Quilled black elephant in antique black gold gilded paper

This was an experiment to see what i could use gold gilded black quilling strips for and how it would look. I had read about the nuns in the 16th and 17th century used gilded paper to imitate the antique metal work prevalent in those times. When i first bought the silver and gold gilded paper, my first thought was to use it for Christmas ornaments and Christmas cards. The effect was spectacular.
Here is my elephant which i hand drew. I so badly wanted to make a version of Angie by Mona's quilling, but stuck to my version instead. A friend mentioned that my elephant looked really fit and trim. And its true it does. But i love it all the same. And it went to a very special Uncle as a birthday gift.

Blue quilled flowers

Blue flowers don't seen natural to me. Yet i find them in boquets in stores and wonder how? But they look beautiful! I love the color blue, though norm dictates it should be pink. But along with my 9 yr old son. I am facinated by the turquiose, pacific blue, green blue.......shades. So here is my take on blue flowers. With a sprinkle of grey and yellow. The pictures truly do not do justice to the REAL colors.
Hope you like it.

Red and Yellow Quilled flowers

This piece started as a simple flower which progressed into something that i have not seen before. The only thing i knew was that it was to be red and yellow.
The verse i needed showcased was one of my favorites
My Grace is Sufficient for Thee - 2 Cor 12 v 19
Here is how i worked this peice.

Before adding the stamens made with fluff

The drawing board

And the final Piece - 11x14

Quilled Gerberas

So my latest piece is based off Quilling by Ada's Gerbera tutorial. These beautiful flowers look stunning. And Ada has been kind enough to share the tutorial with us taking away all the guess work in making these.
This piece was made for my cousin. The colors are used were paplin paper Purple Shades.
I have linked to the shop i buy most of my strips from.
So the flowers i made started with this

These were the individual flowers

Then putting them together required leaves. I needed a couple of shades of green to make the purples pop on the blue matting.

 The final piece

Any questions - let me know. Please visit Quilling by Ada for more inspiration. She has amazing work! Final piece was framed in a 11* 14 shadow box