Plum Blossom Card

Chinese New Year is just around the corner! Here's how to do a quilled plum blossom card for your family and friends:

1. Use 1/8 inch standard width paper strips to make

•     Ten 5 inch Pink coils for petals (for smaller flowers)                                 
•     Five 8 inch Pink coils for petals (for bigger flower)                                              

2. Fringed three 5mm wide, 2 inch long Yellow strips to form center for flowers

3. Assemble the flowers by bringing five petals (of same size) to each of the fringed flower center. Once you are satisfied with it, glue the petals to the center.

4.  Arrange the plum blossoms on your cardstock and glue them down.  

Tips: You could alter the size of the flowers by using paper strips of different length. You could use different shades of red and pink to create variety for your plum blossoms. 

This is a 'homework' made by one of our recent quilling beginner class students using the pattern mentioned above. But she finished it with her own 'touch' by using different shades of pink, as well as adding some coils and scrolls to her design. (Photo courtesy of Carol)  

For a clean and simple yet unconventional look, try working on a white cardstock instead of the usual red.

 So, what are you waiting for? Start rolling your paper strips!!!