I had a good question about "perfect" trimming around the Big Blossom. First of all I don't think anything done by hand is perfect in the sense that it is perfectly even. Many times I tell stampers in my classes to ignore the imperfections they see as they work on a card because once all the elements are put together it looks perfect - or very close to it. If you look closely - or maybe not so closely -at my work you will see lots of "imperfections".
That said I do want to make a few comments about trimming.
- First, I use a good trimmng scissors. Mine is Stampin' Up!'s Paper Snips.
- Second the larger the border you leave around your image the harder it is to see imperfections. Sometimes it is very charming to purposely cut uneven borders.
- Practice helps.
Finally, I would like to link a great card I saw in the Splitcoast Gallery yesterday. It was the first card I've seen where a larger border was used around the Big Blossom. I think it gave a very fresh look to this large flower. I hope you enjoy CooCooKatchoo's Blossom!
