In the midst of cutting and cutting and cutting. Practice makes perfect. I could hold the papercutting knife better after some time.
Completed! The square in the middle is not meant to be hollow like this. I'm probably going to do a little silhouette and put a bit of a mounting tape behind it to make it pop out. By the way, the above is supposed to be a rose bush. Toying with the idea of making a whimsical silhouette of probably a unicorn or a fairy :D I was holding on to the finished product while taking the picture which explains why certain parts look bent.
My fingers are aching like mad now. But looking at the end product gives me a great sense of satisfaction. It's actually quite therapeutic to cut out the pieces one by one but not something I will do all the time haha... requires lots of patience and loads of TIME!
Serendipity believed today at 1:48 AM