Paper Cuts

Don’t you hate when you have new stamps and just don’t have time to use them?  I leave mine on my desk so I won’t forget I have them…and that way every time I walk in the room, the new stamps are sitting there, waiting…patiently… until I can finally get them inky.

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I used Call Me by My Favorite Things.  I don’t know what it is about these MFT sets, but I always want to paper-piece them.  They’re just perfect for that technique.  It can be a bit tedious cutting out little feet or hands, but I’m always happy with the results.  Sometime I really should challenge myself to color one…but not today. 

Speaking of cutting out little feet or hands, I thought I’d share how I do that.  When I cut out the feet here, I carefully cut around each foot, but when I got to the ankles, I left a bit of extra paper on that end, tucking the excess under the pant legs.  I do that for all the smaller pieces if possible.  It’s a lot easier than trying to keep a tiny part in my hands, easier to align the piece with the base stamped image and adds just a bit of realistic dimension with the pant leg on top.

After piecing the image, I added shading with two gray Copic markers.  I punched the little flowers from the patterned paper, adhered them with the tiny brads and then I bent the little petals slightly forward.  To create the sentiment, I split two that came with the set, the”Hey, it’s been a while” and “Call me” sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Prism White (base), Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  SEI Poppy 6 x 6 paper pad   Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Call Me”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black   Accessories:  Copic markers, McGill tiny flower punch, Queen & Co. black Sprinkle brads, sewing machine.  Card size 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”.