fussy cutting--yay or nay?

[stinkerbelle]

or fussy cussing like Vicki Boutin says lol

i used to not be a fan at all, pretty much only because i couldn't see well enough to do it.  then i finally got bifocals (like 10 years after i was told i needed them because i finally felt old enough lol) and so now i can see to do it but...i'm not very good at it so i try to avoid it if possible.  i'm not one of those people who looks at a lovely floral paper and feels the need to immediately cut them out but i'll do it occasionally.  

also, i'm a very lazy scrapper and if it seems like too much work i'll just do something else!

so how about you?
 

[CarrieG]

haaaaaa i buy some floral papers just so i can fussy cut them---just did it on my last layout

i would say maybe one out of 15 layouts might have some fussy on it....

[Charleneanne]

I have no problem hand cutting but I will never tell anyone something as dumb sounding (to me ) as I fussy cut it. Don’t know who started describing cutting something out as “fussy cutting” but whoever it was ought to b embarrassed. Of course you have to take into account how elderly I am and how little patience I have and how cranky I can be!!!


OK diatribe over.

[stinkerbelle]

I have no problem hand cutting but I will never tell anyone something as dumb sounding (to me ) as I fussy cut it. Don’t know who started describing cutting something out as “fussy cutting” but whoever it was ought to b embarrassed. Of course you have to take into account how elderly I am and how little patience I have and how cranky I can be!!!


OK diatribe over.

it came from the quilting world, so blame them 
 

[stinkerbelle]

haaaaaa i buy some floral papers just so i can fussy cut them---just did it on my last layout

i would say maybe one out of 15 layouts might have some fussy on it....

i'll send you some so you can cut for me 

[Mycreativerootscrafts]

I love Fussy Cutting! Especially florals.

[CarrieG]

haaaaaa i buy some floral papers just so i can fussy cut them---just did it on my last layout

i would say maybe one out of 15 layouts might have some fussy on it....

i'll send you some so you can cut for me   

only if you send yourself with em
 

[stinkerbelle]

haaaaaa i buy some floral papers just so i can fussy cut them---just did it on my last layout

i would say maybe one out of 15 layouts might have some fussy on it....

i'll send you some so you can cut for me    

only if you send yourself with em
  

maybe when the heat dies down!
 

[ChrisC.]

I love fussy cutting because it’s a cheaper alternative to purchasing die cuts.

[VickiR]

I don't fussy cut often, but don't mind doing it for something I really want to add to a project  Like Carrie, it is usually a flower that I want to use for dimension.

[Birgit55~Chickadee]

I don't fussy cut often, but the more I get into art journaling, the more I find I don't mind it.  I used to avoid it like the plague.  

[MTCanuk]

Oh, gosh, I love to fussy cut things out.  Whether it be florals. or taking apart cut apart papers.  
A lot of my pages have items I have fussy cut out.  

[DN in MN]

It is like therapy for me... until I make the wrong cut, lol!

[sdwhru]

heck, no - don't have the patience for it - that's what my scan n cut is for LOL

[Jolly Holly Scraps]

It is like therapy for me... until I make the wrong cut, lol!

Lol yessss

[CraftyDoer]

I don't mind fussy cutting. You can find some pretty cool and unexpected images for embellishing when you fussy cut! I like to use an x-acto knife when I can!

[Jolly Holly Scraps]

I'm loving these questions! AND everyone's responses!

I gotta be in the mood to fussy cut -when I do, it seems like I do a LOT!! I find it VERY relaxing but sometimes my hands hurt so I ONLY do the fussy cutting if I REALLY want to!
I love stamping, too though I don't have dies for very many of my stamps. (No electronic die cutter.)
I usually make a batch of something when I'm fussy cutting; i.e., several flowers, tags, icons, etc. The more I have to play with, the better!

[stinkerbelle]

heck, no - don't have the patience for it - that's what my scan n cut is for LOL

i have a scan n cut but don't really know how to use it!

[stinkerbelle]

I don't mind fussy cutting. You can find some pretty cool and unexpected images for embellishing when you fussy cut! I like to use an x-acto knife when I can!

i think i would unexpectedly cut off a finger or two if i tried that lol

[lisn2cats]

haaaaaa i buy some floral papers just so i can fussy cut them---just did it on my last layout

i would say maybe one out of 15 layouts might have some fussy on it....

I’m with you! I buy paper just to fussy-cut elements. I’ve been trying to purge my massive paper collection and now have a bin marked “to fussy-cut”.