tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17996310874998673932024-02-22T09:57:43.170-07:00Cuttin It Up Amongst the SagebrushMy Adventures in PapercuttingMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-5115233008344752362014-05-01T13:07:00.000-06:002014-05-01T13:09:50.652-06:00Roosting Chickens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is one of my latest projects. A couple of weekends ago, I decided to try my hand at chickens.<br />
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The chickens were fun to cut even though the feathers were a little tricky.<br />
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For my final piece, I glued the two chickens down on the paper together. By cutting the birds separately, I could play around with positioning them just where I wanted them. This piece will be a part of the Art Squared auction in Spring City, Utah on the Saturday before Memorial Day.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-59870163096019730092013-12-11T10:26:00.000-07:002013-12-11T10:26:15.482-07:00This Year's Neule<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been awhile since I have posted, but Christmas is just around the corner. That calls for taking a few minutes to cut a new neule design. This year it is an angel singing. It is a really nice to have a new addition hanging in my front room. I'm thinking that next year I will have to add a new string for neule hanging. It is getting a little crowded. I hope that your holidays are merry and bright this year!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-78103303760606769872013-07-23T07:20:00.002-06:002013-07-23T07:20:47.037-06:00Sunflowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sunflowers are starting to bloom along the roadside, and I was inspired to try my hand at some more papercuts. The top cut is 11 x 14, and all the black lines are cut paper. It got a little tricky to keep the lines straight as I tried to glue the colored pieces on underneath. <br />
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This sunflower was much easier to accomplish because it much smaller at 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. The paper lines were much more stable.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-63839435145909142852013-07-16T06:59:00.000-06:002013-07-16T06:59:54.750-06:00Hanging Out with Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a papercut that I cut a little while ago based on an old photo. I wanted to try something a little bit different by leaving the black paper around the outside. I didn't think about the staples that I used to hold my pattern on top of the black paper, however, so I ended up with staple holes along the outside. Fortunately, those are easily covered up with a mat.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-35072530927730215462013-05-10T09:56:00.002-06:002013-05-10T09:57:13.568-06:00It is About Time for Another Papercut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been awhile since I have posted anything. I just can't believe how busy life has been lately. I finished this papercut this week for the Art Squared auction at Spring City, Utah over Memorial Day weekend. I had originally planned to place it over a watercolor wash, but I changed my mind when I was finished. I think it looks like a doily. Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-31758110772764539442012-12-20T08:23:00.001-07:002012-12-20T08:23:40.439-07:00This Year's Neule<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This month has been busy, but there is always time for a neule. I was glad to fit in at least one. I picked a less traditional theme for this year's creation. It is now hanging up with my others. </div>
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The days are becoming colder, and it made me think of this fairy tale. This is the queen, Snow White's mother, sitting at her needle work on a cold winter's day. She pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell on the snow on the ebony window sill. For some reason, this made the queen think of her unborn child and come up with the name Snow White.<br />
