Paper Cut Lettering Collage with Lynn Giunta

Howdy everyone! I'm going to introduce you to an artist that I deeply admire. 

Her name is Lynn Giunta. She describes herself as a "Maker of things that usually involve letters." Look at her work...aren't they darling? They are cute, colorful, and reverberate with positivity. She has an Etsy shop and she designs for Hallmark!

Here are some of her collages up close:

Lynn Giunta Etsy Shop 

Lynn Giunta Etsy Shop

Lynn Giunta Etsy Shop 

 

Sigh. Collage never looked so good! Lynn Giunta can really turn paper from blah to TADA!

I got to attend her session at Workshop Week and she demonstrated how she made her collages: 

She used colorful paper that she decorated with marks like dots and stripes (right side of photo). Then she cut the paper into rectangles and trimmed them down into letters. If you'll look at the left side of the photo, she uses the Cut Paper Alphabet Guide on how to cut the letters even without the aid of a pencil, just scissors. And it doesn't have to be perfect...some legs are skinny and not all letters are exactly the same height.  

Based on these guidelines, let me try my hand at making Lynn Giunta-style collages. 

I unearthed my stash of paper scraps and a pair of scissors.

To make the collage my own, these alphabet stamps are helping me out. I use them with an acrylic stamping block and a black ink pad.  

Choose the letters for the word that we'd like to spell and line them up on the acrylic stamp block. Tap this on the ink pad, making sure the letters are evenly coated with ink.

Stamp the words on paper and form the phrases like these ones. 

Make the collage by gluing on the letters/phrases on a sheet of paper (this is painted with watercolor). 

This one is glued on a magazine page that was mounted on cardboard.

This one is decorated with magazine cut-outs and washi tape. 

Here, I tried out Lynn's letter-cutting technique. First cut the paper into a rectangle, then trim it into the letters I needed. I was able to spell out "I am worthy"...TADA!

As we end another year, I want to remember all the highs and lows of 2024...I am so grateful for all of these experiences that contribute to my story. I will carry all these words with me into the New Year: Be Grateful, Stay Curious, Find Beauty, I Am Worthy. 

Thank you for always being here, reading my words and crafting with me. 

Let's keep on turning all things from blah to TADA!