VSN Weekend - What a blast!

Carol came down for the weekend and we participated in the splitcoaststampers VSN weekend. What is VSN? Virtual Stamp Night! It starts at 6 pm on Friday with the last project posted at 11 pm! Yep...they post a project every hour for 6 hours on Friday night. You have 45 minutes to complete the projects! Today it starts at 12 pm with a project every hour until 11 pm again! This is the 2nd one that I have participated in and it is so much fun! Try it some time!

Here is one of the creations from last night....quilling....which I have never done before!

Instructions

1) Cut paper into 1/8th inch strips using your paper cutter in various colors.

2) Take strip of paper and roll end around needle. If you moisten the end of the paper, it will roll really easily around the needle. Continue rolling paper around the needle until whole strip is rolled, keeping the edges as even as possible.

3) Remove from needle.

a) Rolls
i) *Tight Circle: Roll paper, slip off of needle holding the roll with your fingers to keep it from unwinding and glue the loose end of the paper to the side of the roll.
ii) *Loose Circle: Roll paper, slip off of needle and allow the coil to loosen. Glue the loose end.
iii) *Teardrop: Roll and glue a loose circle. Pinch one side of the circle to a point.

4) Once you have made your rolls, you can glue them down on your card into flower shapes. Play with the shapes to get different flowers.

5) For Example, glue 6 teardrops around a tight circle. For the stems, take a green strip and fold it in half. Partially roll each end loosely towards the outside.

Once you have made your rolls, you can glue them down on your card into flower shapes. Play with the shapes to get different flowers. For Example, glue 6 teardrops around a tight circle. For the stems, take a green strip and fold it in half. Partially roll each end loosely towards the outside.