Did a Thing! Did a Thing! Did a Thing!... Uh, er... Happy Birthday, MyWitch! ❤️

[gingerbred]

Sorry, dead chuffed this seems to have worked. Lol. 😂

Forgive me. Lost my head for a moment there.

Sooooo.... Happy birthday, MyWitch, with oodles of love. 😘

Comments

[gelsey]

Very cool

[gingerbred]

Thanks!

[milotzi]

Wow!!! ❤️

[gingerbred]

😃

[eoforyth]

I like the bookmark idea - with the lips too, I think /^:? (<== the Professor approves)

[gingerbred]

Thanks. :-)

The lips (and scowl lines from his forehead) are a negative (cut out of the larger expanse of white paper, and only visible because it's lying on a sheet of black paper. I probably should have taken that pic just on the table, or against a third colour to make it more obvious). By contrast, the eye and brow are positives.

The sad thing is there less need for pretty bookmarks when reading goes virtual.

[eoforyth]

In the news just the other day, it was anounced that bookshops in the UK have been having a steady resurgence, and it doesn't look like slowing down. Seems that people are realising there is nothing quite like having a book in your hands :)

I've seen some nice ideas for displaying bookmarks when not in use, things like boards with a fan of them, a bottom corner held by overlapping photo corners so you can change them about or pluck one when you need it, as well as simply framing a collection.

[gingerbred]

We stopped doing news about two years ago (two guesses why) and mean to (try to) stick with it for a little while yet. (It's a strange feeling having no idea what's going on (except for very small pockets of awareness).) So I really love when people pop up with the nice things we've missed. Thanks for that, it gave me a warm happy. 😊

That sounds like a lovely idea, bookmarks as art. Why shouldn't they be really?

Lately I've succumbed to the virtual reading material approach. I'd rather hold a book, but the ability to hold *oodles* of books in one hand... It's pretty seductive.

But reference books I still purchase as books. It's nice to be able to flip through them. I linger more...

[fawkesylady394]

Soooo spiffy!

[gingerbred]

Spiffy!! w00t! :-D

[too_dle_oo]

THIS. IS. AMAZINGLY. COOL.

Whoa! So fabulous! This piece of OurWitch's works so well translated in paper!

[gingerbred]

*super massive grin*

Thanks! 😊

She usually does such gorgeous work with colours, that any attempt to reduce it down to a papercut seems a crime. This was really perfect for it. (Not necessarily the ideal birthday subject, but then he was looking a little ragged himself on the day. Aging will do that to ya. *nods*)

[too_dle_oo]

This has sent me off on the internet to find videos of paper cutting in action! It looks like calming, methodical work... is that the case for you?

[gingerbred]

Oh, it was incredibly relaxing. Right up until I accidentally cut off the first eye. Then I freaked and thought I wouldn't get it done.

I love watching the people who take a pair of scissors and whip out whatever they're looking at. My mum had silhouettes of us done when I was a kid by a guy who did just that, and it was fascinating to watch. (I just cut along the dotted line.)