Creative Cardmaking
Creative Cardmaking

Author: Various

Publisher: North Light Books

Published: 2006-08-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781581806656

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The Ultimate Guide to Cardmaking You can thrill your family and friends with personalized greeting cards that are overflowing with character and sentiments. With the Creative Cardmaking: A Complete Guide, you'll find over 80 gorgeous cards you can create using a wealth of basic techniques and the latest ideas. Each project features complete step-by-step directions, helpful tips and expert guidance using a variety of easy-to-find materials including rubber stamps, decorative papers, family photos, antique labels and more. Included are projects and examples for every occasion, event and style, from Mother's Day and Christmas, to vintage-style greetings and unique envelopes. Inspirational galleries ensure you'll never run out of ideas! Celebrate the special people in your life with spectacular greetings created specially from the heart.

Creative Greeting Cards
Creative Greeting Cards

Author: Sandi Genovese

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780806987712

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“Window cards, pop-ups and other dimensional cards are sure to intrigue....After an introduction to technique and tools, you’re off to projects for nearly any occasion. The focus is on dimensional elements and interactivity, whether you consider a diorama card...or a spiral mobile card...the author knows how to share her expertise with composition and color.”—RubberStampMadness. “Inspiration for every occasion.”—Rubber Stamper.

Creative Cards
Creative Cards

Author: Paula Pascual

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781554071289

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Perfect for paper crafters, beginner and experienced. Creative Cards is a how-to guide to turning plain paper into personalized and unique gift cards, boxes, bags, tags, and wrapping paper. The book shows how to transform plain paper into something special, and how to wrap a gift for a beautiful presentation. The techniques section explains all the basics, such as using a bone folder, embellishing edges, choosing the right adhesive, working with 3-D decorations, stamping, gilding, die-cutting, and folding, with lots of how-to photographs. Projects are suited to making a single card or large quantities, and are coded to indicate how long they may take to complete. Tip boxes offer handy pointers and there are ready-to-use templates at the back of the book plus a section on choosing and laying out text on a computer. The step-by-step projects include: Baby shower invitation Birth announcement Children's party invitation Birthday card for a man Wedding folder 50th anniversary card New home Valentine Halloween Christmas card For the occasional crafter or the experienced hobbyist, Creative Cards is rich with expert advice and colorful inspiration.

The Complete Photo Guide to Cardmaking
The Complete Photo Guide to Cardmaking

Author: Judi Watanabe

Publisher: Creative Publishing International

Published: 2016-02

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1589238826

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Making your own cards adds personality, care, and your own artistic flair. Learn a wide range of techniques with these step-by-step instructions.

Artful Mini Cards
Artful Mini Cards

Author: Janice E McKee

Publisher: Annie's

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1596353775

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Bringing professional-looking cards into the realm of do-it-yourself home crafting, this reference teaches the processes for embellishing fabric, pressing flowers, handstitching easy designs, and using paper napkins to create stunning card art. Encapsulating the unique joy of mini cards, this book—buttressed by dozens of color photographs—weaves a number of crafting techniques that will appeal to card makers, art enthusiasts, and general crafters alike. It also imparts useful knowledge on embroidery, monoprints, vintage images, and how to use rice paper and emboss stamped images.

10-20-30 Minute Card Making
10-20-30 Minute Card Making

Author: Nancy M. Hill

Publisher: Leisure Arts

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1574865749

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Now you can delight and amaze family and friends on holidays and special occasions with your own hand-made cards (and you don't have to tell anyone that each card took only 10, 20, or 30 minutes to make!). You'll learn quick techniques for using coordinating patterned papers, tag inserts, stickers, word accents, and more, to create the kinds of cards that will be treasured forever. Topics include popular family milestones such as anniversaries, graduations, weddings, and births, along with thank-you's, get-well wishes, congratulations, and other sentiments.

The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Card
The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Card

Author: Linda LaTourelle

Publisher: Bluegrass Publishing Inc

Published: 2004-08-15

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780976192534

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Presents a collection of quotations, expressions, and poems that are suitable for a variety of greeting cards and scrapbooking projects.

Paper Crafts Workshop
Paper Crafts Workshop

Author: Marie Browning

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2007-03

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781402735035

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Classic techniques—contemporary projects! This second entry in the new Paper Crafts Workshop series proves that traditional methods of crafting can produce some of the most exquisite greeting cards ever. Every idea is eye-opening and lovely: paper lacework, a form of paper weaving knownas papuela, silhouette cutting, iris folding, paper embroidery, paper piercing (Ornare), kaleidoscope folding, and more. With plenty of photos and description to lead the newcomer through every step, and patterns when needed, crafters won’t be able to resist making every card. Best of all, the supplies and papers needed to create these unique designs are all easily found at neighborhood scrapbooking stores.

Better Homes and Gardens Cardmaking for Scrapbookers
Better Homes and Gardens Cardmaking for Scrapbookers

Author: Leisure Arts

Publisher: Leisure Arts

Published: 2005-07

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1574865544

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Use your scrapbooking supplies and this complete scrapbooker's guide to find cardmaking inspiration for any occasion. Leaflet features over 170 project ideas and includes a variety of themes.

Quick & Clever Handmade Cards
Quick & Clever Handmade Cards

Author: Julie Hickey

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0715331183

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Learn how to create a gorgeous array of handmade greeting cards for all ages and occasions, to give or to sell. Cardmaking techniques: Clearly illustrated instructions guide you through each technique, from decoupage and paper weaving to working with shrink plastic, vellum and acetate. Use peel-off stickers, rubber stamps, punches and embellishments to make professional-looking cards for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, Christmas, and more! Design inspiration: Learn how to create sixteen unique cards with two variation ideas for every design. There’s also an eight-page gallery with even more inspiration and a handy list of sentiments to suit every occasion. Plus, there are handy tips for positioning elements to create the best layout and choosing suitable color schemes for your occasion. Selling handmade cards: Includes useful information on how to sell handmade cards and shows you how to make envelopes, inserts and large quantities in bulk. Use printed labels for a professional finish and get tips on selling to shops and marketing your cards.