Paper Art — February 27, 2023

Four Seasons Artwork — Spring Bird

Tags Spring Projects, SVG Paper Craft, Wall Art, Woodland

Paper Art — February 27, 2023

Four Seasons Artwork — Spring Bird

Tags Spring Projects, SVG Paper Craft, Wall Art, Woodland

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Our papercut spring bird artwork is the second design from our Four Seasons cartridge. We created this cartridge for Cricut a while back and now we can finally share it with our members! The first design was our winter deer (illustrated by our designer Krista).

This pretty spring design is ready for you to download and cut! All you need is a simple frame and some paper. We got our 20″ x 20″ frame from IKEA and we used cardstock for the design and background.

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This DIY project is a simple way to bring beautiful artwork into your home. You can hang this papercut spring bird artwork up separately or put all four designs together (winter deer, fall owl, summer fox).

If you decide to hang this piece of art on its own or place it on your mantel, you can always put a spring flower or plant next to it. For example, the one in the picture above is our crepe paper cherry blossoms. But we have other blooming branches you can make, too. This is a great way to spruce up your home with some spring décor!

When you’re ready to make this papercut spring bird artwork for your home, we recommend using a cutting machine. This is a really quick project for those of you with cutting machines. However, if you do want to cut this by hand, you can download our PDF template below instead of our SVG file. We alternated between a natural white colored cardstock and a linen textured cardstock. We also used foam mounting squares between each layer to give it a 3D look.

Just like the deer design, you can resize this artwork to fit a different size frame. And if you have any questions, let us know in the comments! If you love this project, the other two designs coming up soon are a fox for summer, and an owl for fall. Enjoy!

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39 Comments

Nancy January 29, 2023 at 5:09pm

Thanks for getting back to me!!

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1. Lia January 30, 2023 at 10:14am
  
  @Nancy
  
  You are welcome!
  
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Nancy January 19, 2023 at 10:33am

Hi Lia, where did you place the foam peices on each sheet?

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1. Lia January 19, 2023 at 6:08pm
  
  @Nancy
  
  This was made many years ago, so on memory, I would add foam in multiple areas and especially around the bigger openings. I feel you can’t have too many risers.
  
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JANET July 27, 2022 at 12:49pm

what page/sheet is the correct order? As printed or what?

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1. Lia July 27, 2022 at 3:31pm
  
  @JANET
  
  Krista rearranged the PDF to be in the order of the layers. Enjoy!
  
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  1. Leslie December 12, 2024 at 6:06pm
    
    @Lia
    
    I don’t think this or the other woodland animals are in the correct cut order. The fox seems especially off. Without any instructions on the actual project, it’s hard to know what piece is to go where. It would be nice to have an image showing each piece and numbered. I had purchased paper to alternate colors, but soon found out that things were off. Not the end of the world, but I do have a perfectionist gene… 🙂
    
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    1. Lia December 13, 2024 at 3:10pm
      
      @Leslie
      
      You might be right. These pieces were designed over 10 years ago and the software has been updated, as has the way we arrange the files. We should do a remake on this set as they are really pretty. I have them displayed in my house still. Thanks for letting us know.
      
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Heather March 20, 2022 at 8:53am

Love this! I notice in the questions all seem to be using some form of Cricut machine. Can you make these images by hand with an exacto knife?

Thanks

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1. Lia March 20, 2022 at 5:35pm
  
  @Heather
  
  Sure! It will look beautiful handcut.
  
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Deborah January 30, 2022 at 8:16am

I may be trying to size the pic too small. What size cardstock did you use?

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1. Lia January 30, 2022 at 1:52pm
  
  @Deborah
  
  We used 12×12. There are links for the paper in the post.
  
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Deborah January 27, 2022 at 2:21pm

I cant seem to get the scene with the intricut cuts to cut everything. Its the one with the big tulip in it. I put in a new blade, fine blade, a new standard mat, and either some of the images tear or the cut is not complete. Help

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1. Lia January 28, 2022 at 10:53am
  
  @Deborah
  
  It will really depend on the quality of your paper. I also find that if it tears I need to back off on the setting. Do a test cut on a smaller paper to see if you can find your sweet spot for that brand of paper.
  
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  1. Leslie December 12, 2024 at 6:07pm
    
    @Lia
    
    I used the Cricut Cardstock Intricate Cut setting. That helped a lot get a cleaner cut.
    
