked my chandelier!
As I told you, I`m trying the husking technique, and I`m in love with it.

I played with shapes and they turned out into this flower. I thought it would fit perfect for a brooch, as a jewel for the takeaquillpill challenge. So here it is.

I`ve never thought quilling would bring so many friends and would help me become a better person with every new day. In the beggining I refused to use the techniques and the shapes I saw on other blogs as I considered this as a lack of originality, as nothing to be proud of. Now, I understood the true meaning of sharing. So I admire and appreciate all the works from the web, and I try to melt them with my own style, but I can`t help myself thinking to that first person who created a new flower, and sent it to the world. In this case I`m refering to Asma.

We are having a deep summer here, so I enjoy my balcony and the fresh evenings, I enjoy reading and blogging, and making big plans for my next quilling projects.

Sooo happy to read all your comments,
Anca