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I hope that all your holidays are festive this year!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-79842797483508058842012-11-06T08:40:00.002-07:002012-11-06T08:40:49.719-07:00Finally Another Fairy Tale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been awhile since I have done a fairy tale cut. This is a scene from <i>The Twelve Dancing Princesses. </i>Here the soldier is given a magic cloak that will make him invisible in exchange for sharing his food with a fairy disguised as an old woman. With it the soldier will be able to follow the 12 princesses and discover why their dancing shoes are wore out every night. The lesson of this is that you should always share the last of your food with whatever senior citizen happens to cross your path. Good things will result.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-67538068363351878892012-08-27T08:06:00.001-06:002012-08-27T08:06:48.863-06:00Independence Hall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last month, my family spent a week visiting some the sights on the East Coast with some of our friends. One of the places that we saw was Philadelphia. I thought that it would be nice to remember our trip with a layered papercut of Independence Hall.<br /><br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-9549361683380339132012-07-11T06:45:00.000-06:002012-07-11T06:45:01.554-06:00Big Eater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I sat down the other day and wanted another challenge. I have cut black outlines and added colored paper to the ATCs that I have made before, but I wondered how hard it would be to do the same thing in a larger format. This design is from a funny photo I took of my son trying to eat a massive hamburger earlier this year. The hardest part of the design was trying to work with the black outline. At the 8 x 10 size, it was hard to maintain the integrity of the shape while gluing it to the colored paper. I liked the result, but what I liked the best was the moans that I heard every time my son walked past the project. I was sure to hang the finished work up in a prominent spot in the house afterwards, at least for a few days. You have to get back at your teenagers some how.</div>
<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-46477848555180458792012-07-02T14:46:00.002-06:002012-07-02T14:47:29.413-06:00Draper Temple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is something that I should have added to my last post. Having cut the portraits of my nephew and his fiance, I just couldn't put my exacto knife down, so I made them a card to go with their gift. The card was 5 x 7 inches big, and on the front of it I did a layer cut of the Draper Utah Temple where they were married. The card took me as long to make as the original papercut. It was a fun challenge. I think I will have to try another one like it soon. Hmmm... I think I have a friend who is getting married in a couple of weeks.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-88718436050413733322012-05-30T12:35:00.002-06:002012-05-30T12:39:39.268-06:00A Wedding Present<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another wedding is coming soon. My oldest nephew is getting hitched in a couple of days. Since the last wedding present went over so well, I decided to do another cut for a wedding present. I just noticed that in both cuts the guy has his hand in his pocket. Why is that?