Well I had managed to cut a poem and my confidence was fairly confident. “The world is now my paper-cut Oyster” I thought to myself. Karma at this point was probably having a similar metaphorical reaction except its went like this – “Mwahahahahahaahahahaa” cue diabolically finger movements. The beginning of my week was rather positive. […]
Archive | January, 2014
A Post that will Rhyme and a Poem with Time
Since this post is about my first ever poem Cut with a blade whilst in my small home I think it should rhyme and have a nice twist Just like cutting those letters with a flick of the wrist It started with finding a nice swishy font And buying the copyright from my favourite haunt […]
Lion, The Witch and my Dodgey Wardrobe
Today I tried something waaay more complicated than my usual but I was feeling good after cutting my Dandy Lion papercut and thought to myself – Bring it Universe! Bring IT! And I think its..sorta….kinda…maybe ok but the paper was too heavy. I thought that heavy paper would be more forgiving and keep the little […]
Superglue, Knives and Birds Oh My!
It was 2am in the morning, the moon was high and there wolves were on the hunt (ok thats not accurate- it was raining and there’s no wolves). And I had just nearly finished a complicated-ish (I’ve only been at this for 3 weeks now) papercut when my knife slipped. It ran over my thumb […]
Lettering
With blades getting switched out after nearly every papercut and my finger developing a strange cramping feeling in only my middle and pointy finger and three papercuts a day (much like being tortured by Manticore) – I am still determined to master Lettering (said with a fake dramatic echo). Its just trying to get the […]
Tea Deer?
Today I tried, by far, the most complicated Cut so far. It was of a deer with interesting horns. It was one of those doodles you start when you’re on the phone to someone and then it spiralled out of control. It is also the first cutting with my new blades with are vastly superior […]
Something Different
Today I cut something a little bit different. I was wonderin’ if people thought that it was to ‘dark’? I used to visit museums when I was little and I’ve always loved (and wanted a pet) dinosaur. I know it looks alittle wonky – I need to get better at straight lines and frames in […]
Bear and the Hare
Can anyone guess what inspired this little creation? I’ve cut him in black and in white but this is only the black one (see pic). Today I wanted to chat about paper thickness. I thought that if I used thicker paper that the little bits of the design wouldn’t tear off but I was wrong. […]
Oh My Stars part 2
Here’s another wee stars template for practicing. Remember to cut out the middle bits first and all the wee fidgety bits. It’ll make your wonderful life a bit easier. Sorry it’s a wee bit wonky, I drew it out and then scanned it in and it went a little bit odd. You should end up […]
The Acorn
Tonight I doodled out a real design, my very first. I have named the squirrels Charlie and Lola. And then I cut it big and after I could do that – I cut it teeny. I’m trying very hard to get used to cutting curves but it’s a labour of love right now. I recommend […]