The Quilled Tale

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In case you don't know yet, I'm on FB and IG under the same username @thequilledtale. IG is becoming increasingly unreliable, logging me out and deleting my previous account randomly, so I decided to play safe and have a FB page for my work too. Online store is also live on the FB page, or visit link in bio :) * * #facebookpage #instafail #onlinestore #digitalillustration #quilled #openforbusiness #animefanart

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Busty #lucoa is so weird and wonderful, her eyes totally remind me of Tet from No Game No Life. Difficult to quill anything for her though, coz the #rainbow vellum paper doesn't work with her hair colours. * * #kobayashisanchinomaiddragon #quetzalcoatl #succubus #dragonmaid #quilled #anime #bibleverseoftheday #matthew622 #bookofmatthew #捲紙 #動漫 #小林家的龍女僕 #馬太福音 #經文

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Although everyone's favourite seems to be #kanna , I didn't immediately like her when I first saw her. But while illustrating her for this piece, I've grown to love her character design which seems to be inspired by tribal culture. * * #kobayashisanchinomaiddragon #cute #loli #dragon #anime #quilled #vectorillustration #小林さん #女僕 #神奈神威 #小林家的龍女僕 #捲紙 #動漫 #蘿莉

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Jumping on the bandwagon as the last episode of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid airs, been working on this series since last week. Kanna and Lucoa coming up, stay tuned! * * #kobayashisanchinomaiddragon #dragonmaid #tohru #dragon #maid #animeart #proverbs #bookofproverbs #illustrated #vectorart #小林さん #女僕 #動漫 #箴言

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Another one for the #studioghibli collection! * * #ponyo #selfillustrated #quilled #cute #anime #paperart #kawaii #岸上的波兒 #波妞 #捲紙 #動漫

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Here's #kiki reminding us of a great saying. This is such a common phrase that a lot of ppl may not realise it is actually a #bibleverse. #bookofacts #acts #kindness #kikisdeliveryservice #studioghibli #quilling #vectorillustration #宮崎駿 #魔女の宅急便 #琪琪 #動漫 #聖經 #使徒行傳

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Second #studioghibli #quilledart featuring #noface #1peter #bibleverse #animeart #宮崎駿 #無臉男 #捲紙 #聖經 #彼得前書

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New experiment, I really enjoyed making this! I love anime, and thought it'll be interesting to pair some beloved characters up with an inspirational #bibleverse #studioghibli #totoro #bookofjames #james119 #inspirationalquotes #faith #quilledart #animeart #woodland #豆豆龍 #宮崎駿 #龍貓

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Back to quilling #pokemon ! One of my favourite #firstgeneration #firetype and its #alola form. (Sorry if it's not obvious which pokemon this is... #abstractart maybe? 😥) This was incredibly challenging as it was the first time I had to make a duplicate (albeit different colours) of a design, so everything had to be consistent. Really good practise for #quilling technique... #pokemonart #paperart #vulpix #六尾 #pokedex #037 #kanto

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A congratulatory present for my sister @jamienito for her official start as a professional physiotherapist! 💪 🎉🎉 The #cactus 🌵 is a long time running joke in the family coz she used to like them A LOT so now whenever we need to buy her a 🎁 it's always plant related 😂 Anywayz, this #quilled #magnet is a cute accessory for her #workspace #laptop or #computer 🖥 (It also attaches to the fridge and basically anything metal.) #succulents #cacti #bloom #flowers #羅馬書 #仙人掌 #電腦 #桌面 #磁鐵

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Inspired by the #japanese #morikei (Forest Girl Style 🌲), which I only recently found out about! Finished with triple glaze and varnish. #quilled #pendant #handcraftedjewelry #earthy #whimsical #捲紙 #自然色 #項鍊

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Birthday present for hubby! It's not easy working full time and raising two kids while also doing part time graduate studies at the same time. This #quilled #bibleverse from #philippians413 is to encourage him when the going gets tough. #hotairballoon #desk #boxframe #paperart #motivationalquote #faith #捲紙 #手作 #藝術 #彩色

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So excited to receive my order from CraftOnline! This is the Full Spectrum Color Blends from Quilled Creations. I usually use the fine needle tool but this #vellum #quillingpaper is so smooth that I had to use a slotted needle tool to quill it. Vellum seems stiffer than normal quilling paper too so it doesn't hold shapes as well. #psychedelicart #paperflowers #rainbow #捲紙 #彩虹 #紙花

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Discovered that my #inkjet #printer can print on card stock! This is faux #goldfoil #embossed #texteffect printed on 210gsm white stock for a new quilling project to be revealed soon :) It's one of those days I'm thankful for my background in #graphicdesign .

Original tutorial for the gold foil text effect here. I modified the colours to #c5b358 and #7d7300 to attain the gold effect instead of copper.

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Every year I try and handcraft something for hubby, either on V'day or his birthday. This year, having started quilling, I tried my hand at making a card for him. #valentinescard #handmadecard #quilling #papercraft #paperquilling #捲紙 #情人節 #手工卡片

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Once, there was a girl who loved colours and problem solving, so she began to learn quilling. She was never good at following tutorials, so she went with her instincts and created her first quilled art, a Noibat. Yes, she also loves Pokemon.