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-64485515413026395352012-05-08T09:32:00.000-06:002012-05-08T09:32:36.807-06:00The Young Artists<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been awhile since I posted any papercuts. I have been going through a dry spell the last few months. Hopefully, things will improve soon. Lately, I have been watching a lecture series on the artists of the Italian Renaissance. That had some influence on this piece that I cut last week. It is 10 in. X 10 in., and will be part of an art auction held in Spring City, Utah over Memorial Day weekend. The two artists are based on a sketch that I did of two of my children last October.<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-19892549742366963582012-01-28T18:04:00.005-07:002012-01-28T18:16:07.416-07:00Another Bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiipWt368pQx1uwJtRATZsORH8Y9xDV7s7jw8rNos1nof-6T6q2oCPzesGrCvQ6zu40UkOE1-l0_N5SbdnSwzEMJ26fN08oM0W97lka-XMAfATwu-9zpDcID3AYnbesII1vh4QOtxmHo/s1600/winter+blues1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiipWt368pQx1uwJtRATZsORH8Y9xDV7s7jw8rNos1nof-6T6q2oCPzesGrCvQ6zu40UkOE1-l0_N5SbdnSwzEMJ26fN08oM0W97lka-XMAfATwu-9zpDcID3AYnbesII1vh4QOtxmHo/s400/winter+blues1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702853809158924098" border="0" /></a>A couple of years ago I cut a picture of a <a href="http://clarkcuts.blogspot.com/2009/05/robin.html">robin in a tree</a>. My husband really liked that piece, and he was sad when I sold it. He has wanted me to do another one since then. This week I finally got around to it. This time I made it a close up of the robin. The robin was cut separately and then glued onto the branch. I made the bird gray so that I could enter it into a black and white art show. I really had fun with the bird. When I get the cut back, I am going to see how it will look in a floating frame.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-69793340422809184372012-01-10T10:34:00.002-07:002012-01-10T10:37:34.041-07:00Happy Couple<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0qWIlHGFzvcaQD4SuFI2gY19G149kkWjI6vwscadiFQZ1fQ5sLZoQIe_9VdlXTFG2LSfAAslGDrUX6zEEWcy1qVuJztKDPp-4TJ7036sQwHEoU0sAVHtmkoWYlBFtw837JJROd2B0m8/s1600/mason%2526natalie.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0qWIlHGFzvcaQD4SuFI2gY19G149kkWjI6vwscadiFQZ1fQ5sLZoQIe_9VdlXTFG2LSfAAslGDrUX6zEEWcy1qVuJztKDPp-4TJ7036sQwHEoU0sAVHtmkoWYlBFtw837JJROd2B0m8/s400/mason%2526natalie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696058153702610546" border="0" /></a>My youngest brother-in-law was married last Thursday. I made this papercut for them based on the photo on their invitation. I had a hard time deciding whether to include facial features or not, but in the end I decided to keep it simple. It is a little creepy looking though.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-8752658577142109592012-01-03T08:20:00.003-07:002012-01-03T08:23:49.046-07:00Castle Cuts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowCRZsaNyFcNjx97NIJVWu-2fVZVYlJAmBkxrpS8vcGFZjpalCm4vDfT7g7id_djvQYB7R378QORf0uaePOXayp-zFgnnEhghpLnHr0G9m8K64VF_yq26aEzMMHbgi24lveWL58wCPAs/s1600/P1040911.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowCRZsaNyFcNjx97NIJVWu-2fVZVYlJAmBkxrpS8vcGFZjpalCm4vDfT7g7id_djvQYB7R378QORf0uaePOXayp-zFgnnEhghpLnHr0G9m8K64VF_yq26aEzMMHbgi24lveWL58wCPAs/s400/P1040911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693426266178445810" border="0" /></a>I cut this castle picture for my mother-in-law, who loves castles, for Christmas. I was just happy that I managed to find enough time to finish it before the holiday.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-60085525078416451622011-12-13T09:17:00.003-07:002011-12-13T09:24:35.643-07:00It Is the Time of the Year for Neules<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWankBxZMXEp27OcEhlc4kxo3bOdKeFxL2cWkEhvm8H9F6Q3PeRB9vYxfkB6tirQDze_hvtNL9JSBhJybVcchwYx71Crr6r0QdFiCx-fuuFio9eMQwHcAHYKa-UTeCAcPP4E8BmSjaas/s1600/neuleC2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWankBxZMXEp27OcEhlc4kxo3bOdKeFxL2cWkEhvm8H9F6Q3PeRB9vYxfkB6tirQDze_hvtNL9JSBhJybVcchwYx71Crr6r0QdFiCx-fuuFio9eMQwHcAHYKa-UTeCAcPP4E8BmSjaas/s400/neuleC2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685648226293573138" border="0" /></a>One