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August 2007 Custom Quilling Supplies Quill News For the largest selection of www.CustomQuilling.com quilling and punch supplies. We have a Guest DT this month... Trina Stover Welcome to the CQ family Trina! More about Trina on page four of the newsletter This month’s projects from the DT featuring the new CQ Monthly Kits. Custom Quilling August Kit Heidi's Leaf Here is the kit for August ... Tag Ingredients – August Kit, cream or yellow parchment paper sheets Tools – Card, Tag and Envy template set, hole punch. Fiskars emboss/ punch edge punch. Many of the items included in this kit will only be available in Trina’s kit format. The kit will also include Heidi’s new Leaf Card Autumn pattern, which will be emailed. Frame Ann’s Pumpkin Patch Frame Using the LCC fall assortment This framed quilling paper piece is a Jacobean- and the frame inspired vine. It included in the makes use of the kit, I wrapped beautiful shades the colors included in the around the four sides of the frame. I decorated the Lake City Fall frame using the same quilling paper assortment, charms colors pack. The and buttons included in the kit. quilling is mounted on the light brown cardstock Inside this issue: included in the New Items... pg2 Happenings pg5 kit. Design Team... pg3 Reviews... pg5 Meet..... pg4 Original Patterns pg5 con’t on pg3 All material and images are copyrighted to original creators. © www.CustomQuilling.com 2007 Page 2 Quill News August 2007 New Items http://www.customquillingbydenise.com/shop/products_new.php Click link above to see all the latest inventory. Flower Kits Mrs. Grossman’s Stickers Loads of new items on sale! Click the link below to check them all out. http://www.customquillingbydenise.com/shop/specials.php Cardstock August Card Kits Kit Foam board Re-sealable Glue Coming Soon Nail clippers are a handy tool for removing the shank on button, to smooth any remaining burs use a nail file. All material and images are copyrighted to original creators. © www.CustomQuilling.com 2007 Page 3 Quill News August 2007 Design Team con’t from pg1 Leaf Gift Tag Frame It is made with: Ingredients July Kit, scrapbook – August paper, Kit, green paper lace, gold mulberry seed beads, glue paper, Mrs. dots, and tiny Grossman’s buttons. Papier fall leaf stickers Tools: Card tag Tools – quilling tool, large maple leaf punch, template kit, Fiskars small maple leaf punch, embossing stylus and border punch / embosser, mini embossing work board Woven Card Spider Web Use graph paper to make quick work of weaving with the many colors of quilling papers included Frame in the Fall color pack. The woven mat is The paper mounted on orange vellum atop a yellow card. maché A rich piece of reversible ribbon ties together the frame is metal charm embellishments. All supplies are covered included in this month's kit. with orange mulberry paper. Added a web and spider made of black 1/8" strips and also two cute pumpkin buttons to balance out the scary spider! Acorn Card Leaf Card I love the texture of the This card was brown card stock used made using the in this project! The card stock ribbon and the charm included in the kit. I used a are great for a "male" paper crimper on card. The oak leaf the light brown and acorns are strip. The leaves quilled using the LCC were quilled with fall assortment paper. I used a mini oak leaf punch simple tear drop shapes. and the gold velum paper for the scattered leaves. All material and images are copyrighted to original creators. © www.CustomQuilling.com 2007 Page 4 Quill News August 2007 Meet ...... Tahlia Giannopoulas, of Melbourne, Australia Hi, My name is Tahlia Giannopoulas, I am 12 years old and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I discovered the art of quilling when I went on a cruise, I attended a few lessons and then bought some mini quilling kits they had. After making as many cards as I could with the quilling kit I went on the internet and discovered more. It wasn’t long before I started buying strips and supplies on the internet. After that I started making cards and more cards. Everybody I showed my cards to loved them, after a while I started getting orders. So then I thought I might as well come up with a business name which I now call Tahlia's QC. I joined a few quilling clubs and I made lot's of quilling friends that I often email. In 2006 at Christmas I sold 50 cards. This year I plan to double that. One day when walking through the streets I discovered this shop called " Inspired By You". It is a great shop that sells beautiful papers and other craft items. After showing the manager my quilling I will hopefully soon get to sell my cards there. My quilling is not the most spectacular thing around but over time it will get better and I hope that it will take me somewhere in the future. Meet ...... Our Guest Design Team Member Trina Hello, my name is Trina Stover and I live in Dunbar, West Virginia with my husband, Jerry, daughter, Jamee, two dogs, two rabbits, two leopard geckos, three birds, one hamster, two turtles, and a Chinese water dragon! We also have a daughter, Sherry, who is married and four adult sons – three in Florida, one in Texas, four grandchildren and another on the way! A few years ago I saw a pattern and instructions for a quilled animal in a child’s craft book. I thought this “new” craft looked really fun and decided to give it a try. Little did I know that Paper Quilling is a centuries- old art form known as Paper Filigree. Well, that was 2003 and I have been hooked on quilling ever since! As a child, I loved to play with paper. Given paper, scissors, and glue I could entertain myself for hours. Quilling gives me a “grown-up” way to play. Quilling is my passion and teaching the art to others is my favorite part! I also love to share by showing my work in art and craft shows, galleries, and gift shops throughout the State of West Virginia. It’s a joy to talk to those whom have never seen quilling and a privilege to share the history with them. If you are new to Quilling – Welcome! If you are one of us who are hooked on the craft – Enjoy! Either way, I hope your time spent rolling and coiling paper will inspire you to further explore this beautiful art form. Why not tell your quilling story? Or share some of your pictures in the Gallery? www.customquillingbydenise.com/CustomQuillingGallery All material and images are copyrighted to original creators. © www.CustomQuilling.com 2007 Page 5 Quill News August 2007 Reviews Heidi I can almost smell the turning leaves when I opened this kit. The fall color mix quilling strips from Lake City Crafts is rich in color and includes a wonderful wine color in the yellows to darks browns. Yes, it even has a bit of orange and black. The charms of leaves are great, the cardstock and vellums all work well together. The pumpkin buttons and fibers add a bit of color too. It is perfect to take with you on your annual drive through the country during the changing of the leaves. Trina The August kit is full of everything fun for fall. The fall assortment quilling paper from Lake City Craft Co includes vibrant colors from deep purple to green, gold, brown and black. The card stock and vellum paper are also in the rich fall hues. I love the coordinating ribbon and fibers. The pumpkin buttons are cute and the charms are ... well ... simply "Charming!" Ann The fall kit includes autumn themed supplies that provide inspiration for a wide variety of projects. The paper maché frame and cardstock can be decorated many different ways with the high quality charms, button, and ribbons. Happenings at CQ The CQ Monthly kits are now available by autoship please contact us for more information. During the months of July and August shipping may not be available on Saturdays. Summer office hours are 9 am to 5 pm eastern. Feel free to call anytime to leave a message, if I am in the office I always pick up! Custom Quilling is planning a mini meet late autumn at our new second location in Wilmington, NC. Please contact us if interested, the number of attendees will determine the location. Original Patterns at Custom Quilling http://www.customquillingbydenise.com/shop/index.php?cPath=161_107 Tear the edges of your cards than lightly chalk the torn edge for an antique look. Using a ink pad will also give a unique look to the edges of your cards. All material and images are copyrighted to original creators. © www.CustomQuilling.com 2007 .
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