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Greeting Card Magic with Rubber Stamps

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I have been waiting since April to get my hands on Mary Jo McGraw's new book. Of the three, this one is the best. Just when you think there is nothing new to the rubber stamping world, up comes some exciting techniques. Mary Jo gives step by step instructions with photos to match. The illustrations are beautiful, clear, and detailed. Any greeting card made with these techniques will surely be difficult to give away! This book is a must for the rubber stamper's library.

Thanks for another great book Mary Jo! The book covers very artistic methods that can be applied to any level of stamping. The instructions with pictures are very easy to understand. It also has a great index, definitions of items used, and a helpful resource of where to buy the items used in the book.

I have all of Mary Jo's books and each is a treasure. This one is another winnder. Nine chapters cover a number of techniques including paper mosaic with a double-sided tape base, Diamond Glaze 'glazing' on acetate, an image transfer technique using color photocopies and self-adhesive laminate or acetate and shrink plastic tricks & techniques. As usual, Mary Jo's samples are marvelous and each technique is illustrated with step-by-step photos. I HIGHLY recommend this book as well as all of Mary Jo's paper arts books. .

Greeting Card Magic With Rubber Stamps is a great resource for inspiration! This book is filled with terrific ideas right from page one. I like the fact that even a beginner can follow the simple instructions in all the categories. If you think rubber stamping is only a blot of ink on paper, you are WRONG! This book shows you how to emboss your images, color them in, cut them out, shape them, add accessories, and turn them into your unique, personal treasure.

Greeting Card Magic really throws in some great ideas, for example embossing different articles such as flowers or shells, how to create a stamped mosaic, or how to use up those wallpaper scraps. To top it all off, this book is FILLED with wonderful colored photos!!

The 'magic' of this book is how it gets your creative energy flowing. You just can't stop thinking of all the ways to try out your new ideas. Just a hint, there is a really neat idea on page 70...check it out!

MJ McGraw continues a tradition of well written and illustrated books on making artistic magic with rubber stamps in her latest tome. Even if the reader never made ANY of the projects included in this book, her unique ideas and techniques feed the creative muse residing within any art stamper. After reading and following the various project ideas, my mind began to race with ways to incorporate them in new and interesting ways. This book is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for any serious rubber stamp artist who wants his or her work to rise above the ordinary. I am anxious to see what comes next from MJ's imagination.

I found this book chalk full of ideas and different methods that can be used to make unique and beautiful cards. It was just what I was looking for! I have already been inspired to try out these new techniques. I found it very helpful and easy to understand.

This is an excellent book if you are looking for ideas on how to better make use of rubber stamps in an interesting and intriguing way with greeting cards. If you are VERY experienced at that, this book is not for you. That is not to say this is for beginners either. It is for someone who wants to do "cooler" things with cards and rubber and ink, but doesn't want to take all day to do it.

Interesting ideas, techniques. Instructions for making cards were clear and easy to understand.

This book makes cards making with rubber stamps real ART. The cards are very Uniqe and the instructions are easy to follow.

I found that when I purchased this bood I was looking for simple rubber stamping techniques to make simple greeting cards. This book is way too advanced for a beginner like me so I was a litte frustrated. I wish that there was more information about books that you can buy so that you don't spend money on a book that is of little use to you.