of the funnest things that I have done this time of the year lately is cutting more neules to hang up in my living room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqK-EHGSU5eqAsbnvEgn3k0ms-j7vExoTK6UXZOWrpZh-yyZ4cKJiSWtJK0d3vjAiDtYNFRunetTbsuZrQFhyphenhyphennNSTOJueWT8Q-6KcOkE3L6wQDT_k1nv3eERnE3kN86AyTJyON5j3sfQ/s1600/neuleB2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqK-EHGSU5eqAsbnvEgn3k0ms-j7vExoTK6UXZOWrpZh-yyZ4cKJiSWtJK0d3vjAiDtYNFRunetTbsuZrQFhyphenhyphennNSTOJueWT8Q-6KcOkE3L6wQDT_k1nv3eERnE3kN86AyTJyON5j3sfQ/s400/neuleB2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685648226765476130" border="0" /></a>I now have 18 dangling above my Christmas tree. These are this year's additions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqESsKy2EsuDfKmSyaLzJFaLJ0sHzt0t8U88Y0DADO6IIm3hgdsM3D-QOKp13-v1agDWiuaOFzryQTiNYM9MTd41o08xA33Nh1pqFmQJRwXa7wrwpBgfNfVkPX7SZAH-mgZIgrWWmHzQ/s1600/neuleA2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqESsKy2EsuDfKmSyaLzJFaLJ0sHzt0t8U88Y0DADO6IIm3hgdsM3D-QOKp13-v1agDWiuaOFzryQTiNYM9MTd41o08xA33Nh1pqFmQJRwXa7wrwpBgfNfVkPX7SZAH-mgZIgrWWmHzQ/s400/neuleA2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685648223867324130" border="0" /></a>This last one is based on a papercut that I designed several years ago and used as a pattern for a Christmas card that I block printed. I think it makes a grand neule.<br /><br />I hope that you are enjoying your December so far!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-52652442590659255092011-11-23T13:10:00.004-07:002011-11-23T13:13:06.052-07:00Happy Thanksgiving!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAfWjyCFSNGq642uW-x45mmzKCQTd7L948OT6MWZB75uxnsg3XUeYPqQTFue_svurzlZyvdJX7fXR6h7E9IzrybxZKpHLkhQYEMXH7O62JuUmjHMcaLoks_ZP2Xh1JEV23tDI7qqjkco/s1600/sc000a8092.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAfWjyCFSNGq642uW-x45mmzKCQTd7L948OT6MWZB75uxnsg3XUeYPqQTFue_svurzlZyvdJX7fXR6h7E9IzrybxZKpHLkhQYEMXH7O62JuUmjHMcaLoks_ZP2Xh1JEV23tDI7qqjkco/s400/sc000a8092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678286373124952146" border="0" /></a>Here are a couple of Pilgrims that I made for my ATC trading group. I hope that you enjoy them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHIWbL_IPYq8jDcIAzPZ41EV_GnS_S97qURV8Ro6i3TKQXwNcwjh3QpJ2SxUQy8nzGqHnhAuyGeSc6-rro-9BtKW_PODIlMmsTLD0MELm68mv2xHgtWcYVrESyijThPcfKA0sYHp1GD4/s1600/pilgrim+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHIWbL_IPYq8jDcIAzPZ41EV_GnS_S97qURV8Ro6i3TKQXwNcwjh3QpJ2SxUQy8nzGqHnhAuyGeSc6-rro-9BtKW_PODIlMmsTLD0MELm68mv2xHgtWcYVrESyijThPcfKA0sYHp1GD4/s400/pilgrim+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678286376378458578" border="0" /></a>Have a happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-61314394469874492302011-10-28T09:33:00.003-06:002011-10-28T09:37:58.809-06:00Bowling Beauties<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz61fyOc4euB7ajZ5-ab_H99YY7D5TNEO4Q2wnRrbX0cn5f0HZRLNom8dpBFf4lLRG1L-N2NcpG-Ahhyphenhyphene_JjQ9niVvKxxhyMNsFXdAVCjB1QF09WJ523hqQZsemDsNmwgYgnfGvL7B9tc/s1600/bowling+beauties.tif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz61fyOc4euB7ajZ5-ab_H99YY7D5TNEO4Q2wnRrbX0cn5f0HZRLNom8dpBFf4lLRG1L-N2NcpG-Ahhyphenhyphene_JjQ9niVvKxxhyMNsFXdAVCjB1QF09WJ523hqQZsemDsNmwgYgnfGvL7B9tc/s400/bowling+beauties.tif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668566878160628802" border="0" /></a>I joined a bowling league a couple of months ago just because I needed something fun to do once a week. (I am a terrible bowler.) Our bowling team is named Bowling Beauties. The name inspired this little papercut. She must have a very strong arm to be able to hold that bowling ball in that classic beauty pose!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-89189236152958531162011-10-11T09:58:00.004-06:002011-10-11T10:02:20.538-06:00Loaves and Fishes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoLmVR1cZFBjVe4VuZ-NuuXrFjC9Q4NuQNYXfh9QABEgNTk6NEdBuP0G8ZiROzoO7otYy9BvQdfFJhpoD-yOpVNbhyLc-03xY3UWHUCB02E4n0OT_eqCRF4znSPNjDriQhZuFgYo1h3U/s1600/P1040623.