Template Tuesday on Thurday - Bunny Love

Okay, it's Thursday and not Tuesday, but by son's birthday was on Tuesday and Wednesday a whole mess of random things happened, so Thursday it is! This is my last one featuring love since Valentine's day is tomorrow.

This is a cute little mirror image cut. Just fold it in half and cut it out! You could display it in an 8x10 frame or write a little love note on the card. Do what you want.

Here's what the template looks like. It's pretty straight-forward. The only thing I would caution on is to be careful around the beak of the bird. Cut from the beak outward. If you cut towards the beak, you run the risk of slicing right through it. Trust me.

Here's the link for the free (but not for commercial use) template: Bunny Love

Template Tuesday - Love Mail

It's been a while! I thought maybe I would try making some more templates again. I've forgotten how to do all the bells and whistles on this thing.

Here's a little Love Mail for Valentine's day. The trickiest parts are the counters in the flowers and on the little letter. Just remember to cut left to right (or right to left if you're left-handed) and use a sharp blade! No dull blades here!

 

Here's what the papercut looks like and below is what the template looks like. 

Download the free (but not for commercial use) template: Love Mail

Wedding Papercut

A friend of mine is graduating from the ranks of singledom. I owe her a papercut because she bought one at a silent auction a while ago. Good thing I procrastinated making that!

Commissioned Piece - L'chaim!

Sometimes I get to do papercuts for friends who've had my heart for a long time and you can tell a little more love goes into them. Mazel tov to Eve and Jared, may the bluebird of happiness sit in your heads forever.

Template Tuesday - Stars I See

It's been a while, guys! Getting married, going on a honeymoon and adjusting to wedded life sure do put a damper on the papercutting. Here's a little something I did for the ladies who came to my bridal shower. My friend Whitney made it into cards for everyone. It looked super cute. The quote comes from an old English saying that goes like this “Many are thee starrs I see, yet in my eye no starr like thee" only I modernized it up a bit.

Here's what the template looks like. The most difficult part, I thought, was the thin lines connecting the banners. I've also added a little copyright and terms of use notification to the bottom since I see these templates being used for sale on other people's sites without permission. Thanks for letting me know about it when you guys see it happening! Don't let one person ruin it for everyone!

Download your free template by clicking on this link here: Many are the stars I see...

Template Tuesday - Spring Love

It's definitely Spring here in Utah and with Spring comes more leisurely walks in the park and longer walks under a starry sky. Here's to hopin' you find someone to enjoy the gradients at dusk with.


This is what the template looks like. Those vines can get a bit tricky. Sometimes I find that the part that messes up my papercuts the most is the last part when I remove the scrap paper from the cut. I get all excited and if there are little veins still left connecting the paper, I tend to pull them rather than cut and that's when tears happen. So be patient until the very end. Endure!

Download your free papercutting template here: Spring Love

Template Tuesday - Simple Animal Valentines

Today's Template Tuesday is a twofer. I tried to make these a little more simple for kids to do, but I think I always wind up doing things a little too adult. I'm going to see if my boyfriend's son can help me with figuring out what little kids might want. Check back next Tuesday to see if I'm successful. For now, here are two things I enjoy -- love-birds and squirrels. Go ahead and take a whack at these and see what you think.




I separated the templates into two different files. One has just the animals on it and the other just the hearts. When I created the final piece, I pop-dotted them to each other so that there was more depth. You can do whatever you want.



Hope you enjoy these simple valentines! Here's the templates: Animals & Hearts.

Chimney Sweep

This little gem is based off of Andersen's fairy tale, The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep. They are both two little porcelain figures that are in love with each other. She is not allowed to marry him because her father, the Chinese porcelain figure, forbids it. This scene is the part where they run off together and climb up to the rooftop.

I made this a little while ago. I was going to make it as a Template Tuesday, but it was too complicated to explain. I would like to do more three dimensional pieces. Hope you like it!

Template Tuesday - Love Lasso

It's been a little while since I've done a Template Tuesday. I'm out of practice! Here's one that has some tricky parts. Mostly, you'll have to be careful at the areas where the thin lines intersect. Always remember to drag your knife away from the intersection. Don't drag towards the intersection.

I've had this in my sketchbook for a while. I modified it last night a bit so it didn't look like all the other Template Tuesdays where there's a person leading something in their hands.

Do you think she's capturing love or keeping it captive?

Here's what the template will look like:

You can download your very own pdf here: Love Lasso

Template Tuesday - Hedgehog Love

There's nothing quite so romantic as two hedgehogs in love. Okay, maybe there is, but hedgehogs are really cute. Anyway, here are a couple of lovehogs for you for Valentine's day. It's a mirror image cut, so after you print it out, fold your paper in half and cut the top part out. Don't cut the letters while it's folded or you will get something terribly wrong. After you've cut out the top, THEN unfold it and cut out the letters.

Here is what the template will look like:
Download your free Valentine's papercutting template here: Hedgehog Love

Sometimes Love Is Mythical...

...like the unicorn. I keep seeing all these design blogs with all their happiness about Valentine's Day and I wonder where all the bitter girls like me are. Here's a nice papercut with some of my favorite mythical creatures, the unicorns.

Hedgehog Love

He wanted to tell her in so many ways that he loved her, but he was short and fat and prickly and he didn't know how she would respond.