Overview

Papercutting is a perfect craft for beginners, as you can achieve amazing results with the most basic of materials - a pencil, eraser, craft knife or scalpel, a piece of paper and a cutting surface. Sarah King's art encapsulates the beauty of the English countryside, particularly the towns and villages around the Kent coast where she lives. Her use of fresh, vibrant colours and delightful compositions evoke memories of happy times, and expert papercrafters as well as those new to papercutting will find the charming, naive style of Sarah's work irresistible. Sarah's down-to-earth approach to her art makes it enjoyable and accessible to all. In the book she includes sections on choosing your materials and colours, and there is step-by-step guidance through all the basic techniques you need before embarking on the twelve gorgeous projects on the seaside, town life, the wilderness, and more.

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'A lovely and original book that shows you don't need to spend lots of money or buy the latest equipment to produce impressive art and have fun creating it.' -- Rachel Hyde * myshelf.com * Looking to expand your horizons, but tight on space? This book is all about making on the micro-level. Papercut Landscapes is a guide on how to take your favorite geographies and turn them into unique pieces of artwork. See the full list of Martha Stewart's craft book recommendations here. -- Martha Stewart * 9 Crafty Books We're Reading in 2019 * Paper is a big passion of mine and when I saw this book I knew I just had to have a go. The designs are amazing...I adored the balloon projects. Sarah King is a master papercrafter and she shares her techniques, giving us a one-on-one tutorial in every aspect of papercutting. This craft is explained in detail, everything you need to know is all in this book, which includes a guide of what you will need to get started. The 'templates' are stunning, and simple. but the finished effect of each design is absolutely brilliant. There is good advice on how to make your own pictures from photographs or by free hand and what I especially loved was that this is a craft that is affordable and doesn't use vast amounts of 'stuff' to create something beautiful. This is not a craft for children, due to the use of craft knives.. but there is no reason why they cannot share the joy of paper piecing and learning along with you. -- Tracy Shephard * Postcard Reviews *

'A lovely and original book that shows you don't need to spend lots of money or buy the latest equipment to produce impressive art and have fun creating it.' -- Rachel Hyde * myshelf.com * Bring back happy memories of your holidays by using paper and knife to create uplifting, joyful landscape scenes. Sarah's delightful projects reveal how to create amazing effects with basic tools. * Crafts Beautiful * Looking to expand your horizons, but tight on space? This book is all about making on the micro-level. Papercut Landscapes is a guide on how to take your favorite geographies and turn them into unique pieces of artwork. See the full list of Martha Stewart's craft book recommendations here. -- Martha Stewart * 9 Crafty Books We're Reading in 2019 * Paper is a big passion of mine and when I saw this book I knew I just had to have a go. The designs are amazing...I adored the balloon projects. Sarah King is a master papercrafter and she shares her techniques, giving us a one-on-one tutorial in every aspect of papercutting. This craft is explained in detail, everything you need to know is all in this book, which includes a guide of what you will need to get started. The 'templates' are stunning, and simple. but the finished effect of each design is absolutely brilliant. There is good advice on how to make your own pictures from photographs or by free hand and what I especially loved was that this is a craft that is affordable and doesn't use vast amounts of 'stuff' to create something beautiful. This is not a craft for children, due to the use of craft knives.. but there is no reason why they cannot share the joy of paper piecing and learning along with you. -- Tracy Shephard * Postcard Reviews *

'A lovely and original book that shows you don't need to spend lots of money or buy the latest equipment to produce impressive art and have fun creating it.' -- Rachel Hyde * myshelf.com * Paper is a big passion of mine and when I saw this book I knew I just had to have a go. The designs are amazing...I adored the balloon projects. Sarah King is a master papercrafter and she shares her techniques, giving us a one-on-one tutorial in every aspect of papercutting. This craft is explained in detail, everything you need to know is all in this book, which includes a guide of what you will need to get started. The 'templates' are stunning, and simple. but the finished effect of each design is absolutely brilliant. There is good advice on how to make your own pictures from photographs or by free hand and what I especially loved was that this is a craft that is affordable and doesn't use vast amounts of 'stuff' to create something beautiful. This is not a craft for children, due to the use of craft knives.. but there is no reason why they cannot share the joy of paper piecing and learning along with you. -- Tracy Shephard * Postcard Reviews *

From All Things Paper, Feb 4, 2019 With a short list of supplies - pencil, eraser, craft knife or scalpel, a piece of paper and a cutting surface - plus the templates provided in the book and a certain amount of practice - even beginners will be able to create enchanting scenes just like Sarah's. Perhaps you remember artist Sarah King's papercut landscape scenes... colorful and unique, they're hard to forget! Would you like to create paper cuttings that are equally memorable? I'm happy to announce that via her new book for Search Press, Papercut Landscapes, you will learn the very process Sarah developed to create such appealing designs. A self-taught artist, she often looks to holiday photos as inspiration for her cheerful papercuts. Sarah is a natural born teacher and thoroughly explains the process of creating a drawing, transferring it to card stock, carefully cutting the outline and filling it with layers of colorful card. There are a dozen landscape templates that take you from coast to countryside, and mounting, framing and displaying tips are included too. With new skills in place, you'll be able to go on to draw and cut your own delightful designs. Ann Martin, All Things Paper

Author Information

Sarah King is a paper cutting artist from Kent, England, whose unusual style of working with layers of coloured paper and card has led to her pieces being shown and sold at exhibitions and galleries across the UK and from her online outlet, Apple Seed Paper Cuts. A self-taught artist, Sarah has developed her paper landscapes over the last five years, evolving from single-colour silhouette cuts to the full colour pieces you see today. Sarah is a member of the Association of British Naive Artists and the Guild of American Papercutters.

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