Saturday, May 2, 2009

MariLynn's Quilled Flower Tutorial














My friend MariLynn has created this amazing tutorial for the quilled flowers you see on the above cards. The second card is a card she sent to me for my birthday. They are so easy... Read on



Tools: Glue, Scissors, 1 inch punch, 1/4 in punch (hers is a flower), quilling tool or large paper clip and a small piece of cardstock.


A quilling tool has a handle with a top that has a slit. They can be purchased at most craft stores for under $5.



If you do not have a quilling tool you can use a paper clip. Unfold it into a straight line and with a pair of pliers make a tight U on one end.


Take your 1 in paper punch and punch out a 1 in circle.


Use the 1/4 in punch to punch the center of your 1 in circle. Save this piece, as it will be used at the end to make the base of the flower. Starting at the edge of the circle cut towards the center punch making a spiral cut..






Slide the end of the spiral into the quilling tool or paper clip U. Start rolling the tool so that the paper rolls up around the tool.



Here is your spiral rolled up around the tool or paper clip.



Carefully slide the paper off the tool or paperclip and add glue to the end. Using light pressure, hold the glued edge against the rest of the flower for about a minute or until the glue takes hold.

Take the small piece you saved from the punched middle and glue it to the bottom of your flower. That will give it a good strong base.

FINISHED. You can glue this to any project by added a drop of glue to the base or using sticky dots or dimensionals.

If you have any questions let me know... I will send you to Marilynn..hehe..

Have a great day,
Dawn


32 comments:

  1. Wow! Gorgeous cards and a great tutorial!

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  2. Dawn these hedgies are darling love your framing. the flowers look very pretty and a great tutorial. I might have to give this a try!

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  3. Lovely cards!! The flowers you made are soo cute, I´ll have to try! Thanks!

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  4. Oh my, those flowers are adorable and sooooo pretty!! What a great little tutorial too!! Thanks!

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  5. Dawn, you are amazing. You did an awesome job with the finishing touches with this tutorial. You are such a great friend. HUGS!!!

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  7. thats so cool! going to try this!

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  8. what a precious take on the IC, Dawn! I love the hedge hogs and the quilling adds such great dimension! That is an easy tutorial, Marilynn is a creative inspiration!

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  9. Your roses turned out perfectly, Dawn. Boy are they cute on your card ... as is that heart CB folder ... I'm so glad you "hooked me up" with one. I use mine quite a bit as well.

    Great tutorial. I've always wanted to know how to quill, so thanks to you and Marilynn for showing us.

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  10. Oh my goodness, this is too cute! Thanks for sharing the tutorial, looks like fun!

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  11. Dawn, what a great tutorial!! The pictures are clear and it's easy to understand! Thank you for sharing this, and Marilyn's card is so sweet! Happy Stamping!

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  12. Gorgeous cards and a great tutorial!! I am going to have to try this!! How did you make the top corners on the hedgehog card

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  13. Oh those flowers are SOOOO adorable!!

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  14. Lovelt card and a great tutorial. It's such a wonderful thing when you see something beautiful like this turn out from a piece of paper! Thank you for sharing. Hugs xxx

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  15. Ok....I have a box of these somewhere I did years and years ago...If they are coming back into fashion I gotta find them!

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  16. I ***LOVE*** those flowers!! Thanks so much for sharing the how-to. I MUST try this soon!!! Super cute cards!

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  17. MariLynn's quilled flowers are wonderful! Thanks for posting her tutorial! These are definitely on my list of "wanna learn"!!! You sure are having fun with new blog looks! This is adorable! I've been seeing this on a couple blogs now... I love it! Love your card and thanks for the tutorial!

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  18. The hedgie card is so adorable. And the circle card is so pretty. After seeing the tutorial I know I would never have the patience to do those flowers! But it's nice to look at them.

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  19. so cute, love your cards, and your blog is so cute.

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  20. How very cool!! Love your cards and thanks so much for the fabulous tutorial!! :)

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  21. Thanks for the tutorial, Dawn!! Your quilled flowers are beautiful!

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  22. WOW! What fabulous cards! The flowers are DARLING! TFS them with us!!

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  23. What a beautiful cards Dawn,l love the colours.
    so beautiful flowers.

    Hugs Riet.x

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  24. What a fabulous flower! Thanks so much for a fab tutorial! :>

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  25. Ooooh, Dawn, I love those super sweet hedgies and the flowers are gorgeous....thanks for the awesome tutorial!!!!!

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  26. A fabulous tutorial Dawn, your cards are beautiful! I love quilling, but have not found the time to learn it. Too many projects, not enough time in the day . . . LOL!

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  27. OMG!! that flower wreath is SO pretty!!! Thanks for the tutorial!!! will have to try it out! and the hedgies are so adorable!

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  28. Holy Smokes!! I LOVE those quilled flowers! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  29. These are just adorable Dawn! I can't believe it, but I gave my set of quilling items to my niece as I wasn't using them! Argh! Oh well, thanks for the tip about the paper clip!

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  30. Oooohhh I love the flowers, tfs the tutorial! Lovely cards Dawn!

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  31. Fabulous cards and such a wonderful tutorial. TFS!!!

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