Making Greeting Cards with Creative Materials
Author: MaryJo McGraw
Publisher: North Light Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781581801262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes how-to information.
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Simple & Creative Clever Cards
Author: F+W Publications
Publisher: Leisure Arts
Published: 2005-06
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1601400268
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo it in a day card projects Step-by-step instructions and photography introduce the beginner and even the experienced papercrafter to a variety of great techniques for creating clever handmade cards. Learn about pop-ups, v folds, molding paste etc.
Collage Discovery Workshop
Author: Claudine Hellmuth
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003-11-24
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1440321922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnlock the Artist Within Collage is the perfect medium to help you unleash your creative potential. You can gather materials from just about anywhere, glue them down on a surface and magically create a work of art. There are no mistakes, only discoveries. What could be more exciting? In Collage Discovery Workshop, acclaimed collage artist Claudine Hellmuth shares 15 of her favorite collage techniques and invites you to play with basic collage materials in new and imaginative ways. Along the way, Claudine guides you with friendly advice on how to develop your artistic voice and turn an ordinary collage into something special. Learn how to: • Overcome "blank canvas" syndrome with recipes for four luscious backgrounds • Combine words and images to capture a mood or tell a story in your collage • Incorporate buttons, old photos, game pieces and other found objects in your art • Explore the magical appeal of collaging with beeswax • Layer patterns and images in your collages with amazing transfer techniques • Honor a special friend with a personal keepsake collage • Use a written journal to grow as an artist Don't wait another day to express yourself with collage. You never know what surprising discoveries await!
Creative Cards
Author: Paula Pascual
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781554071289
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerfect 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 Best of Card Creations
Author: Jennifer Schaerer
Publisher: Leisure Arts
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1609000765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers more than 500 card projects from recent special issues of Card Creations, published by the editors of Paper CraftsR magazine.
Making Greeting Cards with Rubber Stamps
Author: MaryJo McGraw
Publisher: Northlight
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780891347132
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere are hundreds of quick, creative, stamp-happy ways to make extra-special cards. The book includes 30 easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects in a range of styles for holidays, thank-yous, birthdays and other occasions. 231 color illustrations.
Everything Crafts Create Greeting Ca
Author: Courtney Nolan
Publisher: Everything
Published: 2004-10-17
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781593372262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides easy-to-follow instruction for: - Holiday cards- Friendship cards- Cards for that special someone- Funky cards for just because
The Encyclopedia of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques
Author: Susan Pickering Rothamel
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1600590292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSusan Pickering Rothamel, author of the best-selling Encyclopedia of Scrapbook Tools and Techniques (Sterling/Chapelle, 2005), now turns her A-to-Z eye to another popular papercraft: greeting cards. With its detailed definitions of terms, tools, materials, and techniques; illustrated how-to instructions; and hundreds of handmade cards from leading artists, this will become the must-have visual reference for anyone interested in the craft. Photographs of delightful greeting cards appear on every spread, along with step-by-step pictures of key skills. Sidebars on leading card makers discuss the techniques for which they’re celebrated, from Dee Gruenig’s rubber-stamp designs to Alli Bartkowski’s quilling.
The Giant Book of Creativity for Kids
Author: Bobbi Conner
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2015-03-24
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1611801311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 2015 Parent's Choice Award The perfect starting point for creative play, this is the ultimate book of ideas for arts and crafts, building and tinkering, writing and rhyming, singing and dancing, and more! For parents who don't feel they are creative, this book provides an easy entry point for raising creative kids. Creativity is an essential ingredient for a happy childhood, and this is the ultimate collection of ideas for arts and crafts, building and tinkering, writing and rhyming, singing and dancing, and more! With 500 unplugged, hands-on activities for children ages two to twelve, this book goes beyond the simple arts and crafts found in most kids’ creativity books and offers fun ideas for a generous range of imaginative and creative play—all in one giant book. You have the power to encourage creativity in your child’s daily life, whether you feel creative yourself or not. This book is your guide for being a creativity mentor, your handbook for raising kids rich with creative habits and skills, and your toolbox full of ideas and activities. So say YES to creativity! Encourage your child to dabble in all kinds of activities, and discover the magic and beauty of imagination.
The Practical Book of Card-Making
Author: Cheryl Owen
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2020-11-16
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780754835189
DOWNLOAD EBOOK200 step-by-step techniques and projects with 1100 photographs - a comprehensive course in making cards, envelopes, invitations, tags and papers in a host of different styles.
