Paper cuts...

So after thoroughly enjoying working through the DIY paper cutting kit from Paper Panda I decided to give myself a challenging project.

With the knowledge that our 1 yr wedding anniversary is approaching (October) I thought I would do a paper cut as a pressie for hubby - according to tradition the present for 1 year should be paper. Perfect!!!

On my journeys across the world wide web searching for inspiration I came across a design that literally couldn’t have been more perfect – it was a cut that incorporated part of ‘A Lovely Love Story’ by Edward Monkton - we had this beautiful reading at our wedding

I changed the initials and date and started to cut....

And cut...

And cut...

And cut!!

I must admit - I'm bloody proud of myself!!! It looks fantastic - and looks like lace!! I will be cutting it again as I feel my lines are smoother now and I could get a cleaner finish but I'm super chuffed with how it looks!!

Once the final copy is finished and framed I will post a picture of the whole thing. 

Hand cut Congratulations...

A special card for a very special friend, my best friend shared the news that she is 12 weeks pregnant last week! I am SOOOO happy for her!! (and secretly can’t wait to start doing some baby related shopping!!)

With all my craft stuff in storage and a limited selection of premade cards I decided that I wanted to do a special paper cut card for her.

I googled some images and found a design I loved, drew it out, and traced it onto the card – then I started cutting!!!

I found that the card looks AWESOME with no backing paper but you would be able to see the written message through the gaps, I bought some pastel colours (thinking good choice for a baby card) and thought that it looked really ‘blah’ – then I tried the metallic blue – BAM. The paper cut really pops on top of dark colours!!! I wanted it to be gender neutral but in the situation I am in with VERY limited resources the blue will have to do.

I’m super happy with it – hope she likes it!!