Crafting Creatures

I still have to add the greetings on them, but right now I’m just enjoying “baking” them all. As for HOW did I make them??? Believe me, I’m kicking myself for not taking notes. I’m selling them at this weekend’s mini craft fair to make more room for new flavors.

I really enjoyed making this card for my friend who lost his beloved Nana, peacefully at age 98. They shared many talks over tea and cookies.

Homegrown raspberries were plucked and jellied (yay! i don’t like seeds) and given to me, so this was just a small note of thanks.

Saw a photo of a round bouquet of flowers and thought I’d love to quill that, but do it without flowers. I still have to add the part where you hold it, but I wonder if I should just stop as is. I’ve also hidden a little something in there.

Pink is the birthday girl’s fave color. I’m very excited to give it to her because it’s based on my new designs I’m launching on Etsy

My dad loves to garden and eagerly anticipates snow peas every year. I hope one day I’ll be able to garden as well as he does.

Wow, I didn’t think I could make 3 cards in the span of less than a week! I hope the teachers enjoy these cards I made for a friend’s kids’ teachers, and know they are appreciated. The last is for a music teacher obviously.

Welcoming a new small fry into the world, whose parents enjoy goldfish. The baby bib is a vintage japanese print sewn onto thick fabric to soak up drool. Scored it at a local Etsy craft sale in Vancouver.

This was the perfect use of my nephew’s crimper. I crimped an entire length of paper first, then straightened out the other parts of the leaf, and left the crimped part on top undisturbed. There are 3 shades of green, going for a variegated effect. I think it adds more depth than just using the same color. Here’s a photo of a real leaf I used as reference.

Our adorable little niece is turning 1 and we’re celebrating all her firsts – smiles, crawls, steps…

My condolence card to a friend who recently lost his father. An appreciation for koi was passed from father to son.

I like the illusion the koi is swimming beneath the lily pads.

Inspired by henna designs from his culture and their honeymoon destination,
Thailand, the home of her beloved elephants.

Wishing the newlyweds a storybook “happily ever after”

Pun intended!

It was my latest triumph in paper quilling a heart. My inspiration was beautiful piping on a wedding cake. I was naive enough to believe my cat appreciated it as much as I did, since she watched me put all the pieces together. I guess I didn’t realize how much she liked it, as it became her new toy when I turned my back. My husband saved most of it and I didn’t look carefully enough before glueing it down to the card – permanently. I’ll just have to remind the newlyweds on the part about “through good times and bad…

My mom treasured my hand-made cards when I was a kid, and it’s been a while since I’ve made one for her. It was inspired by the gates of La Vie En Rose.

Thank you cards were sent to the doctor and ICU dept at VGH
for the care and attention they gave.

A bride showered with hearts and surrounded by pink –
her theme, of course!

She’s a terminally ill cancer patient who loves dahlias and was able to see them bloom again this year.

Birthday card to a whino who, just like his alcohol, only gets better with age. I wanted the wine glass to look transparent, so have intersected the paper with the bottle.

Best wishes to the newbie.
Cecelia

Home Sweet Home was my wish for this birthday girl who’s now getting into gardening. Cecelia

Helen’s garden is so full of flowers, my eyes can’t take it all in. It’s a smorgasbord of colors, textures, and smells. The inside of the card says:

I need more room! Everything’s starting to bloom!
Everyone, make way. It’s Helen birthday!

Cecelia

Simple bouquet of flowers to express thanks. This is actually my first card using a different technique to produce a flower. The open petals are playful to me in a way that traditional quilling isn’t, and it’s the first time I’m inspired to keep quilling the same thing repeatedly. Cecelia

This person loves tea, and peace and quiet, especially with two little boys around. I wish this for her birthday. Cecelia

My friend’s birthday card, who’s born in – you guessed it – Year of the Monkey! Cecelia

A friend who loves German Shepards also loves those nodding head ornaments placed in the back of a car. This is his birthday card, complete with nodding head attached with a fishing line, which is hidden by the collar. I wish the video turned out so you could see it nod – well, more of a shake of his head. Cecelia

Just playing with different types of flowers and somehow a multi-circled scrapbook pattern came to mind – different versions of the same thing. It was difficult to line up the circles on the front and on the inside, so I don’t think I’ll be doing this again. Certainly was fun trying to make it happen though. Cecelia

Simple yet full looking bouquet full of yellow flowers, my friend’s favorite color. I scanned in the bouquet and laid out with the curved text first. Then printed the card before glueing it permanently. There’s a shadow of the dragonfly in lighter blue beneath for added depth. Cecelia

This quilled butterfly is a Thank You card for my cancer surgery team. My oncologist is Irish and wore a surgery cap decorated with 4 leaf clovers, which are represented in the wings. The white is pure luck because they found the cancer, and the cancer itself is the black dots. The iconic pink ribbon which represents cancer causes, completes the butterfly’s antennae. Cecelia

A fun-filled first year of many more to come. Cecelia

My friend said she didn’t want anything for her birthday, unless we made it by hand. These are all her favorite things (except I couldn’t include fried chicken). Cecelia