How to Do On-Edge Quilled Lettering and Phrases
Cecelia Louie, author of the brand new E-book, Quilling Phrases, and I go back a long way thanks to our common interests in paper art and paper crafting. We bonded over quilling and blogging, and later, writing how-to books. I admire her spare designs in which each scroll and coil is placed just so, her skill as a graphic designer, and the way her mind works in being able to create clever 3D die cut models.
Today I'm happy to help Cecelia introduce her newest E-book, Quilling Phrases, via a generous worldwide giveaway - six winners total! [ENDED] Previous self-published titles are Uppercase Letters, Lowercase Letters, and Quilled Numbers. All four are available in the Paper Zen Etsy shop. She takes the mystery out of on-edge quilling!
The Uppercase and Lowercase E-books are perfect for creating framed monograms, and Quilled Numbers is super for making birthday cards; more about them here.
The expressions and layouts Cecelia features in the Quilling Phrases book are frameable, gift-worthy delights... if you can bear to part with your handiwork once you've completed the design. She takes you step-by-step through the process by showing exactly where to score, fold, or cut your paper strips, and how to shape the curves. You then glue each letter directly onto sturdy background paper that you've readied by tracing the layout.
The floral designs are all so pretty... recreate them exactly or arrange the elements as you like. I'm drawn to the slim, modern font with its uniquely short ascenders and descenders... something a bit different.
As Cecelia mentions in the video trailer, if you have a favorite phrase you would like to quill you'll be able to do that too... she explains how it is done. Additional phrase ideas are included.
Cecelia goes over the types of paper she recommends, the tools and their uses, and shows how a letter's curves are shaped to match the pattern, as well as the best way to glue individual segments for a tidy look.
You'll find more details about Quilling Phrases in the Etsy Paper Zen shop and on the Paper Zen blog, but right here and on Instagram (if you are registered over there) is where you can take a chance on winning the E-book. Yes, enter both places to double your chances!
To enter on this blog post:
1. Sign up for Cecelia's occasional e-newsletter via this direct link.
2. Post a comment below. Perhaps you'd like to share your favorite phrase?
Please include your email address within
your comment (I know that's annoying; it means typing it twice - once with your name and once again in your comment). If you choose not to, I won't be able to see your address/notify you so be sure to check back in case you've won. You will then have two weeks
to claim your E-book by
emailing me - ann.b.martin at gmail dot com
Winners will be chosen via a random number generator on Sunday, January 17 and announced on this post and on Instagram. Good luck!
***WINNERS***
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