I enjoy creating with paper.<\/p>\n
I like the tactile sensation of working with different types of paper. Each paper has a special characteristic that is interesting and fun to work with.<\/p>\n
Some papers are shiny and transmit light. Heavy coarse papers receive ink in a way that almost makes it appear as if the paper itself is oozing ink. Thick papers help create depth and dimension. Tissue paper is delicate and lends a see-through quality to a piece.<\/p>\n
I mix materials on the cards I create…scraps of ribbon, fabric and old wrapping papers, paint, markers, glitter, or cut outs from cards received. The more materials I think of, the more materials I have with which to create!<\/p>\n
A handmade card is a gift in and of itself. It’s a gift from<\/em> me to the recipient, a card made especially for them. It’s also a gift to myself.<\/em> Creating a handmade card takes time, so this is the gift of time I give myself and the opportunity to be creative and think about the person for whom I am making the card.<\/p>\n When I decide to make a card I don’t always have a complete design in mind. I’m thinking more about the person or the occasion. Depending on the materials I have on hand helps to inform the creative direction I take.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I enjoy creating with paper. I like the tactile sensation of working with different types of paper. Each paper has a special characteristic that is interesting and fun to work with. Some papers are shiny and transmit light. Heavy coarse papers receive ink in a way that almost makes it appear as if the paper […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paper-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stellarchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}