Monday, October 24, 2016

Autumn Quilling Tutorial



Hello everyone! Thank you so much to everyone who left comments on my SSS Believe in the Season Blog Hop post. I had such fun reading all the comments and really appreciate them. It is Monday and a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is up and this week our theme is Autumn. I hope you'll be able to join us. 

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
I had really fun making this week's project and I wish you could reach out and a touch it through you screen, because it has wonderful textures. This background is really easy to create and I got the idea when looking at the wonderful 28 Lilac Lane Embellishment bottles, wanting to use a whole lot of buttons on one project. The two pumpkins were quilled and I'll show you how below. Let's start.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
You can easily colour white quilling strips into any colour that you need, and for my project, I wanted a graduated look. Start with the lighter ink and gradually add darker ink, but don't cover all the lighter ink completely. I realized that the quilling paper available at SSS is wider than the one I used. It is the same brand and the bags look so similar, that I missed seeing the width. You can still do the techniques, but your designs will be a little higher than mine. I used 1/8 in or 3 mm paper.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
To roll my quilled pieces, I prefer to use a Needle Tool. I normally start the shape on the tool and then roll the rest by hand. You can also roll the entire shape by hand. The needle tool gives a neater look to the center of the coils, as you can see in the example to the left. The coil to the right was rolled with a Slotted Quilling tool, which is a little easier to use.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
 I also needed some green papers, and inked them with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
 And some brown papers.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
Roll five closed circles, of slightly varying size, and make sure that the center is lighter than the outside. The length of paper you'll need depends on how large you want your pumpkin to be. Pinch four of them into half-moon shapes and the fifth one into an eye shape.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
 Make a brown circle and shape it into a stem shape. Make it lighter in the center.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
The green papers were folded and then I rolled one open coil on each side. As you can see, the one side is darker than the other, because of the graduated papers that I inked.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
Glue the shapes together, using a clear drying white glue. I apply the glue with a tooth pick, but you can also use a little glue applicator bottle.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
 A canvas board was painted brown.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
 Working one section at a time, I applied a thick layer of Prima's 3D Gloss Gel.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
I placed buttons, beads and sequins from 28 Lilac Lane Pumpkin Spice and Toasted Graham bottles, varying the size of the buttons. Then I sprinkled some Prima mica flakes on top (I love mica), and finally added Micro Beads, to fill in all the small spaces.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
The quilled pumpkins disappeared on the background, so I made a base for them by die cutting leaves from burlap and brown Paper Leather. The edges were inked with Ground Espresso.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
Glue the smaller pumpkin partly on top of the larger one, for dimension. For more quilling inspiration, check out my Friendly Ghost card.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
Die cut a title from two shades of brown and layer on top of each other. The second word is a Chit Chat sticker.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
 I really like this button, pearl, sequin, mica and micro bead background. The 3D gel keeps everything firmly in place.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
 Because of all the beads and pearls, the board has a nice heavy feel to it.

Layers of ink - Autumn Quilling Panel Tutorial by Anna-Karin, with quilled pumpkins.
When I took photos of the project, I couldn't help myself but to place it in a pile of leaves too, right where it belonged.

I hope you will join us in our Autumn challenge. As every week, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

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Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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15 comments:

  1. Oh wow! this is absolutely fabulous! I love the buttons and the quilling, absolutely brilliant! ❤️

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. So pretty! Thank you for the tutorial.

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  3. WOw!! What a fantastic mix of buttons on this - makes such a wonderful texture! Love, love the quilling and how you colored it yourself to make these beautiful embellishments, Anna-Karin! Those little pumpkins are super!! hugs, Maura

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  4. Your button background is amazing, Anna-Karin, and those twilled pumpkins are fabulous! Love it!

    Cathie ♥

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  5. Wow! I can imagine how much time it took to place all the buttons and rest of details. Great job! Love the natural colors of autumn! Hugs, Marzena

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  6. LOVE the quilling on top of the buttons!! Just gorgeous!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  7. This is a lovely October-Autumn project, Anna-Karin. Thanks for the great tutorial and all the photos.

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  8. Such a great idea to mix buttons and quilling. Fabulous Autumn feel!

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  9. Wow! This project is gorgeous! And what fun!

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  10. fabulous button mica background perfect for your amazing pumpkins...hugs kath xxx

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  11. This is such a totally fresh and modern interpretation of Autumn! I love how you incorporated so many atypical elements like the buttons in the background. And I adore seeing expertly-done quilling! Beautiful work!

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  12. Amazing creation Anna-Karin! love the warm shades you've used and now I have another thing to add to my wish-list: Lilac Lane buttons! BArbara

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  13. I love how you've used the buttons to create such a wonderful background which makes you want to reach in through the screen to just feel and touch ~ gorgeous work as always, Anna-Karin! :)

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  14. Wow... this is such a stunning creation, Anna-Karin. Love the awesome background with the buttons. The quilled pumpkins are fabulous. :)

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