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoLmVR1cZFBjVe4VuZ-NuuXrFjC9Q4NuQNYXfh9QABEgNTk6NEdBuP0G8ZiROzoO7otYy9BvQdfFJhpoD-yOpVNbhyLc-03xY3UWHUCB02E4n0OT_eqCRF4znSPNjDriQhZuFgYo1h3U/s400/P1040623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662264800393872370" border="0" /></a>I finally had enough free time to work on a cut that has been in my head for months. This is based on the story of the loaves and fishes in the New Testament. The basket is 15 in. x 15 in. This is probably the biggest piece I have done so far. I was really tired of cutting out fish scales by the time I was done.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-45863919216904243742011-09-28T09:13:00.003-06:002011-09-28T09:21:07.585-06:00It's in the Mail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenzWRd0drmJuROC8BD_5wY1F8D0DCGOBxrf1i85ub2qOmreUF4jf6QTJCy4KnKhVfWC7gN4-5emG-IhGEewPT_ShZtl62PhNnSHOav3hgXX-RfTTH1k5M085vR4F2pG4-Rzq1UbeJ_WY/s1600/waiting.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenzWRd0drmJuROC8BD_5wY1F8D0DCGOBxrf1i85ub2qOmreUF4jf6QTJCy4KnKhVfWC7gN4-5emG-IhGEewPT_ShZtl62PhNnSHOav3hgXX-RfTTH1k5M085vR4F2pG4-Rzq1UbeJ_WY/s400/waiting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657429605781939298" border="0" /></a>This month's ATC theme was mailboxes. Again, I waited until the last minute to put these together and then did not feel inspired by just cutting out mailboxes. I took a little different twist. The first design is of a woman waiting for the mail to come. Is she waiting for a letter or the mailman? 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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiGkzEs5pK__bZVnvyXEqYzNWfMXJ4sq0XYHQaiGrc7hnmpRxb3Gn0FzDEHtYKwgxahLktQ9padeuddzKiXoq5b84ipnkIZRgXTKBta6pdXCoRoj1y3OC1xFUkt_aEk-YJ1ytY7AatHc/s1600/pets2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiGkzEs5pK__bZVnvyXEqYzNWfMXJ4sq0XYHQaiGrc7hnmpRxb3Gn0FzDEHtYKwgxahLktQ9padeuddzKiXoq5b84ipnkIZRgXTKBta6pdXCoRoj1y3OC1xFUkt_aEk-YJ1ytY7AatHc/s400/pets2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646683345144248306" border="0" /></a>President Calvin Coolidge's wife had a raccoon for a pet named Rebecca. That is Mrs. Coolidge's silhouette holding the raccoon.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH-REPVpZyqRfy4OrhNdOXhhKLkawHaerzWpKyGaFfZwL3UBYKm6qSHMWsKMvyrcAfCkPNxEUgvlmB5rnJjMTbj-UkH5i3UoB53-v2gMa7MLupv5TLap_7lQlQcwyCb6bdEkRxr4A8JQ/s1600/pets1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH-REPVpZyqRfy4OrhNdOXhhKLkawHaerzWpKyGaFfZwL3UBYKm6qSHMWsKMvyrcAfCkPNxEUgvlmB5rnJjMTbj-UkH5i3UoB53-v2gMa7MLupv5TLap_7lQlQcwyCb6bdEkRxr4A8JQ/s400/pets1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646683337634587138" border="0" /></a>The last image is of Whiskers the goat that belonged to President Benjamin Harrison.
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<br />With the kids finally off to school, I hope to be able to do some more papercutting in the next few months. It was a good thing that I had these trades this summer or I might not have taken my knife out at all these past few months.
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-33632059082613020622011-07-21T13:58:00.002-06:002011-07-21T14:47:26.815-06:00Transcontinentalists<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlL6NYPO-1u9XdruMWZYHLGOThJViluwLoJxaLgJMeS5kABxqbjcoiTwLf2kxN1rADqIUMpPL5ntB3svowiWaK8N-8Ym5K7QH55OrrYSBKdCEOrhB5gVxfP01UF7MsrpdLFsjal2458ck/s1600/july11ATCd.