| Description |
143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Summary |
"Learn to cut colored paper into bold patterns and stunning designs for your home. Artist Anna Bondoc reveals her deceptively simple pattern art techniques for making richly textured crafts that are colorful, chic and completely covetable. In Simply Paper Cutting, Anna shows you how to use your knife like a drawing instrument to create everything from stationery to home decor in her approachable and encouraging style. You'll be inspired to become a Paper Cut Artist with 15 unique projects, accompanied by hundreds of colorful step-by-step photos and signature pattern stencils. The author provides a complete tutorial on basic cutting techniques, with practice exercises to get you started. Using only cardstock, X-acto knife, glue and a cutting mat, she shows you how to put a fresh spin on traditional shapes and colors as you create beautiful, whimsical patterns. Anna also explains her "recycling by design" technique, in which cutout pieces left behind can be reused and recycled to enhance beautiful gifts"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction.Tools and Materials.Getting Started.Stationery.Tabletop.Home Decor.Wall Art.Gifts and Special Occasions. |
| Contents |
How to use this book -- Introduction: Life in layers -- Getting started -- Tools and materials -- Basic techniques & tutorials -- Tabletop stationery -- Gifts and holidays -- Wall art -- Stationery. |
| Subject |
Paper work -- Patterns.
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| ISBN |
9781574214185 |
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1574214187 |
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