Rustic Sunflower Quilling Card – Paper Quilling Inspiration

Rustic sunflower quilling card with a 3D yellow sunflower, blue cornflowers and green leaves

As you may remember, I made several quilled sunflowers, and this is another one from that series.

[Want to make your own quilled sunflower? See my 3D Paper Quilling Sunflower Tutorial for the step-by-step instructions.]

This sunflower card has a more rustic, country-inspired feel, and I think it is one of my favorites. I used kraft cardstock, patterned paper with polka dots and checks, and lots of distressed details to give the whole composition a warm, slightly vintage character.


Close-up of a 3D quilled sunflower and blue cornflowers on a rustic kraft paper card

The main sunflower and leaves are made from 3 mm paper strips, while the delicate blue cornflowers are made from 2 mm strips. I added Distress Ink shading to the flowers and leaves, along with a little distressing and roughening of the paper edges.

Handmade paper quilling sunflower with distressed petals, green leaves and blue cornflowers

Detailed quilled sunflower card with textured flowers, leaves and rustic patterned paper

I really like how the natural kraft background, muted colors and textured 3D paper quilling flowers work together. The sunflower and blue cornflowers give the card a simple, cheerful garden feel, while the distressed details make it look a little weathered and handmade.

Angled view of a rustic sunflower quilling card with 3D flowers, blue cornflowers and distressed details

This is a paper quilling inspiration project, showing how different papers, textures and shading techniques can completely change the character of a quilled flower card.

Recommended Sunflower Posts

If you enjoy quilled sunflowers, you may also like these other sunflower designs from my blog. Each one shows a different way of using paper quilling to create a sunflower-themed card.

🌻Sunflower Quilling Card – A Little Sunshine Instead of Snowflakes 

A different take on the sunflower theme, showing how these cheerful 3D paper flowers can be used outside the usual summer and garden-inspired designs. This project is another example of my experiments with quilled sunflowers and different seasonal compositions.

🌻Sunflower Bouquet

A bright handmade quilling card featuring a large 3D sunflower as the main focal point, surrounded by delicate quilled leaves and floral details. A simple example of how a single sunflower can become the centrepiece of an elegant paper quilling design.




Comments

  1. Podziwiam za cierpliwość, bo na obraz może by mi się chciało tak bawić, ale na kartkę... Nie jestem pewna ;) Piękny słonecznik, liście i ogólnie wszystko. Distressy też lubię, ale w sumie dopiero je lepiej poznaję, bo na razie stosuję może na 2-3 sposoby, a jest tyle zastosowań :) Wspaniały efekt końcowy

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    1. Jeszcze do niej wróciłam i nadal podziwiam za dobór kolorystyki, przeszycia, postarzanie - fantastyczna :)

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    2. Agnieszko, bardzo Ci dziękuję za miłe słowa :) Niezmierni miło czytać takie komentarze od koleżanki :)

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  2. Shading was an awesome idea Kate! The flowers look life-like :)

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    1. Pritesh, thank you a lot! I started with tearing the background and thought that the card should be a little bit "oldy" like real country house, hence around it, orchard. So distressing was obligatory for this purpouse:)

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  3. piękne kolory, jak żywe, pozdrawiam

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  4. Piękna kartka, postarzenia dodały uroku :)

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    1. Dziękuję, Izo! Też myślę, że quilling a tuszowanie ładnie się kombinują ze sobą :)

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  5. Дуже гарно, як завжди!

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    1. Дуже дякую! Приємно читати коментарі від постійних гостей :)

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  6. Chabry są obłędne, słonecznik oczywiście też, ale chabry po prostu uwielbiam z natury, a Tobie wyszły jak żywe. Przepiękne kolory i przecudowna kartka

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  7. bardzo pięknie dziękuję!!! Też lubię chabry :) Dlatego całkiem sporo można znaleźć na moim blogu :)

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  8. Beautiful ..Yes I agree with you shading has increased the beauty of flowers !! loved the rustic look n colors.

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  9. Very, very beautiful, Kate! I must say that shading the petals was a great idea, especially on the sunflower. Makes me think of a really hot summer day. I also prefer the rustic look and I can't wait to see what you will make with the other sunflowers!
    Hugs! <3

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  10. To ja może dodam: pięknie!!! :)

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  11. Twoje słoneczniki są zachwycające!
    Pozdrawiam

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  12. Beautiful work as always!!! The distress ink has definitely enhanced the beauty of the flower!! I had once been to my granny's farm that was full of sunflowers at that time...your sunflower would fit right in that beautiful field!!! Keep posting your amazing works!! :)

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  13. Beautiful work as always!!! The distress ink has definitely enhanced the beauty of the flower!! I had once been to my granny's farm that was full of sunflowers at that time...your sunflower would fit right in that beautiful field!!! Keep posting your amazing works!! :)

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