The final treat bag! (For now anyway.)
So after making treat bags for two co-workers, my manager also requested one. I was a little unsure what to do at first since she simply asked for “something cute.” I found out that she liked elephants so I decided to go with more Disney.
But rather than using the more obvious Dumbo, I went with Heffalump from Winnie the Pooh which turned out for the best since she enjoys that series. Plus, with his nice soft curves and a simple color pallet, he worked out well with my style.
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Part two of the treat bag saga!
So after seeing the Kon treat bag I made for one co-worker, I had a different co-worker request that I make one for her. Since she’s always so helpful and is a pretty cool person in general, I was happy to do so. She requested the Cheshire Cat in his Disney’s Alice in Wonderland design. It was a bit of a challenge, but I feel that I really met it head on.
I don’t normally use textured cardstock (this is just a personal aesthetic preference) but I really like how it worked out for this design. It was really the Cat’s bright colors and over the top expression that I wanted to capture. And yes, I realize that he is a little oversized compared to the treat bag which was a mistake but one I think worked out for the better - especially since my co-worker absolutely adored it and showed it off to everyone.
We’re going to have a set of personal projects over the next few days!
I made this Kon treat bag for a co-worker of mine who has been very kind to me at my new job. Knowing that he liked both Bleach and Sour Patch Kids, I thought this would be a fun way to thank him. Plus, Kon was so much fun to create - his design meshed perfectly with my style.
But… word got around and I may have gotten requests for more of these. You’ll see what they are soon!
Terrible lighting! Witches! Paper! Short-lived magical girls! Bonus Illustrator mock-up image!
Trying to take photos with my camera phone at three in the morning with dim night-time lighting is mostly an exercise in futility, but I wanted to put the photos up anyway. It’s Charlotte and Mami!
I’m super happy about how this shadowbox turned out. There’s always differences between my mock-ups and my final paper design, but this one’s pretty darned close and I love it.
It’s coming with me to Anime Central in less than two weeks! I expect that this one will go pretty fast, so come visit my table early if you’d like to see or buy it!
Ah, this is amazing, Hatpire! I’ve been itching to do Madoka papercraft myself and this is such a cool example of one.
This is such a fun personal project! I bought a custom monster from the amazing Etsy Shop, Love and A Sandwich for a dear friend of mine. When I saw the little guy for the first time I knew that I needed to make a card to accompany him.
While I couldn’t get the colors spot on, I’m really happy with the expression. It was fun to do something completely freehand vector with no references other than the little plush himself - who has since been named Stan.<3 i love coming across these!
Thank you, Chelsea! I’m glad you like it. :3
This is such a fun personal project! I bought a custom monster from the amazing Etsy Shop, Love and A Sandwich for a dear friend of mine. When I saw the little guy for the first time I knew that I needed to make a card to accompany him.
While I couldn’t get the colors spot on, I’m really happy with the expression. It was fun to do something completely freehand vector with no references other than the little plush himself - who has since been named Stan.
It’d dangerous to go alone.
I had to share hatpire’s awesome shadow box. This is a great blending of the real and the digital which is one of my favorite things about video game inspired crafts.
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Designer edition fo’ life~ I was also going to say, if you hand-cut those letters my envy of your patience would be larger than the known universe. o_o
Oh, everyone who hand-cuts has my utmost respect. I just approach cut paper art more from the vector artist angle so I’m very much into the exacting cuts the Silhouette is capable of. But if you want to envy anyone, go look up Japanese kiri-e art and wallow in awe forever and ever.
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Those are adorable! :D Are the letters hand-cut or did you use your Silhouette?
Ah, everything I do is with the Silhouette, though I have the Designer Edition of the Studio software so I can import SVG files I make in Inkscape. That gives me the flexibility to cut pretty much anything I want. And to be honest, I actually can’t handle lettering while drawing, so there is no way I’d have the skill to hand-cut them. *laughs*
Anyway, if you or anyone else is curious about the font I used is Forte MT. It’s nice and chunky so it’s good for cutting.
A project that was mostly experimentation. Both trying out a different brand of cardstock and a new backing method - a little built-in base that allows the piece to be stood upright.
The chocobo is taken from the motif I use on my stationary, but reworked for papercraft. The moogle design though is completely new. Both are based off the designs from Chocobo Tales and the rebooted Chocobo’s Dungeon games and I’m really happy with how everything turned out.
