Creative Scrapbooking: Over 300 Cutouts, Patterns & Ideas to Embellish & Enhance Your Treasured Memories [Hardcover]

Sandi Genovese (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999

Fully illustrated throughout in colour An innovative craft idea which is eminently adaptable

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Scrapbookers who are big fans of die-cuts will find ideas galore in Creative Scrapbooking by Sandi Genovese. A noted designer and the creative director for the Ellison company, Genovese has compiled dozens of scrapbook-page designs based around Ellison paper die-cuts. But for those who don't want to go to the expense of purchasing the ready-made cutouts, she provides 26 pages of patterns that can easily be traced or photocopied to re- create any project in the book. Relying on the cutouts to define album pages does tend to give them a mass-produced air rather than a unique look, but the designs are fun and colorful, and the good illustrations and directions make these easy projects even easier. The final section applies these scrapbooking methods to other items, including greeting cards, invitations, and a mobile. --Amy Handy --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

The author lives in Lake Forest, CA.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806959134
• ISBN-13: 978-0806959139
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,095,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is a book for Scrapbookers with lots of time., July 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Scrapbooking: Over 300 Cutouts, Patterns & Ideas to Embellish & Enhance Your Treasured Memories (Hardcover)

Although I liked the pages in the book, I found myself saying, "I would never have the time to do that." The pages are fun and different, but appear to take a lot of work.

If you do have the time, and are looking for a book with lots of pop-up, 3-D ideas, this is probably a great resource for you. It is organized very well.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User-friendly, exciting new ideas, great book, must have!, March 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Scrapbooking: Over 300 Cutouts, Patterns & Ideas to Embellish & Enhance Your Treasured Memories (Hardcover)

I saw a "preview" copy of this book while attending a workshop which was instructed by the author of this book, Sandi Genovese. She showed us the preview copy of the book, and it was soooo good! I own a lot of books on scrapbooking and I must say that other books repeat concepts over and over BUT this book offers a lot of exciting NEW ideas that I haven't seen elsewhere. Besides that, the ideas are organized by technique (not by theme) which makes it really user-friendly. This book will surely inspire you! And if it's any help, the author was such a nice lady!

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Scrapbooking: Over 300 Cutouts, Patterns & Ideas to Embellish & Enhance Your Treasured Memories (Hardcover)

I'm a beginning scrapper who was overwhelmed by the pages I'd seen in the scrapbook magazines. A friend recommended this book to me and boy did it help. The book is broken down by technique, which is wonderful. I was able to create good looking pages just by following the easy directions.