Maintain a united front: If your partner starts to side with his / her mother against you, it is only natural that you want to cut the apron strings between them — with a very sharp pair of scissors! (pinkymckay.com)
Using a very sharp pair of scissors I cut out each letter leaving a small gray border, this was way easier than trying to resize the wording with my cutting machine. (thecraftedsparrow.com)