Quilled flowers pop up card

So for my son's Teacher appreciation week at school, i decided to make cards. And i have been fascinated by the kinds of cards you can make and all the stampin up products out there - so i have been playing with that. That's when i came across the explosion and the pop up cards - all of them had paper flowers - and i thought - we should be able to put some quilled flowers in there - but would it be too heavy? Then i came across
http://quillingideas.blogspot.com/
And here was a pop up card with quilled flowers - PERFECT - Mona Jain you have done an awesome job! Love the detail and colors.
So i attempted something similar.
I got the basic card in a  box base instructions from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkE9oe3cJic
Cynthias stampin up card tutorials
Cynthia has the details with the dimensions.
My son's teacher mentioned she loved coral, yellow and green....so i thought those were the spring colors i would go with. And here is the result.
The flowers were basic quilled flowers that i pasted onto thicker green stock as stems.

This is with the card flat - so that you can put it in an envelope

Great Youtube videos for Quilling basics. Quilling Simple shapes and flowers

I had to share these videos for all those who want a place to start.
1. Basic shapes
http://youtu.be/Divi6a8z000
2. Simple flower
http://youtu.be/zRu_DBlQMtE
I will keep adding to this post as i find more.
3. Also an AWESOME blog by Charlotte -
http://theartofquilling.com/beginners-corner
This is definitely a place all beginners should take a look at
4. Lots of links from here
http://studentz.squidoo.com/quilling-for-beginners-how-to-quill-flowers-letters-and-much-more
5. Tutorial - Dimension addition to quilled flowers 
 http://quillingmesoftlee.blogspot.in/2013/06/tutorial-dimension-addition-to-quilled.html?m=1

My final piece for the year with Bible verse and quilled flowers.

So i wrap this yr with my last piece. I started this a while back but finalized it and put it together last night. One of my favorite verses. I used the same flowers i used in the house warming gift, but tried different leaves. I loved the effect of scrolled leaves. Here it is.

New Flower bouquet

So this month i created another quilled flower design - more or less like a bouquet as i had a 3D effect for the flowers by using shaping domes. That makes the flowers really pop out instead of lay flat. The effect is definitely better.
I went for my orange again. But used a double graduating quilling strip. Basically what that means is that it strip starts as white - becomes orange in the middle and then is white again at the end.
Like so

Now with paper - i followed this tutorial - purple flower with a small change in the shape.
This is what i got

The full picture is as follows :)

 So to illustrate that flower i created a photo tutorial - not sure if its clear enough...that's one skill i need to improve on. However you will get a basic idea by going over the purple flower tutorial and this one below.

I love the way the flowers with the graduated orange paper turned out...reminds me of Fanta :)

House warming gift for a friend

House warming gift:

So i got a request from a good friend to make something for a house warming gift.

I found this quote online from life quotes:

And this is the finished piece framed in a 10 x 10 shadowbox

Quilled Christmas ornaments:

Quilled Christmas ornaments:

I am busy making christmas cards :) And looking around for Quilled christmas designs has been really something. In the process i bumped into so many other quilling blogs...and have been astounded by what is out there. I am going to link a few to mine so that you can check them out as well.

Christmas stars and snowflakes:

WittylivingLink

Deborah's link

Karen Maris link

Poinsettia 

Ann Martins

I made a few Poinsettia's for my cards.

You can see my 2 Stars
I followed Alli's quilled creations video for star1
And modified it a bit. This is what i got

For star2 i used a left over piece and added the rest.

Here is the final result

Pretty pink quilled flowers for breast cancer awareness month

Here are my latest set of flowers - based off Ali of Quilled creations Zinnia flowers. Take alook at the original here: From Ann Martins blog.
http://www.allthingspaper.net/2012/03/quilled-flowers-garden-of-35-paper.html
I have modified mine. Tried slightly different petals. I intend to make a full piece with this. Here is the preview :)

I will have pictures of the completed project soon.