September and October 2012 Cards....and Maybe Older...

Well....another year gone without posting and updating!  The last post I made was the day before my dad passed away, on August 5, 2015.  It was sort of expected, but not, at the same time.  He had been suffering from Diabetes complications, and heart failure for quite sometime.  One just never knows when it is our time to go, so cherish every moment with loved ones.  It has been quite a year since his passing, and not everything is completed yet...

Okay, now back to catching up....In September and October 2012, I did not do too much quilling.  There was so much going on next door from the fire, which had some effects on us, from excessive noise, as they rebuilt, to disgusting smells…They had to gut the whole unit, and do asbestos abatement as well.  We had several electrical and heating problems resulting from the work next door.  It was not pleasant at all. And it was just the beginning of a 7 month nightmare!

This first card is a simple light pink husked flower. The leaves are alternate side looping (ASL) technique, which is basically freehand husking, as you don’t use any pins.   Actually I think I made it back in 2011, but can’t remember when…The date on the picture is not when I made it...

For this birthday card, I did a flower using what a lot of people online call the beehive technique, but I’ve always just called it continuous quilling.  I did 2 shades of pink, and the center is both shades rolled together.  Again, the leaves are done with the ASL technique, and shaped wheatears. 

This is a wedding card I made for Bill’s daughter.  I just knew she was having fall colors, but did not know them.  So I did cream pearl roses, and bronze tiny punched flowers, on cream linen card, and dark brown linen card.  Surprisingly it sort of matched her fall theme.

I also made another sunflower thank you card similar to my Stampede entry, only in darker yellow shades.  This was for our apartment office manager who checked on our home while we were gone.