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February 3, 2011
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Another mandala from Dover. I spent about 90min trying to figure out the background color... which is quickly becoming my least favorite part of the process!! Ah well, I went through just about EVERY color I had and was getting dejected when I remembered a forgotten stock of paper which I recently dug out of my parents house. Magic!


4 hours to cut, anther 2+ for processing
8"x8" cardstock
royalty free mandala (Dover)
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~nintaa Aug 29, 2011
this is beautiful! i've been dabbling in papercutting and i'm trying to figure out some better techniques... is this all freehand?
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~zippybluedwarf Oct 1, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you!
I generally print out or draw what I want to make onto a piece of paper, which I lay on top of my colored paper as a pattern. Otherwise, yes, it's freehand! I just go to town with an exacto knife! :)
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`MyntKat Apr 1, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Nice pattern, it looks very intricate.
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~One-Silver-Wing Mar 28, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
This is amazing! I will never try to do this though, I'm allergic to razor blades, they cause me to bleed.
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Mood: Humor ~zippybluedwarf Mar 30, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
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Thanks! I am am actually quite surprised with (and proud of) myself--I have only cut myself while working on papercuts twice in the last 5 years, and those were for really stupid reasons. I'm not all that graceful--I'm surprised I haven't had to attempt to explain "experiments with red spatter patterns on my artwork." :)
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Mood: Love *ImagineAMatrix Feb 7, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Great job! :D I really like that it is paper :)
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*paperfetish Feb 5, 2011
Fantastic choice of colors! I think this is one of your cleanest pieces you have posted. I'm really impressed with how much work you put into this piece and the placement of all the smaller "stars" and the center larger circle. Beautifully done.
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~zippybluedwarf Feb 6, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you! I actually replaced a blade before I started cutting this time so I had a fresh blade for the intricate parts. How quaint! Definitely helped on the cleanliness of the cuts; I should probably make that a habit...
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*paperfetish Feb 7, 2011
Um, yes, yes you should. I buy blades by the 100 for that very reason. I also find it makes cutting easier on the hands and elbow.
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~zippybluedwarf Feb 7, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
The sad part is that this is really not news to me; I'm just bad about changing blades for some reason. I have quite the stash, but... Hopefully this has started the trend!
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