Express your care and creativity with cards for friends and loved ones designed to celebrate the seasons, holidays,special occasions, tender sentiments, and more. With the ideas organized into easy-to-find sections, you'll find just the inspiration you need to create a card that will be a cherished gift in and of itself. Projects from the pages of Paper Crafts and Stamp It! magazines include greeting cards of all shapes and sizes, gift bags, tags, stationery and an organizer box, memorabilia boxes, mini albums, a calendar-even board games.Features:* One of the three newest editions in the Treasury of Favorites series* 288 pages filled with a variety of paper crafts to make for loved ones of all ages, for holidays and special occasions throughout the year* Popular designs from Paper Crafts and Stamp It! magazines include cards, tags, stationery, mini albums, and more
The Best of Stamp It! Cards is an inspiring collection of more than 500 unique greeting cards to make for a multitude of occasions. These keepsake-quality cards combine stamping with a wide range of techniques that enhance their artistic appeal. Step-by-step instructions explain how to color stamped images with markers, chalk, and watercolor. Some designs feature unique uses of buttons, bows, and all kinds of bling to really make the stamping shine. There are cards with heat embossing, spotlight stamping, masking, and more. There is even a section where three designers use the same stamp set to make completely different cards, demonstrating the versatility of the tools and supplies. Themes range from holidays and birthdays to thanks and friendship, and there are designs for all ages. Surprisingly, many cards require less than 5 steps to complete, so even the busiest persons can find time to create pleasing, personal cards. Novice card makers will find everything they need to get started in this rewarding field, and experienced paper crafters will enjoy spreading their creative wings.
Presents project ideas, discusses color combinations, and provides step-by-step photographs for stamping techniques, with information on essential tools.
Just as greeting card shoppers spend time selecting a card that best reflects their personality and that of the receiver, paper crafters like to browse for inspiration to create a handmade card. That's why [i]Paper Crafts[/i] has gathered together the largest collection of card-making inspiration ever for this new book. With a card for each of the 365 days in a year, the theme of each card is a holiday, special occasion, or everyday occasion that is appropriate for the date. Each month has an opening page featuring a general occasion card or season-appropriate holiday card prepared by Wendy Sue Anderson of Heber, Utah, a talented designer who is a perennial favorite in the paper crafting world. She also explains a tip, technique or favorite tool that was used to make the card.
Lists over two thousand suppliers of materials, books, and equipment for crafts and hobbies, in two sections--general arts, crafts, and hobbies, and needlecrafts, sewing, and fiber arts
Create stunning cards, journals, gift pouches, framables, gifts and more with the fun and easy techniques in this book. Beautiful color illustrations and clear instructions ensure professional results every time!
