Thinking Outside the Cutter

Sometimes I come across a design that I just adore - but can't figure out how to cut it out!

This card shows my thinking...  instead of cutting out all those scrolls, I used the pen tool and drew it on the paper!  I had to fill in the design by hand, but I was able to capture the concept.

 

The card below again shows the use of the pen tool.  Even if I spent hours and hours fixing the flower drawing, I'd never be able to cut such small pieces and be able to put them back together on the paper.

The flower is a dingbat - a non-letter based alphabet.  Using it on a sympathy card seemed perfect.