Making Cards in a Weekend [Paperback]

Jain Suckling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

Handmade greetings cards have grown in popularity, and this manual demonstrates how to make your own cards for a fraction of the retail price. Featuring cards suitable for a range of occasions - from birthdays and weddings to new babies and anniversaries - and in a range of styles and tastes, each one can be made memorable with a personal touch. This practical guide provides fully illustrated step-by-step instructions together with all the basic techniques.

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Handmade cards are an ideal medium for self-expression: the small, event-oriented format means we can indulge our creativity fairly readily, while tailoring a greeting specifically to someone we care about. The colorful, clever cards in Jain Suckling's Making Cards in a Weekend offer ample opportunity for creative play: confetti fish swim in an acetate sea, eyed by a hopeful (rubber-stamped) kitty; a paper stork cut-out dangles a little bundle; a fun-foam clown becomes a finger puppet. Techniques include stamping, foil embossing, quilling, and collage. Good step-by-step directions, each accompanied by individual photos, make these mostly easy projects even easier, and seven eye-catching "gallery" spreads provide dozens of additional ideas to take your card creativity even further. --Amy Handy

About the Author

Jain Suckling is a professional greetings card designer and merchandiser. She runs a successful business selling handmade cards made by a host of innovative designers. This is her first book. Jain lives in Queen's Park, London. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581800800
• ISBN-13: 978-1581800807
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for card makers., July 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Making Cards in a Weekend (Paperback)

I kept saying "Wow" as I started looking through this book. I've been making cards for several years and have used many magazines and books as a resource for ideas. The cards and ideas in this book were all different from those we see in the magazines/books around here..it could be because the book is from England. Very much worth the price.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas, June 26, 2006

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Stella (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Cards in a Weekend (Paperback)

This book contains tons of great ideas for making all sorts of greeting cards for many different occasions. It's full of bright color photos. Each card is pictured alongside detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Many cards are made with special tools or materials, but you can usually easilly improvise if you don't have something on hand. The "Getting Started" section at the beginning of the book is broken up into two sections: "Basic Equiptment", and "Basic Techniques".

Some basic equiptment listed is paper and cardboard, handmade papers, a cutting mat, craft knife, scissors, rulers, PVA adhesive, spray adhesive, and more. It gives a good idea of what will be handy to have.

The "Basic Techniques" section has paragraphs dedicated to techniques such as cutting a window and mounting a design.

Overall, I really like this book. You can change what ever you'd like about the cards, so really they're great ideas from start to finish as well as great templates for ideas.

I checked this book out from the library to see if I liked it instead of buying a copy right away. I suggest doing the same so you can see ig you like it for yourself, but I hope I helped. Enjoy :)

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who'd stop with just a weekend!, July 20, 2005

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B. Kassen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Cards in a Weekend (Paperback)

These card ideas will keep you going long after the weekend is done...not due to difficulty, but because you will want to make them ALL!