Greeting Cards Galore - Softcover

Baskett, Mickey; Donley, Marci

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402753764 ISBN 13: 9781402753763

Publisher: Sterling, 2008

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Cards to express best wishes, to cherish as keepsakes, to delight friends and family, to ignite a crafter’s creativity that’s exactly what these 45 projects, created by a group of talented artists and designers, can do. From Happy Birthday Times Three, decorated with paper tags, to an invitation to Come to Tea, they’re all simple and pleasurable to hand-make. Experts Mickey Baskett and Marci Donley have provided in-depth information on supplies, patterns, and worksheets; illustrated instructions for paper decorating techniques, such as stenciling, stamping, embossing, and collage; and professional advice on creating messages and incorporating photographs. No matter what the occasion birthday, wedding, graduation, anniversary, a new baby, or any kind of holiday these cards beautifully commemorate the day.

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At first blush, this how-to card-crafting guide appears to be the same as its predecessors--except, of course, for the slew of projects (45, to be exact). Yet there is a difference. Instead of relying on innate artistic talents, whether that includes wielding scissors or heat-embossing tool, crafters can easily copy the pattern templates, many full size, featured. In fact, many follow a primitive, almost naive contemporary style, so even freehand illustrations will result in good--looking greetings cards. Plus, many of the materials used can be purchased from a neighborhood office supply store, for example, price tags and simple rubber stamps. In addition to the usual introductory discourse on supplies, tools, and special techniques, Baskett and Donley, thanks to their and other artists' contributions, truly cover the holiday needs, from birthdays and graduations to American-founded celebrations like Valentine's and Mom's days. Metric conversion chart appended. Barbara Jacobs
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