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Monday, June 15, 2009

Fathers Day Sailboat Card


Father's Day cards are always a challenge for me. I think this is because I struggle with those "male themes". A safe design is boats or sailboats, so this Father's Day card uses the sailboat theme.


My goal was to create a card that was easy to make. I started by doing a search for clipart, and looked for a sailboat. Once I picked the one I wanted, I printed it along with "Happy Father's Day" directly onto the card.


Now, the only thing left to do was add quilled embellishments.


For the Quilling I did the following

Clouds



  • 1 - 4 in (10.2 cm) S-Scroll cloud

  • 2 - 3 in (7.6 cm) C-Scrolls to make a cloud.

Birds



  • 3 - 2 in (5.1 cm) strips folded in half

  • Use 1/16th in wide paper.

Waves



  • 2 - 6 in (15.2 cm) Sculpted Loose Coils

  • 1 - 3 in (7.6 cm) Sculpted Loose Coil

  • 1 - 3 in (7.6 cm) S-Scroll

  • Place these underneath the sailboat to add the look of water / waves.

Sails



  • Take multiple colored strips and create Triangle Coil.

  • Make one larger for the outer sail that is blowing in the wind.

  • Create a 6 in (15.2 cm) Triangle for the flag at the top of the mast and there you have it.

A simple card, using few quilled embellishments that add to the overall look of your card.


I hope you enjoy making this card.

Have fun and Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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7 comments:

Regina said...

Antonella!!!!!!!

What a great ideia!!!!!! I loved your card.

Hugs
Regina

Inna's Creations said...

Wow! It's so cute!!!
Inna

Anonymous said...

What a stunning card! I have JUST started quilling and love it. The possibilities are really endless! I'm excited to follow your blog!

Regina said...

Dear Antonella!!!
You´re done a fantastic job at your blog!!!! I´m very sure that a lot of quillers are enjoying all your patterns and so do I!!!:))) Thanks a lot for sharing your talent with all of us.
I also add a link to your blog!!! and thanks a lot for your visit!!
Hugs

Regina

Antonella said...

Thank you so much to everyone for all of your kind words. They inspire me to keep posting new ideas and techniques. Hugs, antonella :-)

Reshmi said...

Hi,

This is so good... just so perfect and amazing work.. :) I'm doin out a new pattern... Will share with you for sure.. Its long time i haven't done anything on Quilling as the one i'll come up will be good i guess..

Thanx for sharing ur patterns :)

Regards,
Reshmi

Antonella said...

Thanks Reshmi - your work is beautiful! Hugs, antonella :-)

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