Paper Cut Cards Flex Series
Create paper cut holiday cards. Make two cards with a few snips and slices!
Come to one or to many! Many cultures have paper cutting traditions. In this activity, we will sharpen our exacto knife skills, experiment with shapes and create designs to communicate to friends and family, through card-making. We will look at simplifications, silhouettes, scherenshnitte and exacto knife tips and techniques.
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Various colours and weights of paper, exacto knife, scissors, cutting pad/surface, glue, basic drawing supplies, ideas for shapes that you may want to cut out.
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Positive personal identity & culture
4 Registration
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