A Baby's First Paper Cut

Here's a commission I just sent off to celebrate the birth of a new baby girl. I was asked to create something for the new baby and also for her sister, with the idea that there could be more kids to come in the future who might need their own paper cut. I chose a simple concept so that if they ever get a little baby brother or sister, it would be easy to make a new one to go with them.

And good news - these are now up on Etsy! The designs are 4"x7" and completely customizable. They can come in a 6x8" floating frame, or you can order them unframed. To request a commission, simply email papercutsbykatie@gmail.com, or head to Etsy using the link at the top of the page.

A Mother's Day Card

I know it's been a while...my full time job as a health coach has sort of been interfering with my paper cutting. But the good news is, I've got a few commissions in the works so there should be some more posts in the near future!

Here's a card I did recently for my own dear mom for Mother's Day. I wanted to focus on intricate lines and chose a floral theme that seemed fitting with the holiday.



Since it is very intricate and delicate, I chose not to mount it or back it on anything so as not to lose any of the detail in the background. I simply put it in the envelope shown above with some card stock to make sure it didn't get bent en route. Now it's free for my mom to either frame it in a floating frame, or mount it on a window so that the sun can shine through it, like in the picture below!

A 20 Minute Engagement Card

A few months ago my boyfriend and I drove to Dallas for our friend's engagement party. Derek asked me to make them a card, and since we originally planned to leave on Saturday I expected to have all Friday to make it. Well, Friday morning Derek decides we're leaving by noon. This gave me about 2 hours to do laundry, pack, take care of the pups, and make a card. Somehow, I pulled this one off in about 20 minutes. Just in time for an 8 hour road trip to an Indian engagement party!




Since Indian weddings are full of bright, fun colors, I decided to back this one on a bright, fun color!

A Vine Birthday Card

My good friend turned 30 a few weeks ago (I'm a bit late in posting this), so I made her this card! It was a simple design of vines going through the numbers, and I mounted it onto the card itself instead of cutting through the card and backing it like I usually do. Happy birthday, Lisa!

Thank You Cards

Thanks to another one of my awesome cousins, I got another commission! He commissioned me to make two thank you cards. Here's how they turned out!



This commission was extra special because I got paid with a copy of my cousin's book of short stories based on his year in Israel! Order your copy here.

The vine thank you card is now available on Etsy and you can buy them in a pack of 5 (remember, they're handmade so each one will be a little different than the rest!). The tree is not yet on Etsy but will be soon. And either of these, or any other type of card can be commissioned offline, just use the contact form on the right!