Year: 2018

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Papercut 001

papercutting- Kay Vincent LaserSister

Paper cut 001

Seeing as I’ve decided to adapt/cut all of the designs in the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book (as mentioned in this post), I decided I might as well do at least a hundred of them. So let’s say that today is the first one:

…which is a shame, really, because

  1. it was very small, so all of the errors show up,
  2. I was in a hurry
  3. I had a fairly blunt scalpel, so
  4. it doesn’t look very good!

Never mind – the whole point of this papercutting quest is that I learn and get better as I go along. I might try this one again one day, to see how the ‘before and after’ versions compare…

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Another Art Nouveau Style Papercut

Another Art Nouveau Style Papercutting

Continuing my recent papercutting project, this is my latest hand-cut piece, based on one of the designs from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book.

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Latest Papercutting Designs

Latest Papercutting Designs

Following on from this post and this post, I’m still working my way through the designs in the Dover Books publication “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments”

This is my latest batch:

…with some close-ups:

…and my favourite today:

 

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Pinspiration

Pinspiration = Pinterest Inpiration

I am really into Pinterest at the moment. It’s a great way to discover what laser-y designs and techniques are trending at the moment, and you can also save images to your own ‘boards’ to use as research for later.

I’ve set up a special board in Pinterest for “Laser Inspiration“, and I’m trying to gather as many laser-related arts and crafts as possible, to make it a great big resource for when I’m looking for inspiration:

Feel free to have a look yourself! There is another link to the board here.

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More Papercutting by Hand…

Following on from yesterday’s post when I rediscovered the book “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments“, I have been relaxing this evening by doing a bit more papercutting by hand. It makes a refreshing change from doing it by laser.

Here are my latest cuts:

…see if you can match any in my sketchbook compared to the actual original designs in the book:

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Papercutting: 922 Decorative Vector Ornaments!

I’ve just found a book in my SuperShed called “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments“. I bought it a few years ago with the intention of adapting the designs so that they could be turned into papercuts, and my theory was that if I made all 922 then by the end of it I’d be really good adapting designs, and really good at papercutting.

Un/fortunately then I got really busy and so haven’t done much papercutting by hand for ages. But now that I’ve found the book again I’m going to see if I can get any further with my quest.

Here are a couple of designs I cut while I was half-watching “Britain’s Got Talent” this evening:

I’d forgotten how therapeutic it feels to really get into papercutting by hand. I look forward to continuing my quest to finish cutting all 922 designs…

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Favourite Laser Cut Souvenir from Venice

My favourite laser cut souvenir so far…

Wherever I go my eye is always drawn to laser-cut and laser-etched items, and (as I mentioned in the last post) I was really pleased to see plenty of good quality laser-y products while I was on holiday earlier this month. In fact I was so pleased to see them that I even bought a few laser cut souvenirs.

This is a card that I bought in the Doge’s Palace. It’s got a nice simple front…

Venice laser cut souvenir – front

…and then when you open it you get the “wow” of the pop-up effect:

Venice laser cut souvenir – inside

Here is a close-up of the inside:

This is the back of the card:

Back of card

The makers are a bit mysterious – I can’t find them anywhere via the usual search engines – so if you can point me to their website please let me know! You can do that via the contact us page or Twitter (@LaserSister), or Facebook or the comments section below. Thanks!

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Laser Cut Fridge Magnet Souvenir

Laser Cut Fridge Magnet Souvenir – Bucharest

I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I’d come back from our recent holiday with a few laser-cut souvenirs that caught my eye while we were away. Here’s another one. We visited Ceaușescu‘s bonkers giant palace while we were in Bucharest, and it was amazing and frightening in equal parts.

This piece is a bit more complex than the previous fridge magnet, because it’s also coloured, somehow. I’m not sure how it’s made, to be honest, apart from the shape itself being laser-cut from a sheet of wood. Maybe it’s a transfer/decal applied to the surface of the wood?:

laser cut fridge magnet – Bucharest

If you know what the process is, please give me a shout – I would be very interested to find out! You can use the contact us form, or Twitter or Facebook or the comments section below. Thanks!

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Laser Cut Souvenir Fridge Magnet

Laser Cut Souvenir Fridge Magnet – Belogradchik Rocks, Hungary

We got back from holiday last week and only just finished unpacking today – and I’d forgotten that while I was on holiday my eye had been caught by several laser-cut souvenirs.

This one is a laser cut souvenir fridge magnet from Belogradchik Rocks, in Bulgaria. Mmmm, laser-y!

I like the way that it has two layers to it. But whoever made it has left quite a bit of scorching/smoke-marking on the front, and I’d be really disappointed if I sold a piece like that. On the other hand, I’m too much of a perfectionist. Weird how it didn’t stop me buying a piece, but it would stop me selling one. Maybe I’ve got things the wrong way round?!