| Pick a good quality cardstock in a solid color that is | | | | or a clear imprint before going to the actual card. Once |
| complimentary to your quilled pieces. Consider using a | | | | you feel comfortable with creating your greeting, do a |
| piece of foil or vellum as a front panel to further | | | | final printing on the cardstock--then allow it to dry |
| accent your quilling. | | | | completely. |
| You can use rubber stamps to print your greeting, or | | | | Now you are ready to apply your quillings. Have your |
| you may experiment with various inks and paints to | | | | tools ready--tweezers, scissors and glue applicator |
| freehand the greeting. Be sure to use Jet Black | | | | filled with glue. Carefully transfer each quilled shape |
| solvent ink with your rubber stamp to ensure a clean, | | | | from your 'dry-fit' area to the card, gluing each piece |
| dark imprint. | | | | one-by-one, until all have been moved and glued to the |
| Attach your quilled pieces to your card using small | | | | card. Allow the work to dry completely. Before you |
| dabs of clear-drying glue. If the card might be framed, | | | | move the card again, re-check all pieces to make sure |
| be sure to glue every piece well enough to ensure | | | | your glue has set up and that all pieces are secured. |
| they will stay in place. | | | | Any quillings that seem loose should be carefully |
| Creating a basic card decorated with quilled shapes | | | | re-glued and then allowed to dry. |
| should require scissors, tweezers, a rubber stamp of | | | | Your simple, yet beautifully decorated card is now |
| your choice, brushes or pens if you decide to freehand | | | | ready to go to family, friends or anyone you wish to |
| your greeting, and your glue applicator. | | | | surprise with such a wonderful gift! |
| To begin this project, first decide on the size of your | | | | This basic card approach can be upgraded using a |
| card. Next you need to decide on which quilled shapes | | | | number of decorative techniques--adding beads, using |
| you wish to use and the design for your card overall. | | | | a paper punch on paper overlays to expose the color |
| You can arrange your quilling pieces on your board as | | | | of the underlying cardstock, using scribing tools to bring |
| a 'dry-fit', to make sure the arrangement will fit on the | | | | texture and depth to leaves--and many, many others. |
| card attractively. | | | | You will, undoubtedly, find techniques from other crafts |
| Next, decide which form of print you want to use for | | | | that can be utilized in your quilled cards, or other, |
| the greeting--stamp or freehand--and if then try both | | | | projects. |
| on scrap paper to make sure you can get the effect, | | | | |