Paper cut Portrait - APPA

      This is my first paper cut portrait. I am really happy how it turned out considering I had very little choice of colour paper sheets. Some time back I had seen a video on paper cutting a portrait and since then dreamt of trying it . Today is my dad's first remembrance day and I am not able to visit my mother to observe the day because of the lock down due to COVID-19 . My son helped me in reducing the number of colours in the picture and then print out the pictures . I chose to use five colours . I selected from my stash five colours somewhat close to the ones in the picture and then cut them out. I printed out five sheets of the same picture A4 size one for each colour. stapled the colour sheet with the printed sheet and then cut out the shapes with that colour and then glued them one colour after another on a plain background sheet. It took some time to understand how to glue the colours and how to layer with constant practice I am hopeful of cutting better.
      Most of the sheets were 220gsm or 280gsm making it really hard for me to cut. I have read somewhere that 120gsm is ideal . I am inspired to try more paper cutting although Quilling will always be my most favourite activity.
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valentine's day card

Yet another card for Valentine's day. the flowers are made from 3mm and fringed centres are made using 5mm paper strips.

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Quilled valentine's day card

             Yet another heart filled with roses. The roses are folded using 10 mm paper strips. The tutorial for the lovely folded roses can be found here .
             
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Pongal greetings

       A very quick post for Pongal. Wishing all my readers a very happy pongal.  I wrote the letters and drew the pot free hand with an empty ball point pen. Cut up white card stock into 10 mm strips and quilled over it.

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Happy 2020

      Wishing all my readers a very happy 2020.

NEW YEAR 2020

                               One of my New year card for my favourite customer Priyanka. 

Quilled peacock

I used an embroidery pattern for this peacock.   I struggled a lot with the colours and the technique at first once I was done I was amazed at the three dimensional effect of the peacock design. The green layered wing is an after thought. This is a request from one of my favourite customers . She suggested the peacock idea along with the name . .The flowers were made mostly to fill the space in between the name and the peacock. I used 5mm for the peacock and 3mm for the flowers.