1,000 Handmade Greetings

1,000 Handmade Greetings
Author: Laura McFadden
Publisher: Quarry Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2008-12-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781592534739

Even in this current day and age, where we are all senders and receivers of voluminous emails, handmade greeting cards, stationery, and invitations never lose their charm or fail to touch the heart. This book is a delightful showcase of 1000 exciting and contemporary hand-designed greeting cards, with examples that feature a wide array of paper craft techniques, including: paper cutting, paper stencils, stamping, punching, stitchery, monoprints, screenprints, paper piecing, and more.

The Big Book of Handmade Cards and Gift Wrap

The Big Book of Handmade Cards and Gift Wrap
Author: Vivienne Bolton
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-07-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781581806366

Handmade cards are a delight both to give and to receive, and coordinating gift wrap adds an extra special touch. This book presents a range of beautiful and fun cards, boxes, bags, and gift wrap suitable for all occasions. Book jacket.

Making Your Own Greeting Cards & Gift Wrap

Making Your Own Greeting Cards & Gift Wrap
Author: Vivienne Bolton
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1620083477

50+ step-by-step projects for cards, gift tags, wrapping paper, and envelopes. · Ideas for all occasions: birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, new baby, and new home. · Teaches a wide variety of papercrafting techniques. · Vivienne Bolton is the author of 20+ successful craft books.

The Encyclopedia of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques

The Encyclopedia of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques
Author: Susan Pickering Rothamel
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2008
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1600590292

Susan 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.

Creating Handmade Cards Step by Step

Creating Handmade Cards Step by Step
Author: Cheryl Owen
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780754825616

As well as being traditionally associated with special occasions, festivals and celebrations, greetings cards are also highly valued as tokens to help us to stay in touch with family and friends, and let the recipient know that we're thinking about them. Making greetings cards is not only enjoyable and inexpensive, it is also an immensely satisfying pastime, with results that will be treasured by those you send them to. This book shows how to get started, describing every technique needed to make professional looking cards, and providing dozens of inspirational designs. There are ideas for every occasion from Christmas and birthdays, to Chinese New Year, weddings and anniversaries. Every design is illustrated with step-by-step instructions and a photograph of the finished card, for perfect results every time.

Finding the Right Words

Finding the Right Words
Author: J. Beverly Daniel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2009-11-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 143918786X

Showing someone you care begins with Finding the Right Words Here you'll find: • More than three dozen ways to say "Happy Birthday" • Welcoming words for new family members...even pets • Thoughtful condolences for personalizing sympathy cards • Congratulatory wishes for weddings and anniversaries • Helpful hints to simplify card-sending • A monthly calendar for birthdays and anniversaries ...and more, in this book of indispensable phrases for all occasions. You'll never be at a loss for words again!

The Best of Card Creations

The Best of Card Creations
Author: Jennifer Schaerer
Publisher: Leisure Arts
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2010
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1609000765

Offers more than 500 card projects from recent special issues of Card Creations, published by the editors of Paper CraftsR magazine.

All Things Paper

All Things Paper
Author: Ann Martin
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2013-05-21
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1462911706

Make decorative, simple do-it-yourself projects with this friendly guide to paper crafting. You and your family will love to spend hours making beautiful paper art, jewelry, and decorations with All Things Paper. This easy paper crafts book comes with simple-to-follow instructions and detailed photos that show you how to create colorful and impressive art objects to display at home--many of which have practical uses. It is a great book for experienced paper craft hobbyists looking for new ideas or for new folders who want to learn paper crafts from experts. Projects in this papercrafting book include: Candle Luminaries Citrus Slice Coasters Mysterious Stationery Box Everyday Tote Bag Silver Orb Pendant Fine Paper Yarn Necklace Wedding Cake Card Perfect Journey Journal And many more… All the projects in this book are designed by noted paper crafters like Benjamin John Coleman, Patricia Zapata, and Richela Fabian Morgan. They have all been creating amazing objects with paper for many years. Whether you're a beginner or have been paper crafting for many years, you're bound to find something you'll love in All Things Paper. Soon you will be on your way to creating your own designs and paper art.

Greetings Cards to Make & Treasure

Greetings Cards to Make & Treasure
Author: Judy Balchin
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2009-10-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1781268673

Seven experienced craft authors show how to make simple and stunning greetings cards in a rich variety of themes: fairy cards, art nouveau, clear stamped, Celtic, oriental, Victorian, rustic, paper pierced and paper lace cards. The techniques simply explained and demonstrated include pen and wash, 3D decoupage, using pressed flowers, glass painting, using embossing powder, metal embossing, using polymer clay, rubber stamping and using clear stamps, using craft stickers, using chalks or alcohol inks, sewing beads on to cards, origami, using craft punches and quilling. The resulting projects are stunning, but the clear step by step photographs, templates for the designs and simple instructions make them achievable for card makers of all skill levels and there are dozens of beautifully photographed variations for more inspiration. Card makers looking for all kinds of different techniques will find something to inspire them here.Uses material from:Handmade Fairy Cards 9781844483051Handmade Art Nouveau Cards 9781844482092Handmade Clear Stamped Cards 9781844482207Handmade Celtic Cards 9781844482603Handmade Oriental Cards 9781844482108Handmade Victorian Cards 9781844482467Hand Painted Rustic Cards 9781844482450Handmade Paper Pierced Cards 9781844482474Paper Lace Greetings Cards 9781844484072