Handcrafted Cards: From Elegant to Whimsical, 60 Distinctive Designs to Make [Hardcover]

Paige Gilchrist (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000

This volume offers 60 handmade greeting card projects that should enable the reader to manipulate colour, texture, image and shape to produce a greetings card for any occasion. Projects include: 3-D cards, pop-up cards, cards with fun folds, cards which fasten, collages, stamps and stencils, pressed-flowers, zodiacs, fabric and photocopier art.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Greeting card prices keep going up, but with a little imagination the clever crafter can make customized cards. The cards in these books go beyond simple greetings, however, and are small works of art. Twenty-two designers contributed projects to Gilchrist's book using collage, fabric, printing, and photocopies decorated and embellished to make one-of-a-kind creations. McGraw, who is well known as a rubber-stamp artist (Making Greeting Cards with Rubber Stamps), has projects that are even more artistic. Rubber-stamped impressions are just the point of departure for her colored cards, which are embellished with natural objects, beads, and photos. No one receiving any of these cards would throw them away. Both books are recommended for public libraries.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 127 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579901506
• ISBN-13: 978-1579901509
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,662,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done, very complete, very inspiring!, March 21, 2000

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Carin Heiden Atkins (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handcrafted Cards: From Elegant to Whimsical, 60 Distinctive Designs to Make (Hardcover)

One of the best books I have seen on handcrafted cards yet! What can I say, I really love this book. Perfect for any level crafter the weath of information in this book will keep you going for a long time to come! Lots of helpful information from prose to put inside your cards, to postal tips, to wonderful creative juice stirring information. You will not be disappointed in this book! Get your scissors and paper out and start playing! Well done Paige Gilchrist! Bravo!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Classy Book, January 9, 2001

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This review is from: Handcrafted Cards: From Elegant to Whimsical, 60 Distinctive Designs to Make (Hardcover)

I recently purchased 5 books on card-making/rubberstamping. This was BY FAR the best of the entire collection. The directions and photos are outstanding. A lot of other information is given which will contribute to your success in creating one of a kind cards. There is something in this book for everyone, from beginners to more advanced abilities and there are projects which cover many interests. THIS IS A MUST HAVE!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very inspiring book..., June 13, 2002

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This review is from: Handcrafted Cards: From Elegant to Whimsical 60 Distinctive Designs to Make (Paperback)

After receiving this book, I immediately read it cover to cover and was so inspired that I began making my own cards that very night!

It's a beautiful, well-written, well-illustrated, "meaty" kind of book that offers some truly unique and attractive ideas. There's no fluff here, just creative designs with lots of possible applications...something interesting on every page.