I am cutting my own papers, and epp. I do a lot of fussy cutting nearly all of mine is fussy cut. I do not hand baste my pieces I glue them w/ elmers stick school glue much easier much faster. It is no harder then hexies or potc. I think it is easier if you do all your star points in the same color that way you can make your rosettes w/o them sticking out makes joining much easier. I think I have pics that would explain it better but I'm not home now. I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.