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    1. Lia December 13, 2024 at 3:10pm
      
      @Leslie
      
      That is a great tip!
      
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RUTH October 3, 2020 at 9:37pm

Hi these files are not working for me not sure what I have done wrong

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1. Lia October 5, 2020 at 8:11am
  
  @RUTH
  
  Hi! Can you email us at hello@liagriffith.com and describe the problems you’re having?
  
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Lisa January 11, 2020 at 10:05pm

Hi. Love all the items I’ve seen on here! Thank you.

To get the cricut cartridge, do you need to be a member?

-Lisa

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1. Lia January 14, 2020 at 10:58am
  
  @Lisa
  
  Hi Lisa,
  
  You do not need to be a member to purchase a cricut cartridge. However, if you are a member you can download this project and cut it on your cricut today!
  
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Beth April 12, 2019 at 7:28pm

I can’t wait to start. Asking all for of these patterns. Each one is so beautiful in its own way. I am pretty new to all this, so wish me luck. Does anyone have any advice for me to make sure I have a successful cut? Thank you Lia for beautiful projects I can create on my Cricut.

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1. Lia April 15, 2019 at 8:47am
  
  @Beth
  
  Yay good luck! Start with a few test cuts– I usually draw a few circles in Design Space and test cut extra paper or the very bottom corner of the paper I’ll be using for the project if I don’t need the full piece of paper.
  
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Christine April 2, 2019 at 8:24am

The svg of the bird layer has a long cut from the beak down to the nest through an egg. Is this correct? It does not appear in the photo of your finished piece of art. I am not sure how to remove it.

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1. Lia April 2, 2019 at 9:08am
  
  @Christine
  
  Thank you for letting us know about this glitch! I have uploaded a corrected file.
  
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  1. Christine April 3, 2019 at 2:35am
    
    @Lia
    
    Thanks a lot, much better!
    I have made the owl and bird now, looking good. 2 to go……
    
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Patti March 22, 2019 at 10:56am

I love these paper cut scenes. They are so beautiful. Finishing projects for a craft fair and will see if I can do these on my Cameo.

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1. Lia March 22, 2019 at 1:15pm
  
  @Patti
  
  Thank you Patti! We’d love to see photos 🙂
  
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Laura March 5, 2019 at 12:34pm

Hello Lia, I would like to use the SVG file to cut with the machine, how do I view the 6 patterns separately ?? The machine reads them and cuts them all at once …. what escapes me?

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1. Lia March 5, 2019 at 1:29pm
  
  @Laura
  
  Hi! The SVG file is layered, so if you’re using a Cricut it should show up in Design Space as separate layers. Can you send a screenshot to hello@liagriffith.com of what you’re seeing?
  
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  1. Laura March 6, 2019 at 1:20pm
    
    @Lia
    
    Hello Lia, thank you for your immediate reply! I understood what the problem is, I use a Brother ScanNcut and the Canvas Workspace program …. unfortunately it reads the different parts all together, but I managed to divide them …. after many attempts, but I managed!
    Thank you!!
    
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    1. Lia March 7, 2019 at 8:30am
      
      @Laura
      
      Ohh I’m glad you figured it out, but sorry to hear it took some time 🙁
      
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Denise March 4, 2019 at 7:32pm

Anyone know where the 4th image/pattern is…with the Fox? It would be the “summer” season. I can’t find it and want to do a set of all four, like pictured. Any help would be appreciated!

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1. Lia March 5, 2019 at 7:33am
  
  @Denise
  
  It’s coming this weekend 🙂
  
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Jane February 24, 2019 at 9:37am

Did you use white paper for all of the first 5 layers? It almost looks like layer one is more of a cream color?

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1. Lia February 26, 2019 at 10:41am
  
  @Jane
  
  We did a variation of bright whites, off whites, and even a gray-ish white.
  
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  1. Jane March 1, 2019 at 3:54pm
    
    @Lia
    
    Thank you Lia!
    
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Scarlet February 23, 2019 at 5:36pm

How clever! I love this idea and I think it is fantastic how it can be customized by placing it over a contrasting cut out or over colored paper for more pop. Thanks so much for the artwork!

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1. Lia February 26, 2019 at 11:06am
  
  @Scarlet
  
  Yes exactly! So glad you love it 🙂
  
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Nic February 23, 2019 at 6:09am

Thank you for the PDF version, it is much appreciated.

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