Sunday 28 September 2014

Musical Birthday


Hi dear friends,

It's been ages since I played along with the challenges at Lulupu, but this fortnight's challenge-- Black-n-white with a pop of colour--had my creative juices flowing. So I made a card ( No surprises there, I know!!) which is not CAS ( NOW you are surprised, aren't you?? :P) .
Also linking it to Seize the birthday Challenge--Anything goes(No toppings, please)
 Please have a look.

Piano card



Please note--- I have used yellow colour in three varying shades along with the black and white, but I have absolutely NO idea, why the dark yellow appears to be orange in the pictures !! It is actually a darker shade of yellow, like that of a ripe mango, I can assure you that. Just clarifying myself because I don't intend to break any challenge rules..lol...:)


I saw this card on the Pinterest but haven't found any tutorials for it. There are some templates available for making this kind of card, but I found it difficult to stick to those measurements so I went with my own. 
A pocket with a tag inside
 


The shape of the card and the black-n-white keys are cut with the help of my craft scissors. The musical sheet that is stuck over the inner side is hand-drawn ( the one you see on the card box is a printout I had been hoarding since long).



Closer view of the quilling

The flowers on the outer panel of the card are quilled using 3 mm quilling strips from the yellow family pack.Added a pocket inside the card for a sentiment tag(and any personal note if you wish) to be inserted. Finished it off with pearls.

I made this card for my younger brother who celebrated his 24th birthday this month. He loves music, so I planned to go for this piano card. You must be thinking -a card for a guy and flowers?? Well, my brother is a biggest admirer and critic of my work, and he likes to see my quilling, so for this particular card, I went beyond the general limitations of gender stereotyping(no butterflies or flowers for a man, pink for girls and blue for guys) and went ahead with what I believed would make him happy. :)
 box with the card inside
The box


Would love to hear your views about this. :)

Thanks for visiting me today.


21 comments:

  1. So many surprises Jasleen !! No CAS card , hand drawn shape n music notes WOW ! Loved the quilled flowers n the box is elegant !

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  2. ur quilled flowers are a treat to the eyes Jasleen. Love ur card.... i had made a similar piano card long back, and yes following our own measurement is much easier.
    all the best

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  3. beautiful card Jasleen... love your quilled flowers... love this card!! I might lift it.. Pinning it to my board :)
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  4. It is a beautiful gift to your bro on his birthday. Convey my birthday wishes to him jas

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  5. Card is sooo pretty, Jasleen!! Love your take on black, white and Pop color. Gorgeous Piano!!
    Thanks so much for joining us at Lulupu challenge this fortnight!! Good luck

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  6. Wow!! Its amazing. Great quilling work. Superb . great gift for your brother's birthday.

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  7. AMAZING Jasleen, you are right I was surprised this card was made by you but it sure shows how creative you are.,the quilling is stunning. Your brother is going to love this x

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  8. What a gorgeous piano card, Jasleen. It definitely came as a surprise to see you doing such a layered card. You've done such beautiful quilling and the whole concept of creating a piano shaped card with keys and a matching box really looks fabulous!

    Thank you so much for playing along Lulupu Challenge #39 and Best of luck :)

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  9. Wonderful card jasleen... your quilled flowers and the piano looks great... I liked this very much..

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  10. Hi Jasleen,
    Such a stylish and awesome card!! I really admired every aspect of it including you bypassing all the gender stereotypes :) I know it carries such warm and affectionate wishes. :) Totally gorgeous!! :)

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  11. Gorgeous card jasleen. .love the piano shape and your amazing quilling and the lovely color combo. .I too hate the gender stereo typing which starts even before a baby is born! Good you decided to break it .

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  12. From quilling to perfection in the shape, this is a master piece :) love u creativity !

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  13. So Creative Jasleen!!! What an AWESOME piano card....Love!!!

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  14. Awesome Piano card Jasleen.. ! love the shape and the box is elegant ..quilled flowers are so beautiful.. :)

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  15. What a unique card. Love the quilling and pretty colors. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Seize the Birthday.

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  16. Oh my heavens! What a work of art Jasleen! Wow! Your quilling is AMAZING! What a stunning gift! Thanks for sharing. Xxx

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  17. Beautiful and very original. I am guessing this special card will go to a very special person.

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  18. What a clever clear creation...love any music themed creation and a piano shaped card is fantastic!!
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia
    Cards Crafts Kids Projects

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  19. Wow! Jasleen, this is fantastic.. :)

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