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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Paper cutting: 'clockwork' ATC and a few seagulls thrown in for good measure

Today I'm sharing an Artist Trading Card which I made for Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge. The theme is 'like clockwork'. I enjoyed paper cutting last time so I thought I'd try my hand at it again. This time it was really fiddly, all those little cog teeth are a nightmare to cut out!

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Here are the step by step photos. I have to admit that the cog in the middle wasn't meant to be completely blank, but I accidentally cut it out without leaving any bits attached!


I drew around coins for the circles, then copied some details from cogs I found on Google images before painstakingly cut them out with a knife.

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I thought about sticking a background behind but I quite like it left transparent.

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I also made another ATC, though this one was just for fun. It's a cluster of cheeky seagulls drawn in waterproof ink and painted with watercolours.

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The front seagull is raised up on a sticky bud.

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4 comments:

  1. ike13 August 2013 at 21:30

    AWESOME - the clockwork ATC is a masterpiece - all that fussy cutting !!! Amazing :-)
    The seagulls just make me smile every time. Such a lovely little creation - thank you for my morning smile attack Clare :-D

    Hugz
    IKE xxxxxxxxx

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  2. Sharon14 August 2013 at 00:25

    Love your clock paper cutting ATC for our Wicked Wednesday challenge - thanks for joining us!! Looks like it took you some time to complete - very effective!!

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  3. Jenn Borjeson14 August 2013 at 06:46

    Oh my gosh - this is so cool, I love it! Thanks for joining us at Wicked Wednesday. :)

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  4. Fiddly Fingers20 August 2013 at 13:58

    What patience! I bet you had sore fingers after all that cutting.

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