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlL6NYPO-1u9XdruMWZYHLGOThJViluwLoJxaLgJMeS5kABxqbjcoiTwLf2kxN1rADqIUMpPL5ntB3svowiWaK8N-8Ym5K7QH55OrrYSBKdCEOrhB5gVxfP01UF7MsrpdLFsjal2458ck/s400/july11ATCd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631898906279493618" border="0" /></a>This summer has been way too busy. It continues to be hard to find time to think. This month's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ATC</span> theme was Route 66, but I wasn't feeling very inspired. I decided to go a different route, but still keep to an automobile theme. I find the stories of the first <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">automobilists</span> interesting, so I based this month's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ATCs</span> on some of the first people to cross the U. S. in automobiles. Thus "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">transcontinentalists</span>". I am not even sure that is a word. My husband came up with the term.<br /><br />The first is a picture of A. L. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Westgard</span>. He was a pathfinder for the AAA for more than 15 years. He crossed the continent many times searching for the best routes for cars to travel. He was called the "Daniel Boone of the Gasoline Age". Just before he died in 1920, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Westgard</span> published a book called "Tales of a Pathfinder" that details some of his adventures during his <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">path finding</span>. His adventures make a very fun read.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXguF1BPz6N6W5tP7oas-oSeQ4JXi2rQ22lJASkOmRvm1SPwW2LhWuP1MQ5bLc-0JGLHo9K4NC12FbM8qHZgbyAOagAK20aHXXn-H-cwf6_qGGZe-wm2oWalOCjCB5j28ptGiMLCyH0o/s1600/july11ATCb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXguF1BPz6N6W5tP7oas-oSeQ4JXi2rQ22lJASkOmRvm1SPwW2LhWuP1MQ5bLc-0JGLHo9K4NC12FbM8qHZgbyAOagAK20aHXXn-H-cwf6_qGGZe-wm2oWalOCjCB5j28ptGiMLCyH0o/s400/july11ATCb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631898901939179586" border="0" /></a>My second <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">transcontinentalist</span> is George <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Schuster</span>. He was the mechanic and one of the drivers of the Thomas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Flyer</span> which was the American entry in the New York to Paris Auto Race of 1908. Not only did he travel from New York to San Francisco, but also drove across Asia and Europe to Paris.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQKIDyi-6hM8IUo77AT812CzkzXOHJYKmRN79fQCsxYCxLoOmGgXAm6BfTsIEp1sGYUXO04m3tBovZU1ayY1V9ScGt2YrqnH62ozdCupEp6hzlFYcjq_auL-riTJzTlqgu35j_wqkTFA/s1600/july11ATCc.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQKIDyi-6hM8IUo77AT812CzkzXOHJYKmRN79fQCsxYCxLoOmGgXAm6BfTsIEp1sGYUXO04m3tBovZU1ayY1V9ScGt2YrqnH62ozdCupEp6hzlFYcjq_auL-riTJzTlqgu35j_wqkTFA/s400/july11ATCc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631898901830087602" border="0" /></a>In 1909, Alice Ramsey became the first woman to drive across the continent form New York City to San Francisco. She was 22 years old and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">chaperoned</span> by 2 older sisters-in-law and a friend. It took them 41 days. She wrote about her trip in a book called "Veil, Duster, and Tire Iron".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMCIGz85KvTGnZ61ujQcUwm2_KU9lsD2jdT5Yf0-iMAK0tnpIUpCNgNToHIyHvVvH6H1LV-yT6nWPAu5cPFrinuQAQegRzwDdm_SkmaJXmlRADE0QdcnkTQ0ZxNDAk421dazddmZlFGc/s1600/july11ATCa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMCIGz85KvTGnZ61ujQcUwm2_KU9lsD2jdT5Yf0-iMAK0tnpIUpCNgNToHIyHvVvH6H1LV-yT6nWPAu5cPFrinuQAQegRzwDdm_SkmaJXmlRADE0QdcnkTQ0ZxNDAk421dazddmZlFGc/s400/july11ATCa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631898898295332770" border="0" /></a>My last <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">transcontinentalist</span> should probably have been my first. Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson was the first to drive a car coast to coast. On a fifty dollar bet, Jackson bought a car in San Francisco in 1903 and drove it all the way New York City. He was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">accompanied</span> by a mechanic, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Sewall</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Crocker</span> and his dog, Bud. He had never driven a car before this. It took them 63 days.