DIY chinese papercut invitation

while mcduck has been watching sports into the wee hours of the night... i have been operating my factory in cardmaking...
a must would be the "glue brush" i bought at the art shop for 95c... just a cheapo paint brush to spread the glue out evenly...

papercut mounting takes time...
glue to use: hobby or craft glue or clear gum or rice glue if you are really authentic
how to spread the glue: brush a thin layer on the paper, glue cannot be too thick, but if one thins out the glue with water too much, the papercut will "bleed" - not a pretty sight
laying the papercut: with TLC! light fingers

securing the papercut: rub with greaseproof paper lightly in circular motion over the papercut... don't rub too hard otherwise the papercut will stick on the greaseproof and will get torn! then you are stuffed...

the papercut mounting took ages and ages...
so did the paper-tearing (for the natural rough edge look)... and the hole punching (double duck motive)...

for a neater, classical look, a ribbon loop to secure the invitation & other attachments (ie info leaflet)is in order...
ribbon loops are individually hand-looped and glued to secure...

yep... mass production, just like a factory...


pretty sitting on the window seal

the coloured "double happiness" papercuts are nice... the red "double happiness" papercuts too...
i have stock from 2 suppliers... they look a little different...
















if you want papercuts too visit http://stores.shop.ebay.com.au/Gao-Fu-Collectibles ebay store where i got mine from...