Anyone who sees my work on a constant basis knows that I don’t make a lot of greeting cards. Â I usually prefer making more permanent paper quilling projects such as jewelry, frames, magnets, etc. Â But for those special occasions when I can make a card for a friend or loved one, I enjoy making a paper quilling design for it.
Just a little disclaimer – I am not the most creative greeting card maker, as it is not something I do all the time.  I only strive to make something that the person will enjoy and that I will enjoy making.  There are countless other quilled cards out there that are more fully decorated with cute designs and embellishments.  I admire those considerably, but at the moment I manage to only  make simple ones myself 😉
This time it was my Grampa’s 89th birthday. Â Since he lives in a climate where it is pretty cold this time of year, I decided to send him a little warmth from Malaysia with this fun palm tree design.
I used 1/16″ (narrow) width paper for the card. Â It is a little trickier to work with such skinny paper, but I like it for cards that I will have to send in the mail since it makes them much less prone to crushing!
I based the design off of this other little palm tree that I made to match my dinosaur patterns.  You can view the free tutorial for the palm tree here. The fun accompanying dinosaur patterns can be found on Etsy.
Sometimes when I am making handmade cards I’ll use some papers that I have around and cut and fold it to make a card. Â But for this card I used a pre-cut card and matching envelope. Â I honestly prefer using the pre-cut ones as it saves me time and I can be assured of straight edges! Â Someday when I have a fancy cutting machine I’ll make my own, but for now I’ll stick to pre-cut when I want to make sure it looks good and fits the envelope perfectly. Â You can find many precut blank cards (see some on Amazon
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Honey, what a fabulous idea for a card. We live in the subtropics and I am constantly looking for inspiration for a card I never thought of a palm tree even though we’re surrounded by them 🙂
Thanks 🙂
Aww honey..so cute
Thanks 🙂
I love this!! I am very new to quilling and I stumbled on your site when doing a Google search to understand how to adhere my quilling creations to a background piece of paper. I would love to know how you do it.
Thanks!
Hi Jackie 🙂 Thanks for the comment, glad you found my site! When I need to adhere my quilling to a background I spread a thin layer of glue on a plastic surface and use tweezers to pick up the piece, dip it in the glue, and then apply to the background. Alternatively sometimes I use a toothpick or needle tool and dip it in glue and then dab it in several places on the back of my design and then place it where I want it on the background. It depends on what the shape is, how big it is, etc. I have tutorials for these things on my list of things to blog about 😉
Thank you so much for your advice!! Greatly appreciated. I will be serching your site up and down for all the little goodies you seem to provide. I can’t wait to take my new hobby to the next level with your help!