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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello there, fellow people interested in paper-cutting Tonight I cut some stars and my first word “twinkle” and I thought someone/other learners might want a little basic template to try so here’s just a little one for practicing. So far I’ve found out that you should try and cut out all the small inside bits […]
It’s a little bit rough (and 4 days late) but I wanted to wish you all a Happy 2014
Tonight I was wondering if I was ready for something slightly more detailed than my previous…um efforts. But I wanted whatever I was going to make look different as well (this is a poorly formed sentence). So I doodled a butterfly but I think butterflies must be definately common in paper cutting so I pondered. […]
Well it’s December and I’ve decided to buy a gift for myself, from me to me, for good….well alright….I’ve not killed anyone – behaviour. It is a Papercutting/Crafting Kit for Beginners. In the kit there was a knife (maplin), a self-healing cutting board (that heals itself – not my fingers) and few templates to get […]
Papercutting is the art of cutting paper in pretty things. And that used to be my total sum of knowledge on the subject. Then I discovered that my favourite author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) (Danish Dude) was also known for papercut artwork. And that got my attention. I was also mentally shopping for a new […]
And called him frank. Then I kinda thought he looked lonely so I drew him a lady…bird. And then to make sure their genders were obvious I gave the man-bird a top hat (so that he’s a proper chap) and since he got a hat, I gave the girl bird a little parasol. But most […]