Creative Craft Challenge: Paper Cutting

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Wow! This month's challenge has had some really fabulous submissions! Check out the latest:



If you've still got some paper cutting in the works, you can still submit it- just comment here or drop a note to me or the group to let me know, and I'll add it. Also, if you've got any suggestions for future challenges, please let me know! I'd love to be able to feature your favorite crafts as a challenge.

Previous updates


Hey everyone! The folder is up now (scroll down for the link), so you can start adding your work if you haven't already.

We've got a couple of more submissions this week, and they're looking pretty awesome!



Remember, you've got a little more than a week to get your submissions in for this month, and next month will be a new challenge!



You may have noticed by now that the folder for this month's craft challenge isn't up yet- sorry about that! We'll have it up as soon as possible. In the meantime, you can just comment on the blog or note me or the group with a link to your submission.

With that, we have our first submission! Check it out:


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Welcome to this month's Creative Craft Challenge!


The Creative Craft Challenge is a monthly feature where we introduce our members to different crafts. Every month I’ll give you a little background on a craft that you might not have heard of and show you a few great tutorials to encourage you to give it a try and show us your work.

So join me every month and put your skills and creativity to the test with lessons and tutorials, examples, and a place to show off your work. Your submissions will be featured in our favorites gallery and in this very blog!

Remember, the aim of the challenge is to introduce you to crafts that you might not have heard about or tried before. They won't require any expensive materials or years of training and expertise to complete. The idea is to challenge you to go out of your usual field of work and try something new!

This challenge is NOT a contest or a display of professional work, but a fun opportunity to broaden your crafting horizons. NO prizes are involved and everyone will be featured!

Member of the Month


At the end of every month one participant will be chosen as ArtisanCraft's Member of the Month and will be featured on our profile page for the entire next month. September's member of the month is CentiumCuspis. Congratulations!

Paper cutting


The art of cutting paper has been around for centuries- the earliest known examples date back to the 6th century in China, where this art is known as jian zhi. Many different cultures also make paper cut art, including the Philippines, India, Japan (kirie), Mexico (papel picado), Switzerland and Germany (scherenschnitte), and Jewish and Israeli culture.

Paper cut art is deceptively simple, and this elegant art can be used for many things from pop-ups to cards to lanterns and decoration.

Here's a few tutorials so you can try it yourself.

TUTORIALS


You do NOT have to use any of tutorials here to submit your art, they are only suggestions to help get you started. If you need some more references or directions, there are many more tutorials both here on dA and all over the internet.


A simple paper cutting tutorial.
:bulletblue: Simple tutorial 1 :bulletblue:

Another simple tutorial.
:bulletblue: Simple tutorial 2 :bulletblue:

This tutorial shows how to make multicolored paper cut images.
:bulletblue: Paper cut figures :bulletblue:

A tutorial for a more complex paper cutting project that looks like stained glass.
:bulletblue: Stained glass style :bulletblue:



Examples

Some Lots of examples to give you a little inspiration:


:thumb18127051: Paper House Cat by zippybluedwarf Deer and Oak Papercutting by swandog PC Badge - KessCat by unyko :thumb196683087: Orchid papercut by honeymil Steampunk Pop-Up by Stargazer-Gemini Papercut - Rumpelstiltskin by PaperTales Pop-up Dragon by Haawan 2 cats by agnesw62 Floral pop-up card by Elmiko Paper cut out Alice by Usato Paper Prance by NoelleMBrooks




Get Crafting!

Now it's your turn to try your hand at paper cutting!

Every Friday I'll update this journal to feature our member's creations.

To submit your batik:
:bulletblue: Go to the ArtisanCraft homepage, click on "Faves" (down along the left), click artisancraft.deviantart.com/fa… (Creative Craft Challenge 16- Paper cutting)  (along the left side), then click the "Suggest a Favorite" button (top right), and you're in!

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about the monthly Creative Craft Challenge, this craft, or anything else, please feel free to comment here, on the Creative Craft Challenge of the Month blog, or by sending me a note to me, Animus-Panthera.

Happy crafting!

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Itti's avatar
I didn't have time to do this one in the end but loved seeing everyone else's. Keen to see what the next one is too!