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-29210919896304625422011-06-22T10:52:00.003-06:002011-06-22T11:00:52.637-06:00Looking at Polliwogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajLnrdFSCzKbwWiUdiRN90FFibqKbn002v563Kvtfs2IoJz2UNeRXrgloP9PvADqp31OUfl6LtFR5wvyIxMq2h6u7CE6P5GR6qERjIoeMlbO9XunBXd__IAvgaoIhizU45sdAK4JaKuk/s1600/P1030750.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajLnrdFSCzKbwWiUdiRN90FFibqKbn002v563Kvtfs2IoJz2UNeRXrgloP9PvADqp31OUfl6LtFR5wvyIxMq2h6u7CE6P5GR6qERjIoeMlbO9XunBXd__IAvgaoIhizU45sdAK4JaKuk/s400/P1030750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621088422038544578" border="0" /></a>It has been hard for me to find time to create any paper cuts lately. Maybe, it is because my kids are out of school. I did manage to squeeze in this cut last week. It has been awhile since I have tried anything this detailed. This is based on a photo I took of 2 of my kids looking at polliwogs in a puddle in Zion National Park last year. It was hard to glue down, and a few of the thinner lines broke, which was very frustrating.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799631087499867393.post-2064947403856707532011-06-01T12:06:00.002-06:002011-06-01T12:13:41.769-06:00Camping ATCs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43axfuWQe9inBvxmiH1ucPW6U9NEcEcRvI7rwklk-DokgrE2zJ13gMmV9FdQZQKdjy-u7-giifEZulEr9bkQdCS0JNSuMk58S6Mcd4qoUJkReqkwD7Klmp8E8LHn_5YFSREQaN-077dw/s1600/ATCcamping4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43axfuWQe9inBvxmiH1ucPW6U9NEcEcRvI7rwklk-DokgrE2zJ13gMmV9FdQZQKdjy-u7-giifEZulEr9bkQdCS0JNSuMk58S6Mcd4qoUJkReqkwD7Klmp8E8LHn_5YFSREQaN-077dw/s400/ATCcamping4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613314865988280610" border="0" /></a>I am sorry that I haven't posted for a month. May's ATC theme was camping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR95YcdQhSATLqudgSG9WCzJoUx4RHGvaYT5Htn_9Hu4IS6_Li0No138gVQr9iLBTdK8QBlxgj6JH76xegubWxCFNOJ-WzY1jBbzrUaOtABybiRUmIlSnwsZVus0_Mv5R2gopes-zu-yk/s1600/ATCcamping3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR95YcdQhSATLqudgSG9WCzJoUx4RHGvaYT5Htn_9Hu4IS6_Li0No138gVQr9iLBTdK8QBlxgj6JH76xegubWxCFNOJ-WzY1jBbzrUaOtABybiRUmIlSnwsZVus0_Mv5R2gopes-zu-yk/s400/ATCcamping3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613314863234734642" border="0" /></a> I made the moon extra big in this one for effect. Those trees were harder to cut than I thought they would be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzkbgtECOiCsW8DNV_KRkFMvqDTE4u7VLSlCMe7e0UgQ1dLOsKWYw4DriU870KU1PHGNWBm6dfOQ-Nm-4kMjx6b7lOLWouyzqsvFvjjn4j08jzlw9ulrHtP-4A_fr1l50RkVfYVyuIog/s1600/ATCcamping2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzkbgtECOiCsW8DNV_KRkFMvqDTE4u7VLSlCMe7e0UgQ1dLOsKWYw4DriU870KU1PHGNWBm6dfOQ-Nm-4kMjx6b7lOLWouyzqsvFvjjn4j08jzlw9ulrHtP-4A_fr1l50RkVfYVyuIog/s400/ATCcamping2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613314853756423250" border="0" /></a>Anyone who knows me very well will understand this one. Bears and camping go together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEx18tgp2UKs75TXaAWRZVvKiPal2TcI0IXmH23DHZBCV4wjFl1nc_h16MdyhlE3gc7INLnGlhsQhrjSBDpUrp9xfFifdR9nhQSK5h7Tqmd2Jp9Cpwo_mixMutBG4c1-4P-xwFWi7pcE/s1600/ATCcamping1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEx18tgp2UKs75TXaAWRZVvKiPal2TcI0IXmH23DHZBCV4wjFl1nc_h16MdyhlE3gc7INLnGlhsQhrjSBDpUrp9xfFifdR9nhQSK5h7Tqmd2Jp9Cpwo_mixMutBG4c1-4P-xwFWi7pcE/s400/ATCcamping1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613314849329429058" border="0" /></a><br />You can't go camping without roasting marshmallows. It is the only time I like to eat those big squishy cubes of sugar.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253196258499800767noreply@blogger.com1