Trophy: Handmade Quilled Congratulations Greeting Card
"They worked for it. They got it."
Every coil placed by hand
Ships flat in a rigid box
Replaced if damaged
Trophy is a handmade quilled congratulations greeting card, showing a gold championship trophy with two curved handles, a red star at the center, and a dark base, with "Congratulations" printed above in calligraphic script. The trophy is hand-quilled. The cup body is built from layered yellow paper strips formed into curved loops, creating the gradient and dimensional shape of a real trophy cup.
The First Place Medal (QCOB-01) is the closest companion, a competition-style medal with a red "1" for ranked first-place wins specifically.
Timing note: congratulations cards sell year-round, with notable peaks during graduation season (May and June), end-of-season tournaments, and end-of-quarter corporate recognition cycles.
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Ships from Sri Lanka in three options, available at checkout:
- Sri Lanka Post (standard): 3 to 4 weeks. Free Shipping.
- EMS Speed Post: 10 to 14 working days. Limited tracking.
- DHL Express: 5 to 7 working days. Fully tracked from dispatch to delivery.
Every card ships flat in a rigid-backed kraft gift box, fully protected for international transit. Every card is inspected before it leaves our studio. If yours arrives damaged, we replace it without question.
To keep: away from direct sunlight and moisture to preserve the paper art over time.
To display: fits standard 5x5 inch frames. This card is designed to live on a wall, not in a drawer.
To store: keep flat. Do not fold or roll.
Trophy: Handmade Quilled Congratulations Greeting Card
Specs
The card, in detail.
The design and the day
Built one way. Made for specific moments.
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Built for the top shelf.
A trophy card is what you send when the win is real and the recipient is going to want to keep something physical that marks it. The trophy cup is the universal symbol of competition won, used across sports, academic, corporate, and civic awards: the two-handled shape originates from the loving cup tradition, a vessel passed between celebrating winners. The cup body is built from several curved paper loops layered to create the dimensional shape and yellow-gold gradient, the same technique used in advanced floral quilling to build bowl forms. The dark base anchors the visual weight at the bottom of the composition, the rectangular shape echoing the engraved-plate base of real championship trophies.
The two curved handles are built last, shaped from individual paper strips bent into the C-curve and joined at the cup body. The handles give the trophy its silhouette: without them, it reads as a vase, not a trophy.
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For the win that mattered.
For the team that took the league championship, the kid who won the school spelling bee, the colleague whose deal closed the quarter, or the friend whose pitch took home the prize. A handmade trophy card carries the weight of a real win, more substantial than a verbal congratulations and more specific to the occasion than a generic card. It fits sports championships, academic competitions, business wins, tournament victories, talent shows, awards ceremonies, and any moment where someone got the trophy or the equivalent. Often given by coaches to teams, parents to children after youth-sports wins, managers to high-performing employees, and between friends after a hard-fought competition.
Many recipients frame this card. It was designed for that, sized 5x5 inches to fit standard frames sold at most US home stores.
The studio, The hands
Inside the Jaffna studio.
Coil by coil
Paper strips · The hands · Finished card
Primary specialist on this card
Every Vonderly card is built by 2 to 3 specialists working in sequence. The artisan below led the work on this one.
I work on the figures and characters. My style is shape-based, so the posture has to carry the character. Getting a small figure to read correctly is harder than it looks, and I redo them often.
Priyanka K.
Figure and character specialist
Frequantly asked
Questions, answered.
Which Congratulations card should I choose: Trophy, First Place Medal, or Star Medal?
What is paper quilling?
Paper quilling, also called paper filigree, is the art of rolling, shaping, and placing thin paper strips into three-dimensional designs. It is one of the oldest paper art forms in the world, and requires precision and patience to build up layer by layer.
At Vonderly, each card is built entirely by hand using this technique by a team of specialized artisans in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. What you see on the card is paper, shaped by hand, one strip at a time.
Is the inside of the card blank?
Yes. Every Vonderly card has a blank interior. There is no pre-printed message. The card is made for your words, not ours. Write directly on the card or include a separate note inside the kraft envelope.
Can I frame this card after gifting?
Yes, and many recipients do. Every Vonderly card is 5x5 inches square, a size that fits standard frames available at most US home stores. The three-dimensional quilling gives the card real depth behind glass. To preserve it, keep it away from direct sunlight and moisture.
How long does shipping take to the United States?
Standard shipping via Sri Lanka Post takes 3 to 4 weeks. EMS Speed Post takes 10 to 14 working days. DHL expedited takes 5 to 7 working days and is fully tracked from dispatch to delivery. All three options are available at checkout.
What if my card arrives damaged?
Every card is inspected before it leaves our studio and ships flat in a rigid-backed kraft gift box to prevent damage in transit. If yours arrives damaged, send a photograph and we will replace it without question. No return required.
