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I found several sites that describe papyrotamia as cut paper designs...

http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/publications/cards/samples.html


From http://www.stuttgart.army.mil/citizen/1205/colonial.htmone
: Papyrotamia, or the art of paper cutting, was a special treat in the colonial days because paper was considered precious. The Garmisch children snipped cats and snowflakes out of brightly colored paper and mounted them on a black background.


So no, you are not losing your mind. Yet.